Russia launches major attack on Ukraine, killing 5
The Ukrainian air force said Russia had fired 206 drones and nine missiles and added that "the air attack was...
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US slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel, US cases
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant...
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Amazon had the highest deforestation record in October 2021
While Brazil takes international pledge at COP26 to end deforestation by 2030, the destruction of the Amazon rainforest keeps rising...
- Deforestation of 7,880 square kilometers of Amazon's rainforest was been reported in 2021
- Environmentalists blame the country's president for defunding environmental protection organizations
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China’s factory output, retail sales see jump in October
Industrial production grew 3.5 percent on-year last month, up from September, said the National Bureau of Statistics, as China worked...
- Industrial production grew 3.5 percent on-year last month, up from September, said the National Bureau of Statistics, as China worked to ease the energy shortage
- The recovery in the world's second biggest economy has been losing steam for much of the year after a swift bounceback from harsh lockdowns to contain Covid-19
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Morocco river does not flow into the sea any more
After years of drought and over-pumping, the Moulouya river in Morocco comes to a halt just short of the sea....
- The Moulouya river is one of the longest rivers in Morocco and a vital lifeline for farmers in the area near the Algerian border
- Its final few paces are now separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a sandbar
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Israeli weapons-maker Elbit Systems launches UAE venture
Israeli weapons-maker Elbit Systems launched a new venture in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, an announcement that comes ahead...
- Elbit Systems is the manufacturer of the Hermes armed drone and cutting-edge surveillance technology.
- Israeli air force commander Amikam Norkin was in the UAE over the weekend to attend the Dubai Airshow
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Airbus takes off with big order of 255 aircraft on first day of Dubai Airshow
Airbus came out strongly at the Dubai Airshow on Sunday with a group order for 255 single-aisle A321 aircraft, marking...
- The total cost of the order was not disclosed, but list rates are rarely applied to large deliveries.
- Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air will receive 102 aircraft, American Frontier Airlines will receive 91, while 39 will go to Mexico's Volaris and 23 to Chilean JetSMART.
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Facebook whistleblower wants to start a youth movement
Francis Haugen, 37, plans to tour universities early next year. She stresses her role would simply be to get the...
- Haugen believes young people have more reason than anyone else to pressure social media companies to do better.
- The wider role of the movement would be to encourage young people to lobby both companies and lawmakers for a "just and equitable social media".
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Tunisian town up in arms against trash
As tear gas and protest cries filled the air in the Tunisian city of Agareb, Mabrouka Ben Ibrahim vowed to...
- Yousra, 21, died in 2019 after being bitten by a mosquito that came from the toxic trash site, Ben Ibrahim said
- Residents say rubbish dumped at the site, including dangerous industrial and medical refuse, has caused a string of diseases from cancer to vision problems and infertility
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Kadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam registers to run for Libya presidency
Libya's first-ever direct presidential poll, with a first round on December 24, is the climax of a process launched last...
- In July, Seif al-Islam, 49, emerged from years in the shadows and told The New York Times he was planning a political comeback.
- The dictator's erstwhile heir apparent is wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Al Jazeera TV network says Sudan bureau head arrested
Al Jazeera has given given prominent coverage to demonstrations against the October 25 coup.
- Protesters are voicing their preference for civilian rule, which was sabotaged by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan who declared a state of emergency.
- Burhan led a military council which, the month after former autocratic president Omar al-Bashir's removal, had ordered Al Jazeera's office closed in 2019 also.
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Drought forces Iraqi farmers to leave their land
Iraqi wheat farmer Khamis Ahmad Abbas lost it all when his battle with drought forced him to abandon his land,...
- Experts have warned that record low rainfall, compounded by climate change, are threatening social and economic disaster in war-scarred Iraq
- This year, Nineveh province has been Iraq's "most affected" by drought and exceptionally high temperatures
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Years after civil war, security wall holds back Iraqi city
Built more than a decade ago at the height of Iraq's civil war which tore apart the multi-faith, multi-ethnic country,...
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Israeli protesters demand return of hostages, elections
Demonstrators marched through the city's Habima Square, a frequent protest site, with some carrying signs calling Netanyahu "the face of...
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Iran vows revenge after Guards die in Israeli strike
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi vowed not to let the "cowardly assassination" go unanswered. Israel has been blamed for intensifying strikes...
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NASA loses contact with its mini-helicopter on Mars
WASHINGTON, US - NASA has lost contact with its tiny helicopter Ingenuity during the hard-working craft's 72nd flight, the space agency...
- In a post on X, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory added that Perseverance was temporarily "out of line-of-sight with Ingenuity.
- NASA has lost contact with the helicopter before, including for an agonizing two months last year.
Business
Tata Group retains IPL sponsorship rights for record $300m
New Delhi, India - Corporate behemoth Tata Group has again been awarded title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League for...
- Tata Group already holds the title sponsorship for the IPL and its sister competition, the Women's Premier League, which staged its first tournament last year
- The IPL attracts cricket's top international stars with bumper salaries, and features 10 sides competing in the sport's hugely popular Twenty20 format
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Coach Mancini warns Saudi against taking Kyrgyzstan lightly
Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini warned Saudi Arabia against falling victim to the kind of Asian Cup shock suffered by favorites...
- Coach Mancini's team are ranked 56th in the world and are one of the contenders for the title while Kyrgyzstan are 98th
- The 59-year-old Mancini, who led Italy to European glory in 2021, took over ambitious Saudi Arabia in August last year