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[BBC] Joliet shootings: Manhunt after eight people shot in Illinois
A gunman suspected of killing eight people in the city of Joliet, Illinois, has died after a confrontation with law enforcement officials...
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‘Verge of complete failure’: Climate summit draft drops the mention of fossil fuel phase-out | CNN
DubaiCNN — Climate advocates are warning the COP28 climate summit could be on the cusp of failure after a new draft of the core agreement...
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[Forbes] U.S. Says Hamas Using Tunnels Under Gaza Hospitals For Military Operations—And To Hide Hostages
The White House has its own intelligence indicating militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in Gaza for mi...
over 1 year
[Reuters] China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea clash
(Reuters) - China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in disputed waters of the South China Sea as Chinese vessels bl...
over 1 year
[Reuters] Israel tells Gazans to move south or risk being seen as 'terrorist' partner
(Reuters) - Palestinians said they had received renewed warnings from Israel's military to move from north Gaza to the south of the strip...
over 1 year
[NBC] Extreme ocean temperatures threaten to wipe out Caribbean coral
Unusually warm waters in the Caribbean Sea are fueling what some scientists say is the region’s worst episode of coral bleaching ever rec...
over 1 year
[Wapo] After a deadly campaign, Ecuador chooses a new president
An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador's presidential runoff election.
almost 2 years
[The Guardian] Egypt moves troops to Gaza border amid fears of expulsion of Palestinians
Egypt is stepping up its military presence at its Rafah border crossing with Gaza after Israel on Friday told civilians living in the nor...
almost 2 years
[NYT] How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger
Farmers are grappling with shocks that made fertilizer scarce and unaffordable, diminishing harvests, raising food prices and spreading h...
almost 2 years
[PEW] Latinos’ Views of and Experiences With the Spanish Language
About half of U.S. Latinos who do not speak Spanish have been shamed by other Latinos for it.Most U.S. Latinos speak Spanish: 75% say the...
almost 2 years
[BBC] First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route
Two cargo ships have arrived at a Ukrainian port after travelling through the Black Sea using a new route, Ukrainian port authorities said.
almost 2 years
[Yahoo] The United States marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska
It's been 22 years since the terrorists attacks of September 11th, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
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[CNN] Mexico on track for first woman president
Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year's election after the country's leading parties both unveiled women cand...
almost 2 years
[BBC] Ukraine war: Kyiv foils big Russian drone attack, officials say
Kyiv was attacked by Russian drones early on Sunday and debris fell in several districts, Ukrainian officials say, but no casualties were...
almost 2 years
[Fox] US citizens in Belarus told to ‘depart immediately’
The governments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland said further closures of border crossings with Belarus are possible.
almost 2 years
[CNBC] Russian central bank jacks up interest rates to 12% at emergency meeting after ruble plunge
Russia’s central bank on Tuesday hiked interest rates by 350 basis points to 12% at an emergency meeting, as Moscow looks to halt a rapid...
almost 2 years
[Business Insider] China wants to fight 'internet addiction' by limiting phone use to an hour a day
China could restrict teenagers to using their phones for just one hour a day, under draft rules proposed by the country's cyberspace regu...
almost 2 years
[The Guardian] Vote leaves Canada with no pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says
Abortion rights group places remaining 15 Conservatives on list of anti-choice MPs after vote on ‘fetal rights’ bill.
almost 2 years
[Reuters] Islamic State claims responsibility for Pakistan bombing, death toll rises to 45
Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a political rally in northwest Pakistan held by a religious gr...
almost 2 years
[WAPO] It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging around the globe.
