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German defence minister proposes cooperation with Canada in Arctic
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has invited NATO partner Canada to enter into a joint partnership with Norway to protect infrastructure in the far north. "Let us initiate a trilateral strategic maritime partnership with a focus on securing sea lines of communication through the northern Atlantic and Arctic," Pistorius said on Friday in the Canadian capital Ottawa at a meeting with his counterpart Bill Blair. The initiative could be the umbrella for joint activities. Blair said that the C
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
CLAIM: France sent troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war. THE FACTS: The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X that France has not deployed troops to Ukraine, calling the claim “disinformation.” Reports of the deployment cited a May 3 blog post by Stephen Bryen, a deputy undersecretary for the Department of Defense during the Reagan administration.
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Italy mulls delivery of another SAMP/T system to Ukraine, says source
The battery Italy would send is based in Kuwait and is one of five now operated by Italy, after one was sent to Ukraine last year.
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Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos with heavy rains to come and nearly 2 million people affected
People in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption as meteorologists warned of 12 straight hours of heavy rain Friday and more throughout the weekend.
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Popular vacation islands in Spain crack down on partying
Spain’s Balearic Islands are further cracking down on public drinking and party boats as part of modifications to a 2020 decree that addressed “excess tourism.”
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'Fierce' Russian attacks test Ukraine's defenses near its 2nd largest city
Ukraine's defense ministry said it has managed to repel the Russian attacks near Kharkiv so far, but "battles of varying intensity continue."
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China's Xi leaves Hungary as he concludes a 5-day visit to Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Hungary on Friday, concluding a tour of three European nations meant to meant to reinforce China's growing influence on the continent. Xi's plane took off from Budapest airport on Friday evening, after five days in Europe that began with a visit to France and then Serbia. Earlier on Friday, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on the social platform X that Xi had concluded his three-day state visit to Hungary, the last stop on his Europe visit, hailing t
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South Africa's top court hears Zuma election challenge
The electoral body says the ex-president's conviction for contempt of court means he should be barred.
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Brazil floods strike blow to powerful agriculture sector
Floodwaters in Brazil have swallowed up soybean fields and farming equipment, cutting off roads, livestock farms and warehouses in the latest extreme weather event to hit the agricultural giant.While Brazil will retain its spot as the world's largest producer of soybeans, which are used in livestock feed, the flooding is expected to hit its results this season.
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Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy
Mock coffins filled one of Milan’s most famous squares Friday in a protest organized by Italy's second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths. Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who died on the job last year in the northern Lombardy region alone. The UIL labor union said that it was demanding that both the government and businesses do more to protect Italian workers.
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Gunmen abduct 9 students in Nigeria's north in the latest attack targeting schools
At least nine students have been abducted by gunmen during a late-night raid on their school in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state, authorities said Friday, the third such abduction amid rampant kidnappings targeting schools in the conflict-hit region this year. The assailants invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Kogi state, which neighbors the nation’s capital, Abuja, and whisked away the students from their classrooms before security forces could arrive, according to Kogi
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All the Best Photos from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Nigeria Trip!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Nigeria on Friday, May 10
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Polish farmers protest 'harmful' EU environmental rules
Polish farmers on Friday rallied against EU environmental regulations they said were hurting the economy and called for a referendum on the issue."We don't agree to all the Green Deal provisions, which are harmful to Poland's economy," said Adrian Wawrzyniak, a spokesman for the Solidarity farmers' union.
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75-year-old 'mastermind' of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
A 75-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery in northern England nearly two decades ago. Piran Ditta Khan was convicted in April, as he had fled the country to Pakistan soon after the murder of Sharon Beshenivsky. Judge Nicholas Hilliard sentenced him in Leeds Crown Court to life imprisonment.
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Police officers to drive emergency vehicles to Africa
The journey for charity will take about two-and-a-half weeks from Spain to The Gambia.
