US jury awards $42m to ex-detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib
A Virginia-based defence contractor is found liable for the abuse of three former prisoners.
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Monthly Archives: November 2024
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Nov
US airman Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Teixeira leaked highly classified Pentagon documents to an online platform popular with gamers.
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Nov
When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down
Chinese society is reeling from a series of deadly attacks. The reaction from authorities is often suppression.
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Nov
Lights under surfboards could deter shark attacks – study
Fixing LED lights under surfboards could stop great white sharks from attacking, Australian scientists find.
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Nov
Watch: BBC China reporter pushed away from filming at car attack scene
Watch: BBC China correspondent ordered to stop filming and pushed at car attack scene
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Nov
Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks
Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd.
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Nov
Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says COP29 host
Azerbaijan’s president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.
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Nov
US ex-congressman paralysed after polo accident
A friend of the New York Republican said September’s accident left him paralysed from the chest down.
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Nov
Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast
Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
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Nov
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse
Parties agree 23 February vote after chancellor torpedoed the coalition government by sacking finance minister.
