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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:59:41 GMT
Iran protests continue as demonstrators commemorate deadly crackdown in southeast
Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country's southeast, even as the nation's intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:52:09 GMT
Pandya blitz fires India to 168-6 against England
Virat Kohli made 50, his fourth half-century of the tournament, and put on key partnerships including a 61-run fourth-wicket stand with Pandya, who tore into the opposition attack in the final overs. England bowlers were disciplined with Chris Jor...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:36:17 GMT
US urges islands to set example for China, India on methane
Speaking at the UN's COP27 summit in Egypt, Kerry said 20 countries have yet to count methane as part of their pledges to cut emissions in global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. "In those 20 states are China and India, and that's ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:35:30 GMT
Counting continues over in Arizona and Nevada, Georgia will be holding senate run-off vote in December
The final results from several key races in the United States have yet to be announced. Counting continues over in Arizona and the state of Nevada, while Georgia will be holding a senate run-off vote in December. Republicans have moved one step clos...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:32:10 GMT
Iran says it has developed hypersonic missileĀ 
Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound. "This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defence shields," Hajizadeh said, quoted ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:56:12 GMT
Surge in starving children in war-torn Syria: charity
"Every day we have to deal with more malnourished children than the day before," the aid agency said, in an urgent appeal to donors. "Malnutrition is life threating to children. Poverty and the inability to afford food are the main reasons families...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:50:14 GMT
Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
The Category 1 hurricane, a rare occurrence this late in the year, comes just weeks after Florida was battered by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States. Nicole was packing sustained maximum winds of up to 75 miles ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:16:19 GMT
Mongolia sells more coal to China as world shuns polluting fuel
World leaders are gathering at the COP27 conference in Sharm el-Sheikh to hash out the future of the planet, and China's role in global carbon emissions has been front and centre. Mongolia already sends 86 percent of its exports to China, with coal...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:08:18 GMT
What makes a great music documentary?
"75 minutes!" he said with a laugh. Given the thousands of hours of music-related content flooding streaming services, he is only half-joking. Barely a single famous popstar has not received the high-profile doc treatment in the last few years. ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:06:12 GMT
Black tides: worst oil spills in Europe
The accident caused major damage to wildlife and the environment as far away as France and Portugal, as well as to the important fishing industry of the Galicia region, where thousands of volunteers took part in the clean-up. Here are some other ma...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:04:14 GMT
Musk 'kills' new Twitter label, hours after launch
The social media platform unveiled its long-awaited Twitter Blue subscription service, which allows users to pay $7.99 per month for a coveted blue tick, as well as a separate gray "official" badge for some high-profile accounts. But the new gray l...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:56:15 GMT
Zimbabwe's 'mental health benches' exported to the World Cup
"You have made the right decision to come to see mbuya", she tells her client, using the Shona word for "grandmother" and offering a handshake. A Zimbabwean doctor has come up with a novel way of providing desperately needed mental health therapy ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:53:54 GMT
Taliban bars Afghan women from public parks, funfairs in Kabul
The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital's public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to be segregated by gender.

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:52:09 GMT
Nightmare Atlantic oil spill 'could happen again'
But 20 years after the oil tanker "Prestige" broke apart off northwestern Spain, covering thousands of kilometres (miles) of Atlantic coast with crude oil and killing 200,000 seabirds, some fear it could happen again. The tragedy unfolded just off ...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:44:14 GMT
Website for boycotting oligarchs gains traction in Hungary
"One of the owners is a commercial partner of (Orban's son-in-law) Istvan Tiborcz," Juhasz, a bearded 30-year-old in a yellow parka coat, told AFP. To increase awareness Juhasz's corruption watchdog "K-Monitor" created a tourist guide with a diffe...



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