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Bavarian leader Söder finds common ground with Italy's Meloni
The conservative premier of the southern German state of Bavaria, Markus Söder, said he found a great deal of common ground with Italy's far-right prime minister, Georgia Meloni, following a meeting in Rome on Friday. Söder said they were in agreement on energy, transport and asylum policy issues. Bavaria and Italy, for example, both have an interest in a hydrogen corridor from Italy to the south of Germany, said Söder. He also agreed with Meloni that the European Union must reverse its future p
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Aircraft problems leave Germany's justice minister stuck in Venice
Germany's justice minister will be stuck in Italy for several hours longer than planned after technical issues with the German government aircraft meant to ferry him home. Marco Buschmann and his entourage had planned on leaving Venice around midday on Friday. He was in the Italian city for a meeting of justice ministers from the G7 group of wealthy democratic countries. The aircraft, a Bombardier Global 5000 jet, had to return to its parking position shortly before the planned take-off. The ret
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INPEX and JERA team up on CCS value chain between Japan and Australia
The collaboration aims to explore the viability of capturing CO₂ emissions in Japan and securely storing them in Australia.
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UI protesters take down tents on Quad as encampment ends Friday morning
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Tents were taken down from the Quad pro-Palestine encampment overnight, with protesters continuing to take them down Friday morning, effectively ending the encampment. Protesters were seen quietly packing up tents this morning, with nearly half the tents that were present yesterday already gone by daybreak. By around 8:30 a.m. nearly all […]
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Tata won't change mind on job cuts, Gething says
Vaughan Gething travels to India to meet Tata executives over plans to cut thousands of steel jobs.
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A bus plunges off a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing 7 people
A bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river on Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, killing seven people, officials said. The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top criminal investigations body, reported the death toll. It did not state how many others were injured, but the emergencies ministry earlier said that six people removed from the bus were in critical or serious condition.
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A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president
A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked tensions just weeks ahead of national elections that are seen as the most pivotal since the end of the apartheid system of racial segregation 30 years ago. The opposition Democratic Alliance says the ad is a symbolic depiction of what it claims will befall the country if the ruling African National Congress, or ANC, forms a coalition with two other parties to remain in power after the May 29 ele
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Nigeria has more than 60 appeal court judges, not 35
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo submitted a list of 20 names to the Judicial Council of Ghana in April for potential appointment to the Court of Appeal. The move sparked backlash, with critics arguing that the number of judges in the country was already too high. Social media users claimed that Nigeria only had 35 judges in comparison despite its larger geographical size and population. But AFP Fact Check found the claim to be false: Nigeria has 66 appeal court judges.
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Russian forces mount major offensive on Ukraine's Kharkiv region
Russian forces have launched a major offensive along the front near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry reported from Kiev on Friday. Russian ground troops supported by armour had begun advancing at 5 am local time (0200 GMT) in an attempt to break through the defensive lines, the ministry said. The target of the attack is reported to be Vovchansk, a town lying on the Russian border some 40 kilometres north-east of Kharkiv. The attack had been warded off thus f
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Aid workers speak of 'devastating' conditions in the Gaza Strip
Aid workers in the border town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip reported devastating conditions on Friday. "I have been working on large-scale humanitarian emergencies for the best part of the last 30 years and I've never been involved in a situation as devastating, complex or erratic as this," said Hamish Young, UNICEF emergency relief coordinator. "The current situation in Gaza has reached unprecedented emergency levels," said Georgios Petropoulos, representative of the UN Office for the Coordinatio
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Protesters try to enter Tesla factory grounds outside Berlin
Activists tried to break into Tesla's electric car factory in Germany just outside Berlin on Friday during a demonstration against a proposed plant expansion, according to police. So far, the demonstrators had not succeeded in accessing the Tesla plant grounds, a police spokesman told dpa on Friday afternoon, but had managed to overcome the first fences on the property. The police spokesman described the situation as "dynamic." One woman has been injured in the protests around the factory site s
