At least 6,000 inmates escape from Mozambique jail: What we know
Authorities said the inmates broke free amid protests by opposition demonstrators angry at election results.
Israel forcibly evacuates Gaza hospital and detains medical staff
The hospital's nursing director says ICU patients in comas and on ventilation machines have been forced out.
Health worker displaced by Israeli attacks in Gaza dies of ‘extreme cold’
Many people in Gaza lack adequate shelter and are malnourished after more than a year of Israeli attacks and blockades.
North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine as it says Russia is trying to hide Pyongyang’s losses – Business Insider
- North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine as it says Russia is trying to hide Pyongyang's losses Business Insider
- Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea The Guardian
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,037 Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine updates: North Korean soldier captured in Kursk DW (English)
- Seoul: North Korean soldier captured in Russia-Ukraine war VOA Asia
Number of UK retailers on brink of collapse soars by 25%
Report for final three months of year shows pressure driven by rising costs and weak consumer confidence
The number of UK retailers on the brink of collapse soared by a quarter in the final three months of the year, driven by a combination of rising business costs and weak consumer confidence, according to a report.
The proportion of retail businesses classed as being in “critical” financial distress jumped 25% to 2,124 in the fourth quarter compared with the third, the insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor said.
Continue reading...Doctors and patients forced out of Gaza hospital during Israeli raid
Israeli forces have reportedly stormed northern Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital and forced out all the patients and staff.
Germany Set for February Election After Bundestag Dissolved – Yahoo Finance
- Germany Set for February Election After Bundestag Dissolved Yahoo Finance
- Germany’s president dissolves parliament ahead of snap election The Guardian
- While extremists rise, German Jews expect pro-Israel voices to prevail in Feb. election The Times of Israel
- German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote Al Jazeera English
- Germany braces for elections as parliament dissolved DW (English)
South Korea’s second impeachment in two weeks is latest twist in political saga
Removal of acting president Han Duck-soo is part of a rancorous battle for the country’s constitutional future
For the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.
Safeguarding the hard-won rights and freedoms South Koreans have enjoyed for almost four decades is a lofty aim – and supported by the vast majority of voters – but the scenes inside the national assembly have been a reminder of how thin the line can be between democracy and rule by force.
Continue reading...South Korea’s second impeachment in two weeks is latest twist in political saga
Removal of acting president Han Duck-soo is part of a rancorous battle for the country’s constitutional future
For the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.
Safeguarding the hard-won rights and freedoms South Koreans have enjoyed for almost four decades is a lofty aim – and supported by the vast majority of voters – but the scenes inside the national assembly have been a reminder of how thin the line can be between democracy and rule by force.
Continue reading...Counselling charity Relate set to be rescued from insolvency
Deal under which Family Action takes over Relate’s counselling services will save up to 185 jobs, say administrators
Britain’s biggest relationship counselling charity looks likely to be rescued from insolvency under plans for it to be taken over.
Last month, Relate was put into administration after a collapse in its funding from NHS, school and local authority contracts.
Continue reading...Counselling charity Relate set to be rescued from insolvency
Deal under which Family Action takes over Relate’s counselling services will save up to 185 jobs, say administrators
Britain’s biggest relationship counselling charity looks likely to be rescued from insolvency under plans for it to be taken over.
Last month, Relate was put into administration after a collapse in its funding from NHS, school and local authority contracts.
Continue reading...Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea Baltic cable?
Finnish authorities have boarded a ship in the Baltic Sea that the West suspects is linked to Russia.
WHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed 6 in Yemen – CNN
- WHO chief and UN team caught up in Israeli strikes that killed 6 in Yemen CNN
- Israel Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Hitting Airport and Ports The New York Times
- France ‘strongly condemns’ Houthis strikes on Israel The Times of Israel
- World Health Organization chief caught in Israeli bombing of Yemen NBC News
- Live Briefing: Netanyahu says fight against Houthis ‘only getting started’; U.N. calls for restraint The Washington Post
London-listed miner pauses Mozambique operation amid political unrest
Gemfields makes decision over ruby mining after groups ‘took advantage’ of situation to try to invade its site
The London-listed mining company Gemfields said it had temporarily halted its ruby mining operation in Mozambique after groups “took advantage” of political unrest to set fire and attempt to invade its site, resulting in two deaths.
Gemfields, one of the world’s largest miners of coloured gemstones, said more than 200 people associated with illegal ruby mining attempted to invade the residential village built by the company next to its Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) operation in northern Mozambique on Christmas Eve.
Continue reading...Watch: Survivors walk from crashed Azerbaijani plane
Footage shows survivors walking and being dragged away from the tail section of the plane.
‘Everyone is crazy about tennis’: Sinner’s success inspires Italy to pick up rackets
Italians are taking to the court with factors including the pandemic and broadcasting also said to be fuelling enthusiasm
At the age of 47, diehard AC Milan fan Ninni Licata has hung up his football boots in exchange for a tennis racket.
Like thousands of Italians in recent years, Licata has been unable to resist the lure of a game that for years had been relegated to the sidelines of the country’s national sports, overshadowed by football and Formula One.
Continue reading...‘Everyone is crazy about tennis’: Sinner’s success inspires Italy to pick up rackets
Italians are taking to the court with factors including the pandemic and broadcasting also said to be fuelling enthusiasm
At the age of 47, diehard AC Milan fan Ninni Licata has hung up his football boots in exchange for a tennis racket.
Like thousands of Italians in recent years, Licata has been unable to resist the lure of a game that for years had been relegated to the sidelines of the country’s national sports, overshadowed by football and Formula One.
Continue reading...TV bosses should dare to flout Ofcom rules, says Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond
Producer says ‘courage has gone out of broadcasting’ and audiences want to see grittier issues
The creator of some of Britain’s best-loved soaps has said the “courage has gone out of broadcasting” and suggested that television bosses should not be afraid to flout Ofcom rules.
Phil Redmond – the brains behind Hollyoaks, Grange Hill and Brookside – said there was “too much risk aversion” in television, with producers afraid to upset regulators even if it meant pleasing audiences.
Continue reading...Photos: Russia-Ukraine war in 2024
'All-encompassing' war nears three years with Ukrainian soldiers losing morale and territory.
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach acting president two weeks after impeaching president – as it happened
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Events since Yoon’s martial law declaration on December 3 had ignited South Korea’s worst political crisis since 1987 when nationwide public demonstrations forced the ruling party of former military generals to accept the democratic election of the president.
On Friday, prosecutors indicted former Defence Minister Kim Yong-Hyun in the first move to put an official accused of insurrection on trial, Yonhap News said.
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