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US lawmakers race to avert nightmare of Thanksgiving shutdown
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US lawmakers were to vote Tuesday on a stop-gap funding bill as the government teeters on the brink of another shutdown crisis at a time of deep divisions over funding for Ukraine and Israel.
Red Cross has not met Israeli hostages, no proof of life: Israeli minister
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» GENEVA - The Red Cross has not met any hostage held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Tuesday after meeting the organisation's head in Geneva.
'Flower tattoo' British woman identified 31 years after murder: Interpol
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» LYON - A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday.
Doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocide
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda's 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities.
UK to Israel: Respect ‘sanctity of hospitals’
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» LONDON - Israel must respect "the sanctity of hospitals" in Gaza and allow them to be places of safety during its offensive in the Palestinian territory, a UK foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Israeli farms desperate for workers
Miriam Jordan, The New York Times, Published on 14/11/2023
» KADIMA, Israel - Israeli farms, core to the country’s national identity, for years employed Palestinian and Thai workers. But since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct 7 and the war in the Gaza Strip, most Palestinians have been banned from Israel and many fearful Thais have returned home, leaving growers to scramble for labour.
Gun salutes mark King Charles’ 75th birthday
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» LONDON - Gun salutes rang out across central London on Tuesday to mark Charles III's 75th birthday, just over a year since he became king and British head of state after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Big bang: Dutch firm eyes space babies
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Climate crises, nuclear Armageddon, or a sudden meteor strike — it’s clear humanity could do with Planet B. But first we need to learn to reproduce safely in space, says Dutch entrepreneur Egbert Edelbroek.
New use of landmines ‘drives up casualties’
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» GENEVA - New use of landmines, including extensive deployment by Russia in Ukraine, drove a global rise of new casualties from the weapons in 2022, a monitor said on Tuesday.
UN: Current climate policies missing the mark
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/11/2023
» The global average temperature will rise by as much as 2.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century if countries continue to carry out their emissions-cutting strategies as planned, according to new analysis from the United Nations.