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• Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim

  16-12-2024 22:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Composer Toninho Geraes claims 2015 song Million Years Ago copied music of his samba classic Mulheres (Women)A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, Million Years Ago, be pulled worldwide – including on streaming services – over a continuing plagiarism claim by a Brazilian composer.The injunction threatens the Brazilian subsidiaries of Sony and Universal, Adele’s labels, with a fine of $8,000 “per act of non-compliance”. Continue reading
  
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• Canadian Finance Minister resigns as Trudeau government's popularity flounders

  16-12-2024 22:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet.The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years can stay on in his role as his administration scrambles to deal with incoming U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trudeau's popularity has plummeted due to concerns about
  
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• Key union vows to fight back after Trump says he would end remote work for federal employees

  16-12-2024 22:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  The union representing thousands of federal workers said it would fight any effort by President-elect Donald Trump to block a Biden administration agreement allowing thousands of federal workers to continue with remote work.
  
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• Trump says Turkey ‘did an unfriendly takeover’ in Syria as US-brokered cease-fire appears to fail

  16-12-2024 22:34 via foxnews.com
  
  President-elect Trump on Monday described the recent fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime as an "unfriendly takeover" orchestrated by Turkey. "I think Turkey is very smart," he said from a press conference at his Florida residence. "Turkey did an unfriendly takeover, without a lot of lives being lost. I can say that Assad was a butcher, what he did to children."Assad fled to Russia just over a week ago after the al Qaeda-derived organization dubbed Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rapidly to
  
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• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses no-confidence vote, election called for early next year

  16-12-2024 21:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early election on Feb. 23 necessitated by the collapse of his government.Scholz's three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free Democrats quit in a row over debt, leaving his Social Democrats and the Greens without a parliamentary majority just as Germany faces a deepening economic crisis.Under rules designed to prevent
  
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• Mayotte cyclone: health services in ruins as rescuers race to reach survivors

  16-12-2024 20:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Medical supplies airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared deadExplainer: Everything you need to know about MayotteThe worst cyclone to hit Mayotte for 90 years has devastated the French Indian Ocean territory’s health services, leaving the hospital severely damaged as rescuers raced to find survivors and family members searched for news of their loved ones.“The hospital has suffered major water damage and destruction, notably in the surgic
  
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• How to say ‘Merry Christmas’ in 10 languages to friends around the world

  16-12-2024 20:29 via foxnews.com
  
  This holiday season, you can spread joy by learning to say "Merry Christmas" in a different language. Wishing a friend a "Merry Christmas" in their native language can give them a piece of home this holiday season. If spending the festive season abroad, learning to say "Merry Christmas" in the language spoken can help spread the holiday spirit. Christmas is a holiday widely observed around the world but isn't celebrated the same way. Each culture has their own unique traditions used to
  
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• Man jailed for murder of Kenyan LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba

  16-12-2024 19:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Jacktone Odhiambo sentenced to 50 years in prison over killing of housemate in city of EldoretThe housemate of an LGBTQ+ activist in Kenya has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was discovered in a metal box almost two years ago.The high court in Eldoret found Jacktone Odhiambo guilty over the January 2023 killing that drew global attention to attitudes toward gay rights in the largely conservative Kenya, where the president, William Ruto,
  
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• Officials give updates on Wisconsin school shooting

  16-12-2024 19:10 via nbcnews.com
  Watch live coverage as officials deliver updates on the Wisconsin school shooting that left multiple dead and several injured at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.
  
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• Ireland will not be silenced by Israel over criticism of Gaza war, taoiseach says

  16-12-2024 18:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Simon Harris accuses Benjamin Netanyahu of using decision to close embassy as ‘diplomacy of distraction’Israel will not “silence Ireland” and its criticism of the scale of the war in Gaza, the Irish taoiseach has said after Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin.Simon Harris said the country had been unequivocal in its support for Israel’s right to defend itself within international humanitarian law and accused Benjamin Netanyahu of using the decisio
  
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• Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

  16-12-2024 18:38 via theguardian.com
  
  HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia Standing at the gates of the Khmeimim airbase, a fighter from the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) eyed a pink vape being puffed on by a Russian soldier. Catching his gaze, the soldier offered it to him. The bearded fighter took a drag and shrugged, giving a thumbs up to the Russian soldier, who let him keep it.Just over a week ago,
  
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• Canada’s deputy PM resigns from cabinet as tensions with Trudeau rise over Trump tariffs

  16-12-2024 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Chrystia Freeland, who is also minister of finance, says country faces ‘grave challenge’ from Trump threatCanada’s deputy prime minister and minister of finance has resigned amid growing tensions with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, over the looming threat posed by Donald Trump’s “America First” economic nationalism.Chrystia Freeland stood down on Monday, just hours before she was due to release the country’s first economic plan ahead of the change o
  
