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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/critic-wrongly-jailed-by-former-president-of-philippines-hopes-to-return-to-politics;2025-01-01T14:00:16Z",
        "text": "Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s bloody \u201cwar on drugs\u201d who was jailed for more than six years on baseless charges, will try to return to politics in 2025. De Lima was one of the few politicians who criticised Duterte during his time in office, and enraged the former leader when she began investigating killings carried out during his anti-drugs crackdowns. She knew to expect retaliation, she said. \u201cI thought it would just be regular vilification, the slut-shaming, the verbal attacks,\u201d she said. She did not anticipate that she would spend more than six and a half years in prison. Finally free, and vindicated by the courts in the summer, she hopes to return to national politics next year and will run as the lead party list nominee of Mamamayang Liberal, a new party formed as a wing of the once-ruling Liberal party, in midterm elections in May 2025. The party promises to champion the rights of marginalised groups, including fishers, farmers, women, youth, the poorest communities in cities, and LGBTQ+ people. De Lima said she remained committed to ensuring justice for victims of the war on drugs. \u201cIt\u2019s been more than seven years already, and justice for them has been so elusive,\u201d she said of victims\u2019 families. As many as 30,000 people, mostly men, are estimated to have been killed during the crackdowns. Duterte, who was succeeded as president by Ferdinand Marcos Jr in 2022, is facing growing scrutiny over his anti-drug campaigns. He is the subject of an investigation by the international criminal court and inquiries by the Philippines congress. The ICC investigation, into possible crimes against humanity, was \u201calready at its advanced stage\u201d, De Lima said, adding that an arrest warrant could be issued imminently. \u201cI knew that eventually, truth would prevail, and that is what is happening now,\u201d she said. \u201cWitnesses are coming out, not any more scared, telling the people, telling their testimony, what they knew about Duterte\u2019s war on drugs.\u201d Duterte is not worried about domestic investigations, she added. \u201cHe feels that he could still influence them, pressure them, or even scare them.\u201d He knows he cannot influence the ICC. De Lima, 65, was elected to the senate in 2016 \u2013 the same year Duterte won the presidential vote after promising a deadly crackdown to rid the streets of drugs. He promised to kill so many criminals that funeral parlours would be packed. When De Lima, who was then chair of the Senate committee on justice and human rights, began an inquiry into the killings, Duterte accused her of being an \u201cimmoral woman\u201d who had a \u201cvery sordid personal and official life\u201d. He accused her of facilitating the drugs trade and receiving payments from drug lords while she was justice secretary. He also accused her driver of collecting drug payoffs and to have a sex tape of the two of them. At a rally of his supporters, he said if he were her he would hang himself. De Lima was removed as chair of the committee investigating the drugs war and arrested in 2017. \u201cThey wanted to make an example out of me \u2013 so that the other politicians, other public figures, would be scared,\u201d said De Lima. In prison she continued her senate work, handwriting notes for her staff who set up a mobile office in a car outside the prison. She kept a strict routine: prayers and bible reading, senate work, feeding stray prison cats (she adopted five upon her release), walking around the perimeter of the compound, reading and journal writing. De Lima\u2019s siblings never told their 92-year-old mother that she had been imprisoned, and instead said she was studying abroad. \u201cEvery time my mom is watching the TV, if it\u2019s already the news time, they would change channels,\u201d she said. Witnesses that testified against her have since recanted their statements, with some saying they were pressured to falsely implicate her. The last of the three charges against her, which were all drugs-related and condemned by UN experts as politically motivated, was dropped in June. Whether or not Duterte is prosecuted by the ICC depends on Marcos. In 2022, Marcos ran on a joint ticket with the former leader\u2019s daughter, vice-president Sara Duterte, and always said he would not cooperate with the ICC. But there is speculation he could change his mind, as the two families are now embroiled in a fierce political war. Over recent months, Sara Duterte has launched scathing attacks on Marcos, threatening to dig up the remains of his dictator father and throw them into the sea, and she claiming she had spoken to a hitman and instructed him to kill Marcos and his wife if she were to be killed. The violent language \u2013 typical of her father\u2019s political brand \u2013 is understood as an attempt shore up support among their base before next year\u2019s midterms. Rodrigo Duterte will run to become mayor of Davao, their family\u2019s stronghold on the southern island of Mindanao. \u201cThey know that their influence is diminishing,\u201d said De Lima. \u201cThey are struggling to survive politically and in the power play [with the Marcos camp]\u201d. There is speculation she will run for president in 2028, though her approval ratings have fallen. De Lima called Sara Duterte \u201ca dangerous leader\u201d who is becoming increasingly like her father. She is backing one of three petitions calling for her impeachment over issues including allegations related to misuse of public funds and threats against public officials. Whether this progresses will depend on how much support it receives from the House of Representatives. Marcos has advised against impeachment. But De Lima is hopeful that he will comply with the ICC if it seeks Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s arrest. Marcos is reluctant to openly commit to doing so now, given the popularity of his rivals, she said. But in time she expects this will change: \u201cI think deep inside of him, that\u2019s what they want. That\u2019s the best way to get rid of Mr Duterte.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Trump\u2019s killing of Qassem Suleimani led to fall of Assad, says Tugendhat;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/donald-trump-killing-of-qassem-suleimani-triggered-fall-of-assad-tom-tugendhat;2025-01-01T13:10:04Z",
        "text": "Donald Trump\u2019s decision to sanction the assassination of an elite Iranian commander triggered a chain of events that has revealed Iran as a paper tiger and led to the overthrow of Basher al-Assad, a former UK security minister has said. Tom Tugendhat, now on the Conservative backbenches and intending to focus on foreign policy, also predicted the Iranian regime would collapse in a few years. He said that if handled properly, Syria could become the economic powerhouse of the Middle East within a decade. It is unusual for a former British cabinet minister to lavish praise on what is seen by some as such a controversial act bordering on an extrajudicial killing. His remarks were made shortly before the fifth anniversary of Qassem Suleimani\u2019s killing in Baghdad, an anniversary that led the Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, again to claim in a speech in Tehran that the Syrian leadership would be forced to withdraw as \u201cyouth rises up\u201d to defeat the newly installed Sunni regime. Suleimani was instrumental in using Syria and Iraq as a base from which to drive back the Sunni Islamist group Islamic State and to entrench Iranian interests in both countries. Tugendhat argued on the Conflicted podcast that Suleimani\u2019s death in a drone attack had proved to be a turning point. He said: \u201cI\u2019m always struck by how some people can be much more seminal, much more key, pivotal to an organisation than you realise at the time. The reality is when Qassem Suleimani was killed in January 2020, he held in his head all the relationships, all the deals for everybody around the region. \u201cHe was replaced, but he wasn\u2019t really, because nobody could replace the personal 20-year relationships that he held. That\u2019s really the unpicking. So I have to say, I know it\u2019s not popular, but President Trump, effectively, was the trigger that began the fall of the Assad regime.\u201d Tugendhat, a former chair of the foreign affairs select committee, also saw a crisis inside the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) due to the loss of Syria. He said: \u201cYoung members of the IRGC are saying two things. One, the old guard are corrupt and incompetent. That\u2019s why Hezbollah has been hung out to dry and defeated. That\u2019s why old allies like Assad have fallen. That\u2019s one thing they\u2019re saying. \u201cThe second thing they\u2019re saying is that they\u2019re hearing rumours, I don\u2019t know how true they are, but they\u2019re hearing rumours that the ayatollah and the government in Tehran wants to talk to the Americans to try and find a way out of this and perhaps hang on. And they\u2019re saying that there\u2019s absolutely no way that anybody can talk to the killers of Qassem Suleimani. \u201cNow, this means that there is a really big problem within the regime itself, a really big challenge, because actually there\u2019s no way through. These young people, the extremists in the IRGC, so the extremists of the extreme, are trying to hold the regime to a level of purity that is just now completely inconsistent with reality.\u201d Tugendhat was reflecting on the growing consensus in the reformist government in Tehran that direct talks with Donald Trump over a new nuclear deal should be sought, a belief that is meeting resistance from hardliners. Tugendhat, an opponent of the initial nuclear deal in 2015 and as a security minister an advocate of proscribing the IRGC, sees the revolution in Syria as a wider turning point. He said: \u201cFrankly, if we get Syria right in 10 years, Syria could be absolutely not just a pole of stability but a fantastic economic powerhouse in the region, exporting stability and civilisation, as it has done for quite literally tens of thousands of years, to the rest of the world again. \u201cThere are moments like now when the old era is dead, the old illusions are dead, and various things are killing it. And I suspect that the regime in Tehran will be gone in the next few years as well. So I think there\u2019s a real opportunity for freedom to spread and for opportunity to spread.\u201d At the same time, he said, there were significant dangers in Syria, with the country divided as Kurdish groups and the radical Sunni Islamist group Hayat al-Tahrir Sham (HTS) fight for influence. Tugendhat accused the west of having no long-term strategy in the Middle East, arguing that the withdrawal from Afghanistan and the failure of Barack Obama to act on his red lines when Assad used chemical weapons in 2013 had given an opportunity for Vladimir Putin to present himself as a reliable strongman. At various forks in the road, Tugendhat argued, the west \u201cdemonstrated weakness, advertised fickleness\u201d. He said: \u201cPutin is no more constant than we are, but he has the illusion of it. And this is the sort of complete fake strongman theory of life. It\u2019s complete rubbish, of course, but the illusion of it appears real, and that\u2019s enough to have brought certain decisions which have led to mass misery.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Belgium becomes first EU country to ban sale of disposable vapes;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/belgium-becomes-first-eu-country-to-ban-sale-of-disposable-vapes;2025-01-01T12:48:15Z",
        "text": "Belgium has become the EU first country to ban the sale of disposable vapes in an effort to stop young people from becoming addicted to nicotine and to protect the environment. The sale of disposable electronic cigarettes is banned in Belgium on health and environmental grounds from 1 January. A ban on outdoor smoking in Milan came into force on the same day, as EU countries discuss tighter controls on tobacco. Announcing the ban last year, Belgium\u2019s health minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, described electronic cigarettes as an \u201cextremely harmful\u201d product that damages society and the environment. \u201cDisposable e-cigarettes is a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,\u201d he told the Associated Press. \u201cE-cigarettes often contain nicotine. Nicotine makes you addicted to nicotine. Nicotine is bad for your health.\u201d The minister also cited the \u201chazardous waste chemicals\u201d present in the cheap and widely available disposable vapes. Australia restricted the sale of all vapes to pharmacies last year as part of a series of anti-smoking measures described as world-leading. In the UK it will be illegal to sell single-use vapes from June 2025 in a move designed to combat their widespread use by children and prevent environmental damage. Vandenbroucke said Belgium was \u201cplaying a pioneering role in Europe to weaken the tobacco lobby\u201d and called for an update of EU law. The country is seeking to reduce the number of new smokers to zero or near zero by 2040 and is taking other steps to \u201cdiscourage and denormalise\u201d smoking. Smoking is already banned in playgrounds, sports fields, zoos and theme parks, and tobacco products will not be able to be sold in supermarkets larger than 400 square metres or displayed at points of sale from 1 April. An official Belgian Health Interview survey in 2018 found that 15.3% of the population aged 15 and over smoked every day, down from 25.5% in 1997. The 2023 survey, due to be released in September, is expected to show a further decline in smoking, but the government said further action was needed to meet its tobacco-reduction targets. A ban on outdoor smoking in Milan, the northern Italian business and fashion hub long known for its smog, came into force on Wednesday. Smokers who light up on the city\u2019s streets and in crowded public spaces will face fines of between \u20ac40 (\u00a333) and \u20ac240. The ban is an extension of a measure imposed in 2021 which prohibited smoking in parks and playgrounds, and at bus stops and sports facilities. The city\u2019s officials said the ban was intended to improve air quality and protect people\u2019s health, especially against the effects of passive smoking. The ban does not, however, apply to e-cigarettes. Milan is located in the Po Valley, a huge geographical area straddling the regions of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna. A Guardian investigation in 2023 found more than a third of the people living in the valley and surrounding areas breathed air four times above the World Health Organization\u2019s guideline limit for the most dangerous airborne particulates. Although the number of smokers in Italy has gradually fallen over the past 15 years, 24% of the population still smokes, according to data last year from the Higher Health Institute. An estimated 93,000 deaths each year in Italy are attributed to smoking, according to the health ministry. Italy\u2019s first national anti-smoking measure was introduced in 1975, when smoking was banned on public transport and in classrooms. The ban was extended in 1995 to include public administration areas, and in 2005 to all enclosed public areas."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city\u2019s planning policy;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/fate-of-endangered-monkey-hinges-on-brazilian-citys-planning-policy;2025-01-01T11:41:14Z",
        "text": "The fate of one of the world\u2019s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months when Brazilian authorities decide whether to incorporate the pied tamarin into the urban planning policies of Manaus. Conservationists say the inclusion is crucial not just to protect the critically endangered monkey but as an indicator of the Amazonian city\u2019s willingness to create green spaces that will benefit the lives of its people. The pied tamarin \u2013 which has a small, fluffy white upper body and a black, hairless face \u2013 has one of the narrowest ranges of any primate and is found only around the borders of the city. In recent decades it has been squeezed out of much of its home by the sprawl of Manaus, which is the most densely populated metropolis in the Brazilian rainforest with more 2.2 million residents. Unregulated growth has increased the area of the city by 60% since 1985. To feed its people, nearby farms have more than doubled in size, now covering 56,000km/s. Transport systems are also expanding, and roadkill is a major threat to wildlife in this biodiversity hotspot. The population of the pied tamarin has shrunk rapidly to an estimated 22,000 and they are predicted to lose 80% of the number in the next 20 years. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature rates it as critically endangered, which is the final category before extinction. Various efforts have been made to save the species, including a national action plan, the federal government\u2019s establishment of a Pied Tamarin Wildlife Refuge and rescue centres, and the construction of wildlife bridges across roads. But with numbers continuing to decline, conservationists say a more comprehensive strategy is needed. On 21 November detailed proposals were submitted to city authorities during a public debate. Advocates of the pied tamarin are now awaiting a decision. \u201cThis monkey\u2019s habitat has been steamrollered. Many live in fragments of forest, where they are effectively in captivity. This creates genetic bottlenecks\u201d said Dominic Wormell, the founder of the Tamarin Trust. \u201cWe must integrate its conservation into urban planning by creating more green spaces. This can bring public health benefits. This tiny monkey needs the lungs of the city to survive and so do the residents\u2019 children.\u201d In early 2025, this will be a central topic of discussion at a series of meetings among city authorities, Manaus university biologists, conservation groups, local and state environment departments and the two main federal environment bodies \u2013 Ibama and ICMBio. Diogo Lagroteria, chair of ICMBio\u2019s pied tamarin species committee, says it is crucial for politicians and local government to commit to policies that preserve, restore and protect green spaces: \u201cChildren and the elderly, in particular, would benefit from a cooler, more welcoming city with opportunities to connect to nature.\u201d \u201cWe really need a joined-up plan,\u201d Wormell said. \u201cThe fight to save the pied tamarin is a fight to save the Amazon rainforest itself. If we can secure a future for this tiny monkey by planting trees and showing that conservation of the forest creates a better future for us and the primates that live along side us, then maybe people will start to see how truly valuable the Amazon is to them and the whole world.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/breakaway-moldovan-region-cuts-heating-and-hot-water-as-russia-stops-gas-flow;2025-01-01T11:35:59Z",
        "text": "Russian gas has ceased flowing to Europe via Ukraine, causing power cuts in parts of Moldova and concern in some EU capitals about making up the deficit. In others, however, there was celebration over a further step towards weaning Europe off Russian energy. Poland\u2019s foreign minister, Rados\u0142aw Sikorski, called the development \u201ca new victory\u201d for the continent. Russian gas has flowed through Ukraine for decades, mainly through a Soviet-built pipeline that begins in Sudzha, a town in Russia\u2019s Kursk region currently under the control of Ukrainian forces, and ends near Uzhhorod, on Ukraine\u2019s western border with Slovakia. Gas continued to flow based on a 2019 agreement after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, providing revenue for both countries. Kyiv made hundreds of millions of euros a year in transit fees. Negotiations took place last year to extend the deal but came to nothing. \u201cRussian gas has not been supplied for transit via Ukraine since 8:00 am [Moscow time, 06:00 GMT],\u201d Russia\u2019s Gazprom said in a statement on Wednesday. Ukraine\u2019s energy minister, German Galushchenko, confirmed Ukraine had stopped transit flows, calling the move \u201chistoric\u201d in a statement on Wednesday. \u201cRussia is losing its markets, it will suffer financial losses,\u201d he said. There were some swift effects, with the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria losing heating and hot water on Wednesday morning. A statement on the website of Tirasteploenergo, the local energy company, said the heating cuts took effect at 7am local time (06:00 GMT) on Wednesday. It urged residents to dress warmly, gather family members together in a single room, hang blankets or thick curtains over windows and balcony doors, and use electric heaters. \u201cIt is forbidden to use gas or electric stoves to heat the apartment. This can lead to tragedy,\u201d the company said. A company employee told Reuters by phone she did not know how long the situation would last. Transnistria, a pro-Russian entity that claims independence from the rest of Moldova, was receiving its gas via Ukraine. Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the share of Russian gas on the European market has dropped from about 35% to about 8%, as European countries sought to diversify supplies. Some countries, however, such as Slovakia, still relied heavily on Russian gas. The country\u2019s Russia-friendly prime minister, Robert Fico, decried the failure to renew a transit deal, claiming the move would hurt Europe more than Russia. \u201cHalting gas transit via Ukraine will have a drastic impact on us all in the EU but not on the Russian Federation,\u201d he wrote on Facebook. The only Russian gas route to Europe still in operation is TurkStream, a Black Sea pipeline that sends gas to Hungary and Serbia."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Parrots, trees and dragons: test yourself with our quiz on national flag changes;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/parrots-trees-dragons-quiz-national-flag-changes;2025-01-01T10:00:11Z",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Wednesday briefing: The people, policies, places and pop culture that could define 2025;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/first-edition-2025-predictions;2025-01-01T06:45:06Z",
        "text": "Good morning \u2013 and happy new year. Whether you are reading this on the way home from a very late night or feeling refreshed after tucking yourself in at precisely 00:01, welcome to 2025. While technically it may be just another day, it\u2019s hard to avoid the feeling of renewal that comes with the new year \u2013 even if it\u2019s accompanied by dark, gloomy days and an emptier-than-you\u2019d-like bank account. As you contemplate your resolutions, I\u2019ve compiled some key stories and themes that are likely to shape the year ahead. But first, the headlines. In depth: Expect the unexpected *** Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration The returning president-elect was perhaps the single most dominating figure of 2024, and that will only intensify this year. In the run-up to inauguration day, various organisations including the Women\u2019s March, the National Women\u2019s Law Center and Planned Parenthood are hosting a day of action \u2013 a protest, in effect. It will almost certainly not be as big as the Women\u2019s March demonstration held in January 2017, after Trump\u2019s first inauguration. It brought an estimated 500,000 protesters to Washington DC while about 4 million took part in other events across the US. Unlike in 2016, this time around Trump won both the popular vote and a comfortable electoral college margin, and Republicans have secured a \u201ctrifecta\u201d by also gaining control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. And so, crucially, Trump\u2019s election can no longer be dismissed as an aberration, meaning there is less of a fight in the air. Much has been written about what to expect from a second Trump term. But to boil things down, over the next 12 months we can expect trade wars \u2013 Richard Partington\u2019s useful primer on the global economic outlook for 2025 reflects on how important they might be \u2013 government shutdowns, sweeping executive orders to reduce immigration, nativist politics and isolationist geopolitical policies. *** The climate crisis In 2024, the world experienced another record-hottest year. Extreme weather events were more frequent and severe because of the climate emergency. This will not slow down in 2025. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says greenhouse gas emissions have to peak by 2025 and then drop sharply if the world is to limit global heating to 1.5C above preindustrial levels, as per the Paris agreement. With Trump in office and a \u201cgreenlash\u201d in Europe, 2025 could be a bad year for climate policy. In this piece looking at the approach Keir Starmer might take this year in the UK, Fiona Harvey notes that his response to the Climate Change Committee\u2019s recommendations on future emissions cuts will be a key test of how seriously he takes the crisis. A good news story to keep an eye out for: more than 175 countries are expected to sign a UN treaty agreeing to reduce single-use plastics. Talks collapsed towards the end of 2024 but there are hopes that they will be revived in the coming year. *** Gaza, Ukraine and beyond The prospects for peace and ceasefire agreements remain elusive in the major conflicts that dominated last year\u2019s international agenda. Russia continues to make incremental gains as the war of attrition grinds on in Ukraine. Despite President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s relentless entreaties, the incoming Trump administration may opt to curtail or halt funding for Ukraine, which would prove catastrophic for Kyiv. Though reports suggested ceasefire negotiations were gathering momentum towards the end of 2024, a breakthrough appears unlikely in Gaza as Israel persists with its offensive. The absence of a clear Israeli plan for the \u201cday after\u201d the war means the attacks on Gaza will continue and the Israeli military will probably lay the foundations for an indefinite period of military presence. Meanwhile, Sudan has been in the grip of disease, displacement and unconscionable violence for nearly two years. Armed groups, often supported by foreign powers \u2013 the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and others \u2013 vie for gold, influence and territorial control. As the conflict continues, the risk of an increasingly fragmented environment grows, with several armed groups positioning themselves to fill power vacuums and establish themselves as security providers across the country in 2025. *** A year of significant elections 2024 was billed as \u201cdemocracy\u2019s Super Bowl\u201d, with more than 80 national elections taking place. This year there will be fewer elections, but they will be important. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be ousted. Ecuador\u2019s president Daniel Noboa, the world\u2019s youngest elected government leader, is seeking re-election despite only being in power for two years. Germany has been locked in political turmoil for some time and its forthcoming federal election will be the most consequential vote this year. *** Culture The crisis in live music and the unsustainable cost of touring were big talking points last year, and while less commercially successful artists continue to struggle, megastars and their stadium tours will dominate 2025. There\u2019s Coldplay, Dua Lipa, AC/DC, Ed Sheeran, Shakira and, who could possibly forget, the Oasis reunion tour. Expect endless, tedious discourse about the state of Noel and Liam Gallagher\u2019s relationship. There\u2019s plenty to see in the cinema: the third instalment in the Avatar series is coming out, and yet another Bridget Jones. Personally, I still need to go and see Robbie Williams played by a CGI chimpanzee in Better Man. Here\u2019s Peter Bradshaw\u2019s pick of the year ahead, while this piece by Catherine Shoard looks at some of the auteurs back with new films this year. And if you prefer your culture with a final score attached, here\u2019s a preview of the year\u2019s unmissable sporting events. *** Who knows what else? Of course, we simply could not have predicted many of 2024\u2019s most shocking headlines. There were assassination attempts, high-profile killings, collapsed bridges and floods in the desert. Maybe we should just expect the unexpected. Reading this online or on the Guardian app? Over the Christmas period the headlines and sport will not appear, so to get the First Edition experience in your inbox every morning, sign up here."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;New Year\u2019s Eve: ball drops in New York\u2019s Times Square as celebrations take place across the globe \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/31/new-years-eve-celebrations-2024-2025-live;2025-01-01T06:23:54Z",
        "text": "With that, we are ending this live New Year\u2019s coverage. A very very happy 2025 to all of you, and thank you as always for reading. May your year involve lots and lots more reading of all kinds \u2013 and more confetti: Good news for home buyers in the UK in 2025: experts have predicted a \u201cbuyer\u2019s market\u201d for house hunters in the year ahead, giving them greater negotiating power as the mood of the housing market shifts to \u201ccautious optimism\u201d. However, even the more hopeful expectations for 2025 were met with caution, as an important stamp duty relief for first-time buyers was scheduled to end in the spring, as well as potentially high interest rates and taxes bearing down on the market. Photographs from Brazil, Slovenia and the US: Next up are the central USA, Mexico City, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and a small part of Ecuador. It is very newly the year 2025 on the US east coast \u2013 New York City, Washington DC, Detroit \u2013 as well as parts of Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Cuba, Acre in Brazil, Panama, a small part of Mexico, Haiti, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, a small region of Chile, and the Cayman Islands. And \u2013 why not? \u2013 more! Here are some photographs from the celebrations in Times Square: The ball has dropped, it is 2025 in New York City and much of the rest of the world. Auld Lang Syne plays over the screams and cheers of the crowd, followed by Frank Sinatra\u2019s New York, New York. The ball is sparkling purple, and the countdown has begun: 20 seconds to go. Five minutes to go until the ball drop in New York City. The organisation managing Times Square has tested the drop and inspected 2025 numerals, lights and thousands of crystals as part of a tradition going back to 1907. This year\u2019s celebration includes musical performances by TLC, Jonas Brothers, Rita Ora and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. By Tuesday evening, people who had been in line for hours moved through a gauntlet of security checks, and then rested up for the night of performances and cheering ahead, with some even laying on the pavement. \u201cIt\u2019s the biggest party in the world. There\u2019s no other place to celebrate New Year\u2019s than Times Square,\u201d said Tommy Onolfo of Long Island, who started attending regularly eight years ago. Some different ways to ring in the new year across the globe: There\u2019s a bit of rain in New York but that hasn\u2019t dampened spirits for revellers in Times Square waiting for the ball to drop. The fireworks and ball drop in Times Square, New York, will take place in just over an hour. The clock has struck midnight in parts of the Americas, including some of Brazil, Argentina, part of Chila, French Guiana and Bermuda. Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada have also started the new year, and on the hour, so will Venezuela, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Aruba, Guyana. Here are pictures from celebrations in Germany, Brazil, India and Colombia: New Year\u2019s Eve revellers in Australia have largely been praised for their behaviour at the country\u2019s biggest fireworks shows, while officers were kept busy with outbursts of trouble around local fireworks. More than a million people swarmed the main vantage points around Sydney harbour and hundreds of thousands of Melbourne partygoers were treated to a fireworks and laser spectacular. Police in both cities said the vast majority of partygoers enjoyed the night safely, although officers were kept busy with violence away from the main celebration areas: \u201cThere are warnings of gales. Wintry showers, rain later, moderate or good. The familiar rhythms and cadences of these misty, magical phrases have now been familiar to British islanders for a whole century. They are communicated to us at strange, twilit times, every weekday at 12.48am and 5.20am, with an extra gust of early-evening drama at 5.54pm at weekends\u201d. Here is our story on 100 years of the Shipping Forecast, by Jude Rogers: Rome\u2019s traditional New Year\u2019s Eve festivities have an additional draw: the start of Pope Francis\u2019 Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century celebration projected to bring some 32 million pilgrims to the Eternal City in 2025. On Tuesday, Francis will celebrate a vespers at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, followed by Mass on Wednesday, when he is expected to again appeal for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East. Jan. 1 is a day of obligation for Catholics, marking the Solemnity of Mary. The BBC is celebrating 100 years of a suprisingly soothing weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio, AFP reports. The Shipping Forecast, providing predictions by the Met Office on expected wind speeds, sea state, weather and visibility, began as a vital service to sailors and sea captains who may be in peril at sea. Modern seafarers can now rely on sophisticated forecasting technology but the calm, rhythmic delivery of the forecast by one of BBC Radio 4\u2019s silky-voiced continuity announcers has turned the forecast into something of a beloved British institution. Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya described the Shipping Forecast as a \u201ccherished ritual\u201d and \u201cone of our national treasures\u201d. He said the centenary would be marked with a day-long series of programmes on Wednesday. The service was set up in 1867 in response to a storm off north Wales eight years earlier that led to the death of 800 people and the loss of 133 ships, according to the Met Office. It was initially transmitted by telegraph before being first broadcast on radio on 1 January 1924 and taken over by the BBC in October 1925. Sea areas around the British Isles with mysterious names such as \u201cViking\u201d, \u201cDogger\u201d, \u201cSole\u201d, \u201cLundy\u201d and \u201cFastnet\u201d are covered in the forecast which is peppered with phrases such as \u201crain at times, moderate or good\u201d, \u201cbecoming cyclonic\u201d and \u201cfalling slowly\u201d. The poetic sounding names of coastal weather stations such as \u201cTiree\u201d, \u201cRonaldsway and \u201cSandettie Light Vessel Automatic\u201d also feature, adding to its appeal. Here are some more photographs of celebrations (and naps) from around the world \u2013 Brazil, China, Portugal and the US: NPR producer Martin Patience has posted a photograph of the fireworks in Damascus, Syria earlier this evening: The world\u2019s largest time capsule is due to be opened this year. Put together in 1977, it contains 5,000 items, \u201cranging from small items such as books to large objects such as automobiles.\u201d It was made by a small-town Nebraska store owner named Harold Keith Davisson, who chose the items with his grandchildren in mind. It will be opened on 4 July 2025. Here is a video of New Year\u2019s celebrations around the world so far: Three women have given birth to baby boys at the stroke of midnight in Goyang, South Korea, the Chosun Daily reports. In South Korea, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Their names: The first newborns of the year were nicknamed \u201cDingguli,\u201d born to mother Koo Seul-ki, 35, and father Kang Woo-seok, 41; \u201cKkomuli,\u201d born to mother Koo Ra-gyeom, 27, and father Lee Hyo-young, 38; and \u201cNikke,\u201d born to mother Lee Seung-hyun, 33, and father Park Jun-soo, 36. The babies weighed 3.29 kilograms, 3.12 kilograms, and 3.1 kilograms, respectively. Here is Paddington in the London Eye, with what must be an especially large marmalade sandwich under his hat: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has posted his New Year\u2019s message and a video of the fireworks, which says, \u201cGreatest city in the world. Greatest fireworks in the world. Happy New Year, London!\u201d: Here are more photographs from the procession: While elsewhere in the country, people took part in the 101st traditional \u201cAchetringele\u201d procession in Laupen. This photograph shows Young \u201cBaesemanne\u201d (broom men), who hold long-handled juniper brooms and wear wooden masks and air-filled pig bladders called \u201cSoeiblaatere\u201d: The festive procession, which starts from Laupen Castle, uses the pig bladders, as well as bells, brooms, and the masks to drive away demons and evil spirits. The leader of the procession announces New Year\u2019s wishes, followed by a chase with the inflated Soeiblaatere. Originating a century ago, the parade features masks crafted in 1924, and its roots may date back to the Germanic Julfest. \u201cAchetringele\u201d means \u2018ring down,\u2019 symbolizing the banishment of the old year. In Switzerland, some brave souls farewelled 2024 with a swim in icy waters: Fireworks over the London Eye: Here is another view of the fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris: Hello from the other side of the world and 11 hours into the future, this is Helen Sullivan taking over our live coverage. It is 11.21 here in Sydney, sunny, and most of my colleagues on the international desk have already had a swim: 2025 is looking good so far. And with that I am handing over to my colleague Helen Sullivan on the other side of the world in Australia. It just leaves me to point out that my co-pilot Willow this evening has not been the most enthusiastic contributor to the live blog \u2013 and has basically slept through the whole thing, local fireworks and all. Which is probably a blessing. Please let me take this opportunity, on behalf of everybody at the Guardian and the Observer in the UK, to wish you a very happy new year, and one that is as peaceful as it can be. I will see you on the website somewhere again soon. Paddington Bear, voiced by Ben Whishaw, has wished everybody a happy new year at the London fireworks \u2013 the character seems ubiquitous at public events in the UK now \u2013 then there was a short burst of Auld Lang Syne, and we are done! Part of the fireworks display in London has celebrated that it is 25 years since the London Eye itself was formally opened by the-then prime minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999. It was originally only given permission to be there for five years as a temporary attraction, but it is very difficult to imagine the central London skyline without it now. There is always a tiny bit of lag on the images of the London fireworks display arriving to us over the newswires, but we just got the first one, and it is a keeper. The London firework display has so far paid tribute to Team GB achievements in the Paris Olympics, and England\u2019s men\u2019s football team\u2019s near-miss at Euro 2024. There was a section dedicated to Charli xcx\u2019s signature brat green, and a rather more sombre reminder that it was the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings in 2024. Big Ben is chiming \u2026 The UK has greeted 2025 on a night when weather disrupted planned celebrations across Scotland and northern England, while crowds in London gathered for a firework display that went ahead despite the conditions. Crowds had gathered in central London for the traditional display that centres around the London Eye on the River Thames. London\u2019s mayor Sadiq Khan, announcing that the event would go ahead as planned, said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited about the London New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks, the biggest fireworks taking place anywhere across Europe. Hundreds of thousands of fireworks, great light display but also a great soundtrack tonight as well.\u201d An amber warning for heavy rain was been put in place across parts of north-west England until 9am on New Year\u2019s Day, PA Media reporter. The Met Office warning stretches from Settle in the Yorkshire Dales across to Preston and down to parts of the Peak District. The warning states that heavy rain is \u201clikely to lead to disruption including flooding in some locations\u201d with a chance some places could see more than 10cm of rain. Some celebrations in Edinburgh had already been disrupted after a decision on Monday to cancel outdoor event due to the risk of weather conditions. In a message ahead of the new year, UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, compared the task his government faces with that the Attlee government faced in 1945, and said there would be \u201ca year of rebuilding\u201d. Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch told voters to \u201cWatch this space\u201d as she said the Conservative party faced \u201ca long term project\u201d of renewal and that \u201cThings may be bumpy along the way.\u201d Television coverage in the UK is switching to the fireworks in London \u2026 My colleagues in Australia have put together this gallery of great images from the new year celebrations there \u2013 where the weather looks significantly better than in the UK. By the way, if you think I am freewheeling a bit on the live blog here, Sophie Ellis-Bexter has just introduced on stage on BBC One a giant full-sized resin horse replica face-painted as David Bowie\u2019s Aladdin Sane character, which she claimed she bought online during lockdown. I feel safe that I will not be doing anything as weird as that. As we build up to midnight in the UK, here are some more striking photographs of new year celebrations from different countries around the world. Do you fancy another round-up of the year before we hit midnight in the UK? Of course you do. The Tom Jenkins\u2019 best sport photographs of 2024 gallery is well worth a couple minutes of your time. Here are a couple of images from London where crowds have gathered for the firework display. Robbie Williams has also been working hard this evening. He was the top billed interviewee on the Graham Norton Show on BBC One earlier tonight, and was also living it up headlining ABC\u2019s celebrations in Sydney. I should have roped him in to help with the live blog too. While I know that there will be readers of this blog from all over the world at the moment \u2013 and I notice some of our Australian readers in the comments are already up and several hours into the new year \u2013 with it coming up to less than half hour to go until midnight in the UK and me being based in London, I\u2019m going to put my focus there for a little while. I\u2019ve just put the Sophie Ellis-Bextor\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve Disco Party on BBC One on in the background. She is not entirely my personal cup of tea to be honest, but I actually saw her live the other week supporting the Human League at Wembley Arena, and I have to say I was left in awe at her ability as a support act to get a whole arena up and dancing and signing along. It was like being at a Joe Wicks\u2019 workout, but with Abba cover versions. Here are some more pictures from around the world as cities see in the new year. Here is a view of the fireworks over the Quadriga sculpture on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. It has turned midnight across large swathes of western Europe, with crowds greeting the new year in the capitals and other many other cities of France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Spain. PA Media has spoken to people in Edinburgh where weather warnings have forced the cancellation of outside celebrations for Hogmanay. David Liew, a 59-year-old lawyer from Singapore, told the news agency \u201cWe\u2019ll just walk around, you know, we see a lot of lights, a lot of stores. We\u2019ll just walk around, take some pictures and hopefully make the best use of our time.\u201d Elisa Dorris, who is originally from Spain but now lives in Dublin, flew to Edinburgh with friends in order to see the fireworks. \u201cWe are very disappointed,\u201d the 23-year-old said, \u201cbut we will try to have fun here in the Christmas market.\u201d Kiran Stacey is a political correspondent based in Westminster for the Guardian Keir Starmer has promised to rebuild Britain as Labour did after the second world war as he enters a pivotal year for his premiership. The prime minister said in his prerecorded new year message that 2025 would be a year of rebuilding, with his government looking to turn the corner after a turbulent first six months in power. Starmer invoked the forthcoming 80th anniversary of VE Day in May as he compared the task his government faces with that the Attlee government faced in 1945. Starmer said: \u201cThat is what we will be focusing on: a year of rebuilding. But also, rediscovering the great nation that we are, a nation that gets things done no matter how hard or tough the circumstances. \u201cWe will have time to reflect on that this year, a chance, with the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ Day, to cherish the greatest victories of this country and the greatest generation that achieved it. \u201cBut that victory, and indeed the peace and the prosperity that followed, all rested on that same foundation we must rebuild today. The security of working people, that is the purpose of this government, the goal of our plan for change. And we will push it forward in 2025.\u201d You can read more of Kiran Stacey\u2019s report here: Keir Starmer vows to rebuild Britain as Labour did after second world war Met \u00c9ireann has also weather warnings in place, with Cork and Kerry told to expect \u201cpersistent rain\u201d, potentially causing \u201clocalised flooding\u201d and \u201chazardous travelling conditions\u201d. There is an entire social media sub-genre suggesting \u201cif you start\u201d a particular song or movie or TV show at a precise time tonight, something that happens will coincide with midnight. My favourites so far being that if you start Ghostbusters 2 at exactly 10.27 Bill Murray will wish you Happy New Year at midnight, companion Graham will wish Happy New Year at midnight if you start Doctor Who episode Revolution of the Daleks at 23:47pm, and the drums come in on Phil Collins\u2019 epic In The Air Tonight on the stroke of midnight if you start it 20 seconds after 11.56pm. I haven\u2019t tested any of these \u2013 I just like the ideas. It is not midnight in Berlin yet, but crowds have already gathered and there have been some fireworks for them to enjoy. It has just passed midnight in Kyiv, where people have gathered to see in the new year. In a statement on his official Telegram channel president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he thanked \u201cAll who have been fighting for it [Ukraine] so steadfastly and so bravely for more than a thousand days. Our people. Ukrainians \u2026 who are going through all the difficulties with dignity. People for whom being citizens of Ukraine is a matter of pride. And for me, it is a matter of pride to be the president of such people. Ukrainians who prove: no cruise missiles can defeat a people who have wings!\u201d Earlier people gathered in one of the Kyiv metro stations to sing carols. In the UK, PA Media reports that an amber warning for heavy rain has been put in place across parts of North West England until 9am on New Year\u2019s Day. The Met Office warning stretches from Settle in the Yorkshire Dales across to Preston and down to parts of the Peak District. The warning states that heavy rain is \u201clikely to lead to disruption including flooding in some locations\u201d with a chance some places could see more than 10cm of rain. You can find the latest weather warnings for the UK here. If you\u2019ve got a few minutes to spare while waiting for midnight to come along, can I tempt you with a picture news quiz? In Russia president Vladimir Putin has given his traditional New Year\u2019s Eve address to the nation. Tass reports the address lasted 3 minutes 35 seconds and \u201cwas one of the shortest during his entire presidency\u201d. It added \u201cin his annual speech, the head of state recalled the main events of the outgoing year and spoke about the country\u2019s upcoming prospects.\u201d A simple joy of being a journalist on New Year\u2019s Eve is every now and again you get sent over the newswires a photoset from some local tradition which you don\u2019t recall coming across before. These pictures are from Laupen in Switzerland, where a procession to chase away bad spirits includes people carrying pigs\u2019 bladders filled with air, as you do. It looks a little bit like this \u2026 One of the big choices in the UK \u2013 if you aren\u2019t out partying \u2013 is what to watch on TV to see in the new year. BBC One has Sophie Ellis-Bexter hosting a disco party from 11.30pm, BBC Two has Jools\u2019 Annual Hootenanny from the same time. ITV One has opted out of it all, with the news followed by a compilation of TikTok clips, while Channel 4 has gone for The Godfather: Part II, which starts just after 11pm. Cheery. My tip? Put on 60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 from earlier this year on iPlayer. I\u2019ve had it on in the background for half-an-hour and I\u2019ve already had Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Bob Marley, Pet Shop Boys, Beyonc\u00e9, the Kinks and more. That will tide you over for a couple of hours. Or want to watch something great from television in 2024 that you missed? Our top 50 best shows is here. (And also some ones to avoid here.) Can you have enough pictures of fireworks on New Year\u2019s Eve? Probably not. My colleagues Elena Goodinson and Joe Plimmer on our picture desk have put together this gallery of some of the best views of the night so far \u2026 One of the things I do enjoy about doing the live blog on New Year\u2019s Eve is it gives me a chance to point you to some of the great reviews of the year we have published over the last couple of weeks, and always one of my personal favourites is the alternative sports awards, this year featuring some brilliantly weird quotes, the greatest dropped catch in cricket you will ever see, and a few very enjoyable animal cameos. Here are some of the latest images of New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations from around the world. Time for another quiz while we wait for midnight to creep across the globe? Why not. How about tackling Patrick Barkham\u2019s environment quiz of the year? London\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks event will go ahead at midnight despite weather concerns, PA Media reports. Much of the UK faces heavy rain and strong winds, and even snow in some parts, leading to widespread disruption. Many planned have been cancelled, including high-profile outdoor celebrations in Edinburgh. London mayor Sadiq Khan said: I\u2019m really excited about the London New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks, the biggest fireworks taking place anywhere across Europe. Hundreds of thousands of fireworks, great light display but also a great soundtrack tonight as well. You can find the latest weather warnings for the UK here. In the UK, recently installed Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch has issued a new year message. In the short clip, she says: Happy new year. Like all of you, I am looking forward to a 2025 that is full of hope, security and prosperity. The Conservative party is also going through a period of change. This process of renewal will be a long term project. Things may be bumpy along the way, but the party I now lead is going to do things differently. Watch this space. The UK prime minister Keir Starmer is expected to issue a New Year\u2019s Eve statement later tonight. The United Arab Emirates has just passed into 2025. In recent years the seven emirates have often competed to put on the most extravagant displays, with attempts to set world records for the number of drones used simultaneously. Earlier this evening the world\u2019s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was lit up ahead of the celebrations. One of the main reasons for having a live blog on New Year\u2019s Eve is we get lots of great pictures and video footage of firework displays, and here are some clips from Sydney, a city that always prides itself on putting together a tremendous show. Those of you outside the UK may not necessarily be familiar with Susie Dent, who is the absolute queen of the English language on popular quizshow Countdown, and on her social media often posts an obscure word of the day. SPOILERS: it is usually an obscure old word that nevertheless somehow manages to be incredibly relevant to the politics of today without her having to explicitly make her point. Anyway, she has just posted her word for New Year\u2019s Eve, which is \u201crespair\u201d. Dent says: Word of the day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. \u201cRespair\u201d, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here\u2019s to a few drops of respair in 2025. If you are in the mood for a bit of political context in the UK as we count down towards midnight, let me point you towards our Politics Weekly review of the year, featuring my colleagues John Harris, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey. France\u2019s president Emmanuel Macron has given a traditional New Year\u2019s Eve address to the nation on television. In it, Macron recalled that during 2024 France had hosted not only the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but also held events marking the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings, and the reopening of the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. However, France\u2019s president conceded that his decision to call early parliamentary elections in June 2024 created more political instability in the country. Macron said: \u201cThe dissolution caused more divisions in the Assembly than solutions for the French people. \u201cIf I decided to dissolve, it was to give you back your voice, to regain clarity and avoid the threat of immobility. But lucidity and humility demand we acknowledge that at this time this has produced more instability than serenity, and I take full responsibility for that.