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Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit
Woman jailed for M25 protest not allowed to continue home detention because electronic tags are too big. A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been ...The Guardian - 4h -
Ailing French man on death row pleads to return home as Indonesia to pardon 44,000 prisoners
Indonesian authorities say an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses has made a last-ditch plea to be returned homeABC News - 1d -
Usyk 'speaks to wife every day' as Fury reveals three-month silence
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are taking different approaches to their rematch on Saturday, especially when it comes to their families.BBC News - 3d -
Paul Watson, Anti-Whaling Activist, Is Released After 5 Months in Prison
Mr. Watson was facing extradition to Japan but was released after Denmark decided to reject the extradition request, his lawyer said.The New York Times - 4d -
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer says
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer saysABC News - 4d -
National anti-violence activist David Hogg launches bid for DNC leadership
David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 shooting at his high school in Parkland, Florida, has launched a bid to serve in Democratic National Committee leadership.NBC News - 4d -
A Kenyan man gets 50 years in prison for the murder of a gay rights activist
The housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years agoABC News - 5d -
A Kenyan man gets 50 years in prison for the murder of a gay rights activist
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Britain’s chancellor hailed this IPO to turn around the ailing 223-year-old stock market — and it’s flopped in debut
Groupe Canal+ shares fell in London, even as Havas and Louis Hachette shares surgedMarketWatch - 5d -
Candid photos of Syria's Assad expose a world beyond the carefully crafted and repressive rule
Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who until days ago were persecuted for criticizing his carefully ...ABC News - 5d -
Switzerland seeks to ban Nazi symbols amid surge in antisemitism
Proposed ban would cover the swastika and Hitler salute but also more cryptic symbols used by the far right. Switzerland is seeking to ban the swastika, Hitler salute and other Nazi signs due to a ...The Guardian - Dec. 13 -
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb relishes playing despite ailing shoulder as he leads Dallas through injury-riddled 2024
'I love to compete,' Lamb saysCBS Sports - Dec. 12 -
Middle East crisis live: calls for justice as hundreds join funeral of Syrian activist who became symbol of regime brutality
Burial procession for Mazen al-Hamada saw marchers hold signs of other missing detainees and chants for Bashar al-Assad to face trial. The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the country has ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
Kimmel on suspect in CEO shooting: ‘America’s most unseemly new sex symbol’
Late-night hosts discuss suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter’s folk hero status online and Donald Trump’s cabinet of billionaires.. Late-night hosts talk suspected murderer Luigi Mangione’s ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
Inside Assad's palace - once a symbol of power, now an empty shell
The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015.BBC News - Dec. 12 -
Adani Group, a Symbol of India’s Soft Power, Stumbles After Indictments
Countries in Asia, Africa and elsewhere have been distancing themselves from Gautam Adani, the Indian magnate, after accusations of bribery and conspiracy by American prosecutors.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
A Serbian court has convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in a shooting last year that was one of two mass killings which shook the Balkan ...ABC News - Dec. 12 -
Belarus court jails journalist for four years for criticizing authoritarian president
A Belarusian journalist has been handed a prison sentence for critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander LukashenkoABC News - Dec. 11 -
North Korea Breaks Silence on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration
In its first statement about the turmoil over President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree, the North said nothing about how inter-Korean relations might be affected.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest ...ABC News - Dec. 10 -
Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison
Mazen al-Hamada had escaped to tell the world about regime’s torture before returning to Damascus. Middle East crisis – live updates When he spoke to lawmakers and in lecture theatres around ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
Minister criticises 'cultures of silence' after Gregg Wallace claims
The culture secretary said she was "prepared to take further action" against claims of misconduct.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
Person of interest in CEO's killing found in Pennsylvania with gun, silencer, sources say
A person being questioned in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was in possession of a gun with a silencer, sources tell CBS News. CBS News' ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression
Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 29 political prisoners amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the countryABC News - Dec. 9 -
Tanzania opposition laments its ‘naivety’ over president as repression intensifies
Recent killings and arrests of government critics suggest end of reformist approach under Samia Suluhu Hassan, say political rivals. When Samia Suluhu Hassan took office as Tanzania’s president in ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Notre Dame reopens its doors to world leaders in rare symbol of unity
France’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral has formally reopened its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019ABC News - Dec. 7 -
Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
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How an insurance CEO's killer became a symbol of American anger
People on social media have been celebrating the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was killed in an apparent premeditated attack.The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Putin signs agreement offering Russia's security guarantees to ally Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest allyABC News - Dec. 6 -
Some ailing kids die waiting for Israeli permission to leave Gaza for treatment
UNICEF estimates that 2,500 ailing children need immediate evacuation from Gaza for treatment abroadABC News - Dec. 6 -
Belarus seeks to copy neighboring Russia’s repressive LGBTQ+ policies, activists say
Yahoo News - Dec. 6 -
General Motors Takes $5 Billion Hit From Ailing China Business
The charge marks the latest example of how global automakers are struggling in China as local consumers embrace electric vehicles from homegrown brands.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Songs of Silence - Official Launch Trailer
Songs of Silence is an Art Nouveau-inspired turn-based strategy game with a unique mix of kingdom management, hero development and real-time combat.GameSpot - Dec. 4 -
G.M.’s Ailing China Business Will Deal It a $5 Billion Blow
General Motors and other foreign automakers are selling fewer cars and losing lots of money in China, where domestic electric and hybrid cars have taken off.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Syrian rebels close in on symbolic victory in city synonymous with government brutality
Syrian rebel forces were on Wednesday within six miles of the central city of Hama, a city freighted with past horrors for antigovernment forces.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Writers Silenced by Stalin Get New Life Amid War in Ukraine
The Soviet regime killed a generation of literary artists in the 1930s. Their legacy is being reclaimed as Ukraine fights to preserve its cultural heritage.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Martial Law Didn’t Silence South Korea’s Media. It Empowered Them.
Journalists criticized the president’s attempt to place the press under military control, hardened by years of challenges to press freedoms by the country’s political leaders.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Activist shareholder intensifies campaign for Rio to quit London
Palliser Capital says dual structure has been an ‘unmitigated failure’ that cost shareholders $50bn of valueFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Are chicken sandwiches a) a tasty lunch? Or b) the ultimate symbol of gen Z wokeness? | Arwa Mahdawi
Those waging a war on woke have turned their attentions to twentysomethings’ supposed rejection of ham and mustard sarnies. Clearly this is what people mean by bread and butter issues .... You are ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
An Italian man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in case that fueled national outrage
A 22-year-old Italian man who confessed in court to killing his ex-girlfriend was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison in a case that fueled national outrage over ...ABC News - Dec. 3