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• Assad paints himself as 'custodian' to Syria as picture unfolds on collapse of Damascus

  16-12-2024 16:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday looked to portray himself as a dedicated "custodian" of his nation who remained fighting "against the terrorist onslaught" before being forced to flee to Russia.Assad, who over the last decade and a half became notorious for his brutal and oppressive tactics employed during the civil war, released a statement on Telegram suggesting he was nothing but dedicated to Syria and remains hopeful that "Syria will once again be free and independent."Follo
  
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• Turkey condemns Israel plan to double Golan Heights population

  16-12-2024 16:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Ankara says plan would ‘seriously undermine’ efforts to bring stability to Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s fallTurkey has denounced Israel’s plan to double the population living in the occupied Golan Heights at the south-western edge of Syria as an attempt to “expand its borders”, as international concern grows over Israel’s actions in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime.Israel captured about two-thirds of the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967
  
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• Judge finds UK unlawfully detained Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia

  16-12-2024 13:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Government could face huge bill for damages after keeping more than 60 asylum seekers in ‘hellish’ conditionsDozens of asylum seekers stranded on one of the most remote islands in the world in conditions described as “hell on Earth” were unlawfully detained there by the UK for three years, a judge has found.The government could now face a bill of millions in damages for unlawfully detaining more than 60 people for such a long period. Continue reading...
  
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• Canada’s Liberals brace for possible trouncing in British Columbia byelection

  16-12-2024 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Contest may point to how unpopular Justin Trudeau’s party has become and its future in next year’s electionsCanada’s governing Liberal party will learn just how unpopular it is – or if a unprecedented political turnaround is possible – as voters near Vancouver head to the polls in a byelection rife with plot twists and backstabbing.The electoral district of Cloverdale–Langley City in British Columbia is up for grabs on Monday after Liberal John Aldag resigned
  
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• Zakir Hussain, legendary Indian tabla musician, dies aged 73

  16-12-2024 07:04 via theguardian.com
  
  The classical musician, who performed with George Harrison and Van Morrison, died in a San Francisco hospital on SundayZakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, has died aged 73.The Indian classical music icon died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco on Sunday, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...
  
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• Russian paramilitary soldiers killed in friendly fire attack by North Koreans after enlisting DPRK help

  16-12-2024 03:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian paramilitary soldiers were accidentally targeted and killed by North Korean troops in a recent bout of friendly fire, according to Ukrainian officials.In a statement published on Saturday, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) detailed how Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) soldiers have recently assisted Russian troops in the Kursk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian officials estimate that around 11,000 DPRK personnel are stationed in Russia
  
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• Australia news live: Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas to quit after decade in job, calling it the ‘great honour and privilege of my life’

  16-12-2024 02:10 via theguardian.com
  Pallas’s departure will trigger a byelection in his seat of Werribee, which he currently holds by a 9.2% margin. Follow the day’s news liveA second person has died following a fatal crash in Armidale at the weekend.A car and several cyclists collided about 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon, before the car continued and hit a tree, NSW police said. One of the cyclists, a man in his 60s, died at the scene and is yet to be formally identified.About 110,000 new EVs are expected to be sold thi
  
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• Four Australian tourists in hospital in Fiji with suspected alcohol poisoning

  16-12-2024 01:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Foreign affairs department updates travel advice for Fiji to include warning about risk of methanol poisoning and drink spikingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFour Australians are seriously ill in hospital in Fiji after staying at a five-star Coral Coast hotel resort, with what local authorities suspect is alcohol poisoning.However the resort management responded on Monday saying the drinks in question did not contain “substituting ingredients”.Sign up for
  
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• Russian tanker sinks in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil

  16-12-2024 01:30 via theguardian.com
  Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness due to risk of ecological damage as second tanker runs agroundA Russian tanker carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products has sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions while a second has run aground, threatening an ecological disaster.The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on Sunday after being hit by a large wave. Video showed its bow end sticking vertically out of the water. The boat got into difficulties off the east coast of occupied Crime
  
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• Jim Chalmers reveals two appointments to Reserve Bank’s new monetary policy board

  16-12-2024 01:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Renée Fry-McKibbin and Marnie Baker will sit on the RBA’s new board, which follows the government’s reform of the central bankGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has revealed its two appointments to the Reserve Bank’s new specialist monetary policy board – Renée Fry-McKibbin, who was one of the three panelists on the RBA review, and Marnie Baker, an ex-commercial bank chief executive.Fry-McKibbin, a professor at
  
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• Man sentenced to 100 years in prison for Nevada and Arizona shooting rampage

  16-12-2024 00:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Police say Christopher McDonnell, his brother and brother’s wife had 11-hour run of random shootings that killed a manA judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona.Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, weapon charges and bein
  
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