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Shinzo Abe’s killer sentenced to life in prison over shooting of Japanese former PM
Abe was killed in 2022 while campaigning in the western city of NaraA Japanese court has sentenced a man who admitted assassinating the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, according to NHK public television.Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier pleaded guilty to killing Abe in July 2022 during his election campaign speech in the western city of Nara. Continue reading...
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‘I felt numb’: German bank heist victims devastated after thieves ransack 3,000 deposit boxes
Gelsenkirchen savings bank was raided over Christmas by criminals who used huge drill to access vaultFaqir Malyar, a carpet trader from the western German city of Gelsenkirchen, was on his way to visit one of his customers during the Christmas holidays when he heard news on the radio of an astonishing bank heist. Thieves had drilled a hole in the wall of the vault of a local Sparkasse – savings bank – and made off…
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Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Carney warns US-led global system of governance is enduring ‘a rupture’ as US president flies in for showdown with European leaders over GreenlandCanadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that the US-led global system of governance is enduring “a rupture,” defined by great power competition and a “fading” rules-based order.His speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum comes a day before…
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Family of 12-year-old Sydney Harbour shark attack victim prepare for ‘worst possible outcome’
Close family friend says Nico Antic had ‘devastating injuries’ and was fighting for his life after more than 60 hours in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The family of the 12-year-old who was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbour are grieving as they contemplate “the worst possible outcome”.The boy, named as Nico Antic in an…
Rambling Trump runs through his achievements as worried world watches on
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Rambling Trump runs through his achievements as worried world watches on
The ‘very stable genius’ zigzagged wildly in a packed press room – Nato’s future lies in the hands of a modern Caligula“I was quite the baseball player, you wouldn’t believe,” said Donald Trump, suddenly wistful as he recalled his salad days when his mother would tell him, “Son, you could be a professional baseball player,” and he would reply, “Thanks, mom.” Carpe diem!Not for the first time on Tuesday, the US president had veered wildly off topic. The point of this story was a “big building” that “loomed over the park” in Queens, New York, where he used to play little league baseball. When he asked why it had bars on the windows, she told him it was a mental hospital. Continue reading...
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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influenceNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on…
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Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows
European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensionsDonald Trump has a stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply as a result of Europe swapping its dependency on Russia for reliance on the US, analysis has shown.In part due to the war in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russian pipeline gas, European countries have become dependent on…
The ‘pinball method’ could be key to a more satisfying sex life
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The ‘pinball method’ could be key to a more satisfying sex life
A sex coach claims 'playing pinball' in the bedroom can make intimacy more fun and vibrant.
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Island airport near UK could close after 90 years for ‘extended period’
Passengers could face disruption for up to a year.
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Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous | Sigal Ben-Porath, Serena Mayeri and Amanda Shanor
If history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others’ persecutionThis month, a judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to justify its refusal to collect and disclose the names and personal contact information of Jewish faculty, staff and students to the federal government. Late last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity…
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Four shark attacks in 48 hours leave Australian surfer Matt more afraid of local beaches than world’s biggest waves
Spate of incidents involving sharks across Sydney and New South Wales have rattled even the most seasoned surfers and beachgoersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a city of more than 100 beaches, swimming and surfing are part of Sydney’s lifeblood. But four shark bites in New South Wales in 48 hours – three of which were in Sydney –…