Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro unveils floating Christmas tree
A floating Christmas tree was inaugurated Sunday in Rio de Janeiro’s Botafogo Cove, adding a new highlight to the city’s holiday traditions.
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Recovery under way after floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand leave more than 1,000 dead, thousands missing and millions displaced.
Southeast Asia: At least 1,000 dead from flooding and landslides
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed troops on Monday to assist survivors of severe flooding that has killed more than 1,000 people across four Asian countries.
UK leader Keir Starmer backs his Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended his Treasury chief Rachel Reeves against claims she misled the public about government finances before last week’s tax-hiking budget.
How to find out if there’s fast internet in your part of Spain
If you live in rural Spain or are thinking of moving to a village in the countryside soon and need to know if you can get a fast internet connection, here’s how to find out.
Filipino seafarers detained after Nigerian cocaine seizure on bulker
Authorities find 20kg of drugs on ultramax Nord Bosporus
Norden bulker crew detained after Nigerian cocaine seizure
Authorities find 20kg of drugs on ultramax Nord Bosporus
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme – politico.eu
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme politico.euCanada agrees to join EU initiative to surge defense spending ReutersCanada reaches deal to join EU military procurement fund The Globe and MailCanad…
International climate experts gather in Paris to begin 7th UN report
Some 600 experts arrived in Paris on Monday to begin work on the next major UN climate report. The five-day gathering gets underway in the shadow of comments by US President Donald Trump, who deems the science around global warming to be a “hoax”.
Major nor’easter snowstorm to bring more travel chaos after thousands of flights cancelled over weekend
Over 235 million Americans will experience temperatures either at or below freezing, forecasters say