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Nigeria, twins and a love-hate relationship
Two communities with different views about twins that meant the difference between life and death.
7 min read - WorldAssociated Press
India urges pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship
India urged pro-China Maldives on Thursday to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives’ new president, Mohamed Muizzu, for India to withdraw dozens of its soldiers from the archipelago nation. Tensions between India and Maldives have grown since pro-China Muizzu came to power last year.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
German far-right lawmakers injured in attack in Stuttgart
Two lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were attacked and injured in front of the state parliament in Stuttgart before a celebratory event to mark the 75th anniversary of Germany's constitution, police said on Thursday. Suspected opponents of the party blocked the information stand of the AfD's state parliamentary faction on Wednesday afternoon on the square in front of the city's opera house and held up banners. Members of the parliamentary group were verbally and p
1 min read - USBBC
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.
1 min read - WorldBBC
Malawians who abandoned Israeli farms deported
They went to Israel as part of a deal to provide agricultural workers after the 2023 Hamas attacks.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
Two of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
British government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to “antisemitic abuse” at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks. The comments came as Sunak and his education secretary prepared to meet with university leaders on Thursday at the prime minister's offices in Downing Street. “A vocal minority on our campuses are disrupting the lives and studies of their fellow students
1 min read - BusinessPower Technology
IPCL and E2S Power to develop thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage system technology developed by E2S Power will play a key role in India's pursuit of net zero emissions.
1 min read - BusinessINSIDER
The West is freaking out that China is making too much stuff, and it looks like China might be starting to agree
The West has been complaining that China is overproducing goods and dumping them on the global markets, incurring the ire of Beijing.
3 min read - USWFLA
Warm and breezy today
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It gets hot quickly today with highs near 90 degrees. Some areas farther inland may reach the mid 90s, with heat index values in the upper 90s. We will feel a breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico through the day, and we should stay rain-free. A weak front drifts south […]
1 min read - USKRON
Convicted auto thief busted with cache of car keys in Brentwood
(KRON) — A Brentwood police officer found a cache of keys belonging to different makes and models of vehicles after the officer pulled over a car without a rear license plate, police said. The license plate violation traffic stop happened at 4 p.m. Sunday near Lone Tree Way and Canada Valley Road. Police said the […]
1 min read - WorldAFP
Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Sweden's Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza
After a run-up in the shadow of the war in Gaza, the Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway on Saturday in Sweden's Malmo, where representatives from 26 countries will compete."There should be demonstrations, people should voice their opinions, people should boycott," Magnus Bormark, who is competing for Norway with his group Gate, told AFP. Gate, like eight other contestants, have publicly called for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
4 min read - BusinessReuters
Japan real wages fall in March, marking 2 years of decline
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages in March fell 2.5% from a year earlier, marking declines for two straight years, labour ministry data showed on Thursday. The pace of declines accelerated from the previous month's 1.8% drop as the rising costs of living outpaced nominal wages, the data showed. Japan is seeing early signs of achieving a positive cycle of rising wages and inflation.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) -The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel's performance expected to draw attention due to large pro-Palestinian protests planned in host city Malmo. Some 100,000 visitors have gathered in the southern Swedish city for the annual kitsch-fest, which is taking place amid protests and boycotts over the Israeli military campaign in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Swedish authorities hav
3 min read - BusinessFox Business
Business leaders on America's anti-Israel college campus protest crisis
Anti-Israel agitators have set up encampments, disrupted university operations and demanded their schools fully divest from Israel at more than 50 campuses.
1 min read - USJewish Insider
Hundreds of Jewish Columbia students express pride for Israel and their Jewish faith in open letter
Hundreds of Jewish Columbia University students signed on to an open letter to the university community on Wednesday, declaring that they are “proud to be Zionists” while speaking out against the anti-Israel protesters that have engulfed the Ivy League campus since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. The letter, titled “In Our Name,” was authored by... Read More
4 min read - Worlddpa international
Zelensky compares defence against Russia to WWII fight against Nazis
On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared his country's current defence against a Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to defeat Nazi Germany. "Eighty years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever," he said in a video message recorded during his Wednesday visit to the town of Yahidne in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, the scene of an alleged Russian war crime in 2022. "But today Ukrainians are onc
4 min read - WorldSemafor
Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens
Xi Jinping is wrapping up his Europe visit with a stop in Hungary, highlighting the divide in security policy between eastern and western Europe.
