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CONFLICTSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA North Korea sold arms to Russia's Wagner Group, says US 5 hours ago5 hours ago The US intelligence assessment found that North Korea defied UN sanctions and completed an initial arms shipment to a shadowy Russian mercenary group. An estimated 50,000 Wagner personnel are fighting in Ukraine. https://p.dw.com/p/4LLV3 North Korea shipped rockets and missiles to the Wagner Group, Washington said...

NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTGERMANY Germany: Oil spill shuts down key shipping lane Roshni Majumdar 2 hours ago2 hours ago The busy Kiel Canal in northern Germany, linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea, has come to a halt as crews try to clear the oil from waters after a pipeline leak. https://p.dw.com/p/4LLYS An oil spill has forced shut the Kiel Canal, an important shipping lane...

CATASTROPHEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA US: Winter storm batters nation with 'life threatening' cold Published 13 hours agoPublished 13 hours agolast updated 18 minutes agolast updated 18 minutes ago Officials warned of "life-threatening" conditions as temperatures dropped as low as -50 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas. More than 4,000 flights planned for the Christmas weekend were canceled. https://p.dw.com/p/4LKOM The US National Weather Service (NWS) on...

EDUCATIONAFGHANISTAN Afghanistan: Women protest ban on university education Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi 8 hours ago8 hours ago Afghan girls may now only complete school until sixth grade but are barred from secondary and higher education. The move has sparked broad condemnation among the population. https://p.dw.com/p/4LLOf The Taliban announced on Yalda Night, celebrated on winter solstice in Afghanistan and the wider region, that women will be barred from...

POLITICSSYRIA Syria: Bring extremists' children out — but leave mothers? Cathrin Schaer 8 hours ago8 hours ago As Syrian camps housing families of Islamic State fighters get more dangerous, there are calls to bring children out, even if the mothers don't want to go. The idea of separating families is a controversial one. https://p.dw.com/p/4LFDr In May this year, an 8-year-old boy drowned in a sewage...

POLITICSGERMANY German government opposes Lufthansa executive bonuses 6 hours ago6 hours ago Berlin says it opposes multimillion-euro payouts for Lufthansa executives. The German state saved the airline from bankruptcy during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government says the bonuses violate the bailout terms. https://p.dw.com/p/4LHk7 A German government spokesman on Wednesday said the government would seek legal clarification for Lufthansa's plan to distribute bonuses to...

CONFLICTSDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO UN eases DR Congo arms embargo 6 hours ago6 hours ago The Congolese government wants to speed up the procurement of weapons to help it fight rebel groups in the east. The UN also renewed its peacekeeping mission in the DRC for another year. https://p.dw.com/p/4LHw1 The UN Security Council eased an arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

POLITICSAFGHANISTAN Afghan women defiant despite Taliban university ban 5 hours ago5 hours ago Women protested and cried outside universities as the ban was enforced. More and more countries have condemned the decision, with the UN urging a reversal. https://p.dw.com/p/4LI6b Afghan women stood outside universities on Wednesday, many barred from entry by security forces enforcing a ban on female higher education imposed by the ruling...

RULE OF LAWTHE GAMBIA The Gambia thwarts alleged coup attempt 4 hours ago4 hours ago The government says some soldiers of the Gambian army "were plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government" of President Adama Barrow. https://p.dw.com/p/4LIAA Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup, the government said on Wednesday. Four soldiers had been arrested and three alleged accomplices were on the run, a statement said,...

LAW AND JUSTICENEPAL Nepal to release serial killer Charles 'the Serpent' Sobhraj 2 hours ago2 hours ago The Frenchman has been linked to the killing of 20 young Western backpackers across Asia during the 1970s and 1980s. He has reached some notoriety thanks to books and a Netflix series about his crimes. https://p.dw.com/p/4LIJM Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of serial killer...

CATASTROPHEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA Extreme weather conditions threaten US holiday plans 2 hours ago2 hours ago The National Weather Service has warned holiday travelers of a massive winter storm. Travel had been expected to inch closer to pre-pandemic levels for the first time this Christmas. https://p.dw.com/p/4LIKD US inhabitants eager to travel across the country and beyond during the coming holidays have been warned that...

POLITICSUKRAINE Presidents Biden and Zelenskyy meet at the White House 2 hours ago2 hours ago US President Joe Biden met his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House. After the meeting, Zelenskyy is expected to address Congress. https://p.dw.com/p/4LIJ4 US President Joe Biden on Wednesday met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who arrived in Washington for his first foreign visit since Russia invaded Ukraine...

alsharq His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country A+ A- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Doha - Qena His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the country, received a number of congratulatory cables on the occasion of the successful organization of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 from Their Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses, the leaders and...

MININGRanked: The World’s Largest Copper ProducersPublished 3 weeks ago on December 1, 2022 By Bruno Venditti Graphics/Design: Alejandra Dander Tweet Share Share Reddit Email Subscribe to the Elements free mailing list for more like this Visualizing the World’s Largest Copper Producers Visualizing the World’s Largest Copper Producers This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on natural resource megatrends in your...