July was packed with weather anomalies, but some were so abnormal they sent a wave of consternation through the scientific community.
almost 2 years
[BBC] Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments
The Taliban have burned musical instruments in Afghanistan, claiming music "causes moral corruption".
almost 2 years
[CBS] Japan's has one of the world's oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate
Japan's population is declining at record speed while the number of foreign nationals residing in the country has risen to a record high,...
almost 2 years
[Reuters] Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest l...
about 2 years
[The Guardian] French government could cut off social media during unrest
Élysée insists French president not advocating general blackout as ministers say rioters using platforms to organize violence.
about 2 years
[The Guardian] Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’
Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming and fishing are causing “environmental havoc”, according to the World Bank, s...
about 2 years
[The Guardian] NATO: Ukraine pilots being trained to fly F-16 jets
Ukrainian fighter pilots are being trained to fly F-16 jets, Nato’s secretary general has revealed, as Kyiv claimed further incremental p...
about 2 years
[BBC] Greece boat disaster: Capsized boat had 100 children in hold, BBC told
Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe's worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have be...
about 2 years
[The Guardian] Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns
The rapid advance of organized crime groups in the Brazilian Amazon risks turning the region into a vast, conflict-stricken hinterland pl...
about 2 years
[Reuters] 'Queen of rock 'n' roll' Tina Turner dies at 83
May 24 (Reuters) - Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one...
about 2 years
[CNN] Russia claims to control Bakhmut, but Ukraine says it's still fighting
Ukraine has claimed it still controls parts of Bakhmut after Russian forces said they had finally captured the besieged eastern city. The...
about 2 years
[CNN] 'Sounding the alarm': World to breach 1.5 degrees of warming
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on track to breach 1.5 degrees of warming in the next five years Ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific w...
about 2 years
[CNBC] Turkey's lira and markets slide as Erdogan gains momentum
World MarketsTurkey's lira and stock markets slide as President Erdogan gains momentum in tight presidential raceNeither 20-year incumben...
about 2 years
[MSN] Deforestation blamed on craters that could swallow a city of 70,000
A Brazilian city with a population of 73,000 people is perched on the edge of disaster due to poor urban planning and deforestation. Deep...
about 2 years
[CNBC] IRC anticipates 'secondary humanitarian crisis' in Sudan
World NewsThe conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) entered its 24th day on Monday as yet another...
about 2 years
[BBC] Must see pictures from the King's Coronation
Wearing his grandfather's crimson velvet robe, King Charles took an oath and was anointed with holy oil, before the historic St Edward's ...
about 2 years
[BBC] This Saturday, the Coronation of King Charles III
On 6 May, 2023, one of the most spectacular rituals in the world will take place: the Coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camill...
about 2 years
[Bloomberg] Senators Unveil Taiwan Tax Plan to Spur Semiconductor Investment
(Bloomberg) -- A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation that would allow President Joe Biden to sign a tax agreement with...
about 2 years
[NYT] Serbia School Attack Is a Rare Mass Shooting Outside the U.S.
A mass shooting on Wednesday, in which eight students and a security guard were killed at a school in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, was a r...
about 2 years
[Forbes] Forced Labor Committee Sends Nike, Adidas a Letter
The Republican and Democratic Party leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sent letters to the CEOs o...
about 2 years
[MSN] India-UAE Trade Partnership (CEPA) completes one year: How it has flourished
The historic India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which was signed on February 18, 2022 and came into force on M...
about 2 years
[CBS] Americans still trying to escape Sudan after embassy staff evacuated
Americans still trying to escape Sudan after embassy staff evacuated American troops evacuated U. S. embassy staff under cover of night i...
about 2 years
[Reuters] China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty
(Reuters) - France, Ukraine and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China's ambassador in Paris que...
about 2 years
[NPR] Millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations
A new report released by UNICEF finds that 67 million children across the world missed out on either some or all routine vaccinations bet...
about 2 years
[BBC] 78 die in Ramadan crush in Yemen's capital Sanaa
At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in the Yemeni capital Sanaa during a distribution of charity for Ramadan, offi...
about 2 years
[The Guardian] UN to pull out of Afghanistan, ‘heartbreaking’
The UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local wom...
about 2 years
[NBC] Iran tries to reimpose dress codes for women after protests
Iran is attempting to reimpose strict dress codes months after a wave of unrest following the death of a young woman who had been detaine...
about 2 years
[Reuters] India, Russia in talks on free trade deal
NEW DELHI, April 17 (Reuters) - India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement, ministers said on Monday, a move that would furth...
