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Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations
Why tourists who flock to see the country's beautiful landscapes will have to get a visa from next year.
5 min read - WorldAFP
Posts falsely claim Human Rights Watch called for classifying Ethiopian rebels as terrorists
After dozens of university students were abducted by an armed group in Ethiopia’s Oromia region earlier this month, the government blamed rebels from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), who denied the accusations. Since then, video posts circulating on Facebook claim that Human Rights Watch called on the international community to classify OLA as a terrorist organisation in response to the abductions. However, this is false: Human Rights Watch made no such call, and its spokesperson confirmed that
5 min read - Worlddpa international
Bodies of five Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza, army says
Israeli soldiers have recovered the bodies of five hostages from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli armed forces said on Thursday. The Israeli army said that the bodies were recovered in the south of Gaza on Wednesday and brought to Israel. Among them is a 56-year-old woman who lived in a kibbutz on the edge of the sealed-off coastal strip, according to the army. She was killed in the massacre carried out by Palestinian extremist group Hamas and other militants in southern Israel on October 7 and her b
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How to grow old with your trusty mattress
Around 8 million mattresses are disposed of every year in Germany alone, 95% of which are incinerated and only 5% recycled, according to conservationists. It's not just the sheer waste: This intensity of turnover, here and in other countries, can put a serious dent in your budget, as a new quality mattress doesn't come cheap. However, if you take good care of yours, it will last longer - and won't have to be replaced so quickly. And you help the environment. "At the end of the day, the best wast
2 min read - USdpa international
Eight detained after protesters halt traffic at Frankfurt airport
German police said eight people were being detained after taking part in a protest by the Last Generation group that temporarily halted flights at Frankfurt airport. Seven people managed to enter the airport premises early on Thursday and glued themselves to the two central runways, according to a police spokesman on Thursday. Another person was stuck to the airport's fence and has also been detained. Flights were temporarily suspended at Germany's largest airport due to the protest, but operati
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Nine missing after deadly Typhoon Gaemi sinks cargo ship off Taiwan
A cargo ship has sunk in Taiwan after Typhoon Gaemi passed over the island overnight, authorities said on Thursday. Nine crew members from Myanmar are missing after Tanzanian-flagged freighter Fu-Shun sank off the coast of Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan's Central Emergency Operation Center said. Authorities are waiting for better weather conditions to continue their search operation, the centre added. Elsewhere, two people have been killed and at least 279 injured in accidents caused by Gaemi in Taiwa
2 min read - WorldCNN
Frankfurt airport suspends flights after climate protesters block runways
Germany’s busiest airport temporarily suspended flights after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Climate protest at Frankfurt Airport forces a temporary halt to flights
Flights at Frankfurt Airport, Germany's busiest, were suspended temporarily Thursday as climate activists glued themselves to the ground inside the airport premises, authorities said. More than 100 flights were canceled. Federal police said several demonstrators got into the airport in the early morning, German news agency dpa reported.
2 min read - USdpa international
Flights partially resume at Frankfurt airport after climate protest
Air traffic at Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt has partially resumed after activists from the climate group Last Generation managed to gain access to the airport grounds. Take-offs and landings have resumed at the airport, but not all runways are fully operational yet, an airport spokesman said on Thursday morning.
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Air traffic suspended at Frankfurt airport due to climate activists
Air traffic at Germany's Frankfurt airport has been temporarily suspended after activists from the climate group Last Generation managed to gain access to the airport grounds, police confirmed on Thursday morning. According to a dpa reporter on the ground, several protesters entered through a fence in the early hours and glued themselves to the tarmac at Germany's biggest airport. "All security authorities are currently working to resolve disruptions as quickly as possible," a spokesman for fede
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany's Frankfurt airport suspends flights due to climate action
Air traffic at Germany's Frankfurt airport has been temporarily suspended after activists from the climate group Last Generation managed to gain access to the airport grounds, police said on Thursday morning. According to a dpa reporter on the ground, several protesters entered through a fence in the early hours and glued themselves to the tarmac at Germany's biggest airport. "Due to an ongoing demonstration at the airport flights are currently suspended," the airport said on its website. Passen
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. The skit about domestic violence had been staged for the benefit of villagers in western Uganda. Here, in a remote farming community near the border with Congo, domestic violence mostly targets women.
6 min read - WorldFox Weather
Deadly typhoon slams Taiwan, Philippines
Typhoon Gaemi, which was known as Typhoon Carina by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), killed at least a dozen people throughout Asia. Typhoon Gaemi made landfall early Thursday morning with winds comparable to a Category 3 hurricane, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration.
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief
Gen. Sir Roly Walker said Russia's minimum goal of taking four oblasts would, based on current attrition rates, cost it more than 1.5 million troops.
3 min read - BusinessCNN
Japanese restaurants say they’re not charging tourists more – they’re just charging locals less
In Japan, overtourism and the weak yen have prompted restaurants to consider the merits of differential pricing for tourists.
