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Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
Most of the electricity in the capital is supplied by a Turkish ship floating off the country’s coast.
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Russian troops advanced and captured large parts of village after apparent Ukrainian blunder left front line unmanned
Russian forces were able to take most of Ocheretyne, northwest of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, after a rotational error by Ukrainian troops.
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South Africa Freedom Day: Did the 'get-out-of-jail' vote live up to the hype?
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
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F-16s headed to Ukraine this summer will face their most dangerous battlefield ever
The F-16 Fighting Falcons going to Ukraine will face a major test against advanced Russian air-defense systems, despite decades of combat experience.
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Huge search for missing boy in Germany turns to 'silent strategy'
A massive search operation for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism in a wooded area of northern Germany has gone into its sixth day after a new tactic to help locate the child proved unsuccessful. "Unfortunately, the night did not bring us any progress," said a police spokesman on Saturday morning in Bremervörde, a town west of Hamburg. Using a so-called "silent strategy," around 200 German soldiers looked for the boy named Arian in small groups and with night vision equipment. Their search did
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Book at these times to save money on summer flights for 2024
In travel news this week: a gelato ban in Italy, runaway horses in central London, the orange fog that hit Athens and – if you’re still feeling brave enough – the best dates and times to book summer flights.
4 min read - LifestyleKLAS articles
Las Vegas-area pizza shop helps find homes for dozens of homeless animals
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A Boulder City pizza shop is helping find homes for dozens of homeless pets in a very unique way. The Boulder City Animal Shelter created flyers of adoptable dogs and Vinny’s Little Italy sent them out with every pizza order by posting the flyer on top of each box. Within 48 […]
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Alexey Navalny's death wasn't directly ordered by Putin, WSJ reports
The February death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is not directly tied to Vladimir Putin, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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UN warns Sudan paramilitary forces are encircling a capital in western Darfur, urges against attack
Sudanese paramilitary forces are encircling the only capital they haven’t captured in the western Darfur region, the United Nations said Friday, warning that an attack would have “devastating consequences” for the city's 800,000 inhabitants. At the same time, the U.N. said, the rival Sudanese Armed Forces “appear to be positioning themselves.” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres again called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and government forces to refrain from fighting in the Nort
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Planemaker Embraer CEO says supply chain has been improving
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS (Reuters) -The chief executive of Brazil's Embraer said on Friday that supply chain issues impacting planemakers have been improving but some challenges remain. Francisco Gomes Neto told reporters at an event in Sao Jose dos Campos, where the company is based at, that Embraer is in a "very good place" right now after overcoming some difficult years. Embraer intends to invest some 2 billion reais ($390.9 million) in the country this year and hire over 900 people, Neto said a
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NBC News investigation reveals Israel strikes on Gaza areas it said were safe
NBC News investigates 7 deadly airstrikes, reveals Palestinians killed in Israeli-designated Gaza 'safe zones'
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German president cancels Gaza round table without Palestinian guests
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cancelled a planned panel discussion on the Gaza war at his official residence in Berlin amid criticism that no Palestinian voice had been invited to take part. At the event called "How do we talk about the war in the Middle East?" originally scheduled at Bellevue Palace for Thursday, Steinmeier had intended to give a speech and discuss the topic with three guests, Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre, journalist Tilo Jung and M
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Brazil fire: 10 killed in homeless guesthouse fire
The blaze erupted in the middle of the night at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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Climate skeptic dismisses severity of Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Scientists predict recent bleaching at Australia's Great Barrier Reef will be the worst on record, but skeptics online dismiss the damage by claiming coral populations are at a record high. This is missing context; while there has been growth over the past decade, marine scientists warn global warming has negatively affected biodiversity and resilience in the region .
5 min read - WorldThe Inertia
An Orca Calf Trapped in British Columbia Lagoon Has Found Her Way to Freedom
An orca calf found itself stuck in a lagoon in British Columbia, Canada. Now, though, after a worrying length of time, she has found her way to freedom.
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Orca calf stranded in British Columbia lagoon for more than a month swims out on her own
An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada swam out of the lagoon on her own early Friday morning, according to the Ehattesaht First Nation.
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In Japan, Bear Attacks Surge as Authorities Warn Hikers Away
A record number of bear attacks across Japan have caused widespread alarm and six fatalities in the last year, prompting repeated warnings from authorities and wildlife experts. Of the 219 attacks in the last 365 days, one of the most publicized occurred when a brown bear allegedly decapitated a Hokkaido fisherman. Decapitated head found during […]
3 min read - WorldTime
Mass Graves of Hundreds Uncovered in Gaza Sound Alarm
Mass graves with hundreds of bodies were discovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
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A coal billionaire is building the world’s biggest clean energy plant and it’s five times the size of Paris
The scale of the project transforming swathes of barren salt desert on the edge of western India into one of the most important sources of clean energy anywhere on the planet is so overwhelming that the man in charge can’t keep up.
