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Authorities are working on new ways to reach the 41 Indian workers trapped inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand state after the main rescue plan suffered a major delay.Until now, rescuers were drilling a hole horizontally through the rocks to allow the men to crawl through.But the operation was halted aft...
A South Korean court has sentenced a 68-year-old man to 14 months in jail for praising the North in a poem.Lee Yoon-seop advocated for unification in his piece that was published in the North's state media in 2016, South Korean media report.He wrote that if the two Koreas were united under Pyong...
New Zealand's new government says it plans to scrap the nation's world-leading smoking ban to fund tax cuts.The legislation, introduced under the previous JacindaArdern-led government, would have banned cigarette sales next year to anyone born after 2008.Smoking is the leading cause of preve...
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have joined a march in central London calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.Demonstrators are marching on the second day of a four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas.It is the first London march since Armistice Da...
By nightfall, the road in front of the Beitunia checkpoint had the feel of a restive festival, the sting of politics and tear gas mingling in the air.Small campfires flickered in front of a handful of green Hamas flags; there were many more Palestinian ones.The return of 39 Palestinians from Israeli...
The French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes in Black Friday sales.The advert shows a man asking for advice in a shop before an assistant tells him not to buy anything, to help the planet and his finances.The minister for ecological transition - responsible...
Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state has been delayed again because of a problem with the drilling machine.The US-made machine is being used to drill through the debris to create an escape route for the workers.Officials say the machine is being repaire...
China is trialling visa-free travel for citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia for a year, its foreign ministry said.From December to 30 November 2024, ordinary passport holders from these countries can do business or travel in China without a visa for up to 15 day...
Veteran anti-Islam populist leader Geert Wilders has won a dramatic victory in the Dutch general election, with almost all votes counted.After 25 years in parliament, his Freedom party (PVV) is set to win 37 seats, well ahead of his nearest rival, a left-wing alliance."The PVV can no longer be ...
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Thousands of rats - dead and alive - have swept up on beaches in Queensland Australia, overwhelming residents.The state has been battling a rat and mouse plague for months now.A surge in the native rodent population has forced the rats to move coastwards in their search for more food, but many do no...
A US court dramatically rolled back key elements of a landmark civil rights act on Monday, blocking individual citizens' ability to appeal against discriminatory voting practices.The decision - approved in a split 2-1 vote by judges - is likely to be appealed before the Supreme Court, kicking of...
Lionel Messi believes there "could have been a tragedy" during the crowd trouble that delayed Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Brazil.Police charged at away fans following scuffles before kick-off in a section of the Maracana Stadium that Messi says contained players' friend...
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as boss just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said.The agreement "in principle" involves new board members being appointed, the tech company added.Mr Altman's sacking on Friday astonished industry watchers and led to staff thre...
A rare bottle of whisky has been sold for $2.7m (£2.1m) - breaking the record for the most expensive wine or spirit sold at auction.The Macallan 1926 single malt is one of the world's most sought-after bottles of Scotch whisky.It was sold by Sotheby's on Saturday, at more tha...
Thousands of Israelis have joined the families of hostages held in Gaza to call on the government to prioritise securing their release.Protesters walked from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before holding a demonstration outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.He has been criticised for not ...
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th Century has been sold for €1.9m ($2.1m; £1.7m) at auction in Paris.The bicorne black beaver felt hat was valued between €600,000 and €800,000 (£525,850-£701,131).The person who bought t...
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Israel has told Palestinians in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, to leave their homes.The city hosts hundreds of thousands who fled northern Gaza as Israel began a ground operation against Hamas.The new order suggests the military operations could soon move towards the south of the Ga...
The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says."We're back to direct, open, clear communications," he said following a rare meeting with China's President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesda...
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep concern over the escalating conflict in Myanmar.According to the UN, the number of people displaced by the fighting has reached two million, and the secretary-general appealed to all sides to protect non-combatants and open...
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Artificial Intelligence could save lives by warning where a hurricane will hit land much sooner than traditional forecasting systems, researchers say.A new AI tool from Google DeepMind predicted where September's hurricane Lee would make landfall in Canada three days ahead of existing methods.We...
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