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German interior minister warns of cyber threat ahead of elections

12 Nov 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must bolster its defences against cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns, particularly out of Russia, as it prepares for snap elections in the coming months, the interior minister warned on Tuesday. “We must also protect our democracy in the digital world,” Nancy Faeser said in a statement upon publication of the Federal Office …

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Spain announces 3.76 billion euros in new aid to Valencia after floods

12 Nov 2024

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced 3.76 billion euros ($4.01 billion) in additional measures to reconstruct the Valencia area after the deadliest flash floods in Spain’s modern history. More than 220 people died after torrential rains on Oct. 29 triggered floods that swept through the suburbs south of the regional …

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Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut suburbs

12 Nov 2024

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military carried out at least five airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday, after Israel’s defence minister ruled out any ceasefire in Lebanon until Israel’s goals had been met. Smoke rose over Beirut as blasts shook the capital around mid-morning. The explosions followed an Israeli military warning …

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No repeat of Jerusalem incident will be accepted, France says

12 Nov 2024

PARIS (Reuters) – A repeat of an incident in Jerusalem that saw armed Israeli security forces entering a property administered by France must never happen again, France’s foreign minister said ahead of summoning Israel’s envoy on Tuesday. Two French security officials with diplomatic status were briefly detained on Nov. 7 after Jean-Noel Barrot was due …

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Explainer-COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?

12 Nov 2024

By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures, adding pressure to negotiations aimed at curbing climate change. The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however …

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Explainer-COP29: How methane emissions threaten climate goals

12 Nov 2024

By Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) – Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and policymakers to urge aggressive action to curb output of the potent greenhouse gas.  Nearly 160 countries have pledged a 30% cut from 2020 methane emissions levels by the end of this decade.  Over the last …

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Finland’s capital to take over Helsinki Arena from Russian owners

12 Nov 2024

By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) – The city of Helsinki will initiate a forced takeover of the Finnish capital’s biggest sports and events arena from its sanctions-hit Russian owners, the city’s executive governing board said. The Helsinki Arena, a major concert venue and ice hockey arena, has been shut since 2022 following sanctions imposed on …

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Spain’s flood survivors strive to save their photos and memories

12 Nov 2024

By Eva Manez BURJASSOT/ALDAIA, Spain (Reuters) – A mud-covered frame holding a wet, disintegrating photo was one of the most precious things that Ana Piedra Carbonell managed to salvage when floodwaters swept away her mother’s house in the eastern Spanish town of Algemesi. The picture showing Carbonell with her mother, her late father and her …

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Russia’s Medvedev says Europe is trying to escalate Ukraine conflict after Trump win

12 Nov 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused European leaders on Tuesday of seeking to dangerously escalate the Ukraine conflict following the re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Medvedev, a senior security official, wrote on Telegram that European politicians were aiming to “push the conflict with Russia into an irreversible phase” while they …

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Italy plans to restrict nascent ‘cannabis light’ industry

12 Nov 2024

By Francesca Piscioneri and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s flourishing “cannabis light” industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of Europe. The looming legislation is part of a broad range of measures being introduced by Meloni’s …

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