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Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

CARACAS, Venezuela — Riot police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide The National Assembly, which like all institutions in Venezuela is controlled by the ruling socialist party, is scheduled to …

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Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

LA Times

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro protest the day before his inauguration for a third term in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday. Riot police were out in force in Venezuela’s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide. All repudiated Maduro …

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2 days, 6 hours ago

Ukraine Switches From Russian To U.S. Gas

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The new year is bringing a seismic shift for war-torn Ukraine’s energy systems. “The next administration will be even more supportive of the investment into the gas industry, the transportation of gas, and building new LNG production terminals,” Dmytro Sakharuk, DTEK’s executive director, told HuffPost via a Zoom call from Kyiv last week. A neighbor watches flames …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Ireland joins genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice

CNN

CNN — Ireland has joined South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, the International Court of Justice announced Tuesday morning. Noting that the legal definition of genocide requires an “intent to destroy, in whole or in part” a target population, the document submitted by Ireland argues that intent might be inferred “in any case where a reasonable person would have foreseen …

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6 days, 16 hours ago

Middle East latest: German and French foreign ministers seek 'new beginning' with Syria

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1 week, 6 days ago

German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.Scholz's coalition was brought down by internal fights about how to revive Europe's largest economy but a deadly car-ramming attack at a Christmas market last week has renewed the country's heated debates over …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Indian edtech overhaul sparks renewed investor optimism

Live Mint

Mumbai: Even as the Byju’s saga continues to unfold in courts, the rest of the edtech sector has moved on. This follows over two tough years for edtech, marked by waning investor confidence due to declining post-pandemic demand for online learning, a shift from growth to profitability, and the collapse of Byju’s. “In 2025, between further backing our existing investments …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Turkey minister says 25,000 Syrian returned home since president Assad's ouster

Hindustan Times

More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist-led HTS rebels, Turkey's interior minister said Tuesday. Syrian refugees living in Turkey wait in a queue to enter Syria Turkey is home to nearly three million refugees who fled the civil war that broke out in 2011, and whose presence has been an issue …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Magdeburg: Anti-immigrant anger rises at scene of German market attack

CNN

Magdeburg, Germany CNN — Its glühwein stalls, festooned with Christmas lights and tinsel, stand emptied and shuttered. He is also an avowed atheist and anti-Islam, once describing himself in a 2019 newspaper interview as “the most aggressive critic of Islam in history.” On social media, Abdulmohsen expressed support for the German anti-immigration AfD party and repeated his own frustrations with …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown after missing midnight deadline

Daily Mail

A partial government shutdown went into effect at 12:01am Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass a stopgap bill in time. Before the Senate passed the bill, the White House released a statement pledging that no agencies would shut down 'because there is a high degree of confidence that Congress will imminently pass the relevant appropriations.' President Joe Biden has …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

BJP’s bandh call receive mixed response in Chikkamagaluru; peace maintained: Police

Hindustan Times

Tensions flared in Chikkamagaluru on Friday as the BJP and Congress workers clashed during a bandh called by the BJP workers in protest against the arrest of Chikkamagaluru MLC CT Ravi, according to people familiar with the matter. BJP activists celebrate after the Karnataka High Court directed the police to immediately release BJP leader CT Ravi, outside his residence in …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. Diplomats And Hostage Envoy Visit Syria Seeking Information On Austin Tice

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now in Damascus to hold talks with the country’s new leaders and seek information on the whereabouts of missing American journalist Austin Tice. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf, former special envoy for Syria Daniel …

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3 weeks ago

Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

Associated Press

CLONDALKIN, Ireland — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Dublin’s data center limits Twenty-six-year-old activist Darragh Adelaide lives …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

The American industry that wants more government intervention

NPR

The American industry that wants more government intervention toggle caption Eric Whitney/NPR President-elect Donald Trump is promising to slash government regulations and even eliminate whole agencies. Sponsor Message U.S. mining's distinct accent Bernard Rowe is CEO of the Australian company Ioneer that's developing the Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada. "Because there hasn't been this continuous mining industry functioning at …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison

NPR

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison toggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP NEW YORK — The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Opinion: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has irked billionaires, but it serves the public well

