Sun 24 December 2023: Denmark’s Maersk is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, citing the deployment of a US-led military operation designed to ensure the safety of commerce in the area. The shipping giant paused sending vessels through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait earlier in December because of […]
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Sun 24 December 2023: British interior minister James Cleverly apologised on Sunday after he was reported to have joked about spiking his wife’s drink with a sedative known for its use as a date-rape drug. The Sunday Mirror tabloid reported that Cleverly, one of the most senior ministers in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government, had […]
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Sun 24 December 2023: Ukraine will formally mark Christmas Day on December 25 this year, in a symbolic shift away from Russia, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. It will be the first time in more than a century that Ukraine observes the date in line with the Gregorian calendar, along with most of […]
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Sat 23 December 2023: It’s another tragic record. A new report has confirmed yet another rise in drug related deaths in England and Wales. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 4,907 “drug poisoning” deaths were recorded in 2022 (84.4 deaths per 1,000,000 of the population), the highest on record. While there was a slight […]
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Sat 23 December 2023: Hollywood actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie decried how justice is sought for one group of people, but not for other groups, something she said is present “even in the UN.” Speaking with Syrian journalist and filmmaker Waad Al Kateab, Jolie said that 20 years ago, when she began working internationally, she […]
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The DC Tower in Vienna. Fri 22 December 2023: The stability of dams, bridges and critical infrastructure can be monitored in the future with a new measurement system developed in Austria, the school said Thursday. The system which was developed by Technical University (TU) in Graz, uses navigation satellites to measure changes with millimeter […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Ukrainian men living abroad will be invited to return to the country for military service, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Thursday. The minister said Ukrainian men aged between 25 and 60, who are living abroad, will receive an invitation in the coming weeks to report to the recruitment centers. “We […]
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Wed 20 December 2023: The Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) has been officially adopted in Canada, requiring automakers to fulfill yearly zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales objectives. The targets will take effect for the 2026 model year and will mandate that 20% of new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars, light trucks, and SUVs) be ZEVs. This figure […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Amnesty International on Wednesday criticized the EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum, saying it will increase the suffering of asylum seekers. “This agreement will set back European asylum law for decades to come. Its likely outcome is a surge in suffering on every step of a person’s journey to seek […]
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Thu 21 December 2023: Roman Abramovich, a billionaire Russian and the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League team, has lost a legal battle to have his name removed from the list of individuals subject to EU sanctions as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The 27-member bloc sanctioned Russian officials and businessmen, freezing […]
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