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Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir injured in car accident
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was injured in a car accident on Friday evening after reportedly running a red light. Three people were injured and hospitalized in the accident in Ramle near Tel Aviv, police said, announcing an investigation. Israeli media published a dashcam video from an uninvolved vehicle at the scene of the accident, allegedly showing two cars colliding at a junction. Further footage is said to show Ben-Gvir's car overturned on a road. The Haaretz newspap
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Ritual Offerings, Hallucinogenic Plant Found Under Ancient Maya Ball Court
A baseball player may tap his helmet three times before stepping up to the plate, and an Argentina supporter may burn incense in front of a portrait of Diego Maradona as the Albiceleste kick off. Now, a team of archaeologists have found evidence that the ancient Maya blessed their ball courts with ritual offerings, an indicator of how much sport meant to the Maya communities.
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EU Commission to provide another €68m in aid for Palestinians in Gaza
The European Union is releasing another €68 million ($72.7 million) in humanitarian aid for Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, the European Commission said in Brussels on Friday. "In light of the continued deterioration of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the steady rise of needs on the ground, the Commission is stepping up its funding to support Palestinians affected by the ongoing war," the EU's executive said in a press release. The additional sum is intended to "sca
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Burkina Faso suspends BBC over HRW report on alleged mass killings
BBC websites and radio are blocked for two weeks over a Human Rights Watch report on alleged mass killings.
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Two British men charged with helping Russian intelligence
It comes after a Ukraine-linked business in London was targeted in a suspected arson attack.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's western and central regions. Kenya's government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura on Friday refuted claims that hundreds of people have died in the ongoing flooding and said the official tally now stands
1 min read - WorldLive Science
1,430 ancient Roman graves scattered with funerary festival leftovers unearthed in southern France
Archaeologists in southern France have excavated an ancient Roman cemetery containing 1,430 graves and traces of a funerary festival, during which families feasted by the graves of relatives.
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The ex-flight attendant who became the first female boss of Japan Airlines
Mitsuko Tottori was named as the first female boss of Japan Airlines earlier this year.
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Thabo Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'
South Africa's former president hits out at corruption within the governing party.
2 min read - WorldINSIDER
Spain to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine amid mounting pressure from EU and NATO allies, report says
Spain has decided not to send any of its launchers for the Patriot system to Ukraine, however, El Pais reported.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
UN estimates clearing Gaza of metal debris to take 14 years
The United Nations has estimated that it would take 100 lorries some 14 years to remove the 300 kilograms of scrap metal per square metre covering the heavily destroyed Gaza Strip. And it is unlikely that the work could be done quickly, Peh Lodhammar from the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Geneva said on Friday, due to unexploded ordnances. There are no concrete estimates of how much live ammunition that did not explode on impact is lying in the ground, Lodhammar said. Typically, 10% of munit
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Lithuanian president joins call for higher defence expenditure
Lithuania has joined calls for higher military spending from NATO member states. "We must work together to convince our NATO partners to increase defence spending," said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda at a joint press conference with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Friday. The two presidents had attended a joint military exercise by the armed forces of both countries in the so-called "Suwalki Gap," a strategically important area on NATO's eastern flank. Duda recently proposed that N
1 min read - WorldThe Conversation en Español
Pedro Sánchez’s ‘letter to the citizens’ of Spain assessed by a political communications expert
Pedro Sánchez has taken a controversial five day pause to reconsider his position at the head of Spain’s government. This ambitious gamble has put him in the spotlight once again.
5 min read - WorldGizmodo
Saudi Arabia's Sci-Fi Megacity in the Desert Isn't Going Well
Over the last several years, Saudi Arabia has been working on a massive infrastructure project that its leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (or MBS) hopes will transform the Kingdom and its relationship with the outside world. The Neom project is a series of developments that are currently under construction in the nation’s Tabuk region. Saudi leaders hope the project will attract foreign visitors while also helping to modernize the country through innovative technological development and a
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Ukraine war: Kyiv's plea for Patriots falls short in Greece and Spain
Greece says it cannot spare its defence systems and Spain reportedly says it can only provide missiles.
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Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 April 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Fire at Brazil guesthouse leaves at least 10 dead, 11 injured
At least 10 people died and 11 were injured in the early hours of Friday morning in a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre, said the Rio Grande do Sul state fire department, which is still searching for the missing. Junes da Silva said there is still no information on the possible causes of the fire. The facility did not have a license to operate as a guesthouse, nor did they have a fire-fighting plan, according to the fire department.
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Zelensky warns of new Chernobyl disaster as Ukraine marks anniversary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned against a repeat of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, as the country marked the anniversary of the 1986 disaster at the power plant. "Europe's largest nuclear power plant near Zaporizhzhya has already been in the hands of Russian terrorists for 785 days," the head of state wrote on Telegram on Friday. He urged the international community to exert pressure on Russia to bring the power plant back under Ukrainian control. "And that all nuclear objects
2 min read - WorldCNN
Overrun Japanese town putting up eight-foot barrier to block tourist photos of Mount Fuji
Fujikawaguchiko has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain.
