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Law scholars refute S.Korea leader's claim about legality of parliament move to probe wife
Legal scholars specialising in South Korea's constitution have refuted President Yoon Suk Yeol's claim that it was unconstitutional for parliament to appoint a special prosecutor to probe his wife over allegations including stock manipulation. Members of the opposition-led legislature were working within the powers granted to them by law, two scholars separately told AFP.
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Hindu procession clip filmed in India's Uttar Pradesh state, not Maharashtra ahead of vote
As India's western Maharashtra state geared up for its November 20 legislative elections, footage of people chanting a Hindu slogan was repeatedly shared in posts with a false claim it shows a campaign event in the state. The posts surfaced as the state's opposition bloc mounted a challenge to the ruling coalition led by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The video, however, was filmed in northern Uttar Pradesh state and previously appeared online in February 2022.
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Church and state clash over entry fee for Paris's Notre Dame
France's powerful culture minister on Monday locked horns with the country's Roman Catholic establishment on whether tourists should pay to enter Notre Dame cathedral when it reopens next month.Notre Dame will reopen next month following five years of work involving hundreds of artisans costing nearly 700 million euros.
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From political outsider to Ghana's 'Mr Digital'
Presidential candidate Mahamudu Bawumia hopes he can silence his critics once more to become Ghana's leader.
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Chocolate makers stoke boom for Indian cocoa beans
India produces only a tiny fraction of the world's cocoa beans, but that could be changing.
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Germany warns China against supplying drones to Russia for Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned China against supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine with military equipment at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday. Baerbock said supporters of Russia must understand that the Ukraine war concerns Europe's "core security interests" and for this reason backing Russia "must and will have consequences" for China. The German foreign minister did not give further details. Baerbock is in Brussels to meet with her EU counterparts to discuss the
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Uniper Picks Electric Hydrogen’s Tech For 200-MW Green Hydrogen Project
German energy company Uniper has selected Electric Hydrogen as its exclusive partner to design a 200-MW electrolyzer plant for the large-scale electrolysis within Uniper’s Green Wilhelmshaven project in Northern Germany. […]
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Amnesty criticises ministers for arms firm funding
Amnesty International accuses ministers of turning “a blind eye” to the risk of being part of the supply chain of arms which could be used in the war in Gaza.
6 min read - LifestyleWJET Erie
Erie African Arts brings African culture to downtown at grand opening
African culture is coming to the Erie community as a new business opens in downtown. Located behind the Erie Democratic Headquarters at 13 East 13th Street, Erie African Arts features authentic art from an array of places including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, and more. Pieces of art include jewelry, malachite stone, […]
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When will the Triad see snow? FOX8 Meteorologist Charles Ewing reveals his winter predictions
(WGHP) — This winter, a weak La Niña should develop. This means a gradual warming of the Pacific Ocean water off the coast of South America should bring the Piedmont a warm and dry winter. Overall, temperatures will be slightly above normal during the month of December. Our temperatures will be above normal in January and February. There […]
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Two Baltic Sea communications cables have been knocked offline
Two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were cut, with at least one physically damaged. A cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning. The second disrupted cable, about 60 to 65 miles from the first, routes communications between Finland and Germany.
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China's Xi tells G20 Summit AI should not be a 'game of rich countries,' Xinhua reports
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping warned at the Group of 20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro that artificial intelligence should not be a "game of rich countries and the wealthy," state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Xi also called for more international governance and cooperation on AI, Xinhua said. Earlier in the day, Xi touted China's support for the developing world and pledged more aid initiatives, including proposing an initiative with three other G20 members to help
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Scholz plans to address Chinese exports to Russia in meeting with Xi
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday that he plans to discuss the issue of arms deliveries to Russia with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringes of the G20 summit. "It is always a topic of my talks to warn everyone against supplying lethal weapons to Russia. And that is why this will also be the case in the future, a central topic," Scholz said at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro when asked whether he would address the alleged delivery of Chinese drones to Russia at his meeting
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New Delhi gasping as air quality reaches severe levels, enveloping India's capital in smog
India's capital was left gasping this week as air pollution smog reduced visibility to near zero and raised air quality levels more than 130 times safe limits.
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Tropical storm Sara kills four in Honduras and Nicaragua
Tropical storm Sara left at least four people dead in Honduras and Nicaragua over the weekend, while more than 120,000 were left homeless or suffered damages in floods across Central America, officials said Monday.More than 200 houses in the Central American country were destroyed and some 3,200 damaged, while nearly 1,800 communities were left isolated by flooding, collapsed bridges and destroyed roads.
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‘I want justice for my daughter’, says family of murder victim Harshita Brella
Her family in India says she moved to the UK in April after marrying the man suspected of killing her.