3 min read - WorldBBC
Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals
Hundreds of Gaza’s water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Armenia's prime minister talks with Putin in Moscow while allies' ties are under strain
Armenia's prime minister visited Moscow and held talks Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between the estranged allies. Putin hosted Nikol Pashinyan for talks following a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union, a Moscow-dominated economic alliance they both attended earlier in the day.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Egypt probes shooting of Israeli-Canadian man
A group claiming responsibility for the attack says it was in response to Israel's actions in Gaza.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s power plants
BBC Verify has been tracking Russia's attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
China's Xi arrives in Hungary for talks on expanding Chinese investments
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hungary late Wednesday, the final stop on his five-day European tour, where he's expected to finalize a number of agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that will deepen China's economic footprint in the region. Xi is set to spend two nights in the Hungarian capital Budapest where he will meet with Orbán and Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok. Talks will center on future Chinese investments in the Central European country, which has courted deep econ
3 min read - WorldReuters
Argentina industrial output crashes near pandemic lows as Milei austerity bites
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina's industrial output plunged 21.2% in March from a year ago, the INDEC statistics agency said on Wednesday, the worst slide since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic as libertarian President Javier Milei pushes a tough austerity package. Milei's "chainsaw" cost-cutting program helped achieve rare fiscal surpluses at the start of the year and allowed the central bank to rebuild reserves, but the economy is suffering, with consumption, construction and manufacturi
1 min read - BusinessSkift
MakeMyTrip Is Bringing Back Experiences. Plus: CEO on Latest Spending Patterns
The CEO of India's largest travel agency weighs in on what he's seeing with religious tourism, new tax-collection rules and the country's short booking windows.
4 min read - USThe Inertia
Hundreds of Thousands of Fish Die in Vietnam After Intense Heatwave
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a 300-acre reservoir in Vietnam. The mass die off was caused by abnormally high temperatures across Southeast Asia.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Algeria's leader demands justice over French colonial-era wrongdoing
While France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis on Wednesday, Algeria commemorated a more somber anniversary: The crackdown by French colonial forces on Algerian independence activists the same day 79 years ago. In Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron lay a wreath Wednesday at the eternal flame beneath the Napoleon-era Arc de Triomphe, honoring those killed fighting the Nazis and marking the end of World War II in Europe. At the time of the war, Algeria was the crown jewel
2 min read - WorldSnopes
Fact Check: Photo Allegedly Shows Rafah Being Bombarded by Israel. Here's What We Found
Social media posts shared a purported image of bombs being dropped onto Gaza at night.
4 min read - WorldPC Gamer
Russia's homegrown Wikipedia promises a 'different direction' from its inspiration: One where Yevgeny Prigozhin just happened to explode in mid-air
Launched in January, Ruwiki is another attempt by Russia to secure domestic "digital sovereignty."
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms
As major floods engulfed entire cities in the northern part of the Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state last week, meteorologist Estael Sias knew the water would drain into capital Porto Alegre’s metropolitan region and that she would need to find a safe place. Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others returned to evacuated homes despite the risk of n
5 min read - WorldBBC
Joy as son trapped in SA building collapse rescued
Rescue-and-search operations continue for a third day after a building under construction collapsed.
3 min read - WorldReuters
Colombia election authority magistrates call for probe into Petro's 2022 campaign
BOGOTA (Reuters) -Two out of nine magistrates in Colombia's National Electoral Council have requested an investigation be opened into Colombian President Gustavo Petro's 2022 campaign over alleged spending and financing violations, two sources said on Wednesday. Magistrates Benjamin Ortiz and Alvaro Hernan Prada also requested an investigation into Ecopetrol chief executive Ricardo Roa, who served as Petro's campaign manager.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UN food agency fears an escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli border can cripple aid efforts in Lebanon
If the monthslong conflict playing out on the Lebanese-Israeli border continues to escalate, the United Nations food agency won't be ready for the spike in nutritional needs across crisis-hit Lebanon, its deputy executive director said Wednesday. Clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces began on Oct. 8, a day after Israel started bombarding the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ deadly rampage in southern Israel, and the tensions between the two sides continue to intens
3 min read - Worlddpa international
German and Finnish presidents say Russian threats must be countered
Germany's president has praised Finland's entry into NATO as a boon for Europe's security amid Russian aggression in Ukraine and malicious cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns across the continent. "It increases Finland's security, of course, but above all it also strengthens the eastern flank of NATO and thus increases the security of the entire alliance," German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said at a press conference with new Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin on Wednesday.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Bomb in northeastern Afghanistan kills 3 officers who were part of convoy handling poppy eradication
A sticky bomb exploded in northeastern Afghanistan, killing at least three police officers on Wednesday, officials said. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban’s interior ministry, said the bomb which was “attached to a motorcycle, exploded in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province," while a convoy of security forces was passing through, adding that five other officers were wounded. Qani said the officers were on their way to destroy poppy crops in the area.