3 min read - WorldINSIDER
Kim Jong Un tested a new rocket that could hit Seoul — and may aid Russia against Ukraine
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests for a new rocket which is capable of targeting South Korea.
3 min read - Worlddpa international
Berlin police move to clear pro-Palestinian protest camp
A protest camp in Berlin's government district voicing support for Palestinians and demanding an end to the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip has been banned by German police. About 150 police officers appeared at the 20 or so tents near the Chancellery in Berlin on Friday morning and demanded that the 20 or so people staying in the camp leave, a police spokesman said. Police also announced that the camp had been banned via loudspeaker. The protest camp pitched its tents at the site m
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Italian journalist union calls for strike at public broadcaster Rai
The journalists' union USIGrai has called for a 24-hour strike at Italian public broadcaster Rai on May 6 and 7, mainly to protest against interference by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. They accused Meloni of wanting to turn the broadcaster into a "mouthpiece of the government." The background to this is the last-minute disinvitation of the writer Antonio Scurati, who wanted to read a text on the day of Italy's liberation from German occupation and fascism on April 2
1 min read - Businessdpa international
Mixed predictions on German unemployment for 2024
The employment outlook in Germany continues to improve, the Institute for Labour Market and Professional Research (IAB) reported from Nuremberg on Friday. "The government employment agencies are anticipating a stable upward trend in employment rates, despite a difficult economic situation," IAB researcher Enzo Weber said. "There is still a good way to go before a decline in unemployment, but the outlook is improving," he said. The IAB's European Labour Market Barometer recorded its third consecu
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Accused Chinese spy previously sought job at Germany's intel agency
A suspected Chinese spy who worked as a top aide to a far-right German politician in the European Parliament had previously applied to work for Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND. The accused spy, Jian Guo, was turned down by the BND several years ago, according to information obtained by dpa. The man also reportedly applied to work for the BfV domestic security service in the eastern German state of Saxony but was rejected as unreliable. German public broadcaster ARD first reported
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Kenya Airways accuses Congo military of holding its staff since last week over cargo issues
Kenya’s state-owned airline has accused the Republic of Congo’s military of holding two of its staffers since last Friday over cargo issues. Kenya Airways, known as KQ, said on Friday the staffers were arrested in its airport office in the capital, Kinshasa, over missing documentation for cargo that the airline had not accepted. “All efforts to explain to the military officers that KQ had not accepted the cargo because of incomplete documentation proved futile,” airline CEO Allan Kilavuka said
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Head of Vietnam's parliament resigns amid corruption probe
The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned, according to state media, making him the latest senior member of government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that's shaken the country's political and business elites. The resignation of National Assembly Chair Vuong Dinh Hue adds to growing instability in the country. President Vo Van Thuong resigned in March — just over a year after the previous president, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, resigned to take political responsibility for co
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Ex UK minister says Germany's Scholz should send missiles to Kiev
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to agree to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as he continues to resist this step despite repeated pleas from Kiev. "I think the reason is you can't incrementally help Ukraine, you know, a bit of this and a bit of that. Do we want Ukraine to win? Or do we want them to lose?" Wallace said. While he understands Scholz's reasons for concern regarding a possible escalation of the conflict, these are unfounded,
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Sweden should spend more on defense and increase the number of conscripts, lawmakers recommend
Sweden should increase its annual military budget by nearly 54 billion kronor ($5 billion) by 2030 to strengthen its air defenses and beef up the number of conscripts, a Swedish parliamentary committee recommended Friday. The Scandinavian country joined the NATO alliance in March, moving away from a decades-long policy of neutrality in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The report by the Defense Committee, which is made up of representatives of the eight political par
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2 men charged in the UK with spying for China are granted bail after a court appearance in London
A former researcher working in the U.K. Parliament and another man charged with spying for China were granted bail Friday after an initial court appearance in London. Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged with violating the Official Secrets Act by providing information or documents that could be “useful to an enemy” — China — and “prejudicial to the safety or interests” of the U.K. between late 2021 and February 2023. Cash, a parliamentary researcher who worked with sen
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Marriott signs deal to bring Ritz-Carlton Reserve to Saudi Arabia’s Trojena
The new Ritz-Carlton Reserve highlights Marriott's commitment to expanding its luxury portfolio in Saudi Arabia.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Forbes Russia journalist detained on suspicion of spreading 'fake news' about army
LONDON (Reuters) -Sergei Mingazov, a journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes, has been detained on suspicion of spreading false information about the Russian army, the magazine said on Friday. Konstantin Bubon, Mingazov's lawyer, said on Facebook that his client was in a detention centre in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, where he lives. Forbes Russia said it had not been able to contact the reporter.
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