Bear kills man in home attack near Mongolian capital
A bear has killed a man and seriously injured a woman after it attacked them in their home near the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar. Police say the incident happened in the Bayanzurkh district overnight on Wednesday in their traditional Mongolian nomadic…
‘Nothing will stop us’: French student protests show few signs of ending
Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris with garbage bins on Thursday before police moved in with tear gas, as France’s nationwide protests showed few signs of ending. The Hélène Boucher high school has been a flashpoint for clashes in…
South Korea recalls Ukraine ambassador over prisoner-of-war row
Zelensky had revealed the transfer at a speech at the UN General Assembly in September, adding that the two North Koreans had not been «easy to capture alive». It prompted a swift condemnation from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who called it…
Russian attack on Ukraine busses part of ‘a steady increase in attacks on civilians’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday there would be a response to a Russian strike that hit two buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, killing 30 people and wounding 18 others. France 24’s Andrew Hilliar says it comes a bid a…
Protesters blame ‘vulture funds’ for Spain’s housing crisis
However, Jorge Galindo, director at the Esade centre for economic policy, says that available data makes it difficult to know exactly how many Spanish properties are owned by so-called «vulture funds» and being used for speculation. He points to Bank of…
Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for playful, genre-blending works that fuse the classical and the modern. The Toronto-born Carson, 76, draws on themes and stories from ancient Greek and Roman…
Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over four stripes design
Adidas is suing Australian label White Fox for selling and advertising clothes with a four-striped design, arguing it is «deceptively similar» to the German brand’s distinct logo. The sportswear giant said it had repeatedly asked White Fox to stop…
Aaron Sorkin, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White: The director and cast behind the Facebook sequel – arts24
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Zambia signs US health aid deal after disputes over data-sharing
A draft leaked earlier this year prompted civil society groups to warn that Zambia was accepting wider data-sharing terms than other African countries, including long-term access to pathogen information and specimens. The Chapter One Foundation, a human…
Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs
UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached. The incident comes days after an incident near another military base in…