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As Putin reaches 25 years in power, has he 'taken care of Russia'?
Over a quarter of a century in power we've seen many different Putins, says the BBC's Russia editor.BBC News - 4h -
Players released in Brazil after racist incident
Four players from the River Plate women's team who were arrested for an alleged racial slur during a match have been released, the Sao Paulo state's prison administration secretariat said.ESPN - 5h -
Beijing seeks to curb ‘shakedown’ detentions of Chinese executives
Senior figures at more than 80 listed companies were held by local authorities in 2024, FT analysis findsFinancial Times - 6h -
Gaza residents face cold conditions and hypothermia as war continues
With nearly the entire Gaza population displaced and many living in flimsy tents, this winter is bringing the biting cold and hypothermia. Holly Williams reports.CBS News - 9h -
Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning in Brazil
Police say arsenic was detected in the blood of family members who ate the cake in Torres.BBC News - 11h -
Ukrainian Aid Workers Risk Life and Limb to Get Civilians to Safety
The danger and hardship gets worse by the day for civilians in eastern Ukraine. Still, they resist leaving the places that have become their homes.The New York Times - 1d -
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sends Signal Home
The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft.The New York Times - 1d -
'Morrison Hotel' made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA
The former Morrison Hotel, which was famously on the cover of a 1970 album by The Doors, has been significantly damaged by a fire in downtown Los AngelesABC News - 1d -
Nordstrom to Be Taken Private By Founding Family and El Puerto de Liverpool
The business will be acquired by members of the family and El Puerto de Liverpool, a Mexican real estate and department store company that has owned a stake in Nordstrom since 2022.The New York Times - 5d -
The Unlikely Ingredient That Could End U.S. Dependence on Chinese Batteries
Batteries that use sodium could allow the U.S. to create a completely new supply chainThe Wall Street Journal - Dec. 20 -
NASA probe sets record as closest object to the sun
In 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe. Now, six and a half years later, the probe has traveled about 90 million miles to get closer to the sun than any man-made object in history. Here's ...CBS News - 18h -
Stars forward Mason Marchment taken to hospital after getting hit in face by puck
Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment was helped off the ice during Friday night's game against the Minnesota Wild and taken to a hospital after being hit in the face by a puckABC News - 1d -
Man Found With Burns at Penn Station Is Taken to Hospital, Police Say
The cause of the injuries was yet unknown. The episode on Friday night came days after a woman was fatally burned at another subway station in New York City.The New York Times - 1d -
Fire damages L.A. building featured on cover of The Doors' 'Morrison Hotel' album
The historic Los Angeles building featured on the cover of a 1970 album by iconic rock band The Doors was damaged in a fire Thursday, officials said.NBC News - 1d -
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' in Brazil taken to hotels as probe gets underway
Dozens of Chinese workers have been taken and put up in hotels in Brazil’s tropical northeastern region after local labor authorities found them at a construction site for electric vehicle ...ABC News - 1d -
Morrison hotel featured on Doors’ album cover burns in Los Angeles fire
Blaze engulfed landmark building where Jim Morrison and bandmates posed for a photograph for their 1970 LP. Flames engulfed the historic Morrison Hotel, featured on the cover of The Doors’ 1970 ...The Guardian - 1d -
Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into a crowd
A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killingsABC News - 1d -
Israel’s attorney-general orders probe into Sara Netanyahu
Prime minister’s wife accused of harassing witnesses and obstructing justice in her husband’s corruption casesFinancial Times - 2d -
What gaming really tells us about the human condition
From Mesopotamia to our kitchen tables, our love affair with games is undiminishedFinancial Times - 2d -
US faces deadly surf conditions and tornadoes during holidays
Winter winds brought deadly surf conditions to western states and tornadoes to Texas as parts of the US faced severe weather.BBC News - 2d -
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Panama's president calls Trump's Chinese canal claim 'nonsense'
The president-elect has threatened to take back control of the Panama Canal, alleging Chinese interference.BBC News - 2d -
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Investigation underway after body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane in Maui
Police in Hawaii are investigating the discovery of a body in the wheel well of a United Airlines 787 jet that traveled from Chicago to Maui. It's unclear whether the individual was a stowaway or ...CBS News - 2d -
In a Japanese restaurant in west London, this Chinese woman felt truly at home | Xinran
In my younger years I travelled all over China. But on a culinary tour of Bayswater with my son, I tasted belonging. In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or ...The Guardian - 3d -
The South African gold mines taken over by criminal gangs
Authorities have resorted to siege tactics to ‘smoke out’ thousands of miners trapped undergroundFinancial Times - 3d -
Chief scout calls for workers to get volunteering leave
He says Scouts gave him the confidence to ignore people telling him to get the guy who shot at him.BBC News - 3d -
Maresca: Mudryk to 'disconnect' amid drug probe
Enzo Maresca has said Mykhailo Mudryk needs to "disconnect" from Chelsea as he awaits the outcome of a Football Association (FA) investigation into a failed drugs test.ESPN - 3d -
Owner and architect of Turkey quake collapse hotel jailed
They received hefty sentences after 72 people were killed when the building fell in the 2023 quake.BBC News - 3d -
Fine wine market in the red as Chinese demand dries up
Prices of top-end Burgundies and vintage Champagnes fall for second straight yearFinancial Times - 4d -
Storms bring dangerous surf conditions on the West Coast
A wharf in Santa Cruz, California, partially collapsed Monday, sending three workers inspecting the wharf into the ocean. At least one person was killed in a separate incident and two others are ...CBS News - 4d -
Starbucks strike grows as workers demand higher pay and better conditions
Starbucks baristas in 12 cities are on strike, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.The walkouts come just days before Christmas, with workers speaking out against the company's ...CBS News - 4d -
BYD construction site in Brazil shut over ‘slavery-like’ conditions
More than 160 Chinese nationals were found living in ‘degrading’ conditions and working excessive hours. Business live – latest updates Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a ...The Guardian - 4d -
Brazil shuts BYD factory site over 'slavery' conditions
More than 160 workers have been rescued, according to local prosecutors.BBC News - 5d -
Thanks for the memories: Paris’s sumptuous Maison Proust hotel
Cocoon yourself in a sensory rush inspired by the Belle Époque life and times of Marcel PFinancial Times - 5d -
Balearic chic near the Gare du Nord: Bloom House hotel, Paris
A cool urban oasis in an unlikely part of townFinancial Times - 5d -
Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military uniform grabbing two boys and driving them awayABC News - 5d -
US targets China with probe into semiconductor industry
The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive action against Chinese technology out of national ...The Hill - 5d