4 min read - WorldAFP
Videos show both Hindu religious leaders at Ambani wedding celebrations blessed Indian PM Modi
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was filmed greeting two religious leaders at the wedding celebrations for the son of Asia’s richest man, contrary to a false claim shared online that he snubbed one of them for not attending the inauguration of a controversial temple in Ayodhya. The posts misrepresented a short clip of the ceremony in July 2024.
4 min read - WorldCNN
Famed national park evacuated in Canada as fires threaten the area
Dangerous wildfires forced a town and a major national park in Canada’s Alberta Province to evacuate overnight Monday.
4 min read - WorldBBC
Twenty-five migrants dead in Mauritania shipwreck
The route from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest for migrants.
2 min read - WorldSnopes
Medical Journal Entry on Israel-Hamas War's Death Toll Went Viral — But Was Missing Context
Social media posts alleged the medical journal reported the death toll in Gaza had reached 186,000, or 8% of the population, since Oct. 7.
9 min read - WorldWJZY
Death toll rises in explosion, fire at Jose Cuervo factory in Mexico
The factory belongs to the Jose Cuervo company, one of Mexico's most famous tequila brands.
3 min read - WorldWFXR Roanoke
Pinpoint Weather: More storms, relief on the way
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the region during the next 24 hours as warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico streams into the region. Rainfall could be heavy at times, especially in the east where one to two inches of rain is possible. Less than one is expected west […]
1 min read - USMiami Herald
Israeli teen whose motorcycle struck Sunny Isles cop gets no jail time, headed to Israel
Avraham Gil’s father worked in the Consulate General of Israel’s office in Miami at the time of the January incident.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Frantic digging at scene of deadly Ethiopia landslides
Families dig with their bare hands for loved ones buried under the mud of landslides.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Death toll rises to 6 in explosion and fire at tequila factory in Mexico
Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. The factory belongs to the Jose Cuervo company, one of Mexico's most famous tequila brands. The town of Tequila is about 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of Mexico City.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping conflict between groups that is taking place on the Mexican side.” A government report obtained by The Associated Press described accounts f
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Chinese astronauts simulate a debris-strike emergency on the Tiangong space station (video)
China's Shenzhou 18 mission staged an emergency drill recently to boost preparedness aboard the country's Tiangong space station.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Brazil’s Lula seeks to bolster support for global alliance against hunger
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva unveiled a global alliance against hunger and poverty in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, an initiative he described as one of Brazil’s top priorities for its current presidency of the Group of 20 nations. The leftist leader slammed the perpetuation of hunger across the world despite sufficient production.
3 min read - ScienceFuturism
China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon
Scientists have discovered traces of water while poring over lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 rover. While NASA already announced the discovery of water on the Moon's sunlit surface back in 2020, the research suggests that water can take on even more forms than previously thought on the lunar surface. As detailed in […]
2 min read - Worlddpa international
German authorities ban Islamic Centre Hamburg, citing Iran influence
German authorities on Wednesday banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH), an organization that domestic intelligence considers to be controlled by Iran. To enforce the ban, which was published in the Federal Gazette and also affects five affiliated organizations, officers searched the IZH inside the Imam Ali Mosque in Hamburg as well as premises in eight other states early in the morning. Dozens of police officers were seen cordoning off the Imam Ali Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Hamb
5 min read - ScienceSpace
China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)
A new video shows how a tiny rover on China's ambitious Chang'e 6 mission used AI to snap an epic shot on the far side of the moon.
3 min read - WorldInvestment Monitor
India sets its eyes on Chinese investments despite political tensions
India wants to increase FDI from China despite complicated political relationship since 2020 border clashes.
2 min read - WorldDefense News
Israel’s IAI plugging away at German Arrow-3 order amid Gaza war
The defense company has surged its workforce to keep German plans on track of fielding one Arrow-3 installation in eastern Germany before 2026.
