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  • NewsFrance 24

    Europe student Gaza protests spread, sparking clashes and dozens of arrests

    Protests by students demanding universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across western Europe on Tuesday, sparking clashes and dozens of fresh arrests. Students at various European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations at US campuses, have been occupying halls and facilities, demanding an end to partnerships with Israeli institutions because of Israel's punishing assault on Gaza.Several hundred protesters resumed a demonstration around the University of Amsterdam c

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    Against all odds: Indian woman defies expectations with natural quintuplet birth

    An Indian woman, Tahira Begum, defies the odds and delivers five healthy baby girls naturally in Islampur, India, on May 5. The woman had difficulty in labor, and doctors prepared for a Caesarean procedure. However, they proceeded with the natural delivery.

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    'No indication of malicious activity' as e-gates back working at UK airports after travel chaos

    A "nationwide issue" with e-gates at airports has been resolved after causing travel chaos across the country, the Home Office has said. It said the system was back up and running and there was "no indication of malicious cyber activity". Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports were affected, as well as Manchester, Bristol and Southampton, along with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

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    Global temperature streak continues with record heat in April

    April marked another "remarkable" month of record-breaking global air and sea surface temperature averages, according to a new report by the EU's climate monitor published on Wednesday. The abnormally warm conditions came despite the continued weakening of the El Nino weather phenomenon that contributes to increased heat, said the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, pointing to human-caused climate change for exacerbating the extremes.Record heat Since June last year, every month has been th

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    Kim Jong Un mourns death of North Korea's former propaganda chief

    North Korea's former propaganda chief, credited with masterminding the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un photographed bowing at his funeral bier.He is credited with masterminding the cult of the Kim family dynasty, and Pyongyang's state media on Wednesday described him as "a veteran of our Party and the revolution, a prestigious theoretician and a prominent political activist".

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    US centenarian to marry at Normandy, 80 years after Allied landing

    Americans Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin promise their courtship is "better than Romeo and Juliet": He is 100, she's 96, and they marry next month in France, where the groom-to-be served during World War II. US Air Force veteran Terens will be honored on June 6 at a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, the historic Allied operation that changed the course of the war.Terens, wearing a World War II cap with "100 Year Old Vet" embroidered on the side, is over t

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    Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier

    Just a few months ago, the Colombian mountain peak of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in an unbroken layer of white ice and snow, just as it had been for as long as anyone can remember.- Last chance for tourists - According to the most recent recorded data, in 2022, some 12.8 square kilometers (4.9 square miles) of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in ice and snow -- the lowest ever measured by Ideam.

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