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How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
France's nuclear giant has lost control of its uranium mining operations in the West African state.
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LOONA’s Yves and Hyeju Speak Out Amid Protests Following Failed Impeachment Vote of South Korea’s President Yoon
President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a public apology on Thursday following widespread criticism over his controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month. “I am very sorry for causing anxiety… The post LOONA’s Yves and Hyeju Speak Out Amid Protests Following Failed Impeachment Vote of South Korea’s President Yoon appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More.
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Migrants who survived Madagascar boat tragedy arrive back in Somalia
Nearly 50 survivors of a migrant boat tragedy last month that left 25 people dead in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar arrived back in Somalia on Saturday and were received by government officials. The survivors aged 17 to 50 wore outfits made of fabric with the Somali national flag colors as they disembarked from a plane in the capital, Mogadishu, visibly relieved to return to safety. The U.N. agency has previously raised concerns over the rise in irregular migration from Horn of Africa countri
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GE Vernova to Provide Grid-Stabilizing Technology for German Transmission System Operator
GE Vernova secured a contract with 50Hertz Transmission GmbH to deliver advanced STATCOM technology, supporting Germany’s transition to a renewable energy future The 300 Mvar FACTSFLEX GFM solution, with Grid […]
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Woman wanted in Canada arrested for theft in Mississippi
MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) – Magee police announced a woman, who has warrants in Canada, was arrested in connection to a vehicle burglary. The incident occurred just before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4 in the Dollar Tree parking lot. According to police, the victim stated she had been approached by a man asking for directions […]
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A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated in Colombia and killed 1, injured 14
A motorcycle loaded with explosives detonated at a police checkpoint in southwestern Colombia on Saturday, killing the driver and injuring 14 others, authorities said. Officers had been conducting inspections in the community of Las Penas in the Jamundi municipality to prevent possible violence by illegal armed groups, commander of the Cali Metropolitan Police Col. Carlos Oviedo told journalists. The driver “became scared” and detonated the explosives after being called to the checkpoint, Ovie
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Reports: 21 killed, 30 injured in Israeli airstrike in central Gaza
At least 21 people have been killed and 30 injured in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Palestinian reports said on Saturday, as Hamas released another video of a hostage abducted during the October 7 attacks. Al-Awda hospital staff told dpa the strike hit a residential building in the Nuseirat refugee neighbourhood in central Gaza. The information could not be independently verified and there was no confirmation of the attack from the Israeli military. According to Palestinian figures, more than 44
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Israeli military says UN peacekeepers in Syria came under attack
Israel on Saturday said it is supporting United Nations peacekeepers in Syria after an attack by "armed individuals." The Israeli military said the UN position near the town of Hader, close to the border with Israel, came under attack. Israel earlier said it was reinforcing its units in the annexed Golan Heights region, which it conquered from Syria in 1967 and annexed in 1981. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, rebel forces have occupied several positi
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Watch: Planes make harrowing landings in London amid 50 mph gusts from Storm Darragh
Storm Darragh is not only keeping power and cleanup crews busy across the United Kingdom as it lashes England and Wales with damaging winds, but created some harrowing landings for planes arriving at London’s Heathrow Airport.
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Storm Darragh turns deadly in England as fierce gusts top 80-90 mph in UK, Ireland
A ferocious storm battering Ireland and the United Kingdom turned deadly as wind gusts topped 80-90 mph.
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Brazil judge gives 3 former officers long sentences for killing of Black man in trunk
A judge on Saturday handed down long sentences to three former officers of Brazil’s Federal Highway Police over the 2022 death a Black man who was killed by asphyxiation inside an SUV’s smoke-filled trunk. Video of officers forcibly keeping Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the back of their police vehicle as a dense cloud of what appeared to be tear gas emerged from the car sparked outrage across Brazil and protests in Umbauba, in the northeastern state of Sergipe. Police had said the man dis
2 min read - ScienceFuturism
China Deploys Fruit Flies in Space Station
Fly In the Haul Not long after it brought on a fresh crew of astronauts, China's Tiangong space station has received yet another group of new visitors: fruit flies. As Space.com reports, the critters caught a ride aboard the recent Tianzhou 8 resupply mission, which successfully linked up with the orbital outpost on November 15. Now, the fruit flies, which arrived frozen, will be used to study the biological effects of living beyond the pull of Earth's gravity — and beyond the purview of its mag
2 min read - ScienceMen's Journal
Discovery of Bizarre Stone Age Skulls Baffles Archaeologists
Archaeologists are scratching their heads over the bizarre and macabre discovery of Stone Age skulls in Italy, according to a study published last month in the European Journal of Archaeology. At a Neolithic dig site in Puglia, Italy, scientists discovered at least 15 human skulls, a total of 400 ...
