COP16: What is biodiversity and how are we protecting it?
Leaders and representatives from nearly every country on Earth are meeting in Colombia to take stock of global progress in protecting the natural world. The United Nations biodiversity…
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Hamas confirms al-Sinwar's death as fighting continues in Middle East
The Palestinian extremist group Hamas on Friday confirmed the death of its leader Yehya al-Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the October 7 attacks on Israel that sparked the ongoing…
Mega-mileage campervan fails to meet his maker
A VW campervan's journey towards a million miles has been cut short when it blew a gasket on the way from Cornwall to the country where it was made. The van, known as Cecil, which has…
The Mexican Army Is Replacing Humvees With Ocelots
Read the full story on Backfire News In a recent parade, the Mexican Army revealed its replacement for aging Humvees: the Ocelot. With an initial rollout of 340 of these armored vehicles,…
Levi Strauss joins Pakistan safety Accord, urged to join Bangladesh
The Clean Clothes Campaign says the International Accord, with its inspections, remediation programme, complaint mechanism and worker training, will ensure factories making Levi’s products…
Stellantis workers march in Italy over production slump
Thousands of Stellantis workers went on strike Friday and protested in Rome over temporary layoffs and production stoppages by the maker of Fiat and Jeep in Italy. Unions called the…
Fighting continues in Middle East after Israel kills Hamas leader
Fighting continued in the Gaza Strip and in Lebanon on Friday, one day after Israel announced it had killed the leader of Palestinian extremist group Hamas, Yehya al-Sinwar, in southern…
Moldova's future is at the 'heart of Europe,' German minister says
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has reaffirmed Germany's commitment to supporting Moldova on its journey toward European Union membership, as the country prepares for a…
Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital
Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to…
Video shows high-speed train passing through tunnels in China, not India
Screenshot of the false post, taken on October 14, 2024 The video has also been viewed over two million times alongside similar claims on Facebook and on social media site X. The railway…
Dad's WW2 fork found 84 years after last meal
David Balfour was stunned after a fork belonging to his soldier father Robert, who was reported missing in action in 1940, was found hidden in a house in northern France. "I can imagine my…
Tokyo inflation likely to miss BOJ target for first time in five months: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Tokyo for October likely undershot the central bank's price target for the first time in five months, a Reuters poll showed on…
Liam Payne dies at 31: What he shared about struggle with addiction and mental health
Liam Payne, a singer who rose to fame as a member of the band One Direction, died on Oct. 16 at age 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to his death, Payne had struggled with addiction,…
Japan’s Inflation Slows for First Time Since April Ahead of BOJ
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge slowed in September for the first time in five months, ahead of a central bank meeting later this month where the board is widely expected to…
Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Armed groups operating in Colombia's Amazon are tightening their grip on the region and that's stalling government efforts to tackle deforestation, according to a…
Liam Payne's GF Kate Cassidy Shares Glimpse into His Final Weeks
Originally appeared on E! Online Kate Cassidy was by Liam Payne’s side in the time leading up to his sudden death. In the weeks before the One Direction alum’s death after falling from a…
How Israel found and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks. Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of…
Germany's Scholz: Al-Sinwar responsible for the worst crimes
Following the killing of the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Yehya al-Sinwar, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pointed out that the extremist had…
Ukraine calls for international support in demining effort
Ukraine is doing everything it can to clear its territory of landmines and other explosive remnants of war but needs the support of its partners, Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko…
South Asian women suffer from 'marriage penalty' at work: study
[Source] A phenomenon known as “marriage penalty” hinder’s women’s employment in South Asia, a new World Bank study shows. The trend persists even without factoring in child-rearing, while…
Israel declares Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar dead
Israel has declared Yehya al-Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, dead. Al-Sinwar was killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Stip, Israeli…
Severe weather with heavy flooding in southern France
Heavy rainfall in parts of France caused flooding, evacuations and closed motorways and railway lines on Thursday. The weather service Météo France issued the highest red warning level for…
Ex-ANC spokesperson charged with fraud
Seven suspects - including local government officials and a former African Nation Congress (ANC) spokesperson - have been charged with fraud in a South African court. The defendants…
Nine Tons of Illicit Pangolin Scales Recovered in Nigeria
On a single day in August, Nigerian officials recovered more than 9 tons of illicit pangolin scales. The stockpile would be worth an estimated $1.7 million in East Asia, where pangolin…