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UK minister says 50,000 Ukrainian troops trained by British forces
The United Kingdom has so far trained around 50,000 soldiers from Ukraine since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. UK Defence Minister John Healey told Parliament in London that Tuesday will mark a "bloody milestone" of 1,000 days since the start of the all.out attack. In his remarks on Monday, Healey said he could confirm that 50,000 soldiers from Ukraine had now been trained by British forces. The UK began "Operation Interflex," which is also supported by other coun
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Afghan diplomats in Bonn resign amid pressure from Taliban and Berlin
Islamabad/Berlin - Afghanistan’s ambassador to Berlin and the country’s consul general in Bonn resigned in separate statements on Monday, citing challenges in consular services and political pressures from the German government. Yama Yari, the Afghan ambassador to Germany, and Said Lutfullah Sadat, Afghanistan’s consul general in Bonn, said that the missions have been facing challenges in providing consular services due to limitations imposed by the Taliban government in Kabul as well as pressur
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Dad Breaks Window to Save 7 Infants in NICU Hospital Fire, but Wasn’t Able to Rescue His Twin Daughters
The Nov. 15 fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in India killed 10 newborns
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Proposed port in Nigeria’s southeast is not closer to the Atlantic than Lagos docks
In 2020, the leadership of Nigeria's southeastern Abia state approved the construction of a port, which has yet to break ground. Social media users have argued that Nigeria’s ports in Lagos should have originally been built in the southeastern region because it is allegedly closer to the Atlantic Ocean than their current location. However, this is false: the Lagos ports are nearer the Atlantic than the one slated to be built in the southeastern Obeaku community. Disinformation linked to these st
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Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif buried in Sidon at short notice
Mohammed Afif, the Hezbollah media spokesman killed in an Israeli airstrike over the weekend, was buried in the Lebanese coastal city of Sidon on Monday. The time of the funeral was announced half an hour beforehand, and the ceremony was brief, presumably for fear of further Israeli air strikes. Afif had come to the fore following the killing of the Hezbollah leadership in a series of Israeli strikes. He was one of the few publicly known faces of the Iran-backed militia. Afif was seen as close t
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'My mother is still trapped after Tanzania building collapse'
The authorities say that 16 people are now known to have died after a building gave way in Dar es Salaam.
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Gaza aid convoy of more than 100 trucks looted
More than 100 trucks have been looted in one of the largest raids on aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip in recent months. The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, suspects local gangs and family clans are behind the looting. These groups have been fighting between themselves for control of local shops in the south of the coastal strip, Lazzarini said in Geneva, adding that his agency has long been warning about the collapse of publi
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Borrell proposal to freeze EU dialogue with Israel over Gaza blocked
The European Union is not suspending its regular political dialogue with Israel for the time being, despite serious allegations regarding Israel's conduct during the war in the Gaza Strip. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, several countries signalled that they did not want to agree to a corresponding proposal by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. Because it would have to be decided unanimously, it cannot be implemented for the time being. Diplomats said the politicians who did n
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TikToker jailed for 32 months for insulting Uganda's president
Emmanuel Nabugodi is the latest person to be jailed for a social media video about the president.
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German court rules Facebook users can claim money over data breach
A German court ruled on Monday that Facebook users affected by extensive data theft at the platform a few years ago should face only minimal hurdles for obtaining financial compensation. Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled claimants would only have to prove that they were victims of the incident, and do not need to prove that their data was later misused. The court said victims also do not need to provide evidence that they are now affected by the data thefts in a particular way - for examp
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German minister Schulze pledges aid to Chad for Sudanese refugees
Germany plans to assist Chad in taking in refugees from Sudan, its neighbour to the east, Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Svenja Schulze said on Monday at the start of a four-day visit to Chad. More than 700,000 refugees have sought shelter in eastern Chad, a country that is among the world's poorest. A long-running power struggle in Sudan has displaced more than 11.6 million people within the country and across its borders. "The situation of the people in Sudan is receiving too li
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At G20, Brazil's Lula announces effort to fight poverty and hunger
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty at the start of the G20 summit in his country's coastal metropolis of Rio de Janeiro on Monday. "Hunger and poverty are not the result of scarcity or natural phenomena," said Lula. Instead, they are the result of political decisions that lead to the exclusion of a large part of humanity, he said. The initiative is one of the central themes of Brazil's presidency of the G20, wh
1 min read - WorldOffshore Technology
China-Russia east-route gas pipeline construction completed
This pipeline is aimed at securing the natural gas supply in east China.
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Russia is dropping millions on pay for up to 100,000 North Korean soldiers. They're unlikely to see much of it.
Russia is paying $2,000 a month for each North Korean soldier, per reports. But the soldiers, who could number 100,000, probably won't see any of it.
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India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040
India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 to support crewed missions to the lunar surface.
3 min read - LifestyleHouse Digest
An Easy Way To Make Stains In Vintage China Completely Disappear
If you have a few beautiful vintage china piece that have unfortunately been stained, there's an easy way to make them disappear to restore their beauty.
