2022-12-20

Sport

Israel goes for gold during day one of World Judo Masters

Israel goes for gold during day one of World Judo Masters

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Iran

Iran nuclear deal is 'dead', claims Biden

Tensions between Iran and the West have spiked in recent months, following Tehran's brutal suppression of protestors and drone shipments to Russia.

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Watch: Jubilant Morocco welcomes home history-making World Cup team

Tens of thousands of jubilant Moroccans lined the streets of Rabat to welcome their football team home on Tuesday after the players exceeded the North African nation's wildest expectations and finished fourth at the World Cup in Qatar.

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Santa Claus is coming to Dubai: preparing for christmas in the desert

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

As Christmas nears, Dubai's expat and local communities come together to celebrate the holidays. From winter markets to tree light illuminations the festivities are a festive feast, you’re spoilt for choice with Christmas in Dubai.

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Argentina

Millions of jubilant Argentines welcome home their World Cup heroes

Argentina took to the streets to celebrate with the nation. An estimated four million people were in attendance, according to authorities.

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Russia

Mysterious explosion hits Russian gas pipeline supplying Europe

A blast that ripped through a section of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline has killed three people. The incident occurred in the region of Chuvashia, 700 km east of Moscow, on a pipeline carrying Siberian natural gas towards European markets.

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United Kingdom

UK government digs heels in amid wave of strikes

Paramedics will walk out on Wednesday, amid unprecedented industrial action across the country.

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Economy

Christmas food shopping impacted as inflation hits Belgian shoppers

According to surveys made by some of the larger supermarket chains, 75% of Belgians say they will celebrate a “more frugal” Christmas this year.

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Christmas tree unveiled in Kyiv in act of defiance against Russia

The day started with attacks on critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital and ended with the unveiling of the 12-metre-high artificial tree decorated with white peace doves. Residents braved the freezing temperatures to admire the tree located next to the Saint Sophia Cathedral.

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World News

Will Russia attempt to re-invade Ukraine from Belarus?

The 20th of December marks 300 days since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and there are now renewed concerns over Russia possibly preparing a fresh attack from the north.

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Ukraine

Ukraine’s president visits the frontline city of Bakhmut

In a show of defiance, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has presented medals to soldiers battling to drive Russian forces back from the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut.

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Latest news bulletin | December 20th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

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Ocean

Full green ahead: Can the shipping industry ditch diesel for electric?

In partnership with the European Commission

Shipping is one of the world's most polluting industries, but change may be coming.

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Iceland: hundreds stranded amid extreme weather

Hundreds of travellers were left stranded at Keflavik Airport on Tuesday, some having had flights cancelled on Monday because of extreme weather.

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Ukraine

Putin-Lukashenko meet in Belarus while Russia in battlefield

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko likely deflected Vladimir Putin’s efforts to coerce Belarus into further Russian-Belarus integration concessions, says the Institute for the Study of War, following the meeting in Minsk on Monday.

20/12/2022

Norway

Photographing melting glaciers for future generations

Garrett Fisher has a singular passion: photographing glaciers from the air. This 41-year-old American has spent years documenting glaciers first in North America and then in Europe. He has spent almost the entire summer flying above Norway.

20/12/2022

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US Supreme Court granted an 11th-hour request to extend pandemic bord

Migrants have been denied rights to seek asylum under US and international law since March 2020 under a public-health rule aimed to contain Covid-19 that was scheduled to expire Wednesday.

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Mobility

‘My power’s really low’: InSight lander says final farewell from Mars

The InSight lander made new discoveries about the makeup of Mars.

20/12/2022

Belgium

Amazon agrees to change business practices after striking deal with EU

The European Commission has struck a deal with Amazon that will see the US online retail giant make major changes to its business practices, in order to avoid hefty fines. The settlement follows EU antitrust investigations that found Amazon was giving itself unfair advantages over rival merchants.

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Culture news

Martin Duffy, Primal Scream and Charlatans keyboardist, dies aged 55

Primal Scream bandmate Bobby Gillespie said that he "was loved by all of us in the Scream. A beautiful soul. We will miss him."

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Europe News

Retail giant Amazon agrees reforms to close two EU investigations

The US e-commerce giant will improve its data protection and treat independent sellers equally in its "buy box".

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Europe News

Some EU nations have apologised for their colonial past. Is it enough?

The Netherlands became the latest country to apologise for its historical role in slavery and the slave trade.

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Watch: French national football team receive a warm welcome in Paris

The French national football team received a warm welcome when they appeared on the balcony of the Crillon Hotel in Paris Monday night, a day after they lost to Argentina in the World Cup finals in Qatar.

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Japan

Japan has receive record levels of snow

Some regions of Japan have received more than three times the seasonal average of snow. In some areas it was more than 2 metres high on Tuesday

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Watch: Peruvian police get 'festive' in a routine drugs bust

A gang of drug dealers in Peru get a nasty surprise when Santa and a merry band of elves break down their door, cuff them and seize their merchandise in a highly unusual raid.

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Belgium

EU environment ministers meet off the back of COP15 deal

A fresh injection of impetus was given to a meeting of EU environment ministers in Brussels after the international deal over the weekend which aims to protect 30% of the world’s landmass and seas by 2030.

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy in Bakhmut, and four other new developments in Ukraine war

Our round-up of the latest news from Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Iran

'Threshold of revolution': Why Iran's protests are different this time

All you need to know about the Iran protests and the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Experiences

How to make travel buddies: Group trips give you a 'ready-made' crew

If you want to meet new people, consider adventure travel. Organisers say group trips often lead to lifelong friendships.

20/12/2022

Culture news

Italian ravers rally to resist clampdown on illegal gatherings

Imposing restrictions of people's rights to gather and hold paries was one of the first acts in office for Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Thousands of ravers across the country have now risen up in protest.

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