Last year was Brazil’s hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.The average temperature in 2024 was 25.02 degrees Celsius (77.04 Fahrenheit) — 0.79 degrees above the 1991-2020 average, the National Institute of Meteorology said.It was …
The decorated Green Beret who died by suicide in a blazing Cybertruck outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas was suffering from post-traumatic stress, investigators said Friday, saying they had found no links to “terrorist” groups.Matthew Livelsberger, 37, a member of the elite US special forces, shot himself on New Year’s Day in the rented …
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Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said Friday that Lebanon was working to find a solution with Syria, after two security officials said Damascus had imposed new restrictions on the entry of Lebanese citizens.”Work is underway to resolve the issue of Lebanese citizens being prevented from entering Syria,” Mawlawi told AFP.He said Lebanon’s General Security agency was in …
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Gaza’s civil defence agency said around 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a truce in the war were set to resume in Qatar later.The Israeli military said three rockets targeted its territory from the Gaza Strip, the latest in a flurry of launches by militants in …
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Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday.Renewable energy like wind and solar accounted for 59 percent of production in Germany, while in Britain it stood at 45 percent, the data showed.In Germany, where 2024 marked the first year without nuclear energy, …
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The French and German foreign ministers called for a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria as they visited Damascus Friday for talks with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are the most senior Western diplomats to visit the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.Baerbock …
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Oil from two ageing and damaged Russian tankers was detected Friday off the coast of Sevastopol, the largest city in Moscow-annexed Crimea, a local official said.The Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239 were hit by a storm last month in the Kerch Strait linking Crimea to the southern Russian Krasnodar region, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) from …
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With bunches of lettuce and bucketloads of nuts, London Zoo kicked off its annual animal count Friday, coaxing everything from goats to gorillas out of their enclosures for the celebrated stocktake.The zoo, which is nearly two centuries old, performs the nearly week-long formal tallying early each January, with several new additions already proving to be …
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The Israeli military reported three rockets targeting its territory on Friday from the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian rescuers said Israeli air strikes killed at least 16 people, including children. The rockets were the latest in a spate of launches by militants in the devastated Palestinian territory, with Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warning this week of …
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South Korean investigators abandoned their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team.Yoon, who has already been suspended from duty by lawmakers, would become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be …
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