Mon 24 February 2025: Germany’s conservative alliance comprising the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) have won the country’s parliamentary elections with 28.6% of the vote, according to official provisional results announced Monday by the Electoral Commission. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party came in second with 20.8%, up 10.4 […]
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Mon 24 February 2025: Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea. This was the Early Cretaceous, and lush forests filled with dinosaurs dominated the landscape. We still […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Germans head to the polls Sunday in a nationwide election to select a new parliament and government — a landmark vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape. Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. (0700GMT) at nearly 90,000 locations across the country and will close at 6 p.m. (1700GMT). More than […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Anti-Muslim hate crimes and incidents in the United Kingdom reached a record high in 2024 amid Israel’s offensive in Gaza, a report has revealed. According to Tel MAMA, an organisation which monitors hate and assaults on Muslims within the UK, data that it compiled showed that 5,837 anti-Muslim hate cases took […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: A growing number of Canadians are supporting a petition asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strip billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of his Canadian citizenship. The petition, launched by British Columbia resident Qualia Reed and sponsored by New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Charlie Angus, argued that Musk “has engaged in activities that […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Pope Francis’ condition continues to be “critical” after a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” he experienced earlier Saturday, said the Vatican on Saturday evening, adding that the pope is not “out of danger.” “This morning, Pope Francis experienced a prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis, which also required the administration of high-flow oxygen,” the […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Gazprombank Deputy CEO Dmitry Zauers to collaborate Friday with billionaire entrepreneur and head of the US Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, to advance technology development, according to Russian media. Zauers informed the Russian president about domestically made batteries used in aerospace applications and neurochips, […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Without US support, Europe would have to invest €250 billion (approximately $239 billion) annually and deploy 300,000 additional soldiers to defend itself against Russia, according to a report released on Friday by the Bruegel Research Institute and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report highlights that Europe would need […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance has lost 2 percentage points just days before Sunday’s snap elections, while the far-right AfD has made slight gains. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz and his CDU/CSU bloc have fallen to 28% – their worst polling performance this year – according to the latest survey by public broadcaster […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: A poll released Wednesday shows that 55% of Americans believe tech billionaire Elon Musk-a key ally of US President Donald Trump, and head of an unofficial team tasked with cutting the US federal government budget-has too much power in influencing decisions that affect the nation. The Quinnipiac University survey, done on Feb. 3-17 with 1,039 […]
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