Trafficked wildlife find safe haven in US zoos
By Mary Milliken and Jorge Garcia
A crocodilian tomistoma clambers around his watery enclosure, a radiated tortoise munches on plants and a Bali myna songbird perches on a branch – all ...
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Open hatred of Jews surges globally, inflamed by Gaza war
In Los Angeles, a man screaming “kill Jews” attempts to break into a family’s home. In London, girls in a playground are told they are “stinking Jews” and should ...
Israel’s UN delegates criticised for wearing yellow stars as ‘symbol of pride’
The chairman of Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center on Tuesday criticised the country’s delegation to the United Nations for putting on yellow stars, a symbol of Nazi ...
Euro zone inflation drops to lowest in over two years
Euro zone inflation dropped to its lowest level in over two years in October, as energy prices fell and the high interest rates set by the European Central Bank dampened ...
‘Spoilt’ Olympiakos must accept sanctions for crowd trouble, says Panathinaikos president
Greece’s record champions Olympiakos should accept the sanctions, including a docked point, for crowd trouble in their abandoned Athens derby against Panathinaikos for the good of the sport, Panathinaikos ...
Russians struggle to keep alive memory of Stalin’s victims
Russians came in dribs and drabs to lay flowers on Monday to the victims of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s purges, on an official day of remembrance largely shunned by ...
WHO warns of ‘imminent public health catastrophe’ in Gaza
A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, amid overcrowding, mass displacement and damage to water and sanitation infrastructure.
WHO spokesperson Christian ...
UK watchdog intervenes again in ‘buy-now-pay-later’ as users rise
Britons are turning to unregulated “buy-now-pay-later” credit in ever increasing numbers to pay their bills, the Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday, in the latest sign of how the country’...
Hijab-wearing woman shot by police in Paris metro, condition critical
Paris police shot and critically wounded a woman wearing a hijab in a metro station on Tuesday morning, after commuters reported her shouting Jihadist slogansand behaving in a threatening manner, ...
High inflation and slowdown signs: the BoE’s tough trade-off
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at their 15-year high on Thursday as it battles an inflation rate that is more than three times as high ...
BP shares slump as Q3 profit misses forecast on weak gas
BP (BP.L) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.3 billion, missing analysts’ forecasts as strong oil trading and refining margins were offset by weak gas results while the firm wrote ...
Apple revamps Mac lineup and pricing with new family of chips
Apple (AAPL.O) on Monday introduced new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them, with the company saying it had redesigned its graphics processing units (...
Suspected gunman holed up in Japan post office with hostages
A suspected gunman has taken people hostage inside a post office in Japan after injuring two at a hospital, local authorities said on Tuesday.
The government of the city of ...
King Charles visits Kenya with colonialism’s scars in focus
Britain’s tarnished colonial past took centre stage in Kenya on Tuesday as King Charles began a four-day state visit,poised to acknowledge “painful aspects” of the countries’ long shared ...
Two dead, dozens of homes destroyed as bushfires rage across eastern Australia
Two people have been killed and dozens of homes destroyed in bushfires raging across Australia’s northern Queensland state, as firefighters travel from across the country and from New Zealand ...
Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or for best player in the world
Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway’s UEFA player of the year and treble ...
Britain to push ahead with rules for cryptoassets
Britain said on Monday it would legislate to implement its first set of rules to regulate the crypto sector, requiring market participants to be authorised before they can offer services ...
Treasury market braces for seismic SEC rule
Treasury market participants expect US regulators to soon finalize a major rule aimed at reining in debt-fueled bets by hedge funds and bolstering financial stability. They worry it could also ...
Colgate-Palmolive lifts annual forecasts again on higher prices, steady demand
Colgate-Palmolive (CL.N) last week raised its annual organic sales and profit forecasts for a third time this year, betting on price hikes and steady demand for its self-care and ...
Trump should be disqualified from 2024 ballot over Jan. 6 riot, advocates say at trial
Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado’s ballot in next year’s election because he “incited a violent mob” in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, an advocacy group lawyer argued at ...
Israeli forces attack Gaza’s main city from two directions
Armoured Israeli forces attacked the Gaza Strip’s main city from two directions on Monday and targeted the main road linking it to the south of Gaza, witnesses said, drawing ...
Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy
An Illinois man charged with murder and hate crimes for stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and wounding his mother pleaded not guilty before a judge on Monday at ...
Israel ‘let down’ by UN and its agencies, envoy says
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Monday her country had been “let down” by the global body, saying its agency chiefs had not done enough ...
Canada bans WeChat, Kaspersky applications on government devices
Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said government information had not been ...