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No comment: Residents react after fatal Israeli airstrike on residential building in central Beirut
Local residents reacted after Israeli jets Tuesday struck a residential building killing 3 and injuring 26 in central Beirut in the Basta area, the second in days.
The strike comes hours before an anticipated ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group.
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30 pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand rescued
On Sunday, more than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.
However, four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation agency said.
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Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes hit 20 sites in Lebanon before possible ceasefire
An Israeli airstrike hit 20 sites in southern Lebanon and central Beirut. The strikes preceded talks on a US-mediated ceasefire with Hezbollah, with optimism expressed by officials ahead of a vote by Israel's security cabinet.
Europe News
Russian offensive in Ukraine's Donetsk region gains momentum
Russian troops continue to push forward in eastern Ukraine, making significant advances in the western Donetsk region. They may now get closer and threaten important Ukrainian ground lines of communication running into eastern Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Business
Apology incoming! Carrefour caught in South American beef scandal
Carrefour SA's chief executive officer (CEO), Alexandre Bompard, has said that he will be issuing a public apology to Brazil's government to smooth over a controversy sparked by the supermarket after it said that it would not be supplying South American beef to its French customers.
Ocean
Underwater WiFi, aquaponic farms: How European startups woo investors
In partnership with the European Commission
Europe excels in ocean tech innovation but struggles with venture funding. An EU initiative aims to change that by helping startups gain investors' trust—from Italy's underwater WiFi to Portugal's fish-powered farms.
Ocean
Meet the woman behind the ‘Internet of Underwater Things’
In partnership with the European Commission
Chiara Petrioli, CEO of WSense, is transforming blue tech with the ‘Internet of Underwater Things,’ a technology that enables wireless communication at depths of up to 3,000 metres underwater. No surprise: European investors are diving right in.
EU Decoded
EU DECODED: Deforestation law’s trade-offs under negotiation
Can the goods we buy and the services we use affect the survival of the rainforest? The EU thinks so and this episode explores its new law on deforestation, which is provoking a backlash from companies and countries who are negotiating over how to delay the application of the new rules.
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Latin America's unity in the face of violence against women
Women across Latin America marched on Monday to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Many wore purple handkerchiefs which have become a symbol of feminism, and green to represent calls for legal, safe, and free abortion.
Culture news
'Demure' named 2024 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com
Its exact meaning is hard to pinpoint, as a word once associated with shyness and modesty has taken on a whole new life through internet fame this year. Another case of TikTok recontextualizing language - which can be both fascinating and confusing.
Focus
Tashkent's green transport future: Electric buses, scooters and bikes
In partnership with the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
In this episode of Focus, we look at Tashkent's exciting shift towards sustainable transport. From electric buses to eco-friendly scooters and bike lanes, the city is paving the way for greener, more accessible urban mobility.