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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:09:17 GMT
Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy
This month, the Supreme Court relaxed a ban on fireworks during the festival of lights, allowing the use of less-polluting "green firecrackers" -- designed to emit fewer particulates. The ban was widely ignored in past years, however, and environme...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:58:34 GMT
Sarkozy faces 'tough time', solitary confinement in Paris prison
Sarkozy will be facing a "tough time" in Paris's La Santé prison, FRANCE 24 reporter Clovis Casali said. The former president is likely to be held in a nine square metre cell within the solitary confinement wing of the prison, staff told AFP, to av...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:33:36 GMT
Sarkozy conviction 'has not made him a pariah' among French right
One of Sarkozy’s sons, Louis, called for a rally on Tuesday morning in support of his father in the high-end Paris neighbourhood where the former French president lives. “There are more police and journalists here than people [rallying] in supp...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:17:11 GMT
Chess mourns US grandmaster dead at 29
Governing body the International Chess Federation (FIDE) remembered Naroditsky, who was also a chess commentator and streamer, as someone "whose influence extended far beyond the chessboard". Fellow grandmaster and world number two Hikaru Nakamura ...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:13:10 GMT
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice
Now Dakolo, the monarch of Ekpetiama, a kingdom in the southern coastal state of Bayelsa, a custodian of peace and tradition and a former soldier, has risen to be one of the country's prominent environmental crusaders. When Shell announced earlier ...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:09:12 GMT
Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case
It is the first such case in France targeting a major energy company and could set a legal precedent for corporate environmental advertising, which is starting to face tighter regulations in the European Union. The civil case stems from a March 202...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:59:11 GMT
Indonesia to repatriate British grandmother on death row: govt source
"The practical arrangement will be signed today. The transfer will be done immediately after the technical side of the transfer is agreed," the source said, identifying Lindsay Sandiford and 35-year-old Shahab Shahabadi as the people being transferr...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:53:19 GMT
Virginia Giuffre shines light on Epstein ordeal in new memoir
While Trump features minimally in Virginia Giuffre's book, pre-publication publicity has refocused attention on the Epstein saga in the United States where a row rages over the release of files on the disgraced financier and sex offender. Andrew on...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:49:11 GMT
France and Europe: fertile AI training ground?
But despite eye-watering salaries across the Atlantic for AI scientists and engineers, many students argue that the best place to study and work is not Silicon Valley, but Paris. "Being European and French, we have a certain perspective on things t...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:41:13 GMT
After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photos
But thanks to a university-led initiative, many of these memories have been rescued from ruin. Decked in white lab coats and masks to protect themselves from mould and other contaminants, a group of students at a laboratory at Valencia's Polytechni...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:18:48 GMT
Marquinhos and Dembélé return as PSG face Leverkusen in Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. Ousmane Dembélé and Marquinhos are back in the squad after missing more than a month.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:01:13 GMT
Trump warns Hamas not to breach Gaza deal as Vance heads to Israel
The Trump administration has redoubled its efforts to cement the fragile Gaza peace agreement it helped to broker, after Israel accused Hamas of stalling the hand-over of hostages' bodies and deadly violence flared up in the territory over the weeke...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:49:19 GMT
Liverpool's Ekitike returns to face floundering Frankfurt
Last year, Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League by finishing in the Bundesliga top four for the first time in their history. Their third-placed finish was their best result since the 1992-93 season. However, the Eagles have lacked any so...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:49:17 GMT
PM Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Iron Lady 2.0
Instead, the 64-year-old, who won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership this month, has positioned herself as a hardliner focused on defence and economic security. After forging a last-minute coalition deal, Takaichi was appointed by...

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:47:11 GMT
Cape Verde captain getting to grips with 'dream' World Cup qualification
The 35-year-old is captain of the Cape Verde national team and was at the heart of their 3-0 win over Eswatini last week which booked them a first-ever appearance at the World Cup. This was no freak occurrence as Cape Verde, who lean heavily on th...

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