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• Federixa & BEAX release their electronic music

  11-12-2025 00:50 via article.wn.com
  Experimentation and creativity with over 100 official tracks at just 10 and 8 years old Federixa (10 years old) and BEAX (8 years old) are two young Italian producers and songwriters with an overwhelming passion for electronic music. They don’t sing, but they produce, write, and create original sounds ranging from Tech House to...
  
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• Trump signs executive order to curtail state AI laws

  12-12-2025 03:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  This move contrasts with calls from members of Congress who have advocated for greater oversight of the powerful technology
  
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• Texas Card House accueillera le circuit World Series of Poker® en 2026

  12-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--déc. 11, 2025-- ......
  
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• O Texas Card House sediará o Circuito World Series of Poker® em 2026

  12-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dez 11, 2025-- ......
  
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• What to know about Skipper, the covert Venezuelan oil tanker seized by the US

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  Tensions between Washington and Caracas reached an all-time high after American forces seized a sneaky sanctioned tanker carrying an estimated 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday. The tanker, identified as Skipper by maritime analysts Vanguard, was allegedly the same “sanctioned shadow vessel known for carrying black-market sanctioned oil” to Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday. Leavitt confirmed that the
  
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• US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela’s coast after first ship taken, sources say

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The seizure was the first interdiction of an oil cargo or tanker from Venezuela, which has been under U.S. sanctions since 2019. The action came as the U.S. executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as U.S. President Donald Trump cam
  
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• Ukraine land concession vote may be on the table as US pushes peace deal, Volodymyr ...

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested Thursday that Ukrainians would be allowed to vote on whether to hand over the Donbas region that Russia has repeatedly demanded as a way to secure an end to the war. The region has been a key sticking point for Russia, which has failed to conquer it for more than a decade, with Zelensky previously stating that such a major land concession cannot be made without the will of the Ukrainian people, as per the country’s constitution. Speaking fro
  
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• Trump not ‘concerned’ about Putin-Maduro partnership, Karoline Leavitt insists: ‘I’ll let him speak on it’

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  President Trump isn’t “concerned” about Russian leader Vladimir Putin having expressed support for Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to the White House — despite dolloping heavy military and economic pressure on the South American’s narcoterrorist regime. Asked by a reporter in Thursday’s briefing about concerns over Putin’s “embrace” of Maduro, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “I don’t think t
  
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• S�o Paulo blackout leaves 1.4M without power, hundreds of flights canceled

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  SÃO PAULO (AP) — More than 1.4 million São Paulo residents had no electricity on Thursday after strong winds caused several trees to collapse onto the Brazilian metropolis’ grid the day before. Local authorities said there were no injuries, but almost 400 flights were canceled. 3 People line up at Congonhas Airport after many flights were disrupted due to strong winds in São Paulo,...
  
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• Man plunges to his death during pickleball match in ‘tragic incident’

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  Originally Published by: Horrifying footage has captured the moment a 32-year-old fell to his death during a game of pickleball in Malaysia on December 2. The man, who has not yet been named, can be seen leaping over the safety railing to try and retrieve a ball before plunging from the three-story court. The man reportedly jumped on the mesh netting that covered the gap, but fell when it...
  
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• How Venezuelan opposition leader Mar�a Corina Machado donned fake wig and boarded a fishing skiff ...

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  It was a hair-raising situation. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado disguised herself in a wig to pass though ten military checkpoints — then hopped onto fishing skiff in the dead of night escape the socialist country and receive a Nobel Peace, sources said Thursday. Machado made her daring, days-long secret journey to Norway — braving the choppy, open ocean before hopping onto a private jet — with help from a team of private American rescuers, according t
  
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• Heart-stopping moment skydiver’s parachute gets hooked on plane’s tail — leaving him twisting 15,000 feet ...

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  Stunning video shows the moment a skydiver’s parachute got caught on a plane’s tail — leaving him dangling 15,000 feet above the ground. The parachutist was climbing out the door and preparing to jump out over North Queensland, Australia, when the handle for his reserve parachute hooked onto a partially extended wing flap, causing it to deploy as he jumped, the hair-raising footage shows. The reserve parachute then became entangled on the aircraft’s tail,...
  
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• Father of slain IDF soldier says she was killed by Gaza doctors who ‘injected air ...

  12-12-2025 02:45 via article.wn.com
  The father of a slain IDF soldier taken captive by Hamas on Oct. 7 was sent a horrific video of his daughter’s final moments as she “begged for her life” while doctors in Gaza injected air into her veins. Avi Marciano, the father of 19-year-old Cpl. Noa Marciano, said that his daughter was wounded in the leg during an Israeli airstrike while she was in captivity — but her injuries were not life-threatening. She was taken to the Shifa Hospital in...
  
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• US President Donald Trump pushes for \u0026#039;action, not talk\u0026#039;, as Russia-Ukraine Peace deal hits roadblock

  12-12-2025 02:43 via article.wn.com
  The White House on Thursday (local time) stated...
  