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Aid workers say Rafah is 'very frightening place' for children
The situation for people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip continues to deteriorate as the Israeli army advances, according to volunteers on the ground. The aid organization Save the Children spoke of "chaotic scenes" on Friday. The streets were full of cars, people were clinging to lorries, children were crowded onto donkey carts between the last of their families' belongings. "If you don't have a vehicle, you walk - with everything you can carry," said Rachael Cummings, head of operations fo
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Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy
A European naval force detained six suspected pirates on Friday after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden, officials said, likely part of a growing number of piracy attacks emanating from Somalia. The attack on the Marshall Islands-flagged Chrystal Arctic comes as Yemen's Houthi rebels have also been attacking ships traveling through the crucial waterway, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting them. The pirates shot at the tanker from a small ship
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Smugglers Busted Trying to Sneak Cybertrucks Into Russia
To Russia With Love Tesla-obsessed vigilantes reportedly attempted to smuggle two Tesla Cybertrucks into Russia — but got caught well before they could get there. As Electrek reports, the pair of oddball pickup trucks were seized by Lithuanian customs while trying to cross the Belarus border. Lithuanian customs agents believe they were on their way […]
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Meghan Markle Empowers Nigerian Schoolchildren: 'I See Myself in All of You'
“It is a complete honor to have our first visit to Nigeria be here with all of you," Meghan said of her and Prince Harry's tour of the African country
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Record heatwave claims 61 lives so far in Thailand
A record heatwave with apparent temperatures soaring above 52 degrees Celsius has so far claimed 61 lives in Thailand, the Health Ministry reported in Bangkok on Friday. The figure is more than twice that recorded for heatstroke for the whole of 2023. Most of the deaths occurred in the north-east, where agriculture is an important part of the economy A heatwave over recent weeks has seen nighttime temperatures remain around 30 degrees in Bangkok and many other parts of the country. Midday appare
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Not 'stages' of grief, but 'tasks': Escaping the spiral of heartache
When a loved one dies, be it unexpectedly or after a long illness, the bereaved typically faces a challenge. "First of all, it's important to grasp the reality of the death and the need to accept it," says Marei Rascher-Held, co-chairwomen of Germany's Federal Association for Grief Counselling (BVT). Many experts in the field of grief psychology no longer speak of "stages" of grief that you passively go through, but rather of active "tasks" of healthy grieving, particularly in cases of traumatic
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Student encampment now gone at Case Western Reserve University
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Case Western Reserve University have ended their encampment on campus. This comes after 10 days of standing their ground and protesting the Israel-Hamas war.
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UK exits recession in ‘fragile’ recovery ahead of election
The United Kingdom has come out of a short and shallow recession, giving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a sorely needed boost ahead of an election expected later this year.
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Xi wraps up Europe tour hailing stronger ties with Hungary
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first trip to Europe in five years was part of a move to improve cooling relations with the region.
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For Israel’s contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
Eden Golan is in Sweden for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she isn't seeing much of the country. The 20-year-old Israeli singer is surrounded by security as she travels between hotel and the contest venue in the city of Malmo. According to Israel’s public broadcaster, she practiced singing while being booed to prepare for her performance in the pan-continental song competition.
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Renewed Hamas attack on Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza
The military wing of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, has again mounted an attack on the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the far south of the Gaza Strip - the fourth such attack since Sunday. Mortars were used in Friday's attack, the al-Qassam Brigades said on the Telegram messaging service. Israel's COGAT organization, which is responsible for coordination with Palestinian civil authorities, posted on the X messaging service: "Hamas just fired at the Kerem Shalom, the ma
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AGI Denim launches regenerative cotton farm project in Pakistan
Denim manufacturer AGI Denim has launched a new regenerative cotton farm initiative to promote sustainable agriculture and environmental responsibility in cotton farms across Pakistan.
