Category: World
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Your Good News round-up: swear words can make you more resistant to pain, and more…
This is the Good News round-up, and these are this week’s positive developments: The EU has agreed to ban imports of products that drive deforestation. Robots are helping doctors detect early rheumatoid arthritis. Wildlife across Europe has grown hugely over the last 50 years. A new scientific paper has confirmed how powerful swear words are….
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Santiago Sánchez: Spanish man trekking to Qatar World Cup likely detained in Iran
The fate of a Spanish man who was trekking from Madrid to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, and reportedly went missing in Iran is still uncertain, with strong suggestions that he is being held in an Iranian detention centre. Santiago Sánchez, 41, an experienced trekker and avid football fan, has spend the last nine…
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French Resistance hero Missak Manouchian laid to rest at the Panthéon
Armenian-born poet and communist activist Manouchian was considered a hero among the French Resistance movement, which rose up against the Nazi occupation of France. ADVERTISEMENT Eighty years to the day after his execution by the Nazis at Mont-Valérien, Armenian resistance fighter Missak Manouchian will be inducted into the Panthéon on Wednesday. His burial signifies the…
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'Sad, angry, betrayed and empty': Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails
A flagship piece of legislation that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin had staked her reputation on, is now dead in the water. The Sámi Parliament Act sets out how the Finnish government interacts with the Sámi legislative assembly on matters that affect indigenous communities. The revised law, which Marin had framed as an important human rights…
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Andrej Babiš defeated: Is this the end of Czech populism?
This weekend’s Czech presidential election runoff was a fight between “democracy, respect for the constitution and a pro-Western orientation against populism, lies and leaning towards Russia,” according to Prime Minister Petr Fiala. With former military chief Petr Pavel emerging as a strong winner, populist ex-PM Andrej Babiš has suffered his second defeat to an establishment ‘elite’ in as…
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Czech presidential candidate Babiš backpedals after 'anti-NATO' comments spark ire
Billionaire ex-prime minister and Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babiš caused a stir by saying in a live debate on Sunday night he would refuse to send troops to defend NATO allies Poland and the Baltics in case they were attacked. “I want peace, I don’t want war. And in no case would I send our children…
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Good News: Space travel promises human advancement, hope for those with paralysis and more…
Hola, this is your Good News round-up. These are this week’s positive developments: Meat made of thin air could reduce world hunger and fight climate change; NASA is on its way back to the moon after 50 years, promising many advances for humans on earth beyond space knowledge; people with complete paralysis are able to…
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‘There's no real end in sight’: Kevin McCarthy fails to become speaker of US House…again
For the second day in a row, California congressman Kevin McCarthy failed to gain enough votes to become speaker of the US House of Representatives. The once-in-a-century event comes as a new generation of Republicans attempts to upend business as usual in Washington. Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of McCarthy was not even enough to…
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Comments on Zidane and alleged sexual harassment: Noël Le Graët under fire
How long will Noël le Graët remain as president of the French Football Federation? Eighty-one-year-old Le Graët is under fire over mismanagement of the organisation and accusations of sexual harassment, including sending inappropriate text messages to female colleagues. France’s Ministry of Sports has now requested a hearing with him, months after it launched a probe…
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Poland's only cosmonaut, Mirosław Hermaszewski, dies aged 81
Poland’s only cosmonaut, Gen Mirosław Hermaszewski, who circled the Earth in a Soviet spacecraft in 1978, has died aged 81. The retired air force pilot’s death was announced on Twitter by his son-in-law, European Parliament member Ryszard Czarnecki, who told the Polish press that he died in a Warsaw hospital following complications with his surgery….
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For almost 160 years, a Cézanne painting had a hidden secret
Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Cincinnati Art Museum’s chief conservator Serena Urry was conducting a routine inspection of the institution’s prized Paul Cézanne painting “Still Life with Bread and Eggs” when she noticed something “odd.” For an artwork dating back to 1865, the appearance of small cracks was no surprise. But they were concentrated in…
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Brazilian football legend Pelé hospitalised amid concerns he is in palliative care
The Brazilian football great Pelé had a respiratory infection and was to remain at the hospital where he has been since Tuesday. He is being treated with antibiotics, Hospital Albert Einstein said in a statement on Friday. “His response has been adequate and the patient, who remains in a regular bedroom, is stable, with an…
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Euronews: 2022 Review of the year – Protests erupt across Iran
Protests have gripped Iran since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in September. She was arrested by the country’s morality police just three days before she died. The country’s morality police – tasked with enforcing codes around dress and behaviour – had arrested the 22-year-old for not wearing her hijab correctly and sporting skinny jeans….
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Iranian teachers call for nationwide strike in protest over deaths and detention of students
CNN — A teachers’ union in Iran called for a nationwide teacher strike in protest over the recent deaths and detention of students in the country, the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations (CCITTA) said in a statement on Telegram on Thursday. The council announced a period of public mourning over the deaths of…
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UK government 'won't recognise' Scottish independence whatever top court rules — political expert
Scotland’s top law officer on Tuesday put forward a case for a fresh referendum on the country’s independence to the U.K’s Supreme Court, saying it was “necessary and in the public interest”. Presenting her case to the court, Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain said: “The issue of Scottish independence is alive and a significant one in…
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From cleaner to World Cup coach: Who is Saudi Arabia football manager Hervé Renard?
Saudi Arabia landed a historic win over Argentina in the Qatar World Cup on Tuesday, defeating the South American men’s football team — ranked third in the world by FIFA — 2-1. The key behind their victory? French coach Hervé Renard, who became Saudi Arabia’s manager in 2019 and propelled the team to unprecedented success….
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Extreme right group raids in Germany had plans for coup d'état
In an explosive, bizarre and fanatical story, 25 people remain in detention in Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. Wednesday’s arrests amount to one the biggest anti-extremism operations in modern German history. More details are coming to light as to what they had allegedly planned. “This group, that has been eliminated today,…
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Tim Burton moved to tears as he received recognition for decades-long career at the Lumière Festival
In front of an applauding crowd of thousands in Lyon, world-renowned American film director Tim Burton was recognized for his 35-year-long career in the birthplace of cinema. “In all my life, I’ve never received so much love,” he said while wiping away tears as he received the Lumière lifetime achievement award in the French city….
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McDonald's is selling Happy Meals to adults — with a twist
New York CNN Business — The Hamburglar is back at McDonald’s. But this time, it’s just for adults. McDonald’s is bringing back its family of recognizable figurines in a new adult Happy Meal, which, yes, includes the toys. Beginning October 3, customers can order a Cactus Plant Flea Market Box — a Big Mac or…