2 min read - WorldSemafor
South Africa’s Wits unveils pan-African AI center
South Africa’s Wits University is set to unveil its first dedicated artificial intelligence institute to help drive the technology’s development across the continent.
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Brazil development bank signs deal with AIIB for nearly $3 billion in investments
The deal, which was signed on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, is aimed at funding projects aligned with Brazil's climate fund and with government policies that seek to boost economic growth. BNDES said in a statement that investments directed to growth-targeted projects must promote economic integration between Brazil and Asia in the sectors of transport infrastructure, energy connectivity and sanitation, among others.
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Nigeria’s terror group Lakurawa is nothing new – it exists because of government’s failure: analysts
Nigeria describes Lakurawa as a new terror group. It is not. It’s been operating along the Nigeria-Niger border since 1999, an indication of the region’s growing ungoverned spaces.
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German military receives first new helicopter, 11 months after order
The first of at least 62 new light combat helicopters for the German armed forces were delivered on Monday, less than a year after being ordered. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius personally attended the handover of the H145-M helicopter at an Airbus factory in the Bavarian town of Donauwörth on Monday, praising the relatively swift delivery as a sign of improvements in Germany's notoriously slow defence bureaucracy. When it comes to equipping the military, the "speed of procurement has been sign
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Senegal's radical government claims 'large victory' in legislative polls
A victory for the ruling party gives the president a strong mandate to implement promised reforms.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels send email threats to German shipping companies
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement has over recent months issued threats by email to German shipping companies, the German shipping association (VDR) said on Monday. The threats have been directed at companies whose ships use Israeli ports and pass through waters close to Yemen, the Hamburg-based VDR said. "The Houthi rebels evidently have closely researched email addresses, as the threats are sent to individual contacts as well," VDR manager Irina Haesler said. She described the emails a
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At least 17 killed in Israeli strike on house in northern Gaza
At least 17 people, including women and children, were killed when two Israeli missiles struck a house in the city of Beit Lahia, according to Palestinian reports on Monday. The Hamas-controlled civil defence force said the attack left the building destroyed. The information has not yet been independently verified, and the Israeli military has not commented on the incident. Separately, 72 people are reported to have been killed on Sunday in Beit Lahia in an Israeli airstrike on a five-storey res
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1,900 times Earth’s gravity: China activates world’s most advanced hypergravity facility
China activates CHIEF, the world's largest hypergravity facility, to advance science with forces thousands of times stronger than Earth's gravity.
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Spain floods death toll rises to 227 as blame trading continues
The death toll from the devastating floods that hit eastern and southern Spain nearly three weeks ago has risen to 227, with 13 people still missing, the government in Valencia, the hardest-hit region, reported on Monday. At least 219 people died in Valencia alone, with 218 of them identified thus far. The temporary mortuary set up in Valencia city to cope with the disaster has now been closed according to media reports. Clean-up work was proceeding in many of the 80 worst-hit municipalities to
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Gabon approves law allowing junta leader to contest elections
An election is tentatively scheduled for August next year to transition the country to civilian rule.
2 min read - WorldInteresting Engineering
China’s 3 GW solar plant with nearly 6,000,000 panels to power millions of homes
The Mengxi Blue Ocean PV Power Plant Project in Gobi desert is China's largest single site solar power plant.
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Hostage relatives demonstrate at Israeli prime minister's home
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip demonstrated in front of the Jerusalem home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in support of reaching a deal with the Islamist militia. Dozens of relatives and friends of the hostages, along with their supporters, called on Netanyahu to secure the release of the hostages. The organizers noted in a statement that the approach of winter made this more urgent. "The hostages won't survive the freezing cold in the tunnels of Ga
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Stokes to close its less profitable stores in restructuring process
The proceeding was initiated under Canada's Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Protesters in Georgia's capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia
Demonstrators in Georgia's capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed Monday to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country. The Oct. 26 election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged with Russia's assistance. Many Georgians viewed the election as a referendum on the country’s effort to join the European Union.
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Mali wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman
Resolute Mining's British boss Terry Holohan and two other staff were unexpectedly detained 10 days ago.
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German manufacturers warn of the sector's 'formidable crash'
Germany's troubled manufacturing firms say they are facing a number of significant problems.
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Tractor-driving French farmers protest EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers launched Monday a new wave of action to protest the adoption of a trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries they fear would threaten their livelihoods.On Monday, angry French farmers used tractors to block roads and erected wooden crosses during protests across the country, urging Macron and the government to do more.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Tanzanian government says rescue efforts will continue at collapsed building where 13 died
Rescue efforts continued for a third day Monday after a building collapsed and killed at least 13 people in Tanzania’s commercial capital, with the government saying it will push on until all those trapped inside are saved. More than 80 people have been rescued from the four-story building that housed dozens of shops and collapsed Saturday morning in Dar Es Salaam. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Sunday that more than 20 people were receiving medical treatment and the government w
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