Day: 28 November 2022
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Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party
Israel’s PM-designate will hand a government post to a homophobic ultra-nationalist party leader.
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China Covid: Heavy police presence after days of protests
Demonstrations over Covid restrictions that erupted at the weekend now appear to have died down.
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China Covid: Chinese TV censors shots of maskless World Cup fans
As anti-lockdown protests rock China, state TV tries to hide a world moving on from Covid.
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Adani Port: Violent protests over billionaire’s Kerala project
Protests in Kerala state against billionaire Gautam Adani’s port project turned violent over the weekend.
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Mauna Loa: World’s largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii
An ashfall advisory is in effect for nearby areas and residents have been told to remain vigilant.
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Cotopaxi: Plume of gas rises from Ecuador volcano
A huge plume of gas is rising from the stratovolcano located near Ecuador’s capital, Quito.
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Plane crashes into Maryland high-voltage power lines
The crash caused a mass power outage in the area.
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Toomaj Salehi: Dissident Iranian rapper could face death penalty
Toomaj Salehi, who backed the anti-government protests, has been charged with “corruption on Earth”.
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Monkeypox given new name by global health experts
The change to mpox was prompted by concerns over negative connotations from the name of the virus.
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Bob Dylan apologises for machine-printed ‘signatures’
The star charged $600 for “hand-signed” editions of his latest book, but all was not as it seemed.