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Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu's campaign
Romanian prosecutors conducted raids on Saturday linked to a man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Calin Georgescu’s presidential run, a day after the country’s top court annulled the elections in which the far-right candidate had won the first round. The raids at three properties in the central city of Brasov were based on suspicions of voter corruption, money laundering and cyber fraud, prosecutors said, and that the funds are suspected of originating from criminal activi
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An Ice-Free Arctic Could Come Before 2030, Study Finds
Ice loss in the Arctic has long been a sign of climate change, but most of us imagine that an Arctic entirely free of ice is still a long way off. Not so.
2 min read - Businessdpa international
Report: German carmaker VW to sell plant in China's Nanjing
Germany's Volkswagen Group is planning to sell its plant in the Chinese city of Nanjing to the north-west of Shanghai, the German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday. Citing company sources, the weekly said a decision had already been taken. The carmaker preferred to sell the plant, but simply shutting it down was also an option, it reported. Volkswagen declined to comment. The plant was set up in 2008 in cooperation with Volkswagen's Chinese partner SAIC. Production capacity i
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Fighting in Ukraine is giving rise to a new kind of drone warfare: hit-to-kill intercepts
Ukraine and Russia are increasingly using small drones to take out enemy uncrewed aerial vehicles above the battlefield.
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Russian forces making progress in eastern Ukraine, UK intel suggests
Russian forces have made gradual progress along the front in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, approaching to with 7 kilometres of the city of Pokrovsk, Britain's Ministry of Defence reported on Saturday in its latest intelligence update on the war. The Russians had taken the town of Selydove lying to the south-east of Pokrovsk, the ministry said. It added that Russian forces were likely to be fighting in the centre of Kurakhove, a town further to the south. "Kurakhove forms an important section
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More than 150 people rescued from abandoned gold mine
The final man to emerge from the disused shaft blew a whistle as he was received by army officers.
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Military leader dissolves Burkina Faso's government
There are concerns Capt Ibrahim Traoré is trying to cling to power by stalling the return to civilian rule.
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How Cooking With a 98-Year-Old Italian Grandma Helped Heal My Grief: 'I'm Your Nonna Now' (Exclusive)
When author Juliet Grames met an elderly woman on a trip to Italy, she never imagined she'd soon be her adopted granddaughter. Here's how their story unfolded
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UN to pull non-essential staff from Syria as violence escalates
The United Nations is withdrawing non-essential staff from Syria amid the current escalation in the country's civil war, a spokesman said on Saturday. The UN is to continue to provide services to support the Syrian people in the country, he added. Syria has been in the throes of a civil war since 2011, when security forces responded violently to protests against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Around 14 million people have been displaced and 300,000 civilians killed so far, accordin
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Germany's Scholz to meet steel sector leaders in Berlin on Monday
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited steel industry executives, works council representatives and trade union leaders to a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin on Monday, in his latest bid to bolster the country's ailing economy. Making the announcement on X on Saturday, Scholz said the meeting would discuss specific measures to secure Germany's steel industry, including reliable pricing for electrical power, stimulation of investment and preventing the dumping of steel on the German market
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Polls close in Ghana's general election in the shadow of the worst economic crisis in a generation
Voting closed Saturday evening in most polling centers throughout Ghana, bringing to an end the presidential and legislative elections poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. The capital, Accra, was almost a ghost town for much of the day. Ghana used to be a poster child for democracy in the region.