LA Times

The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government that we should be having — but it might not go the way they would hope. Tech moguls might hold a grudge when justice is done, but the 118,101 LendUp customers who received more than $40 million of their money …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump mulls deal to revert DC Waldorf-Astoria back to Trump International Hotel: report

Raw Story

Just as Donald Trump is set to retake the White House next month, his former Washington D.C. hotel could be resurrected as Trump International Hotel, according to the New York Post. Trump, who sold his lease two years ago for a reported $375 million, is said to be exploring scenarios that involve the Trump Organization either buying back the lease …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Two Bit Circus is back as a Santa Monica pop-up — with a ‘space elevator’ from the future

LA Times

Before me stands a glistening silver box — sleek, elegant and with boldly defined protruding vertical lines, giving it an ever-so-slight vintage Art Deco look. Two Bit’s Santa Monica spot, situated among Third Street Promenade’s cacophony of casual eateries and an oversized chess board, is 4,000 square feet, a fraction of the downtown location’s size. Chris Clavio, Founder and CEO …

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Trump says lawmakers who investigated Jan 6 riots should be jailed after he vows to pardon rioters

Firstpost

After pledging to pardon Jan. 6 rioters on his first day in office, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would like to see those who investigated the insurgency behind bars. In the 45-minute-long NBC interview aired on Sunday, Trump insisted that members of the now-defunct House select committee tasked with investigating the deadly January 6 insurrection should be in jail. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bigger franchises. Fewer slow-burn hits. Releasing movies is still a messy business

LA Times

With a month left to go in an erratic, stomach-churning year for Hollywood, the box office finally started to show some life again with the triple-threat of “Moana 2,” “ Wicked ” and “Gladiator II.” “Moana 2,” the animated Walt Disney Co. musical sequel, exploded with $221 million over the long Thanksgiving weekend, while all movies combined generated a massive …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations for Notre Dame's reopening

Hindustan Times

PARIS — The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics and the sealing-off to tourists of the cathedral's island location in the heart of the French capital. Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations for Notre Dame's reopening After more …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security

Associated Press

PARIS — The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend is going to be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics and the sealing-off to tourists of the cathedral’s island location in the heart of the French capital. Police chief Laurent Nuñez said only people with invitations and the island’s residents will have …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Removal men seen emptying shuttered Groucho Club of furniture as it remains closed on orders of the police after man was arrested on suspicion of raping woman inside celebrity haunt

Daily Mail

Removal men have been spotted stripping The Groucho Club of its furniture after a man was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman inside the members-only club which has been closed amid an investigation. A Met Police spokesperson said today: 'On Tuesday, 26 November, a Westminster Council licensing hearing ruled that the licence for The Groucho Club should be suspended …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics

The Hindu

Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by the sport’s highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal. The International Biathlon Union said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal by Evgeny Ustyugov, who crossed the line first ahead of Fourcade in the …

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Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

Venezuelan security forces seek to quell protests against Maduro’s attempt to cling to power

Ukraine Switches From Russian To U.S. Gas

Ireland joins genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice

Middle East latest: German and French foreign ministers seek 'new beginning' with Syria

German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

Indian edtech overhaul sparks renewed investor optimism

Turkey minister says 25,000 Syrian returned home since president Assad's ouster

Magdeburg: Anti-immigrant anger rises at scene of German market attack

Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown after missing midnight deadline

BJP’s bandh call receive mixed response in Chikkamagaluru; peace maintained: Police

U.S. Diplomats And Hostage Envoy Visit Syria Seeking Information On Austin Tice

Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

The American industry that wants more government intervention

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison

Opinion: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has irked billionaires, but it serves the public well

Trump mulls deal to revert DC Waldorf-Astoria back to Trump International Hotel: report

Two Bit Circus is back as a Santa Monica pop-up — with a ‘space elevator’ from the future

Trump says lawmakers who investigated Jan 6 riots should be jailed after he vows to pardon rioters

Bigger franchises. Fewer slow-burn hits. Releasing movies is still a messy business

Stars, heads of state, solemn rituals and high-security celebrations for Notre Dame's reopening

Notre Dame's reopening will have solemn rituals, grand opera, heads of state and high security

Removal men seen emptying shuttered Groucho Club of furniture as it remains closed on orders of the police after man was arrested on suspicion of raping woman inside celebrity haunt

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics