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European court condemns Italy for mafia’s toxic waste dumping

The vast amount of toxic waste in the area led to increased rates of cancer, the court found.

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30 Jan 2025 709

Air traffic over a large part of Europe halted due to glitch

Chaos has crippled Belgium’s skies, grounding all flights amid a critical air traffic control failure.

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30 Jan 2025 671

Eight-minute countdown to disaster: Unfolding events of the Washington plane crash

There were eight minutes to prevent one of the worst air disasters in US history that saw a US Army helicopter collide with an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and splitting it in half.

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30 Jan 2025 710

In Washington, a priest finished his speech with a ’Zig Heil’ gesture

The clergyman concluded his address in Washington with a confident ’Roman salute.’

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30 Jan 2025 790

Famous Italian blogger may be imprisoned for five years

Italy’s biggest influencer Chiara Ferragni could face up to five years in jail if she is found guilty of fraud over allegedly misleading her followers with the sale of limited edition Christmas cakes and Easter eggs.

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30 Jan 2025 768

Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed as transitional president of Syria

Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes.

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30 Jan 2025 701

Pilot’s five chilling words after ’fireball’ crash at Ronald Reagan airport

An American Airlines plane and military Black Hawk helicopter collided in mid-air near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with one pilot in the vicinity witnessing the "fireball".

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30 Jan 2025 788

Landscaper dies after being dragged into wood chipper in front of horrified colleagues

The landscaper was pulled headfirst into the wood chipper down to his shoulders and died at the scene from the catastrophic injuries he sustained.

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30 Jan 2025 681

Japan to stop funding UN women’s rights panel due to call for ending male-only imperial succession

Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.

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30 Jan 2025 720

Dutch police arrest three suspects for stealing a priceless golden helmet from Romania

Dutch authorities on Wednesday arrested three suspects after the theft of a priceless ancient golden helmet that is considered a cultural icon of Romania...

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30 Jan 2025 846

Sanctioned Russian oligarch held stake in Musk’s SpaceX via trust

Citigroup administered Heritage Trust and decided it didn’t need to block the trust’s assets after Suleyman Kerimov was sanctioned in 2018, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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30 Jan 2025 786

Five skiers killed in French Alps avalanches in off-piste areas

Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions.

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30 Jan 2025 548

Map reveals doomed American Airlines jet’s route before Blackhawk crash at Ronald Reagan Airport

An American Airlines plane has crashed into the Potomac River after a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with it mid-air while attempting to land near Washington DC.

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30 Jan 2025 727

Hamas to release three Israeli and five Thai hostages on Thursday amid ongoing uneasy truce

Hamas are set to release eight more hostages taken on October 7, 2023 on Thursday, as the fragile ceasefire with Israel continues.

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30 Jan 2025 981

Map reveals extent of Heathrow Airport’s expansion with new third runway

A map reveals where Heathrow will expand after the government gave a green light to the airport’s growth.

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30 Jan 2025 839

American Airlines flight and Black Hawk helicopter disaster: at least 18 bodies recovered

An American Airlines plane has crashed into a river after colliding with a US Army helicopter mid-air in Washington DC. Hopes are dwindling for survivors with officials warning there are "many, many" dead after the jet plunged into Potomac River and split in two.

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29 Jan 2025 776

Elon Musk is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as a ’stout proponent for free speech’, joining conservationists, journalists, religious leaders and political activists in an exclusive group of the world’s foremost actors for change.

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29 Jan 2025 721

Wealthy Russians lost more than half of their most expensive yachts

The fleet of Russian oligarchs was decimated after Western countries imposed sanctions. Out of more than 70 large yachts at the peak, about a third remain in their possession.

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29 Jan 2025 603

Valencia councillor caught shopping for wine online during flood relief meeting

José Marí Olano says sorry after cameras appear to capture him scrolling through bottles of wines and spirits

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29 Jan 2025 754

Biden officials spent $50 million on condoms for the Gaza, says the White House

The White House claims the previous administration had earmarked $50 million for a condom distribution program in the Gaza Strip, but does not offer evidence to back up the claim, which a former senior Biden official dismisses as a “feverish dream.”

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29 Jan 2025 657

EU considers banning Xbox and PlayStation exports to Russia over drone warfare concerns

The European Union may ban the export of gaming consoles to Russia, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who suggested that the bloc’s new sanctions against Moscow could include Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox.

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29 Jan 2025 698

Beny Steinmetz faces extradition to Romania following Greek court ruling

Greek court orders mining magnate Beny Steinmetz’s extradition to Romania, as legal battles and allegations of fraud continue across Europe.

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29 Jan 2025 704

Donald Trump discloses that mystery drones over the US were authorized by the FAA for research and recreational use

President Donald Trump has said the mysterious drones spotted flying over New Jersey last year are ‘not the enemy’.

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29 Jan 2025 603

Stampede at world’s largest religious festival kills 15 as panic ensues

The world’s largest religious festival, the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, has seen at least 15 people killed as millions throng at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.

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28 Jan 2025 817

Doomsday Clock moved to 89 seconds to midnight amid nuclear war threats

The apocalyptic clock was first used in 1947 and has been used ever since to examine the likelihood of a man-made catastrophe - and it says humanity is still at great risk.