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Image shows CNN report from 2022 floods in Nigeria, not Kenya in 2024
More than 220 people have died in recent weeks from flooding in Kenya after torrential rains caused devastation, blocking roads and engulfing neighbourhoods. A recent image shared on social media purportedly shows CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo standing in Kenyan floodwaters while interviewing a woman impacted by the natural disaster. But the claim is false: the photo is from a 2022 CNN report on flooding in southern Nigeria.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Step Out in Nigeria with a Message for Kids: 'There Is No Need to Suffer in Silence'
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex touched down in Nigeria on Friday, May 10 and headed for a special visit to a school in the country's capital Abuja
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Opposition leaders in India's Kashmir accuse government of sabotaging their campaigns
Opposition leaders in India's troubled Kashmir valley have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration of denying or cancelling permissions to hold campaign events, to help his party's "proxies". Omar Abdullah, a leader of the largest regional political party, the National Conference, said Modi's government was trying to sabotage his campaign ahead of voting in the first of Kashmir's three seats on Monday. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is skipping elections in Kashmir for the f
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Xi wants to boost trade and investment between Europe and China. It won't be easy.
A record low 42% of EU companies said they plan to expand their operations in China this year, according to a EU business chamber survey.
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Satire article about 'fine for non-voting' resurfaces during 2024 India election
India's marathon general election sparked a wave of misinformation on social media including posts that falsely claimed the election commission will take away 350 rupees (4 dollars) from the bank accounts of people who do not vote. The commission said the claim was untrue while the posts actually featured a screenshot of a satirical article published by an Indian newspaper in 2019.
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Hope fades for dozens missing days after South Africa building collapse as death toll rises to 12
Hope was fading Friday for dozens of construction workers buried for days in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa as the death toll rose to 12 and more than 40 remained missing. Authorities said rescuers were now faced with the challenge of moving thousands of tons of concrete with heavy machinery to see if there are any more survivors. Three more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of the five-story building that was under construction in the city of George on South Afr
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German insurer Allianz to allow use of used parts in auto repair
The Allianz insurance company will allow cars in Germany to be repaired with used spare parts, the Munich-based insurance giant said on Friday. Vehicles between three and eight years old are eligible under the scheme, which should make repairs both more environmentally friendly and cheaper, the insurer said. The DAX-listed company and largest German insurer referred to England, the Netherlands and France, where there have already been regulations promoting the use of reusable parts in car repair
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UNRWA says some 110,000 people have fled Rafah
Some 110,000 people have left Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army started advancing on the city, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)said on Friday. "@UNRWA estimates around 110,000 people have now fled Rafah looking for safety," the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said in a post on the X platform. "But nowhere is safe in the #GazaStrip & living conditions are atrocious," the post continued. "The only hope is an immediate #Ceas
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Mixing games and education, Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria to promote mental health
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria amid pomp and dancing on Friday to champion mental health for young people affected by conflicts and to promote the Invictus Games, which the prince founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. The couple, in the West African nation for the first time on the invitation of its military, began their three-day visit by going to the Lightway Academy school which receives support from their Archewell foundati
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Eurovision: Israel’s Entrant Booed During Rehearsal
Eden Golan, Israel’s entrant for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, was booed during rehearsals Thursday, with the crowd in Malmö, Sweden, chanting “Free Palestine” during the singer’s performance. Ahead of the Eurovision semifinal, Golan was performing her song “Hurricane” when sections of the crowd turned on her and the jeering began. In video clips posted …
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Chad's military ruler wins presidential poll
Gen Mahamat Déby's victory means that the 34-year rule of his family will continue.
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Putin reappoints his prime minister, a technocrat who has kept a low political profile
Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as the country’s prime minister on Friday, a widely anticipated move to keep on a technocrat who has maintained a low political profile. Most other Cabinet members are expected to keep their jobs, though the fate of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appeared uncertain. In line with Russian law, Mishustin, 58, who held the job for the past four years, submitted his Cabinet’s resignation on Tuesday when Putin began his fifth presidentia
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