Wed 25 December 2024: UK car production dropped 30.1% in November, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Friday. A total of 64,216 cars were produced during the month, 27,711 fewer than in November 2023. This marks the ninth consecutive month of falling output and the sector’s […]
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Wed 25 December 2024: Residents in Adelaide’s north, South Australia have been forced to evacuate their homes during Christmas lunch as a grassfire threatened property there. The fire started in a rail corridor and spread south amid hot, dry and windy conditions in the suburb of Smithfield, according to ABC News. The Metropolitan Fire Service […]
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Tue 24 December 2024: Messaging application Telegram’s revenues surpassed $1 billion in 2024, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the firm said on Monday. “We are closing the year with more than $500 million in cash reserves, not including crypto assets,” Pavel Durov said on Telegram. “As I predicted, 2024 turned out to be a […]
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The Kootenay Indian Residential School, also known as the St. Eugene’s Mission School, near Cranbrook was run as an industrial school by the Roman Catholic church between 1912 and 1970. Ktunaxa, Secwepemc and Okangan, as well as Blackfoot children were forced to attend the school for approximately 10 out of 12 months of the year […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: Search reveals over 70 long-barreled firearms, 5,000 rounds of ammunition, and several explosive materials, alongside Nazi symbols that banned under Austrian law A police operation in Austria’s Styria province uncovered a significant cache of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and prohibited Nazi memorabilia, authorities reported on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, law enforcement […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: The government’s decision comes after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a classmate following a social media fight. Albania has announced a ban on TikTok for one year after the killing of a teenager last month raised concerns over the influence of social media on children. The ban of […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: Russia’s top Islamic authority has issued a ruling permitting polygamy in specific circumstances, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti. Mufti Ildar Alyautdinov, deputy chairman of the Ulama Council of Russia’s Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM), announced the decision and outlined the conditions for religious polygamy or, more specifically polygyny, the practice […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: Starbucks workers in the US have expanded their strike to Boston, Dallas and Portland amid an escalating labor dispute and just days before Christmas, the company’s union announced Sunday. The strike, now in the third day of a planned five-day escalation, has already shut down nearly 50 stores nationwide, with more […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Cocoa hit a record of nearly $13,000 per ton on the Intercontinental Exchange, as sharp fluctuations continue in other commodities, especially in the agricultural group, following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win in November. The ton price has risen more than 200% since the beginning of 2024 and reached a high of […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Germans expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses. US billionaire Elon Musk has backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the European country gears up for elections in February. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able […]
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