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• Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul wins royal approval to dissolve Parliament and hold elections early ...

  12-12-2025 02:42 via article.wn.com
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime...
  
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• Another Canadian Conservative lawmaker joins Carney’s governing Liberal Party

  12-12-2025 02:42 via article.wn.com
  TORONTO (AP) — A Canadian Conservative opposition lawmaker defected from his party and joined Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals on Thursday, a move that leaves the Liberal Party just short of a simple majority of the seats in Parliament. Michael Ma, who represents...
  
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• A Canadian officer working in military intelligence charged with spying for a foreign entity

  12-12-2025 02:42 via article.wn.com
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian officer working in military intelligence has been arrested and charged with passing classified information...
  
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• Injured driver rescued after train derails in northern Japan

  12-12-2025 02:39 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A train on the Akita Nairiku Line derailed in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita early Friday, and one man, believed to be the driver,...
  
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• Inside the World of Ezinne Dora Okoro, Abia’s Trailblazing Sports Ambassador, Philanthropist

  12-12-2025 02:37 via article.wn.com
  Life & Style | 46 seconds ago Ezinne Dora Okoro, the Abia State Ambassador of Sports and founder of the widely recognised Adihe Foundation, has devoted her career to empowering disadvantaged children in her Ozuitem community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. A trained lawyer turned entrepreneur, sports agent, philanthropist and mother of three, she has steadily built a reputation for service, resilience and impact. In this exclusive interview, the Ozuitem-born advocate, who is al
  
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• Accused Charlie Kirk killer makes first in-person court appearance as judge weighs media access

  12-12-2025 02:36 via article.wn.com
  A Utah Judge is weighing the public’s right to know details in the prosecution of Tyler Robinson against his attorneys’ concerns that the swarm of media attention could interfere with his right to a fair trial ......
  
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• Kunming fund enhances global biodiversity efforts

  12-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  The Kunming Biodiversity Fund is accelerating action to help developing countries scale up their biodiversity strategies, global leaders say. Launched by China in May last year, the fund is a major international financing initiative for biodiversity conservation. On the sidelines of the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, Elizabeth Mrema, deputy executive director of the UN Environment Programme, said the fund has established an Independent Technical Adv
  
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• Greek protesters disrupt port operations, blockades persist

  12-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  Farmers in Greece blocked activity at the major commercial port of Volos from Wednesday, joining a nationwide protest over delayed farm aid payments and steep production costs. Farmers across the country have been rolling out thousands of tractors and trucks to stage dozens of blockades for days, backing up traffic at key points on major motorways and periodically closing border crossings as they contend with a shortfall of more than 600 million euros...
  
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• Differences over Ukraine deal resolved, Russia says

  12-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday that all "misunderstandings" with the United States over Ukraine had been resolved following a meeting earlier this month between President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff. The Kremlin praised the Dec 2 meeting with Witkoff and Jared Kushner as "constructive", though no...
  
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• Chinese exports to US decline as tariff pressures take a toll

  12-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  Shipments of goods to the United States from China fell nearly 29 percent year-on-year in November as the effects of tariffs and trade barriers took hold on imports. The drop in US-bound shipments from China last month came after a turbulent year of trade policy that saw tariffs placed on goods arriving at US ports, despite a trade truce brokered between the two countries in October. Exports from the US to China also fell 19 percent year-on-year last month, China's customs agency data showed. Ho
  
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• An exclusive interview with 'Napoleon' in Waterloo

  12-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  It began with thunderous blasts. In the heat of noon, the first cannon blast tore open the calm Belgian sky, its shockwave hitting my chest before my ears fully understood the sound. Ten meters away, a shell exploded, throwing dirt into the air and drowning thought in the roar of battle. For a moment, there was only the clatter of metal and frantic shouts by officers giving commands. As the smoke cleared, the combatants emerged: lines of red-coated infantry with muskets leveled in perfect alignm
  
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• 6 injured after gas explosion, fire in San Francisco Bay Area

  12-12-2025 02:34 via article.wn.com
  A gas explosion sparked a massive blaze in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood on Thursday, Dec. 11, injuring six people and damaging several homes, fire officials said. About 75 firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and house fire shortly before 9:40 a.m. local time in an unincorporated community near the city of Hayward, according to Alameda County Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Nishimoto. After confirming multiple buildings were involved, Nishimoto said the incident...
  
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• CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Celebrity Race Across The World: It was the most thrilling series yet, ...

  12-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  If I'd ever been tempted to chance malaria and the Zika virus , and decamp to the tropics, this pell-mell race through Central America has well and truly put me off. ......
  
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• China's new 'condom tax' draws skepticism and worries over health risks

  12-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the...
  
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• China Taxing Condoms

  12-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  FILE - A participant hugs a condom mascot during an event to promote awareness of HIV testing ahead of the Dec 1 World AIDS Day, in Beijing, China, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014. ......
  
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• Brazil Electricity

  12-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  Workers attempt to restore power to Sao Paulo during a blackout on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. ......
  
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