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German far-right AfD to nominate leader as top candidate for election
The executive board of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to nominate party leader Alice Weidel on Saturday as the top candidate for the upcoming federal elections. By nominating Weidel as top candidate, the AfD would put her forward to become the next chancellor should the party win the election, which is expected to take place in February. Weidel and her co-chairman Tino Chrupalla plan to hold a press conference at 11:15 am (1015 GMT) where they said the decision would be
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Ghana chooses new president amid hopes for economic revival
Ghana elects a new president on Saturday, with citizens hoping that a new leader will be able to pull the West African nation out of an economic crisis. The youth vote is seen as crucial in the race between candidates from the rival New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) parties, which have peacefully alternated in power since 1992. Of the 18.7 million registered voters, more than 10.3 million are between 18 and 35 years old. Polls predict each of the two main political
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Greta Thunberg attends pro-Palestine demo in German city of Mannheim
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg appeared as a speaker in the south-western German city of Mannheim on Friday at a pro-Palestinian event organized by the group Zaytouna in the Rhine-Neckar region. The rally, held on the city's main market square, included a discussion session focusing on solidarity with Palestine and the climate movement. A city spokeswoman reported that 700 people attended the peaceful event on Friday evening. Initially, 200 and then 500 participants had been announced. The city
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Ghanaians go to the polls with the backdrop of the worst economic crisis in a generation
Voters in the west African nation of Ghana will cast their ballots Saturday in a general election poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. At a time when democracy in western Africa is threatened by coups, Ghana has emerged as a beacon of democratic stability with a history of peaceful elections. It had also been an economic powerhouse, priding itself on its economic development.
3 min read - WorldThe Hill
South Korean president apologizes after attempting to impose martial law
South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized on Saturday for declaring martial law in the country for the first time since 1980, which sparked outrage from citizens and lawmakers alike. “I am very sorry and sincerely apologize to the people who may have been surprised,” Yoon said in his public address. “I will not shirk the…
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First Presidency creates new Canada Area of the Church
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the creation of the new Canada Area. The new area — created to better provide leadership and support for all Church leaders and units in Canada — will be effective Aug. 1, 2025. The new area will come from divisions in three existing areas — the North America Central, North America Northeast and North America West areas.
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An IKEA Kitchen Transforms a Blank Space for $7,000 (The Tiles Are a Must-See!)
In Germany, where this renter lives, it's common for rental units to not come with a kitchen - the renter must build their own!
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Ancient pyramid uncovered during highway construction
An unexpected pause in construction has delayed the addition of a third lane to the Pachuca-Huejutla highway near Hidalgo, Mexico. The reason for the scheduling pushback, however, was well warranted—workers accidentally discovered a roughly 1,375-year-old pyramid built during the height of a multiethnic society known as the Metzca lordship. According to a December 5th announcement […]
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Pilot Shares Moment Massive Vulture Crashes Through Cockpit, Forcing Emergency Landing
Warning: graphic content below. A pilot in Brazil was forced to make an emergency landing after a vulture crashed right through the windshield of his cockpit. But miraculously, neither the pilot nor his five passengers were injured due to the enormous bird. The incident occurred on Dec. 5 in ...
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Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
Russia intends to deploy its new Oreshnik missile system, recently used against Ukraine for the first time, in neighbouring Belarus as a deterrent to the West. "These complexes will be put into service with the Russian Strategic Missile Forces and, in parallel, we will begin deploying them on the territory of Belarus," President Vladimir Putin said in Minsk on Friday at talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Putin named the second half of 2025 as the date for the deployment of what h
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BAE wins $2.5B deal to supply more CV90 vehicles to Denmark, Sweden
Denmark and Sweden are collectively spending $2.5 billion to bolster their CV90 combat vehicle stock while still supplying more vehicles to Ukraine.
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Look: Two cows, a sheep wander through Ontario, Canada, downtown area
Ontario Provincial Police in Canada warned residents Friday morning to be on the lookout for two cows and a sheep seen wandering loose in downtown Kemptville.
