A New Zealand father who spent nearly four years on the run with his children was killed in a police shootout on Monday, authorities said. Tom Phillips, who absconded with his three children in December 2021 after a row with his former partner, was shot dead in the rolling hill country of the North Island’s […]
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Die Erneuerbaren Energien haben im ersten Halbjahr deutlich weniger Strom geliefert als im Vorjahreszeitraum. Grund war vor allem zu wenig Wind, wie das Statistische Bundesamt in Wiesbaden am Montag mitteilte. Demnach ging die Stromproduktion aus Erneuerbaren insgesamt um 5,9 Prozent zurück, ihr Anteil an der gesamten Stromerzeugung schrumpfte von 61,6 auf 57,8 Prozent. Kohle und […]
Read MoreAriana Grande won the MTV Video Music Awards’ top honor on Sunday, taking home Video of the Year for “Brighter Days Ahead”, which also claimed Best Pop Song at the ceremony near New York City. Visibly emotional while accepting the evening’s most prestigious award, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter and actor delivered an extended thank you to […]
Read MoreAriana Grande won the MTV Video Music Awards’ top honor on Sunday, taking home Video of the Year for “Brighter Days Ahead”, which also claimed Best Pop Song at the ceremony near New York City. Visibly emotional while accepting the evening’s most prestigious award, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter and actor delivered an extended thank you to […]
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Pacific Islands leaders are meeting in the Solomons this week for an influential summit clouded by differences over China’s mounting influence in the region that risks scuppering regional cooperation. Alongside its 18 member states including key players Australia and New Zealand, gatherings of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) are typically attended by dozens more countries […]
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The International Criminal Court will from Tuesday hear war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, accused of spearheading a brutal reign of terror that killed tens of thousands. Judges will hear 39 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Kony, including murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery and pillaging at the ICC’s first-ever […]
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President Donald Trump on Sunday warned foreign companies to obey US law after immigration officials arrested some 475 individuals including South Korean workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia. The arrests were made in a raid by US authorities on Thursday during the largest single-site operation implemented so […]
Read MoreNorway votes on Monday in a closely fought election in which geopolitical issues including US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the war in Ukraine could give a boost to the government. Veteran Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has a slight lead in opinion polls and observers said global uncertainty could push voters to back […]
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