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A man has been charged after police made an alleged shocking discovery buried on a rural property in the Aussie outback. On top of the reward for her perseverance in running at least 15,444 kilometers in a single year, she also raised some 60,000 euros ($62,438) for breast cancer research. President-elect Donald Trump blasted the United Kingdom’s Energy Profits Levy on Friday after a Texas-based oil firm announced it would prematurely leave the North Sea over the so-called windfall tax.
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French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is set to publish a special God-mocking edition next week to mark 10 years since an attack on its offices by jihadist gunmen. A British ‘danger tourist’ on a mission to visit every country has become the first tourist to visit several indigenous tribes in Papua New Guinea. If you are in the US, Canada, Australia, Germany and South Africa you can use our channel finder, external to check your local listings. The U.S. surgeon general is now recommending a new label on alcohol products that warns of the risks of cancer, similar to the warning labels on cigarettes.
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However, a second WFP convoy to the camp was delayed by an escalation of fierce fighting, including shocking reports of repeated shelling on the camp itself, which has sent thousands fleeing, Ms. Wosornu said. While in Sudan, a World Food Programme (WFP) reached the Zamzam camp for internally displaced people in North Darfur last month – the first UN food convoy since famine conditions were confirmed in July. At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and into Friday morning, said hospital staff, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire… Kenyan officials are investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country’s south. The prime minister’s office announced on Thursday the approval of a new Israeli delegation to continue hostage negotiations in Doha, Qatar.
A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday issued an urgent plea for international support to alleviate the devastating toll of the ongoing war in Sudan, as millions remain in desperate need of aid and protection. New Orleans is ramping up security in the aftermath of the New Year’s Day terror attack that killed 14 people and wounded dozens more. Meanwhile, investigators revealed that bomb-making materials were found inside the attacker’s home in Houston and the Airbnb where he was staying. Addressing the General Assembly on Tuesday, President Philémon Yang called for urgent collective action to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and stressed the shared responsibility of UN bodies to safeguard global daily busy peace and security.
According to the researchers, the presence of phthalates in numerous water bottles led them to expect the results. The team also warned that such plastics aren’t just confined to bottled water – they’re in bottled soft drinks, sports beverages, and even food items like ketchup and mayonnaise, reports the Mirror US. The U.S. Surgeon General has called for new warning labels on alcoholic beverages that warn of a link between drinking and cancer. The announcement sent shares of alcohol stocks tumbling, but such labels are still a long way off, especially with the change in presidential administrations just two weeks away. The World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its emergency response in Sudan, delivering food assistance to more than 800,000 people in famine-affected and at-risk areas, even as conflict continues to escalate across the country.
In Pedro Almodóvar’s acclaimed new film, „The Room Next Door,” Tilda Swinton stars as a woman with a terminal cancer diagnosis who seeks to die on her own terms and timeline. „Sunday Morning” looks back on the life of a public servant who sought to restore Americans’ faith in the integrity of their government, and who was a Nobel Peace Prize-winner for his remarkable post-presidential years. Authorities say there’s „been no sign of” a local surfer seen being attacked by a shark off South Australia’s coast. Braian Paiz is one of five people who has been charged in „One Direction” singer Liam Payne’s death.
A new advisory says alcohol consumption is one of the leading preventable causes of cancer, behind smoking and obesity. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, „didn’t end that day,” accusing president-elect Donald Trump of stoking continued violence in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol. The French and German foreign ministers are the most senior Western officials to visit Syria since longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels. She stated that progress has been achieved in opening critical aid routes and improving humanitarian access, notably the extension of permission for the use of the vital Adre border crossing with Chad. Ms. Wosornu highlighted the efforts of UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, who recently visited Sudan and neighbouring Chad. Fierce fighting continues to rage in densely populated areas, with widespread disregard for international humanitarian law on all sides.