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Aubrey Plaza fans urge actor to play Colombian hitwoman ‘The Doll’ after spotting uncanny resemblance
A notorious hitwoman known by police as ‘The Doll’ was arrested in Colombia in connection to a string of gang-related murders
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Ukraine presents new long-range rocket drone
Ukraine has a new rocket-powered drone called Peklo, the Ukrainian for Hell, which it introduced to the world on Friday, its Armed Forces Day. "It is very important that our defenders receive such a modern weapon of Ukrainian manufacture," President Volodymyr Zelenksy said in a statement. The next task, he said, is to increase production and deploy the weapon. With a range of up to 700 kilometres, it is designed to fly at a speed of 700 kilometres per hour. Minister for Strategic Industrial Sect
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DFB votes in favour of 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup
The DFB announced on Friday afternoon that they will vote in favour of Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 World Cup, despite criticism, as well as the 2030 World Cup being shared between Spain, Portu...
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Campbell Meyer ‘strikes Scotch whisky bottling deal in Russia’
The Glasgow-based distiller is said to have agreed a contract with Russia’s Luding Group.
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First Unbound Collection in western Japan to open in Nara
Central Japan Railway Company, JR Tokai Real Estate, and JR Tokai Hotels are collaborating on this project.
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Five countries’ cassava just got recognized by UN. Now other countries want the honor
Ever since the United Nations cultural organization recognized the Haiti and the Dominican Republic’s indigenous cassava flatbread for its contribution to humanity on Wednesday, Geo Ripley’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing.
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Svitzer commences towage services at Sao Luis Port in Brazil
The Port of Itaqui is a key logistical hub in Brazil's port network, vital for the Central-North and Central Brazil corridors.
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Man Attacks Polar Bear With Bare Hands to Defend Wife
Polar Bear Rodeo A heroic Canadian has thrown himself on top of a polar bear to protect his wife in the country's far north. As the CBC reports, the man fortunately didn't suffer any life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. The epic fisticuffs occurred at Fort Severn First Nation, a tiny community of roughly 500 people just under 1,000 miles north of Toronto, Canada, the northernmost community in the province. The couple was looking for their dogs, when a massive polar bear lunged a
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Germany disagrees with Amnesty's genocide charge against Israel
The German government does not agree with Amnesty International's allegation that Israel is carrying out a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a spokeswoman said on Friday. The Genocide Convention prohibits acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, said deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann in Berlin. "In the opinion of the German government, this is not the case here," Hoffmann said. A Foreign Office spokesman a
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German construction industry stabilizes at low level
Germany's construction industry is looking ahead to the coming year with cautious optimism after years of stagnation. Wolfgang Schubert-Raab, president of the ZDB, which represents Germany's construction industry, said in Berlin on Friday that the low point of the crisis has been reached, particularly in residential construction. Companies believe the situation is better than they did a year ago, when 70% expressed negative expectations for the coming months. Now it is only just under 50%. The n
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Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported
Walus has never expressed remorse for killing Hani and has become a symbol for the far right in Poland.
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British Airways is adding three routes to this European destination
In the spring of 2025, British Airways will add three routes to Italy. The new flights go to Rimini (RMI), Salerno (QSR), and Olbia (OLB). The additions bring British Airways’ Italian route count to 19, more than any European country. The post British Airways is adding three routes to this European destination appeared first on The Manual.
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Greenpeace urges Germany to tax super-rich for climate fund
The environmental group Greenpeace has called on Germany to introduce a new wealth tax which could generate up to €200 billion ($211 billion) for investment in climate protection. The campaigners propose introducing a new tax of 2% on assets of €100 million or more. In Germany, this would affect around 4,700 extremely wealthy citizens. Wealth that has not been invested in line with climate targets should be taxed at an even higher rate. This is intended to create incentives for investment in cli
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EU Commission clinches trade deal with South American Mercosur bloc
The European Commission and the South American trade bloc Mercosur on Friday announced a deal to create a huge free trade zone, after almost 25 years of talks. The EU-Mercosur agreement "marks the beginning of a new story," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on X in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo. The free trade arrangement encompasses over 700 million people, making it one of the world's biggest free trade areas. It covers Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Bolivia,
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