15/03/2025 |
Brazil state hosting COP30 denies new road linked to climate summiThe Brazilian state hosting a United Nations climate summit this year has denied any connection between a new road cutting through a protected area of Brazilian rainforest and the COP30 summit that will gather world leaders in November.
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Swiss announce new defence minister, Singapore cooperation dealThe Swiss government said on Friday Martin Pfister will be the country's new defence minister when Viola Amherd steps down at the end of the month.
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Stuck NASA astronauts one step closer to home after SpaceX crew-swap launchNASA and SpaceX on Friday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that will let them bring home U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months.
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02/03/2025 |
SKorea's new lithium battery rules on planes highlight growing risk for aviationSouth Korea tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes from Saturday, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in cellphones and e-cigarettes which can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat.
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Ex-Brazil President Rousseff discharged from Shanghai hospitalFormer Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, now the head of the BRICS bloc's development bank, has been discharged from a hospital in Shanghai after nearly a week hospitalized, her press office said on Friday.
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Iraq invites global oil firms for talks on Kurdistan contractsIraq's Ministry of Oil said on Saturday it had invited global foreign companies operating under the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) umbrella, along with firms contracted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), to a meeting in Baghdad on March 4.
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19/02/2025 |
Philippines reports foreign cyber intrusions targeting intelligence data, but no breachesThe Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said on Tuesday no breaches have been recorded so far.
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Canadian investigators find black boxes after Toronto plane crash, probe continuesCanadian investigators said on Tuesday they recovered the so-called black boxes from a regional jet that flipped upside down upon landing in windy conditions a day earlier at Toronto's Pearson Airport, injuring 21 of the 80 people on board. Read More |
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Higher proportion of migrants does not mean more crime, German institute saysAn higher proportion of foreigners in Germany does not lead to a higher crime rate, a research institute said on Tuesday, five days ahead of an election in which violent attacks linked to migrants have pushed security to the top of the agenda.
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04/02/2025 |
Chile struggles to rebuild a year after its deadliest wildfires in historyCarlos Vidal is still shoveling rubble that used to be his home a year after the deadliest wildfires in Chile's history tore through his neighborhood and the coastal cities of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, killing 137 people.
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