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[Reuters]Slovakia hands over all 13 promised MiG fighter jets to Ukraine
April 17 (Reuters) - Slovakia has handed over all 13 MiG-29 fighter jets it had pledged to Ukraine, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on M...
over 2 years
[Reuters] US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games
(Reuters) - The U. S. warship USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described on Monday as a "rout...
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[CNN] Coup in Sudan leaves dozens dead, hundreds injured
Fierce fighting across Sudan has left hopes for a peaceful transition to civilian rule in tatters.Forces loyal to two rival generals are ...
over 2 years
[CNN] US helicopter raid targets senior ISIS leader in Syria
A US helicopter raid in northeast Syria targeted a senior ISIS leader and planner early Monday morning, according to a spokesman for US C...
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[ABC] Ukraine's spy chief: Russia beneficiary of US intelligence leak
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's most senior military intelligence official said Russia has the most to gain from the massive leak of U. S. gov...
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[The Guardian] Hyundai urged to stop illegal miners using its machines in Amazon
Hyundai is being urged to prevent its heavy machinery products from being used in illegal mining and environmental destruction in the Bra...
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[CNBC] China is facing a population crisis but some women continue to say 'no' to having babies
China is facing a population crisis in part due to more women choosing to focus on their careers and personal goals, instead of starting ...
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[FOX] Gaza militants blast rockets into Israel as Passover holiday begins
Militants in Gaza fired seven rockets into Israel early Thursday morning as the nation's Jewish population began celebrating Passover. Th...
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[Reuters] China to inspect ships in Taiwan Strait, Taiwan says won't cooperate
BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - China's Fujian maritime safety administration launched a three-day special joint patrol and inspection opera...
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[Wapo] 5 arrested after suspected cartel killings near Cancún beach resort
Mexican government officials sought to reassure tourists in the popular resort destination of Cancún that they are safe after four bodies...
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[Reuters] China's nuclear-armed subs add complexity for U.S., allies
HONG KONG, April 4 (Reuters) - China is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at s...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] Cows to get ‘methane blockers’ to cut carbon emissions
Cows in the UK could be given “methane blockers” to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas as part of plans to achieve the country’...
over 2 years
[NPR] Taliban shuts down only women-run radio station in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month ...
over 2 years
[Reuters] Germany to send additional 12 billion euros in military support to Ukraine
BERLIN, March 29 (Reuters) - The German government has agreed to send an additional 12 billion euros ($13.01 billion) worth of military s...
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[CNN] Two of Europe's biggest economies are facing nationwide protests
Two of Europe’s biggest economies are facing nationwide protests Two of Europe's biggest economies are facing nationwide protests As Fran...
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[The Guardian] French student protests show depth of anti-Macron anger over pensions
The depth of the domestic crisis facing Emmanuel Macron can be measured by the growing university barricades and packed student assemblie...
over 2 years
[NBC] Mass protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defense chief
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country on Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst ...
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[WAPO] Hong Kong sees first protest in three years — under strict controls
HONG KONG — Hong Kong has held its first authorized protest in three years — a demonstration against a land reclamation plan — but impose...
over 2 years
[BBC] UBS agrees 'emergency rescue' of Credit Suisse
The financial authorities in the EU, US and UK are saying they support this deal, stressing that banks are strong and people's savings an...
over 2 years
[CNN] Defiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance | CNN
Vladimir Putin has visited Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported by the Kremlin just days after the Internati...
