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A Greenlandic Photographer’s Tender Portraits of Daily Life
The stark Greenlandic landscape is a persistent presence in Storch’s photos, and low, horizontal sunlight is everywhere. In one of…
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Sarah Sherman Is Grosser Than You Think
Once Sherman began her set, though, storming onstage with her middle fingers raised and immediately insulting the audience (“Shut up! Fuck…
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Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump's 'betrayal' of Ukraine
WASHINGTON — A renewed push by the Trump administration to settle Russia’s war in Ukraine is jolting European governments that are fearful…
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“The Beast in Me” Is at War with Itself
Aggie Wiggs, a famous Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, is living in a home that is far too big for her in Oyster Bay, a wealthy enclave on…
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German police report surge in defamation of politicians
Police in Germany are investigating a sudden swell of public insults, defamation and slander directed at the country's politicians,…
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Heavy rains hamper recovery as death toll from floods in Asia exceeds 1,750
Rescue teams and volunteers have been struggling to assist millions of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of Asia, as the…
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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Europe's embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel…
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Indonesia flood death toll rises to 883, more than 500 still missing
Indonesia's disaster agency on Saturday reported a rise in the death toll from floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, saying at…
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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a…
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Report double-strike vessel was not bound for U.S. sparks reactions online
A new report from CNN says that an alleged drug boat the U.S. military executed lethal strikes against in September was headed to link up…
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Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tensions flare
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate…
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Millennium, Jane Street show Hong Kong’s lure for key IPO investors
The blistering rebound in Hong Kong listings this year has lured a wave of big names into the role of cornerstone investors. Millennium…
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Blue States Love Food Stamp Funding but Refuse to Tell Washington How It’s Spent
SNAP is clearly a program ripe for abuse, and that should be a matter of public debate and disclosure. Source link
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SoftBank in talks to buy data-centre investor DigitalBridge
SoftBank is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centres, as it seeks to…
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Trump, Sheinbaum extend mutual invitations for visits after Washington meeting
WASHINGTON — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that she and President Trump had a “cordial” hourlong meeting in Washington…
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Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia. Kenyans want their sons back
David Kuloba's mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in…
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How Ted Sarandos became the ultimate Hollywood gate-crasher
Hollywood moguls once dismissed the outsize ambitions of Netflix’s executives. “Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former…
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Ran Gvili's sister Shira asks Phase Two of deal not be implemented until brother's remains returns
Ran's sister, Shira, asked that Phase 2 of the US-brokered hostage-ceasefire deal not be implemented until the return of her brother's…
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Single women risk rape and exploitation in search for better life in Europe
Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in…
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Warner CEO Zaslav poised to become billionaire from Netflix deal
Netflix’s US$72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is a coup for stockholders, whose shares are being bought for more than…
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GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats' Obamacare subsidy exension
Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and…
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US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track
US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations…
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Zelensky confidant dismissed from further posts amid bribery scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his former chief of staff Andriy Yermak from the National Security Council amid a…
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Oil climbs to 2-week high on Fed rate-cut signals, supply concerns
Oil prices edged up nearly 1 per cent to a two-week high on Friday (Dec 5) on increasing expectations the US Federal Reserve will cut…