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Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget plan after protests
Bulgarian government says it is permanently withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after a night of major protests in Sofia and beyond.
Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914
The Falkland Islands Government has announced that following the centenary commemoration of the great naval battle and defeat of the Imperial German navy, held in 2014, both the Royal Navy and the Royal British Legion globally concluded the practice of marking the 8th December
Germany's Bayer sees shares pop as US government endorses legal appeal
The biotech giant is facing over 67,000 US lawsuits over allegations that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer — a claim Bayer denies.
Nearly 1 in 4 EU women believe men are treated better by health workers, new study says
Women are more likely than men to seek medical help when they feel unwell, yet many believe they receive poorer treatment, according to a new report.
Africa: Africa's Next Peace Frontier Is Digital Sovereignty - Reflections From the Lomé Peace and Security Forum
[African Arguments] There are moments when a forum stops being a gathering and becomes a mirror. The Lomé Peace and Security Forum (11-12 October 2025) did exactly that--a quiet reframing of African peace and security through the lens of technological power. It exposed a shift
Bioceanic Corridor feared to be seized by traffickers
Paraguayan Senator Esperanza Martínez of the leftwing Frente Guasú party has raised concerns over a scandal involving the sale of public land at the head of the Bioceanic Corridor bridge in Carmelo Peralta. The lawmaker claimed that "narcos" were seizing the territory
Facility services group ISS says it supports investigation into Hong Kong fire
COPENHAGEN, Dec 2 - Danish facilities management group ISS said on Tuesday it supported the decision to establish a judge-led committee which will investigate the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades.
US airfields increasingly exposed to a Chinese missile attack
Kadena Air Base, the US’s largest airpower hub in Japan, has intensified preparations against potential Chinese missile strikes by conducting rapid airfield damage repair drills amid rising tensions over Taiwan. Located on Okinawa, roughly 595 kilometers from Taiwan, Kadena is
Strong peso leading to outflow of dollars from Argentina
Argentina is on track for a historic outflow of dollars due to surging outbound tourism, driven by a favorable exchange rate. Initial projections for this year have been significantly revised upward, with analysts now anticipating a total dollar outflow between US$11 billion
Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth
Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup
Nigeria says it is sheltering Fernando Dias in its embassy in Bissau, citing an imminent threat to his life.
Argentine gov't wants stiffer Penal Code
Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni and outgoing Security Minister Patricia Bullrich on Monday announced the Libertarian government's initiative to submit a bill to Congress to update the Penal Code, providing for more stringent penalties and fewer concessions to convicted
AI race is faster than countries can adapt, threatening greater global inequality, UN report warns
Women and the youth are the most at risk of AI taking their jobs, and of the technology being biased against them.
Social media marketing falls flat as a signal of quality, research finds
Research published in Information Systems Research finds that social media marketing (SMM) does little to help high-quality firms stand apart from competitors. Instead, it often pushes companies of all quality levels toward similar spending and pricing strategies, blurring the
Tensions between Germany and Poland fuel security fears amid Russian aggression
As Russia advances in Ukraine, Berlin and Warsaw remain divided. How concerning is this for the security situation in Europe?
Former Japan PM Abe’s shooter says he dreaded Unification Church gaining recognition
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is known to have had ties with the religious organisation.
Obesity may speed the onset of Alzheimer’s, scientists say
A small study indicates regular blood tests could be a useful addition to brain scans that track the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law
Permits must now be obtained for all atomic energy activities.
U.S. delegation to meet Putin in latest bid to end Ukraine war
Ahead of the key meeting, Russia has claimed fresh military victories, hammering home that point that it can succeed in the war without negotiations if it wants.
China cautions foreigners about fraudulent arrival card platforms
The notice stressed that only authorised channels guarantee a secure and free application process.
Euro zone inflation up a notch to 2.2% in November, flash data shows
Euro zone inflation stood at 2.2% in November, a slight rise from the previous month, flash data from data agency Eurostat showed Tuesday.
Study suggests flood-driven contamination deepens climate anxiety in vulnerable communities
Major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being, especially in communities of color, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Alberta.
UK faces 'headwind' from tax and spending moves, OECD says
Growth in the UK economy is expected to slow next year, an influential global policy group predicts.
Mediocre means average
Two different ways to consider this: First, in the marketplace, where most people, most of the time, want the thing that most people want. The average one. Exceptional is the exception. Second, in the committee meeting, where the easiest way forward is to sand off interesting
'First of its kind' scanner to study blast trauma
It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say.
The Unlikely Friendship of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla
Mark Twain was, in the estimation of many, the United States of America’s first truly homegrown man of letters. And in keeping with what would be recognized as the can-do American spirit, he couldn’t resist putting himself forth now and again as a man of science — or, more
Researchers unveil first high-resolution maps of China's forest diversity patterns
A research team led by the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with multiple domestic and international research institutions, has made progress in investigating forest diversity patterns across China. The findings were published in
Urban sprawl could deny 220 million people access to clean water by 2050
A new study analyzing more than 100 cities across Asia, Africa, and Latin America has quantified the stark consequences of urban sprawl on water and sanitation access, finding that how cities grow might determine whether hundreds of millions of people have access to these basic
Uncovering the principle by which DNA replication initiation sites are determined in the human genome
When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication process can cause alterations in genomic DNA, promoting cellular aging, cancer, and genetic disorders. Therefore, understanding how cells replicate their DNA
Why Ukraine’s history sows fear of weak security guarantees
As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail.
What Is a Body For?
One desire felt like it would make me more of who I already was, and the other would unmake me entirely.
Trump Press Sec Spin Implodes as Fresh Boat Bombing Horrors Rattle GOP
President Trump’s illegal boat bombings just got even worse. We’ve now learned that after demolishing a boat allegedly carrying drug smugglers in September, two survivors were left behind, and they were both blown apart in a second strike. That’s probably a war crime. On
Diddy Jurors Reveal Reasons Behind Mixed Verdict in Netflix Doc: Cassie ‘Wanted to Be With Him,’ and Domestic Violence Wasn’t One of the Charges
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” now streaming on Netflix. There are many voices in the new Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” but some of the most intriguing are two of the jurors which delivered Sean “Diddy” Combs a
Best Hive Scum build in Warhammer 40K: Darktide
Turn your gutter rat into a deadly gunslinger.
‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
The tropical storm killed more than 800 people last week.
'Mischievous hands': Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods
SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia, Dec 2 - Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami
Crop pests can develop 'fighter-jet wings' after eating specific mix of corn
Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a fighter jet—that can propel them long distances, increasing the chances the