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[NPR] 3 takeaways 20 years after the invasion of Iraq
Two decades ago, U. S. air and ground forces invaded Iraq in what then-President George W. Bush said was an effort to disarm the country,...
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[CNN] The world's happiest countries for 2023
1. Finland: For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to the World Happiness Report. Aleksanterinka...
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[The Guardian] Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration
The world must step back from the brink of climate disaster to save the people of the Pacific from obliteration, the prime minister of Sa...
over 2 years
[CNN] French government forces through pension reforms sparking anger in parliament | CNN
The French government has triggered special constitutional powers to push through controversial pension reforms, French Prime Minister El...
over 2 years
[ABC] UN nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya
Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site in war-torn Libya have gone missing Some 2.5 tons of natural uranium stored in a site i...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] ‘Mexico is safer than the US,’ Amlo says after attack on four Americans
Mexico’s president has asserted that his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against US critics of his security record ...
over 2 years
[CNN] Xi Jinping vows to make China's military a 'great wall of steel' in first speech of new presidential term | CNN
Xi Jinping vows to make China’s military a ‘great wall of steel’ in first speech of new presidential term Chinese leader Xi Jinping deliv...
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[CNN] Biden will announce sweeping protections preventing new Arctic drilling ahead of Willow decision | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce sweeping new protections for federal lands and waters in Alaska, according to an ad...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] France challenging Russia as second biggest arms exporter behind US
France is challenging Russia’s position as the world’s second biggest arms exporter behind the US, while Britain’s share of the global ma...
over 2 years
[USA Today] Mexican cartel apologizes for kidnapping of Americans, turns over 5 men it claims were responsible
A Mexican drug cartel claiming its members were behind the brazen kidnapping of four Americans last week handed over five of its members ...
over 2 years
[WAPO] Gender equality is ‘300 years away,’ U.N. chief warns
Decades of advances on women’s rights are being wound back, and the world is now hundreds of years away from achieving gender equality, a...
over 2 years
[ABC] 2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, 2 found alive
Mexican army soldiers prepare a search mission for four U. S. citizens kidnapped by gunmen in Matamoros, Mexico, March 6, 2023. The group...
over 2 years
[NBC] FBI offers $50K reward for safe return of 4 U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico on Friday, wi...
over 2 years
[The Hill] Biden announces $500M in new military aid to Ukraine during surprise visit
President Biden on Monday announced the U. S. would be providing $500 million in additional military aid to Ukraine during a surprise vis...
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[The Guardian] Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate
Russia’s army is estimated to have lost nearly 40% of its pre-war fleet of tanks after nine months of fighting in Ukraine, according to a...
over 2 years
[Politico] Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it
Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it The secretary of state, in a private call with experts, expre...
over 2 years
[BBC] Elderly in China protest over slashed health benefits
Crowds of retirees in China have again taken to the streets to protest against cuts to their medical benefits.They gathered on Wednesday ...
over 2 years
[BBC] Turkey quake: Heavy rain hampers rescue efforts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a three-month state of emergency in 10 provinces worst-affected by an earthquake tha...
over 2 years
[Reuters] Iran's supreme leader issues pardon for 'tens of thousands' of prisoners
(Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protest...
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[The Guardian] ‘We’ll fight until the end’: a journey through the centre of Peru’s uprising
One by one, the rebel campesinos clambered up to the improvised podium they had built atop a 6ft earth barricade, to declare their determ...
over 2 years
[BBC] Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in attack that kills 47
At least 59 people have been killed by a suicide bombing that apparently targeted policemen praying in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.The...
over 2 years
[CNBC] China’s population drops for the first time in decades
BEIJING — China's population declined in 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday. The drop was the first since the early 196...
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[CNN] Armed men kidnap 50 women and girls foraging for food in Burkina Faso | CNN
A group of women and girls foraging for wild fruits were abducted by armed men in separate incidents in Burkina Faso, the government said...