\u201d I am not one to judge, after all I am the person working on New Year\u2019s Eve doing the live blog, but if you are reading this then over the next couple of hours I was going to \u2013 as well as bring you lots of pictures of fireworks \u2013 make some suggestions of ways to help your evening pass with some fun and jollity. And quizzes are a great way. So here is my first quiz suggestion of the evening, why not try S\u00e9amas O\u2019Reilly & Dara O\u2019Reilly\u2019s quiz on how much news you remember from 2024? It has just turned midnight in Pakistan. Earlier in Karachi, as is traditional, much was made of the final sunset of 2024 in the country, with people posing for photos against the background of the dipping sun. It always makes for a very photogenic scene. Nepal has also seen in the new year, but 15 minutes earlier than neighbouring India. Nepal is one of only three places in the world with a timezone offset from GMT by the rather distinctive figure of 45 minutes. The Chatham Islands and Eucla are the others. This is, I think, the fourth time I\u2019ve done a New Year\u2019s Eve live blog for the Guardian, and you inevitably find yourself interested in why that should be. It takes about half hour for the sun to cross the whole of Nepal, and the country effectively straddles two timezones. So since 1986 the country has used Nepal Standard Time, which centres a meridian around the mountain of Gaurishankar, and offsets it at UTC+05:45, which makes more sense with the sun\u2019s position at noon than picking a timezone either side. It has just turned midnight in India, and here are some photos of the people celebrating the arrival of 2025 in Mumbai. If you are in the UK, then the Met Office has weather warnings in place across parts of Scotland, Wales and the north of England for snow, rain and wind. None of which suggests it would be a great night to go out to try to spot the northern lights, but the Met Office has suggested they might be visible. PA Media reports that people in the east of Scotland, north-east England and Northern Ireland could be treated to sightings of the natural phenomenon. It quotes Met Office spokesperson Grahame Madge saying: Although the solar conditions are set fair to see the northern lights, unfortunately the meteorological conditions are not that helpful. Scotland should provide the best chances but with unsettled conditions dominating it will be hard to get a guaranteed view. Perhaps the best areas may be those along the eastern coast of Scotland. Heavy rain and high winds are set to cause disruption in much of the country, with a widespread cancellation of New Year\u2019s Eve events. You can find the latest weather warnings for the UK here. Public firework displays and celebrations in Edinburgh, Blackpool, Newcastle, the Isle of Wight, and Ripon have already been called off. Hello, it is Martin Belam here in London taking over the live blog. I will be with you for the next few hours. If you want to get in touch you can email me at martin.belam@theguardian.com. I\u2019d love to hear from people who have unusual plans for the evening, and to see pictures of your pets dressed up for new year. I also promise lots of still images of fireworks, and of course coverage of what world leaders have to say as the clock strikes midnight across the next few timezones. And it\u2019s officially 2025 in Taiwan, as well as Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. Happy new year to our readers in the Philippines, where the clock has just struck midnight. I\u2019m Tom Ambrose and I\u2019ll be covering the blog for the next few hours. Here\u2019s some photos of the celebrations in Manila \u2026 There will be more muted celebrations in Puerto Rico, as nearly all of the US territory is without power after an underground power line failed. A blackout hit early on Tuesday, leaving more than 1.3 million people in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn, plunging the island into an eerie silence as electrical appliances and air conditioners shut down before those who could afford generators turned them on. \u201cIt had to be on the 31st of December!\u201d exclaimed one man, who only gave his name as Manuel to Associated Press, as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday. \u201cThere is no happiness.\u201d Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution. Here\u2019s some initial photographs of the new year being rung in, literally, in the Japanese capital Tokyo less than an hour ago. In the next 15 minutes Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, and Singapore will be among those celebrating the new year. Celebrations are ongoing ahead of the next set of countries who will see in the new year. A fireworks display in Taiwan has been attended by thousands in Taipei. Meanwhile it may be several hours until Europe begins entering the new year, but there are already partygoers in the Spanish capital, Madrid. In an earlier post we said that all of Australia had entered 2025. That has now been corrected. Perth, WA, will celebrate the new year in just under 25 minutes A number of new years events across the United Kingdom have been cancelled because of bad weather. The most notable casualty is Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland\u2019s capital, Edinburgh. A fireworks display from the city\u2019s castle at the top of the Royal Mile has been cancelled, as has a gig nearby by Texas. A street party alongside Princes Street has also been scrapped. About 50,000 people were due to attend. Other events indoors are still scheduled to go ahead. Public firework displays in Blackpool, Newcastle, the Isle of Wight, and Ripon have also been called off. City Hall in London said it is monitoring the weather forecast \u201cclosely\u201d ahead of the showpiece fireworks display over the River Thames. Transport, including ferries to the Isle of Man, has also been affected by the weather. As of half an hour ago, more cities in Australia are now in 2025, with Darwin, Adelaide and Brisbane among those to see the clock strike twelve. More than 1 million people watched Sydney\u2019s fireworks, while hundreds of thousands took to the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne to watch the midnight displays. Perth, capital of the Western Australia state, does not reach midnight for another 25 minutes. Tokyo is among the cities that will see in the new year in about 15 minutes\u2019 time. The Japanese capital has had festivities under way all evening ahead of the clock striking midnight. South Korea will enter 2025 at the same time as their Japanese neighbours. On a day where protests continue after the impeachment of the country\u2019s president Yoon Suk Yeol, some have already been celebrating the impending new year. There\u2019s more new year\u2019s messages from world leaders, as German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for unity amid political pressure due to a poorly performing economy and the fall out from a deadly attack on a Christmas market. Scholz, who faces an election in February that could see him removed from power, said that Germany was a country should remain united. \u201cStrength comes from solidarity. And we are a country that sticks together,\u201d Scholz said in his New Year\u2019s address, which will be broadcast Tuesday night. \u201cWe have it in our hands together: we can make 2025 a good year.\u201d He acknowledged that Germany is still reeling from the Christmas market attack that killed five and injured more than 200 people in the eastern city of Magdeburg when a Saudi doctor drove his car into a crowd. He was arrested on murder charges. \u201cWe are stunned by this inhuman act. How can an insane assassin cause so much suffering?\u201d Scholz said. \u201cAnd it is not only in Magdeburg that many are asking themselves: Where can we find the strength to carry on after such a catastrophe?\u201d Ahead of the election on 23 February, Scholz called on Germans to go vote and took a swipe at tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who twice this month called on people to choose the far-right Alternative for Germany party. \u201cYou, the citizens, decide what happens in Germany. It\u2019s not up to the owners of social media,\u201d Scholz said. President Vladimir Putin used his new year address to tell Russians that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025. Putin\u2018s seasonal message was being broadcast at midnight in each of Russia\u2019s 11 time zones, starting with Kamchatka and Chukotka in the far east, Reuters reports. His message comes 25 years since he was named acting president on New Year\u2019s Eve in 1999, when predecessor Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly resigned and apologised for the country\u2019s post-Soviet turmoil in a speech that stunned Russians. In his message, Putin said Russia had strengthened its unity in the first quarter of the 21st century, achieving significant goals and overcoming trials. \u201cAnd now, on the threshold of the new year, we are thinking about the future. We are confident that everything will be fine, we will only move forward. We know for sure that the absolute value for us was, is and will be the fate of Russia, the well-being of its citizens,\u201d he said. Putin paid tribute to Russian soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine, describing them as \u201ctrue heroes\u201d, but did not refer in detail to the state of the conflict or make predictions for how the battlefield situation would evolve in 2025. It\u2019s now 2025 in Queensland \u2013 where they\u2019re one hour behind the rest of the Australian east coast. There are round 80,000 individual fireworks going off across the city\u2019s skyline at the minute. There are also big displays to the south of Brisbane on the Gold Coast and to the north on the Sunshine Coasts. And there\u2019s this earlier pic from Newcastle, New South Wales\u2026 More pictures from the fireworks in Sydney. On a slightly different note, Chins\u2019s president, Xi Jinping, has sent out a positive new year message about the country\u2019s sluggish economy. Despite fears of growth well below the government\u2019s targets, Xi claimed in a speech that the official growth targets of 5% for 2025 would be met. His message rebutted concerns that Donald Trump\u2019s incoming US administration will harm Beijing\u2019s prospects in the new year. \u201cThe current economic operation faces some new situations, challenges from the uncertainty of the external environment and pressure of transformation from old drivers of growth into new ones, but these can be overcome through hard work,\u201d Xi said. Here\u2019s our full story: And there are many events are taking place around the world ahead of the midnight celebrations. There is already a massive crowd in Chongqing in western China ahead of midnight. Here are some nice countdown clips of the Sydney show. More than one million people are watching a spectacular fireworks display over Sydney Harbour Bridge to see in the new year. With clear skies and a balmy temperature of 22C, the famous celebrations got into full swing a few seconds ago as the clocks hit midnight in Australia\u2019s two most populated states of New South Wales and Victoria. It\u2019s not quite such a lovely picture in the UK where high winds and heavy rain are forcing the cancellation of some New Year\u2019s Eve events. Edinburgh called off its official street parties yesterday because of the prospect of some nasty weather and the curse has spread further south today. Firework displays have been called off inBlackpool, Newcastle, the Isle of Wight and Ripon, North Yorkshire. Here\u2019s the full story. Sydney is the self-appointed \u201cworld capital of new year\u2019s eve\u201d but there are also large crowds out in Melbourne to see in 2025. Families and groups gathered early along the banks of Melbourne\u2019s Yarra River, to secure a good view of the city\u2019s skyline in anticipation of the 14 tonnes of fireworks shot from 27 buildings along with 60 lasers. Domenic Adami and a group of friends picked their spot in Alexandra Gardens near the Yarra and set up a picnic before settling in for the midnight light show. \u201cI heard, this year, they\u2019re going to be bigger than Sydney, but usually they\u2019re pretty good,\u201d Adami told Australian Associated Press. \u201cEven when I sit and watch it at home or from somewhere else on TV, it looks amazing. \u201cEach year has just gotten better and better, and this year seems like it\u2019s going to be the best.\u201d The family-friendly fireworks went off over Sydney Harbour earlier before the main display at midnight (1pm GMT). Another visitor to Sydney is British tourist who used to watch the images of harbourside fireworks a sa child and vowed one day to visit the harbour city. The 28-year-old has found a vantage point in Balmain with friends and looking forward to the show. \u201cIt is a bit of a bucket list thing for me,\u201d she told AAP. \u201cAt home the Sydney fireworks is always all over the news, it is one of the first places that brings in the New Year.\u201d Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025 a short while ago, with thousands of people counting down to the new year and cheering at fireworks launched from New Zealand\u2019s tallest structure, Sky Tower, and a spectacular light show. Thousands also thronged to downtown or climbed the city\u2019s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point, and a light display recognizing Auckland\u2019s Indigenous tribes. It follows a year marked by protests over M\u0101ori rights in the nation of 5 million. Countries in the South Pacific are the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking two hours before midnight in Sydney, 13 hours ahead of London and 18 hours before the ball drop in New York. The countdown is well and truly under way in Australia \u2013 at least in the country\u2019s eastern cities where it is less than a hour to go before midnight. Hundreds of thousands of people have already packed themselves into the best vantage points around Sydney harbour to wait for the famous New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks show. Many of those who will be bringing in the new year in Sydney are tourists such as Roman and Monica Gezernek from Germany who have been waiting for hours for the Sydney pyrotechnics. \u201cThey\u2019re world famous apparently so we have to see them,\u201d Roman Gezernek told Australian Associated Press. The pair will fly out to New Zealand on New Year\u2019s Day to continue the trip of a lifetime. \u201cWe\u2019re pensioners so we\u2019re just taking our time around the world,\u201d he said. Hello and welcome to our live coverage of New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations from around the world as 2025 begins. We will bring you some of the best photos as people around the globe ring in the new year \u2013 well at least those parts of the world that use the Gregorian calendar. Other new years are available."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Top Venezuelan pianist urges music world to snub youth orchestra linked to Maduro;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/top-venezuelan-pianist-urges-music-world-to-snub-youth-orchestra-linked-to-maduro;2025-01-01T05:00:04Z",
        "text": "One of Venezuela\u2019s most celebrated musicians, the pianist Gabriela Montero, has called on concert halls and music promoters to cut ties with her country\u2019s world-renowned youth orchestra as a result of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s alleged theft of last year\u2019s presidential election. The Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (SBSOV), which has close ties to Maduro\u2019s administration, is scheduled to perform at some of Europe\u2019s most prestigious classical music venues in January to mark the 50th anniversary of Venezuela\u2019s world-famous music training programme, El Sistema. The tour, which includes concerts at London\u2019s Barbican, the Philharmonie de Paris and the Berlin Philharmonic, will coincide with the expected start of Maduro\u2019s third term, despite widespread suspicions that he stole July\u2019s election. Even regional allies Brazil and Colombia \u2013 whose leaders have longstanding ties to Maduro\u2019s political movement, Chavismo \u2013 have refused to recognise Maduro\u2019s claim of victory. Their leftwing presidents, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro, are not expected to attend the 10 January inauguration in Venezuela\u2019s capital, Caracas. Last month, Petro said it was clear that Venezuelans \u201cno longer wanted\u201d the Chavistas in power. The Venezuelan orchestra has been celebrated around the world for its effervescent performances and work training virtuoso musicians from poor backgrounds. But critics claim that in recent years \u2013 as Venezuela has slipped into authoritarian rule and economic turmoil \u2013 Maduro\u2019s regime has turned the orchestra into an international propaganda tool. Maduro\u2019s close allies the vice-president and oil minister, Delcy Rodr\u00edguez, and the president\u2019s son, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Guerra, were appointed to El Sistema\u2019s board in 2018. \u201cEl Sistema is essentially a political organisation \u2026 because it\u2019s run out of the office of the president and its board of directors includes high-profile politicians including Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s son and Delcy Rodr\u00edguez,\u201d said Geoffrey Baker, the author of a book called El Sistema: Orchestrating Venezuela\u2019s Youth. Montero said the world should no longer tolerate such \u201cmusic-washing\u201d after Venezuela\u2019s election on 28 July, for which voting tallies published by the opposition suggest Maduro lost to his now-exiled rival Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez Urrutia. \u201cThe cultural sector must no longer facilitate the overt promotion of a manifestly failed \u2018Bolivarian Revolution\u2019 through the emotive optics of Venezuela\u2019s youth orchestras,\u201d the pianist, who was born in Caracas, told the Guardian. \u201cOnce we succeed in removing the regime by implementing the will of the Venezuelan people, we can restore moral independence to our musical and educational mission. Until such a time, regime-owned entities have no place in the world\u2019s great concert halls,\u201d said Montero, who recently received the Human Rights Foundation\u2019s V\u00e1clav Havel international prize for creative dissent. Montero urged fellow artists \u201cto show solidarity with the Venezuelan people in this hour of dire crisis, by ceasing to do business with a Venezuelan regime that continues to hold our country hostage, that refuses to recognse the will of the vast majority\u201d. She said: \u201cIt is morally incoherent to continue profiting from the superficially compelling, marketing-friendly message of social transformation through music, while partnering with an autocratic narco-state that condemns an entire society to abject misery, including our musicians and their families.\u201d The pianist issued a particular plea to the London-based classical music promoter Askonas Holt, urging the company to stop working with the SBSOV, which performed at New York\u2019s Carnegie Hall just days after July\u2019s election. The arts management company\u2019s website boasts of \u201ca longstanding relationship\u201d with the orchestra stretching back to its first European tour in 2007. In a statement, Donagh Collins, the company\u2019s chief executive, said: \u201cAskonas Holt has been arranging international tours for the orchestras and choirs of El Sistema for nearly 20 years, clearly predating Maduro, with each tour usually taking up to two years to plan and deliver. \u201cThe tour of the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in January 2025 started its journey long before any plans for an inauguration in Caracas and there is no link between the two events. We are working with concert halls across Europe who want to present El Sistema and who do not view their presentations as being a reflection on a government or party.\u201d The superstar Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel declined to comment on calls for a boycott of the orchestra he leads. But a representative denied the orchestra was a propaganda tool for Maduro, claiming \u201cthe opposite is true\u201d. \u201cIt is well documented how, after Gustavo spoke out against the Maduro government in 2017, the regime chose to cancel US and international tours with both the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela,\u201d said the representative, who declined to be named. \u201c[El Sistema] receives state funding, and has since its inception, as do its orchestras, but just because an entity is funded by the state, that does not automatically make it a propaganda tool,\u201d the conductor\u2019s representative added. Montero argued that musicians and promoters should not shirk their responsibility to challenge the situation in Venezuela, where more than 1,600 people were detained as part of a post-election crackdown. \u201cMusicians are not a privileged class of citizen, granted immunity from their common duty of care to reject tyrannical systems. Nor are they protected from the grim realities of state failure,\u201d Montero said. \u201cClassical music itself, however powerful an elixir, possesses no intrinsic immunity card by virtue of its beauty alone. On the contrary, the great composers have shown us that it is the role of music \u2013 and art in general \u2013 to reveal, confront and temper man\u2019s darkest excesses, not to conceal them behind convenient marketing mantras.\u201d Baker said that while the media often questioned how repressive and authoritarian states used Premier League football clubs to \u201csports-wash\u201d their reputations, much less attention was paid to the use of music for the same purpose. \u201cBut \u2026 in many ways it\u2019s exactly the same phenomenon and it requires exactly the same kind of analysis that people are willing to give to football these days,\u201d Baker said. Collins said Askonas Holt considered its work with El Sistema \u201cto be a partnership with a world-leading socio-educational programme for children and teenagers from deprived and challenging backgrounds\u201d. \u201cIt has been recognised internationally as a beacon for education through the medium of classical music \u2026 We are proud to have played a fundamental role in determining its success and international influence, celebrating their excellent standard of musicianship and demonstrating to the world a visceral expression of the power and joy of music-making,\u201d said Collins, adding that his company was \u201copening up opportunities on the international stage for young musicians\u201d, such as the conductors Dudamel, Domingo Hindoyan and Rafael Payare. \u201cAskonas Holt also works with orchestras that are similarly committed to transforming lives through music, as well as those on the frontline of international conflicts such as the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra,\u201d Collins said. \u201cWe think our work is even more important in today\u2019s world, where cultural exchange can be a powerful tool to keep borders open, to shine a light on oppressed communities and to build bridges between nations who have turned their backs on one another.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ecuador confirms incinerated bodies belong to missing \u2018Guayaquil Four\u2019 boys;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/ecuador-confirms-incinerated-bodies-belong-to-missing-guayaquil-four-boys;2024-12-31T22:07:54Z",
        "text": "Ecuador\u2019s attorney general\u2019s office has confirmed that incinerated bodies found on Christmas Eve belong to the four children missing since early December, in a case posing a severe challenge to President Daniel Noboa\u2019s \u201cwar on drugs\u201d. The four boys \u2013 all black, aged between 11 and 15, and residents of Las Malvinas, a poor area in the country\u2019s largest city, Guayaquil \u2013 were returning from a football game on 8 December when they were apprehended by 16 air force soldiers. They have become known as the \u201cGuayaquil Four\u201d. The bodies were found on Christmas Eve in the Taura region, where the military allegedly released them near an air force base. DNA testing was required to identify the bodies. On Tuesday the attorney general\u2019s office informed the families that the bodies belonged to the boys and later posted on social media: \u201cThe results of the forensic genetic tests confirm that the four bodies found in Taura correspond to the three teenagers and one child who went missing after a military operation on 8 December.\u201d Antonio Arroyo, the uncle of two of the boys (who were brothers), received the news in tears. \u201cThey\u2019re the children, the children are dead. My nephews are dead,\u201d he said, according to Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo. The families were informed after a hearing in which a judge ordered that the 16 air force personnel involved in the operation be held in custody while the investigation continues. About 200 people, including relatives of the boys, gathered outside the court in Guayaquil, holding banners displaying photos of the boys and slogans such as \u201cWhere are the children?\u201d and \u201cThey took them alive, we want them alive!\u201d. After being apprehended by soldiers near their homes, the four were allegedly released 26 miles (42 km) away, late at night, in an unfamiliar rural area. They have not been seen since. The Ministry of Defence initially denied involvement, only later admitting that the military had apprehended the boys. The ministry alleged the teenagers were involved in robbing a woman, but the public prosecutor investigating the case stated that there was no evidence to support this. Before the confirmation of the deaths, the case was already considered the greatest popularity crisis for Noboa\u2019s hardline security policy, imposed after he declared a state of \u201cinternal armed conflict\u201d in January, with the armed forces at the centre of his project. Protests across the country have marked the last days, and some believe that the situation could intensify. \u201cThere is total sadness in the vulnerable communities of Guayaquil,\u201d said Arturo Ram\u00edrez Mor\u00e1n, a professor at the Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Santiago de Guayaquil. \u201cIn an environment filled with impotence, violence against the state can flare up in the blink of an eye.\u201d Public prosecutors are now investigating whether the military were responsible for the deaths. The Ministry of Defence had claimed that the boys could have become victims of organised crime after being released. The 16 soldiers are being investigated for \u201cforced disappearance\u201d \u2013 a crime with a sentence of 22 to 26 years in prison."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea plane crash investigators turn to black boxes in search for vital clues;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/south-korea-plane-crash-investigators-turn-to-black-boxes-in-search-for-vital-clues;2024-12-31T16:09:49Z",
        "text": "As investigators set to work unpicking the cause of Sunday\u2019s devastating plane crash in South Korea, the black boxes carried on the aircraft will be of prime importance, with retrieval of data from the cockpit voice recorder under way. All but two of the 181 people onboard died in the disaster, with the victims aged from three to 78. The Korean airline\u2019s chief executive, Kim E-bae, said he wanted \u201cto bow my head and apologise\u201d, according to a statement on the company\u2019s website, adding it was \u201cdifficult to determine the cause of the accident\u201d. Experts will hope the flight recorders offer crucial insights. Often called black boxes despite being orange in colour, these shoebox-sized electronic devices are often found at the rear of an aircraft to minimise damage in the case of a crash. However, while the devices are built to withstand extreme temperatures and underwater immersion, they are not immune to the effects of a crash. The devices store flight data such as speed, altitude and fuel levels, as well as voice recordings from the cockpit and other sounds including engine noise and radio transmissions. In some aircraft, both types of data are stored in the same device, while in others the data is stored in two separate devices, as appears to be the case for Jeju Air\u2019s flight 7C2216. With both devices having been reported as discovered, they could provide vital clues as to how the Boeing 737-800 aircraft ended up skidding along a runway and colliding with an antenna array. However, reports in South Korean media suggest the flight data recorder is partially damaged, potentially delaying its analysis, with officials saying that decoding it could take a month or more. According to the Yonhap news agency, the second black box containing the cockpit voice recorder was in better condition. Among key questions are why the plane stopped broadcasting automated tracking data shortly before it hit the runway, why the plane\u2019s landing gear failed to deploy as it prepared to land, and whether the crash could have been down to a bird strike, given air traffic controllers had issued a warning about just such a hazard as the plane approached the runway. It has already emerged that the aircraft aborted its first attempt at landing and issued a distress call before its second, while video footage suggests flaps on the wings were not deployed to slow the aircraft. Flight recorders have proved crucial to solving such conundrums before: among other examples, it was the retrieval of the black boxes from deep beneath the waves that allowed experts to finally piece together what happened to Air France flight 447 \u2013 an Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic in June 2009, killing all onboard. The final report concluded that the plane crashed after a catastrophic series of events that began with the failure of speed sensors and led to the pilots pulling the aircraft up to 37,500ft to slow it down, resulting in the aircraft stalling. According to the Korea Times, Joo Jong-wan, the director of aviation policy at the transport ministry, said at a briefing on Monday that the damaged flight data recorder would be transported to Gimpo airport the following day so that experts could assess the extent of the harm and determine how much data could be extracted. Frank E Turney, the chair of the aviation department for Capitol Technology University in the US, said that while the black boxes could be helpful in an investigation, they were only part of the puzzle. \u201cThe [black] box or the flight data recorder is not going to sit there and tell you this is what caused this accident. What it\u2019s going to do, it\u2019s going to give you all of the underlying factual data that you can use to try to assess how the accident occurred,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes the data that you\u2019re getting from the flight data recorder will be very conclusive on what the cause of the accident was, but most of the time it is going to be a piece of the overall investigation, and not necessarily a slam dunk on \u2018this is what caused this accident\u2019.\u201d One important point, he added, was that it was often not a single thing that caused an accident but a series of steps \u2013 known as the \u201caccident chain\u201d \u2013 that can include an initial problem, subsequent developments, and the response of the pilots. Turney said investigators would explore many other avenues to understand a crash, including the structure of the plane, whether there was a mechanical error, and factors relating to the pilots \u2013 such as whether they had had enough sleep or were adequately trained. \u201cThey\u2019re going to go through all of that, and then at some point they\u2019re going to sit down and go through all of this information to figure it out,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the flight data recorder is usually a fairly sizeable piece of the puzzle that they use to determine the accident.\u201d Aviation experts have already raised safety questions over the placement of a concrete embankment 250 metres beyond the end of the runway at Muan international airport, into which the plane crashed before bursting into a fireball. While the investigation continues, South Korea has launched an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operations, including a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea plane crash investigations focus on role of airport embankment;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/south-korea-plane-crash-cause-investigation-muan-airport-embankment;2024-12-31T16:00:50Z",
        "text": "South Korean authorities seeking answers to the country\u2019s deadliest plane disaster are investigating the role of a hardened barrier at the end of a runway that was hit after the jet crash-landed on Sunday. The structure may only partly explain why Sunday\u2019s Jeju Air flight ended in such a violent manner. All but two of the 181 people onboard died when the plane slid down the runway at Muan international airport and burst into flames after hitting the dirt-and-concrete embankment built to house navigation equipment. A report by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper on Tuesday said the airport\u2019s operating manual, uploaded early in 2024, had noted that the raised ground was too close to the end of the runway, at 199 metres (652ft) away. Airport officials responded at the time by saying \u201cadjustments would be considered\u201d during future development, Chosun reported. The embankment was built to house a localiser, an antenna system that emits radio signals to guide aircraft toward the runway. It is essential for safe landings and needs to be placed relatively in line with the runway. The embankment has been a focus of attention but it is not unusual to have obstacles and hazards near the end of runways \u2013 not only navigation equipment but also major roads, warehouses, trees and often open water. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends a 240-metre safety area at the end of runways but only mandates a 90-metre area. Several other key questions remain for investigators, including why the jet touched down late on the runway at such a high speed with no landing gear deployed and no apparent use of the wing flaps, which are used to slow a plane down. South Korea\u2019s director general for airport policy, Kim Hong-rak, told a news briefing that officials would \u201cconduct an additional review of our airport safety standards\u201d. The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that it had sent investigators to South Korea to assist with the investigation. Families of the dead remained at Muan international airport on Tuesday to demand more information from authorities. The national police agency said it had enlisted additional officials and would use rapid DNA analysers to speed up the identification of five bodies. All of the other victims have been identified, but most remain at a temporary morgue at the airport. Early theories about the cause of the crash centred on a bird strike, but some experts do not believe such an event \u2013 which is relatively common \u2013 would have been forceful enough to prevent the pilot from lowering the Boeing 737-800\u2019s landing gear as it approached the runway. Investigators are trying to establish if any of the aircraft\u2019s control systems were disabled, and why the pilot apparently attempted to land so soon after declaring an emergency. The plane, powered by two CFM International 56-7B26 engines, appeared to be travelling at great speed when the pilot attempted what is known as a belly landing. \u201cI can\u2019t think of any reason for being forced to make a landing like this,\u201d said John Nance, an aviation safety expert and former military and commercial pilot who flew 737s for Alaska Airlines. Jeju Air\u2019s chief executive, Kim Yi-bae, said maintenance staff had not flagged any problems with the aircraft when it was inspected before takeoff on Sunday. Speaking at a televised press conference, Kim said the airline would reduce its winter services by 10-15% and strive to win back the trust of the travelling public. The crash poses a serious challenge to South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the county\u2019s entire airline operation, while the transport ministry will inspect all 101 Boeing 737-800s in operation in the country by the end of the week. Choi, who replaced the impeached former acting president Han Duck-soo at the weekend, said the priority was to identify the remaining victims and support the passengers\u2019 families. \u201cEven before the final results are out, we ask that officials transparently disclose the accident investigation process and promptly inform the bereaved families,\u201d he said at a disaster management meeting. Choi had immediately declared a seven-day period of mourning and paid his respect at a memorial at the crash site. Similar memorials have been set up at other locations around the country, and flags were flying at half mast. Representatives from the US NTSB, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the aircraft manufacturer Boeing planned to meet in Muan on Tuesday. Establishing the cause of the accident could prove more complicated and time-consuming than usual, after the ministry said the plane\u2019s damaged flight data recorder was missing key pieces, making it more difficult to extract its data. The second \u201cblack box\u201d containing the cockpit voice recorder was in better condition, the Yonhap news agency said. Park Han-shin, whose brother died in the crash, said he had been told by authorities that his brother had been identified but said he had not been able to see his body. South Korean authorities will be under pressure to avoid a repeat of the aftermath of the Sewol ferry disaster in April 2014, in which more than 300 people died, mostly high school students. Many relatives of the victims complained it took authorities too long to identify the dead and to establish the cause of the accident. The bodies of four of the identified victims in Sunday\u2019s crash have been handed over to their families, Yonhap said, citing local officials."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018The forest will survive\u2019: the volunteers saving Kharkiv\u2019s war-charred woodland;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/ukraine-volunteers-saving-kharkiv-war-charred-woodland;2024-12-31T16:00:50Z",
        "text": "Yuriy Bengus, a biologist, surveyed a scene of destruction. The Zhuravli forest, on the northern edge of Ukraine\u2019s second city, Kharkiv, was a blackened mess. Rooks cawed from burned pine trees and hopped between stumps. A dead bird lay in an abandoned military dugout. War was down the road. From somewhere to the north of Kharkiv came a muffled boom. Bengus plunged his spade into the sandy earth. \u201cFrom an ecological point of view, oaks are most suitable,\u201d he said. His assistant, Yulia Kucherevska, a 16-year-old volunteer, reached into a plastic bag, pulling out three acorns that she tossed into a shallow hole. The pair moved on to the next spot and threw in three more. Behind them a No 16 tram rattled past. In spring 2022 Russian troops had tried to seize Kharkiv, home to a million people. The city\u2019s defenders dug trenches in the forest and blocked the road \u2013 now named Invincible Street and previously called Hero of Labour Alley \u2013 with concrete blocks and tank traps. Meeting fierce resistance, the Russians pulled back. Ever since, the Russian army has been bombing Kharkiv, using ballistic and other missiles. The forest is near the city\u2019s most pummelled district \u2013 Saltivka, its high-rise blocks gutted shells \u2013 and a hydropark, a park based around a body of water. On 17 September a Russian warplane hit the green site with an aerial bomb. Four firefighters tackling an existing fire were injured, with one losing an arm. The blaze swallowed up four acres of woodland, killing animals and scaring away coots on the water nearby. Bengus, along with a group of volunteers, is now attempting to restore the forest. Why bother, given that Russian forces might come back and with fighting continuing a mere 12 miles away? \u201cThe oaks will take 25 years to reach maturity. But I\u2019m certain the forest will survive. I\u2019m more optimistic now than before. Where we are standing will be Ukraine,\u201d he said. He added: \u201cRussia has been trying to destroy us for hundreds of years, in particular our language and culture. But we always come back to life as a people and a nation. They can bomb us, of course, but I don\u2019t think they can take over Kharkiv.\u201d He continued: \u201cWe have a different mentality. Russians obey power. Our government listens to us.\u201d The biologist\u2019s ambitious plan is to replace the charred trees with English oaks, Quercus robur, which are native to Ukraine and Europe. A virulent root fungus has already wiped out many of Kharkiv\u2019s Scots pines, causing them to shed their orange bark. \u201cOaks encourage biodiversity. They help mycelium growth and are good for insects and birds,\u201d he said. After Bengus posted about the forest on his Facebook page, he was inundated with offers of help. Children from a neighbourhood school, lycee number 23, collected 50kg of acorns. A scientist in Kyiv sent a box belonging to a pyramid-shaped oak variety. The students put the acorns in water, rejecting any that floated to the top \u2013 healthy ones will sink. Kucherevska, who studies at the school, visits the forest three times a week after classes before it gets dark. \u201cIt\u2019s fun. I come here with my friends,\u201d she said, adding: \u201cIf there\u2019s an air raid alert my parents won\u2019t let me go.\u201d So far, she had buried \u201caround 40,000 acorns\u201d. Not all would survive, but this meant many new trees, she said. She and her biology teacher, Anna Bozhko, joined a digging party earlier this week, along with Bengus and his wife, Lyudmila. Bozhko made a note of where saplings would sprout. What about the risk from bombs? \u201cWe\u2019ve got used to it. We\u2019ve adapted. I refuse to be terrified. Everyone is doing what they do. In our case that\u2019s planting oaks. I believe Kharkiv has a future,\u201d she said. Beyond the city, the situation is grim. Both sides build fortifications in wooded frontline areas, and use trees to conceal armoured vehicles and firing positions. In May the Russians launched a cross-border attack on the city of Vovchansk, now a wreck, in Kharkiv oblast. They are closing in on Kupiansk \u2013 seized by Russians at the start of the full-scale invasion, liberated, and in danger of being captured again. Russian airstrikes against Ukraine energy infrastructure and cities on Christmas Day left half a million people in the Kharkiv region without heating. Yevhen Vasylenko, the spokesperson for Kharkiv\u2019s regional emergency department, said more than 300 forest fires had been recorded in 2024, the worst year ever. He said Russian shelling was often the cause, with the dense mining of forests adding to the problem. One fire in September ripped through the village of Studenok, near the city of Izium, burning down 236 houses and forcing 200 people to flee. It went on for a week. \u201cWe can\u2019t use helicopters to extinguish fires from the air because of the war. It\u2019s impossible. And you can\u2019t walk in the forest because of mines. We use sappers to put the fire out,\u201d Vasylenko said. He added: \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone has experience of working in a situation when you can be shelled and attacked by drones, or can step on a mine at any time. It\u2019s very hard.\u201d The Studenok fire destroyed 4,000 acres of forest, located between Kharkiv and the war-torn Donetsk region, he said. Smoke made it difficult for people to breathe. Firefighters saved residents and \u2013 where possible \u2013 rescued rabbits, hedgehogs and turtles. Ducks and many dogs died. \u201cThe problem is Russia wants to destroy our country. They are ruining our ecosystem as well,\u201d he said. After seeding new oak trees, Begnus went back to his flat in Kharkiv and collected more acorns from the local park. He pointed to trees he had planted back in the 1980s next to his high-rise block: an exotic ginkgo and a towering white fir. \u201cThe neighbours on the first floor are not happy about the fir. They complain it blots out their light,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when it comes to nature and biodiversity, we have to do something.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Israel\u2019s hospital attacks have put Gaza healthcare on brink of collapse, says UN;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/israel-hospital-attacks-gaza-healthcare-on-brink-of-collapse-says-un;2024-12-31T15:39:08Z",
        "text": "Israel\u2019s pattern of sustained attacks on Gaza\u2019s hospitals and medical workers has brought the coastal strip\u2019s healthcare system to the brink of \u201ctotal collapse\u201d, according to a report by the UN\u2019s human rights office. The report, which catalogues the besieging and targeting of hospitals and their immediate grounds with explosive weapons, the killing of hundreds of medical workers, and the destruction of critical life-saving equipment, said that in certain circumstances the attacks could \u201camount to war crimes\u201d. Israel has consistently denied committing war crimes in Gaza. The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker T\u00fcrk, said the report\u2019s findings pointed to \u201cblatant disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law\u201d. \u201cAs if the relentless bombing and the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza were not enough, the one sanctuary where Palestinians should have felt safe in fact became a death trap,\u201d T\u00fcrk said in a statement. While the Israeli military has repeatedly sought to justify its attacks on Gaza\u2019s hospitals, accusing armed groups including Hamas of using medical facilities as command posts, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said the evidence provided by Israel to back up its assertions had been \u201cvague\u201d. This week Israel ordered the closure of the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, which has been attacked repeatedly in recent weeks, and detained its injured director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, who has reportedly been interned in the notorious Sde Teiman detention camp. Israel\u2019s campaign in Gaza, which has killed more than 45,500 Palestinians, was triggered by the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage. Covering the period from 12 October 2023 to 30 June 2024, the rights office said: \u201cThe situation has deteriorated to a catastrophic level since October 2023, as this already damaged health system has been targeted, resulting in the killing of hundreds of health and medical professionals. \u201cThe attacks on hospitals often followed a similar pattern, involving missile strikes on hospital buildings, the destruction of hospital facilities, shooting of civilians, sieges, as well as temporarily taking over hospital buildings.\u201d It added: \u201cA fundamental rule of international humanitarian law is that the wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for. All wounded and sick persons, including civilians and persons hors de combat, are afforded protection. Furthermore, IHL [international humanitarian law] provides specific protections to medical personnel and medical units where the wounded and sick are cared for, including hospitals.\u201d It concluded: \u201cThe destruction of the healthcare system in Gaza, and the extent of killing of patients, staff and other civilians in these attacks, is a direct consequence of the disregard of international humanitarian and human rights law.\u201d Noting that about 80% of Gaza\u2019s healthcare system had been destroyed, the report said this had led to preventable deaths, including of mothers, and to newborn babies being denied care. Responding to claims that Israeli forces had directed sniper fire at hospitals, the report said: \u201cAnother feature of attacks on hospitals has been the apparent precision targeting, by long-barrel weapons, of people inside hospitals, including medical staff. \u201cIn most cases it has been difficult to determine attribution, particularly where there were reports of armed clashes in the vicinity.\u201d The Israeli military did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the report. The UN said that, responding to its report, the Israeli government had said its military took extensive measures to mitigate civilian harm and minimise disruption, including the provision of aid and evacuation routes, and the setting up of field hospitals. Israel has in the past few days conducted operations against hospitals in Gaza that drew criticism from the head of the World Health Organization. The report said deliberately directing attacks against hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are would, provided they are not military objectives, be war crimes. \u201cIn each operation on a hospital documented by OHCHR, after multiple strikes on structures in the vicinity, the Israeli military besieged the premises. The siege cut off access and isolated those inside, including patients, medical staff and IDPs [internally displaced people], while preventing the entry of medical supplies and other necessities of life, negatively impacting individuals\u2019 rights to health and life,\u201d the report said. \u201cThe siege of Kamal Adwan hospital in north of Gaza and al-Amal hospital in south of Gaza are two of six emblematic cases monitored and documented by OHCHR.\u201d \u201cIf any of the strikes on at least 27 hospitals and 12 other medical facilities, totalling 136 strikes between 7 October 2023 and 30 June 2024, were deliberately targeting civilians including doctors, nurses and medics not taking a direct part in hostilities, or civilian objects not being used to commit acts harmful to the enemy, rather than military objectives, these would amount to war crimes,\u201d the report concluded. Israel has consistently rejected such claims from multiple organisations, including human rights groups. The report was released as Gaza health authorities said 45 patients and wounded people, accompanied by more than 100 relatives, were evacuated to receive treatment in the United Arab Emirates."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;France carried out bombing raid on Islamic State targets in Syria, defence minister says \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/31/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-houthis-rocket-attacks-yemen-latest-updates;2024-12-31T12:55:37Z",
        "text": "As the time approaches 3pm in Tel Aviv, Israel, here\u2019s a roundup of today\u2019s news in the Middle East. A UN report has said Israel\u2019s attacks on hospitals in and around Gaza have led the area\u2019s healthcare system to the brink of \u201ctotal collapse\u201d. The UN Human Rights Office says its report raises concerns about how much Israel is complying with international law. Meanwhile The head of Unrwa \u2013 the UN agency for aid in Gaza \u2013 Philippe Lazzarini says \u201chorrors continue unabated\u201d 15 months since the war broke out between Israel and Gaza, triggered by the Hamas terror attack. More than 250 members of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (Unrwa) had been killed since the start of the conflict, and more than two-thirds of Unrwa buildings have been damaged or destroyed, he said. The president of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ola Awad, said the Gaza Strip\u2019s economy crumbled this year during the continued Israeli operations in the territory. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported: \u201cBy the end of 2024, estimates indicate that the unprecedented sharp contraction in the GDP in the Gaza Strip will continue by more than 82%, accompanied by an increase in the unemployment rate to 80%.\u201d The Palestinian Civil Defence agency said it has received hundreds of distress calls from displaced people whose tents and shelters have been flooded by rainwater after heavy rain. Palestinian health authorities say 45 people have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip for general hospital treatment in the United Arab Emirates. They include a 10-year-old boy suffering from kidney failure. French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, the country\u2019s defence minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced. The strikes are the first on Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria\u2019s new rulers have confirmed the appointment of Murhaf Abu Qasra as defence minister in the new interim government, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The new Syrian government has reportedly appointed former foreign fighters to its armed forces, Reuters has reported. The new figures include Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a professional military, two Syrian sources told the news agency. Israel has warned Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels that they face the same \u201cmiserable fate\u201d as Hamas and Hezbollah if they continue with rocket attacks. A UN report has said Israel\u2019s attacks on hospitals in and around Gaza have led the area\u2019s healthcare system to the brink of \u201ctotal collapse\u201d. The report by the UN Human Rights Office, titled Attacks on hospitals during the escalation of hostilities in Gaza, examines attacks between October 2023 and June 2024 and said successive attacks raise \u201cserious concerns\u201d about the extent to which Israel is complying with international law. It says there had been 136 strikes on 27 hospitals and 12 other medical facilities, leading to \u201csignificant\u201d casualties among doctors, nurses, medics and other civilians. It warns that under international law, the \u201cdeliberate\u201d destruction of healthcare facilities may constitute a war crime. The UN high commissioner for Human Rights Volker T\u00fcrk said it had led to hospitals becoming a \u201cdeath trap\u201d. He said: \u201cAs if the relentless bombing and the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza were not enough, the one sanctuary where Palestinians should have felt safe in fact became a death trap. The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times. \u201cThis report graphically details the destruction of the healthcare system in Gaza, and the extent of killing of patients, staff, and other civilians in these attacks in blatant disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law.\u201d French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, the country\u2019s defence minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced. The strikes are the first on Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. \u201cOur armed forces remain engaged in battling terrorism in the Levant,\u201d Lecornu posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, while on a New Year visit to French UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. \u201cOn Sunday, French air assets carried out targeted strikes against Daesh on Syrian soil,\u201d he added, using the Arabic name for IS. The defence ministry told AFP that France\u2019s Rafale fighter jets and US-made Reaper drones \u201cdropped a total of seven bombs on two military targets belonging to Daesh in central Syria\u201d. France has belonged to the Inherent Resolve international coalition against IS since 2014 for Iraq and 2015 for Syria. French troops involved in the operations are based in the region, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As Assad\u2019s fall to a shock offensive by Syrian rebels led by a radical Sunni group rapidly reshapes the country, observers fear space could be left for IS to regather its strength. The group has survived in both Iraq and Syria despite the destruction of its so-called caliphate that lasted from 2014-19. Washington said in mid-December that it had doubled American troop numbers fighting jihadists in Syria, to about 2,000. Its Central Command \u2013 responsible for the Middle East \u2013 said it wanted to ensure that IS \u201cdoes not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria\u201d. The president of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Ola Awad, said the Gaza Strip\u2019s economy crumbled this year during the continued Israeli operations in the territory. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Awad said there had also been a sharp decline in the productivity in the West Bank. Wafa reported: \u201cBy the end of 2024, estimates indicate that the unprecedented sharp contraction in the GDP in the Gaza Strip will continue by more than 82%, accompanied by an increase in the unemployment rate to 80%.\u201d The West Bank\u2019s economy shrunk by more than 19%, with unemployment now standing at more than 35%. Among the sectors affected were external trade, construction and industry. Palestinian health authorities say 45 people have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip for hospital treatment in the United Arab Emirates. They left the European hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis early on Tuesday, Associated Press reports, and travelled through the Kerem Shalom Crossing into Israel. The patients are accompanied by over 100 of their relatives, according to the hospital. Among them was a 10-year-old boy, Abdullah Abu Yousef, suffering from kidney failure. The child was accompanied by his sister after the Israeli authorities rejected his mother\u2019s application to join him. Israel says it screens escorts for security. \u201cThe boy is sick,\u201d said his mother, Abeer Abu Yousef. \u201cHe requires hemodialysis three to four days a week.\u201d The Health Ministry says several thousand Palestinians in Gaza need medical treatment abroad. Israel has controlled all entry and exit points since capturing the southern city of Rafah in May. Israel\u2019s offensive, launched after Hamas\u2019 attack in October 2023 has gutted the territory\u2019s health care system and forced most of its hospitals to close. Those that remain open are only partially functioning. Syria\u2019s new rulers have confirmed the appointment of Murhaf Abu Qasra as defence minister in the new interim government, according to a statement released on Tuesday. Reuters had initially reported the appointment of Abu Qasra, a leading figure in the insurgency which toppled Bashar al-Assad, on 21 December after speaking to an official source. The head of the UN aid agency for Gaza said \u201chorrors continue unabated\u201d 15 months since the war broke out between Israel and Gaza, triggered by the Hamas terror attack. Philippe Lazzarini said more than 250 members of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (Unrwa) had been killed since the start of the conflict, and that more than two-thirds of Unrwa buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Lazzarini, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, said at least 20 Unrwa staff are in Israeli prisons. Those who have been released have reported \u201cmistreatment, humiliation and torture\u201d, he said. He added: \u201cI reiterate my call for independent investigations into the systematic disregard for the protection of humanitarian workers, premises and operations. This cannot become the new standard and impunity cannot become the new norm.\u201d He called for the release of all detained humanitarian staff, and hostages, and for Israel to facilitate humanitarian access and lift the \u201csiege\u201d on Gaza. The Palestinian Civil Defence agency said it has received hundreds of distress calls from displaced people whose tents and shelters have been flooded by rainwater after heavy rain. \u201cOur crews can only evacuate citizens from their damaged shelters to other places that are mostly unsuitable to shelter, and they remain in the open \u2013 under the rain and bitter cold,\u201d it said on Telegram, Al Jazeera reports. \u201cWe appeal to people of conscience to rush to save these families and help them move to suitable shelters that protect them from rainwater,\u201d it added. The statement added that displaced people in the refugee camps in central Gaza City, al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Rafah and western Deir el-Balah, in particular, need help. UN agencies estimate that some 1.6 million people in Gaza are living in makeshift shelters that do not protect them from the cold of winter, with nearly half a million in flood-prone areas. On Monday Reuters reported a baby had died in a tent amid freezing temperatures and heavy rain. His brother was being treated in intensive care. The new Syrian government has reportedly appointed former foreign fighters to its armed forces, Reuters has reported. The new figures include Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk as Damascus tries to shape a patchwork of rebel groups into a professional military, two Syrian sources told the news agency. The move to give official roles, including senior ones, to jihadists may alarm some foreign governments and Syrian citizens fearful about the new Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) administration\u2019s intentions, despite its pledges not to export Islamic revolution and to rule with tolerance towards Syria\u2019s large minority groups. Syria\u2019s new rulers, drawn mainly from HTS, have indicated that foreign fighters and their families may be given Syrian citizenship and be allowed to stay in the country because of their contributions to the fight against Assad. A Syrian government spokesperson did not reply to a request for comment on the thinking behind the appointments. The sources said that out of a total of almost 50 military roles announced by the Defence Ministry on Sunday, at least six had gone to foreigners. Reuters and the Guardian have not been able to independently verify the nationalities of the individuals appointed. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the HTS-leader-turned de facto ruler of Syria, has purged dozens of foreign jihadi fighters as part of a campaign to Syrianise and moderate his group. In remarks broadcast on Sunday, Sharaa said the new Syria \u201ccannot be run by the mentality of groups and militias\u201d Israel has warned Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels that they face the same \u201cmiserable fate\u201d as Hamas and Hezbollah if they continue with rocket attacks. Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said the Iran-backed group would be targeted by Israeli military after recent attacks by the Houthis on Israel. Hours after the warning by Danon, Israel\u2019s military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, as air raid alarms were sounded. The Houthis targeted Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and a power station south of Jerusalem using a hypersonic ballistic missile and a Zulfiqar ballistic missile, respectively, the group\u2019s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said. Danon told the United Nations: \u201cTo the Houthis, perhaps you have not been paying attention to what has happened to the Middle East over the past year. \u201cWell, allow me to remind you what has happened to Hamas, to Hezbollah, to Assad, to all those who have attempted to destroy us. Let this be your final warning. This is not a threat. It is a promise. You will share the same miserable fate,\u201d Danon said. Before the meeting, Danon told reporters: \u201cIsrael will defend its people. If 2,000 kilometres is not enough to separate our children from the terror, let me assure you, it will not be enough to protect their terror from our strengths.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018I just ran a lot\u2019: the Strava user whose runs became a viral art phenomenon;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/i-just-ran-a-lot-the-strava-user-whose-runs-became-a-viral-art-phenomenon;2024-12-31T11:41:11Z",
        "text": "Paused on a busy Toronto street, eyes glued to a map on his phone, Duncan McCabe could easily be mistaken for a lost tourist. Within moments, however, he\u2019s on the move again. \u201cI think, at this point, we\u2019re along the belly of the whale,\u201d he says. \u201cThe fin is coming up soon.\u201d McCabe is midway through his latest work, using the outline of his running route as shown on the fitness app Strava to create a cartoonish whale. The cetacean, spout and all, comes as he enjoys online fame from his previous work of running art, a dancing stick figure that has accrued nearly 100m views. It all started for the 32-year-old accountant after he posted a 27-second video to TikTok. Virtually all art on Strava, the popular app used by athletes to record the details of their workouts, comprises a single, at times immensely detailed, frame. McCabe\u2019s contribution to the genre was in making something that moved \u2013 or in this case, danced. The video, set to the beat of Purple Hat by Sofi Tukker, has the stick figure dancing and shuffling along the streets of Toronto\u2019s West End \u2013 a feat that involved 1,100km of running. Every second of the video is a marathon and a half. The idea, which plays out like a flip book, came from his wife, Andrea Morales. \u201cI love working with video. And over the years I\u2019ve come to appreciate that one of the most powerful and underused tools is the passage of time,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd motion is just time unfolding.\u201d The stick figure wasn\u2019t McCabe\u2019s first attempt at Strava art. Last year, he made a collection of blocky animals by running through the city\u2019s streets. He admits they were amateurish, but served as a useful exercise in learning both the quirks of Strava and the level of fastidiousness needed to execute a grander vision. Initially, the now-famous TikTok post went unnoticed, racking up dozens of views in the first few days. \u201cThe reality is you have to go into these things assuming that they\u2019ll fall flat, that they\u2019ll fail.\u201d It was only after Ben Steiner, a Toronto-based sports journalist, reposted McCabe\u2019s video that a broader audience took notice. In the weeks since, he\u2019s appeared on daytime talkshows, waded through a frenzy of media interviews and emerged with a level of virality that has exceeded anything he imagined would be possible. With that level of internet fame, he now occupies a rare space few creatives ever attain: a chance to build on success and to address the ever-lingering question of what comes next. The whale, run on a recent December morning before sunrise, is part of that answer. Holding a detailed map on his phone in one hand and a 360-degree camera in another, he jogs up and down the quiet pre-dawn streets, past the clatter of road construction and at times, dodging incoming traffic. \u201cIf I let Strava plan this route out for me, it would put me at crosswalks. That doesn\u2019t work for something like a whale.\u201d Occasionally, he abruptly stops and begins walking, the secret for the most controversial element of his famed dancing stick figure: the diagonal lines. It\u2019s the question he\u2019s asked most online: how did he pull off this impossible feat, in a city laid out on a grid, without cutting through yards or even through entire buildings? McCabe uses a quirk of Strava whereby if a user pauses the run, and then moves to another location, the program smooths out the route using a straight line. But his explanation isn\u2019t enough to satisfy a minority of armchair internet contrarians. \u201cThey say that instead of running four times a week, I flew a drone, lied to my friends and family in the hopes that a novel idea takes off,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause that\u2019s oddly more satisfying than accepting I just ran a lot for a long time.\u201d Instead, he wishes viewers had noted the deliberate subtleties of the animation, including when the stick figure struts along the screen \u2013 a feat that required shifting the whole piece further and further away from his home. When it came to assembling the video, McCabe had to fiddle with the smallest details, including dozens of stray lines and frame rates. The resulting art, in a way, comes in spite of \u2013 not because of \u2013 the programs used to create it. Art and running both require propulsive internal force to complete. For McCabe, it was a vision in his head \u2013 of a dancing stick figure \u2013 he couldn\u2019t shake. \u201cIt\u2019s simple, I know it sounds silly, but I got goosebumps thinking about what it could be.\u201d There were days he was soaked through from torrential downpours. When he needed to access his phone to see the route, he realised wet fingers can\u2019t operate a touch screen. \u201cYou find yourself praying you can find a bit of dry sock to maybe clear a bit of the screen,\u201d he says. \u201cOr else you just spent the last hour for nothing.\u201d For 10 months, he toiled alone. \u201cI was doing this with no feedback. All I had was my wife. I\u2019d come home and she\u2019d ask how my stick man was, and I\u2019d tell her: \u2018Oh, tonight was a great stick man.\u2019\u201d His online fame, however, has not brought him many tangible rewards. \u201cI thought brands would want to reach out and maybe want to be a part of this,\u201d he said. \u201cAll I\u2019ve got is a pair of shoes and a few protein bars.\u201d Even with all the miles logged, McCabe doesn\u2019t think of himself as a runner. \u201cI don\u2019t have a fancy kit. I don\u2019t go fast. If anything, running is just a way of making the art.\u201d The sun has risen, the streets are growing busier and McCabe is nearly done with the whale. He\u2019s working through the lower pectoral fin. When he can, he edges towards patches of greenery. \u201cI like to avoid the sharp turns when I can. I love the lazy, meandering angles, especially on something like a whale. Not everyone will notice it. Most won\u2019t,\u201d he said. \u201cBut, I do.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Netherlands to open archive on people accused of wartime Nazi collaboration;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/netherlands-to-open-archive-on-people-accused-of-wartime-nazi-collaboration;2024-12-31T10:28:54Z",
        "text": "For 80 years, details of their ancestors\u2019 collaboration with the Nazis have been buried in spotless rows of filing cabinets in The Hague. But thousands of Dutch families face having their relatives\u2019 history laid bare later this week when an archive opens on 425,000 people accused of siding with the occupier during the second world war. On Thursday, the central archives of the special jurisdiction courts (CABR), established after the allies liberated the Netherlands to bring collaborators to justice, will open under national archive rules. Until now, the most visited war archive in the Netherlands has been accessible only to researchers, those involved and direct descendants. But from Thursday the physical archive will open to general visitors. For the first three months of 2025, researchers and descendants of victims and alleged perpetrators will also have digital access to a quarter of this extraordinary database \u2013 on site at the national archive in The Hague \u2013 for the first time. Relatives have mixed feelings about the move. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit uncomfortable,\u201d said Connie, 74, one of three sisters whose family history is contained in the archive. \u201cI don\u2019t know what could come out of it eventually, if people Google our surname.\u201d But some in the Netherlands believe that openness about the country\u2019s wartime past, including its economic and bureaucratic collaboration, is crucial. Three-quarters of the Dutch Jewish population \u2013 more than 102,000 people \u2013 were murdered by the Nazis, with antisemitic collaboration from the state, police and some of the Dutch population. It is a past that the country is only now coming to terms with, opening a national Holocaust museum, making a public apology and funding research into the role of institutions and transport firms. \u201cThis is part of the repression by the Dutch of their memories of collaboration, after we had punished our military and political collaborators,\u201d said Johannes Houwink ten Cate, an emeritus professor of Holocaust studies at Amsterdam University. \u201cI can understand the children and grandchildren of collaborators now fear possible consequences, but my personal experience is that their feelings come to rest once they have seen the files. Making this open is an important step.\u201d Initially, the intention had been to put the archive online at the website Oorlog voor de Rechter (\u201cwar before the judges\u201d) on Thursday. But the prospect sparked public disquiet and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) issued a warning that putting the archive of suspected collaborators online would breach privacy laws. \u201cIn the spring of 2024, the AP had a signal from a surviving relative that the planned publication of the CABR was possibly not being organised in a lawful way,\u201d it announced. \u201cThe national archives must now start working on an alternative method.\u201d Online publication is delayed and the culture minister, Eppo Bruins, says the archive should not be indexable by search engines such as Google. But eventually it is hoped that 30m pages of witness reports, diaries, membership cards for the Dutch fascist party, medical records, court judgments, pardon pleas and pictures will all be searchable. At a recent event at the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Amsterdam, the director, Martijn Eickhoff, said the special court archive from 1944 and 1952 was a valuable historical resource. But it was also a period of wild accusation, he said: fewer than 15% of suspects were punished by tribunals and extraordinary courts, and two-thirds not at all. \u201cIt is important to look at this archive carefully,\u201d he told the Guardian. \u201cIf a text is misleading, people become critical about the source, and this is what you learn to do as a historian \u2026 But because it contains so many personal documents, this affects people enormously.\u201d He compared the Dutch archive with modern-day Syria, where global experts are working to preserve evidence of crimes under the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. \u201cWe hope to lead this experiment [opening the archive] on the right tracks. Not to open the door again to collective hatred,\u201d he told a room of descendants, including Connie and her sisters Jolanda and Mieke. The sisters, who asked for their surname not to be published, have different feelings about the opening of the archive. While Connie is concerned, Jolanda, 70, said she did not mind and Mieke, 68, said she was keen to see her grandfather\u2019s dossier. He had a building company that carried out work for the Nazis, and in the reckoning after the war he was punished for it. The sisters\u2019 father worked there too. \u201cBut he was 18,\u201d said Jolanda. \u201cI don\u2019t know what other things my grandfather believed, but Dad believed in a better world, not in Nazi ideology \u2026 But you can make choices, like my father\u2019s family. Sometimes it\u2019s a bad choice.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tuesday briefing: How public celebrations like New Year\u2019s Eve became private events;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/first-edition-crowds-dan-hancox;2024-12-31T06:45:00Z",
        "text": "Good morning. If you\u2019re planning to go out in a big city on New Year\u2019s Eve, it is more likely than ever that your festivities will be sponsored, guarded, overpriced and restricted. In London, Edinburgh \u2013 although not this year, as Hogmanay celebrations have been cancelled because of forecast storms \u2013 and many other cities in the UK and around the world, public squares that were once understood to be a shared space for anyone who cared to use them are now often under the control of private companies, contracted by the authorities to keep people safe, keep them spending money \u2013 and even keep them away. This change is predicated on the idea that an unmanaged crowd is a dangerous, mindless thing that can lead even the most upstanding citizen into some sort of barbarism. In his superb new book, Multitudes: How Crowds Made The Modern World, Dan Hancox argues that this isn\u2019t true \u2013 and that, instead, being part of a free-roaming festive crowd is among the best things about being a human being. For today\u2019s newsletter, I spoke to Dan about the fascinating, bleak changes to how new year crowds are allowed to assemble, and what those changes reveal about modern society. I hope you find an unbranded celebration that lets you roam wherever you want tonight, and here are the headlines. In depth: \u2018There is something instinctive about congregating with strangers when something exciting happens\u2019 Thanks so much for doing this, Dan. One thing that might be a useful way to begin is by explaining the distinction you make in the book between \u201cclosed\u201d and \u201copen\u201d crowds. What\u2019s the difference? And which kind is a New Year\u2019s crowd? A closed crowd is something like a concert hall or a football stadium \u2013 somewhere with secure perimeter fencing with paid-for tickets nearly always as a condition of entry, and with a bunch of other conditions of entry as well. You\u2019re entering into, usually, a private space, and you\u2019re paying for the privilege to do so, and your behaviour sort of responds accordingly. You\u2019re more likely to sit still in the seat that has been assigned to you and to comport yourself according to the social norms of that particular space. Open crowds in the modern city are increasingly rare. And New Year\u2019s Eve crowds are a very good example \u2013 a rare example \u2013 of a substantial urban open crowd in which there is theoretically no boundary, that people freely leave and join and move around in without any kind of authority. You get this at Notting Hill carnival [in west London]. You might get it when, say, the Lionesses win the Euros and people spontaneously gravitate towards the city centre to celebrate, but nobody has particularly summoned them there to do so. Most protests are open crowds too, even if they have stewards in yellow jackets, marshalling the edges. It\u2019s about your freedom of movement to join and leave. In recent years, as part of a wider change in the way people in cities are policed, new year celebrations have become more likely to be closed crowds with particular areas that you\u2019re allowed to be in, and ticketing and more heavy-handed security. What does that change about the experience? That is absolutely the trend of the last decade, to turn those open crowds into closed crowds, and New Year\u2019s Eve is a prime example of that. In cities like London and New York and Sydney, you have what was hitherto an assembly of up to a million people, sprawled quite messily across the city in an attempt to join the throng, being quite heavily securitised. In London, it was Boris Johnson in 2014 who introduced ticketing for the fireworks for the first time. And with the ticketing, you get a cavalcade of other conditions \u2013 fencing, stewarding, security guards, closer surveillance, and now also stratified ticketing, where you can pay more for a \u201cbetter\u201d service. It has the effect of compartmentalising the crowd, because an open crowd is viewed as dangerous and suspicious by people in power. It\u2019s a very clear hierarchy of wealth and class that revives the way cities were constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. The current mayor, Sadiq Khan, was critical of it at the time, saying that this was purportedly about safety but was really about monetising people\u2019s good time \u2013 but then when he was elected, he kept it. Ticket prices start at \u00a320 and go up to \u00a350 for a better view. They\u2019re already sold out for this year. There\u2019s also a company offering new year packages where you get a boat for 12 people to float down the Thames for \u00a35,775. One of the big consequences of this, which I think is a real demerit, is that you just get many fewer people coming \u2013 in London, it\u2019s down from a million to 100,000. The same thing is true in Sydney and in other places where the same thing has happened. It works quite consciously as a dispersal method, which should be antithetical to what they want, which is a thriving, buzzing city. You quote Elias Canetti, who wrote a book called Crowds and Power in 1960, and says that what people want in a crowd is a \u201cblessed moment, when no one is greater or better than another\u201d. I would say that it cuts against the spirit and the fun of joining the crowd. The new year\u2019s crowd is essentially the carnival crowd, by which I don\u2019t mean Notting Hill or Rio but this ancient spirit of carnival \u2013 the moment where the pauper is the king and vice versa, and everyone in the village is allowed to escape the bonds of the usual hierarchy in the name of a good party. If you\u2019re being compartmentalised according to taste, wealth, mobility that goes against something innate in us. There\u2019s this brilliant Finnish expression, torilla tavataan, which literally means \u201cto the town square\u201d, but is used figuratively as an expression of joy, say when your team has just won the ice hockey. It reveals something really important: the crowd belongs in the public square and the public square belongs to the crowd, and there is something instinctive about congregating with strangers when something exciting happens. A thread through a lot of what you\u2019re talking about is the growth of the events industry. One of the most memorable examples of how they have changed things was the story in 2019 about festival organisers Underbelly making people in Edinburgh apply for access to their own homes if they lived within the \u201cstreet party area\u201d, and restricting whether they could have their own New Year\u2019s Eve parties. That\u2019s like a hyperbolic example of the kind of thing we see more generally \u2013 where a very heavily commercialised events industry traps something free and organic. There have always been events, and there have always been people organising them, and often monetising them. But the growth of the urban events industry in the past two decades is extremely striking, and it\u2019s now a key part of the post-industrial city\u2019s economic mix \u2013 both in attracting tourism, but also just encouraging people who live there to spend their disposable income. It\u2019s also important to say that this isn\u2019t just about the organisation \u2013 it\u2019s also about how the city is constructed. Most cities in the west have more and more fences, metaphorically and literally, and there are more and more spaces that appear to be public and are actually owned by private developers. They\u2019re known as privately owned public spaces, or POPs for short. And that has had a huge impact on how crowds behave and where they are able to assemble. But although it\u2019s accelerated significantly, it\u2019s also not a new phenomenon. Trafalgar Square is a great example: when it was first laid out in the early 19th century, the Chartists were on the rise, and there was real clamour and public protest about the extension of the electoral franchise. And because of the concern of the vast amount of space Trafalgar Square offered, after a year or so they added the vast fountains \u2013 they take up almost half the entire space, and the only reason they are so big is because it reduces the space available for the crowd by half. So the authorities have always been concerned about large crowds, and will try to mitigatethat by designing them out. Is there any truth to the idea that the only way to make a crowd safe is to make it smaller \u2013 or that you need this level of oversight to look after people? It is a genuine and important concern \u2013 over 150 people died in Seoul in South Korea only a couple of years ago in a horrendous Halloween tragedy on very narrow streets. But the leading crowd safety experts say that all crowd crushes are avoidable with the right preparations. And I wonder if, with New Year\u2019s Eve, safety is being used as a bit of an excuse. The best counter example is Notting Hill carnival, where about a million people a day throng, generally safely, in a tiny little web of streets where 40,000 people normally live. I spoke to the CEO of the carnival trust, Matthew Phillip, and he told me that the first thing he did when he took over was remove a lot of the barriers. That may sound counterintuitive, but the evidence is that the best way to ensure safety is to give them freedom of movement. Bottling people up just makes crushes more likely. You cite Barbara Ehrenreich, who argued that in the 20th century \u201ca truly participatory, popular, cultural and festive life was transformed into pure rock\u2019n\u2019roll spectacle\u201d, and that you could view that as the conclusion of a centuries-long effort to tame audiences. Do you see the new year crowd as an extension of that phenomenon? The trend of the past 50 years is of the capture and containment of public festivities. They are just too unruly to make enough money from to be allowed to continue. But that attempt to bring the festive crowd to heel should be pushed back against. Yes, what\u2019s happened in cities like London has made the crowd smaller, perhaps made it better behaved, but also made it less free. That\u2019s a shame, because we have an evolutionary imperative to get together with strangers for a good time, and it\u2019s what we should all be doing on New Year\u2019s Eve, whether or not we can afford a ticket. Reading this online or on the Guardian app? Over Christmas period the headlines and sport will not appear, so to get the First Edition experience in your inbox every morning, sign up here"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korean court issues arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/arrest-warrant-south-korea-president-yoon-suk-yeol-martial-law-ntwnfb;2024-12-31T02:06:10Z",
        "text": "A court in South Korea has approved an arrest warrant for the country\u2019s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached over his ill-fated decision to impose martial law early this month, investigators said. Yoon\u2019s decision to declare martial law late on 3 December plunged Asia\u2019s fourth-biggest economy into its worst political crisis for decades and caused concern in Washington. Yoon was forced to lift the order just six hours later after MPs forced their way into parliament to vote it down. The corruption investigation office confirmed that a court in Seoul had approved the warrant, but it was not clear if police would be able to execute it. \u201cThe arrest warrant and search warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol \u2026 were issued this morning,\u201d the Joint Investigation Headquarters said in a statement. Yoon Kab-keun, a lawyer for Yoon, condemned the move. \u201cThe arrest warrant and search and seizure warrant issued at the request of an agency without investigative authority are illegal and invalid,\u201d he said in a statement. Soon after investigators said they had raided the army\u2019s counterintelligence offices as part of the growing martial law probe. \u201cThe emergency martial law investigation team of the Corruption Investigation Office is conducting a search and seizure operation at the Counterintelligence Command this afternoon,\u201d investigators said in a statement. Yoon has so far refused to cooperate with the investigation into his martial law order. He has failed to report to investigators for questioning over allegations of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion, and his presidential security service has prevented court-ordered searches of his office and residence. Yoon also faces charges of insurrection \u2013 a crime that can carry life imprisonment or the death penalty and one of the few charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity. An official from the corruption investigation office said Yoon\u2019s refusal to be questioned had prompted the warrant request. \u201cThe reason for the warrant is that there is a concern that the individual may refuse to comply with summons without justifiable reasons, and there is sufficient probable cause to suspect the commission of a crime,\u201d the official said. The warrant is valid until 6 January, he said, adding that Yoon could be held at a police station or the Seoul detention centre. Media reports said an imminent arrest or search of the presidential residence was unlikely, as investigators would seek to coordinate with the presidential security service. Technically, anyone obstructing the execution of an arrest warrant could be arrested. But under South Korean law, locations potentially linked to military secrets cannot be seized or searched without the consent of the person in charge, and it is unlikely that Yoon will voluntarily leave his residence if he faces arrest. It is the first time an arrest warrant has been issued for an incumbent president in South Korea, according to local media. Police were deployed early on Tuesday outside Yoon\u2019s residence in central Seoul in an attempt to prevent unrest. Yoon\u2019s supporters and protesters calling for his removal have staked out his residence, with local media showing images of altercations between the two camps overnight. \u201cUnless Yoon voluntarily lets them detain him, there is no way to detain him,\u201d said Choi Jin, director of the Seoul-based Institute of Presidential Leadership. \u201cShould investigators have hand-to-hand fights with the security service?\u201d Choi said that investigators were still likely to visit Yoon\u2019s residence to show they were doing their work diligently and fairly. Park Sung-min, president of the Seoul-based political consulting firm MIN Consulting, said the push for an arrest warrant was probably an attempt to pressure Yoon to cooperate with the investigation. The acting leader of South Korea\u2019s ruling People Power party, Kweon Seong-dong, said on Tuesday that attempting to detain a sitting president was inappropriate, according to Yonhap news agency. Yoon\u2019s presidential powers were suspended after the national assembly voted to impeach him on 14 December over his imposition of martial law. The constitutional court has 180 days from that date to decide whether to confirm the impeachment or reinstate Yoon, whose two-and-a-half years in office have been marred by scandal and policy deadlock. The martial law order triggered weeks of political and market turmoil. Yoon\u2019s replacement, Han Duck-soo, was also impeached last week for refusing to approve bills to facilitate the investigation into his predecessor. Han\u2019s successor as interim president, Choi Sang-mok, had been in office for just two days when he was confronted with the fatal plane crash at Muan international airport, the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. On Tuesday Choi called for national harmony and unity and for trust in the government in a New Year\u2019s address. \u201cThe Republic of Korea is in an unprecedentedly serious situation,\u201d Choi said in a written statement, citing changes around global trade, diplomacy and security, as well as domestic political uncertainty. \u201cThe government will do its best to run state affairs stably in all areas of defence, diplomacy, economy and society for the people to feel relieved,\u201d he added. Agencies contributed reporting"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: US grants $6bn in aid to Ukraine before Trump inauguration;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/ukraine-war-briefing-us-grants-6bn-in-aid-to-ukraine-before-trump-inauguration;2024-12-31T01:36:14Z",
        "text": "The US has unveiled almost $6bn in military and budget aid for Ukraine, as the Biden administration works quickly to spend all the money it has available to help Kyiv fight off Russia before president-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. \u201cI\u2019ve directed my administration to continue surging as much assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible,\u201d Biden said in a statement. \u201cAt my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s position in this war over the remainder of my time in office.\u201d The package includes nearly $2.5bn more in weapons, as well as $3.4bn in economic assistance to help pay for critical government services, including salaries for civilian government and school employees, healthcare workers and first responders. Ukrainian forces have staged a new attack on the town of Lgov in southern Russia\u2019s Kursk region, badly damaging a two-storey apartment building, the region\u2019s acting governor said on Monday, a week after four people were killed in another strike. Alexander Khinshtein, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said one person was injured in the latest attack in the region, where Ukrainian forces have seized a chunk of territory after launching an incursion in August. \u201cTheir purpose is to frighten people, sow confusion, panic and chaos,\u201d Khinshtein said of the Ukrainian attack. \u201cAnd to deny children the chance to enjoy the forthcoming New Year.\u201d Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with at least 150 people from each side returning home before New Year\u2019s Eve, in a swap partly brokered by the United Arab Emirates. \u201cThe return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us,\u201d the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in a message posted on Telegram on Monday. \u201cMy son is 5 years old now, the last time I saw him he was 2 years old,\u201d said Serhii, who was captured by Russian forces at the Azovstal steel mill in the southern port Mariupol, which withstood a siege for nearly three months in 2022. Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast. Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister met with Syria\u2019s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, days after Kyiv announced the delivery of a large shipment of wheat flour to the country after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, who has been granted asylum in Moscow. Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said he hopes \u201cthat a new Syria would become a country that respects international law\u201d. \u201cThe Russian and Assad regimes supported each other because their foundation is violence and torture,\u201d he added. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to step up bilateral relations with Russia in a letter to President Vladimir Putin on Monday, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. In the message, Kim sent New Year greetings to Putin and all Russians, including their troops and \u201cwished that the New Year 2025 would be recorded as the first year of victory in the 21st century when the Russian army and people would defeat neo-nazism and achieve a great victory,\u201d KCNA said. Kim and Putin signed a mutual defence treaty at a summit in June, which calls for each side to come to the other\u2019s aid in the event of an armed attack, and Pyongyang has since dispatched tens of thousands of troops to Russia to support its war effort, according to Ukraine, the US and South Korea."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof was \u2018scathing about African leaders\u2019, files reveal;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/live-aid-campaigner-bob-geldof-was-scathing-about-african-leaders-files-reveal;2024-12-31T00:01:51Z",
        "text": "The Live Aid campaigner Bob Geldof urged Tony Blair not to appoint an African co-chair to the UK-led organisation working to overhaul international aid to the continent because he thought African leadership was \u201cvery weak\u201d on the issue, newly released government documents suggest. The singer was \u201cscathing about the ability and worthiness of virtually all African leaders\u201d before the establishment in 2004 of Blair\u2019s Commission for Africa, which would produce a report, Our Common Interest, and prompt a landmark pledge by rich nations to boost aid and write off debt. Geldof was instrumental in persuading the then prime minister to set up a \u201cBrandt II\u201d report, similar to the 1980 Brandt report on international economic development, which would lead to a \u201cMarshall plan\u201d for Africa, a reference to the US plan to rebuild Europe after the second world war. It would coincide with the UK\u2019s presidency of the G8 nations group and the 20th anniversary of Live Aid. But behind the scenes, Geldof and the government had different ideas on how it should be set up, official papers released to the National Archives show. Geldof stressed in one letter to the prime minister that Blair\u2019s personal leadership was vital if it was to succeed. \u201cI do think this needs to be a direct commission from you personally \u2013 your vision, your authority, your weight,\u201d he wrote. He also called for speed so it could report back in time for the G8 summit that Blair was hosting at Gleneagles in July 2005. \u201cI know I\u2019m pushy, and I know you\u2019re up to your neck, but something short of the normal seven-week delay response would be welcome (do you use Royal Mail?). Seriously though, this must be implemented almost immediately,\u201d Geldof wrote. A No 10 letter from October 2003, reporting on a telephone conversation between Blair and Geldof, said: \u201cThe PM spoke with Bob Geldof today. Geldof argued that unless we found a way to allow Africans to make livelihoods at home they would come to our shores, resulting in massive social upheaval. African leadership had been very weak.\u201d Other Downing Street officials urged caution. One said they could face \u201copprobrium\u201d from Geldof and his fellow Live Aid campaigner Bono if they were unable to deliver on the plan. Liz Lloyd, a senior adviser on international development, expressed concern over Geldof\u2019s desire that the commission, while being chaired by Blair, should also be independent, and she stressed the government must have oversight. \u201cIf this document is going to have your name and be sold by you, [Geldof] must accept that we have the final editing role,\u201d she wrote to Blair. The fact Geldof was opposed to a chair from Africa was particularly \u201ctricky\u201d, she added. \u201cHe is scathing about the ability and worthiness of virtually all African leaders and sees the audience as primarily the US,\u201d she noted. \u201cHe therefore does not want an African co-chair, content to ride with your name to give it credibility.\u201d She continued that they would need \u201cprominent African involvement\u201d and suggested Blair \u201ctalk carefully\u201d to the then South African president, Thabo Mbeki, to secure his support. The ensuing pledge at Gleneagles to double aid and extend debt relief was hailed by Geldof as \u201cmission accomplished\u201d, although some anti-poverty campaigners complained that he had got too close to the government and that it did not go far enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Olaf Scholz: German election \u2018will not be decided by social media owners\u2019;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/olaf-scholz-german-election-will-not-be-decided-by-social-media-owners;2024-12-30T23:01:48Z",
        "text": "The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged voters not to let the \u201cowners of social media channels\u201d decide next year\u2019s snap election, after Elon Musk repeatedly endorsed the far-right party Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland (AfD). In a New Year\u2019s Eve address recorded for television and made available before its broadcast on Tuesday, Scholz said German citizens alone had the power to decide \u201cwhere Germany goes from here\u201d after the general election on 23 February. \u201cIt will not be decided by the owners of social media channels,\u201d Scholz said of the country\u2019s future. \u201cIn our debates, one can be forgiven for sometimes thinking the more extreme an opinion is, the more attention it will garner.\u201d Rather, Scholz said, the fate of German society \u201cwill be up to the vast majority of reasonable and decent people\u201d. Without mentioning Musk or his platform, X, explicitly, Scholz urged Germans to resist manipulation and to stand up for their democracy. \u201cAfter all, it\u2019s customary to make wishes on New Year\u2019s Eve. What I wish for is that we will not let ourselves be played off each other,\u201d he said. Scholz noted there had been a surge of disinformation on social media after the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg on 20 December in which five people were killed and more than 200 injured. The car ramming was allegedly committed by a Saudi-born assailant with far-right sympathies. \u201cNo small number of these rumours and conjectures, though, have meanwhile been debunked. These things divide and weaken us,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not good for our country.\u201d On Monday, a spokesperson for Scholz, Christiane Hoffmann, accused Musk of trying to meddle in the country\u2019s election campaign with a series of declarations backing the anti-Muslim, anti-migration AfD party. \u201cIt is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,\u201d Hoffmann said at a regular media briefing. Musk had the right to free speech, she said, adding: \u201cAfter all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.\u201d Musk has often weighed in on German politics, even calling Scholz a \u201cfool\u201d on X last month. However, his more recent open calls for German voters to support the AfD, which federal authorities classify as a suspected extremist party, have sparked outrage and accusations of troubling interference in Europe\u2019s top economy. The South African-born entrepreneur, a close adviser to Donald Trump who has been named by the incoming president to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the US federal government, wrote on X earlier this month: \u201cOnly the AfD can save Germany.\u201d In the post, Musk shared a video by a German rightwing influencer, Naomi Seibt, who criticised Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, and praised Javier Milei, Argentina\u2019s self-styled \u201canarcho-capitalist\u201d president. He followed up at the weekend with a guest editorial in the broadsheet Welt am Sonntag arguing that Germany was teetering on the brink of economic and cultural collapse, defending the AfD against accusations of radicalism and praising the party\u2019s approach to the economy, including regulation and tax policy. The editor of the centre-right newspaper\u2019s opinion section, Eva Marie Kogel, posted on X that she had submitted her resignation in protest at the decision to run the article. Politicians from across the political spectrum criticised Musk\u2019s attempts to put his thumb on the scales of German democracy, with the health minister, Karl Lauterbach, of Scholz\u2019s Social Democratic party (SPD), calling his intervention \u201cundignified and highly problematic\u201d and Merz saying it was \u201cintrusive and presumptuous\u201d. Merz told the Funke media group: \u201cI cannot recall in the history of western democracies a comparable case of interference in the election campaign of a friendly country.\u201d Scholz\u2019s centre-left-led coalition collapsed last month, prompting him to call a confidence vote in order to trigger a general election in February, seven months ahead of schedule. His SPD is widely expected to lose to Merz\u2019s CDU/CSU bloc amid voter anger over the cost of living and meagre economic growth. AfD members have been working for months to make inroads with the Trump camp, seeking to harness his electoral momentum for the German campaign. Alice Weidel, the party\u2019s co-leader, was one of the first foreign politicians to welcome Trump\u2019s victory. A small group of AfD activists posed for pictures with Trump at his private club Mar-a-Lago on US election day last month, chanting \u201cFight! Fight! Fight!\u201d in English and German. Musk\u2019s endorsement in Die Welt cited Weidel\u2019s \u201csame-sex partner from Sri Lanka\u201d as evidence that the portrayal of the AfD \u201cas rightwing extremist is clearly false\u201d. \u201cDoes that sound like Hitler to you? Please!\u201d he wrote. The AfD is polling second on about 19%, behind the CDU/CSU on 31%. A strong showing for the party could complicate coalition building, requiring the election winner to seek up to two partners to build a ruling majority. All mainstream parties have ruled out collaborating with the AfD at state or federal level."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Israel sets out case to UN security council for full assault on Yemen\u2019s Houthis;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/israel-sets-out-case-to-un-security-council-for-full-assault-on-yemens-houthis;2024-12-30T18:45:05Z",
        "text": "Israel has set out its case to the UN security council for a full assault on Houthi forces in Yemen, claiming the Iranian-backed group now represents a well-armed terrorist army that threatens not just the regional economy but the entire global order. The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa\u2019ar, also called for the Houthis to be designated as a foreign terrorist organisation, a step that may make it more difficult for Iran to provide material support without facing further economic sanctions. Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the UN \u2013 who had called for the UN security council meeting to discuss the recent escalation in Houthi attacks on Israel \u2013 said the Houthis \u201cwere nothing more than part of Iran\u2019s war against peace\u201d. The group, he said, had an annual budget of $1.2bn (\u00a30.95bn) and came dangerously close to strangling the Suez canal by its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. He added that \u201cmillions of Israelis are waking up every night to the sound of sirens across the country\u201d, accusing the Houthis of launching 300 attacks on Israel this year. He said: \u201cLet me make one thing absolutely clear; we have had enough. Israel will not stand by and wait for the world to react. We will defend our citizens.\u201d The Houthis were no longer a regional threat but a threat to the world order, he said. While almost all security council members at Monday\u2019s meeting condemned the Houthi attacks on Israel mounted a week ago, many also condemned the Israeli threat to Yemeni civilians represented by the air raids on key power stations, the air traffic control tower at the airport in the capital of Sana\u2019a, and ports which are critical to the delivery of aid. Nine Yemeni civilians were killed in the attacks that Israel said were retaliation for what Danon described as \u201ca relentless Houthi bombardment of Israeli population centres\u201d. Barbara Woodward, the UK envoy to the UN, reiterated Israel\u2019s right to self-defence but warned: \u201cIsrael\u2019s action must be consistent with their obligations under international law including protection of civilians.\u201d She said she was \u201cconcerned by the attack on Sana\u2019a airport that endangered Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\u201d. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was at Sana\u2019a airport when Israeli warplanes struck on Thursday. A crew member from Tedros\u2019s plane was injured in the strike and Tedros said he and his colleagues \u201cescaped death narrowly\u201d. \u201cHumanitarian aid workers must be able to carry out their important work safely and securely,\u201d said Woodward, adding the director general had been in Yemen to seek the release of a group of UN staff held hostage by the Houthis. Israel\u2019s latest remarks appear to be part of a strategic decision to launch further decisive attacks on the Houthis, a strategy it hopes will be endorsed by the incoming Trump administration. Danon portrayed the UN as morally compromised and unwilling to take the steps necessary to enforce an arms embargo on Yemen. Israel wants the UN to interdict ships carrying Iranian weapons to the Houthis though ports such as Hodeidah. The US and the UK governments think the current weak mandate of the UN verification and inspection mechanism needs review. Referring to the narrow escape of the WHO director general and his delegation, Danon said: \u201cWe have no control over who is where. We have no intention to bomb to harm NGO or the UN, on the contrary, but if they are in areas where Houthis are, they should be careful because we will not sit idly by.\u201d Vasily Nebenzya, the Russian ambassador to the UN, went further in criticising Israel, saying the attacks were not owing to self-defence, but \u201care part of military aggression against a sovereign state by the collective west\u201d. He said it was irrelevant if the attack was regarded as retaliation since the scope of destruction was a deliberate escalation, and disproportionate. He accused the US and the UK of being involved in the attacks on civilian infrastructure. The Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, and the group\u2019s spokesperson, Yahya Qasim Sare\u2019e, have made it clear that as long as the war in Gaza continues, the Houthis will continue to attack shipping and Israel. Some Houthi activists have said on social media that recent attacks on Jaffa are a prelude to an attack on Israeli nuclear sites."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Russia and Ukraine swap at least 300 prisoners in exchange deal;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/russia-ukraine-swap-prisoners-exchange-deal;2024-12-30T18:43:35Z",
        "text": "Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with at least 150 people from each side returning home before New Year\u2019s Eve, in a swap partly brokered by the United Arab Emirates. \u201cThe return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us. And today is one of such days: our team managed to bring 189 Ukrainians home,\u201d the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in a message posted on Telegram on Monday. The Russian defence ministry said 150 prisoners from each side had returned home, and there was no immediate explanation for the difference in numbers. Ukraine\u2019s coordinating centre on exchanges said those returning to Ukraine included 87 soldiers from the army, 43 from the national guard, 33 border guards, 24 from the navy and two civilians. It said 14 officers were among the group. The centre said those Ukraine sent back to Russia were prisoners captured during Ukraine\u2019s offensive in the Kursk region, which began in late summer and resulted in Kyiv occupying a small chunk of Russian territory. Among the stated goals of the Kursk operation were having a bargaining chip to play at potential future negotiations, and seizing prisoners to trade for Ukrainians held by Russia. Some of those who Russia returned on Monday had been held since the early months of the war, which began when Russia invaded in February 2022. The exchange, the 11th this year, brought the total number of Ukrainian prisoners returned by Russia this year to 1,358, the coordination centre said, but added there were many more remaining in Russia. \u201cWe are working to free everyone from Russian captivity. This is our goal. We do not forget anyone,\u201d Zelenskyy said. Returning prisoners have told the Guardian of physical and psychological brutality while in captivity, including repeated beatings, humiliating strip-searches, threatening interrogations and orders to sing the Russian national anthem or recite Russian poetry. Maria Klymyk, of the Media Initiative for Human Rights in Kyiv, whose organisation has conducted interviews with more than 100 returning prisoners, said many came home with injuries caused by malnourishment, neglect or abuse and some even needed amputations. \u201cAlmost everyone we have spoken to was tortured,\u201d she said last year. Zelenskyy shared photographs of some of those exchanged on Monday, who were sitting on a coach and holding up Ukrainian flags. Russia\u2019s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, published video of Russian soldiers gathered outside buses. \u201cVery soon our guys will embrace their relatives and friends and celebrate the new year in their native land,\u201d she wrote in a Telegram message accompanying the video. The exchange is a rare piece of good news for Ukraine as the country heads towards New Year\u2019s Eve, when traditionally families gather together in one of the biggest holidays of the year in Ukraine and Russia. Kyiv is warily awaiting the return of Donald Trump to the White House, and to see what his stated goal to bring a quick peace to the conflict will look like in practice. Some hope Trump\u2019s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, may soon realise that Vladimir Putin has little interest in a deal and push for further military backing for Ukraine. Others fear Trump, given his longstanding admiration for the Russian president, may throw Ukraine under the bus. On Monday, Joe Biden\u2019s administration announced nearly $6bn (\u00a34.8bn) in military and budget aid for Ukraine, part of a rush to increase assistance before Trump takes over as president. \u201cToday, I am proud to announce nearly $2.5bn in security assistance for Ukraine, as the Ukrainian people continue to defend their independence and freedom from Russian aggression,\u201d Biden said in a statement. The package will allow the Pentagon to take weapons from US stocks and send them quickly to Ukraine. At the same time, the US Treasury announced $3.4bn in direct budgetary support for Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Church of England must open up its governance to scrutiny | Letters;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/church-of-england-must-open-up-its-governance-to-scrutiny;2024-12-30T17:53:49Z",
        "text": "It is difficult to comprehend why the Anglican Church allowed known abusers into positions of trust, and continued to tolerate situations that should have been impossible (C of E must \u2018kneel in penitence\u2019 after difficult year, says archbishop of York, 25 December). A church has no knees but those of its members, most of whom, in this case, were surely oblivious of the situation. That the archbishop of York chose to use figurative language at such a portentous moment offers a small clue to the problem. Why did Stephen Cottrell need an adviser to tell him that a known abuser should not hold any office in the church? What is the point of high office in the church if its holders cannot act in favour of victims and against perpetrators? The Anglican church into which I was baptised as a helpless baby and confirmed as an ignorant teenager has had much to commend it over the centuries. The Church in Wales was \u201cseparated and disestablished\u201d in 1914, and I wish that the Church of England had taken a corresponding decision later in the 20th century. Arguably, this would have been better for the church. It would certainly be better for the UK constitution now to separate itself, the electorate and the public from an organisation that is so pitiably unable to manage its affairs. I doubt that a great hierarchical institution can really \u201cdemonstrate the power of love\u201d. But such an organisation can, and surely should, demonstrate the significance of timely, appropriate action. Janet Dub\u00e9 Peebles, Scottish Borders \u2022 It\u2019s taken me a lifetime to realise that the physical invasion and abuse I received as a teenager by a priest of the Church of England, and the rapes by his friends, and the acceptance of such behaviour by this unaccountable priest, was exactly that \u2013 rape and abuse. Nothing protected you in the 1960s. I doubt if the bishops at the time could imagine what went on, though such ignorance or naivety didn\u2019t prevent others in the town being suspicious. My mother challenged this priest on account of the rumours, but who else could she turn to? Turn a blind eye, was the attitude of many in the church. The religious nonsense of this priest and his nomenclature, \u201cFather\u201d, protected him. His outburst in a sermon that \u201cwe were all drains and came to mass for divine disinfectant\u201d went unchallenged, projecting his unresolved guilt on to young minds. It just seems laughable today; at the time it was dangerous. The bishop of Newcastle made it plain: \u201cthere was a \u201cgeneration of bishops in the C of E\u201d who were \u201cvery much in the mould of it being an old boys\u2019 club\u201d. My priest died unchallenged, unrepentant, full of pride in his religious gobbledegook, his shield from shame at invading young vulnerable lives, their minds and bodies. Name and address supplied \u2022 About 15 years ago, I attended a safeguarding symposium where the emphasis was on sharing best practice when working with vulnerable children and adults, and how best to have effective safeguarding policies and structures within organisations. Several Church of England parish groups were present. During the day, members of these groups talked about the church \u201creaching out\u201d to support other organisations. At the plenary meeting I referenced these comments, and wondered to the audience if the C of E ever allowed other organisations to \u201creach in\u201d to see how it operated and offer appropriate feedback. This was met with blank incomprehension by church members, although one approached me afterwards to say I\u2019d given him something to think about. The Church of England has resisted any meaningful examination of how it operates, and is an example that it\u2019s not enough to have policies and procedures \u2013 there have to be effective actions. Name and address supplied \u2022 Do you have a photograph you\u2019d like to share with Guardian readers? If so, please click here to upload it. A selection will be published in our Readers\u2019 best photographs galleries and in the print edition on Saturdays."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea launches safety inspection of all airline operations after Jeju Air crash;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/south-korea-emergency-safety-inspection-airline-operations-jeju-air-crash;2024-12-30T15:52:42Z",
        "text": "South Korea has launched an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operations, and a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s, after 179 people died in a Jeju Air crash involving the aircraft on Sunday. As shocked citizens began a second day of official mourning and flags flew at half-mast, the government said it would carry out the audit of all 101 of the aircraft in domestic operation, with US investigators, possibly including Boeing, joining the inspection. Choi Sang-mok, who was appointed South Korea\u2019s president two days before the disaster, said an exhaustive inspection was essential to overhaul the aviation safety system and \u201cmove toward a safer Republic of Korea\u201d. He was speaking as reports emerged that another passenger jet belonging to Jeju Air was forced to return to Gimpo airport in Seoul shortly after taking off on Monday, after an unspecified problem with its landing gear. Landing gear malfunction is among the issues being targeted by the investigation into Sunday\u2019s crash, in which the plane skidded along the runway in what the aviation industry describes as a \u201cbelly landing\u201d. Officials said the crash could have also been caused by a bird strike and weather conditions \u2013 or a combination of those and other factors \u2013 but the exact cause was not yet known. It was the worst civil aviation disaster on South Korean soil. With identification of the dead proceeding slowly, Park Han-shin, a representative of the bereaved families, said they were told the bodies were so \u201cbadly damaged\u201d that officials needed time before returning them to their families. \u201cI demand that the government mobilise more personnel to return our brothers and family members as intact as possible more swiftly,\u201d he said. Among questions that have emerged in the immediate aftermath of the accident is whether an almost 2-metre-high structure, a concrete wall located unusually close to the end of the runway, which the jet hit before exploding, exacerbated the catastrophe. The wall, used to support a \u201clocaliser\u201d antenna that provides landing alignment information to aircraft, is understood to be much taller than those used at other South Korean airports. Transport ministry officials said on Monday they would look into whether the Muan airport\u2019s localiser should have been made with lighter materials that would have broken up more easily. Two flight attendants \u2013 a man and a woman \u2013 were rescued from the tail of the aircraft, which broke apart on impact with the wall. They were being treated at a hospital in Seoul after being transferred from hospitals near the airport, the Yonhap news agency said. The male survivor was being treated for fractures to his ribs, shoulder blade and upper spine, said Ju Woong, the director of the Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital. Ju said the man, whose name has not been released, told doctors he \u201cwoke up to find [himself] rescued\u201d. Details of the female survivor were not immediately available. The Boeing 737-800 plane operated by the South Korean budget airline Jeju Air aborted its first landing attempt and later smashed down on the runway at speed after issuing a distress call. Video of the crash indicated that the pilots did not deploy flaps or slats on the wings to slow the aircraft, suggesting a possible hydraulic failure, and did not manage to manually lower the landing gear, possibly as they did not have time. The plane\u2019s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the wreckage, but media reports said it could take longer than usual to determine the cause as the flight data recorder had been damaged in the crash. Establishing the cause of a major air disaster typically takes months, and damage to the recorder was expected to cause further delays, Yonhap said, citing a land ministry official. Choi declared a seven-day mourning period starting from Sunday, as he attempted to coordinate a response to a major disaster only days after he replaced his impeached predecessor, Han Duck-soo. Han, too, had been made interim leader after the impeachment in mid-December of Yoon Suk Yeol over his disastrous, and short-lived, declaration of martial law earlier in the month. The animosity of the past month appeared to have been put to one side as senior politicians from the ruling and opposition parties attempted to console a country in mourning. While the accident investigation will focus on the model of aircraft, there will inevitably be questions for the flight\u2019s operator, Jeju Air. The low-cost carrier said that about 68,000 flight reservations \u2013 over 33,000 for domestic flights and 34,000 for international routes \u2013 had been cancelled, the majority after the crash took place. The airline said it would do all it could to support the families of the victims, including with financial aid. Its chief executive, Kim E-bae, told a televised news conference he took \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for the crash, irrespective of the cause, and bowed deeply in apology with other senior company officials. He said the company had not identified any mechanical problems with the aircraft after regular checkups, and that he would wait for the results of government investigations. Local travel agencies also reported a rise in cancellations of tour packages after the crash. \u201cWe had about 40 inquiries regarding travel cancellations on Sunday alone,\u201d one travel agent told Yonhap. \u201cWe saw about double the usual amount of cancellations and a 50% decrease in bookings.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;What we know about Boeing 737-800 model that crashed in South Korea;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/what-we-know-about-boeing-737-800-model-that-crashed-in-south-korea-jeju-air;2024-12-30T15:24:10Z",
        "text": "Jeju Air\u2019s flight 7C2216 crashed on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 people onboard. What model was the plane that crashed? The 737-800 is one of the \u201cnext generation\u201d models of Boeing\u2019s bestselling 737 series, which was first launched in 1993. The 800 variant first flew in 1997, and was the biggest seller of that generation. It has a maximum capacity of 189 passengers. The 800 and its next-generation siblings were replaced by the 737-Max, which was closely related but had bigger engines and other upgrades. Design flaws in the Max were at fault in two crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. Those crashes began the biggest crisis in Boeing\u2019s history, with the entire 737-Max fleet grounded until the design faults were rectified. How many are in use? The 737-800 will be familiar to many flyers. About 15% of the global passenger aircraft fleet (4,400 planes) are Boeing 737-800s, according to data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium. More than 180 airlines around the world use the 737-800 as the workhorse of their fleets, according to theSeatMaps website. They include the big three US carriers \u2013 American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta \u2013 Europe\u2019s largest airline, Ryanair, and many others including Qantas, Singapore Airlines and the Netherlands\u2019 KLM, according to SeatMaps. What happened on the flight? Flight 7C2216 was filled with holidaymakers travelling from Bangkok to Muan in South Korea. It may be some weeks before investigators make public any findings of what caused the crash. Air traffic controllers had issued a bird strike warning as the plane approached the runway, but some experts have questioned whether that could have caused the crash. The aircraft stopped broadcasting automated tracking data shortly before it landed without its landing gear extended. The plane then slid along the runway before colliding with an antenna array and bursting into flames. Officials confirmed 179 deaths, with two injured crew members found in the tail section. The victims were aged from three to 78. What has Jeju Air said? The Korean airline\u2019s chief executive, Kim E-bae, has said he wanted \u201cto bow my head and apologise\u201d, according to a statement on the company\u2019s website. He expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and said Jeju Air would do whatever it could to support them. In the statement, Kim said it was \u201cdifficult to determine the cause of the accident\u201d, adding: \u201cRegardless of the cause of the accident, I feel responsible as the CEO.\u201d The company has removed booking tools from its website homepage. What has Boeing said? A company spokesperson said: \u201cWe are in contact with Jeju Air regarding flight 2216 and stand ready to support them. We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew.\u201d The manufacturer said it was legally obliged to refer all queries about the accident to South Korea\u2019s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB). What will happen now? The crash happened while South Korea was in political turmoil following the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, the president, after he decreed and then cancelled martial law. However, the acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operations, as well as a seven-day period of national mourning. South Korea\u2019s transport ministry has ordered an inspection of every Boeing 737-800 operating in the country. In the meantime, Jeju Air has disclosed it has experienced a surge in booking cancellations, saying about 68,000 flight reservations had been cancelled, according to the Yonhap news agency."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;New Taiwanese boardgame offers chance to battle Chinese invasion;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/new-taiwanese-boardgame-offers-chance-to-battle-chinese-invasion;2024-12-30T14:38:49Z",
        "text": "As families in Taiwan prepare to gather for lunar new year celebrations in January, a game that will be released that month promises to offer some war-themed fun over the festive period. The board game 2045, developed by the Taiwanese company Mizo Games, invites players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years in the future. Players are given roles that include Taiwanese army officers, Chinese sleeper agents and volunteer citizen fighters. \u201cWe can\u2019t predict the future, but if a conflict is unavoidable I hope this game gives people a chance to experience war on the tabletop before it reaches us,\u201d KJ Chang, the founder of Mizo Games, told the Wall Street Journal. The game is being released at a time when China has increased its military pressure around the self-governing island. Taiwan has never been ruled by the People\u2019s Republic of China but Beijing regards it as part of its territory and has promised to \u201cunify\u201d it with China, using force if necessary. Observers do not know when, if ever, China will launch a military operation against Taiwan. But some analysts have pointed to the years around 2050 as a possible risk period. Xi Jinping, China\u2019s leader and military commander-in-chief, has pledged to build a \u201cworld-class army\u201d by the middle of the century, and 2049, the centenary of the People\u2019s Republic of China, is the date by which Beijing wants to achieve \u201cnational rejuvenation\u201d. Mizo Games launched a crowdfunding campaign for their new product in August. Within months, it had raised NTD$4.1m (\u00a399,468), surpassing its original target by more than 4,000%. 2045 is the latest in a series of entertainment products in Taiwan that focus on the threat of an attempted Chinese annexation. This year also saw the release of Zero Day, a Taiwanese government-funded television series that depicts a Chinese invasion. It also received support from Robert Tsao, a Taiwanese tech billionaire and supporter of Taiwan\u2019s civil defence efforts. As well as receiving the first copies of the game, VIP backers of the crowdfunding campaign will receive extra Taiwan-themed products. They include a leather passport cover embossed with the words: \u201cLet my fly as a Taiwanese\u201d, a nod to Taiwan\u2019s lack of international recognition. Most countries in the world only have formal diplomatic relations with China. Beijing insists that countries should not recognise Taiwan as a separate country from China and puts pressure on governments to cut ties with Taipei."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Sixty-mile drag mark found near damaged Baltic Sea cable, says Finland;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/finnish-investigators-into-suspected-sabotage-find-100km-trail-on-baltic-sea-bed;2024-12-30T14:34:22Z",
        "text": "Finnish investigators say they have found a seabed trail stretching almost 100km (about 60 miles) around the site of an underwater electricity cable that was damaged on Christmas Day in a suspected act of Russian sabotage. The ship under suspicion of causing the damage, a vessel called the Eagle S flying the flag of the Cook Islands, is believed to be part of Russia\u2019s so-called shadow fleet, used for transporting Russian oil products subject to embargos after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. \u201cOur current understanding is that the drag mark in question is that of the anchor of the Eagle S,\u201d the police chief investigator, Sami Paila, said on Sunday. \u201cWe have been able to clarify this matter through underwater research,\u201d he told the Finnish national broadcaster Yle. The apparent act of sabotage damaged the Estlink 2 electricity cable connecting Finland and Estonia. The cable will take months to repair, which could lead to increased electricity prices in Estonia over the winter. It is the latest in a series of suspicious incidents involving damage to underwater power and communications cables. Paila said the \u201cquestion of intent is a completely essential issue\u201d and would be clarified during the investigation. However, a senior Estonian official said there was little doubt that the two countries were dealing with a deliberate attack. \u201cIf you\u2019re dragging an anchor, it can\u2019t be that you don\u2019t notice it, because the ship would go off course. It\u2019s clearly not possible,\u201d the official told the Guardian. The Estonian official admitted it was \u201cnot easy to prove\u201d who was behind the attack, though suspicion naturally falls on Russia, which has been conducting a campaign of sabotage against Nato countries over the past two years. The crew of the Eagle S was made up of Georgian and Indian nationals, Finnish media reported, but the ship had recently docked in Russia and was believed to be carrying Russian oil products. The Estonian official said that when the alarm came on Christmas Day, Finland and Estonia sent ships to the area but the Estonian vessel could not cope with the stormy seas, so the Finns took the lead. \u201cIt took a couple of hours to clarify exactly which ship was to blame, and during that time [the Eagle S] cut two communication lines as well,\u201d said the official. However, the ship was stopped before there was any damage to Estlink 1, a second electricity cable linking Finland and Estonia. Tallinn has launched a naval and special forces operation to protect the remaining pipeline. The apparent sabotage comes as Estonia plans to decouple its power grid from the old Soviet network this coming spring and unite with a central European network instead. The official said these plans would go ahead but the damage to the cable would probably prove costly, citing incurred losses when the same cable was put out of action a year ago in an act not linked to sabotage. \u201cIt was a 10% increase in cost during the months it took to repair. Altogether, Estonians paid \u20ac90m more due to that. So it\u2019s not peanuts,\u201d the official said. Last month two fibre-optic cables were damaged in waters between Sweden and Denmark in an apparent act of sabotage by a Chinese ship. Repeated incidents in the Baltic Sea led the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, to announce on Friday that the alliance would increase its military presence in the sea. The Estonian official said Tallinn\u2019s own military operation would focus on monitoring the heavy traffic in the Baltic and providing a speedy response to threats. \u201cWe try to identify suspicious ships, or if we see that the anchor is in the water we will do everything to stop this ship before it reaches the cable,\u201d the official said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/german-official-elon-musk-trying-to-influence-election-afd;2024-12-30T14:21:23Z",
        "text": "The German government has accused Elon Musk of trying to meddle in the country\u2019s election campaign with repeated endorsements of the far-right party AfD. \u201cIt is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,\u201d said the government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann after Musk\u2019s X posts and an opinion piece published at the weekend backing the anti-Muslim, anti-migration Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland. She said at a regular media briefing that Musk had the right to free speech, adding: \u201cAfter all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.\u201d Musk has often weighed in on German politics, even calling the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, a \u201cfool\u201d on his social media platform X last month. However, his more recent open calls for German voters to back the AfD, which federal authorities classify as a suspected extremist party, have sparked outrage and accusations of troubling interference in Europe\u2019s top economy. The South African-born entrepreneur, who has been named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the US federal government, wrote on X earlier this month: \u201cOnly the AfD can save Germany.\u201d In the post, he shared a video by a German rightwing influencer, Naomi Seibt, who criticised Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, and praised Javier Milei, Argentina\u2019s self-styled \u201canarcho-capitalist\u201d president. He followed up at the weekend with a guest editorial in the broadsheet Welt am Sonntag arguing that Germany was teetering on the brink of economic and cultural collapse, defending the AfD against accusations of radicalism and praising the party\u2019s approach to the economy, including regulation and tax policy. The editor of the centre-right newspaper\u2019s opinion section, Eva Marie Kogel, posted on X that she had submitted her resignation in protest at the decision to run the article. Politicians from across the political spectrum criticised Musk\u2019s attempts to put his thumb on the scales of German democracy, with the health minister, Karl Lauterbach, of Scholz\u2019s Social Democratic party (SPD) calling his intervention \u201cundignified and highly problematic\u201d and Merz saying it was \u201cintrusive and presumptuous\u201d. Merz told the Funke media group: \u201cI cannot recall in the history of western democracies a comparable case of interference in the election campaign of a friendly country.\u201d Scholz\u2019s centre-left-led coalition collapsed last month, prompting him to call a confidence vote in order to trigger a general election in February, seven months ahead of schedule. His SPD is widely expected to lose to Merz\u2019s CDU/CSU bloc amid voter anger over the cost of living and meagre economic growth. Last week, Germany\u2019s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, criticised X explicitly and Musk indirectly in a short speech announcing his formal decision to dissolve parliament and call the election on 23 February. Steinmeier, whose role is largely ceremonial, warned of \u201coutside influence\u201d in the campaign, specifically citing recent \u201copen and blatant\u201d attempts on X to sway the vote. The remarks were widely interpreted as an admonishment of Musk. Members of the AfD have been working for months to make inroads with the Trump camp. Alice Weidel, the party\u2019s co-leader, was one of the first politicians abroad to welcome Trump\u2019s election victory. A small group of AfD activists posed for pictures with Trump at his private club Mar-a-Lago on US election day last month, chanting \u201cFight! Fight! Fight!\u201d in English and German for the cameras. In Musk\u2019s endorsement in Die Welt, he cited Weidel\u2019s \u201csame-sex partner from Sri Lanka\u201d as evidence that the portrayal of the AfD \u201cas rightwing extremist is clearly false\u201d. \u201cDoes that sound like Hitler to you? Please!\u201d he wrote. The AfD is polling second on about 19%, behind the CDU/CSU on 31%. A strong showing for the party could complicate coalition building after the election, requiring the winner to seek up to two partners to build a ruling majority. All mainstream parties have ruled out collaborating with the AfD at state or federal level."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea plane crash: bereaved families demand more support from government \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/30/south-korea-plane-crash-news-jeju-air-flight-2216-airlines-muan-airport-live-updates;2024-12-30T12:59:18Z",
        "text": "South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operations, while authorities plan a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s, after 179 people died in a Jeju Air crash involving the aircraft on Sunday. 141 of the 179 victims have now been identified using DNA analysis or fingerprint collection. Officials are continuing to examine the debris at the scene at Muan international airport in South Korea. Many families are still gathered at the airport, waiting for their loved ones to be officially identified and for the bodies of their relatives to be released. Some families are reportedly frustrated at the lack of regular updates from Jeju Air and are upset about how long the identification process is taking. They are calling for more support from the government. The Jeju Air plane that crash-landed was found to have operated 13 flights in 48 hours prior to the incident, Yonhap news agency reported. Jeju Air passengers have reportedly been cancelling tickets for future flights en masse. Officials said the crash could have been caused by a bird strike and weather conditions \u2013 or a combination of those and other factors \u2013 but the exact cause is not yet known. Experts say many questions remain, including why the plane appeared to be travelling so fast and why its landing gear did not appear to be down when it skidded down the runway and into a concrete embankment. South Korea has begun seven days of national mourning, with flags flown at half-mast. We are now closing this blog. Thanks for following along. Raphael Rashid, who has been reporting on the Jeju Air crash from Seoul, has written a piece about how the tragedy unfolded yesterday and how bereaved families are struggling to come to terms with the the deadliest air accident ever in South Korea. Here is an extract from his story, which you can read in full here. As evening fell, a man in his 60s kept returning to the family support desk, his son by his side. His wife had been travelling with her sisters-in-law on the flight. While the sisters-in-law\u2019s bodies had been identified, his wife\u2019s name was still not on the list. Again and again, they checked the registry of names, his son repeatedly collapsing in tears. The following morning, after spending the night in makeshift tents at the airport lounge, relatives of passengers not yet identified waited for news. A middle-aged man and woman kept their gaze fixed through the fence, where remnants of the plane \u2013 seats, gates and twisted metal parts \u2013 were still scattered across the field. Police superintendent general Na Won-o, who is leading the investigation into the plane crash, has said the DNA sampling of victims will not be immediate. He said: The National Forensic Service (NFS) is focusing its full efforts on this. But DNA analysis is not as immediate as taking a fingerprint and getting an instant result. Samples need to be collected, cultured, and then analysed to produce results. This means that each step requires physical time to complete. Many families are still gathered at Muan airport, waiting for their loved ones to be officially identified and for the bodies of their relatives to be released. Some families are reportedly frustrated at the lack of regular updates from Jeju Air and are upset about how long the identification process is taking. Authorities have so far identified 141 bodies. To help identify the bodies of victims officials have been collecting saliva samples from relatives at the airport, while others have been identified by their fingerprints. Shares of Jeju Air hit their lowest level on record on Monday, trading as much as 15.7% lower, while Boeing\u2019s US-listed shares were down 4.3% in pre-market trading, Reuters reports. (The Boeing 737-800, which was the aircraft involved in the deadly crash, was operated by the discount airline Jeju Air and manufactured by Boeing). Park Han Shin, whose brother died in the crash, is representing the families of the other 178 who were killed in the accident \u2013 and is demanding more support from the government. Speaking to the media, he said: We have to demand the government bring in more experts. We want them to recover our families, 100% of them. Or at least 80%, as soon as possible. The only way bereaved families will feel Jeju Air has done everything it can is if they help bereaved families financially. Why? A head of a family has passed away, parents of a family passed away. There are only children left, and how can they live on their own? This is something neither the province officials, nor the government can help with. Jeju Air has said it would do all it could to support the families of the victims, including with financial aid, as my colleague Justin McCurry notes in this story. Its chief executive, Kim E-bae, told a televised news conference he took \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for the crash, irrespective of the cause, and bowed deeply in apology with other senior company officials. He said the company had not identified any mechanical problems with the aircraft following regular checkups and that he would wait for the results of government investigations. Jeju Air said that about 68,000 flight reservations (over 33,000 for domestic flights and 34,000 for international routes) have been cancelled, as of 13:00 local time (04:00 GMT), with the majority of the cancellations occurring after 9am yesterday morning when flight 7C2216 crashed at Muan international airport, killing all but two of the 181 people onboard. This disclosure has been reported by Yonhap news agency, which also said that local travel agencies reported a spike in cancellations of tour packages in the wake of the worst aviation accident on South Korean soil. \u201cWe had about 40 inquiries regarding travel cancellations on Sunday alone,\u201d one travel agent told Yonhap news agency. \u201cWe saw about double the usual amount of cancellations and a 50% decrease in bookings.\u201d The Jeju Air plane that crash-landed at Muan international airport and skidded into a barrier early on Sunday, killing 179 people, was found to have operated 13 flights in 48 hours prior to the incident, Yonhap News Agency reports, citing industry sources. Here is an extract from the media report: The Boeing B737-800, which is believed to have experienced a landing gear malfunction during its descent at Muan International Airport on Sunday, was found to have traveled between Muan, Jeju Island and Incheon, west of Seoul, in the prior 48-hour time window. It was also found to have traveled to international destinations, including Beijing, Bangkok, Kota Kinabalu, Nagasaki and Taipei. The aircraft served as a charter flight for group tours mostly organized by a Gwangju-based travel agency, which offered a 5-day package trip to Bangkok for the Christmas season. Charter flights are specially scheduled based on demand and are typically filled exclusively with passengers recruited by travel agencies. Industry observers have raised concerns about whether Jeju Air may have overextended itself by scheduling excessive charter flights during the year-end peak season. Air safety experts have questioned why the plane had not been able to lower its undercarriage after being hit by an apparent bird strike despite having multiple redundancy systems onboard. Video of the crash indicated that the pilots did not deploy flaps or slats to slow the aircraft, suggesting a possible hydraulic failure, and did not manually lower the landing gear, suggesting they did not have time, said John Cox, a retired airline pilot and CEO of Safety Operating Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida. Despite that, the jetliner was under control and traveling in a straight line, and damage and injuries likely would have been minimised if not for the barrier being so close to the runway, Cox said. The following are the final minutes of Flight 7C2216 as provided by South Korea\u2019s transport ministry and fire authorities. All times are Korea Standard Time (GMT+9). 8:54 am. Muan airport air traffic control authorises the aircraft to land on runway 01, which is orientated at 10 degrees east of north. 8:57 am. Air traffic control gives \u201ccaution - bird activity\u201d advisory. 8:59 am. Flight 7C2216 pilot reports bird strike, declares emergency \u201cMayday Mayday Mayday\u201d and \u201cBird strike, bird strike, go-around.\u201d 9:00 am. Flight 7C2216 initiates a go-around and requests authorisation to land on runway 19, which is by approach from the opposite end of the airport\u2019s single runway. 9:01 am. Air traffic control authorises landing on runway 19. 9:02 am. Flight 7C2216 makes contact with runway at about 1,200m (1,312 yard) point of the 2,800m (3,062 yard) runway. 9:02:34 am. Air traffic control alerts \u201ccrash bell\u201d at airport fire rescue unit. 9:02:55 am. Airport fire rescue unit completes deploying fire rescue equipment. 9:03 am. Flight 7C2216 crashes into embankment after over-shooting the runway. 9:10 am. The transport ministry receives an accident report from airport authorities. 9:23 am. One male rescued and transported to a temporary medical facility. 9:38 am. Muan airport is closed. 9:50 am. Rescue completed of a second person from inside tail section of the plane. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has been at a terminal in the Muan international airport shaking hands and consoling grieving families, the BBC is reporting The plane crash \u2013 South Korea\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster - is the first major test for Choi, who assumed office on Friday after the country\u2019s parliament voted to impeach the previous acting president, Han Duck-soo. As we mentioned in a previous post, he has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operation system \u201cto prevent recurrence of aircraft accidents\u201d. South Korea\u2019s acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operations, while authorities plan a separate check of all Boeing 737-800s, after 179 people died in a Jeju Air crash involving the aircraft on Sunday. As shocked citizens began a second day of official mourning and flags flew at half-mast, the government said it would carry out the audit of all 101 of the aircraft in domestic operation, with US investigators, possibly including Boeing, joining the probe. Choi Sang-mok, who was appointed president two days before the disaster, said an exhaustive inspection was essential to overhaul the aviation safety system and \u201cmove toward a safer Republic of Korea\u201d. He was speaking as reports emerged that a passenger jet belonging to Jeju Air was forced to return to Gimpo airport in Seoul soon after taking off on Monday, following an unspecified problem with its landing gear. Landing gear malfunction is among the issues being targeted by the investigation into Sunday\u2019s crash, which occurred after the plane skidded along the runway in what the aviation industry describes as a \u201cbelly landing\u201d. Officials have confirmed that 179 of the 181 passengers and crew died when the Jeju Air plane crashed into a wall at Muan international airport shortly after attempting to land without its landing gear deployed. It is the country\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster. South Korea\u2019s acting president Choi Sang-mok has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operation system, while Seoul was also reviewing plans to conduct a \u201cspecial inspection\u201d of all Boeing 737-800s in operation in the country, following Sunday\u2019s crash, the country\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster. South Korea has begun seven days of national mourning, with flags flown at half-mast and acting President Choi flying to the crash site in southwestern Muan for a memorial. 141 of the 179 victims have now been identified using DNA analysis or fingerprint collection. Victims\u2019 families camped out at the airport overnight in special tents set up in the airport lounge. Teams of investigators, including from the US and South Korea, are now trying to establish what caused Sunday\u2019s disaster. Officials initially cited a bird strike as a likely cause of the crash, though questions remain over exactly what happened. Both black boxes \u2013 the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder \u2013 have been found. Another Jeju Airlines flight using a B737-800 aircraft experienced a malfunction linked to the landing gear and was forced to return to Seoul\u2019s Gimpo airport shortly after takeoff, Yonhap News Agency reported. A Jeju Air representative said they were \u201caware of the return incident\u201d and \u201clooking into the cause.\u201d Experts who have reviewed footage of the disaster \u2013 showing the plane making an emergency landing but then hitting a wall \u2013 have also raised questions over the airport\u2019s design, criticising a decision to build a wall, a solid structure, at the end of the airfield. Messages of condolence continued to flow from across the world. US President Joe Biden said the United States was ready to offer \u201cany necessary assistance\u201d, while Chinese president Xi Jinping, and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen expressed sympathy. Pope Francis, told worshippers at the Vatican that he joined \u201cin prayer for the survivors and the dead\u201d. South Korea\u2019s ministry of land has said 141 of the 179 victims have now been identified using DNA analysis or fingerprint collection. South Korea has started seven days of national mourning, with acting president Choi Sang-mok flying to the crash site in southwestern Muan for a memorial. Flags flew at half-mast on Monday and memorial altars are to be set up nationwide. The cause of Sunday\u2019s crash is still unclear. Officials have pointed to a bird strike as a likely reason for the tragedy. A warning of a bird strike was issued by the control tower minutes before the crash. However, experts who have reviewed footage of the disaster \u2013 showing the plane making an emergency landing but then hitting a wall \u2013 have questioned whether airport construction could have played a part. AFP has spoken to Kim Kwang-il, Professor of Aeronautical Science at Silla University and a former pilot, who said there shouldn\u2019t have \u201ca solid structure\u201d in that area at all. \u201cNormally, at the end of a runway, there\u2019s no such solid obstruction - it\u2019s against international aviation safety standards,\u201d he said. \u201cThe structure in question caused the aircraft to crash and catch fire. \u201cOutside the airport, there are usually just fences, which are soft and wouldn\u2019t cause significant damage. The plane could have skidded further and stopped naturally. The unnecessary structure is highly regrettable.\u201d Reuters has spoken to Jeon Je-young, 71, whose daughter Mi-sook was among the 179 people killed in Sunday\u2019s crash. He keeps playing the video of the disaster, unable to believe what has happened, he says. \u201cWhen I saw the accident video, the plane seemed out of control,\u201d said Jeon. \u201cThe pilots probably had no choice but to do it. My daughter, who is only in her mid-40s, ended up like this. This is unbelievable.\u201d Mi-sook was a warm-hearted child, he said. She brought some food and next year\u2019s calendar to his house on 21 December, his last brief moment with her. Authorities called out the names of some of those killed in the crash on Sunday, triggering an explosion of grief and rage among the passengers\u2019 families gathered in the airport\u2019s arrival area. They screamed, wept and collapsed on the floor of the terminal where their loved ones had been due to return home. Crime scene investigators have collected saliva swaps from families to run DNA tests to identify the victims. Jeon\u2019s daughter had been on her way home after travelling with friends to Bangkok for the Christmas holiday. She leaves behind a devastated family, including a husband and teenage daughter. \u201cThe water near the airport is not deep. Here are softer fields than this cement runway. Why couldn\u2019t the pilot land there instead?\u201d Jeon said. Mi-sook was identified by her fingerprints, and her family is looking for a funeral home near her town of Gwangju to transport her body there. \u201cShe was almost home, so [she saw] no need to call the family [to leave any final message]. She thought she was coming home,\u201d Jeon said. South Korea is reviewing plans to conduct a \u201cspecial inspection\u201d of all Boeing 737-800s in operation in the country, following Sunday\u2019s crash, AFP has reported. \u201c101 B737-800 series aircraft are currently in operation in South Korea. Consequently, we are reviewing plans to conduct a special inspection on B737-800 aircraft,\u201d said Joo Jong-wan, head of the aviation policy bureau at the South Korean transport ministry. Inspections will last until 3 January, he added. The Jeju Air jet pilot told air traffic control the aircraft had suffered a bird strike and declared mayday shortly before the plane crashed on Sunday, a transport ministry official said on Monday in a media briefing, according to Reuters. More details to follow. South Korea\u2019s aviation safety record As AFP reports, South Korea\u2019s aviation industry has a solid safety record and the crash was the first fatal accident for Jeju Air. On August 12, 2007, strong winds caused a Jeju Air-operated Bombardier Q400 carrying 74 passengers to veer off the runway at another southern airport, Busan-Gimhae. A dozen people were injured. Before Sunday, the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil took place on April 15, 2002, when an Air China Boeing 767 traveling from Beijing hit a hill near Busan-Gimhae, resulting in 129 deaths. The most recent fatal crash of a South Korean airline happened in San Francisco, California on July 6, 2013. Asiana Airlines\u2019 Boeing 777 aircraft missed its landing, leaving three dead and 182 hurt. The deadliest disaster to hit a South Korean airline goes back to September 1, 1983, when a Soviet fighter jet shot down a Boeing 747, which Moscow claimed was mistaken for a spy plane. All 23 crew and 246 passengers aboard the Korean Air flight - a New York-to-Seoul flight via Anchorage, Alaska - were killed. I\u2019ll hand the blog over to Rebecca Ratcliffe, who will continue taking you through our rolling coverage. Take care. Choi orders transport ministry to conduct emergency safety inspection of country\u2019s entire airline system Circling back to earlier remarks from acting president Choi Sang-mok: He has also ordered the transport ministry to conduct an emergency safety inspection of the country\u2019s entire airline operation system, Yonhap News Agency reports. Recovery teams return to site of the crash: photos Firefighters and recovery teams returned to the site of the crash earlier this morning. Here are some photos that have been filtering through from wire agencies: As Yonhap News Agency reports, the remains of 140 of the 179 people killed in the Jeju Air plane crash have tentatively been identified, according to the land ministry. During a briefing for victims\u2019 families at Muan International Airport this morning, the ministry said 165 bodies have been moved to a temporary morgue. An official said: Once we are ready to transfer the bodies following autopsies by investigation agencies, we will contact the families. The victims\u2019 belongings are being gathered from the runway where the plane belly-landed and crashed into a barrier yesterday, killing 179 of the 181 people onboard. The site will be preserved pending authorities\u2019 investigation into the cause of the accident. South Korean government declares seven-day national mourning period Continuing from our last post, via Yonhap: The South Korean government has declared a seven-day national mourning period until midnight Saturday, amid the crash. Memorial altars will be established at the crash site and in 17 cities and provinces, including Seoul and the southwestern city of Gwangju. Acting president Choi Sang-mok said: We hope the public will visit the joint memorial altars to mourn the victims and offer their condolences to the bereaved families. Choi is leading the centralized disaster control team instead of the prime minister, who would typically be in charge based on a manual prepared after the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, which killed 304 people. Acting president Choi expresses grief over deadly plane crash Acting South Korean president Choi Sang-mok has said he is \u201cheartbroken\u201d by the tragic plane crash, acknowledging the additional strain it places on a public already grappling with economic challenges. As Yonhap News Agency reports, Choi made the remarks while presiding over a disaster control meeting in Seoul. During the meeting he said: To the honorable citizens of our nation, as an acting president, my heart aches as we face this unforeseen tragedy amid recent economic hardships. During the meeting Choi, who also serves as deputy prime minister for economic affairs and finance minister, reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to deploying all available resources to support the bereaved families and injured survivors. He further pledged to thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and promptly disclose the findings to the bereaved families and the public with full transparency. We will transparently disclose the progress of the investigation into the accident, even before the final results are released, and keep the bereaved families informed. As the Yonhap News Agency reports, a Jeju Air flight that took off in South Korea today has returned to the airport of departure due to the same landing gear issue found in the deadly crash yesterday, according to industry sources. Jeju Air Flight 7C101, which departed from Gimpo International Airport for Jeju at 6.37am local time, detected an issue with its landing gear shortly after takeoff. The airline informed the 161 passengers about the mechanical defect caused by the landing gear issue and subsequently returned the flight to Gimpo at 7.25am. Jeju Air plans to resume operations after switching to a replacement aircraft. Landing gear is an essential device directly related to flight safety, ensuring safe takeoffs and landings while mitigating impact during emergency landings. In Sunday\u2019s Jeju Air crash that claimed 179 lives in the southwestern county of Muan, it is believed that all three landing gears had failed to operate properly. The aircraft involved in the return flight was a Boeing B737-800, the same model as the one involved in the disaster the previous day. Jeju Air operates 39 of this model out of its fleet of 41 aircraft. US transportation authorities to assist South Korea\u2019s probe into Jeju Air crash Yonhap News Agency reports that transportation safety authorities in the United States will help with a probe into the cause of the deadly Jeju Air plane crash. In an email statement sent to Yonhap, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it has formed a team with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to support South Korean authorities with the investigation. Donnell Evans, a communications official at the FAA, said: The NTSB is leading a team of U.S. investigators, that includes the FAA and Boeing, to assist the Republic of Korea\u2019s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) with their investigation into the Dec. 29 Jeju Air crash. An official at South Korea\u2019s ARAIB, operated under the country\u2019s transport ministry, said earlier the flight data recorder recovered from the aircraft has been damaged. If we have difficulty decoding it here, then we may have to send it to the NTSB. They have cases from all over the world to analyze, so it could take quite a bit of time. More condolences from world leaders Continuing from our previous post, via AFP: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the crash is \u201cyet another blow to the nation\u2019s heart\u201d after \u201ca difficult period\u201d \u2013 alluding to weeks of political turmoil in Seoul. This is an incredible loss and pain\u201d for the friends and families of those killed. Tehran expressed its \u201ccondolences and sympathy to the government and people of the Republic of Korea and Thailand\u201d, the departure point of the plane which had two Thai nationals on board. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei addressed \u201cthe families of the victims, and wished a speedy recovery for the injured of this tragic incident\u201d. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic wrote on X that \u201cas we watch with disbelief the horrific scenes from the crash site, our thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives,\u201d adding that he was \u201cdeeply shaken\u201d. Spain\u2019s foreign ministry said that Madrid was \u201cprofoundly shocked by the terrible accident\u201d, sending condolences and \u201call our solidarity\u201d to those affected. And Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a post on X that \u201cwe are deeply saddened by the tragic plane crash that occurred at Muan International Airport in our friend, the Republic of Korea.\u201d Global condolences flow following deadly air disaster Condolences are flowing from across the world following South Korea\u2019s deadliest plane crash. As AFP reports, world leaders have expressed their sympathy as relatives of those on board gathered at the airport in grief. Chinese president Xi Jinping said he was \u201cshocked\u201d to learn of the crash, in a message to South Korea\u2019s acting president Choi Sang-mok. He was quoted by China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV saying: I express our deep condolences to the victims, sincere sympathy for the victims\u2019 families, and wish those injured a speedy recovery. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she was \u201cheartbroken to see images of the plane crash in Muan\u201d. As your partner, Europe stands with you in this time of grief. Pope Francis, who visited South Korea a decade ago, told worshippers at the Vatican that he joins \u201cin prayer for the survivors and the dead\u201d. My thoughts are with the many families in South Korea who are mourning today following the dramatic plane crash. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the aftermath of the Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea. My name is Emily Wind, and I\u2019ll be taking you through our rolling updates for the next few hours. The country is reeling from the loss of 179 people after the plane crash-landed and burst into flames on Sunday morning. A team of US investigators will join local authorities to look at possible causes of the crash. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival Sunday, killing everyone aboard except two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage. It is the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. Officials have cited a bird strike as a likely cause of the crash, which flung passengers from the plane and left it \u201calmost completely destroyed\u201d, according to fire officials. But while families of the dead start to mourn, questions remain over exactly what happened. Both black boxes \u2013 the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder \u2013 have been found. Stay with us as we cover the day\u2019s events."
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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;UK teenager begins Dubai jail term for relationship with 17-year-old girl;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/uk-teenager-marcus-fakana-begins-dubai-jail-term-for-relationship-with-17-year-old-girl;2024-12-30T11:11:21Z",
        "text": "A British teenager has handed himself in to the authorities in Dubai to begin a one-year prison sentence for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, 18, was on holiday with his family in the United Arab Emirates when he met the girl, who is also from London and turned 18 the following month. He was arrested at his hotel and charged after the girl\u2019s mother found their chats and pictures after the family\u2019s return to London and called the Dubai police. Radha Stirling, the head of campaign group Detained in Dubai, said Fakana had handed himself in to authorities and intended to serve his year-long sentence in Dubai\u2019s al-Awir prison. She wrote on X that the teenager was still hoping for a pardon from Dubai\u2019s ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and help from the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy \u2013 the family\u2019s MP in Tottenham \u2013 and the British embassy. She said: \u201cI worry about the impact of Dubai prison on an 18-year-old\u2019s life. It wasn\u2019t easy to find the words to say to him as he surrendered his freedom.\u201d When asked previously about the case, Lammy said Fakana would have \u201call the support available\u201d from UK officials but that people should \u201cfollow the rules\u201d of other countries. Stirling said previously that the sentence was an \u201cutter disgrace\u201d and \u201can embarrassment to Britain\u201d, and claimed \u201cthe UK has prioritised trade deals over people\u2019s lives\u201d. Stirling shared a message from Fakana that said: \u201cThank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my fight. It\u2019s been a long fight, but nothing is hard with my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ guiding me. \u201cI\u2019m grateful for all the people who have helped by donating to me and my family of faith for supporting me.\u201d Fakana said previously the pair kept their \u201choliday romance\u201d secret from the girl\u2019s family \u201cbecause they were strict\u201d and had hoped to continue seeing each other back in the UK. Dubai has strict laws and enforcement on drugs, alcohol and sex, for which the age of consent is 18. If an adult has a sexual relationship with a person under 18 they can be prosecuted for having a sexual relationship with a minor. In a previous statement, prosecutors said: \u201cUnder UAE law, the girl is legally classified as a minor, and in accordance with procedures recognised internationally, her mother \u2013 being the legal guardian \u2013 filed the complaint. \u201cDubai\u2019s legal system is committed to protecting the rights of all individuals and ensuring impartial judicial proceedings.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against conviction for drugging and raping ex-wife;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/dominique-pelicot-will-not-appeal-against-conviction-for-drugging-and-raping-ex-wife;2024-12-30T10:44:00Z",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against his conviction for drugging and raping his wife and inviting strangers to rape her, his lawyer has said. B\u00e9atrice Zavarro said the former electrician, 72, who was jailed for the maximum 20 years this month, wished to spare his now ex-wife, Gis\u00e8le Pelicot, a new ordeal but admitted there was also the risk a new trial in front of a public jury could mean a longer prison sentence. Pelicot and the 50 others who were all found guilty of rape or sexual assault after a three-and-a-half-month trial have until midnight on Monday to lodge an appeal. A statement from public prosecutor confirmed that 17 people had so far appealed against their convictions, adding that a new trial would be held in N\u00eemes towards the end of next year. Gis\u00e8le Pelicot, 72, a retired logistics manager, believes she may have been raped more than 200 times by her husband and other men between 2011 and 2020, when Dominique Pelicot was finally caught after filming up the skirts of female shoppers in a supermarket near the couple\u2019s home in the Proven\u00e7al town of Mazan. Detectives subsequently found tens of thousands of videos of the abuse on his phone and a hard drive. On Monday, Zavarro said Dominique Pelicot had decided not to appeal against his conviction because to do so would \u201cforce Gis\u00e8le into a new ordeal and new confrontations, which [he] rejects\u201d. Appealing against the guilty judgment, when Pelicot admitted the charges, would involve \u201crunning an unnecessary risk\u201d, she added, as the accusations could be made more serious in the appeal court, where the case would be held in front of a public jury, potentially leading to a longer prison term. \u201cIt is time to put an end to this judicially,\u201d Zavarro said on Monday. The marathon rape trial in Avignon was heard by a panel of five professional magistrates. The appeal court, which sits in the southern city of N\u00eemes, will require a new full trial within the next year. Gis\u00e8le Pelicot is not required to attend the appeal hearing but her lawyer, St\u00e9phane Babonneau, indicated she was ready to do so. \u201cShe has told us she will be there. Maybe not every day but she says she will go,\u201d he said. She became an international feminist figurehead after insisting the trial be held in open court and the videos of her abuse shown in order that \u201cshame changes sides\u201d. The trial has caused much soul-searcing in France and calls to tighten French rape laws, including introducing the concept of \u201cconsent\u201d, which is absent. The trial also threw a spotlight on attitudes towards the rape and sexual abuse of women in France, where 94% of reported rape cases are dropped without any action. \u201cFrom Gis\u00e8le Pelicot\u2019s point of view, there is no sentence that will give her back what she has lost,\u201d Babonneau said. \u201cAll Gis\u00e8le Pelicot wanted is to have the accused convicted for what they did to her. As for the personal sentences, she respects the decision of the court and finds no solace in them.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Bird strike unlikely to be sole cause of fatal South Korean plane crash, experts say;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/bird-strike-unlikely-sole-cause-of-fatal-south-korean-plane-crash-experts-say;2024-12-30T06:53:33Z",
        "text": "One day after the fatal airline disaster in South Korea, the answer as to what went wrong with Jeju Air 2216 remains elusive. Even as experts remain puzzled by what caused the crash that killed 179 people, experts say that a bird striking the engine is unlikely to be the sole factor. The air traffic control tower at Muan reportedly issued a bird strike warning shortly before the incident, with a South Korean transport department official telling media the pilot had told controllers the plane had suffered a bird strike before declaring mayday. The early theory was that the bird strike led to the failure of the engine that powered the landing gear, which in turn caused the fatal belly landing. However, Dr Sonya Brown, a senior lecturer in aerospace design at the University of New South Wales, is sceptical. \u201cA bird strike should be a survivable event \u2026 It should not lead to what we eventually saw, particularly because in any situation where one engine is non-functioning (as the footage suggests), there\u2019s still plenty of power,\u201d she says, adding that bird strikes are so common that they are factored into the design of modern planes. On a Boeing 737 and any commercial airliner there are layers of redundancy, especially for the landing gear, which is hydraulically operated, she says. \u201cEven if that were to fail, it has redundancy in that it can still extend without the hydraulics system [which is] basically gravity operated, so the landing gear should still be able to extend.\u201d There are also dual redundancies in place for other flight control systems such as the flaps and slats \u2013 the latter of which Brown describes as a bit like a spoiler on a car \u2013 that mean these tools, which are dropped ahead of landing to increase drag and slow the aircraft down, should have been able to be activated. \u201cThey\u2019re running off two independent hydraulics systems, and it\u2019s very unlikely that a bird strike would take out those two independent hydraulic systems. \u201cIt does seem like there\u2019s more to this incident,\u201d she says. Prof Doug Drury, of Central Queensland University, agrees the bird strike alone is unlikely the sole cause. \u201cA bird strike on one engine would not cause the complete failure of all the systems, you can fly a 737 on one engine,\u201d says Drury, a veteran pilot who has flown commercial, military and private charter during his career. As investigators begin to examine black box flight data and cockpit voice recordings, it may be some time before there are definitive answers. For his part, Drury is baffled by the speed at which the plane approached the runway. \u201cIf you were going to do a belly landing you would slow it down to just stall speed,\u201d he says. \u201cBut this thing was scooting down the runway with a lot of energy.\u201d The plane also landed in the opposite direction than the runway usually operates, he says, meaning it may have landed with a tail wind. Planes normally land against such winds to help them slow down. \u201cWhy were they going so fast,\u201d he asks. \u201cThere are a lot more questions than answers at this point.\u201d Elias Visontay is Guardian Australia\u2019s transport and urban affairs reporter"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Monday briefing: Law, order and what the future might hold for Palestine;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/first-edition-wadie-said-gaza-israel;2024-12-30T06:45:28Z",
        "text": "Good morning. Israel\u2019s bombardment of Gaza, and the regional conflicts surrounding it, has continued to be the most significant global story of this year. Fourteen months in, reports of Israeli airstrikes that leave the streets littered with bodies keep coming. According to official estimates from the Gaza health ministry, more than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas\u2019s 7 October attack on Israel last year. The actual death toll is likely significantly higher. Schools, hospitals, roads, places of worship, homes \u2013 nothing has been spared in Israel\u2019s intense bombing of the Gaza Strip. Israel faces serious allegations of war crimes, ranging from collective punishment to genocide. The international criminal court\u2019s unprecedented move to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and former defence minister Yoav Gallant underscores the gravity of these accusations. And the violence has metastasised beyond Gaza\u2019s borders, spilling into Lebanon, the West Bank and Syria. Diplomatic efforts have yielded little respite, with peace appearing an increasingly remote prospect. A senior Israeli minister recently said the country\u2019s military will remain in Gaza for many years, confirming fears that the fateful \u201cday after\u201d will not come any time soon. For today\u2019s newsletter I have interviewed Wadie Said, a professor of law and dean\u2019s faculty fellow at the University of Colorado school of law and son of eminent Palestinian-American academic Edward Said, about the past 14 months in Gaza. In depth: \u2018Palestinians are desperate to have a say in their future\u2019 Hi Wadie \u2013 when you look back, what are your primary reflections on the past 14 months of this conflict? I would have never imagined that we would still be talking about this. It would not have been something that I could wrap my head around last November. On the one hand, worldwide support for Palestinians and their national rights has never been higher, especially in the so-called west. On the other hand, the violence is not stopping. No one is hiding the statistics \u2013 no one is hiding the number of mosques, churches, electricity generators and medical facilities that have been targeted and destroyed. And the Israeli military and government provide the thinnest justification. This does not correspond in any way to a belligerent power\u2019s obligations under international law. But it just doesn\u2019t matter. Has international law been effective? There\u2019s a real concern about genocide being committed and there\u2019s also an obligation that was imposed on the Israelis to stop doing things that could be interpreted as part of a genocidal campaign. The international court of justice issued an opinion back in January about the plausibility of what is happening in Gaza being genocide. But the situation we\u2019ve been in for the past 14 months or so is that [Israel] refuses to be bound by any standards and any accusation or claim backed up by evidence. They just deny it or say that it is an outrage, absurd or meritless. This discussion about the law and its obligations means a lot to people the world over. The vast majority would like to think that we\u2019re all bound by certain standards and those standards protect us. So there\u2019s a dissonance between that and what the people in Gaza specifically, and the West Bank and displaced Palestinians, are experiencing. The utility of the law in situations like this is to insist on some sort of minimal universal standard. It\u2019s easy to get caught up in the idea that there\u2019s no binding enforcement mechanism for the world court but it\u2019s about changing our understanding and popular perception so that at some point a change can happen, because the pressure will become too much. It\u2019s been frustrating that it\u2019s taken so long but people are going to insist on that to the extent that they\u2019re still moved by these horrors, which they seem to be. Has the inability of the court to stop the violence affected the credibility of international law? I remember many times when accountability for powerful actors in the context of international tribunals for war crimes and other similar issues gets thwarted. I could really go on about this, about the number of disappointments. Look at the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, who was set free by Jack Straw in 2000. The Israelis don\u2019t recognise any attempts to rein them in or any attempts to hold them accountable \u2013 they reject all of them. But, nevertheless, these international institutions on which the whole western-backed international order rests are willing to take the stand. It is quite remarkable, and it provides a record and a basis for people to rally around. It\u2019s not just a question about whether Benjamin Netanyahu or Yoav Gallant are going to be arrested and taken to The Hague. For the first time, we are asking: can Israeli officials visit this country or that country? They can visit the United States, but what happens if their flight is diverted and they have to make an emergency landing in a place that\u2019s a signatory to the ICC [international criminal court]? Who would have thought that this is the type of discussion we would be having? What we\u2019re seeing is a kind of a universal struggle to insist on basic standards. What\u2019s next for Gaza? How do I answer that? Obviously, the first thing that has to happen is the violence has to stop. The Israelis have to stop shooting and I say that very deliberately \u2013 it\u2019s the Israelis who are doing the most deadly shooting. Foreign journalists have not been allowed into Gaza. We see Palestinian journalists engaging in the most heroic work, along with their rescue workers and medical staff. We\u2019re witnessing some of the most amazing aspects of humanity on display every day, but we don\u2019t really know what\u2019s going on fully in Gaza, so it\u2019s hard to envision what comes next. Some Israeli officials and some in the west are talking about settling Gaza and annexing the West Bank as if all of these things are inevitable. The whole discussion completely obviates, glosses over and ignores the idea that Palestinians will have a say in their own future. Palestinians are desperate for their rights, desperate to have a say in their future and desperate for their own sense of freedom. That\u2019s not going away despite the unbelievably destructive levels of violence that the Israelis have employed to try to crush that sentiment among Palestinians. I would say the overwhelming number of people who grapple with this issue are very critical of what the Israelis have done, but translating that into tangible change has flummoxed us. Reading this online or on the Guardian app? Over Christmas period the headlines and sport will not appear, so to get the First Edition experience in your inbox every morning, sign up here Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 Jimmy Carter, the 39th and longest-lived American president, has died at the age of 100. \u201cMy father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,\u201d said Chip Carter, the former president\u2019s son, in a statement. Harold Jackson\u2019s obituary presents a comprehensive portrait of the Georgia Democrat and humanitarian, whose diplomatic endeavours beyond the presidency earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. This picture essay weaves together some of the most significant moments of his remarkable journey: \u201cCarter essentially lived in three centuries,\u201d writes his biographer Jonathan Alter. For deeper insight into his post-White House achievements, John S Gardner\u2019s piece illuminates how Carter transformed the very notion of a post-presidency. \u201cCarter\u2019s passing comes at a hinge moment when division, rancour and uncertainty prevail,\u201d writes David Smith. \u201cBiden, a fellow one-term president felled by inflation, is heading for the door. Trump, a chaos agent promising to wreak new havoc in the US and beyond, returns to power on 20 January\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Text messages, a mayday and then tragedy: the day flight 7C2216 was lost;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/jeju-air-flight-7c2216-text-messages-mayday;2024-12-30T05:59:00Z",
        "text": "\u201cA bird is stuck in the wing. We can\u2019t land,\u201d one passenger on board the ill-fated Jeju Air flight 7C2216 sent out in a panicked text just before 9am on Sunday morning. \u201cShould I write my final words?\u201d Minutes later, the Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people veered off the runway and burst into flames, resulting in South Korea\u2019s deadliest aviation disaster. The flight from Bangkok, full of holidaymakers on a Christmas package tour, had been routine until 8.57am, when air traffic controllers at Muan international airport, in the south-west of the country, spotted something concerning and radioed a bird strike warning to the cockpit. Seconds later, the pilots declared \u201cmayday, mayday, mayday\u201d. A man fishing on a nearby beach witnessed the aircraft\u2019s final moments. He reported seeing a flock of birds collide with the plane\u2019s right-side engine, followed by two or three loud \u201cbangs\u201d and then flames. At 9.03am, with its landing gear failing to deploy, the aircraft skidded along the runway before crashing into a navigation aid structure made of concrete and a perimeter wall in an explosion of flames and debris. The official cause of the accident has yet to be determined. Within 13 minutes, authorities had declared a level 3 emergency, mobilising 80 firefighters, 32 fire engines, and rescue teams from across the region. For 43 agonising minutes, firefighters battled the inferno before the flames were contained at 9.46am. In the terminal, families who had gathered for joyful reunions watched in horror as news footage showed their loved ones\u2019 aircraft swallowed by flames. Among them was Suthinee, waiting to collect her daughter, 22-year-old Sirithon Cha-ue. The young Thai woman, known as Mei to her family, had won a scholarship to study airline business management and dreamed of becoming a flight attendant. This was only her second visit to see her mother, who had lived in South Korea for a decade. Her uncle, Thiraphat Cha-ue, recalled how she had been the pride of their family in northern Thailand\u2019s Chiang Rai province. \u201cThere were only three months left before she graduated,\u201d he said, adding the family had been discussing attending her upcoming graduation ceremony in Bangkok. At 12.55pm, South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, arrived at the airport, where he was immediately surrounded by desperate families demanding answers. \u201cTell us the situation in real time,\u201d they pleaded. \u201cThink of the families first.\u201d Choi could only bow his head in response, promising that \u201cno effort would be spared\u201d in supporting the bereaved. When the Muan fire chief, Lee Jeong-hyun, delivered the devastating news that \u201cmost of the 181 passengers are presumed dead\u201d, the briefing room erupted in wails of grief. \u201cIs there absolutely no chance of survival?\u201d one family member asked. Lee could only bow his head and respond: \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, but that\u2019s what it\u2019s looking like.\u201d Some collapsed to the ground, others repeatedly cried out: \u201cHow could this happen?\u201d One woman raised her hand, pleading through tears: \u201cLet us go to the crash site. Family members can find their loved ones faster.\u201d As the day wore on, the death toll mounted in brutal increments: 28, then 47, then 62. By evening, officials confirmed 179 deaths, with only two crew members found in the tail section surviving. The victims were aged from three to 78. \u201cThrough collision twice and explosion, most of the passengers were thrown off the plane\u201d, said Yeom Dong-bu, a Muan firefighter at the scene. \u201cI used to work on ambulances so I\u2019ve seen this kind of terrible stuff like car crashes, but not on this scale.\u201d For Jeon Je-young, 71, whose daughter Mi-sook was on board, the tragedy was incomprehensible. \u201cWhen I saw the accident video, the plane seemed out of control,\u201d he said, still watching the footage of the aircraft\u2019s final moments. His daughter, in her mid-40s, had brought him food and next year\u2019s calendar just days earlier. \u201cShe is much nicer than my son, sometimes asking me to go out for a meal,\u201d he recalled, showing their final text exchanges on his mobile phone. A temporary mortuary was established at the airport, where 169 forensic officers and 579 police officers worked to identify victims. Military personnel joined the grim task of searching the wreckage, much of which was burnt beyond recognition. As evening fell, a man in his 60s kept returning to the family support desk, his son by his side. His wife had been travelling with her sisters-in-law on the flight. While the sisters-in-law\u2019s bodies had been identified, his wife\u2019s name was still not on the list. Again and again, they checked the registry of names, his son repeatedly collapsing in tears. The following morning, after spending the night in makeshift tents at the airport lounge, relatives of passengers not yet identified waited for news. A middle-aged man and woman kept their gaze fixed through the fence, where remnants of the plane \u2013 seats, gates and twisted metal parts \u2013 were still scattered across the field."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Testament to Spain\u2019s golden age to open up its secret spaces after \u20ac6m revamp;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/san-lorenzo-de-el-escorial-monastery-spain-open-up-secret-spaces-after-revamp;2024-12-30T05:00:29Z",
        "text": "Despite perching imperiously on a mountainside near Madrid for the better part of five centuries, the royal monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial has yet to give up all its treasures \u2013 or all its secrets. Forty years after it was included on Unesco\u2019s World Heritage list, Philip II\u2019s austere monument to power, piety and patronage is undergoing a major reorganisation that will allow visitors to enjoy the peace of a previously off-limits monastic patio and to look at paintings once reserved for the royal gaze. The two-year project, made possible by \u20ac6.5m (\u00a35.4m) of EU funds, aims to reintroduce visitors to the 33,327 sq metre site, a hulking testament to the imperial and cultural might of Spain\u2019s golden age. El Escorial, 35 miles north-west of Madrid, was the fulfilment of Philip II\u2019s dream of raising a monastery in a \u201cdesert\u201d, far from people and other buildings. His vision, which took 21 years to complete, involved the genius of two architects: Juan Bautista de Toledo, who had worked with Michelangelo in Rome, and, later, Juan de Herrera, who made the most of the logistical knowledge he had acquired while fighting in Flanders for Philip\u2019s father, Charles V. \u201cThis place was far away from everywhere else when it was founded; it wasn\u2019t a literal desert, but it was a kind of desert,\u201d says Luis P\u00e9rez de Prada, head of buildings and environment at Spain\u2019s national heritage institution, Patrimonio Nacional. \u201cIt was an incredible feat of work and it shows humanity\u2019s ability to create something in the middle of nowhere.\u201d Although El Escorial is hardly an unknown destination \u2013 it received more than 450,000 visitors last year \u2013 P\u00e9rez de Prada and his colleagues are keen to offer people a fresh perspective, literally and metaphorically. \u201cIt\u2019s a reopening with a much deeper understanding of what one of Spain\u2019s most important monuments is about architecturally and artistically, and of all the symbolism implicit in this place,\u201d he says. The most immediate change is the point of entry: instead of going in through the side, visitors will enter through the Patio of Kings, an imposing courtyard that immediately gives a sense of the immense scale and strength of the complex. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get a much greater understanding of the monastery\u2019s architecture now that you\u2019re able to come in through the Patio of Kings,\u201d says P\u00e9rez de Prada. \u201cWe really want people to understand what they\u2019re visiting when they come to a place like this; it\u2019s not just about saying: \u2018Yeah, I\u2019ve done the tour and I can say I\u2019ve visited El Escorial.\u2019 You need to understand how it was created and how it\u2019s been modified.\u201d For the first time, visitors will also be able to wander around the monastery\u2019s Patio of the Evangelists, a tranquil garden of fountains and statues with a cupola at its centre that echoes the great dome of the basilica. The other significant elements of the rethink are to be found in the dormant painting and architecture galleries, which are being reopened, reorganised and revitalised at a cost of \u20ac2.4m. The painting gallery, which closed seven years ago, will be arranged across nine rooms to show and explore the tastes, commissions and acquisitions of four monarchs: Philip II, Philip IV, Charles II and Isabel II. Among its 99 Italian, Spanish, Flemish, French and German pictures \u2013 many of them not previously on public display \u2013 are works by Titian, El Greco, Vel\u00e1zquez, Tintoretto, Zurbar\u00e1n and Juan Fern\u00e1ndez de Navarrete. Almost half the rooms will be given over to Philip II to reflect his cultural clout. \u201cPhilip II is the person who lays the foundation of the Spanish royal collections,\u201d says Carmen Garc\u00eda Fr\u00edas, a paintings curator at Patrimonio Nacional. \u201cFew monarchs had a brand new palace like this one in which to set out their decorative ideas and collect together such fine works of religious art.\u201d Pride of place will go to Calvary, a painstakingly restored work by Rogier van der Weyden painted between 1457 and 1464 for the Carthusian order in Scheut, on the outskirts of Brussels, and bought by Philip II in the 1550s. Garc\u00eda Fr\u00edas describes it as \u201cone of the most important works of universal painting\u201d. Not far away is the architecture gallery, which will displays nails and tools used in the building\u2019s construction, as well as sketches and models of a singular piece of design and engineering. There are also more mundane matters to attend to. Almost a third of the EU money \u2013 \u20ac2m \u2013 will go on updating the building and making it more sustainable by putting in LED lighting, installing four electric vehicle charging points, and using solar panels to help power Patrimonio Nacional\u2019s workshops. In 18 months, once the paving in the Patio of the Evangelists has been levelled, the lighting sorted, the paintings hung and the architectural exhibits arranged, visitors will finally be able to explore a little more of Philip II\u2019s desert dream. For P\u00e9rez de Prada, however, the monastery\u2019s importance transcends the vision of one man. \u201cThe most powerful monarch of the time is driving all this forward in his name,\u201d he says. \u201cBut it\u2019s also a place where you can see the evolution of art and architecture making an important leap during the Renaissance. It also shows us what society \u2013 and the world \u2013 was like at the time: the religious wars; the counter-reformation. All of that is reflected here.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Control, censorship and \u2018penalties\u2019: inside the Assad regime\u2019s propaganda arm;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/assad-regime-propaganda-arm-syria-control-censorship-penalties;2024-12-30T05:00:27Z",
        "text": "After 21 years, the day Farouk feared had finally come. An envelope sealed with red wax made its way through the faded hallways of Syria\u2019s national news agency, Sana, and landed on his desk. Inside was what employees called a penalty, the contents of which could range from a reprimand from the editors to a summons to one of Syria\u2019s brutal security branches. \u201cI found a mistake before the article was published and I brought it to the editors\u2019 attention. I thought this would be a good thing but they punished me,\u201d Farouk, a journalist on Sana\u2019s foreign news desk, said under a pseudonym. Farouk was lucky: he faced only an administrative consequence. Other co-workers had not been so fortunate. One day in 2014, Mohanned Abdelrahman was in the break room chatting with other colleagues as he prepared tea. During the conversation, it dawned on him that all of the employees in the group were from the same religious sect, something that could arouse the suspicion of authorities who were paranoid about any forms of community organising. Quickly, the group disbanded and headed back to their offices. A week later, he and the other employees found an envelope with the feared red seal on their desks. Inside was a summons to Branch 235, AKA the Palestinian branch, one of the country\u2019s most infamous detention centres, where Abdelrahman and other employees would be kept and interrogated for the next 15 days. Abdelrahman and his colleagues recounted their respective arrests while seated around a desk in Sana\u2019s foreign news department 10 days after the fall of the Assad regime, seemingly still dazed that they could speak freely. For the past 13 years, journalists had not been allowed to report freely as their news agency was on the frontline of the Assad regime\u2019s propaganda effort. The Sana homepage, not updated since Assad\u2019s ousting on 8 December, still bore the last headline issued by the Assad regime. \u201cPresident al-Assad assumes his work, national and constitutional duties\u201d, the news ticker read, despite the dictator\u2019s flight to Moscow a few hours earlier. The news agency\u2019s coverage in the days before the toppling of the Assad regime claimed all was well within Syria. As rebels advanced on Damascus, Sana said they were merely staging photo ops. It spoke of \u201cstrategic redeployments\u201d while Syrian government forces abandoned their posts en masse. Sana journalists were not brainwashed; they knew that the opposition was making inroads against regime forces. But years of Orwellian control and censorship within the newsroom had left them unable to write the truth. Abdelrahman said: \u201cThey would tell you that the yoghurt was black and you were not allowed to say it\u2019s white. They made you feel scared that you would be punished, so you wouldn\u2019t try to add anything new to articles.\u201d Throughout the civil war, Sana parroted regime lines, making itself key to the Syrian and Russian disinformation campaign. Its articles called the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, organ-harvesting agents of al-Qaida. While more than 90% of Syrians were living below the poverty line, the news agency reported on the installation of eco-buses in Damascus. To ensure journalists did not write anything that contradicted the regime\u2019s line, Syrian intelligence agents planted informants in the office to observe reporters. \u201cYou didn\u2019t know who was the one among us writing reports on their fellow employees. They reported when you got into work, when you left, how long you spent in the bathroom,\u201d Abdelrahman said. Journalists\u2019 social media profiles were monitored. A status that expressed any dissenting view, or even a \u201clike\u201d on a suspicious comment, would attract the attention of authorities. The consequences for journalists who dared to deviate from the state\u2019s line could be deadly. Reporters recalled a colleague who was detained for three months and tortured daily, suspended from a pipe in a grotesque stress position. Another was severely tortured after it was discovered he had been sending footage of opposition protests in south Syria to Al Jazeera. Almost all Sana journalists had stories about being detained. Alleged offences included tarnishing the reputation of Syria, organising revolutionary activities, working on behalf of Israel and working on behalf of Iran. Under the threat of bodily harm, journalists were asked to deny the reality they saw with their eyes and instead believe the press releases sent to them by the regime\u2019s PR teams. As economic conditions deteriorated, the Syrian regime would plant more and more egregious statistics and figures in their articles. The Assad regime was most sensitive towards the economic stories, acutely aware of growing discontent. \u201cThere was a blackout on any real information. The numbers coming from the ministry of industry and economy were pulled out of thin air,\u201d said Adnan al-Akhras, a home news reporter. Journalists also had to contend with the organisation\u2019s fearsome bureaucracy and onerous editorial standards. If a journalist was dispatched to cover a story abroad, they would first have to seek the permission of their editor, who would need to get the permission of the managing editor, who would report to the editor-in-chief, who would have to ask the minister of information. By the time all the permissions had been secured, the story was long over. Foreign news journalists relied on wire agencies such as Sputnik and Xinhua for their copy. However, there were strict editorial policies in place that sometimes even exceeded those of the Assad regime\u2019s foreign patrons. Journalists were obliged to change copy from Russia\u2019s Sputnik news agency to make it stricter. For example, Russian media\u2019s mention of \u201cUkraine\u2019s army\u201d would be changed to \u201cneo-Nazi forces\u201d in Sana\u2019s stories. \u201cWe would joke that we were the real Moscow, not them,\u201d Abdelrahman said, adding that in recent years journalists on the foreign desk could only write about Cuba, Iran, Russia and Venezuela. As journalists researched their stories, they were asked to collect any negative articles about the Assad regime that appeared in the foreign press. They would copy and paste these stories into an email, sign their names and send it off to a special account given to them by the palace. Where those emails went, the journalists had no idea \u2013 they never received a reply. As life in Syria grew harsher, so did the work at Sana. Monthly salaries at the news agency hovered at about 150,000 Syrian pounds (\u00a39). The stories grew more outrageous in contrast to the country\u2019s growing poverty, absurd even to their authors. \u201cWe had a phrase: \u2018Let the owner of the donkey tie it where he would like\u2019,\u201d said Ibrahim, a Sana journalist who asked to be identified only by his first name. Journalists were not allowed to quit. They could present their resignation to a special committee, which invariably would deny the request. They were not allowed to travel. If they tried, their name would flash across the border guard\u2019s screens and they would be sent back home. Sana journalists were considered as having access to sensitive information and so would have to apply for special security permissions to leave Syria \u2013 \u201cwhich we never got\u201d, Abdelrahman said. Despite the years of repression, journalists at Sana returned to work two days after the fall of the Assad regime. Home news reporters gathered and began to excitedly pitch ideas for future articles: the new marketplaces springing up in the post-Assad era; the rise of the dollar; tracing the disappearance of camera footage from regime prisons. Still, after years of strict control, journalists seemed unsure how to proceed. \u201cWe hope we will have freedom as journalists and that none of us will be arrested any more,\u201d Abdelrahman said, glancing at a media officer from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebel group that led the ousting of Assad, who had been given the task of helping reorganise the state news agency."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Donald Tusk\u2019s Polish revival masks deeper divisions with German neighbours;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/donald-tusk-polish-revival-masks-deeper-divisions-with-german-neighbours;2024-12-30T05:00:26Z",
        "text": "Germany\u2019s chancellor appears to be heading for defeat; France\u2019s president is mired in crisis. But while Europe\u2019s traditional power duo are in the doldrums, there is a strong, stable and pro-EU leader east of Paris and Berlin \u2013 Poland\u2019s prime minister, Donald Tusk. For European officials, it\u2019s a helpful gift of the calendar that Poland takes charge of the Council of the EU rotating presidency from 1 January. Tusk, a former European Council president, returned as Poland\u2019s prime minister in 2023, leading a broad coalition that defeated the rightwing populist party Law and Justice (PiS). One of his first acts was to end a long-festering dispute with Brussels with a pledge to restore constitutional norms, which unlocked billions of frozen EU funds. Tusk later showed his influence inside the European Council of EU leaders, helping to orchestrate the return of his centre-right ally Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. An EU presidency is a technical business: chairing hundreds of meetings, setting agendas. Tusk has no formal role. But symbolism matters. The presidency logo, a Polish flag entwined with the letters \u201cE\u201d and \u201cU\u201d, is intended to project Poland\u2019s return to the European mainstream. Tusk\u2019s government, which has pledged to prioritise security during its six-month stint, is an especially welcome contrast after the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s rogue diplomacy during his country\u2019s presidency. Micha\u0142 Wawrykiewicz, a centre-right MEP, affiliated to the governing Civic Coalition, said: \u201cWe are just after the presidency of Hungary, which is the biggest violator of all of the fundamentals of the European Union. So it is a good time slot for my country to prove that we are one of the leaders of the European Union.\u201d But the image of harmony regained is not quite what it seems. First, Poland\u2019s democratic restoration is incomplete. As many as a third of Poland\u2019s 10,000 judges are so-called \u201cneo judges\u201d, according to the Council of Europe \u2013 ie politicised appointees who took office through processes introduced by PiS that were widely deemed to violate the rule of law. Tusk\u2019s government faces a legal minefield in restoring independent judges, while the PiS-aligned President Andrzej Duda is blocking many reforms. \u201cIt shows how difficult it is to reverse the country on the democratic path after such a huge devastation,\u201d said Wawrykiewicz, a lawyer who campaigned to restore the rule of law before he was elected as an MEP in 2024. Duda is nearing the end of his term limit, so presidential elections likely in May will be critical in determining whether Tusk\u2019s government can fulfil its promise to restore the rule of law in Poland. That could affect how Poland runs its presidency. Some EU insiders contend that Poland\u2019s government is playing it safe by avoiding putting controversial topics on the EU agenda, such as 2040 carbon reduction targets. Before Duda stands down, he could be a helpful bridge to Donald Trump\u2019s White House. Anna W\u00f3jcik, of Kozminski University in Warsaw, said Tusk\u2019s government could use the \u201csurprising card of President Duda, who has good relations with the president-elect of the United States\u201d. More broadly, Warsaw has a good story to tell Trump, who has fiercely criticised Nato allies for \u201cnot paying their bills\u201d. Poland, already the biggest defence spender in GDP terms in Nato, is expected to spend 4.7% of its economic output on defence in 2025. This will be an advantage in Washington and \u201ca way of proving that Europe can well commit and even over-commit\u201d to Nato goals, W\u00f3jcik said. During its presidency of the Council of the EU, Poland is expected to make the case for more European defence spending, including via EU financing, which could entail joint borrowing. The European Commission has put the cost of boosting EU defences at a minimum of \u20ac500bn and has promised an options paper on how to raise these funds early in 2025. Any agreement on European defence spending will have to go through Europe\u2019s largest contributor to the EU budget, Germany, where political opposition and legal constraints make common borrowing deeply problematic. More broadly, despite the return of a pro-EU government in Warsaw and the epoch-making \u201cturning point\u201d, the Zeitenwende, in Germany, German-Polish relations are weighed down by mistrust and recrimination. Under the previous PiS government, Poland waged a long-running campaign for reparations for damage caused by the Nazi invasion and occupation. Germany, meanwhile, was one of Warsaw\u2019s toughest critics on the politicisation of its courts, helping to broker an agreement in 2020 that meant EU funds could be frozen over rule-of-law violations. In theory, Tusk\u2019s election should have improved relations, but the mood remains sour. Berlin was exasperated when in May Tusk joined forces with the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to call for a European air defence shield to protect EU airspace against all incoming threats, described as \u201ca bold initiative that will send a clear and strong message to our friends and foes\u201d. Germany dismissed the plan as a nonstarter, objecting to its vast cost and apparent emphasis on it being made in Europe. For Tusk, facing smears from his PiS rivals of being pro-German, that refusal closed down a positive, future-looking project that could have put relations on a better path. \u201cThere is no agreement on how to solve this conundrum in the Polish-German relations,\u201d said Piotr Buras, the head of the European Council on Foreign Relations\u2019 office in Warsaw. \u201cThis is a major problem for Tusk because he is the one who faces accusations that he is too pro-German, so he needs to make himself more credible to the Polish public opinion by being tough on Germany.\u201d Buras thinks the rest of the EU underestimates how far PiS \u201credefined the parameters of the Polish European debate\u201d. Polish support for the EU remains high but has fallen back from the stratospheric enthusiasm of the recent past: a survey for the Warsaw-based pollster CBOS showed 77% of respondents in favour of the EU in April 2024, down from 92% less than two years earlier. Opposition to Ukrainian refugees in Poland is growing. \u201cTusk is very much under pressure from the opposition, from the PiS, and he needs to be very, very cautious and he is very cautious,\u201d Buras said. \u201cThat sets limits for some major pro-European, courageous initiatives.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Authorities in South Korea seek arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/south-korea-seek-arrest-warrant-yoon-suk-yeol-ntwnfb;2024-12-30T03:38:19Z",
        "text": "South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to arrest impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree amounted to rebellion. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities into the power grab that lasted only a few hours on 3 December, confirmed it requested the warrant from a Seoul court. They plan to question Yoon on allegations of abuse of authority and orchestrating a rebellion. Yoon has dodged several requests by the joint investigation team and public prosecutors to appear for questioning and has also blocked searches of his offices. It was not clear whether the court will grant the warrant or whether Yoon can be compelled to appear for questioning. The application by investigators marks the first attempt in the country\u2019s history to forcibly detain a president before the impeachment procedure is complete. Under the country\u2019s laws, locations potentially linked to military secrets cannot be seized or searched without the consent of the person in charge, and it\u2019s unlikely that Yoon will voluntarily leave his residence if he faces detainment. Yoon\u2019s presidential powers were suspended after the National Assembly voted to impeach him on 14 December over his imposition of martial law that lasted only hours but has triggered weeks of political turmoil, halted high-level diplomacy and rattled financial markets. Yoon\u2019s fate now lies with the Constitutional Court, which has begun deliberations on whether to uphold the impeachment and formally remove him from office or reinstate him. Yoon has defended the martial law decree as a necessary act of governance, describing it as a warning against the liberal opposition Democratic Party, which has been bogging down his agenda with its majority in the parliament. Parliament voted last week to also impeach prime minister Han Duck-soo, who had assumed the role of acting president after Yoon\u2019s powers were suspended, over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court\u2019s review of Yoon\u2019s case. The country\u2019s new interim leader is deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok, who is also finance minister."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Russia vows to retaliate after state media reportedly blocked on Telegram in EU;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/russia-vows-to-retaliate-after-state-media-reportedly-blocked-on-telegram-in-eu;2024-12-30T00:39:21Z",
        "text": "Russia has vowed to retaliate after the channels of its state media were apparently blocked on the popular Telegram social media platform in the EU. On Sunday the channels of Ria Novosti news agency, Rossiya 1, Pervyi Kanal and NTV television, and Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapers were not accessible in several countries, including France, Belgium, Poland, Greece, the Netherlands and Italy, according to media reports. Neither Telegram nor EU sources have yet commented on the disruption. Moscow called the move \u201can act of censorship\u201d. \u201cThe systematic cleansing of all undesirable sources of information from the information space continues,\u201d foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, said. The EU had previously banned Russian state media such as Ria Novosti, Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta from being distributed in the bloc, accusing them with disseminating propaganda. Azerbaijan\u2019s president, Ilham Aliyev, said on Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, as he criticised Moscow for trying to \u201chush up\u201d the issue. \u201cWe can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia \u2026 We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done,\u201d he told Azerbaijani state television. Aliyev said that the airliner, which crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and killed 38 of the 67 on board, was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and \u201crendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.\u201d Aliyev accused Russia of trying to \u201chush up\u201d the issue for several days, saying he was \u201cupset and surprised\u201d by versions of events put forward by Russian officials. The Kremlin said that air defence systems were firing near Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, where the plane attempted to land, to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike. Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Monday that Jimmy Carter, who died aged 100, served as US president when Ukraine was not yet independent but \u201chis heart stood firmly with us in our ongoing fight for freedom\u201d. \u201cWe deeply appreciate his steadfast commitment to Christian faith and democratic values, as well as his unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia\u2019s unprovoked aggression,\u201d Zelenskyy said on X. \u201cToday, let us remember: peace matters, and the world must remain united in standing against those who threaten these values.\u201d A probe of the sabotaged Baltic Sea power cable has uncovered a drag trail stretching dozens of kilometres on the seabed, Finnish police said on Sunday. On Christmas Day, the Estlink 2 submarine cable that carries electricity from Finland to Estonia was disconnected from the grid, just over a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic. Finnish authorities have been investigating the Eagle S oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port over suspected \u201csabotage\u201d. The investigation has revealed a \u201cdragging track\u201d on the seabed, police said on Sunday, adding the trail had been identified \u201cfrom the beginning to the end\u201d. The cable\u2019s disconnection was the latest in a spate of incidents western officials believe are acts of sabotage linked to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Aleksei Bugayev, a former member of Russia\u2019s national soccer team who played at Euro 2004, has been killed in the 34-month-old war in Ukraine, Russian media quoted his father and agent as saying on Sunday. \u201cUnfortunately, the news about Aleksei\u2019s death is true. It happened today,\u201d TASS news agency quoted the player\u2019s father Ivan Bugayev as telling the Sport24 news outlet. RIA news agency quoted Bugayev\u2019s agent, Anton Smirnov, as saying intense fighting had made it impossible to retrieve Bugayev\u2019s body for burial. In September, Bugayev was sentenced by a court in southern Russia to nine and a half years in prison on drug trafficking charges. He later declared his intention to sign up to fight in the Ukraine war. Russian authorities actively recruit in prisons for the conflict. Georgia inaugurated a far-right governing party loyalist, Mikhail Kavelashvili, as president on Sunday, ratcheting up a months-long political crisis that has seen huge pro-European Union demonstrations. Kavelashvili, a former professional footballer, is backed by the Georgian Dream party, which has accused the West of trying to drag Tbilisi into the Ukraine conflict."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/30/disgruntled-police-in-northern-ireland-responsible-for-ira-leaks-after-good-friday-agreement;2024-12-30T00:01:23Z",
        "text": "Parts of the British government and disgruntled members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary were responsible for a series of major leaks during and after the establishment of the 1998 Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland, according to claims in newly released Irish government archives. An Irish department of foreign Affairs official focusing on justice and security created a report and list of the leaks in October 2002. They included attempts to undermine Sinn F\u00e9in, the republican political party linked to the IRA, and expose the position of the then Northern Ireland secretary, Mo Mowlam. In a reminder of the fragile situation in the wake of the historic peace deal, the report described how \u201cdisgruntled Special Branch officers in Northern Ireland\u201d were blamed by the British government for a series of releases about the IRA that were designed to damage Sinn F\u00e9in in the 2001 general election in Northern Ireland. Details of an IRA intelligence database containing the names of leading Conservative politicians \u2013 described at the time as a \u201chit list\u201d \u2013 was also passed to the BBC in April 2002 and, the briefing note continued, this was followed \u201cdays later by a leak to the Sunday Telegraph which alleged that senior IRA commanders bought Russian special forces rifles in Moscow last year\u201d. Special Branch leaks were also said to be associated with the 2002 IRA break-in at the RUC headquarters in Castlereagh in east Belfast. Other leaks included the disclosure in February 1998 of papers related to preparations for the Drumcree Orange Order march on 6 July 1997, which had been plagued by standoffs and clashes as nationalists opposed the procession down Garvaghy Road in Portadown. The gameplan document showed that Mowlam, who was publicly expressing a desire for a negotiated solution to the 1997 parade, advocated \u201cfinding the lowest common denominator for getting some Orange feet on the Garvaghy Road\u201d. In 1997, a large number of security forces were sent to the area to allow the march to proceed. The incident sparked heightened tension and a wave of rioting. Elsewhere in the newly released Irish archives, papers emerged showing how the UK government was lobbied to do more to assist former paramilitaries to get jobs and integrate back into society months after being released from prison in 1998 after the Good Friday agreement. The Northern Ireland office minister, Adam Ingram, resisted the pressure by stating society was \u201cnot yet at the stage where all of the shutters could go up\u201d, expressing concerns that ex-prisoners could end up teaching the children of their victims. There were details of an embarrassing affair when a piece of moon rock gifted to the Irish president by Nasa after an Apollo mission and kept at the Dunsink Observatory was destroyed in a fire in 1977. And in 2002, when the queen was celebrating her golden jubilee, a unionist minister in the Stormont government rebuffed a suggestion that there could be an extension of pub opening hours. Correspondence showed that lord lieutenants in Northern Ireland \u2013 representatives of the queen \u2013 were not pushing for the more celebratory licensing hours either. \u201cLady Carswell in particular believes that it would be difficult for Lord Lieutenants to encourage such activities without appearing political,\u201d one newly released email showed."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Dense fog expected to cause flight delays at Gatwick till end of Sunday;https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/dec/29/dense-fog-expected-to-cause-flight-disruption-at-gatwick-till-end-of-sunday;2024-12-29T22:15:29Z",
        "text": "Disruption caused by dense fog was expected to continue at Gatwick airport until the end of Sunday \u2013 its busiest day of the holiday period. Nats, the UK\u2019s main air traffic control provider, said temporary air restrictions were in place for the remainder of the day because of low visibility in airfields affected by fog. Earlier easyJet said a number of flights had been delayed or cancelled due to the knock-on impact of delays caused by the weather. It follows two days of disruption at the UK\u2019s busiest airports, with Saturday\u2019s flights at Stansted affected by the murky conditions while live departure boards showed delays at Heathrow, Luton, Gatwick and Manchester airports. On Sunday morning, a spokesperson for Gatwick said temporary air traffic restrictions remained in place because of poor visibility caused by fog and warned that some flights could be delayed throughout the day. A total of 769 flights were planned at the West Sussex airport on Sunday, making it the busiest day of the Christmas holiday period. Passengers were urged to contact their airlines for updated information. A Nats spokesperson said: \u201cWhile the weather conditions have improved, fog continues to affect some airports in London today. \u201cTemporary air traffic restrictions are therefore in place at airfields with low visibility to maintain safety. \u201cOur teams are working closely with the airports and airlines to minimise disruption but passengers should check the status of their flight with their airline.\u201d Patches of thick fog could reduce visibility to just 100 metres in some areas, the Met Office said. Heathrow, Luton and Stansted airports said flights had not been affected by the weather. A spokesperson for easyJet said: \u201cWe are doing all we can to minimise the impact of the weather for our customers, providing options to rebook or a refund for cancelled flights, as well as hotel accommodation and meals where required. \u201cWe advise customers due to travel to and from London Gatwick today to check our flight tracker for the latest information on their flight. \u201cThe safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is our highest priority and, while this is outside of our control, we are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the weather.\u201d Passengers on flights delayed for more than two hours may be entitled to assistance, including food and drink or overnight accommodation if necessary. Kiera Quayle, from Colchester, Essex, was due to fly from Isle of Man airport to Gatwick on Friday evening with her husband after visiting his family. But their flight was delayed by three hours before finally being cancelled at around 10pm, with the next one not available until Sunday. \u201cOur five days has turned to seven, it looks like,\u201d Quayle, 30, told the PA news agency. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating and stressful but I overheard a few families who are now missing holidays and work who have it worse at this point.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Air traffic controllers warned of bird strike minutes before Muan airport accident \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/29/south-korea-plane-crash-casualties-reported-after-jeju-air-flight-veers-off-runway-at-muan-airport-live-updates;2024-12-29T21:39:44Z",
        "text": "Summary of developments: One hundred and seventy-nine people are confirmed to have died in the catastrophic plane crash, which occurred on Sunday when a Jeju Air flight crash landed at Muan international airport. The plane appeared to land without landing gear before colliding with a concrete embankment and exploding. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Two members of the flight\u2019s crew have survived, including a man who was awake and speaking to doctors today. Joe Biden offered his condolences and said the US was ready to provide \u201cany necessary assistance\u201d. The Korean government is offering funeral services and temporary housing to families of the victims of the crash. The country is in a seven-day national mourning period. The passenger plane crash that killed 179 in South Korea comes at a time of political upheaval in the country, testing the government\u2019s ability to administer a rapid disaster response, report the Guardian\u2019s Raphael Rashid and Justin McCurry: The incident has highlighted the potential risks that instability at the highest level of government poses to disaster response. There were encouraging signs in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy. South Korea\u2019s rival political parties launched separate initiatives in response to the disaster, apparently setting aside the animosity of recent weeks. The opposition Democratic party leader, Lee Jae-myung, left for Muan, where he plans to stay indefinitely to support rescue efforts, the Hankyoreh newspaper said, although he will stay away from the crash site while recovery operations continue. The ruling People Power party, meanwhile, formed a taskforce focused on investigating the crash and supporting victims\u2019 families. The party\u2019s acting leader, Kweon Seong-dong, will visit Muan on Monday with taskforce members to \u201creview accident response measures and prevention strategies\u201d and meet bereaved families. Joe Biden said in a statement on Sunday that he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d to learn of the South Korea plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 passengers onboard. \u201cAs close allies, the American people share deep bonds of friendship with the South Korean people and our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this tragedy,\u201d the statement said. \u201cThe United States stands ready to provide any necessary assistance.\u201d The father of a passenger who died in the Jeju Air crash in South Korea called the disaster \u201cunbelievable\u201d. Reuters reports: Jeon Je-young keeps playing the video of the plane with his daughter and another 180 people on board slamming into a wall and bursting into flames at a South Korean airport. His daughter Mi-sook died on board. He still can\u2019t believe it. \u2018When I saw the accident video, the plane seemed out of control,\u2019 said 71-year-old Jeon. \u2018The pilots probably had no choice but to do it. My daughter, who is only in her mid-40s, ended up like this. This is unbelievable.\u2019 Mi-sook was a warm-hearted child, he said. She brought some food and next year\u2019s calendar to his house on Dec. 21, which became his last brief moment with her. \u2018She is much nicer than my son, sometimes asking me to go out for a meal,\u2019 Jeon recalled, showing his last exchanges with his daughter on his mobile phone. The Korean health ministry is reportedly providing counseling services to the families of the passengers who died in the catastrophic plane crash in Muan. The government has also offered temporary housing and help with funeral services to those families. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading a team of US investigators to help South Korea\u2019s aviation authority in its investigation of the Jeju Air crash in Muan, Reuters reports. Boeing, the maker of the plane, and the Federal Aviation Administration are participating, NTSB said on Sunday. A survivor of the deadly crash is awake and speaking with doctors, according to Yonhap News Agency. The 33-year-old flight attendant is one of two passengers who reportedly survived the Jeju Air crash that killed nearly all 181 people on board on Sunday. The director of the Seoul hospital where the survivor is being treated told reporters that the patient is able to communicate and is not displaying memory loss or other cognitive symptoms. The other survivor, also a flight attendant, is reportedly in stable condition at a separate hospital. Aviation experts question the theory that a bird strike caused the Jeju Air crash in South Korea that killed almost all of the 181 passengers on board, Reuters reports: Uncertainty surrounds the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, aviation experts said on Sunday, questioning how much impact a potential bird strike cited by authorities could have had in bringing down the Jeju Air flight. The apparent absence of landing gear, the timing of the twin-engine Boeing 737-800\u2019s belly landing at Muan International Airport and the reports of a possible bird strike all raised questions that could not yet be answered. The single-aisle aircraft was seen in video broadcast on local media skidding down the runway with no landing gear deployed before hitting a wall in an explosion of flame and debris. \u201cAt this point there are a lot more questions than we have answers. Why was the plane going so fast? Why were the flaps not open? Why was the landing gear not down?\u201d said Gregory Alegi, an aviation expert and former teacher at Italy\u2019s air force academy. South Korean officials are investigating the crash of Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, including the impact of a potential bird strike and the weather. 179 of 181 people on board died. Deputy Transport Minister Joo Jong-wan said the runway\u2019s 2,800-metre length was not a contributing factor, and that walls at the ends were built to industry standards. A spokesperson for Jeju Air was not immediately available for comment. Jeju Air declined to comment on the cause during news conferences, saying an investigation is under way. Christian Beckert, a flight safety expert and Lufthansa pilot, said the video footage suggested that aside from the reversers, most of the plane\u2019s braking systems were not activated, creating a \u201cbig problem\u201d and a fast landing. Beckert said a bird strike was unlikely to have damaged the landing gear while it was still up, and that if it had happened when it was down, it would have been hard to raise again. \u201cIt\u2019s really, really very rare and very unusual not to lower the gear, because there are independent systems where we can lower the gear with an alternate system,\u201d he said. The probe should paint a clearer picture, he added. 179 people were killed in South Korea\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster on Sunday after a plane \u2013 flying from Bangkok - crashed while landing at Muan international airport shortly after 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT). Four crew members and all 175 passengers, including five children under the age of 10, were killed. Two people, both crew members, were rescued from the wreckage and taken to hospital. They suffered \u201cmid to severe\u201d injuries, authorities said. Most passengers were South Koreans, apart from two Thai nationals, thought to be aged 22 and 45. According to authorities, the youngest passenger was a three-year-old boy and the oldest was a 78-year-old. Investigators are examining bird strikes and weather conditions as possible factors behind the crash. Yonhap news agency cited airport authorities as saying a bird strike may have caused the landing gear to malfunction. The plane involved in the crash was a Boeing 737-800 flown by Korean budget airline Jeju Air. The runway at the airport is expected to be closed until 1 January. Jeju Air said it \u201csincerely\u201d apologised - with top officials shown bowing deeply at a press conference in Seoul - and vowed to do all it could to help. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, named interim leader of the country on Friday amid an ongoing political crisis, arrived at the scene of the accident and said the government was putting all its resources into dealing with the crash. A transport ministry official said workers had retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of the plane\u2019s black box. They will be examined by government experts, but it could take up to a month to decode the flight data as it was damaged in the crash. The country declared a seven day national mourning period effective from Sunday, with memorial altars to be set up nationwide. Rebecca Ratcliffe is the Guardian\u2019s south-east Asia correspondent Thai media outlet Khaosod has spoken to Thiraphat Cha-ue, the uncle of Sirithon Cha-ue, 22, who is one of two Thai women killed in the crash. Sirithon, known by the nickname Mei, had been travelling to visit her mother, Suthinee, who has lived in South Korea for 10 years, Thiraphat said. Sirithon\u2019s mother had been waiting to collect her at the airport. When Thiraphat saw the news on social media, he was too afraid to call her, he said. Thiraphat described Sirithon as the pride of the family. She had won a scholarship to study airline business management at Bangkok University and was in the fourth year of her course, he said. She dreamed of being an air hostess. \u201cThere were only three months left before she graduated,\u201d he said, adding the family, from Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand, had been discussing going to her upcoming graduation ceremony in Bangkok. Tomorrow he would travel with Sirithon\u2019s two younger brothers to South Korea, he said, to bring back her remains. Thailand\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement that South Korean authorities had confirmed two Thai passengers were among the fatalities. In the statement, the ministry said: The ministry of foreign affairs has already contacted the relatives of the deceased Thai nationals, while the Royal Thai Embassy has coordinated with the South Korean authorities and Jeju Airlines who are now facilitating the relatives\u2019 travel from Thailand to South Korea. The ministry of foreign affairs would like to express its deepest condolences to all of the families of the deceased for their immense loss, particularly during this holiday season when families are traveling to reunite with loved ones. Among the 177 bodies so far found, officials have so far identified 88 of them, the fire agency said. The passengers were predominantly South Korean, as well as two Thai nationals. Many of the passengers were reportedly returning from a Christmas spent in Thailand. Raphael Rashid is reporting for the Guardian from Seoul South Korea\u2019s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, whose impeachment trial is pending following his failed martial law declaration earlier this month, wrote on Facebook a message expressing \u201cdeep condolences to those who lost their precious lives and to the bereaved families who lost their loved ones\u201d. \u201cI am devastated and heartbroken,\u201d Yoon said. \u201cI believe the government will do its best to manage the accident and support the victims. I will stand with the people to overcome this difficult situation as soon as possible.\u201d Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has said he was \u201cdeeply saddened by the loss of many precious lives\u201d in a message released through Tokyo\u2019s foreign ministry. It follows similar messages of condolences, including from China, the UK and Ukraine. One of the two survivors of a plane crash that killed 179 others Sunday has told doctors he had \u201calready been rescued\u201d when he awoke in hospital reports the Yonhap News Agency. The 33-year-old survivor, known as Lee was working as a flight attendant on the Jeju Air plane that crashed Sunday morning. Emergency services initially took Lee to a hospital in the nearby city of Mokpo, south of Seoul, but later transferred him to Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital in the capital city. \u201cWhen I woke up, I had already been rescued,\u201d he told doctors at the hospital, according to its director Ju Woong. \u201cHe\u2019s fully able to communicate,\u201d Ju said. \u201cThere\u2019s no indication yet of memory loss or such.\u201d Lee is currently in intensive care after doctors diagnosed him with multiple fractures and risk of paralysis. One of the two black boxes retrieved from the Jeju Air plane that crashed in South Korea on Sunday had sustained partial damage, reports the Yonhap news agency in South Korea. The damage will likely delay analysis to identify the cause of the accident, land ministry officials said. \u201cDecoding the FDR alone could take about a month,\u201d the official added. \u201cIf we have difficulty decoding it here, then we may have to send it to the NTSB,\u201d the second official said. \u201cThey have cases from all over the world to analyze, so it could take quite a bit of time.\u201d The UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, says he is \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the fatal Jeju Air plane crash in South Korea. In a post on X, Lammy wrote: \u201cMy heartfelt condolences go out to the people of South Korea and Thailand, and all those that have lost loved ones.\u201d The cousin of a Thai passenger, 49-year-old Jongluk Doungmanee, who flew on the fatal Jeju Air plane says she is \u201csaddened\u201d and \u201cshocked\u201d. Pornphichaya chalermsin, from Nong Wua So District, Udon Thani, told the BBC that her cousin Jongluk was residing in South Korea for five years with her two children, aged 7 and 15. She worked in agriculture with her Korean husband, whom she married three years ago. In an interview with BBC Thai, she said she had \u201conly ever seen such news from other countries and never thought it would involve Thai people\u201d, adding that \u201cwatching the video footage made me feel even more distressed. \u201cI was shocked, I had goosebumps. I couldn\u2019t believe it\u2026 when the news said one of the victims was from Udon Thani, I was even more surprised.\u201d Before her flight on Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, Joungluk was in Thailand visiting her family and traveling in Chiang Mai with her husband. Her husband returned to South Korea before she departed. Jeju Air has declined to comment on the cause of the accident during news conferences, saying an investigation is under way. Under global aviation rules, South Korea will lead a civil investigation into the crash and automatically involve the National Transportation Safety Board in the US where the plane was designed and built. Here are some of the latest images being sent over to us from the newswires: 179 people have died and two people were rescued from the plane carrying 181 people that crashed at the Muan international airport this morning, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing rescue authorities. This means that officials have now confirmed that all of the plane\u2019s 175 passengers were killed in the crash, along with four flight staff. \u201cOf the 179 dead, 65 have been identified,\u201d South Korea\u2019s fire agency said. The two surviving crew members were rescued from the tail of the aircraft and had suffered \u201cmid to severe\u201d injuries, authorities said. It is the deadliest air crash to occur in South Korea, surpassing the 1993 Asiana Airlines crash in Mokpo that killed over 60 people. Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent his condolences to South Korea\u2019s acting president Choi Sang-mok, regarding the deadly Jeju Air crash. Xi expressed shocked regarding the significant number of casualties and expressed deep mourning for the victims, condolences to the bereaved families, and wishes to the injured for a speedy recovery. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has declared a period of national mourning until 4 January over the plane crash at Muan international airport that killed at 1east 177 people. \u201cWe extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives in this unexpected tragedy,\u201d he was quoted as saying. Flags at government offices will be lowered and civil servants will wear black ribbons, the BBC reports. The incident is the first major test for Choi, who assumed office on Friday after South Korea\u2019s parliament voted to impeach the previous acting president, Han Duck-soo. At least 177 people were killed in South Korea\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster on Sunday after a plane \u2013 flying from Bangkok - crashed while landing at Muan international airport shortly after 09:00 local time (00:00 GMT). 181 people were on board the plane at the time of the crash - including six crew members. Two people, both crew members, were rescued from the wreckage and taken to hospital. They suffered \u201cmid to severe\u201d injuries, authorities said. Officials have suggested the rest on board are presumed dead. 84 women, 82 men and 11 others whose genders weren\u2019t immediately identifiable died in the fire, the South Korean fire agency reported. Two people remained missing nine hours after the incident. According to authorities, the youngest passenger was a three-year-old boy and the oldest was a 78-year-old. Five of the people who were killed in the crash were children under the age of 10. A local fire official said the crash could have been caused by a bird strike and weather conditions, but the exact cause is not yet known. The plane involved in the crash was a Boeing 737-800 flown by Korean budget airline Jeju Air. A transport ministry official said workers had retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of the plane\u2019s black box. They will be examined by government experts. The runway is expected to be closed until 1 January. Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae apologised for the accident, bowing deeply during a televised briefing. He said the aircraft had no record of accidents and there were no early signs of malfunction. Over 1,500 emergency personnel have been deployed to the site and a special disaster zone has been enforced. You can read more of the latest developments here. Raphael Rashid is reporting for the Guardian from Seoul Airport staff have revealed that an unusually large flock of birds was spotted over Muan International Airport\u2019s runway on Sunday morning, hours before the crash. \u201cStaff members all said they had never seen so many birds before. They suddenly flew in from outside the airport,\u201d an anonymous airport official told OhmyNews, adding that such a concentration of birds was never seen before. The sighting raises questions about the adequacy of the airport\u2019s bird control measures. While South Korean law requires airports to maintain year-round bird deterrent activities with dedicated personnel and equipment, it remains unclear what specific actions were taken in response to Sunday morning\u2019s bird activity. The transport ministry has previously confirmed that air traffic controllers warned the Jeju Air flight about bird strike risks at 08:57, with the pilot declaring a mayday one minute later. Footage taken as the aircraft approached the airport appears to show unusual flames coming from its right engine. The Jeju Air flight 7C2216 from Bangkok had 175 passengers, including two Thai nationals, and six crew onboard. According to authorities, the youngest passenger was a three-year-old boy and the oldest was a 78-year-old. Five of the people who were killed in the crash were children under the age of 10, authorities said, citing the passenger manifest. Most of the passengers were in their 40s, 50s and 60s, South Korean Yonhap news agency reports. Here is a video of the moment the Boeing 737-800 skidded along the runway before hitting what appeared to be a concrete barrier and bursting into flames at South Korea\u2019s Muan airport (this video may be distressing to some people): At least 177 people - 84 women, 82 men and 11 others whose genders weren\u2019t immediately identifiable \u2013 died in the fire, the South Korean fire agency has said in its latest update. Emergency workers pulled two people, both crew members, to safety. Health officials said they are conscious and not in life-threatening condition. Germany\u2019s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sent condolences to the families of those killed in the deadly plane crash. \u201cWe have received terrible news of a plane crash in South Korea with many fatalities. Our condolences go out to the families of those killed in the crash and we wish the injured a speedy recovery,\u201d he wrote in a post on X. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: On behalf of the Ukrainian people and myself, I extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the people of Korea, and Acting President Choi Sang-mok. We share your sorrow and stand with the Korean people in this time of grief. The death toll from Sunday\u2019s Jeju Air crash has climbed to 176, with three people still missing, South Korea\u2019s fire agency has announced. Search teams will continue working through the night to locate the remaining three missing persons. Only two crew members are understood to have survived. According to the transport ministry, investigators have recovered both black boxes from the wreckage: the cockpit voice recorder at 11:30 and the flight data recorder at 14:24. Eight aircraft accident investigators and nine aviation safety inspectors are conducting initial investigations at the scene. More than 1,500 personnel have been mobilised for the rescue and recovery operation, including 490 firefighters, 455 police officers, and 340 military personnel. The airport\u2019s runway will remain closed until 05:00 on 1 January 2025, though this timeframe may be adjusted. A temporary morgue has been set up at the airport, with authorities working with families to arrange transfers of identified victims to external facilities. Raphael Rashid is reporting for the Guardian from Seoul A bird strike has emerged as a possible factor in Sunday\u2019s crash, after officials revealed that air traffic controllers warned the aircraft about bird strike risks minutes before the accident and one of the surviving crew members reportedly mentioned a bird strike after being rescued. While the exact cause remains under investigation, the incident has drawn attention to Muan International Airport\u2019s history with such incidents, reports Yonhap News. The airport has recorded the highest rate of bird strikes among South Korea\u2019s 14 regional airports, with 10 incidents reported between 2019 and August this year, according to data submitted to parliament by the Korea Airports Corporation. Though the absolute number is small, making it difficult to generalise into meaningful statistics, the strike rate of 0.09% of flights is significantly higher than other major airports like Gimpo (0.018%) and Jeju (0.013%). Aviation experts say bird strikes can be catastrophic. The risk is particularly high at Muan due to its location near fields and coastal areas. Nationwide bird strike incidents have been steadily increasing, from 108 in 2019 to 152 last year. Some suggest this rise could be linked to climate change, with migratory birds becoming permanent residents and shifts occurring in both the timing and species of birds appearing at airports. Airports employ various countermeasures including sound deterrents and monitoring systems, while some are now exploring AI and radar technology to track bird movements. All flights arriving at South Korea\u2019s Muan international airport have been cancelled on Sunday, the Korea Airports Corporation said this morning. Hours after the crash (the plane was attempting to land shortly after 9am local time/00.00 GMT)), family members gathered in the airport\u2019s arrival area. They could be heard screaming and crying as medics announced the names of 22 victims so far identified by their fingerprints, according to Reuters. Papers were circulated for families to write down their contact details. Two flight staff (one male and one female) were found alive and transported to hospital, the fire agency said. The rest of the 181 people aboard are presumed to have died, though this has not been officially confirmed yet. As we have mentioned in previous posts, fire authorities have reportedly said all but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 that veered off a runway and hit a wall at South Korea\u2019s Muan international airport are presumed to have died. More than 1,500 emergency personnel have been deployed for the huge recovery effort, including 490 fire employees and 455 police officers, according to the BBC. Emergency rescue workers are trying to locate the remains of those who remain unaccounted for, while the bodies of those recovered so far are being housed in a temporary mortuary close to the crash site, the Korea JoongAng Daily newspaper is reporting. Authorities are searching nearby areas for bodies possibly thrown from the plane, Muan fire chief Lee Jung-hyun has told journalists in a media briefing. \u201cOnly the tail part retains a little bit of shape, and the rest of (the plane) looks almost impossible to recognise,\u201d he said. As a reminder, no cause for the plane crash has been officially confirmed yet, but the fire service has suggested it could have been because of a collision with birds and poor weather conditions (see post at 07.00 for more details). Transport ministry officials have said their early assessment of communication records show the airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the plane shortly before it intended to land and gave its pilot permission to land in a different area. The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the plane went past the runway and skidded across a buffer zone before hitting the wall, the officials said. Senior transport ministry official Joo Jong-wan said workers have retrieved the flight data recorder from the plane\u2019s black box and are still looking for the cockpit voice recording device. He said government investigators arrived at the site to investigate the cause of the crash and fire. South Korea\u2019s rival political parties have each launched separate initiatives to respond to the disaster, apparently shifting focus from their ongoing political animosity. The opposition Democratic party leader, Lee Jae-myung, has departed for Muan where he plans to remain indefinitely to support rescue efforts, reports Hankyoreh, though he plans to stay at the party\u2019s provincial office rather than visit the crash site while recovery operations continue. The party has established an emergency response committee led by Joo Cheol-hyeon, who chairs their South Jeolla provincial chapter. Meanwhile, the ruling People Power party has formed a task force focused on investigating the crash and supporting victims\u2019 families. The party\u2019s acting leader, Kweon Seong-dong, announced he would visit Muan on Monday with task force members to \u201creview accident response measures and prevention strategies\u201d and meet with bereaved families. Both party initiatives come amid unprecedented political turmoil in South Korea. The country\u2019s president was suspended earlier this month after declaring martial law, and his acting replacement was then impeached by the opposition-controlled parliament last week, leaving the finance minister as the current acting president. The rapid-fire impeachments reflect the bitter political battle between the ruling and opposition parties that has paralysed much of the country\u2019s governance. A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed shortly after 9am local time (00:00 GMT) while attempting a landing at Muan international airport in south-western South Korea on Sunday morning. All but two of the people onboard Flight 7C2216 are presumed dead, according to local fire authorities. Two survivors, both reportedly crew members, were pulled from the tail section and are receiving treatment for \u201cmoderate to severe\u201d injuries at a nearby hospital. Rescue workers have retrieved 120 bodies; a further 59 are missing. Among the 175 passengers aboard the flight, 173 were Korean nationals and two were Thai nationals, officials have said. The Boeing 737-800 attempted a belly landing at about 9.03am local time after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy. The aircraft was seen skidding along the runway before hitting the airport\u2019s perimeter wall, breaking into two pieces at the front and tail sections and bursting into flames. The cause of the crash is yet to be confirmed, though a bird strike and weather conditions have been pointed to as possibilities. Local broadcaster MBC aired footage that appears to show a bird strike incident as the plane was descending, and one of the two survivors reportedly told rescue workers that the aircraft had experienced a bird strike. Witnesses reported hearing loud \u201cbang\u201d noises before the aircraft struck the wall. Officials have also said weather conditions may have played a role. Investigators have recovered the flight data recorder, while the cockpit voice recorder is still being sought. If the death toll is confirmed, it would be South Korea\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster and marks the first major casualty incident involving a low-cost carrier in the country\u2019s history. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has arrived at the scene approximately 300km south-west of Seoul and has ordered \u201call available equipment and personnel to be mobilised\u201d for the rescue operations at the airport. \u2018\u201cNo words of consolation will be enough for the families who have suffered such a tragedy,\u201d he said at the scene. Jeju Air chief executive, Kim E-bae, has issued official apology saying: \u201cAbove all, we express our deepest condolences and apologies to the families of the passengers who lost their lives in this accident. At present, the cause of the accident is difficult to determine, and we must await the official investigation results from the relevant government agencies. Regardless of the cause, as CEO, I feel profound responsibility for this incident.\u201d A spokesperson for Boeing told the Guardian: \u201cWe are in contact with Jeju Air regarding flight 2216 and stand ready to support them. We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew.\u201d Kerati Kijmanawat, president of Airports of Thailand, the country\u2019s main airport operator, said in a statement he expressed deepest condolences for this incident. He said there were no reports of any abnormal conditions, either in relation to the aircraft and the runway, when the flight departed from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. At that time, relevant agencies made no reports of bird strikes or obstacles on the runway, he said. \"AOT places the highest importance on the safety of its aircraft and passengers by continuously inspecting the runway, lighting systems, bird repellent systems, and maintaining them, while complying with international safety standards,\u201d said Kerati. Heartbreaking scenes unfolded at Muan International Airport as more than 100 family members gathered in a meeting room to receive updates about their loved ones, reports Yonhap News. When Lee Jeong-hyeon, the chief of Muan fire station, told families that most passengers were presumed dead, the room erupted in wails of grief. \u201cIs there absolutely no chance of survival?\u201d one family member asked, to which the fire chief could only bow his head and reply, \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, but that\u2019s what it\u2019s looking like\u201d. Some families expressed anger at what they saw as delayed responses from authorities and the airline. They had pleaded to be allowed near the crash site since this morning, but were denied access due to the restricted nature of the airport zone. When the acting president, Choi Sang-mok, visited the airport, families reportedly surrounded him demanding real-time updates and pleading: \u201cPlease think of the families first\u201d. Choi could only bow repeatedly while saying, \u201cI understand\u201d. Transport ministry officials have revealed a critical six-minute sequence before the crash, reports Yonhap News. At 08:57, air traffic controllers warned the approaching aircraft about bird strike risks. One minute later, at 08:58, the pilot declared a \u201cmayday\u201d. The plane attempted to land at 09:00 and crashed at 09:03. One of the two surviving crew members has reportedly corroborated initial theories about the cause, telling rescue workers immediately after being pulled from the wreckage that the aircraft had experienced a bird strike, according to fire officials. The transport ministry has confirmed that investigators have recovered the flight data recorder, while the cockpit voice recorder is still being sought. The National Police Agency has deployed 169 forensic investigators to help identify victims. Separately, 579 officers have been deployed to assist with search operations and escort emergency vehicles at the crash site. Witnesses who have spoken to Yonhap News have described seeing flames in the jet\u2019s engine and hearing explosions before the crash. Yoo Jae-yong, 41, who was staying near to the airport, said he saw a spark on the plane\u2019s right wing before the incident. \u201cI was telling my family there was a problem with the plane when I heard a loud explosion,\u201d Yoo said. One witness said he saw the plane descending and thought it was about to land when he noticed \u201ca flash of light\u201d. \u201cThen there was a loud bang followed by smoke in the air, and then I heard a series of explosions,\u201d he said. Another witness, Kim Yong-cheol, 70, said the plane failed to land in the first attempt and had circled back for another attempt. Kim said he heard the sound of \u201cmetallic scraping\u201d twice about five minutes before the crash. He saw the plane rising after failing to make a landing, before he heard a \u201cloud explosion\u201d and saw \u201cblack smoke billowing into the sky.\u201d Fire authorities have recovered 120 bodies from the Jeju Air crash site at Muan International Airport, with 59 people still missing, according to South Korea\u2019s national fire agency. Officials say the death toll so far includes 54 men, 57 women, and nine victims whose gender could not be immediately determined. Rescue teams have divided the crash site into three zones as they continue to search for the remaining victims. However, fire officials told families at a briefing in the airport terminal that survival chances for the missing passengers are \u201cvirtually none\u201d due to the severity of the crash and subsequent fire. Only two people have reportedly survived the crash after being rescued from the aircraft\u2019s tail section. They were rushed to a nearby hospital with \u201cmoderate to severe\u201d injuries. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operating as flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, was attempting what officials described as a \u201cbelly landing\u201d after experiencing landing gear problems. The plane struck airport perimeter structures and broke apart, with most of the fuselage being consumed by fire. According to local media reports, many of the passengers were families returning from Christmas package holidays in Thailand. The flight was carrying 175 passengers (173 South Koreans and two Thai nationals), along with six crew members. Ambassadors from around the world have offered messages of condolence. Philip Goldberg, the US ambassador to South Korea, said on social media: \u201cI was heartbroken to hear about the tragedy at Muan Airport this morning. My sincerest condolences go out to the victims and their loved ones, and my thoughts are with the people of Korea during this difficult time.\u201d German ambassador to South Korea Georg Schmidt also offered condolences, writing: \u201cVery best wishes for the injured and all involved in the rescue efforts. Our thoughts and prayers are with South Korea.\u201d British Ambassador to South Korea Colin Crooks wrote: \u201cDeepest condolences to the families of those who perished in this morning\u2019s dreadful air accident at Muan.\u201d Acting president Choi Sang-mok has designated Muan as a special disaster zone, reports Yonhap News. This declaration triggers a range of emergency relief measures and special administrative, fiscal, and financial support from the government to assist regions and residents affected by large-scale natural or man-made disasters. South Korea\u2019s national rail operator has announced a special train service to help families reach Muan, reports News1. A KTX bullet train will depart Seoul Station at 3pm local time and arrive at Mokpo. The railway company says bereaved families can use these services free of charge and additional trains will be arranged if needed. Mokpo station is the closest rail terminal to Muan International Airport. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, arrived at Muan International Airport at 12:55 PM local time to oversee the response to the disaster. Choi said at the crash site: No words of consolation will be enough for the families who have suffered such a tragedy He promised full government support for bereaved families. Choi, who became acting president just days ago amid South Korea\u2019s ongoing political crisis, activated the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters earlier in the day. His visit to the crash site marks the government\u2019s highest-level response to what is becoming one of South Korea\u2019s worst aviation disasters, and the worst to have occurred on South Korean soil. The aircraft involved in the crash was a Boeing 737-800, operated by Jeju Air. A spokesperson for Boeing told the Guardian: We are in contact with Jeju Air regarding flight 2216 and stand ready to support them. We extend our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts remain with the passengers and crew. Jeju Air chief executive, Kim E-bae, has issued official apology (unofficial translation): First, we bow our heads in apology to everyone who has trusted Jeju Air. At approximately 9:03 AM on 29 December, flight 7C2216 from Bangkok to Muan caught fire while landing at Muan International Airport. Above all, we express our deepest condolences and apologies to the families of the passengers who lost their lives in this accident. At present, the cause of the accident is difficult to determine, and we must await the official investigation results from the relevant government agencies. Regardless of the cause, as CEO, I feel profound responsibility for this incident. Jeju Air will do everything possible to promtly manage this accident and support the families of those aboard. We will also do our utmost to determine the cause of the accident in cooperation with the government. Once again, we pray for those who lost their lives in this accident and offer our deepest apologies to their bereaved families. Thailand\u2019s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra has expressed her condolences to the families of the deceased and injured on social media platform, x. Shinawatra has asked the ministry of foreign affairs to investigate whether there were any Thai passengers on this plane and what the current situation is, according to the post. Earlier reports from Yonhap news agency indicated two passengers onboard the Jeju Air flight were Thai nationals. According to Newsis, the Jeju Air aircraft was carrying many holidaymakers returning from a five-day Christmas package tour to Bangkok. The Muan-Bangkok route has only been operating four times per week since 8 December, as part of a seasonal schedule set to run until 23 March next year. Authorities are working to confirm the identities of victims by cross-referencing the passenger manifest with seating positions on the aircraft. Fire officials have now shifted from rescue operations to recovery, saying the aircraft\u2019s fuselage is damaged beyond recognition except for the tail section, reports News1. Some victims were reportedly ejected from the aircraft during impact. Jeju Air has updated the message on the landing page of its website: Jeju Air deeply bows in apology to all those affected by the Muan Airport accident. Our first priority is to do everything possible to manage this incident. We sincerely apologise for causing concern. Fire authorities say that among the 181 people aboard the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, all but two are presumed dead after the aircraft crashed during an emergency landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, according to Yonhap News. Rescue teams continue to search the wreckage where more bodies remain inside the fuselage. Two survivors, one passenger and one crew member, were pulled from the tail section and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. The Boeing 737-800 attempted a belly landing at around 9:03am local time after its landing gear reportedly failed to deploy. Witnesses reported hearing loud \u201cbang\u201d noises before the aircraft struck the airport\u2019s perimeter wall, breaking into two pieces and bursting into flames. Local broadcaster MBC aired footage that appears to show a bird strike incident as the plane was descending. An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. If the death toll is confirmed, this would be South Korea\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster and marks the first major casualty incident involving a low-cost carrier in the country\u2019s history, reports the JoongAng Ilbo. Previous major accidents on Korean soil include the 1993 Asiana Airlines crash in Mokpo that killed 68 people, and a 2002 Air China crash near Gimhae Airport that killed 129 of 166 passengers. South Korea\u2019s land, infrastructure and transport ministry has issued a statement on social media site, X, which said (unofficial translation): The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is dedicating all efforts to managing the Jeju Air flight 2216 incident. At approximately 09:03 on Sunday, 29 December, Jeju Air Flight 2216 (Bangkok-Muan) was involved in an accident during landing at Muan International Airport. The Ministry has activated its Central Accident Management Headquarters (09:30) and is concentrating all efforts on managing the aircraft accident at Muan Airport. The aircraft was carrying 175 passengers (including 2 Thai nationals) and 6 crew members. The exact number of casualties is currently being determined. Investigators from the Aviation Accident Investigation Committee arrived (10:10) and are currently investigating the cause. Safety operation directives have been issued to all airlines and airports. The Ministry\u2019s Central Accident Management Headquarters remains operational and plans to respond with full organisational capacity to minimise loss of life. Transport Minister Park Sang-woo has urged all parties to do their utmost in rescue operations and accident management. Jeju Air has switched its website to a minimalist, black background layout in response to the crash. In its official notice, the airline confirmed flight 7C2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 175 passengers and 6 crew members when it collided with structures at the end of the runway. The company says it has \u201cactivated company-wide emergency protocols\u201d and established a dedicated team to support bereaved families. The website provides emergency contact numbers and states: \u201cJeju Air will do everything possible regarding this accident. We deeply apologise for causing concern\u201d. A least 62 people have died after an airliner carrying 175 passengers and six crew veered off a runway and smashed into a wall at an airport in South Korea. Footage of the incident showed the Boeing 737-800 skid along the runway on Sunday morning before striking what appeared to be a concrete barrier at high speed and bursting into flames as parts of the fuselage flew into the air. The accident occurred at around 9am local time, shortly after the plane, Jeju Air flight 7C2216, landed at Muan international airport about 300km south-west of Seoul, at the end of a flight from Bangkok, the Yonhap news agency reported. Read more on this story from our reporters Justin McCurry and Raphael Rashid: Fire authorities have identified 62 deaths from the Muan airport crash, according to Yonhap news agency and News1, with officials warning the death toll could rise as bodies remain inside the aircraft\u2019s fuselage. Two survivors, one passenger and one crew member, have reportedly been rescued and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. The crash occurred when the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, carrying 181 passengers and crew, attempted an emergency landing at around 9:03 am local time after reporting problems with its landing gear. Rescue teams continue to search the wreckage. Fire authorities have identified 47 deaths from the Muan airport crash as of 11:40am local time, according to Newsis and Yonhap news agency, with officials warning the death toll could rise as bodies remain inside the aircraft\u2019s fuselage. Two survivors, one passenger and one crew member, have reportedly been rescued and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. The crash occurred when the Jeju Air flight from Bangkok, carrying 181 passengers and crew, attempted an emergency landing at around 9:03 am local time after reporting problems with its landing gear. Rescue teams continue to search the wreckage. Further images from Muan airport show firefighters and rescue workers responding. The Muan-Bangkok route was part of the airport\u2019s first international services in 17 years, launched just three weeks ago on 8 December. The expansion was part of a broader revival that would see the regional airport operate routes to 18 international destinations across nine countries this winter season, according to Yonhap News. According to Newsis, witnesses reported hearing loud \u201cbang\u201d sounds during the failed landing attempts, with the aircraft\u2019s landing gear reportedly failing to deploy properly. The plane then veered off the runway and struck the airport\u2019s perimeter wall, breaking into two pieces at the front and tail sections and bursting into flames. Emergency services have set up a temporary morgue at the site. Yonhap News reports that three people have been rescued so far, with the search underway for additional casualties, while News1 reports that among those rescued are one passenger and one crew member. Local authorities say they are coordinating with major hospitals in Gwangju to handle potential casualties. The crash presents the first major test for the acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who assumed office on Friday after South Korea\u2019s parliament voted to impeach the previous acting president, Han Duck-soo. Han had been serving as interim leader following the impeachment of then president Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month over his controversial martial law declaration. The short-lived declaration has roiled the country, with mass protests on Saturday calling for Yoon\u2019s removal. Among the 175 passengers aboard the flight from Bangkok, officials say 173 were Korean nationals and two were Thai nationals. There were six crew members. The National Fire Agency sayst the initial fire was brought under control at 9.46am, 43 minutes after the first emergency call was received at 9.03am. Dozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morning The exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise. Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people \u2013 175 passengers and six crew \u2013 when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire. Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continuing their search operation. The Boeing 737-800 may have suffered a bird strike that caused the landing gear to fail, according news agency Yonhap. The flight had reportedly attempted one landing before being forced to \u201cgo-around\u201d when the landing gear failed to lower normally. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered \u201call available equipment and personnel to be mobilised\u201d for the rescue operations at Muan international airport in the country\u2019s south-west and is heading to the crash site, about 300km from the capital, Seoul. The pilot of Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok appeared to be attempting a belly landing after the plane\u2019s landing gear failed to deploy properly, Yonhap is reporting. During the emergency landing attempt, the plane was unable to reduce its speed sufficiently as it approached the end of the runway, according to officials at the scene. The aircraft then struck airport structures at the runway\u2019s end, resulting in severe damage to the fuselage and triggering a fire. The Jeju Air flight had reportedly attempted one landing before being forced to \u201cgo-around\u201d when the landing gear failed to lower normally. A go-around is a standard aviation manoeuvre where pilots abort a landing attempt and circle around for another try. A bird strike is suspected to have caused the landing gear malfunction, though this remains under investigation. The plane came down at Muan international airport, in south-western South Korea: Some images are now coming in from the site at Muan international airport, where a Boeing 737 has crashed on landing. The acting president, Choi Sang-mok, arrived at the Central Disaster Management Headquarters in Seoul at 9.50am and ordered all available equipment and personnel to be mobilised for rescue operations, reports Yonhap. Choi, who is also finance minister and deputy prime minister, emphasised the need to ensure the safety of firefighters during rescue operations. After issuing the orders, Choi departed for the crash site at the airport in south-west of the country, approximately 300km from the capital, Seoul. Local fire authorities say they have brought the initial fire under control, and rescue operations are focusing on passengers in the tail section of the aircraft. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene after the Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok crashed at 9.03am. Fire officials warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise. South Korean news agency Yonhap is reporting that a bird strike may have affected the plane\u2019s landing gear. Footage circulating online appears to show a Jeju Air plane attempting to land without its landing gear down. The footage has not yet been verified. Rescue authorities are now evacuating passengers from the rear section of the jet, Yonhap said, citing the fire department. A photo showed the tail section of the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby. The acting president, Choi Sang-mok, has ordered \u201call available equipment and personnel to be mobilised\u201d for rescue operations at Muan international airport. South Korean news agency News1 reports that approximately 28 people are feared dead in the crash, according to fire authorities. Two people have been rescued, with emergency services continuing their search operations. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members when it struck a perimeter wall during landing, breaking apart and catching fire. Fire services have issued their highest level-3 emergency response. Casualties are being reported after an aircraft carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants veered off the runway and crashed into a fence in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. The agency said 23 casualties had been reported so far and that rescues were under way from Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok. Large plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the sky in early unverified images emerging on social media. Emergency services received the call at Muan international airport in South Jeolla province at around 9am. We will bring you more news as it emerges."
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        "label": "The Guardian;US sends investigators to help establish cause of South Korea plane crash;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/south-korea-plane-crash-us-investigation;2024-12-29T21:03:00Z",
        "text": "The US is sending air accident investigators to South Korea to help determine what went wrong with the Jeju Air plane that crash-landed at Muan airport and skidded into a barrier early on Sunday, killing 179. The team of investigators includes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing, which manufactured the 17-year-old aircraft. \u201cThe NTSB is leading a team of U.S. investigators (NTSB, Boeing and FAA) to assist the Republic of Korea\u2019s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) with their investigation of the Dec. 29 Jeju Air accident at Muan International Airport in Muan, Republic of Korea,\u201d the NTSB Newsroom account posted on X. The Boeing 737-800, operated by the discount airline Jeju Air, had departed from Bangkok, Thailand and arrived in Muan, South Korea, at approximately 9am local time. Air safety experts have questioned why the plane had not been able to lower its undercarriage after being hit by an apparent bird strike despite having multiple redundancy systems onboard. As of Sunday evening, local time, 179 of 181 people onboard the plane were confirmed dead. The two survivors were both crew members who were rescued from the back of the plane during the initial search, according to South Korea\u2019s Yonhap News Agency. In a briefing on Sunday, South Korea\u2019s ministry of land, infrastructure and transport reported that the control tower had warned of birds in the area just before the plane landed, Yonhap reported. The pilot then sent out a \u201cmayday\u201d signal and made one attempt to land. On the second attempt, the plane landed on its belly, and skidded before hitting a barrier and and going up in flames. \u201cIt is presumed to have been a bird strike. Smoke came out of one of the engines and then it exploded,\u201d a surviving crew member said in a witness report, Yonhap reported. Joe Biden issued a statement while on vacation in St Croix in the Virgin Islands. \u201cJill and I are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life that occurred as a result of the Jeju Airlines accident in Muan, Republic of Korea,\u201d the US president said. \u201cAs close allies, the American people share deep bonds of friendship with the South Korean people and our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted by this tragedy. The United States stands ready to provide any necessary assistance.\u201d Jeju Air flight 2216 had 181 people onboard, including 175 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots."
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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Israel orders remaining residents of Beit Hanoun to leave;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/israel-orders-remaining-residents-of-beit-hanoun-to-leave;2024-12-29T19:01:37Z",
        "text": "Israel has issued new evacuation orders for all remaining civilians to leave Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza as part of a blistering three-month-old campaign that Israel denies is aimed at depopulating a third of the Palestinian territory, amid reports Israeli attacks have damaged two more struggling hospitals in Gaza City. The Israeli army forcibly evacuated Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Friday, leaving the northern third of the strip, which is cut off from the rest of Gaza, with just one small functioning medical centre, al-Awda, in nearby Jabalia. On Sunday, everyone remaining in Beit Lahia was ordered to leave after Palestinian militants launched five rockets from the area that targeted Israeli territory. Some patients were taken to the nearby Indonesian hospital, which is without water or electricity and is not in service. Medics were prevented by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from joining them there, the local health ministry said. The World Health Organization said it would send an emergency mission to the Indonesian hospital on Sunday \u201cto safely move patients to southern Gaza for continued care\u201d. Israel\u2019s military said Kamal Adwan was being used as a base for Hamas operations, and that it would not allow services to resume there. The Palestinian militant group denies using medical infrastructure as cover for its activities. The IDF said it interrogated 950 people during the Friday raid on the hospital and claimed that 240 were found to be militants. Thirteen had pretended to be patients and attempted to flee on stretchers or in ambulances, it added. Most of the medical staff detained have since been released but the hospital\u2019s director, Hussam Abu Safiya, was still unaccounted for. Nurses and doctors told local media they had been beaten, stripped and then forced to walk towards southern Gaza, reports that were corroborated by the WHO. Sunday\u2019s evacuation order for Beit Hanoun triggered a new wave of displacement for the relative safety of areas below the Israeli-enforced Netzarim corridor, which has cut off Gaza City and satellite towns to the north from the rest of the strip. The WHO estimates that 75,000 people remain in Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun and Jabalia; approximately 325,000 people have fled since Israel began a new offensive and tightened sieges on the area in early October, cutting off almost all aid. The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service said it had lost communication with people still trapped in Beit Lahia and it was unable to send teams into the area because of Israeli forces on the ground. Later on Sunday, an Israeli airstrike killed seven people in a house in the town, said a relative, Said al-Zaaneen. There was no immediate Israeli comment. Israel denies carrying out a deliberate \u201csurrender or starve\u201d campaign, saying the new offensive is necessary to stop Hamas fighters regrouping, although Israeli media reports suggest that the government aims to annex the area as a military buffer zone. Palestinian health officials said Israeli military strikes across the territory killed at least 23 people on Sunday, including a direct hit on Gaza City\u2019s al-Wafa hospital that killed seven. The Israeli military said the strike was aimed at members of Hamas\u2019s aerial defence unit, which it said operated from the compound. The top floor of a building at al-Ahli, another hospital in Gaza City, was destroyed by Israeli tank fire on Sunday, residents said. There were no reported injuries. In Deir al-Balah, a central town, a fourth infant died of hypothermia, as almost all of the strip\u2019s population of 2.3 million struggles to survive in squalid makeshift accommodation and tents amid the onset of freezing and wet winter weather. Twenty-day-old Jomaa al-Batran was found with his head as \u201ccold as ice\u201d when his parents woke up on Sunday, his father, Yehia, told the Associated Press. The baby\u2019s twin brother, Ali, was moved to the intensive care unit of Deir al-Balah\u2019s al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, which like the rest of Gaza\u2019s medical infrastructure is suffering from a lack of medicine and supplies and overwhelmed by people in need of care. Israel\u2019s 15-month-old war on Gaza has killed at least 45,300 people and caused a devastating humanitarian crisis, amid accusations from the international court of justice and aid organisations that Israel has deliberately strangled food and aid supplies to the Palestinian territory. Israel says humanitarian agencies are to blame for slow deliveries, and that Hamas is siphoning off aid. About 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken captive in Hamas\u2019s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the conflict. An estimated 100 hostages remain in Gaza, a third of whom are believed to be dead. A new Israeli government report expected to be delivered next week to the UN special rapporteur on torture has compiled grim testimonies from freed hostages, including of physical, sexual and psychological abuse of adults and minors. On Sunday, Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had his prostate removed in a routine operation after a urinary tract infection stemming from the benign enlargement of the prostrate. The procedure raises fresh questions about the 75-year-old premier\u2019s health: he was taken to hospital in July 2023 for an emergency operation to fit a pacemaker, at which time it emerged he had a chronic heart condition that had not been disclosed to the public. He underwent hernia surgery earlier this year. The justice minister, Yariv Levin, a close Netanyahu ally, is serving as acting prime minister while Netanyahu is incapacitated. The premier\u2019s hospital visit comes as Israel faces fronts in the Palestinian territories, Lebanon and Syria, and a new escalation with the Iran-allied Houthi movement in Yemen. Netanyahu is also facing a personal battle in the form of an ongoing corruption trial."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea in mourning after plane crash kills all but two onboard;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/south-korea-jeju-air-plane-crash-mourning;2024-12-29T18:04:05Z",
        "text": "Distraught family members gathered at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday after a plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crashed, killing all but two people onboard, in the country\u2019s worst domestic civil aviation disaster. Officials said all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members were killed when the Boeing 737-800 attempted an emergency landing, smashed into a wall and burst into flames at 9am local time at the airport, about 185 miles south-west of Seoul. Two flight attendants who survived are being treated in hospital. One was in an intensive care unit with fractures to his ribs, shoulder blade and upper spine, said Ju Woong, the director of the Ewha Womans University Seoul hospital. The man told doctors he \u201cwoke up to find [himself] rescued\u201d. A stench of kerosene hung over the airport on Sunday night and scattered plane seats, suitcases and twisted bits of metal were visible close to the wrecked fuselage of Jeju Air flight 2216, which had been carrying mainly Korean passengers returning from winter holidays, as well as two Thai passengers. Joe Biden said in a statement that he and First Lady Jill Biden were \u201cdeeply saddened to learn of the loss of life\u201d and noted that \u201cas close allies\u201d of South Korea whose people \u201cshare deep bonds of friendship\u201d with Americans, \u201cour thoughts and prayers are with those impacted\u201d. A team of US team air accident investigators led by the NTSB, FAA and Boeing, makers of the 737-800 that crashed, would be assisting Korean air investigators, the NTSB said Sunday, as air safety experts questioned why the plane had not been able to lower its undercarriage after one engine was hit by what appeared to be a bird strike. Footage of the crash showed the aircraft skidding along the runway and veering off across a buffer zone before striking a concrete barrier at high speed and bursting into flames as parts of the fuselage flew into the air. A local fire official said the crash could have been caused by a bird strike and weather conditions, but the exact cause was not yet known. By late Sunday afternoon, floodlights illuminated the twisted wreckage as a huge yellow crane lifted the fuselage and officials continued the search and rescue mission. AFP reported that behind police cordon tape stretched across the wire fence at the edge of the runway there were plane seats and other chunks of metal, offering a glimpse of the catastrophic impact of the crash. Inside the airport terminal, more than 100 family members gathered to receive updates about their loved ones, many looking stunned and tearful. When a fire chief told families that most passengers were presumed dead, the room erupted in wails of grief. \u201cIs there absolutely no chance of survival?\u201d one family member asked. The fire chief could only bow his head and reply: \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, but that\u2019s what it\u2019s looking like.\u201d One woman was carried away on a stretcher, apparently having passed out from shock. Later in the day, boards typically used for arrival and departure information were instead displaying the names, dates of birth and nationalities of the victims. \u201cI had a son onboard that plane \u2026 he has yet to be identified,\u201d one elderly man waiting in the airport lounge told AFP. The sounds of people wailing and screaming echoed through the two-story airport building as the names and identities of victims were confirmed. \u201cMy younger sister went to heaven today,\u201d a 65-year-old woman who gave only her surname, Jo, told AFP. Her sister had been on holiday with friends in Bangkok, the woman said. \u201cMy husband is now trying to check whether she\u2019s been identified.\u201d Authorities said the youngest passenger was a three-year-old boy and the oldest was 78. Five of the dead were children under the age of 10. The only sounds near the crash site were the whirring of cameras and the murmur of reporters broadcasting live, as relatives lost for words awaited news of their loved ones. In the area around the runway, AFP reporters could see duty-free booklets and sanitary gloves worn by the flight crew scattered across the field, not far from the charred tail of the aircraft. Heartbreaking stories of family members were shared online, with one person saying his mother and his five aunts were on the plane. \u201cI was told they would arrive around 8.50am today, so I came to the airport to pick up my mother and aunts, but I\u2019ve heard no word from them,\u201d he told local media. A screenshot of a final KakaoTalk message exchange between a passenger and their family was widely reported in local media. The message from the parent onboard the plane said: \u201cWait, a bird is stuck in the wing. Unable to land now \u2026 should I leave a will?\u201d It was the last message, sent at 9.01am. Their child replied: \u201cWhy can\u2019t I make a call with you?\u201d It was delivered at 9.37am and has remained unread. A moment of silence was held at sporting events including volleyball and basketball games on Sunday. All major South Korean broadcasters changed their schedules to emergency news programming. End-of-year entertainment awards shows and comedy shows were cancelled. Transport ministry officials said an early assessment of communication records showed that the airport control tower issued a bird strike warning to the plane shortly before it intended to land and gave its pilot permission to land in a different area. The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the plane went past the runway and skidded across a buffer zone before hitting the wall, the officials said. \u201cThe cause of the accident is presumed to be a bird strike combined with adverse weather conditions,\u201d Lee Jeong-hyun, the chief of Muan fire station, told a media briefing. \u201cHowever, the exact cause will be announced following a joint investigation.\u201d Lee later said the tail section was the only part of the plane to have retained \u201ca little bit of its shape. The rest is almost impossible to recognise.\u201d Joo Jong-wan, a transport ministry official, said workers had retrieved the plane\u2019s flight data and cockpit voice recorders. They would be examined by government experts, Joo said, adding that the runway would be closed until 1 January. US investigators are to help with the inquiry into the crash. The accident comes as South Korea is in the midst of political chaos after the suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached earlier this month over an attempt to declare martial law. South Korea\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, arrived at the crash scene on Sunday and said the government was putting all its resources into dealing with the incident. It is the first major test for Choi, who assumed office on Friday. Some families voiced anger at what they saw as a delayed response from authorities and the airline. They had pleaded to be allowed near the crash site since the morning but were denied access because of the restricted nature of the airport zone. One relative used a microphone to plead for more information. \u201cMy older brother died and I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising into the sky after the crash at 9am on Sunday. Some photographs showed fire engulfing parts of the aircraft. Yoo Jae-yong, 41, who was staying near the airport, told the Yonhap news agency he saw a spark on the plane\u2019s right wing before the incident. \u201cI was telling my family there was a problem with the plane when I heard a loud explosion,\u201d Yoo said. Another witness, Kim Yong-cheol, 70, said the plane failed to land on the first attempt and circled back for another attempt. Kim said he heard the sound of \u201cmetallic scraping\u201d twice about five minutes before the crash. He saw the plane rising after failing to make a landing, before he heard a loud explosion and saw black smoke billowing into the sky. The national fire agency said the initial fire in the wreckage of the plane was brought under control at 9.46am, 43 minutes after the first emergency call was received at 9.03am. The country declared a seven-day national mourning period effective from Sunday, with memorial altars to be set up nationwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Manmohan Singh obituary;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/manmohan-singh-obituary;2024-12-29T16:37:51Z",
        "text": "The distinguished economist Manmohan Singh, who has died aged 92, was one of India\u2019s longest serving prime ministers (and the first Sikh to hold the office), yet he never won a direct parliamentary election. After nearly two decades as an economic bureaucrat, Singh was often seen as more of a civil servant than a politician. Unlike India\u2019s more charismatic leaders, he humbly admitted to being a poor public speaker. Yet, as India\u2019s finance minister (1991-96) this unlikely politician played a crucial role in the economic reforms that led to the rapid growth of India\u2019s GDP. Then, as prime minister from 2004, he forged a new relationship with the US, ended India\u2019s nuclear isolation and passed groundbreaking social legislation. In all this, he was bolstered by his reputation for absolute honesty, a considerable asset in the world of Indian politics. The son of Amrit Kaur and Murmuk Singh, and one of 10 children, he was born in the village of Gah, in the North West Province of what is now Pakistan. His father dealt in dried fruit imported from Afghanistan. At partition, the family made the perilous journey through the Muslim-dominated West Punjab to the Sikh holy city of Amritsar. Singh graduated from Punjab University and went on to study in the UK, at St John\u2019s College, Cambridge, where he received a first in economics \u2013 the only student to achieve this distinction in his final year. Later he would return to Britain for a DPhil at Nuffield College, Oxford. At Cambridge, he was influenced by two renowned economists and socialists, Joan Robinson and Nicholas Kaldor. Both held Singh in high regard. Robinson, his supervisor, described him as \u201cvery quiet and gentle in manner ... [with] a determined resistance to bunkum of all kinds\u201d. Kaldor, similarly impressed, recommended Singh to India\u2019s finance minister for a position. Singh had other ideas: becoming first an academic before working for the UN. Eventually he ended up in India\u2019s finance ministry. During his civil service career, including a tenure as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1982-85), Singh implemented the Congress party\u2019s leftwing economic policies. While civil servants are expected to remain impartial, Singh agreed with some government decisions, later telling his daughter Daman, a journalist and author, that nationalising India\u2019s banks was \u201ca good idea at the time\u201d. Yet his own thinking \u2013 articulated decades earlier in his Oxford thesis \u2013 was essentially liberal, emphasising the importance of foreign trade and greater openness to the world economy for India\u2019s development. Such an analysis became a virtue in 1991 when the then prime minister, Narasimha Rao, in the midst of an economic crisis, decided to accept IMF conditions for a massive loan in order to prevent India defaulting on its payments. The conditions included the end of India\u2019s infamous web of bureaucratic controls and an across-the-board reduction of import tariffs as well as severe cuts in welfare spending and subsidies. Rao appointed the apolitical Singh as finance minister, thinking no politician would risk his future by implementing the unpopular IMF conditions. The reforms that followed were one reason for the defeat of the Congress party in 1996. While Congress was out of power, Singh was leader of the opposition in the upper house of parliament. In the 2004 election Congress, under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, widow of the assassinated prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, won enough seats to form a coalition government and she, instead of taking the role herself, nominated Singh to be prime minister. It was clear that ultimate power rested with Gandhi. However, Singh did defy her when he insisted on ratifying an agreement with the US intended to end the international ban on selling civilian nuclear equipment and technology to India. Gandhi feared opposition to the agreement would split the coalition and the government would fall. But Singh pressed ahead, pushing it through parliament by a narrow majority. His reputation for honesty was a factor in Congress\u2019s improved performance in the 2009 general election. However, during his second term, corruption in the preparations for hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games and in the allocation of licences to run mobile phone networks (the \u201c2G spectrum scam\u201d) led to questions about whether Singh was tolerating dishonesty in his government. Throughout his two terms in office, Singh\u2019s position was weakened by his dependence on the support of smaller parties in the coalition. As prime minister he made his disapproval of the plan to allocate the phone network licences clear, but the telecommunications minister was allowed to go ahead because his party threatened to pull out of the coalition. Pressure from coalition parties delayed economic reforms that Singh favoured, which would have introduced more foreign competition in banking, insurance, retail, and other businesses. He had to go slower than he wanted on privatising nationalised industries. He also had reservations about Gandhi\u2019s pro-poor policies, which she insisted were necessary to combat the impression that the economic reforms only benefited the prosperous. In particular, he was concerned about the cost and effectiveness of a scheme guaranteeing employment to the jobless in rural India. But he did not oppose it. His former press adviser wrote of the Gandhi-Singh diarchy that \u201cwhile power was delegated, authority was not\u201d. For 20 years as a bureaucrat and more than 30 years as a politician, Singh played a vital role in India\u2019s economic history. As a bureaucrat he was never an out-and-out socialist; as a politician he did not fall head over heels for the market. His partnership with Gandhi, and it was more of a partnership than was generally realised, kept two fractious coalition governments in power, governments that passed important social and economic legislation. But Singh did not acquire his own power base and remained a Congress party loyalist. Although he announced he would not remain India\u2019s PM after the 2014 election, in opposition he continued to serve as a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament until April this year. Indian politics is a rough trade, and Singh was known more as a thinker than a brawler. The last decade, however, was marked by acrimonious exchanges between Singh and his successor Narendra Modi. Modi, a Hindu nationalist strongman, questioned his predecessor\u2019s honesty in a \u201ccorrupt government\u201d and even claimed that he had \u201ccolluded\u201d with India\u2019s arch-rival Pakistan. Both allegations were met by blistering denials. In return Singh was critical of his successor\u2019s economic policies, describing Modi\u2019s 2016 overnight decision to render worthless 86% of Indian banknotes \u201ca case of organised loot, legalised plunder of the common people\u201d. He also attacked Modi\u2019s silence in 2018 when one of his party\u2019s elected representatives was accused of raping a teenager. Singh, who came from a religious minority, was aware of the need for mutual respect in India and was appalled by Modi\u2019s rhetoric. During this year\u2019s Indian elections, Singh said of Modi that \u201cno [Indian] prime minister in the past has uttered such hateful, unparliamentary and coarse terms, meant to target either a specific section of the society or the opposition\u201d. Singh was a transformative figure in Indian history. Not only was he the architect of India\u2019s economic reforms, but in 2009 he became the first sitting prime minister in almost half a century to have completed a full term and seen his party re-elected with a bigger majority. He is survived by his wife, Gursharan Kaur, whom he married in 1958, and their daughters, Upinder, Daman and Amrit. \u2022 Manmohan Singh, economist and politician, born 26 September 1932; died 26 December 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Cause of South Korea plane crash unclear as officials focus on bird strikes;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/cause-of-south-korea-plane-crash-unclear-bird-strikes-landing-gear;2024-12-29T16:37:04Z",
        "text": "No one knows for certain what caused Jeju Air flight 2216 to crash, killing all but two of its 181 passengers and crew. As darkness fell at Muan international airport in South Korea and officials fielded questions from distraught relatives of the dead, the most likely explanation was that the plane had been struck by one or more birds, triggering a sequence of events that prevented the pilot from deploying the landing gear. Aviation officials focused on bird strikes \u2013 and, to a lesser extent, the weather \u2013 as the most probable cause, even as some experts said the relatively common phenomenon would not have been enough to cause a catastrophic failure of the landing gear. It has been reported that the control tower at Muan issued a bird strike warning shortly before the pilot made a mayday call. \u201cStaff members all said they had never seen so many birds before. They suddenly flew in from outside the airport,\u201d an anonymous airport official told the South Korean news site OhmyNews. More will be known once officials have inspected flight data retrieved from the debris of the Boeing 737-800, but aviation experts said a bird strike alone probably would not have carried the impact needed to disable the landing gear. \u201cA bird strike is not unusual, problems with an undercarriage are not unusual,\u201d said Geoffrey Thomas, the editor of Airline News. \u201cBird strikes happen far more often, but typically they don\u2019t cause the loss of an airplane by themselves.\u201d Other experts echoed Thomas\u2019s scepticism. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a bird strike prevent the landing gear from being extended,\u201d said Geoffrey Dell, an Australian airline safety expert. Trevor Jensen, an Australian aviation consultant, said fire and emergency services would normally be ready for a belly landing, \u201cso this appears to be unplanned\u201d. Marco Chan, a senior lecturer in aviation operations at Buckinghamshire New University in England, said: \u201cBird strikes are a significant risk to aircraft, and the danger depends on factors like the bird\u2019s size, the aircraft\u2019s speed, the location of the strike and the engine design.\u201d Birds weighing up to 1kg \u201crarely cause catastrophic failures but can damage engine blades or other critical parts\u201d, Chan said, adding that the Boeing 737-800, equipped with CFM56-7B26 engines manufactured by CFM International, was designed to handle many bird strike scenarios. Birds weighing more than 3kg, such as geese or swans, posed the highest risk, especially if ingested into an engine, he said. \u201cEven smaller birds can cause significant problems at high speeds, particularly if they strike multiple systems. While engines and airframes undergo extensive testing to manage these risks, rare and extreme scenarios remain a challenge in aviation safety.\u201d Dell said that if a flock of birds had been sucked into the engines, that would not have shut the engines down immediately, giving the pilots time to react. Footage of Sunday\u2019s crash shows the plane travelling at speed when it made contact with the tarmac. It did not appear to slow down as it careered along the runway and across a buffer zone directly in front of the perimeter wall. In a typical belly landing, Thomas said, \u201cyou are going to land on your engines and you\u2019re going to have a bumpy ride. You come in with minimum fuel, you have fire tenders in attendance, covering the runway with foam, and you land at the furthest end of the runway and usually it ends up being an OK situation.\u201d Bird strikes typically occur during landing and takeoff and are one of the most common threats to aircraft. A recent study by the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Agriculture found that 296,613 \u201cwildlife strikes\u201d were reported worldwide between 1990 and 2023, 98.3% of them in the US and mostly birds. The study found that the number of incidents had risen almost every year. Over the 33-year period, 83 bird strikes had resulted in the destruction of an aircraft, the report said. About 70% of the incidents occurred at or below 500ft above ground level, while those occurring above 500ft were more likely to cause damage. The location of Muan international airport, where Sunday\u2019s crash occurred, could turn out to be significant. It sits near three major bird sanctuaries that serve as wintering grounds for migratory birds. A survey this month by South Korea\u2019s National Institute of Ecology recorded nearly 19,000 migratory birds in these sanctuaries. The airport has recorded the highest rate of bird strikes among South Korea\u2019s 14 regional airports, with 10 incidents reported between 2019 and August this year, according to data submitted to parliament by the Korea Airports Corporation. A 2020 environmental impact assessment for the airport\u2019s planned runway expansion specifically warned of the risks, noting that \u201cthe outer airport area has wide farmland and tidal flats\u201d and that the nearby area was \u201cparticularly rich in bird food sources and rest areas\u201d. Transport ministry regulations require airports with one runway to maintain four dedicated bird control staff, or two staff for airports with fewer than 5,000 flights annually, like Muan. Nationwide, bird strike incidents have been increasing, from 108 in 2019 to 152 last year. Some suggest the rise could be linked to climate change, with migratory birds becoming permanent residents and shifts occurring in the timing and species of birds appearing at airports. Airports employ various countermeasures including sound deterrents and monitoring systems, and some exploring the use of AI and radar technology to track bird movements."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Letter: the Rev Donald Reeves obituary;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/letter-the-rev-donald-reeves-obituary;2024-12-29T16:00:18Z",
        "text": "While he was vicar of St Peter\u2019s, St Helier, Morden, in south London, the Rev Donald Reeves collaborated with Ripon Hall theological college in Oxford in establishing the Urban Ministry Project (UMP). This sought to reinvigorate the Church of England\u2019s understanding of \u201cleft behind\u201d places and to encourage clergy working in the inner city and outer estates in their commitment. Students on UMP certainly found \u201cthe Plunge\u201d \u2013 48 hours in London with only 15 shillings \u2013 tested their personal resourcefulness."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;21 states are getting minimum wage bumps in 2025;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5244050/states-minimum-wage-increase-2025;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:21:47 -0500",
        "text": "Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;New Orleans mayor says New Year's Day incident was a 'terrorist attack';https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5244945/new-orleans-mass-casualties;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:05:38 -0500",
        "text": "A vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day. The FBI is investigating the incident."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Norovirus outbreaks are on the rise around the country and on cruise ships;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5244061/norovirus-outbreak-spreads-symptoms-cruise-ships;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness are surging both at sea and on land.  Here's what to know."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Life Kit's guide to a successful Dry January;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/g-s1-40605/up-first-newsletter-life-kit-dry-january-resolution;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "It is officially 2025 and 'Life Kit' is kicking the year off with a series to help people complete Dry January successfully. And, a look ahead for this year from pop culture to politics."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after a prewar deal expired;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5244936/ukraine-russia-natural-gas-pipeline;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:31:13 -0500",
        "text": "Among the hardest-hit will be Moldova, which has brought in emergency measures as residents brace for a harsh winter and looming power cuts."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Aztec Rebels: La traves\u00eda de un club de motociclistas Latinos encontrando un hogar en el Bronx;https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/01/01/g-s1-38628/aztec-rebels-bronx-ny-club-de-motociclistas-mexicanos;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Los Aztec Rebels son un club de motociclistas con sede en el sur del Bronx, donde Eddie Lucero, el presidente del club, dice que puedes ser un hombre de familia y un l\u00edder en tu comunidad."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Look up! Here's what's to watch for in space in 2025;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5237427/space-celestial-events-2025;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "In the New Year, there will be supermoons, meteor showers and other exciting celestial events."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;New Year's resolution ideas: 25 fun and practical goals to reach for in 2025;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/g-s1-38433/new-years-resolution;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Can't think of a good New Year's resolution? We've got suggestions. Whether it's to stay out of debt or get your first tattoo, our expert guides can help make your goals a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;A look at the Aztec Rebels, a family-oriented motorcycle club based in the Bronx;https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/01/01/g-s1-27089/aztec-rebels-south-bronx-mexican-motorcycle-club;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The Aztec Rebels are a motorcycle club based out of the South Bronx where Eddie Lucero, the club's president, says you can be a family man and a leader in your community."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Blake Lively sues 'It Ends With Us' director Justin Baldoni alleging harassment;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/g-s1-40731/blake-lively-sues-it-ends-with-us-director-justin-baldoni;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:41:22 -0500",
        "text": "Blake Lively sued \"It Ends With Us\" director Justin Baldoni and several others tied to the romantic drama, alleging harassment and a coordinated campaign to attack her reputation.<br />"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Al-Shifa was a dream and a nightmare;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/1/al-shifa-was-a-dream-and-a-nightmare?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:26:03 +0000",
        "text": "The hospital was my dream workplace, but it turned into a place of death and despair."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russian gas flow to Europe via Ukraine stopped: Who does it hurt?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russian-gas-flow-to-europe-via-ukraine-stopped-who-does-it-hurt?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:41:32 +0000",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s dominance of the EU energy market ends but it will likely cause energy crisis in several EU countries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018We are waging an existential war\u2019: M23\u2019s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/we-are-waging-an-existential-war-m23s-bertrand-bisimwa-on-drc-conflict?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:14:40 +0000",
        "text": "Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a \u2018defensive\u2019 one, hopes for dialogue with Kinshasa."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Truck ramming attack kills at least 10 people in New Orleans;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/1/truck-ramming-attack-kills-at-least-10-people-in-new-orleans?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:13:55 +0000",
        "text": "An armed man in a truck has ploughed through a crowd in the US city of New Orleans, killing at least 10 people."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli attacks kill at least 20 Palestinians across Gaza on New Year\u2019s Day;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/israel-kills-at-least-22-palestinians-across-gaza-on-new-year-day?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:13:03 +0000",
        "text": "Attacks reported from Jabalia in the north, Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israelis celebrate the new year while their army kills Palestinians in Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/1/israelis-celebrate-the-new-year-while-their-army-kills-palestinians-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:13:25 +0000",
        "text": "While Israeli revelers partied in Tel Aviv, Palestinians in Gaza spent New Year\u2019s Eve fleeing Israeli bombardment."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, UK, Germany on January 13: Report;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/iran-to-hold-nuclear-talks-with-france-uk-germany-on-january-13-report?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:44:23 +0000",
        "text": "The next round of talks with European powers will take place one week before Trump&#039;s return to the White House."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;At least 10 killed in New Orleans vehicle ramming attack;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/several-feared-dead-as-truck-crashes-into-new-orleans-crowd-report?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:37:07 +0000",
        "text": "A suspect, who initially fled after exchanging gunfire with police, has been killed, US media reported."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Video: Ivory Coast becomes latest African country to expel French troops;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/1/video-ivory-coast-becomes-latest-african-country-to-expel-french-troops?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:10:24 +0000",
        "text": "Ivory Coast has become the latest African country to expel France\u2019s military from its nation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Doctor in Gaza was detained as \u201cwarning to other physicians\u201d;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2025/1/1/doctor-in-gaza-was-detained-as-warning-to-other?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:07:11 +0000",
        "text": "Dr Ali Elaydi says the arrest of the Dr Hussam Abu Safia in Gaza is meant as a warning to other doctors"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018Ready to engage\u2019: Syria\u2019s foreign minister calls for lifting of sanctions;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/ready-to-engage-syrias-foreign-minister-calls-for-lifting-of-sanctions?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:01:58 +0000",
        "text": "In exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Hassan al-Shaibani details the new administration&#039;s goals and challenges ahead."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;In New Year speech, Putin tells Russians \u2018everything will be fine\u2019;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/in-new-year-speech-putin-tells-russians-everything-will-be-fine?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:54:13 +0000",
        "text": "&#039;Upbeat&#039; address was delivered exactly 25 years since the Russian president took over from predecessor Boris Yeltsin."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Five sport events to watch in 2025: From Champions Trophy to AFCON;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/1/five-sport-events-to-watch-in-2025-from-champions-trophy-to-afcon?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:41:30 +0000",
        "text": "In a year packed with top international tournaments, Al Jazeera picks the top five must-watch events of 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone after 13-year wait;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/romania-bulgaria-join-borderless-schengen-zone-after-13-year-wait?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:02:37 +0000",
        "text": "Identification checks at Bulgaria and Romania&#039;s land borders have ceased, opening free travel to the rest of the EU."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/ivory-coast-says-french-troops-to-leave-country-after-decades?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:14:01 +0000",
        "text": "Ivory Coast is latest West African nation to expel troops of former colonial power after Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Heavy rains continue to compound misery of displaced Palestinians in Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/1/heavy-rains-continue-to-compound-misery-of-displaced-palestinians-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:03:24 +0000",
        "text": "Forcibly displaced families struggle to keep their children warm as cold weather kills infants amid Israeli genocide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Video: US launches wave of air strikes on Yemen\u2019s capital;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/1/video-us-launches-wave-of-air-strikes-on-yemens-capital?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:35:02 +0000",
        "text": "US Central Command has released video saying it struck &#039;Houthi targets&#039; in Sanaa and other locations in Yemen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;US Treasury hacked: Are China and the US stepping up their cyberwar?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/us-treasury-hacked-are-china-and-the-us-stepping-up-their-cyberwar?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:23:09 +0000",
        "text": "Department of the Treasury calls cyberattack a &#039;major incident&#039;, accuses China-backed hackers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,042;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1042?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:42:56 +0000",
        "text": "Here are the key developments on the 1,042nd day of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;International community has left Gaza\u2019s children to freeze and starve;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2025/1/1/international-community-has-left-gazas-children-to-freeze-and-starve?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:38:24 +0000",
        "text": "Amjad Shawa, the head of the Palestinian NGOs Network in Gaza, says that the international community has failed Gaza"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why is hypothermia killing Gaza\u2019s children?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/why-is-hypothermia-killing-gazas-children?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:31:24 +0000",
        "text": "Babies are at higher risk of dying from severe cold as they generate less heat than adults. Hunger compounds the risks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018Treat us like humans\u2019: Fishing wars trap Indians in Sri Lankan waters;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/1/treat-us-like-humans-fishing-wars-trap-indians-in-sri-lankan-waters?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:19:33 +0000",
        "text": "A record number of Indian fisherfolk were arrested by Sri Lanka in 2024 amid depleting catch in Indian waters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Panama says canal \u2018forever\u2019 theirs, despite Trump\u2019s threat of retaking it;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/1/panama-says-canal-forever-theirs-despite-trumps-threat-of-retaking-it?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:18:25 +0000",
        "text": "Panama&#039;s President Jose Raul Mulino has vowed the canal will forever stay under Panama&#039;s control."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine halted after transit deal expires;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russian-gas-supply-to-europe-via-ukraine-halted-after-transit-deal-expires?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:13:12 +0000",
        "text": "Five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expired on Wednesday as Kyiv refuses to extend the deal amid war."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korea says initial data extracted from Jeju Air cockpit recorder;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/south-korea-says-initial-data-extracted-from-jeju-air-cockpit-recorder?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:52:29 +0000",
        "text": "Officials say all 179 victims from deadliest crash on South Korean soil have been identified."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: BBC visits scene of deadly New Orleans attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c2ldqdq98xgo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:34:35 GMT",
        "text": "The BBC's Anna Adams had been celebrating New Year in the city, just a few hours before the attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Homes flooded and weather warnings as parts of UK battered by wind and rain;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgm5rkrp25o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:27:35 GMT",
        "text": "A major incident is declared in Greater Manchester after flooding left people trapped in their homes."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;CCTV shows how burglar carried out \u00a310m jewellery heist;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d31pdzg04o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:45:44 GMT",
        "text": "The BBC has obtained exclusive footage of a burglary targeting a socialite's north London mansion."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Era of cheap Russian gas to EU ends as transit across Ukraine stops;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4glyjx9m71o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:17:51 GMT",
        "text": "The EU says most states will not be affected but other European countries, including Moldova, are facing shortages."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: How the world celebrated the arrival of 2025;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cql51k3rgzpo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:34:17 GMT",
        "text": "The UK followed other European countries with spectacular firework displays, after New Zealand and Australia were the first to celebrate."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;30 years ago Tomorrow's World predicted 2025 - how did it do?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdn10yk0k1o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:42:58 GMT",
        "text": "From space junk gel to hologram surgery, the team had lots of intriguing predictions. Which, if any, came true?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Energy prices rise with warnings of more pain to come;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2612npy61o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:53:45 GMT",
        "text": "The new year starts with a 1% increase in domestic gas and electricity prices under Ofgem's price cap."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Lively and Baldoni both file new lawsuits in harassment row;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w3zkxneeo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:51:54 GMT",
        "text": "The two actors starred together in It Ends With Us, which was released last summer."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Number of migrants crossing Channel in small boats rises to 36,816;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y45dmg2pjo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:42:59 GMT",
        "text": "2024 was the deadliest year in the Channel, with 77 people known to have drowned trying to cross."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Data extracted from first Jeju Air black box, South Korea says;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9g40v898do;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:16:40 GMT",
        "text": "A second black box, which was damaged in the crash, will be sent to the US for analysis."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones reads Shipping Forecast as Nessa for centenary;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c0ewj85nj8wo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:48:31 GMT",
        "text": "Actress Ruth Jones reprised her role on a special day for the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 to celebrate 100 years of the weather report."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'The scene was just horrific' - witnesses tell of New Orleans carnage;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl378x8nnjo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:20:01 GMT",
        "text": "One man who was near where the attack happened told the BBC he \"walked past dead and injured bodies\" in the street."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What we know about the New Orleans attack;https://www.bbc.com/articles/cvg9lerq98po;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:25:03 GMT",
        "text": "Ten people are dead and at least 35 injured after a man drove into a large crowd in the city's French Quarter."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;New Orleans police brief media on Bourbon Street attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cj0r3rjy15zo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:23:00 GMT",
        "text": "Police say attacker was trying to \"run over as many people as he could\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The wars of 2024 brought together rivals - but created new enemies;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ewemgjw1o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:30:16 GMT",
        "text": "What the conflict in 2024 means for 2025..."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Anger, tears and joy after a heart attack at 22;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wedqexpyvo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:22:34 GMT",
        "text": "Faith Harrison says she wants to celebrate her \"second life\", 12 months after the attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;All the music, TV, film, art and more to get excited about in 2025;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nprmpr20o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:12:42 GMT",
        "text": "These big comebacks, awards contenders and cultural heavyweights should be highlights of the year."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why is VAT being added to private school fees?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c033dp0z1edo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:51:06 GMT",
        "text": "The government says the rule change will raise \u00a3460m extra to spend in state schools in 2024/25."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I wanted to be a dancer - now I'm a WWE star';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24n8vdzv2ro;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:34:45 GMT",
        "text": "Isla Dawn has gone from Langside College to becoming a tag team champion in the world's biggest wrestling company."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Seven celestial events to look out for in 2025;https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cy470ye4wn8o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:25:29 GMT",
        "text": "It is a brand new year and if you are a stargazer there are some wonderful celestial events for you to get excited about - weather permitting."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'We're all considering death all the time': Willem Dafoe on new vampire film Nosferatu;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0898wq2eko;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:46:51 GMT",
        "text": "Willem Dafoe reflects on the appeal of Dracula: \"It's interesting to have the undead visit the living\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Post Office scandal: MPs call for financial penalty for slow payouts;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20ey5g88eno;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:35:50 GMT",
        "text": "The business and trade select committee says the schemes are so poorly designed, the application process is like a second trial."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy53vz1qpx1o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:35:18 GMT",
        "text": "The world's richest man sparks speculation after changing his name and using a picture of Pepe the Frog."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Bus passengers in England face \u00a31 fare cap rise;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw2en50rjvo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:00:34 GMT",
        "text": "One leading lobby group said it would result in a \"costly start\" to 2025 for many bus passengers."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Police identify woman set on fire in deadly New York City attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr56jlpr2zqo;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:25:59 GMT",
        "text": "Authorities identified Debrina Kawam, 57, of New Jersey as the victim of the 22 December attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Ross Kemp returns to EastEnders for 40th anniversary;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkx68mk5l3o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:14:24 GMT",
        "text": "Kemp will appear as Grant Mitchell in the BBC soap for the first time in nine years."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;BBC News app;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10628994;Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:35:33 GMT",
        "text": "Top stories, breaking news, live reporting, and follow news topics that match your interests"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Global predictions for 2025;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kdph0m;Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:30:00 GMT",
        "text": "BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Imposter Syndrome: Sir Richard Branson;https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026pjk;Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:01:00 GMT",
        "text": "Does a successful entrepreneur still experience self-doubt despite all his success?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Dobey beats Price to reach semi-finals at Worlds;https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cn9gnxlw87do;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:45:03 GMT",
        "text": "Chris Dobey comes from two sets down to beat former champion Gerwyn Price 5-3 and reach the PDC World Championship semi-finals for the first time."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Boulter win takes GB into United Cup last eight;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cj90dle71xzo;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:07:29 GMT",
        "text": "Katie Boulter helps Great Britain beat Australia to reach the United Cup quarter-final in Sydney."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Boulter win takes GB into United Cup last eight;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/videos/cpq98914j00o;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:00:48 GMT",
        "text": "Katie Boulter beats Australia's Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to ensure Great Britain reach the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans, un v\u00e9hicule fonce sur la foule\u00a0: au moins dix\u00a0morts, le FBI dit enqu\u00eater sur un \u00ab\u00a0acte terroriste\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/a-la-nouvelle-orleans-un-vehicule-fonce-sur-la-foule-au-moins-dix-morts-le-fbi-dit-enqueter-sur-un-acte-terroriste_6476750_3211.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:17:50 +0100",
        "text": "Selon les services de secours, les faits se sont produits vers 3\u00a0h\u00a015\u00a0sur Canal Street et Bourbon Street, dans le Quartier fran\u00e7ais, zone historique et festive, \u00e0 la fin des c\u00e9l\u00e9brations du Nouvel An. Le chauffeur du pick-up, qui a ouvert le feu sur les forces de l\u2019ordre, est mort."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Covid-19\u00a0: la qu\u00eate toujours infructueuse de l\u2019origine du SARS-CoV-2;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/01/covid-19-cinq-ans-apres-la-quete-toujours-infructueuse-de-l-origine-du-sars-cov-2_6477024_1650684.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:55:04 +0100",
        "text": "Cinq ans apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but de la pand\u00e9mie de Covid-19, les deux principales hypoth\u00e8ses \u2013\u00a0commerce illicite d\u2019animaux sauvages, accident de laboratoire\u00a0\u2013 restent en balance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En images\u00a0: ce que l\u2019on sait sur le pick-up qui a fonc\u00e9 sur une foule \u00e0 La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/video/2025/01/01/en-images-ce-que-l-on-sait-sur-le-pick-up-qui-a-fonce-sur-une-foule-a-la-nouvelle-orleans_6476991_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:37:27 +0100",
        "text": "Au moins 10\u00a0personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et 30\u00a0ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es, ont annonc\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s lors d\u2019un point presse diffus\u00e9 \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Proche-Orient : le nouveau pouvoir syrien promet la \u00ab\u00a0libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0; inondations \u00e0 Gaza;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/01/en-direct-proche-orient-le-nouveau-pouvoir-syrien-promet-la-liberte-d-expression-inondations-a-gaza_6470810_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:53:39 +0100",
        "text": "Le ministre de l\u2019information syrien, Mohamed Al-Omar, a promis mardi d\u2019\u0153uvrer pour une presse \u00ab\u00a0libre\u00a0\u00bb et de garantir \u00ab\u00a0la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression\u00a0\u00bb dans un pays o\u00f9, des d\u00e9cennies durant, les m\u00e9dias ont \u00e9t\u00e9 musel\u00e9s par l\u2019ancien pouvoir."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: l\u2019arm\u00e9e ukrainienne reconna\u00eet la destruction de plusieurs de ses positions \u00e0 Tchassiv Yar et \u00e0 Toretsk;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/01/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-l-armee-ukrainienne-reconnait-la-destruction-de-plusieurs-de-ses-positions-a-tchassiv-yar-et-a-toretsk_6472121_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:30:58 +0100",
        "text": "Les d\u00e9bris de drones russes lanc\u00e9s dans la nuit ont fait deux morts \u00e0 Kiev, selon un nouveau bilan toujours provisoire communiqu\u00e9 par Timour Tkatchenko, chef de l\u2019administration militaire de la ville."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019espion du KGB qui agissait au c\u0153ur du contre-espionnage fran\u00e7ais;https://www.lemonde.fr/histoire/article/2025/01/01/l-espion-du-kgb-qui-agissait-au-c-ur-du-contre-espionnage-francais_6476855_4655323.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:18 +0100",
        "text": "Les archives du transfuge du KGB Vassili Mitrokhine mettent \u00e0 mal l\u2019id\u00e9e que les services de renseignement fran\u00e7ais n\u2019ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 infiltr\u00e9s pendant la guerre froide\u00a0: tout au long des ann\u00e9es 1950, l\u2019agent Pierre Chaignot a livr\u00e9 aux Sovi\u00e9tiques de pr\u00e9cieuses informations de contre-espionnage. Troisi\u00e8me \u00e9pisode de notre s\u00e9rie \u00ab\u00a0Guerre froide, le temps des \u00ab\u00a0taupes\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;2025\u00a0: les \u00e9v\u00e9nements \u00e0 ne pas manquer en sports;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/01/2025-les-evenements-a-ne-pas-manquer-en-sports_6476854_3242.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:10 +0100",
        "text": "Exit 2024\u00a0et son cru sportif d\u2019exception. Mais l\u2019ann\u00e9e qui s\u2019ouvre offre, elle aussi, son lot de rendez-vous que les plus passionn\u00e9s ajouteront \u00e0 leur calendrier. Tour d\u2019horizon non exhaustif."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Automobile\u00a0: 2024, mauvais cru pour les ventes de voitures neuves en France;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/01/automobile-2024-mauvais-cru-pour-les-ventes-de-voitures-neuves-en-france_6476680_3234.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:18:14 +0100",
        "text": "Les immatriculations de v\u00e9hicules particuliers neufs ont recul\u00e9 de 3,2\u00a0% en\u00a02024, \u00e0 1,7\u00a0million de voitures, ce qui repr\u00e9sente l\u2019une des plus mauvaises ann\u00e9es de l\u2019histoire de l\u2019industrie automobile fran\u00e7aise. Les ventes d\u2019\u00e9lectriques stagnent, ce qui inqui\u00e8te l\u2019ensemble de la fili\u00e8re."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Revivez le passage en 2025\u00a0et retrouvez toutes les photos des festivit\u00e9s \u00e0 travers le monde;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/01/revivez-le-passage-en-2025-et-retrouvez-toutes-les-photos-des-festivites-a-travers-le-monde_6475073_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:05:18 +0100",
        "text": "Le passage \u00e0 la nouvelle ann\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9 par les v\u0153ux du pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique, Emmanuel Macron, mardi soir, des manifestations en G\u00e9orgie et en Serbie, et des feux d\u2019artifice \u00e0 travers le monde."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Crash a\u00e9rien en Cor\u00e9e du Sud\u00a0: les inspections des Boeing 737-800 du pays se concentrent sur les trains d\u2019atterrissage;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/crash-aerien-en-coree-du-sud-les-inspections-des-boeing-737-800-du-pays-se-concentrent-sur-les-trains-d-atterrissage_6476612_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:16:54 +0100",
        "text": "La Cor\u00e9e du Sud va \u00e9galement envoyer aux Etats-Unis l\u2019une des bo\u00eetes noires de l\u2019avion qui s\u2019est \u00e9cras\u00e9 il y a trois jours \u00e0 Muan, faisant 179 morts sur les 181 passagers, a rapport\u00e9 mercredi le vice-ministre charg\u00e9 de l\u2019aviation, Joo Jong-wan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019\u00eele de Porto Rico priv\u00e9e d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pour le r\u00e9veillon du Nouvel An, retour progressif \u00e0 la normale;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/l-ile-de-porto-rico-privee-d-electricite-pour-le-reveillon-du-nouvel-an-retour-progressif-a-la-normale_6476092_3211.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:11:20 +0100",
