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The strategic asset Europe has overlooked

The strategic asset Europe has overlooked

When the EU determines which assets are strategic, it tends to focus on those where a rival already dominates production (or could one day). That is why we hear so much about semiconductors, batteries, rare earths and hydrogen. But we…

13-year-old with 168 IQ set to pursue master’s at NYU before he can drive

13-year-old with 168 IQ set to pursue master’s at NYU before he can drive

At just 13, Joe Petraro-Hyppolite from Long Island is defying age expectations as he embarks on a master's program at New York University. He notably graduated high school at 11 and scored an impressive 1590 on the SAT by age 10. Joe is…

Police arrest five for kidnapping in Marinha Grande

Portugal Resident

Police arrest five for kidnapping in Marinha Grande

Portugal’s criminal investigation police, the PJ, has arrested five people on suspicion of kidnapping and abduction in Marinha Grande: the victim was a man whom the suspects assaulted, and whose The post Police arrest five for kidnapping…

Portugal Resident

Uganda: Police Spent Shs59.3 Million to Transcribe Audio, Videos in Besigye Treason Case

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The High Court in Kampala has heard that the Criminal Investigations Department of Police paid UGX 59,300,000 to Makerere University's Institute of Languages Project Account for transcription services of…

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror had no doubt she deliberately killed her children

BBC

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror had no doubt she deliberately killed her children

It is the first time the juror, who refused to side with the others and acquit Clancy, has spoken publicly about his decision.

BBC

Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria

Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria

Assala Nasri, a renowned Syrian singer, returned to Damascus for a sold-out concert after 15 years in exile due to her opposition to Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of enthusiastic fans welcomed her return.

Liberia: Commercial Court to Decide Motc-Brosius U.S.$3.3m Battle

[Liberian Observer] After 13 years of litigation, a forensic audit, multiple judicial proceedings and a Judiciary Inquiry Commission investigation, Liberia's Commercial Court is set to deliver judgment Friday, September 18, in the…

Pakistan security crisis deepens: Nearly 1,000 forces killed in 9 months

Pakistan security crisis deepens: Nearly 1,000 forces killed in 9 months

Pakistan faces a severe security deterioration with over a thousand security personnel fatalities this year. More than 650 civilians have also died in violent incidents between January and September. Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are…

Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer says

Straits Times

Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer says

Sept 18 - An Egyptian man deported from the US to Equatorial Guinea who criticized the conduct of security forces there has been held for a week at a gendarmerie station, one of his lawyers said.

Straits Times

Police pelted with eggs as Vannacci takes part in Turin conference

ANSA

Police pelted with eggs as Vannacci takes part in Turin conference

General-turned-politician says 'shameful' police in riot gear had to protect event

ANSA

California approves $42m to protect 2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon from development

California approves $42m to protect 2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon from development

California has taken a major step in environmental conservation by approving a new grant for the Wild Cherry Canyon project. Spanning 2,060 acres, this coastal area will be safeguarded from any development and transformed into a nature…

Tejas & HTT-40 trainers, Dhruv choppers take flight: HAL's big push to build aerospace power

Tejas & HTT-40 trainers, Dhruv choppers take flight: HAL's big push to build aerospace power

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited delivered Tejas twin-seater trainers and HTT-40 basic trainers to the Indian Air Force. Dhruv Next Generation helicopters were also handed over to Pawan Hans Limited. These deliveries mark a significant step…