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Brazil eliminated daylight saving time. It’s having second thoughts.

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Brazil eliminated daylight saving time. It’s having second thoughts. Brazil’s energy authorities have approved a plan to return to daylight saving time in an effort to reduce energy usage as the country has been coping with reduced hydropower output from persistent drought, Reuters reports. The plan, which would move clocks forward an hour between November and […]

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Vietnamese capital Hanoi declared world’s most polluted city, authorities seek action

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Vietnamese capital Hanoi declared world’s most polluted city, authorities seek action Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world’s most polluted cities, as the government said it would push for more electric vehicles (EVs) to alleviate the problem. Levels

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Modi govt should be asked hard questions on Christian minorities: TMC’s Derek O’Brien

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Modi govt should be asked hard questions on Christian minorities: TMC’s Derek O’Brien TMC leader Derek O’Brien on Friday said the Narendra Modi government must be asked “hard questions” about the Christian community, including why the FCRA had been “weaponised” and the people of Manipur “ignored”. He also sought to corner the church on

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South Korea court to hold first arguments in President Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment trial on January 14

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South Korea court to hold first arguments in President Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment trial on January 14 South Korea’s Constitutional Court said on Friday it will hold first arguments on Jan. 14 in a trial to decide whether to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon is required to appear for the first arguments. The court

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Israeli strikes kill 50 including children in Gaza as Netanyahu OKs delegation to talks in Qatar

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Israeli strikes kill 50 including children in Gaza as Netanyahu OKs delegation to talks in Qatar Israeli airstrikes killed at least 50 people, including several children, across the Gaza Strip, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. As the bombardment continued on Thursday and into Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said

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South Korean authorities fail to arrest impeached President Yoon due to security stand-off

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South Korean authorities fail to arrest impeached President Yoon due to security stand-off SEOUL — South Korean authorities failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday (Jan 3) over his martial law declaration, after evading a crowd of protesters outside his compound but coming to a standoff with presidential security forces inside. Yoon supporters gathered

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12 injured after Yemen launched missile attack on Israel

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12 injured after Yemen launched missile attack on Israel TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – At least 12 Israeli settlers were injured following a missile attack carried out by Yemen on occupied Palestine early on Friday. News sources early on Friday morning reported that sirens went off in different areas in the occupied territories, including

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Slovakia brings its grievances to Brussels after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’

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Slovakia brings its grievances to Brussels after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’ Slovakia’s coalition government will discuss retaliatory measures to take against Ukraine after it halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory to Slovakia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday (2 December). Fico said in a video message posted on Facebook

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Zelenskyy: Trump is capable of stopping Putin

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Trump is capable of stopping Putin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday (2 January) that US President-elect Donald Trump could be decisive in the outcome of the 34-month-old war with Russia and help stop Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy, facing advances by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, said in an interview with Ukrainian

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Venezuela offers reward for candidate’s arrest

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Venezuela offers reward for candidate’s arrest Venezuela’s government has offered a $100,000 (£81,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of the opposition’s exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González. He fled the country in September and was granted political asylum in Spain after Venezuela’s authorities ordered his arrest, accusing González of conspiracy and of forging documents. González

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