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Damning UK report slams police for inadequate vetting of officers
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» LONDON - A culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour is "prevalent" in many police forces across England and Wales, and fuelled by lax vetting standards, according to a report published Wednesday after a high-profile murder.
Europe temperature rise more than twice global average: UN
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» GENEVA: Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.
34-metre tsunami may hit Indonesia's islands in mega quake: research
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2022
» JAKARTA: A tsunami as high as 34 metres could be triggered by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 in and around Indonesia's Java and Sumatra islands, according to a report recently released by Indonesian researchers, although no timeline was given.
Crypto exchange Zipmex in buyout talks with V Ventures
Bloomberg, Published on 02/11/2022
» Zipmex Pte, the embattled Asian cryptocurrency exchange, is in advanced talks to receive a financial lifeline from one of its investors, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Musk says may take 'weeks' for banned Twitter accounts to be restored
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it will be "a few more weeks" before any banned accounts -- such as that of former US president Donald Trump -- may be restored on the platform.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine moves toward ‘war of drones’ as winter looms
Bloomberg, Published on 02/11/2022
» President Vladimir Putin’s swift and severe response to an attack on his Black Sea fleet reflects a war that is increasingly marked by a duel between long range Russian missiles and Ukraine’s innovative array of drones and truck bombs.
UK's Sunak U-turns on attending COP27 in Egypt
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» LONDON - Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced he will join the UN climate conference in Egypt after all, having provoked anger for refusing to attend the global event early into his tenure.
Kenya sending troops to DRCongo to fight rebel advance
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» NAIROBI - Kenya's President William Ruto announced Wednesday that Nairobi was deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive.
Bill to end liquor oligopoly shot down in narrow defeat
Aekarach Sattaburuth and Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 02/11/2022
» A bill aimed at liberalising the liquor industry was narrowly rejected in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, but the Move Forward Party pledged to continue the fight to open the sector to competition.
After slim victory, Danish PM to form broader government
AFP, Published on 02/11/2022
» COPENHAGEN - A day after scoring a narrow election victory, Denmark's Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen tendered her resignation Wednesday to begin the process of forming a new, broader government.