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Efforts to rescue trapped miners in South Africa intensify
At least 78 bodies and more than 200 survivors have been pulled out of a mine since Monday.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said Wednesday. The rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, an IS affiliate in the region, attacked the village of Makoko in the Lubero territory of the North Kivu province on Wednesday, a provincial member of parliament, David Sikuli, told The Associated Press. “I call on the Congolese government to allow joint operations by Congo and Uganda's army to be expanded in all ar
2 min read - WorldBBC
Mozambique's new president sworn in despite opposition boycott
Daniel Chapo's legitimacy has been questioned following protests against his victory.
7 min read - Worlddpa international
Qatar announces press conference over Gaza ceasefire negotiations
The Qatari Foreign Ministry has announced a press conference amid negotiations to end the war in Gaza. The Foreign Ministry posted a link to a live broadcast on the X messaging service. The ministry did not specify a time. Arab media had previously reported that Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani would announce the results of the talks "in the evening" after Hamas sources and Israel said they had reached an agreement. For months, the US, Egypt and Qatar have been endeavourin
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Ukraine and Russia swap 50 prisoners
Russia and Ukraine have released 50 prisoners in a swap deal between the warring nations. Kiev has received 25 prisoners of war and civilians aged between 24 and 60, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday. Soldiers from the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions as well as wounded soldiers from the contested Russian border area of Kursk are among those released. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the United Arab Emirates for mediating the exchange. The goal remains to bring all
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Hamas sources say it has agreed to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
Hamas has agreed in writing to a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel which also includes the release of further hostages in return for Palestinian prisoners, sources within the Islamist organization have said. The written approval was submitted to mediators in Qatar after Israel had presented plans for the withdrawal of its troops, the sources added, saying all Palestinian factions have accepted the proposal. Israel's negotiators have already agreed to the deal but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'
1 min read - WorldAFP
Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy
Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living crisis. Posts circulating on social media claim this has caused Ethiopia to replace Nigeria as Africa’s fourth-largest economy. This is false: the International Monetary Fund ranked Ethiopia’s economy sixth and Nigeria’s fourth in Africa at the end of 2024.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Poland and Ukraine agree WWII massacre deal, discuss NATO guarantees
Poland and Ukraine have agreed to exhume Polish civilians murdered by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The agreement follows a lengthy dispute over the need for Polish families to bury their relatives with dignity. It had become a sticking point between the two neighbours amid Warsaw's support for Kiev in its now three-year war with Russia. During massacres in what is now wes
2 min read - BusinessRoad & Track
Porsche 911 Dakar Owner Takes 20,000-Mile Road Trip in 75 Days
A Porsche 911 Dakar owner in Vietnam took his new off-road sports car on a journey from Ho Chi Minh City to the Gobi Desert and back in the span of 12 weeks.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Posts falsely claim that Kenya’s deputy leader is seen lecturing a presidential aide in a clip
Kenya’s new deputy leader Kithure Kindiki fuelled rumours of a potential rift with the president after he missed se veral key events in December 2024. Kindiki dismissed the allegations when he resurfaced in public in January but online users continued to speculate about the reasons of Kindiki's absence. TikTok users shared a clip alleging that it showed Kindiki criticising President William Ruto’s aide, Farouk Kibet. But the claim is false: the footage features Kindiki addressing his predecessor
3 min read - WorldPC Mag
This Crowdfunded Project Was a Scam Linked to North Koreans
The 'Kratos' project on Indiegogo appears to have links to a company known for hosting fake IT workers from North Korea.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany denies stricken suspected Russian tanker permission to leave
A stricken tanker loaded with suspected Russian oil that lost the ability to manoeuvre off the German coast last week has been ordered to remain in German waters while the incident is investigated, authorities said on Wednesday. The Panama-flagged Eventin is believed to be part of the so-called "shadow fleet" used by Russia to export oil despite strict Western sanctions. The vessel was en route from Russia to Egypt with almost 100,000 tons of oil on board when it suffered an engine failure in th
1 min read - ScienceHowStuffWorks
The Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider Dances to Entice Mates
The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name. This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie Girard after they were discovered in Wondul Range National Park in southern Queensland, Australia.
3 min read - WorldPower Technology
Vietnam signs nuclear energy development agreement with Russia
Rosatom, the Russian state atomic energy corporation, and Vietnam's state-owned power utility EVN have agreed to enhance nuclear collaboration.
2 min read - WorldBBC
Gaza 'humanitarian zone' struck almost 100 times since May, BBC Verify finds
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed.
