EU opens Temu probe over illegal goods and addictive design
Brussels says the Chinese shopping platform may be doing too little to stop illegal products and to curb manipulative features.
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Botswana votes with diamonds, jobs and a long-ruling party on the line
Botswana’s national election puts the Botswana Democratic Party’s 58-year grip under pressure as voters weigh jobs, diamonds and change.
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Boiler blast at Tlaxcala steel plant kills at least 12 workers
A predawn explosion at the Simec plant in Xaloztoc left rescuers recovering bodies and families waiting for identification.
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Kadyrov vows retaliation after drone strike hits Chechen special forces university
The report says the first drone strike on Chechnya damaged a special forces university on **2024-10-29**.
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Liechtenstein Voters Strip State Funding From Public Radio
A narrow Alpine principality has voted to cut off its broadcaster's public funding, leaving Radio Liechtenstein with an uncertain future.
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Russian missile strike on Dnipro kills five and wounds 21 in another night of attacks
25, 2024. A missile hit a residential area in Dnipro, killing five people, injuring at least 21 and damaging homes and a medical facility as Russia kept up broad overnight attacks across Ukraine.
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U.K. Sets June 2025 Ban for Single-Use Vapes in England and Wales
Ministers say the ban is meant to protect children’s health and reduce waste, while industry warns it could drive illegal sales.
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Factory Blast in Bologna Kills Two Toyota Material Handling Workers and Injures 11
An explosion inside Toyota Material Handling’s Bologna facility killed two workers, injured 11 others and prompted a criminal investigation and strike action over workplace safety.
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Seven killed in Kashmir attack on workers at Sonamarg tunnel project
Gunmen attacked a construction camp near Sonamarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing seven people and injuring at least five others at a strategic tunnel project.
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IDF says it killed Hezbollah deputy commander in southern Lebanon strike
The Israeli military said it killed Hezbollah’s deputy commander in Bint Jbeil during a strike in Lebanon, part of a wider campaign against Hezbollah positions.
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Jabalia Strike Kills at Least 33 as Northern Gaza Hospitals Struggle
Gaza authorities said 21 women were among those killed when homes in the refugee camp were hit, while more than 85 people were reported injured.
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U.S. B-2 bombers strike Houthi underground bunkers in Yemen
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the mission hit five underground weapons stores, showing the U.S. is still using long-range airpower against Houthi targets.
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Three workers die after Mississippi bridge collapses during demolition project
A section of a bridge over the Strong River collapsed while contractors were demolishing it, killing three workers and injuring four others.
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Biden announces $425 million in new security aid for Ukraine, including long-range weapons
The White House said the latest package for Ukraine totals $425 million, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying it includes long-range weapons as well as other military support.
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Israeli strike on Nabatieh kills mayor and 15 others, drawing Lebanese condemnation
An Israeli strike on municipal buildings in Nabatieh killed the mayor and 15 other people, prompting Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister to condemn the attack.
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Google Signs Nuclear Power Deal With Kairos as AI Data Centers Drive New Energy Demand
Google says small modular-style reactors from Kairos Power could begin supplying electricity this decade as big technology companies seek cleaner round-the-clock energy for AI infrastructure.
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U.S. fines Lufthansa $4 million over treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers
The Transportation Department said the airline’s handling of a 2022 flight amounted to a record civil-rights penalty, later reduced by compensation credit.
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UN condemns civilian casualties after strike on Jabalia food centre
At least 10 people were reportedly killed at a food distribution centre in Jabalia as Israel’s offensive in northern Gaza intensified and the UN warned of mounting civilian harm.
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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital tent camp kills at least four and ignites fire
An attack on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital complex in Deir el-Balah sent flames through a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians.
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Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson share 2024 economics prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honoured research explaining how political and economic institutions shape long-term prosperity.
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Israeli strikes hit Nabatieh market, killing at least one in Lebanon
Airstrikes in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh destroyed part of an Ottoman-era market and killed at least one person, according to the packet.
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Sudan army strike kills 23 at Khartoum market
Volunteer rescuers said a military air strike hit a crowded marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 40 people wounded as Sudan's war ground on.
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Israeli strike in Nuseirat kills family of eight in central Gaza
A strike on a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed parents and their six children, according to Palestinian medical officials cited in the packet.
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GIMPS confirms largest known prime with more than 41 million digits
Luke Durant found the 52nd known Mersenne prime using cloud-based graphics processors, ending a six-year gap since the previous discovery.
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