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The snowfall in France and the Netherlands on 5th January interrupted air, road, and rail traffic, with hundreds of flights being cancelled in the national capitals, trains in Amsterdam had
The West African country of Burkina Faso has announced that a plot to assassinate the military leader of the country, Capt Ibrahim Traore, has been averted. The military officer overthrown
On 5th January, the military announced that the IDF had taken the first steps to attack Hezbollah and Hamas terror targets in Lebanon, hours after it had warned that it
Major stock indices and oil prices increased on 5th January. Energy stocks rose, and investors responded calmly to the potential consequences of a U.S. attack that apprehended the Venezuelan president
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran, is said to intend to fly to Moscow in case his security agents betray him or rebel against him due to the current
The call has been made to relevant government agencies and corporate organisations to come up with more funding aid to make the Miri Arts Festival (MAF) sustainable and grow into
A legendary mural of George Floyd was vandalized during the week in Minneapolis, say caretakers of his memorial. Marcia Howard, an activist and teacher, shared a video on social media
A group of 35 multi-coloured lions, which created a walking trail across the summer months, has fetched £220,000 at auction. The hand-painted statues from the Lions at Large art trail
Ben Shapiro, co-founder of conservative outlet The Daily Wire, is warning that “increasing” and “tremendously conspiratorial” elements of the right are increasingly becoming more and more powerful, thanks to social
A fossil museum housing a giant sea monster called the Sea-Rex will close temporarily to undertake a makeover. The Etches Collection in Kimmeridge, Dorset, said the project would involve replacing
Thirty paintings by the bushy-haired, gentle-voiced Bob Ross are to be sold at auction to help cover the cost of programming for small and rural public TV stations feeling the
Under-18s should be banned from social media, says the head of Switzerland’s German-speaking school principals’ association. Thomas Minder, association president, claims young people require more protection from the “addictive hold”
Chile’s state-owned copper company, Codelco, reported its lowest copper production in over two decades after a mine collapse suspended the recovery from a prolonged period of production weakness. Based on
Two strong offshore earthquakes hit off the coast of the southern Philippines on 10th October and claimed at least seven lives, with towns close to the epicenter experiencing structural damage
The EU acted on 7th October to double tariffs on foreign steel – following the book of US President Donald Trump – to protect the bloc’s ailing sector from a
The financial guarantees EU members will presumably need to offer in the event of a reparation loan to Ukraine should not be included in the deficit and debt targets of
Germany is to authorize police to shoot down malicious drones such as those that have caused havoc at airports in Europe, and which some European leaders have blamed on a
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on 9th October that Washington purchased Argentine pesos and concluded a $20 billion economic support program to assist in supporting the South American country’s
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