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Germany needs €150bn fund to revamp infrastructure, chairman says
A Deutsche Bahn IC train departs Berlin Central Station as a new timetable for Deutsche Bahn and other rail operators takes effect. An infrastructure fund of around €150 billion...
Quebec overhauls recycling system
As of 1 January 2025, Quebec residents now follow uniform recycling rules, regardless of their municipality. This change, part of a sweeping reform to simplify recycling and increase efficiency,...
Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery
What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica.Working at temperatures of -35C, a team of scientists extracted...
Mozambique tense as opposition leader returns from exile
Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has returned home from exile where he has been in hiding following October's disputed presidential election that sparked deadly protests.Mondlane landed at the main...
Mozambique opposition leader returns from exile as police fire tear gas at his supporters
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique's main opposition leader returned from exile Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at hundreds of his supporters who gathered near the main international...
Footage of India mock train crash sparks false claims about ‘fatal accident’
India has suffered a string of railway disasters over the years, but a video shared online as the aftermath of a "massive accident" in fact shows a mock train...
Video of tyre-slashing Indian tutor sparks anti-Muslim misinformation
Muslims are regularly targeted by misinformation spread online in Hindu-majority India. In the latest case, footage made the rounds on Facebook and X as a mechanic with an Islamic...
Charly Quivrant Gets Very, Very Barreled on French Sandbars
This video below from Charly Quivront is four and a half minutes long. Approximately 99% of it is exclusively French surfers finding wonderfully hollow sand bottom tubes. There’s a...
Chadian government plays down gunshots in capital
The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace.Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said in a video apparently...
Security consultant said botched CNN story ruined his career and life
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — Nemex Enterprises President Zachary Young claimed a story CNN aired about his security consulting business ruined his career and his life.Young took the stand...
Homeless figures rise in Germany but government plays down fears
The number of people registered as homeless in Germany rose sharply to around 532,000 last year, a government report said on Wednesday.In 2022, the figure was around 263,000. But...