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Brazil court blocks Bolsonaro from attending Trump inauguration over flight risk fears
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Brazil's Supreme Court has denied former president Jair Bolsonaro permission to attend Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration in the United States, ...
11h ago
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Iran mandates solar panels for new buildings amid power shortage
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Iran has updated its building regulations, demanding developers to inset solar panels in newly constructed buildings, said a senior official at the ...
23h ago
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Nicaragua unveils new canal route in bid to rival Panama
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has unveiled plans for a 445-kilometre interoceanic waterway that would provide an alternative to the congested ...
on Jan 8
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Hungarian government takes aims again at foreign funding of opposition
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The Hungarian government has submitted a bill that would introduce criminal sanctions against NGOs, political parties and political ...
on Jan 7
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US, Turkey tread carefully over tensions on future of Kurdish forces in Syria
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, visiting Ankara on December 13, stressed the need for continued efforts in post-Assad Syria to counter any ...
on Dec 16
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Syrian opposition captures key port city of Tartus
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Opposition forces have seized control of Syria's strategic Mediterranean port city of Tartus, consolidating their grip on the country following the ...
on Dec 16
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Syrian opposition bans forced wearing of hijab
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Syria's armed opposition leadership has issued a decree prohibiting the forced wearing of hijabs, state-owned Al Watan reported on December ...
on Dec 9
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#BREAKING Assad flees Syria for Abu Dhabi, regime falls – Turkish press reports
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A private jet departed Damascus and arrived in Abu Dhabi on December 7, carrying Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and the rest of his ...
on Dec 7
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Yeltsin-era oligarch Smolensky dies at 70
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Alexander Smolensky, one of the original seven oligarchs that rose to prominence under former president Boris Yeltsin, has died at the age of ...
on Dec 1
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Czech premier ridiculed over comments about Czech and German wages
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Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has been widely ridiculed for his claim that if he were given another term, he would be able to ...
on Nov 24
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Carbon Brief releases sixth version of extreme weather event interactive map
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As the planet warms and the Climate Crisis accelerates faster than scientists predicted, extreme weather events from floods to fires have ...
on Nov 19
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Oil sector lobbyists the forth largest delegation at COP29 climate summit
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More than 1,770 oil sector lobbyists have travelled to the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, to try and slow or stop action to reduce the use of ...
on Nov 17
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Kazakhstan dispatches unprecedented water volumes to "shrinking" Caspian Sea
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Kazakhstan has dispatched an unprecedented 16.7 cubic kilometres of water to the Caspian Sea via the Zhaiyk River in the year to date, compared to ...
on Nov 11
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What would a Trump win mean for Latin America?
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As the US braces for a closely fought presidential election on November 5, Latin America has particular cause for concern over a potential return of ...
on Nov 5
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CENUSA: Referendum exposes weakness of EU’s support in Moldova
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The referendum on the 'constitutionalisation' of European integration highlighted the vulnerabilities of the European vector in Moldova, which had ...
on Oct 25
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Sri Lanka to apply for BRICS membership
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Sri Lanka has decided to apply for the membership of the BRICS and the New Development Bank, the country’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on ...
on Oct 18
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Russian MP proposes childlessness tax
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Russia should bring back the Soviet Union’s “childlessness tax” in a bid to boost birth rates, one Russian MP has proposed.Speaking to ...
on Oct 18
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Israel launches biggest strike in Yemen, killing 40 people
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Yemen's Health Ministry announced that at least four people were killed and 40 others injured in what it described as an Israeli airstrike on the ...
on Sep 30
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Fish are starting to drown as warmer seas hold less oxygen
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Higher temperatures mean the oceans can hold less oxygen and fish are literally starting to drown. Last summer, more than 100 miles (161 km) of ...
on Sep 26
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Kenya signs historic pact with US to advance its nuclear power plans
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Kenya has officially advanced its nuclear ambitions by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Nuclear Regulatory ...
on Sep 22
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Peru is burning while authorities look away
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Wildfires continue to ravage 22 of Peru’s 24 regions, claiming at least 15 lives and destroying over 3,000 hectares of land. Despite the scale of ...
on Sep 19
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Albanian opposition leader Berisha formally charged with corruption
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Sali Berisha, a former Albanian president and prime minister, announced on September 11 he has been formally charged with corruption in connection ...
on Sep 13
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Hard to make and inefficient to use, hydrogen won’t save the climate
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The numbers simply don't add up. Hydrogen has been hailed as the saviour of the climate, but hard to make, difficult to transport and inefficient to ...
on Sep 12
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Estonia aims to make a business out of housing foreign prisoners
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Estonia, known for having one of the best correctional systems, is mulling renting out prison cells to Western countries who are struggling to ...
on Sep 6
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Global sea surface temperatures have surged
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In the past 15 months global sea surface temperatures have surged to unprecedented levels, fuelling heatwaves and accelerated the melting of sea ice, ...
on Sep 4
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VISEGRAD BLOG: Globsec security forum insists Ukraine is still winning the war
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“I would wager that never has the Hilton hotel been so full of Europeans who love America and Americans who love Europe,” said the moderator of ...