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[The Guardian] Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023
The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global temperatures to rise “off the chart” and deliver unprecede...
over 2 years
[MSN] China renews threat against Taiwan as island holds military exercise
China has renewed its threats to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are “playi...
over 2 years
[NBC] Scientists say restoration of the ozone layer is back on track
Scientist claim that the Earth’s ozone layer is improving due to a decline in the use of a banned chemical called chlorofluorocarbons, or...
over 2 years
[The Hill] Four million Pakistani children imperiled by flood waters, months after monsoons: UNICEF
About 4 million children in Pakistan are still living near potentially life-threatening flood waters, more than four months after monsoon...
over 2 years
[Wapo] Half of Earth’s glaciers could melt even if key warming goal is met, study says
A sweeping study of all the world’s glaciers outside of the Greenland and the Antarctic ice sheets has found that nearly half of them wil...
over 2 years
[CNBC] The UK recession will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists predict
LONDON — The U. K. economic contraction of 2023 will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists expect, as a sharp fall in household...
over 2 years
[ABC] Expect more strikes 'deeper and deeper' into Russia, Ukraine’s spy chief tells ABC News
KYIV, Ukraine -- There will likely be further strikes into Russian territory, Ukraine's military intelligence head, Kyrylo Budanov, told ...
over 2 years
[CNN] Video shows Pope Benedict XVI lying in state
The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City...
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[Forbes] Nearly 28% Of Mainland China Arrivals At Taiwan’s Busiest Airport Test Positive For Covid Sunday
Nearly 28% of the 524 passenger arrivals from mainland China at Taiwan’s top international airport on Sunday tested positive for Covid, a...
over 2 years
[CNN] Lula da Silva to be sworn in as Brazil's president, amid fears of violence from Bolsonaro supporters | CNN
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was due to be sworn in as Brazil’s new president on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from supporters of ...
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[Reuters] At least 14 dead in armed attack on prison in Mexican border city Juarez
REUTERS /Jose Luis Gonzalez MEXICO CITY, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Mexican authorities said on Sunday at least 14 people died in an armed attack ...
over 2 years
[Guardian] Drone attack on Kyiv after air alerts issued across eastern Ukraine
Air raid alerts have been issued in Kyiv and across eastern Ukraine, with reports of Russian drone attacks on the capital. Debris from a ...
over 2 years
[Huff Post] Kim Jong Un Vows North Korea Will 'Exponentially' Increase Nuclear Arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Sunday to “exponentially” increase the number of nuclear weapons in his country and further advance...
over 2 years
N Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles capable of reaching Japan
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles with a potential range of striking Japan on Sunday, in a po...
over 2 years
[CNN] Peru’s President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress
CNN — Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor arrested fo...
over 2 years
[BBC] Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.The group of far-right...
over 2 years
[CBS] Russian President Vladimir Putin signs expanded anti-LGBTQ+ law
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed expanded anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on Monday. The law was originally introduced by the lower house ...
over 2 years
[Reuters] NATO's Stoltenberg: Putin trying to use winter as war weapon against Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Russia will likely continue attacking Ukraine's power grid, its gas infrastructure and basic services for t...
over 2 years
[BBC] Philippines sees a pandemic boom in child sex abuse
In Manila, as the clock ticks towards dawn, a team from the National Bureau of Investigation has gathered near a graveyard.Flashlights ar...
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[CNN] Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time since 1984, prompting an ashfall advisory for Hawaii's Big Island | CNN
The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, sparking an ashfall advisory Monday for...
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[BBC] Gujarat election: PM Modi looms large in India state polls
The western Indian state of Gujarat is set to choose its next government in a two-phase election that begins on Thursday.Pre-poll surveys...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] OneLove armband sends ‘very divisive message’, says Qatar official
The head of Qatar’s World Cup organising committee has accused teams who wanted to wear the OneLove armband at the World Cup of sending a...
over 2 years
[NBC] Protests sweep across China in a challenge to Xi's 'zero-Covid' policy
Asked about the protests Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the Chinese government was adjusting its Covid measures base...
