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Germany hands over NATO mission monitoring Baltic states’ airspace
Germany's armed forces have handed over the leadership of the NATO air surveillance mission over the Baltic states to the Netherlands after a nine-month stint in charge."NATO air policing...
Displaced Lebanese head for homes as fragile truce appears to hold
Early in the morning they grabbed what they could – bags with clothes, blankets, and mattresses – and headed south.Families who had been forced to flee because of the...
Moo Deng who? Thai zoo’s golden tabby tiger melts hearts with cuddly looks
[Source]A 3-year-old golden tabby tiger is melting the hearts of Facebook users with her cuddly looks, potentially giving baby hippo Moo Deng a run for her money.The Chiang Mai...
Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war
Mahmoud is a cheeky teenager who beams the biggest of smiles even though he lost his front teeth in the rough and tumble of kids’ play.He is a Sudanese...
Better Cotton Signs Roadmap for Sustainability in Uzbekistan
Better Cotton gave its blessing to a strategic roadmap created with agricultural and textile stakeholders in Uzbekistan to accelerate the country’s sustainable cotton production.The global cotton sustainability initiative held...
No evidence of sabotage so far after plane crash in Lithuania
Lithuanian investigators have so far found no evidence that the crash of a cargo plane from Germany in Vilnius could have been caused intentionally."Based on what we have and...
Switch Mobility partners with Vertelo for EV adoption in India
Switch Mobility has partnered with Vertelo, an electric mobility solutions provider, to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding...
Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the...
Diver describes rescuing nephew from capsized Egypt boat
An Egyptian diver involved in the rescue operation of people scouring the wreckage of a tourist boat which sank in the Red Sea has described how he found his...
Imprisoned Kremlin critic stands a second trial for opposing Ukraine war
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov appeared in court on Wednesday for a second trial for opposing Russia's war in Ukraine, an independent news site reported.The...
Australia introduces bill to fine supermarkets for supplier misconduct
Australia has introduced a bill that could impose hefty fines on large supermarket chains failing to comply with a new industry code of conduct. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Fairer...
Poland proposes protection of the Baltic Sea with naval deployment
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has proposed joint monitoring of the Baltic Sea by the navies of the Baltic NATO states following damage to undersea communication cables in the...