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The New York Times
- Another Patron Who Subdued Assailant at Club Q Acted to Save ‘the Family I Found’ November 28, 2022Thomas James, a Navy petty officer, knocked down the attacker along with an Army veteran.
- Biden Helped Democrats Avert a ’22 Disaster. What About ’24? November 28, 2022A stronger-than-expected midterm showing has quieted the party’s public hand-wringing about a re-election campaign for President Biden. But it hasn’t put those worries to rest.
- Millions in Houston Are Told to Boil Water, Prompting School Closures November 28, 2022A power outage at a water purification plant caused water pressure to drop and triggered the notice. Officials expect the order to be in effect for at least a day.
- Meta Fined $275 Million for Breaking E.U. Data Privacy Law November 28, 2022The penalty, imposed by Irish data regulators, brings European fines against Facebook’s parent company to more than $900 million since last year.
- Forecasters Warn of Tornado Threat Across the South November 28, 2022A regional tornado outbreak is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening across parts of the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley, forecasters warned on Monday.
- Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies November 28, 2022A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.
- Video: Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Erupts for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years November 28, 2022No evacuation orders were issued, but officials advised residents to review their preparedness plans. The volcano last erupted in 1984.
- California Will Allow People to Clear Criminal Records After Serving Time November 28, 2022State lawmakers approved one of the most far-reaching criminal justice reform measures in the nation this year, but it attracted little attention.
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- Gangs of cybercriminals are expanding across Africa, investigators say November 27, 2022Online scams such as banking and credit card fraud are the most prevalent cyberthreat, says InterpolPolice and investigators fear organised gangs of fraudsters are expanding across sub-Saharan Africa, exploiting new opportunities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global economic crisis to make huge sums with little risk of being caught.The growth […]
- Forgotten photos show how Kenyan archaeologists unearthed secrets of their own country November 27, 2022Exhibitions in UK and Africa rewrite history by celebrating discoveries of overlooked black excavators in colonial eraThe photographs are rare, the subject choice unusual, but what the photographer captured was a common sight in the early 20th century: a team of colonised people, hard at work under a hot sun, excavating an ancient monument.Today, without the […]
- Tanzania drops murder charges against 24 Maasai leaders November 25, 2022The pastoralists had been detained over the death of a police officer during protests against government plans to evict them from ancestral landProsecutors in Tanzania have dropped murder charges against 24 Maasai pastoralists who were detained over the death of a police officer earlier this year.The officer died in June during protests against government pl […]
- Starvation being used as a weapon of war in South Sudan, report reveals November 25, 2022International community urged to intervene as hundreds of thousands forced into refugee camps as homes and crops destroyed and aid workers attackedStarvation is being used as a weapon of war by South Sudan government forces against their own citizens, an investigation has found.Deliberate starvation tactics used by government forces and allied militia, and b […]
- 49 people sentenced to death for mob killing in Algeria November 25, 2022The murder in 2021 came after a man was falsely accused of lighting deadly wildfires that he had come to help fightAn Algerian court has sentenced 49 people to death for the brutal mob killing of a painter who was suspected of starting devastating wildfires – but had actually come to help fight them, according to defence lawyers and the state news agency.The […]
- Journalist under strict bail terms in Somalia after arrest in crackdown November 24, 2022Abdalle Mumin was held after press groups said government edicts on coverage of offensive against al-Shabaab put them at riskAuthorities in Somalia have imposed strict bail conditions on a respected journalist and media rights campaigner that will prevent him from seeking medical attention for a suspected kidney condition aggravated by poor conditions during […]
- Mexico requests extradition of American charged in tourist death November 28, 2022Shanquella Robinson reportedly died while on holiday after viral video shows her being beaten, apparently by an American womanThe US is weighing an extradition request from Mexico after authorities in the country charged an American woman with murdering another US woman shown being beaten while they vacationed in a viral video.Prosecutors in the Mexican stat […]
- Tories will not reach ‘embarrassingly poor’ nature targets by 2030, Labour says November 28, 2022Opposition to unveil plan to reverse biodiversity loss rather than simply halting it, which is government’s current targetThe government will not be able to achieve its nature targets by 2030, even though they are “embarrassingly poor”, the shadow environment minister and leading wildlife groups have said.Next week at the Cop15 biodiversity conference in Mon […]
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- China Covid: Heavy police presence after days of protests November 28, 2022Demonstrations over Covid restrictions that erupted at the weekend now appear to have died down.
- China Covid: BBC journalist detained by police during protests November 28, 2022Ed Lawrence was beaten and arrested by Shanghai police while covering anti-government rallies.
- China Covid: Chinese TV censors shots of maskless World Cup fans November 28, 2022As anti-lockdown protests rock China, state TV tries to hide a world moving on from Covid.
- Toomaj Salehi: Dissident Iranian rapper could face death penalty November 28, 2022Toomaj Salehi, who backed the anti-government protests, has been charged with "corruption on Earth".
- Ecuador gangs: Gunmen storm hospital in attempt to kill teen November 28, 2022Gang members took staff hostage and exchanged fire with police before they were arrested.
- Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party November 28, 2022Israel's PM-designate will hand a government post to a homophobic ultra-nationalist party leader.
- Mauna Loa: World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii November 28, 2022An ashfall advisory is in effect for nearby areas and residents have been told to remain vigilant.
- Adani Port: Violent protests over billionaire's Kerala project November 28, 2022Protests in Kerala state against billionaire Gautam Adani's port project turned violent over the weekend.
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