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Emerging markets drive the next stage of global sportswear growth
GlobalData says the growth projections underscore sportswear's lead over the broader apparel sector, signalling a shift toward comfort-led…
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Scientists Relaunch the 'Internet of Animals'
German scientists have relaunched a satellite system that will be used to track wildlife all across the globe. The “internet of animals”…
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UK and Norway will mount joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables and hunt Russian submarines
Norway's Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik, left, and Britain's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey shake hands during the…
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AI-generated footage falsely linked to Ethiopian volcanic eruption
A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia erupted for the first time in almost 12,000 years in November 2025, but a dramatic video of smoke and…
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Labour mobility, reframed: Uzbekistan’s new model for managed migration
In most European contexts, the word “migration” refers mostly to people arriving from abroad. In Uzbekistan, it refers to citizens who…
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Germany's federal and state governments negotiate funding plans
Germany's federal and state governments are set to negotiate the distribution of public funds and the cost of new legislation. At a…
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Tree branches to fleece jackets: Chemicals plant in Germany bets on biomass
Staring at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany's…
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Thailand lifts ban on afternoon alcohol sales in time for year-end holiday festivities
Thailand on Wednesday lifted a 53-year-old ban on the afternoon retail sale of alcoholic drinks, a move expected to help boost year-end…
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Farmers block Mexico's Congress with tractors in protest against new national water law proposal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of farmers drove their tractors in a caravan to Mexico City and blocked an entrance to Mexico’s Congress on…
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Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel
The Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on Thursday. Organisers and participating…
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Polar plunge expected for KELOLAND this week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — More arctic air is looking to move into KELOLAND Wednesday. Meteorologist Jaelyn Borresen has the details on…
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Mexican President Sheinbaum's legal adviser is selected as the new attorney general
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday selected Ernestina Godoy, a longtime legal adviser to President Claudia Sheinbaum, as the…
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Germany and trade unions kick off tough public-sector wage talks
Trade unions and employers in Germany have started collective bargaining negotiations for public-sector employees in most federal states…
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Brazil judge orders government to add JBS subsidiary to 'dirty list' for slavery
By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A federal labor judge in Brazil ordered the government to add a poultry unit of…
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Israel says soldiers wounded in Gaza fighting amid fragile truce
Several Israeli soldiers were injured in calshes in the south of the Gaza Strip, despite a fragile ceasefire, the Israeli army said on…
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‘Collective punishment’: Family home of suspect demolished in West Bank
Nablus, occupied West Bank – The Sanoubar family say the Israeli soldiers only gave them two minutes to leave their homes. Then, the…
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Why Did Hundreds of Porsches in Russia Suddenly Shut Down?
Imagine waking up Monday morning, coffee in hand (they drink that in Russia, right?), ready to fire up your beloved Porsche — only to…
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A Rare “Fairy Lantern” Finally Comes to Light
Despite its name, this is no light source for a woodland sprite. What you’re gazing at is a type of fairy lantern, an incredibly rare…
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Fossil hunters find tracks of animals from about 3 million years ago – a first in South Africa
South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago. Over…
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Chinese mega embassy could bring security advantages, says No 10
Plans for a Chinese mega embassy in London could bring "security advantages", the prime minister's official spokesperson has said, despite…
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Bomb kills three Pakistani police officers close to Afghan border
A roadside bomb has killed three Pakistani police officers near the Afghan border, officials say. The blast on Wednesday, in which two…
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Spanish victim of Berlin Holocaust Memorial knife attack testifies
A Spanish tourist who was left with life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial earlier this year testified…
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Kenyan MPs accuse British soldiers of sexual abuse and environmental destruction
Kenya's parliament has accused British soldiers of decades of sexual abuse, killings, human rights violations and environmental…
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'Dawn of a new era' as EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday praised an agreement reached overnight that aims to end all EU imports of…