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EU working on new Russian sanctions package
A new EU sanctions package against Russia, including measures that would target Chinese-based companies producing drones for Russia’s war against Ukraine, was discussed for the first time on Wednesday, dpa has learned. Representatives of the 27 member states discussed the new proposals from the European Commission in what would be the EU’s 15th sanctions package…
Read MoreIran unimpressed by Israeli threats against its nuclear programme
The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has shrugged off Israeli threats targeting the country’s controversial nuclear programme. This is “nothing but empty talk,” the former general said on Wednesday, in response to a question from journalists in Tehran, the state agency IRNA reported. On Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said…
Read MoreInside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats through the streets of Osaka — while running as fast as they can. This chaotic spectacle is one of the Japanese prefecture’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals. Held over a few weeks in October, they’re considered one…
Read MoreWhy Russia’s Africa propaganda warrior was sent home
Dodging bullets, ducking explosions, safeguarding state secrets. Bombastic propaganda films present the shadowy Russian political operative Maxim Shugalei as a heroic figure – who will apparently stop at nothing in his quest to promote the country abroad. While his escapades have no doubt been exaggerated, in real life he has played a significant role in…
Read MoreEl Salvador president proposes ending country’s metals mining ban
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country Wednesday and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd,” immediately putting in jeopardy the historic prohibition. The unmined gold would be “wealth that could transform El Salvador,” he wrote on…
Read MoreGermany hands over NATO mission monitoring Baltic states’ airspace
Germany’s armed forces have handed over the leadership of the NATO air surveillance mission over the Baltic states to the Netherlands after a nine-month stint in charge. “NATO air policing is of the utmost importance for the security of the people in Latvia and the Baltic states,” said German Air Force chief Ingo Gerhartz at…
Read MoreDisplaced Lebanese head for homes as fragile truce appears to hold
Early in the morning they grabbed what they could – bags with clothes, blankets, and mattresses – and headed south. Families who had been forced to flee because of the war did not wait to see if the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah would hold. Just hours after it came into effect they were driving…
Read MoreMoo Deng who? Thai zoo’s golden tabby tiger melts hearts with cuddly looks
[Source] A 3-year-old golden tabby tiger is melting the hearts of Facebook users with her cuddly looks, potentially giving baby hippo Moo Deng a run for her money. The Chiang Mai Night Safari debuted photos of the tiger named Ava on Nov. 19, introducing her three weeks after her sister Luna. The siblings were born…
Read MoreNowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war
Mahmoud is a cheeky teenager who beams the biggest of smiles even though he lost his front teeth in the rough and tumble of kids’ play. He is a Sudanese orphan abandoned twice, and displaced twice in his country’s grievous war – one of nearly five million Sudanese children who have lost almost everything as…
Read MoreBetter Cotton Signs Roadmap for Sustainability in Uzbekistan
Better Cotton gave its blessing to a strategic roadmap created with agricultural and textile stakeholders in Uzbekistan to accelerate the country’s sustainable cotton production. The global cotton sustainability initiative held an event in the nation’s capital, Tashkent, gathering representatives from government, civil society and fashion supply chains to formalize the agreement. More from Sourcing Journal…
Read MoreNo evidence of sabotage so far after plane crash in Lithuania
Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused intentionally. “Based on what we have and what we know now, there are no indications that it could have been an act of sabotage,” Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas told journalists in parliament…
Read MoreSwitch Mobility partners with Vertelo for EV adoption in India
Switch Mobility has partnered with Vertelo, an electric mobility solutions provider, to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), is set to deploy 1,000 electric commercial vehicles (eCVs) across the country over the next three to five years. Under this alliance, Vertelo will lease…
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