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[The Hill] Biden notifies Congress it has approved $323 million arms sale to Finland
The Biden administration on Monday notified Congress it has approved a possible $323 million arms sale to Finland as the country seeks to...
over 2 years
[CNN] Poland's foreign ministry: "Russian-made missile" fell on the village of Przewodów
A "Russian-made missile" on the Polish village of Przewodów, which is near the border with Ukraine, Poland's foreign ministry said late T...
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[CBS] World population reaches 8 billion
The world's population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, growing by 1 billion in the last dozen years and reflecting the rapid population spi...
over 2 years
[Reuters] Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says
GENEVA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The U. N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of ...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] Israel will not cooperate with FBI inquiry into killing of Palestinian American journalist
Israel has said it will not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the killing of the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law
Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully implement aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings, flogg...
over 2 years
[Sky News] Ukraine's troops are on a roll - and now they have the key city of Kherson in their sights
The Ukrainian army is on a roll – they are taking advantage of Russia's faltering military, and now they have the city of Kherson in thei...
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[CNN] Tunnel discovered beneath Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra's tomb, archaeologist says
Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist at the University of Santo Domingo, has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra for nearly 20 y...
over 2 years
[USA Today] Biden to meet with China's Xi amid increasing tensions over trade, Taiwan
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, a meeting that comes amid increasing tensions...
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[The Guardian] World Cup stadium workers ‘had their money stolen and lives ruined’, says rights group
Migrant workers who constructed stadiums for the World Cup in Qatar have endured “persistent and widespread labour rights violations”, wh...
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[The Guardian] Pelosi accuses Republicans of treating climate crisis like ‘it’s all a hoax’ at Cop27
Nancy Pelosi has accused Republicans of treating the climate crisis like “it’s all a hoax” while at the Cop27 climate talks in Egypt, whe...
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[CNBC] 'This is not going to stop': Pakistan says apocalyptic flooding shows the need for reparations
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Pakistan’s foreign minister says catastrophic flooding that submerged one-third of the country earlier this year...
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[The Guardian] Xi Jinping tells China’s army to focus on preparation for war
Xi Jinping has told the People’s Liberation Army to “focus all its energy on fighting” in preparation for war, a Chinese Communist party ...
over 2 years
[WSJ] U.S. Refuses Advanced Drones for Ukraine to Avoid Escalation With Russia
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration won’t give Ukraine advanced drones despite pleas from Kyiv and a bipartisan group of members of Congr...
over 2 years
[BBC] Ukraine war: US estimates 200,000 military casualties on all sides
The most senior US general estimates that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the war in...
over 2 years
[Reuters] Russia's Putin will not attend G20 summit in Bali in person
JAKARTA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) nations in...
over 2 years
[Yahoo News] UN to vote on resolution saying Russia must pay reparations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly scheduled a vote for Monday on a resolution that would call for Russia to be held account...
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[The Guardian] ‘Russia kaput!’: Ukraine brigade eyes victory as enemy retreats from Kherson
n the edge of a copse, Danilo and two fellow soldiers stared intently at a screen. On it was a live video feed from a drone. “It’s quite ...
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[The Guardian] France to require all large car parks to be covered by solar panels
All large car parks in France will be covered by solar panels under new legislation approved as part of president Emmanuel Macron’s renew...
over 2 years
[NBC] Brittney Griner, jailed in Russia, being moved to penal colony, lawyer says
American basketball player Brittney Griner, jailed in Russia in what the United States calls a wrongful detention, is being moved to a pe...
over 2 years
[BBC] Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important?
Both sides see the city, in the south of the country, as important to control. However, military experts say a battle for it could prove ...
