Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire – Al Jazeera English

  1. Ten newborns killed in north India hospital fire  Al Jazeera English
  2. Ten Newborns Die in India Hospital Fire  The New York Times
  3. 10 Newborns Killed In UP Hospital Fire, Parents Protest To Meet Survivors  NDTV
  4. Road markings in Jhansi with lime powder: UP Dy CM Brajesh Pathak asks DM to take action  The Indian Express
  5. 10 newborns killed in India hospital fire  Yahoo! Voices
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Church of England ‘directly responsible’ for John Smyth abuse in Zimbabwe, victim says

Rocky Leanders, then 15, was beaten with wooden paddle by Smyth at camp where boys were made to swim naked

When John Smyth gave a presentation at their school about his Christian holiday camps in 1993, Rocky Leanders and his school friends were “blown away”.

“This is Zimbabwe in the early 90s; the technology wasn’t great. These guys set up a projector with colour videos of speed boats … abseiling, golf, tennis, paddle boarding, swimming pools, diving boards,” recalled Leanders, who was 15 at the time. “We insisted we needed to go.”

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Trump’s Friends in Europe Welcome Return of a Kindred Spirit – Bloomberg

  1. Trump’s Friends in Europe Welcome Return of a Kindred Spirit  Bloomberg
  2. Trump’s victory will change America. But Europe can have a different future  Financial Times
  3. Europe Can’t “Trump-Proof” Itself  Dissent
  4. Your questions on the consequences of Trump's election for Europe, NATO and the war in Ukraine, answered  Le Monde
  5. Trump’s victory emboldens Europe’s far-right parties, for now  The Straits Times
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Apec nations pivot trade priorities in light of Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs

Anthony Albanese meets with leaders of Peru and Indonesia as middle nations seek to diversify trade away from the US

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has hailed “inclusive trade and investment” at a major Asia-Pacific economic forum in Peru where leaders are attempting to push against the protectionist policies favoured by US president-elect Donald Trump.

Speaking at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders summit, which assembles 21 of the world’s largest economies, Albanese told a press conference that Apec leaders consistently “spoke about the importance of free and fair trade between our economies to lift up the living standards of people throughout this region”.

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Japan’s Ishiba, China’s Xi agree to forge “mutually beneficial” ties – Kyodo News Plus

  1. Japan's Ishiba, China's Xi agree to forge "mutually beneficial" ties  Kyodo News Plus
  2. Xi tells Ishiba China hopes Japan will 'properly handle' history, Taiwan issues  Reuters
  3. Xi, Ishiba to Boost China-Japan Ties Ahead of Trump Presidency  Bloomberg
  4. Japan PM Ishiba expresses concern to Chinese President Xi Jinping over South China Sea situation  CNA
  5. Ishiba and Xi hold first in-person talks amid Japan-China tensions  The Japan Times
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Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut

Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months

She beat a field of more than 22,000 candidates and has a PhD in astrophysics and a background as a Royal Navy reserve, but the newly qualified British astronaut Rosemary Coogan believes that in future space travel should not be restricted to elites.

Coogan, 33, from Belfast, who is the European Space Agency’s (Esa) second British recruit, believes we are entering a revolutionary period of space exploration that will lead not only to the return of humans to the moon but also journeys to Mars and beyond.

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Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’

Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers

The US spy tech company Palantir has been in talks with the Ministry of Justice about using its technology to calculate prisoners’ “reoffending risks”, it has emerged.

The proposals emerged in correspondence released under the Freedom of Information Act which showed how the company has also been lobbying new UK government ministers, including the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

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Israel destroyed equipment Iran would need to develop nuclear weapon, officials say – Axios

  1. Israel destroyed equipment Iran would need to develop nuclear weapon, officials say  Axios
  2. Scoop: Israel destroyed active nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, officials say  Axios
  3. Israel's October Airstrike Destroyed Top Secret Nuke Lab In Iran: Report  NDTV
  4. Israeli strike on Iran's Parchin facility disrupts key nuclear bomb development capabilities  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel ‘destroyed’ top secret Iranian nuclear weapons research facility  The Telegraph
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Ten newborn babies die after fire breaks out at Indian hospital

Another 16 infants were in critical condition after the blaze at a neonatal unit in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire broke out at the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, with another 16 clinging to life.

The fire broke out late on Friday at the Maharani Lakshmibai Medical College in Jhansi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, 450km (280 miles) south of Delhi.

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More than 650,000 people flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi hits Philippines

Authorities warn of ‘life-threatening’ surges as sixth storm to pound the country in the past month intensified

Super Typhoon Man-yi has slammed into the Philippines, with the national weather forecaster warning of a “potentially catastrophic and life-threatening” impact as huge waves pounded the archipelago’s coastline.

More than 650,000 people fled their homes before Man-yi, which is the sixth major storm to batter the disaster-weary country in the past month, made landfall.

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Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine – Yahoo! Voices

  1. Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Russia's new war tactic: hiding deadly drones in swarms of decoys  Euronews
  3. Russia Blasts Ukrainian Cities With Thermobaric Drones  Forbes
  4. Ukraine war latest: Russian plan to deploy new deadly drone revealed; Moscow 'sole obstacle' to peace, say G7 leaders  Sky News
  5. Combatting Russia’s Shahed Blitz and What Trump’s Administration Should Do  Kyiv Post
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North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea – The New York Times

  1. North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea  The New York Times
  2. North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says  The Associated Press
  3. North Korean Non-kinetic Attacks: A Problem for Incheon Airport  38 North
  4. North Korea accused of GPS jamming attacks on South Korean ships and aircraft  The Guardian
  5. South Korea accuses North of disrupting plane, vessel GPS signals  The Hill
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Tesco’s £25 champagne beats Moët & Chandon in festive taste test

Supermarket fizz bursts the prestigious French label’s bubble in blind tastings by consumer group Which?

Champagne at prosecco prices? Every little helps. Tesco’s Finest champagne has triumphed over the prestigious French label Moët & Chandon in a festive quaff test.

The Tesco Finest premier cru brut champagne received the top score of 82% in a blind taste test conducted by the consumer group Which?. The £25-a-bottle bubbly was hailed by judges for its “nutty aroma and fresh, fruity flavours”. The supermarket fizz beat Moët & Chandon, which scored 77% and at £44 is almost twice as expensive.

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Call for investigation into far-right EU politicians’ flights to Trump gala

Transparency International writes to EU requesting inquiry into potential failure to declare travel and ticket expenses

An NGO has called for an investigation into five far-right members of the European parliament, warning of a potential failure to declare expenses for a trip to attend a gala dinner in New York headlined by Donald Trump.

Transparency International’s EU office has written to the parliament’s watchdog on MEP conduct requesting an inquiry into five politicians over a potential failure to declare travel and tickets to the black-tie gala hosted by the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) in December 2023.

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