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UN chief slams oil firms for ‘big lie’ on global warming-
By AFP DAVOS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres skewered oil firms on Wednesday for having “peddled the big lie” about their role ...
Greta Thunberg laughs in video with German police before coal mine detention photo-op: ‘Staged for cameras’
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg is being accused of staging her detention at a German coal mine protest after ...
Putin says has ‘no doubt’ Russia will win in Ukraine-
By AFP SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he had “no doubt” Moscow would emerge victorious in Ukraine, despite ...
Mexican prosecutor: Shanquella Robinson murder investigation continues, potential accomplices being determined
The Mexican prosecutor probing the murder of American tourist Shanquella Robinson has asked the U.S. to help determine if there ...
Church of England refuses to back same-sex marriage-
By Associated Press LONDON: The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first ...
UN chief warns the world is in a ‘sorry state’-
By Associated Press DAVOS: The world is in a “sorry state” because of myriad interlinked challenges including climate change and ...
Iranian man gets eight years for beheading teen wife and displaying her head in public-
By AFP TEHRAN: An Iranian man has been jailed for more than eight years after decapitating his wife and displaying ...
Nurses in England stage new walk-out over pay-
By AFP Nurses across England began two days of strikes over pay on Wednesday, threatening fresh disruption for patients in ...
Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation-
By Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon: On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of ...
Helicopter crash near Kyiv leaves 18 dead, including top Ukrainian officials
According to Ukrainian authorities, a helicopter crash in a Kyiv suburb left 18 people dead on Wednesday, including Ukrainian officials ...
