Guinea opens illegal gold mining trial, 1,200 people arrested
Guinea opened a trial over illegal gold mining on Thursday, November 12, after a crackdown on mineral extraction in the district of Siguiri. There was a ban on "unregulated and illegal" gold mining in the area where the
Dementia risk increases with number of cigarettes smoked per day
Researchers found that dementia risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day, rising by 16% for those who smoke 10 a day and by 34% for those who smoke 20, compared with people who have never smoked.
Prisoner who bolted from brother's funeral caught after months on the run
Orijol Rukaj was in handcuffs when he fled the funeral in Melbourne after helping to carry the casket. Seven months later, he's been found almost 3,800km away.
With every rainfall, Gaza risks losing access to power and healthcare
Heavy rains flood shelters, damage solar power systems and threaten essential healthcare services.
José Pinhal's rediscovered songs sell out Porto and Lisbon Coliseums
A tribute band to an artist who was only known in an ultra-restricted circle while alive sent the Coliseu dos Recreios wild at its farewell concert. Understanding the José Pinhal phenomenon means grasping our century's d
Who gets to tell the world’s news?
A look back at the Global South's early efforts to challenge Western dominance of international news.
Who will inherit 007's licence to thrill? 'The world is not enough' in the hunt for James Bond
More than six decades after James Bond first appeared on the big screen, the search for Daniel Craig's successor has become a revealing debate about the future of one of cinema's most enduring, and endearing, franchises.
Bessent blames US Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department, led by Howard Lutnick, for delaying the blacklisting of Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer suspected of diverting advanced AI chips to China, days
Mom who fell asleep and accelerated onto soccer field killing two in Wichita won’t be charged
The 34-year-old woman told detectives she awoke to the screams of both her children
Ohio restaurant reeling after hosting Vivek Ramaswamy during campaign: ‘Never dining there’
Ramaswamy made a campaign stop at PJ Marley’s in Medina, Ohio, a restaurant run by a Republican couple
New video shows last pickup by DoorDash driver who mysteriously vanished after completing an order
The missing father of two did not have any known mental health issues, his father says
‘Ahead of his time’: AI helps unlock discoveries hidden in notebooks of man who transformed maths
Kurt Gödel left 1,009 pages of densely written text – much of it in an obsolete shorthand – which is now said to contain hundreds of proved theorems The Austrian logician Kurt Gödel was one of the most original thinkers
Which jobs are hardest and easiest to fill in Europe, and why?
Teachers and health workers are among the hardest to recruit in the EU, according to the OECD. Experts explain why some jobs are harder to fill than others.
A bad year for Hong Kong construction: 6 scandals that shocked city
Hong Kong’s construction industry is facing mounting public scrutiny following a string of scandals involving substandard work, defective installations and questionable maintenance practices. From malfunctioning hospital
Lauren Boebert blames everything but herself as midterms defeat looms
MAGA Colorado congresswoman, who looks set to lose her House seat to Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, offers surprising excuse as she blames likely loss on ‘many different variables’
Hong Kong nature reserve samples test positive for ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu virus
Two environmental samples taken from Hong Kong’s Mai Po nature reserve have tested positive for the “highly pathogenic” H5 avian flu virus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) has said. A depart
6 dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapses
Six people died near Kenya’s capital Nairobi after the top floor of a building under construction collapsed on Friday, a police official said, the latest in a string of construction accidents to hit the country recent
14-month-old girl is Hong Kong’s third child fatality this flu season
A 14-month-old girl died in Hong Kong on Friday after catching influenza, the third death of a child recorded by the city’s health authorities this flu season. The Centre for Health Protection said that although influenz
‘10,000-tonne level talent’ biologist Zhao Yingming leaves Chicago for Hangzhou
In early November, a low-resolution photo of an internal meeting circulated on China’s social networks, accompanied by a caption with only one sentence: “It is said that he is a top-tier introduced talent at the 10,000-t
Russia strikes hospital in central Kyiv after SpaceX system falters again
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says speed restrictions on Starshield system made it harder for Ukraine to shoot down drones Europe live – latest updates Russia has attacked a hospital in the centre of Kyiv, close to several western
Hong Kong to exempt medical device imports for personal use from new regulation
Medical devices bought from online platforms based outside Hong Kong for self-use or as personal gifts will not be targeted by a proposed law requiring medical device traders to register with the government, the city’s h
Hong Kong lawmakers call for wider investigation into hospital lift scandal
The Hong Kong government is facing mounting pressure to launch a second-tier accountability investigation into department heads over the Queen Mary Hospital lift scandal, but the development minister has said such a prob
EU leaders in Dublin grapple with who speaks for Europe in peace talks
Good morning. I’m Luca Bertuzzi, holding the pen for today’s newsletter. The Ukraine peace talks, and the question of who should speak for Europe at the table, have swamped the informal EU summit, kicking off another rou
Man who burned shoebox of tax records fined for resulting bushfire
A Tasmanian man who lit a fire to burn tax documents in a shoebox, which then spread and destroyed two homes, has been convicted and fined.
Hung jury in trial of man accused of Busselton 'love triangle' murder
A jury is discharged in the murder trial of James Anthony Sorgiovanni, 29, who had been accused of the stabbing murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a wardrobe.
