Valencia chief admits flood mistakes but defies calls for resignation
Spain’s under-fire regional leader Carlos Mazón defies calls for his resignation after last month’s deadly floods.
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Yearly Archives: 2024
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Nov
At least 15 rescue workers killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
It is one of the deadliest attacks of its kind involving emergency responders since the war began.
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Nov
COP29 hosts accused of detaining climate defenders
Human rights groups have called for a review of how countries are chosen to host the COP climate summits.
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Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body
A 28-year-old man was caught trying to smuggle tarantulas, centipedes and ants out of Peru.
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Nov
Trump meets Argentina’s Milei ahead of conservative summit
Argentina’s president is the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his election victory on 5 November.
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Nov
Sri Lanka: Left-leaning leader’s coalition claims victory
The parliamentary majority will allow Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consolidate power and advance reforms.
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Nov
Ten dead in fire at Spanish care home
The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro in north-eastern Spain.
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Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home
The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro in north-eastern Spain.
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Nov
S Africa’s Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant
The 28-year-old made history as the country’s first deaf representative at the beauty contest.
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US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions
Ilya Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with his wife Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan.
