Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured

Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured

A car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market killed five people and wounded more than 200, Saxony-Anhalt state premier Reiner Haseloff said on Saturday, updating the toll. Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was with him to pay respects in the eastern city of Magdeburg, voiced special concern for some 40 critically injured people and condemned the […]

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Seven-year-old dies in stabbing attack at Croatia school

Seven-year-old dies in stabbing attack at Croatia school

A seven-year-old pupil was killed and several others wounded in an unprecedented stabbing attack at a school in the Croatian capital Zagreb Friday, with a 19-year-old man arrested as a suspect, authorities said. Police sealed off Precko primary school after the attack, thought to be the first of its kind in Croatia. Parents and pupils […]

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Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros after ChatGPT probe

Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros after ChatGPT probe

Italy’s data protection authority said Friday it had fined OpenAI 15 million euros over the use of personal data by ChatGPT, closing a nearly two-year investigation. The Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) watchdog had temporarily blocked ChatGPT in Italy in March 2023 over privacy concerns, becoming the first Western country to take action against the […]

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Russia keeps interest rate at 21% despite rising inflation

Russia keeps interest rate at 21% despite rising inflation

Russia’s central bank kept interest rates at 21 percent on Friday despite surging inflation, in a surprise move as economists had expected an increase. The bank said its board “decided to keep the key rate at 21.00 percent per annum,” a day after President Vladimir Putin insisted Moscow’s sanctions-hit economy was stable.

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Japanese inflation jumps to 2.7% in November

Japanese inflation jumps to 2.7% in November

Japanese inflation accelerated in November, with prices rising 2.7 percent on-year partly due to higher energy costs, government data showed Friday. The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food prices, topped market expectations and was up from 2.3 percent in October. It remained above the Bank of Japan’s key two percent inflation […]

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Canada’s embattled Trudeau to make major cabinet shuffle: sources

Canada’s embattled Trudeau to make major cabinet shuffle: sources

Canada’s embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce a major cabinet shuffle on Friday, government sources told AFP, days after the surprise resignation of his longtime number two shocked the nation. It will be a “significant shakeup,” one source said. Chrystia Freeland, after nearly a decade at Trudeau’s side, announced on Monday she was quitting […]

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Inner Support in a Changing World: Recommendations from Psychologist Evgeniia Kormina for Achieving Success

Inner Support in a Changing World: Recommendations from Psychologist Evgeniia Kormina for Achieving Success

An expert in psychology and coaching shares how to adapt to the changes in the global economy and maintain inner stability. The International Monetary Fund offers positive forecasts: the global economy’s growth rate in 2024 will remain at the same level as this year, and a small increase is expected in 2025. At first glance, […]

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Trump can negotiate to stop Iran from getting nuclear bomb, Blinken says

Trump can negotiate to stop Iran from getting nuclear bomb, Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump had a window to negotiate with Iran, saying the development of a nuclear weapon by Tehran was not inevitable. The outgoing top US diplomat acknowledged that the cleric-run state may be more seriously considering a nuclear weapon after military setbacks in the region. […]

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Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown: statement

Trump opposes deal to avert government shutdown: statement

US president-elect Donald Trump came out Wednesday against a mammoth package allocating funding to avert a fast-approaching US government shutdown after a trove of spending added to the text ballooned costs, outraging conservatives. Suggesting that concessions to Democrats in the bill were “a betrayal of our country,” Trump said in a joint statement with Vice […]

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Donald Trump: ‘Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State’

Donald Trump: ‘Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State’

President-elect Trump continued his criticism of Canada early Wednesday, targeting U.S. subsidies to its northern neighbor and reiterating his claim that many Canadians allegedly wish for Canada to become the 51st state of the U.S. On his social media platform, Trump posted: “No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over […]

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