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[THE GUARDIAN] Climate crisis: past eight years were the eight hottest ever, says UN
The past eight years were the eight hottest ever recorded, a new UN report has found, indicating the world is now deep into the climate c...
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[THE HILL] U.S. privately asking Ukraine to drop public refusal of peace talks with Russia: Washington Post
The United States privately asked Ukraine to drop its public refusal of peace talks with Russia and signal a willingness to engage in neg...
over 2 years
[CNBC] China posts 6-month high Covid count as it sticks with strategy
China on Sunday reported its highest number of new Covid-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were stickin...
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[Huff post] ‘It’s F**king Over!’ Lula da Silva’s Victory In Brazil Injects Hope Into Global Climate Fight
The environment does not typically play a leading role — or any role at all — in Brazilian elections. But during this campaign, da Silva ...
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[The Hill] UNESCO says a third of World Heritage glaciers will vanish by 2050
A third of global glaciers located at World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultura...
over 2 years
[BBC] Bank of England expects UK to fall into longest ever recession
The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 ...
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[WAPO] Countries vowed to ramp up climate pledges in 2022. Very few have.
Last fall, at a high-profile global climate summit in Scotland, the countries of the world embraced what seemed like a significant commit...
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[BBC] COP27: What have global leaders done on climate change in 2022?
And the UK has not increased its ambition to tackle its role in climate change, according to analysis by Climate Action Tracker of plans ...
over 2 years
[WSJ] North Korea Fires 3 Missiles Including One Triggering Alarm in Japan
SEOUL—North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a missile that triggered emergency w...
over 2 years
[NBC] North Korea launches 23 missiles as Kim climbs the 'escalation ladder'
Hours before firing its first missiles, North Korea threatened the United States and South Korea over resuming joint military exercises t...
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[The Guardian] Europe’s climate warming at twice rate of global average, says report
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average in the last 30 years, according to a report from the World Me...
over 2 years
[The Guardian] ‘It’s over’: Jair Bolsonaro reportedly accepts defeat in Brazil election
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[Reuters] Putin calls for modernisation of Russian military weapons
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[ABC News] South Korea air raid sirens blare after North fires missiles
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[ABC] Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
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[BBC] Ukraine war: Wave of 'massive' strikes hits major cities including Kyiv
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[BBC] Cheers and tears as Lula wins Brazil election
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[Vice] US to Put Nuclear-Capable B52s in Australia as Taiwan Invasion Fears Grow
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[CNN] Arshad Sharif, prominent journalist who fled Pakistan, killed in shooting in Kenya
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[BBC] Inside a US military cyber team’s defense of Ukraine
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[BBC] Nigeria floods: 'I have nowhere to go'
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[The Guardian] Iranian forces kill three in unrest after protester’s funeral
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[The Guardian] Climate crisis study finds heatwaves have cost global economy $16tn
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[NPR] What to know about Brazil's crucial election as Bolsonaro faces Lula
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[Reuters] Putin says world faces most dangerous decade since World War Two
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[WAPO] Pentagon: Ukraine to get advanced air defense systems early next month
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[The Guardian] World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
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[NBC] Griner faces difficult conditions at Russian penal colony, former prisoners and advocates say
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[AP News] Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico's states
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[The Hill] Zelensky says Ukraine ‘preparing good news’ in fight against Russia
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[The Guardian] Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN
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[BBC] Iran protests: Police fire on Mahsa Amini mourners - witnesses
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[CNN] Israeli President says he is 'extremely pleased' with Kanye West fallout after antisemitic remarks
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over 2 years
[WAPO] Ukrainian forces advance against Russian fighters in Kherson and Bakhmut
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over 2 years
[Reuters] Russian forces "preparing to work under radioactive contamination" - Moscow
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[The Guardian] Tory backer says UK economy is ‘frankly doomed’ without Brexit renegotiation
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[The Guardian] Myanmar airstrike kills dozens at concert, says Kachin separatist group
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[Huff Post] The World Made A Big Pledge To End Deforestation. It Immediately Fell Off Track.