on Sep 3
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Burning forests and reduced carbon uptake by plants failed to mitigate climate change in 2023
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Forests and other land ecosystems failed to mitigate climate change in 2023, as severe drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in ...
on Sep 2
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Possible record heat index of 82.2°C reported in southern Iran
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A weather station in southern Iran has reported a heat index of 82.2°C (180°F) and a dew point of 36.1°C (97°F), which, if confirmed, would be ...
on Aug 30
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EU reaffirms commitment to lithium deal amid rising tensions with Serbia
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The European Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to a strategic partnership with Serbia on raw materials, despite rising tensions with ...
on Aug 23
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Russia still brings Raiffeisen half its profit as it drags feet on exit
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Raiffeisen Bank International's (RBI) net profit in Russia in 1H24 rose 2.8% year on year to €705mn, with the Russian business accounting for half ...
on Jul 31
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Russia already treating Bosnia’s Republika Srpska as an independent state
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Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska was treated as an independent state during a security conference in St Petersburg, with its flag placed ...
on Jul 28
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Devastating forest fires cause millions of euros of damage in North Macedonia
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North Macedonia has suffered millions of euros in damage due to extensive fires over the past few weeks, with Mount Serta being the worst affected ...
on Jul 27
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Central Asia and the struggle for water
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The Kyrgyz have a saying: 'El bashi bolboy, suu bashi bol', which translates to: 'Do not be the head of the people, but be at the source, the ...
on Jul 21
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Dubai heatwave: Temperature feels like 62°C as scientists explain extreme conditions
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Dubai is experiencing an intense heatwave with the 'feels like' temperature soaring to 62C (143.6 Fahrenheit), according to US-based weather reports. ...
on Jul 18
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Four years to turn Central Asia’s water woes around
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Central Asia risks being plunged into a state of chronic water shortage as a major new canal project nears completion in Afghanistan. Failure to ...
on Jul 17
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Kuwait sets all-time high electricity consumption record as temperatures soar
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Kuwait experienced a record-high electrical load of 17,360 megawatts (MW) at 2 p.m. local time on July 13, Kuwait Times reported.This marks ...
on Jul 17
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Experts warn Iran's Golestan will turn into desert within 15 years
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Iran’s lush northern Golestan province faces a shocking transformation into a barren wasteland in just 15 years, local experts warned on July 15. ...
on Jul 16
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HESS: Georgia’s dreams dying as EU accession suspended
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On June 9 the EU announced the suspension of Georgia’s accession talks and on June 11, the declaration that followed this ...
on Jul 15
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Russian space agency head says Moscow has proof America really DID go to the moon
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American astronauts did really visit the Moon in 1969, the head of Roscosmos, the Russian space corporation, has confirmed.Speaking to the State ...
on Jul 8
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Russia exporting pork to Iran in unusual trade move
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Russia's southern Rostov region has exported 17 tonnes of pork to Iran over a five-day period, the Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor ...
on Jun 28
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A new survey by the Institute for Global Affairs, part of the American political risk consultancy Eurasia Group, found the overwhelming majority of ...
on Jun 25
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Iran's northern Kandovan area hit with heavy showers and floods, three missing
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Heavy rainfall triggered a devastating flood in the Kandovan area of Iran, causing significant damage and sweeping away at least four vehicles. Three ...
on Jun 25
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Russia overtakes Japan to become the fourth largest economy in the world in PPP terms
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The Russian economy has overtaken Japan to become the fourth largest in the world in PPP terms (purchase power parity), according to revised data ...
on Jun 25
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The Caspian Sea to shrink by a third due to global warming
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The Aral Sea has gone. The Caspian Sea may be next. Global warming will see its level fall by up to 18 metres and reduce its surface area by a third ...
on Jun 8
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Russian oil firm Taftnet reportedly secures deal to build refinery in Libya
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The Russian oil company Taftnet has reportedly secured a concession to build a new oil refinery in Libya amid controversy among the two rival ...
on Jun 6
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Slovenia plans tough new energy and climate targets
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Slovenia's Minister of Environment, Climate, and Energy Bojan Kumer presented on June 3 an updated draft of the National Energy and ...
on Jun 5
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Russian oligarch Fridman to take Luxembourg to court in a $15.8bn sanctions compensation claim
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Mikhail Fridman, founder of Alfa Group, is the first Russian billionaire to challenge European sanctions and demand compensation for his frozen ...
on May 24
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Turkey simply relabels Russian oil products and exports them to Europe, research indicates
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More evidence that Turkey simply relabels Russian oil products and re-exports them to Europe as Turkish emerges from a new study by the Centre for ...
on May 18
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Cheap Russian drones overwhelm US-made Abrams tanks, taken out of action
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Ukrainian forces are withdrawing US-provided Abrams M1A1 main battle tanks from the front lines after at least five have been destroyed by cheap ...
on May 13
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Temperatures are continuing to rise to fresh all-time highs as global warming accelerates. People have started to die because of the extreme heat and ...
on May 7