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'I thought she was dead': Teen hit by paraglider on family holiday

A mum says she was "absolutely traumatised" after her 15-year-old was hit by a paraglider on the final day of their holiday.

Bitcoin hits record high as Republicans edge closer to full control of Congress

Cryptocurrency surges past $80,000 for first time after Donald Trump’s decisive win

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Dangerous air quality hits New York as brush fires erupt in Northeast

Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.

Airplane returns to airport after takeoff after hitting a bird, catching on fire

The plane, bound for the Chinese city of Shenzhen with 249 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely after dumping fuel over the sea.

Storm-weary Philippines forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits

A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms

World - ABC News - November 10

APEC hotel openings and pipelines hit new highs in 2024

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Weather tracker: Philippines braced for landslides as fourth cyclone in three weeks hits

Meanwhile, unseasonable heat will continue across parts of Australia this week . The northern Philippines is experiencing its fourth tropical cyclone in three weeks. Typhoon Toraji, also known as ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

'Trump trade' returns for second week as bitcoin, Tesla, stocks surge

Cryptocurrencies and stocks, including Tesla, rallied Monday, picking up where they left off last week in the wake of the President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

World Without End — hit graphic novel making case for nuclear power

Bestselling French comic book argues we should forget renewables — our only option to address global warming lies in splitting the atom

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Budget fallout will hit UK plc’s squeezed middle hardest

Smallest private sector employers will be protected from NI increase while big business can pass cost on to consumer

World - Financial Times - November 11

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