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[Reuters] Factbox: China's new elite Communist Party leadership
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[CBS] 5,000 people march in Downtown LA to protest Iranian government
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[The Guardian] Australia will join Biden’s global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030, Albanese confirms
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[The Guardian] Sharp fall in China’s global standing as poll shows backing for Taiwan defence
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[The Guardian] Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany
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[Fox News] US military ranked 'weak' for first time: Heritage Foundation report
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[Reuters] Putin declares martial law in four unilaterally annexed regions of Ukraine
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over 2 years
[Reuters] Israel offers help with air-attack alerts, but Ukraine wants interceptors
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[CNN] Watch: US warns China might have military capability to seize Taiwan in 2027
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over 2 years
[Reuters] India stops Pulitzer-winning journalist from travelling to US
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over 2 years
[The Guardian] Saudi Arabia sentences US citizen to 16 years over tweets critical of regime
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[Reuters] Ukraine receives 2 billion euros in aid from EU - Ukrainian PM
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over 2 years
[WAPO] China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,’ Blinken says
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over 2 years
[Reuters] Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia, defying the West-sources
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over 2 years
[The Guardian] Ukraine says 30% of its power plants destroyed in last eight days
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over 2 years
[Reuters] Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran after drone attacks
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over 2 years
[MSN] Saudi prince sends threat to the West after Biden warns of consequences for kingdom
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over 2 years
[CNBC] UK's new finance minister scraps almost all planned tax cuts in bid to appease markets
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over 2 years
[The Guardian] Australia quietly drops recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel
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over 2 years
[The Guardian] Iran breaching nuclear deal by providing Russia with armed drones, says UK
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over 2 years
[Reuters] United Nations condemns Russia's move to annex parts of Ukraine
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] Iranians keep up protests over Mahsa Amini death despite growing death toll
DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Iranians kept up anti-government protests on Wednesday despite an increasingly deadly state crackdown, social m...
almost 3 years
[Insider] Biden escalates feud with Saudi Arabia, warning of 'consequences' for cutting oil production in coordination with Russia
* Biden made an nonspecific threat to Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil output. * The call, which will drive up prices, was mad...
almost 3 years
[WSJ] Russia Detains Eight Suspects in Crimea Bridge Explosion
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almost 3 years
[The Guardian] Almost 70% of animal populations wiped out since 1970, report reveals
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] Putin says Nord Stream sabotage is 'act of international terrorism'
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almost 3 years
[ABC] Biden believes Putin won't use nuclear weapons on Ukraine
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, U.S. dismisses comments as 'posturing'
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West ...
almost 3 years
[The Guardian] Democratic senator threatens to freeze weapons sales to Saudi Arabia over support of Russia
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] Kremlin: U.S. air defense supplies will extend conflict, inflict pain for Ukraine
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almost 3 years
[The Guardian] Ministers may face legal action over documents on Queen’s hidden wealth
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almost 3 years
[The Guardian] Female students chant ‘get lost’ at Iranian president on campus
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] North Korea fires two ballistic missiles after allied military drills
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyan...
almost 3 years
[CNN] Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda's leader in July
Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda’s leader in July Top Biden administration of...
almost 3 years
[WAPO] Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the Marshall Plan relevant again
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almost 3 years
[BBC] Ukraine says mass burial sites found in retaken town of Lyman
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almost 3 years
[BBC] Ethiopia civil war: My patients are doomed to die in Tigray blockade
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almost 3 years
[NBC] 'Free El Chapo': Mexicans March for Jailed Drug Lord
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almost 3 years
[Reuters] Turkey's 'disinformation' bill to have pre-election 'chilling effect' -Europe watchdog
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almost 3 years
[BBC] Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia
Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) said: "At 06:07 Moscow time today [03:07 GMT], an explosion was set off at a cargo vehic...
almost 3 years
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