3 min read - WorldThe Week
Hamas and Fatah sign unity agreement in Beijing
China brokered a reconciliation deal between the rival Palestinian factions
1 min read - WorldBBC
Kenya's opposition joins crisis-hit government
The opposition has been given key portfolios, as the president tries to quell anti-government protests.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany and the UK agree on 'enhanced defence cooperation'
Germany and the United Kingdom have agreed on closer military cooperation. Meeting in Berlin on Wednesday, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Britain's new Defence Secretary John Healey signed a Joint Declaration on Enhanced Defence Cooperation between Germany and the United Kingdom. Pistorius said he is "confident that we will refresh and intensify our German-British relationship." "We want to put our relations on a new footing," Pistorius said, and this was why the two countries signe
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Spain's Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of amnesty for Catalan separatists
Spain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of an amnesty law pushed through by the government earlier this year to help hundreds, potentially thousands, of Catalan separatists. The Supreme Court cannot strike down the amnesty, but it has asked the nation’s Constitutional Court to weigh in. Spain passed the amnesty law in March to help the separatists in legal trouble for their roles in a failed 2017 secession attempt by elected officials of the northeastern region.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
EU executive criticizes rule of law issues in Hungary, Slovakia, Italy; lauds reforms elsewhere
The European Union's executive commission Wednesday criticized rule of law developments in Hungary, Italy and Slovakia, but welcomed reforms in Poland and Spain in its latest democracy health check across the 27-nation bloc. Across the board, EU countries had fully or partly addressed about two thirds of recommendations made by the commission in 2023, the EU executive said in its latest annual report on the state of the judiciary, anti-corruption efforts, press freedom and civil society. “Prot
3 min read - WorldAccuWeather
Deadly Typhoon Gaemi loops off Taiwan coast after flooding Philippines
A typhoon has killed more than a dozen people as it approaches Taiwan and China. The typhoon, named Gaemi by Japan's Meteorological Agency and Carina by the Philippines weather service, is expected to be the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in eight years, according to Reuters. As of late Wednesday, Typhoon Gaemi/Carina was the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane (maximum sustained winds of 111-129 mph or 178-208 km/h) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Gaemi will track across northern
3 min read - WorldBBC
World breaks hottest day record twice in a week
The global average temperature broke a record set in 2023, partly driven by heat in Antarctica.
2 min read - NewsWGN Chicago
‘Cocaine sharks’ appearing off the coast of Brazil
Some sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine. Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks near Rio de Janeiro. They had high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers. Researchers believe the cocaine is getting into the water from illegal labs, where people are manufacturing cocaine or through waste from […]
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Palestinian customs police officer killed in West Bank shooting
A Palestinian Authority customs police officer was killed during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank. The incident happened as Israeli soldiers arrested two wanted Palestinians in the area of the village of Tubas in the north of the West Bank on Tuesday night, the military said on Wednesday. The customs police officer was killed in an exchange of fire between the army and armed Palestinians. According to Israel, there was an anti-terrorist operation in Tubas in which two men suspected
2 min read - BusinessAFP
Olympic partner Coca-Cola chided over French taxes
The French tax authorities have claimed Olympics sponsor Coca-Cola owes it millions of euros, documents showed Wednesday, in the latest such allegation just days before the Summer Games kick off.It had requested Coca-Cola Europacific Partners France (CCEP), the French firm in charge of bottling the famous soda, hand over 370 million euros it owed for 2014 and 2015, according to its financial documents for 2022 that AFP saw in January.
2 min read - WorldDefense News
UK signs $227 million contract with Thales for new Martlet missiles
The order for multirole missiles will replenish munitions previously donated to Ukraine
2 min read - BusinessMotor Finance
Epyx reports surge in new motor manufacturers on SMR platform
New joiners to its Service, Maintenance, and Repair platform, 1link Service Network, include several from China,
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. UNESCO experts had recommended listing the stone circle on a plain in southern England as “in danger” over contentious plans to redevelop the highway. The highway project has been touted for decades but mired in legal challenges.
2 min read - BusinessRhode Island Current
GE suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ with Vineyard Wind 1 turbine blade
Top officials at GE Vernova said they believe a “manufacturing deviation” at a facility in Canada is the likely cause of a turbine blade breakdown at Vineyard Wind 1 that resulted in foam and fiberglass washing up on Nantucket. Scott Reese, the CEO of GE Vernova, said there is no indication of an engineering design […] The post GE suspects ‘manufacturing deviation’ with Vineyard Wind 1 turbine blade appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
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Planning Your Visit to Canada's Top National Parks
Learn about the best national parks in Canada, including must-see attractions and activities in the parks.
6 min read - Worlddpa international
Iran summons German ambassador in protest at Islamic centre ban
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador in Tehran in protest against the ban on the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH), the German Foreign Office confirmed on Wednesday. German authorities earlier banned the IZH, an organization that German domestic intelligence has classified as extremist and considers to be controlled by Iran. To enforce the ban, which also affects five affiliated organizations, officers searched the IZH inside the Imam Ali Mosque in Hamburg as well as premis
1 min read - BusinessReuters
Japan plans record hike in minimum wage, NHK reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -A panel at the Japanese labour ministry has decided to raise the national average minimum wage by about 5% to 1,054 yen ($6.85) per hour this fiscal year, the biggest ever jump, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday. Achievement of sustainable inflation and strong wage growth are seen as prerequisites for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise interest rates from current near-zero levels. Raising the legally binding minimum wage would boost households' purchasing power, but s
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
Russia is offering a $22,000 bonus to new military recruits, signaling its desperation to offset losses in Ukraine
Russian authorities are offering lucrative contracts to try and offset the high death and injury rate that troops are suffering in Ukraine.
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