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Czech president, looking back at WWII, sees 'historical paradox'
The Czech Republic on Wednesday commemorated the end of World War II in Europe and the liberation from Nazi occupation 79 years ago with its annual act of remembrance. In a speech, President Petr Pavel noted that after "deep reflection," the defeated Nazi Germany had become a democratic country committed to peace and stability in Europe. He described it as a "historical paradox" that Russia itself had become an aggressor with the war against Ukraine. Pavel said there should be no let-up in suppo
1 min read - Worldthem
Eurovision Required a Nonbinary Irish Singer to Remove Pro-Palestine Messages Before Performing
The musician used the early medieval Irish alphabet Ogham to write two pro-Palestine messages on their body before their Eurovision semi-finals performance.
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy
The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a generational shift in its workforce. Prada CEO Andrea Guerra, who was brought in last year as part of the generational change in family-run Prada’s management, said at an unveiling of the expanded plant Tuesday that the company is investi
4 min read - Worlddpa international
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need secure shelters, IOM head says
Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh are in dire need of safer and more secure shelters, a senior United Nations official said on Wednesday in Dhaka. "People are living in shelters where they can’t properly lock their doors," said Amy Pope, head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). "This is very fundamental issue." Pope, who arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day trip to Bangladesh, visited the sprawling refugee camps in the south-eastern district of Cox’s
2 min read - Worlddpa international
No legal basis to ban Islamist protest in Hamburg, police say
Another demonstration by the Islamist organization Muslim Interaktiv in Hamburg will be allowed to proceed, less than two weeks after an earlier demonstration caused a national uproar in Germany. Hamburg's police chief Falk Schnabel said on Wednesday that the group's planned demonstration called for Saturday will be subject to strict conditions by authorities. Muslim Interaktiv is classified as an extremist group by the German authorities. Schnabel said that police intensively examined options f
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in twin raids in volatile northwest near Afghanistan
Pakistani security forces killed six militants in twin raids Wednesday targeting their hideouts in the country's volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan, the military said. Five militants were killed in the first raid in Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement. It did not provide further details about the slain insurgents, and only said the men were behind various previous attacks on the security forces.
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Around 200 Palestinians leaving Rafah each hour, UNRWA says
An average of 200 people are leaving the southern Palestinian city of Rafah every hour following Israel's evacuation order, according to estimates by the UN relief agency for Palestinians. "The displacement is ongoing and people are leaving towards Khan Younis and the Middle Areas," communications director of the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Juliette Touma, told dpa on Wednesday. "It’s not possible to give a total number of people displaced at the mome
2 min read - WorldReuters
Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) -Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil on Wednesday amid more rain and the risk of lightning and stiff winds that threaten to exacerbate a catastrophe that has already killed at least 100 people and left over 163,000 seeking shelter. The floods that began last week, caused by unusually heavy rains, have destroyed highways and bridges in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which borders Uruguay and Argentina. "We've lost everything,"
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, foreign minister says
Kosovo's foreign minister said Wednesday that her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in Ukraine for conflict not to spread further in Europe. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, who is both foreign minister and deputy prime minister, said her small Balkan nation, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, is constantly reminded of the aggressive intentions of both Serbia and its ally Russia.
3 min read - ScienceFuturism
Chinese Moon Lander Appears to Be Carrying Secret Lunar Rover
China is set to launch the first-ever sample return mission to the far side of the Moon. Apart from sampling the lunar surface, the mission dubbed Chang'e-6 will also be carrying an even more interesting piece of equipment with it: a previously undisclosed lunar rover, SpaceNews reports.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Zelensky compares fight against Russia to fight against Nazis
On the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has compared his country's current defence against a Russian invasion to Ukrainian efforts to defeat Nazi Germany. "Eighty years ago, millions of Ukrainians fought to defeat Nazism forever," he said in a video message recorded during his Wednesday visit to the town of Yahidne in the northern Ukrainian region of Chernihiv, the scene of an alleged Russian war crime in 2022. "But today Ukrainians are onc
1 min read - USdpa international
German court acquits man accused in 2019 Green Vault jewel heist
A man accused of aiding in the spectacular theft of royal jewels from the historic Green Vault in the eastern German city of Dresden was acquitted on Wednesday following a trial. The burglary on November 25, 2019 is considered one of the most spectacular art thefts in Germany. The perpetrators stole 21 pieces of diamond and brilliant-cut diamond jewellery from the Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe), which houses Europe's largest treasure collection. The thieves also caused more than €1 million ($1.1 m
2 min read - ScienceExplorersWeb
How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?
The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France’s largest and best-researched cave systems. Its caverns and tunnels stretch underground for 64 kilometers. Humans have sheltered there since the Middle Palaeolithic era. Now, a new study proves that these ancient humans went far beyond the cave entrance. Somehow, they found a way to navigate this labyrinth. Scientists […]
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