Indonesia counts human cost as more climate change warnings sounded
Indonesia says 1,000 dead, some 1 million displaced from rains as report points at the threat posed by climate change.
Day: December 8, 2025
More feared dead as migrant boat capsizes off the coast of Greece
Seventeen of the passengers on board were already dead
Social worker stabbed to death on hospital ward after warning security shortcomings ‘would get someone killed’
The fatal stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has sparked anger and claims previous warnings were not addressed
Wealthy California coastal city bans pickleball, saying it ‘turned into a madhouse’
Carmel-by-the-Sea recently became the first California city to ban pickleball at public facilities.
Venice to charge visitors again but offers discount for early bookers
In order to reduce crowding, short-term visitors are to be charged on a total of 60 days between the beginning of April and the end of July in 2026.
An OpenAI survey of 9,000 workers at 100 companies: it saves workers ~40 to 60 minutes per day on average for professional tasks; OpenAI has 1M business clients (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)
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An OpenAI survey of 9,000 workers at 100 companies: it saves workers ~40 to 60 minutes per day on average for professional tasks; OpenAI has 1M business clients — OpenAI’s artificial intelligence product…
India investigates Goa nightclub fire as relatives identify victims’ bodies
The moment a deadly fire broke out at a nightclub in Goa, India, was caught on camera.
Joey Barton spared jail over grossly offensive social media posts
Last month a jury at Liverpool Crown Court found the former footballer had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts on X.
A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal
A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the capital threw open its doors to release the prisoners.
X targets EU as tensions escalate
X has announced the termination of the European Commission’s ads account over an alleged attempt to exploit the platform
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