Tierpflegerin stirbt nach Leoparden-Angriff in niederländischem Zoo

In einem niederländischen Zoo ist eine Tierpflegerin von einem Leoparden angegriffen und getötet worden. Wie die Nachrichtenagentur ANP am Dienstag berichtete, ereignete sich der Vorfall bereits am Samstag, die Pflegerin erlag nun ihren Verletzungen. Die langjährige Mitarbeiterin des Safariparks Beekse Bergen kümmerte sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt in einer Innenanlage um zwei männliche Persische Leoparden. Da […]

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India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms

Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a severe cyclone the national weather office expects to make landfall by Wednesday. Neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka have also issued weather warnings. Cyclone Arnab is forecast to hit the Andhra Pradesh coast in the country’s […]

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Carney moves to remake Canada alliances as US ties strained

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to secure unprecedentedly close ties with the EU when he hosts the bloc’s leaders this week, with the possibility of a special “associate member” status even being raised. But for Carney, who has assured Canadians they could trust him in a crisis, forging new agreements with Europe is […]

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Serbia’s students demand state media chiefs resign after poll win

Serbia’s student movement on Tuesday demanded the bosses of the national broadcaster resign over alleged bias during the 14-year rule of Aleksandar Vucic’s right-wing nationalist party, which was defeated in weekend elections. Sunday’s historic victory by the student-backed list came after two years of protests sparked by the 2024 collapse of a railway station canopy in […]

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Brazil’s Lula turns 81, vows to work ’24 hours a day’

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned 81 on Tuesday, promising to work “24 hours a day” following his historic re-election for a fourth term. Lula won Sunday’s runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.8 percent of the vote to the right-wing senator’s 48.2 percent. He is one of the world’s oldest leaders. US President […]

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UK man offered drugged wife to strangers online for sex: court

A British man who drugged and raped his then-wife over 13 years had advertised on sites like Craigslist and Grindr for strangers to have sex with her without her consent, a UK court heard Tuesday. Philip Young earlier this year pleaded guilty to multiple sexual offences — including rape, voyeurism and administering a substance with […]

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Exiled Russian dissident Navalnaya warns dictators becoming ‘more cunning’

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny warned Tuesday that dictators are becoming “more cunning”, as she helped launch a report revealing deepening global ties between autocrats and authoritarian-leaning parties. Yulia Navalnaya, who heads the US-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF), urged people not to underestimate the threat that “very dangerous” dictators and their networks […]

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Mercados de previsão, uma frente de desinformação nas eleições legislativas dos EUA

As eleições legislativas dos Estados Unidos ocorrem sob um novo e polêmico indicador em tempo real: os mercados de previsão. Estes espaços permitem investir dinheiro na probabilidade de que um evento ocorra. No entanto, especialistas alertam que podem confundir os eleitores e gerar desinformação, sobretudo por que, em alguns casos, atores políticos tentam influenciar a […]

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Record turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

Israelis flocked to the polls Tuesday in record numbers as a deeply divided electorate delivered a verdict on veteran right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first election since the October 7, 2023 attack. After casting his vote in Jerusalem, Netanyahu expressed worry over high voting among Israel’s Arab minority and warned of attempts to […]

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