Teen sentenced for 'vicious' attack on woman sleeping rough
An teenager has been sentenced for a nine-minute attack on a woman who was sleeping rough near a public library in Adelaide's inner south last year.
Locusts wreaking havoc across South Australia's pastoral land
Producers across South Australia's Mid North and Flinders Ranges are reporting significant locust outbreaks.
Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests
Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as exposure to traffic exhaust, suggests new res
Getting ready for bombs: Europe's healthcare systems prepare for the unthinkable
As Europe prepares for the threat of wider conflict, its hospitals and healthcare systems are emerging as a critical — but still underprepared — line of defence.
Singaporean woman who helped dispose of Megan Khung’s body gets 13 years’ jail
The woman who conspired to abuse four-year-old Megan Khung, then later helped dispose of the child’s corpse, was sentenced to 13 years’ jail on Friday. Passing the sentence on Nouvelle Chua Ruoshi at the High Court, Just
US Senator Chris Van Hollen seeks to lead Democrats: Who is he?
Van Hollen is known for his antiwar positions and championing progressive causes.
Who is Britain’s ‘perfect’ immigrant?
Shabana Mahmood is the latest home secretary to try to reform Britain’s complex immigration policy. Her latest proposals on so-called ‘indefinite leave to remain’ are designed to assess migrants based on the extent of th
Who is Britain’s ‘perfect’ immigrant?
Shabana Mahmood is the latest home secretary to try to reform Britain’s complex immigration policy. Her latest proposals on so-called ‘indefinite leave to remain’ are designed to assess migrants based on the extent of th
Man jailed for eight years after killing cousin over 'inferior drugs'
A man who fatally stabbed his cousin during an argument over low-quality drugs has been sentenced to more than eight years' jail.
Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush
William, 17, says ‘nights were pretty cold’ and he ‘honestly didn’t think’ he’d survive A teenage boy who survived almost a week lost in dense Australian bushland sang John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads as he held
Who is Yuanjun Tang? Chinese dissident who admitted to spying for Beijing avoids prison time
Yuanjun Tang participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations calling for democracy
Sheep price records continue to tumble
Sheep values are soaring at saleyards across the country in a golden age for producers who are enjoying never-before-seen prices for their stock.
Pope meets abuse victims in Peru, says Church must make ‘amends’
The U.S.-born pope, who also holds Peruvian citizenship, is visiting Peru, where he worked as a missionary and bishop for nearly two decades.
Eli Lilly beats Novo Nordisk to China approval for first oral GLP-1 weight-loss drug
China has approved US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill orforglipron, making it the country’s first available oral GLP-1 treatment for obesity as global drug makers seek to tap the country’s massive weigh
Teen missing for six days recounts ordeal from hospital
William, 17, says he sang John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads to keep his spirits up while he desperately hoped to be rescued in Victoria's east.
‘Peruvian pope’ Leo XIV comes home to a country that shaped his life and faith through 'hardship'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Casallo, Director of the Department of Philosophical and Theological Studies at Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University. Can a Pope shaped by Peru's history of political violence,
‘Peruvian pope’ Leo XIV comes home to a country that shaped his life and faith through 'hardship'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Casallo, Director of the Department of Philosophical and Theological Studies at Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University. Can a Pope shaped by Peru's history of political violence,
Trump’s DOJ tried to hide who on his staff worked on DC golf course. The judge wasn’t having it
The Justice Department tried to conceal the names of government officials behind renovation plans claiming it has generated ‘outrage and death threats’
Skyrocketing regional airfares hurting patients needing specialist care
Residents and medical professionals say WA's reliance on FIFO doctors leaves regional residents vulnerable to rising flight prices.
Witnesses who watched a Brooklyn building come crashing down felt helpless amid the chaos
A building collapse in Brooklyn has claimed the lives of at least eight people, including two children
Doctor, in fight with HOA over condition of $1M apartment, opens fire in DC killing one and injuring four
One witness described seeing a deceased person in ‘a pool of blood’
PM urged to redirect funding for gas hub to new Royal Darwin Hospital
Doctors and nursing groups are urging Anthony Albanese to cancel funding for the Northern Territory's Middle Arm precinct and use the money to pay for a new Royal Darwin Hospital.
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six, including surgeon, medics say
Israeli fire killed 11 people in Gaza on Thursday, six of them in the bombing of Nasser hospital in south Gaza early in the day, health officials said, the deadliest single strike since Israel's elections last month. FRA
Hegseth pins medal on soldier who reprimanded his group for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Hegseth’s group sparked online backlash after laughter at the memorial went viral on Veterans Day
Why did Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang resign, and who is Colette Kress?
Huang has stepped down amid allegations of extramarital affairs and Chinese espionage.
Trump says Apple’s ex-CEO Tim Cook is ‘only man’ who can replace Nvidia boss Jensen Huang
Cook stepped down as Apple’s CEO earlier this year but still serves as the company’s Executive Chairman
Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group
Specialist Thomas Iglesias had shouted at Hegseth's group to be quiet after they could be heard talking and laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital deadliest since election
Israeli fire killed 11 people in Gaza on Thursday, six of them in the bombing of Nasser hospital in south Gaza early in the day, health officials said, the deadliest single strike since Israel’s elections last month. The
Hegseth awards medal to Arlington soldier who scolded his group on decorum
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Al Jazeera reports from Gaza hospital attacked by Israel
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital