Surfer Vanishes, Believed Killed by Shark – Newser

  1. Surfer Vanishes, Believed Killed by Shark  Newser
  2. Fisherman warned of ‘big angry’ shark in water before surfer attacked  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Missing surfer likely dead in Australia shark attack: 'There's just been no sign of him'  USA TODAY
  4. As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?  The Guardian
  5. Search for Missing Surfer: “Lance’s Body’s Inside the Shark”  Surfer
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Missing surfer likely dead in Australia shark attack: ‘There’s just been no sign of him’ – USA TODAY

  1. Missing surfer likely dead in Australia shark attack: 'There's just been no sign of him'  USA TODAY
  2. As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?  The Guardian
  3. Fisherman warned of ‘big angry’ shark in water before surfer attacked  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Missing Surfer, 28, Is Believed to Have Been Killed by Shark: Authorities  PEOPLE
  5. Search for Missing Surfer: “Lance’s Body’s Inside the Shark”  Surfer
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Young boy survives 5 nights lost in “unforgiving wild” of game park full of lions, hippos and elephants – CBS News

  1. Young boy survives 5 nights lost in "unforgiving wild" of game park full of lions, hippos and elephants  CBS News
  2. Young Boy Found Alive After Spending 5 Days Surrounded by Lions and Elephants in Game Park  PEOPLE
  3. Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' game park in Zimbabwe: Officials  ABC News
  4. 'A true miracle': 7-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-infested game park in Zimbabwe  USA TODAY
  5. Boy, 7, survives 5 days alone in African game park alongside lions, elephants  Fox News
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Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer

Ex-health worker who exposed paedophile ring says billionaire’s triggering of row ignores plight of survivors

Elon Musk has “politicised” the rape of young girls in the UK in an attempt to attack Keir Starmer, a former health worker who exposed a major paedophile ring has told the Guardian.

Sara Rowbotham, who gathered evidence that led to the imprisonment of nine men in Rochdale, said the tech billionaire had launched a “political swipe” at the prime minister that overlooked the plight of abuse survivors.

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Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets – The Guardian

  1. Massive cleanup under way in Ghana after fire destroys one of world’s biggest secondhand markets  The Guardian
  2. Ghana's Kantamanto fire: Clothing market devastated by blaze  BBC.com
  3. Huge fire at Ghanaian clothing market destroys hundreds of stalls  CNN
  4. Joyce Bawa refutes claims of NDC’s connection to Kantamanto fire  GhanaWeb
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Ethiopia volcano risk causes ‘panic’ as hundreds evacuate – BBC.com

  1. Ethiopia volcano risk causes 'panic' as hundreds evacuate  BBC.com
  2. Ethiopia: Thousands evacuate over volcanic eruption fears  DW (English)
  3. Risk of Ethiopian volcanic eruption prompts evacuation of residents  Reuters
  4. Ethiopia is evacuating thousands facing dangerous volcanic activity in a remote area  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Ethiopia rocked by series of earthquakes in 24 hours  The East African
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Russia halts dollar purchases as ruble hits lowest level since 2022 – Euromaidan Press

  1. Russia halts dollar purchases as ruble hits lowest level since 2022  Euromaidan Press
  2. Russia's Coming Economic Crisis May Help Trump End the Ukraine War | Opinion  Newsweek
  3. UK intelligence predicts further challenges for Russia's economy  Ukrainska Pravda
  4. The Russian Economy in 2025: 5 Key Things to Watch For  The Moscow Times
  5. ​The UK Defense Intelligence: russia Freezes Rates as Economic Pressure Mounts  Defense Express
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German artists sign open letter against TV show host accused of sexism

Choice of Thilo Mischke, author of Around the World In 80 Women, for ARD’s flagship arts show criticised

More than 100 prominent German writers and artists have signed an open letter refusing to appear on one of Germany’s top culture programmes on public television after the broadcaster announced a new host who has been accused of sexism and racism in his writing.

ARD said in late December it had picked the author Thilo Mischke, 43, to co-present its flagship culture show, ttt – Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (Titles, Theses, Temperaments), after the programme’s veteran host Max Moor stepped aside.

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Engine maker GE joins South Korean probe of fatal plane crash – Reuters

  1. Engine maker GE joins South Korean probe of fatal plane crash  Reuters
  2. More than 170 killed after South Korean jet crash-lands at airport. Here’s what we know  CNN
  3. Police uncover three Torah scrolls stolen from Rishon Lezion synagogue  The Jerusalem Post
  4. From Bird Strike to Crash: The Mystery of the Korean Plane’s Four Fateful Minutes  The New York Times
  5. South Korean Police Raid Offices of Airline, Airport Involved in Plane Crash  The Wall Street Journal
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More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds

Figure includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five migrants trying to reach Europe fleeing war and poverty

More than 2,200 people either died or went missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024.

The figure, cited in a statement from Regina De Dominicis, the regional director for Europe and central Asia for the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, was eclipsed on New Year’s Eve when 20 people fell into the sea and were reported missing after a boat started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya.

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UNRWA said preparing to shutter Gaza, West Bank operations ahead of Israeli ban – The Times of Israel

  1. UNRWA said preparing to shutter Gaza, West Bank operations ahead of Israeli ban  The Times of Israel
  2. What the End of Unrwa Would Mean for Palestinians  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Israeli Threat to UNRWA Looms Over Gaza  The New York Times
  4. An end to UNRWA? Officials claim aid agency ready to shutter for good - NYT  The Jerusalem Post
  5. DANNY DANON: UN has failed Gaza. It’s time for a new era  Fox News
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