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Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:52:56 GMT
Russian airfield hit, a day after drone strikes on bases
There is word of another drone strike by Ukraine inside of Russia this time at an airfield near the Ukrainian border. This comes a day after Moscow blamed Ukraine for two drone strikes at other airfields deep inside Russia hundreds of kilometers fro...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:46:11 GMT
Shall we dance? Brazil cop flak, praise for World Cup shenanigans
The pre-tournament favourites put on a fearsome display of attacking football to send South Korea home and set up a quarter-final on Friday in Qatar with 2018 runners-up Croatia. Coach Tite's side took the lead after just seven minutes through Vini...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:38:12 GMT
EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation
The draft law, which aims to ensure "deforestation-free supply chains" for the 27-nation EU, was hailed by environmental groups as "groundbreaking". It requires companies importing into the EU to guarantee products are not produced on land that suf...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:24:34 GMT
Unsung Henderson earns respect with influential England role
While England captain Harry Kane and teenage sensation Jude Bellingham are expected to deliver the headline moments against France, Henderson will provide the foundation for his more high-profile team-mates to flourish at the Al Bayt Stadium. Hende...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:20:16 GMT
Qatar's Dr Cool says air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible
Amid reports that Qatar is targeting the 2036 Olympics, Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, widely known as Dr. Cool, said Qatar has already "proven" its technological capability for the World Cup and can repeat the feat for a new mega event. Doha was a co...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:08:11 GMT
Warmer noses are better at fighting colds: study
Reasons for this include people gather inside more in winter, and viruses survive better in low-humidity indoor air. But there has been less certainty about whether lower temperatures actually impair human immunity and, if so, how. Now, a new study...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:03:41 GMT
EU agrees to bans imports of products that drive deforestation
The EU reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of several products considered the "main drivers of deforestation," including coffee, cocoa and soy, the European Commission said. 

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:52:12 GMT
Tunisia film portrays 'modern and connected' rural youth
Erige Sehiri told AFP her first feature-length work relates the secrets, love stories and resentments of the mostly female orchard workers who live in the countryside but are "modern and connected". The young women pick fruit in rural Tunisia but a...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:54:18 GMT
Greek police accused of brutality after another boy shot
The shooting is is the latest in a long line of controversial incidents and comes a year after another Roma youth was killed near the port of Piraeus, also after a police chase. As the 16-year-old boy fought for his life in hospital following the s...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 07:54:18 GMT
Students protest campus lockdown as China eases Covid curbs
Millions of people around China still face restrictions, despite some cities rolling back mass testing and curbs on movement following nationwide anti-lockdown protests last week. Analysts at Japanese firm Nomura on Monday calculated that 53 cities...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:58:14 GMT
Indonesia parliament approves ban on extra-marital sex
After the new criminal code was endorsed by all nine parties in a sweeping overhaul of the legal code, deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad banged the gavel to signal the text was approved and shouted "legal". A revision of Indonesia's criminal c...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:56:10 GMT
Live: Ukraine races to repair power grid as country enters 'peak frost' period
Ukraine is scrambling to restore its battered power grid as it enters a "peak frost" period, a day after key facilities were targeted in the latest wave of Russian missile strikes. "Most" of the 70 missiles launched by Moscow on Monday were shot do...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:38:15 GMT
Tweet sparks Musk fever in EU's poorest corner
The Tesla, SpaceX and now Twitter boss -- who is not immune to bouts of online whimsy -- recently commented on an image of the towering Belogradchik Rocks in northwestern Bulgaria under menacing clouds. "Pretty sure that was in Elden Ring," Musk tw...

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 06:32:44 GMT
Indonesian parliament approves legislation banning sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament approved Tuesday legislation that would outlaw extra-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code – a move critics described as a setback to the country's freedoms. 

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 05:58:10 GMT
Court fight as parents reject 'vaccinated blood' for sick N.Zealand baby
The New Zealand health authority took the bid for emergency custody to the High Court in Auckland in a case that has sparked local protest and underscored the potency of vaccine misinformation. The four-month-old -- whose name has been suppressed b...



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