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Italy rail asks authorities to investigate outages behind train delays
Italy’s national railroad filed a formal complaint with law enforcement authorities Wednesday alleging that power outages up and down the peninsula that have caused days of train delays were suspicious. Luca Ciriani, minister for relations with parliament, acknowledged the inconveniences but said the problems weren’t chronic and that the recent delays were not exceptional. The chaos on Italy’s rail system has become a political headache for Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, with the oppositio
1 min read - BusinessPackaging Gateway
Victory Packaging rebrands as Smurfit Westrock Packaging Solutions
The company will maintain its same teams across more than 60 solution centres in the US and Mexico.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
UN: Half a million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition in 2025
More than 500,000 children in Afghanistan are at risk of malnutrition in 2025, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. In a statement, the UN said one of the reasons for the alarming situation is climate extremes, which "have limited people's ability to feed their families." According to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), nearly half of Afghanistan's population – about 22.9 million people – will require humanitarian aid this year to address both
1 min read - WorldBBC
Kenyan minister alleges intelligence agency behind his son's abduction
Justin Muturi says his son was freed following President William Ruto's intervention.
3 min read - BusinessBenzinga
Plug Power Lands 3 GW Electrolyzer Deal For AGA's Plant In Australia: Details
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) has secured a purchase agreement with Allied Green Ammonia (AGA) to supply 3 GW of electrolyzer capacity for AGA’s green hydrogen-to-ammonia plant in Australia. To support the plant, AGA plans to construct a 4.5 GW solar facility that will power Plug’s electrolyzers with clean, zero-emission energy, producing green hydrogen for green ammonia. With the agreement finalized, Plug will develop a Basic Engineering and Design Package (BEDP) detailing critical technical an
2 min read - TechnologyLife Insurance International
Data readiness is the biggest AI challenge for global life insurers
Australia was top in terms of data readiness with 38% of carriers being "Optimal", which in Latin America, 82% of carriers were "Progressive".
2 min read - WorldJust Drinks
LVMH says managing final distribution “impossible” after Russia shipments report
A media report in France has indicated LVMH's Champagne is being sold into Russia through US duty-free distributors.
2 min read - Businessdpa international
Industry: Germany approved record number of new wind turbines in 2024
Last year, regulators in Germany approved more new onshore wind turbines than ever before, according to figures from two industry groups released on Wednesday. Around 2,400 turbines with a total output of around 14 gigawatts received first-time approval from the authorities nationwide in 2024, the German Wind Energy Association and the VDMA Power Systems Association said. That marks an increase of 85% compared to 2023. On average, the industry groups said that it takes just over two years after
1 min read - WorldBBC
Red Sea dive-boat survivors accuse authorities of cover up
The group say their official witness statements were translated into Arabic by a boat company employee.
7 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Xiaomi shatters sales expectations and doubles down for 2025
Xiaomi Automotive may be the new kid on the block, but they're making a massive splash in China's EV segment.
4 min read - WorldCBS News
Dozens arrested in India over alleged 5-year sexual abuse of teen girl
Authorities in southern India have detained almost 50 men suspected of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a girl from the age of 13.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
World Bank pledges $20 billion to Pakistan
The World Bank has announced it will supply $20 billion to Pakistan over the next decade to help the country tackle climate change and development challenges that hinder growth, aiming for inclusive and sustainable development. "We welcome the World Bank's pledge of $20 billion under its first-ever 10-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Pakistan," Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in message on X on Wednesday. The program primarily focuses on enhancing social indicators in critical yet
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
A far-right party uses a mock plane ticket to campaign for deportations in Germany
German police were investigating an election campaign flyer by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of “illegal immigrants.” The flyer was published on the website of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's local Karlsruhe branch. It’s shaped like a boarding ticket and reads “only remigration can still save Germany.”
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Reports of dozens dead as Israel attacks Gaza despite ceasefire hopes
A Palestinian report on Wednesday said at least 36 people had been killed as the Israeli military continues to attack the Gaza Strip despite widespread hopes of a ceasefire deal in Qatar. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported dozens of deaths and numerous injuries in new Israeli operations across various parts of the largely destroyed coastal strip. The Israeli military said in a statement that within 24 hours it had "struck more than 50 terrorist targets across the Gaza Strip, including ter
1 min read - ScienceThe Cool Down
Scientists make remarkable breakthrough with material that could revolutionize the automotive industry: 'Capacities ... the highest in the world'
Korea may not have to rely on China much longer for its core EV components.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Syrian minister: No need for hasty return of refugees from Germany
The foreign minister from Syria's de-facto transitional government, Asaad al-Shaybani, said there's no need for Syrian refugees in Germany to make a hasty return to the country. "They are safe there," al-Shaybani told dpa in Damascus, where he is due to meet German Development Minister Svenja Schulze. The refugees who have been taken in by Germany are also better off than many Syrian refugees and displaced persons in other regions of the world, al-Shaybani said. The majority of the approximately
1 min read - BusinessSouth China Morning Post
Greater Bay Area's next-gen chipmakers find ready buyers in Chinese EV industry
Semiconductor companies in Guangzhou's Nansha district are betting on regional synergies in the Greater Bay Area to meet the increasing industrial demand for next-generation chip materials, company executives said at the China Conference hosted by the South China Morning Post on Wednesday. Nansha, located in the south of Guangdong's provincial capital, is capitalising on local industrial policies and its proximity to major economic centres to build a world-class semiconductor cluster, with a foc
3 min read - BusinessVerdict Food Service
Dave & Buster’s enters Mexico with Winclub franchise agreement
Ten locations will be opened in key cities, with the inaugural store launching in Mexico City by the end of 2025.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Old video of Japan building collapse falsely linked to Tibet quake
After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people, an old video of houses collapsing spread globally in social media posts that falsely linked it to the disaster. The footage was in fact shot in Japan and circulated in news reports about an earthquake that hit the country on New Year's Day 2024.
