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Georgian gov’t to analyze powder used in 2024 protests
TBILISI, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday announced that the powder reportedly used during protests in 2024 will undergo a thorough analysis. Read full story […]
Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after gun attacks
LIMA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Peru’s electoral authority will provide bulletproof vests to presidential candidates ahead of April’s elections after a spate of attacks on politicians in the Andean nation. […]
Germany’s far left averts potential government crisis over pensions bill
BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition far-left Left party said it would abstain from voting on a contentious pensions package on Friday, likely indirectly securing its passage through parliament […]
Brazil Amazonian state postpones cattle tracking key to preventing deforestation
SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state of Para has delayed the deadline for the introduction of tracking devices in its cattle herds, a blow to environmental efforts to […]
At least 35 injured in tram collision in Krakow, Poland
WARSAW, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — A collision between two trams in the southern Polish city of Krakow on Wednesday injured at least 35 people, Polish media reported. Read full story […]
Russia’s new passenger car sales up 5 pct in November
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Sales of Russia’s new passenger cars reached 127,921 units in November, up 5 percent year on year, said Russian automotive analytical agency Autostat on Wednesday. […]
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport shuts again over balloon incident
VILNIUS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport said on Wednesday it had halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the latest in a string of such incidents […]
2nd LD-Writethru: Reporters’ safety, new technologies in focus at Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies meeting
BOAO, Hainan, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — The 57th Executive Board Meeting of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) convened on Wednesday in Boao, a coastal town in China’s island […]
Greek farmers expand blockades as protests intensify nationwide
ATHENS, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Farmers across Greece intensified their protests on Wednesday, expanding a major blockade near Nikaia in central Greece that once again forced the closure of the […]
Students in Senegal clash with security forces over financial aid
DAKAR, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Clashes between students and security forces at Senegal’s main university intensified on Wednesday as protesters demanded stipends and other financial aid amid the government’s ongoing […]