2 min read - WorldAFP
Clip of 'three-faced' elephant filmed at Thai parade, not giant India festival
Ahead of the world's largest gathering of humanity, the six-week Kumbh Mela festival in northern India, a video purportedly showing a "three-faced" elephant was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it was filmed at the event. While life-sized idols of Hindu gods and elephants will be displayed at the festival, the video was in fact filmed at a parade in Thailand.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Wednesday to use his country’s presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest as the two sides reported progress in recent days on a major irritant in their relations. “We will break the standstill we have in this issue,” Tusk told reporters in Warsaw, as he stood alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Poland now holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, the 27-member bloc that Ukraine aspires t
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to shut down power grid
Russia on Wednesday launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine, targeting energy production and compelling authorities to shut down the power grid in some areas despite freezing winter weather, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry said that it launched a strike on “critically important facilities of gas and energy infrastructure that ensure the functioning of Ukraine’s military industrial complex.” The barrage came a day after the Russian Defense Min
3 min read - WorldAFP
German far-right AfD takes aim at Bauhaus movement
Germany's far-right AfD party has aimed fire at the Bauhaus movement, just as the hallowed school of architecture and design nears its centenary milestone.The Bauhaus movement of the 1920s, with its pioneering ethos of uniting form and function, redefined ideas about art, industrial design and building but was banned as "degenerate art" by the Nazis in 1933.
4 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany to send 60 IRIS-T guided missiles to Ukraine
Germany is set to deliver an additional 60 IRIS-T guided missiles to Ukraine to bolster its air-defence capabilities against Russian attacks, dpa learned on Wednesday. The €60 million ($61.8 million) delivery is to be drawn from the stocks of Germany's Armed Forces, or Bundeswehr. The decision follows German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius's visit to Kiev, where he held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday. The defence minister assured Zelensky of Germany's continued sup
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Germany's Habeck touts investment fund of €40 billion initially
Robert Habeck, the Greens' top candidate in the upcoming Germany elections, sees a need for state investments in the country initially totalling about €40 billion ($41.23 billion). "We need approximately €40 billion plus or minus as upfront financing for this Germany fund over a longer period, about 10 years," he said in Berlin in an interview with broadcaster RTL. The idea of a debt-financed "Germany fund" is included in the Green party's manifesto for the election scheduled to take place on Fe
1 min read - WorldCNN
One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
4 min read - Worlddpa international
South Korea's suspended president Yoon detained
Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday was detained for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea's anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on Wednesday morning to take him to the public prosecutor's office in their second attempt to do so, Yonhap said. The operation appeared to be peaceful despite serious security concerns. The agency cited the Corruption Investigation Offic
2 min read - LifestyleCNN
Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
A budget hospitality booking platform in India is receiving criticism for its “new check-in directives” that state hotels in one small city can deny bookings from unmarried couples at their discretion.
10 min read - Worlddpa international
South Korea's suspended president Yoon reportedly detained
Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency has reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea's anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on Wednesday morning to take him to the public prosecutor's office, Yonhap said. The agency cited the anti-corruption office as saying that the detention warrant was executed at 10:33 am (0133 GMT).
1 min read - WorldAFP
Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash
Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace at the moment of the crash. The discovery of their remains sparked online discussion, with a photo of a pair of skeletons appearing to be holding each other spreading on social media. The image, however, is unrelated and was in fact taken at an archaeological site in Italy.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
Israel's Air Force blazes air superiority path to Iran's border
Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.
6 min read - USWETM Elmira
Dangerously cold next week in the Twin Tiers
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – There is a chance of another blast of very cold Arctic air trailing behind a cold front heading our way. Cold and below average weather returns tonight and will stick around through Friday. Lake effect snow showers continues tonight to the north and the northwest of us. Additional snow showers on […]
1 min read - Worlddpa international
Officers try again to arrest South Korea's suspended president Yoon
Police officers and staff from South Korea's anti-corruption agency made another attempt with a large contingent to gain access to the residence of suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday morning, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Numerous supporters of Yoon gathered early in the morning in front of the house. The Constitutional Court postponed the first hearing in the impeachment proceedings against Yoon the previous day because he was not present. The 64-year-old, through his la
2 min read - LifestyleWPRI Providence
Traveling to the UK this year? You’ll need to apply for an ETA first
If you're planning on traveling to the United Kingdom soon, you're going to need to apply for an ETA first.
1 min read - WorldBBC
What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal
What we know so far about the possible ceasefire deal being negotiated between Israel and Hamas.
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