        "text": "La panne, qui touche la quasi-totalit\u00e9 de l\u2019\u00eele, serait li\u00e9e \u00e0 une surcharge sur le poste ext\u00e9rieur d\u2019un c\u00e2ble haute tension. D\u2019apr\u00e8s un dernier d\u00e9compte \u00e9tabli mercredi matin, le service avait ainsi \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9tabli pour environ 69\u00a0% des personnes affect\u00e9es."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;2025\u00a0\u00e0 la loupe\u00a0: le calendrier des \u00e9v\u00e9nements de l\u2019ann\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-envies-du-monde/article/2025/01/01/2025-a-la-loupe-le-calendrier-des-evenements-de-l-annee_6476571_6024727.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb propose une s\u00e9lection des \u00e9v\u00e9nements \u00e0 venir en 2025, en France comme \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger, en politique comme en sport."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La fin du transit du gaz russe par l\u2019Ukraine met l\u2019UE sous pression;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/01/la-fin-du-transit-du-gaz-russe-par-l-ukraine-met-l-ue-sous-pression_6476366_3234.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:28:54 +0100",
        "text": "Kiev et Moscou ont confirm\u00e9, dans deux communiqu\u00e9s s\u00e9par\u00e9s, que les livraisons de gaz russe \u00e0 l\u2019Europe via l\u2019Ukraine avaient d\u00e9finitivement cess\u00e9 mercredi matin, apr\u00e8s l\u2019expiration d\u2019un contrat quinquennal sign\u00e9 entre les deux parties \u00e0 la fin de 2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les films de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/01/les-films-de-2024-plebiscites-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6476434_3246.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:22:58 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Le Comte de Monte-Cristo\u00a0\u00bb, d\u2019Alexandre de La Patelli\u00e8re et Matthieu Delaporte, \u00ab\u00a0Dune, deuxi\u00e8me partie\u00a0\u00bb, de Denis Villeneuve, ou \u00ab\u00a0Mis\u00e9corde\u00a0\u00bb, d\u2019Alain Guiraudie\u2026 Voici les films qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ce qui change le 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier\u00a02025\u00a0pour votre budget\u00a0: retraites, timbres, location meubl\u00e9e, tabac\u2026;https://www.lemonde.fr/argent/article/2025/01/01/ce-qui-change-le-1-janvier-2025-pour-votre-budget-retraites-timbres-location-meublee-tabac_6476298_1657007.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0100",
        "text": "Les pensions sont revaloris\u00e9es de 2,2\u00a0%, les tarifs de La Poste et des cigarettes augmentent, les logements les plus \u00e9nergivores sont consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme impropres \u00e0 la location, et les r\u00e8gles encadrant les locations touristiques sont durcies."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Quiz (niveau difficile)\u00a0: avez-vous bien suivi les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris 2024\u00a0?;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/01/quiz-niveau-difficile-avez-vous-bien-suivi-les-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques-de-paris-2024_6476399_3242.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:00:09 +0100",
        "text": "Cette ann\u00e9e restera dans l\u2019histoire du sport fran\u00e7ais. Avant de refermer pour de bon ce chapitre, voici vingt questions pour tester vos connaissances sur les h\u00e9ros connus ou m\u00e9connus des Jeux, leurs records et leurs histoires."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;\u00ab\u00a0\u00c7a ne changera rien\u00a0au jeu\u00a0\u00bb contre \u00ab\u00a0\u00e7a ruine le duel mental et strat\u00e9gique\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: au tennis, le coaching est d\u00e9sormais autoris\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/01/ca-ne-changera-rien-au-jeu-contre-ca-ruine-le-duel-mental-et-strategique-au-tennis-le-coaching-est-desormais-autorise_6476297_3242.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0100",
        "text": "A compter du 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier, les entra\u00eeneurs de tennis ont le droit de diriger leurs joueurs des tribunes. Une \u00e9volution du r\u00e8glement qui acte une pratique tol\u00e9r\u00e9e mais soul\u00e8ve des interrogations sur l\u2019identit\u00e9 de ce sport individuel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le FBI effectue une saisie record de 150\u00a0bombes artisanales dans une ferme de Virginie;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/le-fbi-effectue-une-saisie-record-de-150-bombes-artisanales-dans-une-ferme-de-virginie_6476226_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:56:54 +0100",
        "text": "Cette d\u00e9couverte est la plus importante jamais r\u00e9alis\u00e9e par la police f\u00e9d\u00e9rale am\u00e9ricaine. Le suspect utilisait notamment des photos du pr\u00e9sident Joe Biden comme cible pour s\u2019entra\u00eener au tir et soutenait l\u2019assassinat politique comme m\u00e9thode d\u2019action."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La Roumanie et la Bulgarie int\u00e8grent pleinement l\u2019espace Schengen apr\u00e8s treize ans d\u2019attente;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/la-roumanie-et-la-bulgarie-integrent-pleinement-l-espace-schengen-apres-treize-ans-d-attente_6476160_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:27:46 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019Autriche a fini par lever son veto en d\u00e9cembre. Des contr\u00f4les temporaires vont \u00eatre maintenus pour une p\u00e9riode de six mois et la surveillance de la fronti\u00e8re bulgaro-turque, qui devient une fronti\u00e8re ext\u00e9rieure de l\u2019espace commun, va \u00eatre renforc\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La base de l\u2019arm\u00e9e fran\u00e7aise sera r\u00e9troc\u00e9d\u00e9e \u00e0\u00a0la C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire en janvier, annonce Alassane Ouattara;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/12/31/la-base-de-l-armee-francaise-sera-retrocedee-a-la-cote-d-ivoire-en-janvier-annonce-alassane-ouattara_6476127_3212.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:03:06 +0100",
        "text": "La base militaire d\u2019Abidjan va \u00eatre r\u00e9troc\u00e9d\u00e9e, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la politique de r\u00e9am\u00e9nagement du dispositif militaire fran\u00e7ais en Afrique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le pr\u00e9sident s\u00e9n\u00e9galais appelle \u00e0\u00a0la\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0fin de\u00a0toutes pr\u00e9sences militaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res d\u00e8s 2025\u00a0\u00bb dans le\u00a0pays;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/12/31/le-president-senegalais-appelle-a-la-fin-de-toutes-presences-militaires-etrangeres-des-2025-dans-le-pays_6476126_3212.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:59:18 +0100",
        "text": "Bassirou Diomaye Faye fixe ainsi pour la premi\u00e8re fois une date de fermeture des bases militaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Delon, Badinter, Navalny, Hardy... Retour sur les morts marquantes de 2024;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/visuel/2024/12/31/retour-sur-les-morts-marquantes-de-l-annee-2024_6474723_3382.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:00:11 +0100",
        "text": "Artistes, responsables politiques, sportifs ou ic\u00f4nes du petit \u00e9cran, ils nous ont quitt\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ce qu\u2019il faut retenir des v\u0153ux d\u2019Emmanuel Macron pour 2025;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2024/12/31/ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-des-v-ux-d-emmanuel-macron-pour-2025_6476025_823448.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:44:06 +0100",
        "text": "Le pr\u00e9sident a notamment reconnu que la dissolution de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale avait \u00ab\u00a0apport\u00e9 davantage de divisions \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e que de solutions\u00a0\u00bb et a\u00a0annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019il demanderait en\u00a02025 aux Fran\u00e7ais de \u00ab\u00a0trancher\u00a0\u00bb des \u00ab\u00a0sujets d\u00e9terminants\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le Zimbabwe abolit la peine de mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/12/31/le-zimbabwe-abolit-la-peine-de-mort_6475954_3212.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:57:17 +0100",
        "text": "Un moratoire sur les ex\u00e9cutions \u00e9tait en vigueur dans le pays depuis 2005, mais les tribunaux ont continu\u00e9 \u00e0 prononcer la peine capitale."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Victor Wembanyama, de plus en plus performant, ach\u00e8ve de s\u00e9duire San Antonio;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/12/31/victor-wembanyama-de-plus-en-plus-performant-acheve-de-seduire-san-antonio_6475920_3242.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "A bient\u00f4t 21\u00a0ans, la star fran\u00e7aise des San Antonio Spurs conna\u00eet un d\u00e9but de deuxi\u00e8me saison faste, et se r\u00e9v\u00e8le un s\u00e9rieux pr\u00e9tendant \u00e0 une place au All-Star Game, le match des \u00e9toiles de la NBA, la ligue nord-am\u00e9ricaine de basket."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019Etat r\u00e9forme \u00e0\u00a0la\u00a0marge les r\u00e8gles de\u00a0la\u00a0commande publique;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2024/12/31/l-etat-reforme-a-la-marge-les-regles-de-la-commande-publique_6475887_823448.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:41:37 +0100",
        "text": "Faute de pouvoir faire adopter le grand projet de loi pr\u00e9par\u00e9 par Bercy, le gouvernement vient de publier deux d\u00e9crets cens\u00e9s faciliter l\u2019acc\u00e8s, notamment des PME, aux commandes lanc\u00e9es par l\u2019Etat et les collectivit\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pascal Lain\u00e9, prix Goncourt 1974\u00a0pour \u00ab\u00a0La\u00a0Dentelli\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb, est mort \u00e0\u00a0l\u2019\u00e2ge de 82\u00a0ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/12/31/pascal-laine-prix-goncourt-1974-pour-la-dentelliere-est-mort-a-l-age-de-82-ans_6475854_3382.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:18:42 +0100",
        "text": "Son roman le plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bre a \u00e9t\u00e9 traduit dans plusieurs langues et port\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cran par Claude Goretta en\u00a01977."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Paris, la baisse de la population se\u00a0poursuit;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/12/31/a-paris-la-baisse-de-la-population-se-poursuit_6475853_3224.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:10:23 +0100",
        "text": "Selon les derniers chiffres de l\u2019Insee, la capitale a perdu 0,9\u00a0% de ses habitants entre\u00a02021 et\u00a02022, confirmant une tendance \u00e0 la baisse enclench\u00e9e en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 d\u00e8s les ann\u00e9es 1950."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Covid-19\u00a0: retour \u00e0 Wuhan, la ville chinoise o\u00f9 tout a commenc\u00e9 il y a cinq ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/12/31/cinq-ans-apres-l-apparition-du-covid-19-retour-a-wuhan-la-ville-chinoise-ou-tout-a-commence_6474799_3244.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:00:16 +0100",
        "text": "Dans la cit\u00e9 du centre de la Chine o\u00f9 a \u00e9merg\u00e9 le virus SARS-CoV-2, le d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 tous crins efface les traces de l\u2019infamante pand\u00e9mie. D\u00e9sormais noy\u00e9 sous une chape de plomb politique, ce \u00ab\u00a0mauvais r\u00eave\u00a0\u00bb a laiss\u00e9 une \u00ab\u00a0aigreur\u00a0\u00bb dans la population."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Plusieurs sites Internet de villes fran\u00e7aises, comme celui de Marseille, vis\u00e9s par des cyberattaques;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/12/31/plusieurs-sites-internet-de-villes-francaises-comme-celui-de-marseille-vises-par-des-cyberattaques_6475817_4408996.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:45:09 +0100",
        "text": "Ces attaques\u00a0par d\u00e9ni de service (DDoS) ne visent pas \u00e0 voler des donn\u00e9es personnelles, mais \u00e0 saturer les sites Internet pour les rendre inaccessibles. \u00ab\u00a0Cela donne l\u2019impression d\u2019un climat d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 num\u00e9rique\u00a0\u00bb, note un expert en cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Particules fines\u00a0: la vigilance rouge est prolong\u00e9e jusqu\u2019\u00e0 mercredi dans la\u00a0vall\u00e9e de\u00a0l\u2019Arve;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/12/31/particules-fines-la-vigilance-rouge-est-prolongee-jusqu-a-mercredi-dans-la-vallee-de-l-arve_6475751_3244.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:02:09 +0100",
        "text": "Les Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne, le Var et le Vaucluse sont plac\u00e9s au m\u00eame niveau mercredi jusqu\u2019en milieu de journ\u00e9e, en raison de conditions atmosph\u00e9riques d\u00e9favorables, selon l\u2019observatoire Atmo Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sur La Cha\u00eene L\u2019Equipe, le biathlon fait carton plein;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/12/31/sur-la-chaine-l-equipe-le-biathlon-fait-carton-plein_6475616_3246.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:00:12 +0100",
        "text": "En dix\u00a0ans, la discipline s\u2019est impos\u00e9e comme la pierre angulaire de l\u2019offre de la cha\u00eene sportive, avec des audiences d\u00e9passant le million de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs. Un succ\u00e8s qui a pouss\u00e9 le canal\u00a021 de la TNT \u00e0 renouveler ses droits TV jusqu\u2019en\u00a02030, ann\u00e9e des Jeux olympiques d\u2019hiver en France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Dans le Centre-Est, la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision r\u00e9tablie pour 800\u00a0000\u00a0personnes qui en\u00a0\u00e9taient priv\u00e9es apr\u00e8s l\u2019incendie d\u2019un pyl\u00f4ne de\u00a0t\u00e9l\u00e9communication;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/12/31/dans-le-centre-est-800-000-personnes-privees-de-television-apres-l-incendie-d-un-pylone-de-telecommunication_6475580_3224.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:34:38 +0100",
        "text": "Un pyl\u00f4ne de t\u00e9l\u00e9communication avait pris feu dans la nuit de dimanche \u00e0 lundi, coupant du r\u00e9seau un large bassin de population autour de M\u00e2con et Bourg-en-Bresse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Cannabis th\u00e9rapeutique\u00a0: l\u2019autorisation de prescription pourrait s\u2019arr\u00eater le 31\u00a0d\u00e9cembre;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/12/31/l-avenir-de-l-experimentation-du-cannabis-therapeutique-en-question-on-nous-donne-un-semestre-de-plus_6474798_3224.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:00:16 +0100",
        "text": "Plus de trois ans apr\u00e8s le lancement de ce dispositif exp\u00e9rimental, qui concerne aujourd\u2019hui 1\u00a0200\u00a0patients atteints de pathologies graves, son avenir est en question. Une p\u00e9riode transitoire de six mois est \u00e9voqu\u00e9e par les autorit\u00e9s de sant\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le pr\u00e9sident chinois, Xi Jinping, juge que \u00ab\u00a0personne ne peut arr\u00eater\u00a0\u00bb la \u00ab\u00a0r\u00e9unification\u00a0\u00bb avec Ta\u00efwan;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/le-president-chinois-xi-jinping-juge-que-personne-ne-peut-arreter-la-reunification-avec-taiwan_6475445_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:55:35 +0100",
        "text": "P\u00e9kin a intensifi\u00e9 la pression militaire et politique sur Taipei ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, en envoyant r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement des navires de guerre ou encore des avions de combat aux alentours de Ta\u00efwan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Afghanistan\u00a0: l\u2019ONU implore les talibans de revenir sur l\u2019interdiction des femmes dans les ONG;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/afghanistan-l-onu-implore-les-talibans-de-revenir-sur-l-interdiction-des-femmes-dans-les-ong_6475379_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:21:54 +0100",
        "text": "La semaine derni\u00e8re, le minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00e9conomie afghan a rappel\u00e9 aux ONG, nationales et internationales, qu\u2019il leur \u00e9tait interdit de travailler avec des femmes, apr\u00e8s une premi\u00e8re annonce en ce sens en d\u00e9cembre\u00a02022. Les ONG se disent \u00ab\u00a0profond\u00e9ment\u00a0\u00bb alarm\u00e9es par cette annonce."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les Palestiniens de Syrie\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Al-Assad a pr\u00e9tendu qu\u2019il soutenait la cause palestinienne, alors que nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s et forc\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9migrer\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/au-camp-de-yarmouk-l-avenir-en-lambeaux-des-palestiniens-de-syrie_6475346_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "Le quartier de la p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie sud de Damas, c\u0153ur battant de la diaspora palestinienne, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9duit en ruines durant la guerre civile, n\u2019abrite plus que quelques milliers d\u2019habitants."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Dada Masilo, chor\u00e9graphe sud-africaine, est morte \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 39\u00a0ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/12/31/la-choregraphe-sud-africaine-dada-masilo-est-morte-a-l-age-de-39-ans_6475310_3246.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:49:37 +0100",
        "text": "Elle avait re\u00e7u en septembre le prix Positano Leonide Massine pour l\u2019ensemble de sa carri\u00e8re en danse classique et contemporaine, une r\u00e9compense qui saluait ses versions revisit\u00e9es des grands classiques du ballet romantique en s\u2019inspirant de la danse africaine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La Ligue alg\u00e9rienne pour la d\u00e9fense des droits de l\u2019homme relocalise son action en France;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2024/12/31/la-ligue-algerienne-pour-la-defense-des-droits-de-l-homme-relocalise-son-action-depuis-la-france_6475277_3212.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:30:03 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019organisation embl\u00e9matique de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile alg\u00e9rienne, cr\u00e9\u00e9e en\u00a01985, a \u00e9t\u00e9 dissoute par le pouvoir en juin\u00a02022. En exil, des militants ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de poursuivre leur combat humaniste de Paris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Olaf Scholz d\u00e9nonce les ing\u00e9rences d\u2019Elon Musk dans la campagne \u00e9lectorale allemande;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/olaf-scholz-denonce-les-ingerences-d-elon-musk-dans-la-campagne-electorale-allemande_6475275_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:27:07 +0100",
        "text": "Le\u00a0milliardaire sud-africain a provoqu\u00e9 l\u2019ire du gouvernement allemand en apportant son soutien au parti d\u2019extr\u00eame droite Alternative pour l\u2019Allemagne (AfD), \u00e0 deux mois des \u00e9lections l\u00e9gislatives."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Roxane Stojanov, nouvelle \u00e9toile de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra national de Paris;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/12/31/roxane-stojanov-nouvelle-etoile-de-l-opera-national-de-paris_6475209_3246.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:51:29 +0100",
        "text": "La jeune femme a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9e apr\u00e8s sa prestation dans \u00ab\u00a0Paquita\u00a0\u00bb, le samedi 28\u00a0d\u00e9cembre."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Quand le KGB recrutait des hommes politiques fran\u00e7ais;https://www.lemonde.fr/histoire/article/2024/12/31/agent-d-influence-un-type-douteux-ces-politiques-francais-au-service-du-kgb_6474758_4655323.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:30:02 +0100",
        "text": "Les archives du transfuge sovi\u00e9tique Vassili Mitrokhine permettent d\u2019identifier de nombreuses personnalit\u00e9s fran\u00e7aises ayant servi de relais, \u00e0 leur insu ou non, aux int\u00e9r\u00eats de l\u2019URSS pendant la guerre froide. Deuxi\u00e8me \u00e9pisode de notre s\u00e9rie \u00ab\u00a0Guerre froide, le temps des \u201ctaupes\u201d\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pour toucher le ch\u00e8que \u00e9nergie, dernier jour d\u2019une campagne marqu\u00e9e par des rattrapages difficiles;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/12/31/pour-toucher-le-cheque-energie-dernier-jour-d-une-campagne-marquee-par-des-rattrapages-difficiles_6475174_3234.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:26:37 +0100",
        "text": "Les m\u00e9nages \u00e9ligibles au ch\u00e8que \u00e9nergie 2024, d\u2019un montant moyen de 136\u00a0euros, ont jusqu\u2019\u00e0 23\u00a0h\u00a059, mardi 31\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, pour d\u00e9poser leur demande sur un guichet en ligne."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La fr\u00e9quentation des cin\u00e9mas en hausse en France en\u00a02024, une \u00ab\u00a0exception mondiale\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/12/31/la-frequentation-des-cinemas-en-hausse-en-france-en-2024-une-exception-mondiale_6475173_3246.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:26:19 +0100",
        "text": "La fr\u00e9quentation des salles obscures a augment\u00e9, comptant plus de 181\u00a0millions d\u2019entr\u00e9es, dont pr\u00e8s de la moiti\u00e9 pour des films fran\u00e7ais. Trois films tricolores cumulent pr\u00e8s de 25\u00a0millions d\u2019entr\u00e9es\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Un p\u2019tit truc en plus\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Le Comte de Monte-Cristo\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Amour ouf\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Apr\u00e8s 65\u00a0ans, il vous reste entre dix et douze ann\u00e9es en bonne sant\u00e9 en moyenne, selon la Drees;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2024/12/31/apres-65-ans-il-vous-reste-entre-dix-et-douze-annees-en-bonne-en-sante-en-moyenne-selon-la-drees_6475172_3224.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:24:52 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019organisme public de statistiques a publi\u00e9 mardi une \u00e9tude sur l\u2019esp\u00e9rance de vie sans incapacit\u00e9. Cette derni\u00e8re a progress\u00e9 depuis 2008\u00a0d\u2019un an et onze mois pour les femmes et d\u2019un an et dix mois pour les hommes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ce qu\u2019il faut retenir du d\u00e9placement de Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou \u00e0 Mayotte et \u00e0 La R\u00e9union apr\u00e8s le passage du cyclone Chido;https://www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/live/2024/12/31/ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-du-deplacement-de-francois-bayrou-a-mayotte-et-a-la-reunion-apres-le-passage-du-cyclone-chido_6473266_1840826.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:52:56 +0100",
        "text": "Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou a annonc\u00e9 lundi, \u00e0 Mayotte, une s\u00e9rie de mesures destin\u00e9es au redressement de l\u2019archipel. Le premier ministre ach\u00e8ve mardi son d\u00e9placement \u00e0 La\u00a0R\u00e9union, importante base logistique pour l\u2019acheminement de l\u2019aide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Basket\u00a0: Rachid Meziane \u00e0 la t\u00eate du Connecticut Sun, une premi\u00e8re en WNBA pour un coach de formation fran\u00e7aise;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/12/31/basket-rachid-meziane-a-la-tete-du-connecticut-sun-une-premiere-en-wnba-pour-un-coach-de-formation-francaise_6475039_3242.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:30:03 +0100",
        "text": "Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses succ\u00e8s avec le club nordiste de Villeneuve-d\u2019Ascq et avec la s\u00e9lection nationale belge, le technicien clermontois de 44\u00a0ans a attir\u00e9 l\u2019attention d\u2019un acteur majeur de la prestigieuse ligue f\u00e9minine nord-am\u00e9ricaine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Paris 2024\u00a0: les photographes du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb racontent leurs coulisses des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/12/31/paris-2024-les-photographes-du-monde-racontent-leurs-coulisses-des-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques_6475003_3242.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:00:03 +0100",
        "text": "Quel a \u00e9t\u00e9 votre moment le plus marquant de cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement incontournable de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2024\u00a0? Qu\u2019a-t-il eu de sp\u00e9cial pour vous\u00a0? Quelles difficult\u00e9s avez-vous rencontr\u00e9es\u00a0? Quatre photographes accr\u00e9dit\u00e9s par \u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb pendant les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris reviennent sur cette parenth\u00e8se particuli\u00e8re, en photos."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En attendant l\u2019adoption d\u2019un budget pour 2025, celui de 2024\u00a0est reconduit \u00e0 l\u2019identique par d\u00e9cret au \u00ab\u00a0Journal officiel\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2024/12/31/en-attendant-l-adoption-d-un-budget-pour-2025-celui-de-2024-est-reconduit-a-l-identique-par-decret-au-journal-officiel_6474932_3234.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:48:34 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019examen du projet de loi de finances, interrompu par la censure du gouvernement Barnier\u00a0\u00e0 la suite de son utilisation du 49.3 pour faire passer son texte sans vote, devrait reprendre en d\u00e9but d\u2019ann\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Quiz JO 2024\u00a0(niveau moyen)\u00a0: avez-vous bien suivi les Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de Paris\u00a0?;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2024/12/31/quiz-niveau-moyen-avez-vous-bien-suivi-les-jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques-de-paris-2024_6474899_3242.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:00:01 +0100",
        "text": "Cette ann\u00e9e restera dans l\u2019histoire du sport fran\u00e7ais. Avant de refermer pour de bon ce chapitre, voici vingt questions pour v\u00e9rifier votre suivi, assidu ou non, du grand raout de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La mort \u00e0 104\u00a0ans d\u2019Emile Id\u00e9e, doyen des vainqueurs d\u2019\u00e9tape du Tour de France;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/12/31/la-mort-a-104-ans-d-emile-idee-doyen-des-vainqueurs-d-etape-du-tour-de-france_6474833_3382.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:45:42 +0100",
        "text": "Celui qui \u00e9tait surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0le roi de Chevreuse\u00a0\u00bb s\u2019\u00e9tait impos\u00e9 en\u00a01949\u00a0\u00e0 N\u00eemes, lors de sa troisi\u00e8me et derni\u00e8re participation \u00e0 la Grande Boucle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Cor\u00e9e du Sud\u00a0: le pr\u00e9sident Yoon Suk Yeol sous le coup d\u2019un mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat apr\u00e8s sa tentative rat\u00e9e d\u2019imposer la loi martiale;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/coree-du-sud-le-president-yoon-sous-le-coup-d-un-mandat-d-arret-apres-sa-tentative-ratee-d-imposer-la-loi-martiale_6474761_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:43:10 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019avocat du pr\u00e9sident, toujours officiellement en poste en attendant que la Cour constitutionnelle se prononce sur sa destitution, a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 un mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat \u00ab\u00a0ill\u00e9gal\u00a0\u00bb alors que Yoon Suk Yeol a repouss\u00e9 \u00e0 trois reprises des convocations pour \u00eatre interrog\u00e9 sur son coup de force du 3\u00a0d\u00e9cembre."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Covid-19\u00a0: cinq ans apr\u00e8s une d\u00e9flagration mondiale, une maladie presque banale;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/12/31/covid-19-cinq-ans-apres-une-deflagration-mondiale-une-maladie-presque-banale_6474759_3244.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:30:15 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s avoir fait officiellement sept millions de morts, le virus SARS-CoV-2\u00a0est\u00a0devenu moins dangereux, m\u00eame s\u2019il reste plus l\u00e9tal que la grippe"
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Serbie, prison ferme pour les parents d\u2019un adolescent auteur d\u2019une tuerie dans une \u00e9cole en\u00a02023;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/31/serbie-prison-ferme-pour-les-parents-d-un-adolescent-auteur-d-une-tuerie-dans-une-ecole-en-2023_6474686_3210.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:47:40 +0100",
        "text": "Le p\u00e8re d\u2019un gar\u00e7on de 13\u00a0ans a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 quatorze ans et demi de prison notamment pour \u00ab\u00a0n\u00e9gligence et abus sur mineur\u00a0\u00bb. Son fils avait tu\u00e9 par balle neuf \u00e9l\u00e8ves et un agent de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans son \u00e9cole. La justice a \u00e9galement condamn\u00e9 la m\u00e8re \u00e0 trois ans et demi de d\u00e9tention."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Cyclone Chido\u00a0: Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, en d\u00e9placement \u00e0 Mayotte, annonce une batterie de mesures pour la reconstruction de l\u2019\u00eele;https://www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/article/2024/12/31/cyclone-chido-en-deplacement-a-mayotte-francois-bayrou-annonce-une-batterie-de-mesures-pour-soutenir-la-reconstruction-de-l-ile_6474619_1840826.html;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 02:10:31 +0100",
        "text": "Emp\u00eacher le retour des bidonvilles, r\u00e9tablir l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 dans chaque foyer d\u2019ici \u00e0 la\u00a0fin du mois de janvier\u2026 Le premier ministre a \u00e9gren\u00e9, lundi, plusieurs mesures, deux semaines apr\u00e8s le passage d\u00e9vastateur de Chido."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Etats-Unis\u00a0: victime d\u2019une cyberattaque, le d\u00e9partement du Tr\u00e9sor accuse la Chine;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/12/30/etats-unis-victime-d-une-cyberattaque-le-departement-du-tresor-accuse-la-chine_6474553_4408996.html;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:59:07 +0100",
        "text": "Les Etats-Unis imputent cette attaque \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0un acteur soutenu financi\u00e8rement par la Chine\u00a0\u00bb. P\u00e9kin a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9, mardi 31\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, des \u00ab\u00a0all\u00e9gations infond\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb. Ce n\u2019est cependant pas la premi\u00e8re fois que les Etats-Unis, ou certains de ses alli\u00e9s, reprochent \u00e0 la Chine de soutenir de telles actions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Grippe aviaire\u00a0: la France a perdu son \u00ab\u00a0statut indemne\u00a0\u00bb apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte de foyers dans l\u2019Eure et le Calvados;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/12/30/grippe-aviaire-la-france-a-perdu-son-statut-indemne-apres-la-decouverte-de-foyers-dans-l-eure-et-le-calvados_6474487_3244.html;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:24:53 +0100",
        "text": "La d\u00e9tection de foyers dans l\u2019Eure et le Calvados rappelle l\u2019importance des mesures de bios\u00e9curit\u00e9, a soulign\u00e9, lundi, le minist\u00e8re de l\u2019agriculture."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Donald Trump condamn\u00e9 en appel \u00e0 payer 5\u00a0millions de\u00a0dollars pour agression sexuelle et\u00a0diffamation;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/12/30/donald-trump-condamne-en-appel-a-payer-5-millions-de-dollars-pour-agression-sexuelle-et-diffamation_6474453_3210.html;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:59:51 +0100",
        "text": "En mai\u00a02023, Donald Trump avait \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 5\u00a0millions de dollars de dommages et int\u00e9r\u00eats pour agression sexuelle et pour des propos diffamatoires tenus en\u00a02022\u00a0\u00e0 l\u2019encontre de l\u2019ancienne chroniqueuse E.\u00a0Jean Carroll."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Mayotte, une rentr\u00e9e scolaire aux \u00ab\u00a0modalit\u00e9s adapt\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb et un appel \u00e0 la solidarit\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2024/12/30/a-mayotte-une-rentree-aux-modalites-adaptees-et-un-appel-a-la-solidarite_6474420_823448.html;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:48:54 +0100",
        "text": "Lors de son d\u00e9placement sur l\u2019\u00eele, lundi 30\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, le premier ministre, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, a promis que l\u2019Etat prendrait en charge les r\u00e9parations d\u2019\u00e9coles endommag\u00e9es ou d\u00e9truites. Il a confirm\u00e9 que les \u00e9l\u00e8ves de classes \u00e0 examen pourraient b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une scolarisation temporaire en m\u00e9tropole."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Retrouvez les films pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s des critiques cin\u00e9ma du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb en 2024;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/12/30/nos-films-preferes-de-2024_6473269_3246.html;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:30:04 +0100",
        "text": "Alain Guiraudie, Jonathan Glazer, Leos Carax, Sean Baker ou encore George Miller. Tels sont quelques-uns des cin\u00e9astes pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les critiques cin\u00e9ma du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb cette ann\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Land pooling for Infopark Phase-3 in progress, says GCDA;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/land-pooling-for-infopark-phase-3-in-progress-says-gcda/article69050575.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:25:03 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New Year celebrations pass off peacefully in Madurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-year-celebrations-pass-off-peacefully-in-madurai/article69050955.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:24:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Positive Mind Mastery\u00a0workshop to be held on January 4 and 5;https://www.thehindu.com/education/positive-mind-mastery-workshop-to-be-held-on-january-4-and-5/article69050357.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:23:49 +0530",
        "text": "The workshop focuses on equipping both parents and teens with the skills needed to cultivate positivity, resilience, and goal-oriented behaviour"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Road widening works at Srisailam begins;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/road-widening-works-start-at-srisailam/article69050651.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:22:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Siruganur CHC earns NQAS certification;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/siruganur-chc-earns-nqas-certification/article69050402.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:20:33 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vishwakarmas stage protest, demand arrest of accused in Bidar contractor\u2019s death;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vishwakarmas-stage-protest-demand-arrest-of-accused-in-bidar-contractors-death/article69050853.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:17:57 +0530",
        "text": "They also say that Minister Priyank Kharge should be asked to quit the State Cabinet"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Cabinet extends DAP special package, continuation of crop insurance;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-extends-dap-special-package-continuation-of-crop-insurance/article69051039.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:17:51 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Four \u2018terrorist associates\u2019 arrested at Tral in J&K;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/four-terrorist-associates-arrested-at-tral-in-jk/article69050756.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:17:28 +0530",
        "text": "Police say the arrested youth were providing logistics support to Jaish-e-Mohammad"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Murder accused sent to judicial remand one year after offence in Nandyal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/murder-accused-sent-to-judicial-remand-one-year-after-offence-in-nandyal/article69050828.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:17:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court stays criminal proceedings against Telugu actor Hema in rave party drug consumption case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-stays-criminal-proceedings-against-telugu-actor-hema-in-rave-party-drug-consumption-case/article69049671.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:15:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;ASI copies 10th century Chola-period merchant guild inscription in Pudukkottai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/asi-copies-10th-century-chola-period-merchant-guild-inscription-in-pudukkottai/article69050979.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:14:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Net GST growth slumps to 3.3% in December, as revenues slow and refunds rise 45%;https://www.thehindu.com/business/net-gst-growth-slumps-to-33-in-december-as-revenues-slow-and-refunds-rise-45/article69050716.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:14:29 +0530",
        "text": "India\u2019s GST receipts growth slows to 3.3% in December, reflecting economic slowdown, with refunds and state variances impacting collections"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kochi metro carries 1.3 lakh passengers as New Year dawns;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-metro-carries-13-lakh-passengers-as-new-year-dawns/article69049913.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:10:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two Shyam Benegal films to be screened in Dharwad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-shyam-benegal-films-to-be-screened-in-dharwad/article69050827.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:10:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jipmer Director relieved of duties after extended-tenure ends;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/jipmer-director-relieved-of-duties-after-extended-tenure-ends/article69050285.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:10:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Eight Ayappa devotees arrested;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/eight-ayappa-devotees-arrested/article69050640.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:10:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tamil Nadu government unveils proposal for reorganisation of local bodies;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-unveils-proposal-for-reorganisation-of-local-bodies/article69050626.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:09:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Supreme Court to hear if pressing a bribe on a public official is abetting corruption;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-to-hear-if-pressing-a-bribe-on-a-public-official-is-abetting-corruption/article69050672.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:07:35 +0530",
        "text": "The current case pertains to a person who allegedly offered a bribe of \u20b92 lakh to a police officer in 2016 in connection with illegal manufacturing and hoarding of gutkha in Odisha"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Complicated cardiothoracic surgery performed at SVIMS;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/complicated-cardiothoracic-surgery-performed-at-svims/article69050654.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:06:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TGSRTC announces 6,432 special buses for Sankranti;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tgsrtc-announces-6432-special-buses-for-sankranti/article69050914.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:04:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Work on permanent district library in Tirupattur begins;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/work-on-permanent-district-library-in-tirupattur-begins/article69049808.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:04:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Construction of new bridge across River Cauvery in Tiruchi to gather steam by month-end;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/construction-of-new-bridge-across-river-cauvery-in-tiruchi-to-gather-steam-by-month-end/article69049979.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:04:12 +0530",
        "text": "Highways Department gearing up to utilise the Mettur closure period to give a push to the construction of the bridge"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Govt. plans guidelines on safety measures at public events: CM;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/govt-plans-guidelines-on-safety-measures-at-public-events-cm/article69050951.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:01:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SRM University-AP to host green hydrogen summit in March;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/srm-university-ap-to-host-green-hydrogen-summit-in-march/article69050685.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:59:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;People throng temples for an auspicious start;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/people-throng-temples-for-an-auspicious-start/article69050699.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:59:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chennai born Miss India USA on identity and breaking out of societal expectations;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-born-miss-india-usa-on-identity-and-breaking-out-of-societal-expectations/article69046822.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:58:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chandrababu Naidu visits Kanaka Durga temple;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidu-visits-kanaka-durga-temple/article69050747.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:54:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;GO issued on merger of 22 villages with Tiruchi Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/go-issued-on-merger-of-22-villages-with-tiruchi-corporation/article69050679.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:51:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Harivarasanam award for Kaithapram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/harivarasanam-award-for-kaithapram/article69050902.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:49:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Devotees flock to temples on the first day of the New Year in Mysuru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/devotees-flock-to-temples-on-the-first-day-of-the-new-year-in-mysuru/article69050566.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:47:36 +0530",
        "text": "There was heavy rush at the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Five unique products from Thoothukudi aim for GI tags;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/five-unique-products-from-thoothukudi-aim-for-gi-tags/article69050782.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:44:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SPMVV launches new journals, projects under PM-USHA scheme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/spmvv-launches-new-journals-projects-under-pm-usha-scheme/article69050587.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:44:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers association opposes move to shift Narayanaswamy Naidu\u2019s statue in Perambalur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/farmers-association-opposes-move-to-shift-narayanaswamy-naidus-statue-in-perambalur/article69050608.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:41:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala Governor-designate Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to assume office on Thursday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-governor-designate-rajendra-vishwanath-arlekar-to-assume-office-on-thursday/article69050764.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:37:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Major changes in timings of trains in Madurai railway division;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/major-changes-in-timings-of-trains-in-madurai-railway-division/article69050742.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:37:00 +0530",
        "text": "Several trains running in and through Madurai division speeded up by 5 minutes to 40 minutes"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Same birthday for all\u2019 at Akshaya Kshetram in Tirupati;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/same-birthday-for-all-at-akshaya-kshetram-in-tirupati/article69050436.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:35:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rathi Vinay Jha chosen as Coorg Person of the year 2024;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rathi-vinay-jha-chosen-as-coorg-person-of-the-year-2024/article69040866.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:35:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tamil Nadu government plans to borrow \u20b945,000 crore in Q4 2024-25;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-government-plans-to-borrow-45000-crore-in-q4-2024-25/article69050816.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:35:38 +0530",
        "text": "Till the first half of 2024-2025, Tamil Nadu has raised \u20b950,000 crore through issue of SDLs, as per RBI data. After adjusting for repayments, the State\u2019s net borrowing was \u20b934,625 crore"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Harish warns State against restricting Rythu Bharosa scheme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/harish-warns-state-against-restricting-rythu-bharosa-scheme/article69050736.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:35:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;16 panchayats, one town panchayat to be merged with Madurai Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/16-panchayats-one-town-panchayat-to-be-merged-with-madurai-corporation/article69050446.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:35:05 +0530",
        "text": "With the new areas, the population of Madurai city, which currently stands at around 18.55 lakh, is expected to cross the 20-lakh mark"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;State School Arts Festival: reception for Golden Cup held in Thrissur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-school-arts-festival-reception-for-golden-cup-held-in-thrissur/article69050603.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:29:59 +0530",
        "text": "Golden Cup procession, which began in Kasaragod on December 31, will travel through districts and reach the festival venue in Thiruvananthapuram on January 3"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Five test positive for narcotics during surprise checks on NYE;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/five-test-positive-for-narcotics-during-surprise-checks-on-nye/article69050696.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:29:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Unfavourable weather delays Indo-Sri Lanka passenger ferry service to January 6;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/unfavourable-weather-delays-indo-sri-lanka-passenger-ferry-service-to-january-6/article69050542.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:29:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala looks to bring chartered flight of guests from Russia as tourism season progresses;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-looks-to-bring-chartered-flight-of-guests-from-russia-as-tourism-season-progresses/article69050610.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:28:34 +0530",
        "text": "With the introduction of online visa facilities, several tourists prefer last-minute bookings. So the industry is hopeful of decent business in the remaining season"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A.P. CM Naidu to attend World Economic Forum Summit in Davos;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-cm-naidu-to-attend-world-economic-forum-summit-in-davos/article69050727.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:28:06 +0530",
        "text": "The Davos visit will focus on highlighting the investment opportunities in renewable energy, smart cities, and infrastructure projects in the State"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Calicut varsity Senate to meet on Jan. 13 to pick nominee for V-C selection panel;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/calicut-varsity-senate-to-meet-on-jan-13-to-pick-nominee-for-v-c-selection-panel/article69050382.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:27:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Water being pumped out of foundation trenches dug for govt. buildings in Amaravati;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/water-being-pumped-out-of-foundation-trenches-dug-for-govt-buildings-in-amaravati/article69050593.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:27:12 +0530",
        "text": "IIT-M team will inspect structural stability of these foundations trenches; extracted water being diverted to the Krishna river through existing drains and canals"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Three killed in three road accidents;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/three-killed-in-three-road-accidents/article69050074.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:24:57 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TDB halts special passes for devotees via Karimala route, sparks protests;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tdb-halts-special-passes-for-devotees-via-karimala-route-sparks-protests/article69050687.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:24:33 +0530",
        "text": "Decision to suspend special passes at Mukkuzhy was taken to address the delays faced by Ayyappa devotees arriving at Pampa through virtual queues and spot bookings"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sanatana Dharma row: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stands firm on remarks;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sanatana-dharma-row-chief-minister-pinarayi-vijayan-stands-firm-on-remarks/article69050803.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:24:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Four village panchayats merged with Erode Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/four-village-panchayats-merged-with-erode-corporation/article69050415.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:22:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sharada School to celebrate golden jubilee in Dharwad tomorrow;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sharada-school-to-celebrate-golden-jubilee-in-dharwad-tomorrow/article69050695.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:19:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka: Lokayukta police arrest two persons while taking bribe from contractor;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-lokayukta-police-arrest-two-persons-while-taking-bribe-from-contractor/article69050730.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:19:32 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kochi Corpn. suspends health inspector on charge of lapses at dance event at Kaloor;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-corpn-suspends-health-inspector-on-charge-of-lapses-at-dance-event-at-kaloor/article69050292.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:17:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Part-time PhD scholars in Calicut varsity need not take long leave for course work;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/part-time-phd-scholars-in-calicut-varsity-need-not-take-long-leave-for-course-work/article69050616.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:17:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Plea to declare Kesampatti region a slender loris sanctuary;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/plea-to-declare-kesampatti-region-a-slender-loris-sanctuary/article69050274.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:15:55 +0530",
        "text": "If this region gets protection under the sanctuary tag, there will be restrictions in place as only small vehicles will be allowed to enter areas adjoining forests. This way, incidents of the slender loris getting killed by vehicles will greatly come down, according to an activist"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TTD Additional EO inaugurates donation kiosk;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ttd-additional-eo-inaugurates-donation-kiosk/article69049757.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:15:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two minors booked for murder of youth on New Year\u2019s eve; minors are drug addicts, say police;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/two-minors-booked-for-murder-of-youth-on-new-years-eve-minors-are-drug-addicts-say-police/article69050498.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:14:18 +0530",
        "text": "In another incident, a man was hacked with a blade for failing to extend New Year\u2019s wishes"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Satish Jarkiholi sees need for full-time KPCC president;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/satish-jarkiholi-sees-need-for-full-time-kpcc-president/article69050522.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:14:10 +0530",
        "text": "One man one post principle will be decided by high command, he says"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Death of Bidar contractor: Karnataka Chief Minister rules out resignation of Minister Priyank Kharge;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/death-of-bidar-contractor-karnataka-chief-minister-rules-out-resignation-of-minister-priyank-kharge/article69049876.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:14:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Union Minister Shekhawat urges people to work collectively for development of nation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/union-minister-shekhawat-urges-people-to-work-collectively-for-development-of-nation/article69050558.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:13:22 +0530",
        "text": "Referring to the Poorna Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj scheduled to commence from January 14, he says 45 crore devotees are expected to take part in the seven-week mega spiritual event, which is a unique confluence of faith, tradition and culture"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Three held for stealing spare parts in Erode;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/three-held-for-stealing-spare-parts-in-erode/article69050026.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:12:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Will offer VGF to ensure more international flights are operated from Andhra Pradesh, says Naidu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/will-offer-vgf-to-ensure-more-international-flights-are-operated-from-andhra-pradesh-says-naidu/article69050734.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:12:29 +0530",
        "text": "Many international flights in AP, which were discontinued last five years, will be restored, says Mr. Naidu"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TG records liquor sale worth \u20b9684 crore on December 30, 31;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tg-records-liquor-sale-worth-684-crore-on-december-30-31/article69049901.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:10:23 +0530",
        "text": "Liquor worth \u20b93,615 crore sold in December 2024 across TG"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka Chief Minister seeks support of senior officers to make State an economic powerhouse;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-chief-minister-seeks-support-of-senior-officers-to-make-state-an-economic-powerhouse/article69050055.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:08:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kochi celebrates birth centenary of P.J. Antony;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-celebrates-birth-centenary-of-pj-antony/article69050581.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:07:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;136 cyber crimes involving registered in 2024 in Krishnagiri;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/136-cyber-crimes-involving-registered-in-2024-in-krishnagiri/article69049807.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:06:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mystery shrouds leopard cub\u2019s \u2018death\u2019 in Palamaner range;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mystery-shrouds-leopard-cubs-death-in-palamaner-range/article69050045.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:06:18 +0530",
        "text": "The cub was found lying in a pool of blood on the V. Kota-Pernambut highway, near Nayakaneri forest beat, around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the villagers"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress working solely for the elite, alleges KTR;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/congress-working-solely-for-the-elite-alleges-ktr/article69050538.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:05:40 +0530",
        "text": "BRS working president  accuses the government of trying to betray farmers and backward classes"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Wayanad rehabilitation: Cabinet nod for townships on Elstone, Nedumpala estates; Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society to build townships;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/wayanad-rehabilitation-cabinet-nod-for-townships-on-elstone-nedumpala-estates-uralungal-labour-contract-cooperative-society-to-build-townships/article69050195.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:05:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court notice to State on plea for reserving 33% posts for woman lawyers in governing council of Advocates\u2019 Association, Bengaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-notice-to-state-on-plea-for-reserving-33-posts-for-woman-lawyers-in-governing-council-of-advocates-association-bengaluru/article69049604.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:04:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Siddalinga Swami offers saffron clothes to Priyank Kharge to be \u2018Bulldozer Baba\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/siddalinga-swami-offers-saffron-clothes-to-priyank-kharge-to-be-bulldozer-baba/article69050503.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:04:19 +0530",
        "text": "The Minister can become \u2018Bulldozer Baba\u2019 to demolish illegal structures only if wears saffron clothes, says honorary president of Sri Ram Sene"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Couple killed in road accident while returning home after NY Eve prayers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/couple-killed-in-road-accident-while-returning-home-after-ny-eve-prayers/article69050380.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:58:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;India fourth largest FCV tobacco producer in the world: Tobacco Board of India;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/india-fourth-largest-fcv-tobacco-producer-in-the-world-tobacco-board-of-india/article69050409.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:58:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;NDA govt. committed to fulfilling people\u2019s aspirations, says A.P. CM Chandrababu Naidu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nda-govt-committed-to-fulfilling-peoples-aspirations-says-ap-cm-chandrababu-naidu/article69050189.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:57:26 +0530",
        "text": "The New Year ushered in positive vibes for the people of the State, Naidu says, adding that forces inimical to the society will not be spared"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka\u00a0projected to borrow \u20b948,000 crore in January-March quarter;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-projected-to-borrow-48000-crore-in-january-march-quarter/article69049797.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:56:35 +0530",
        "text": "Karnataka\u2019s borrowings increased in recent years owing to implementation of social welfare schemes, particularly the five guarantees by the Congress government"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;M.P. Parameswaran to release his books on Wiki Commons;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mp-parameswaran-to-release-his-books-on-wiki-commons/article69050532.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:54:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPI(M) leans on Mannathu Padamanabhan\u2019s legacy to mend ties with NSS;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-leans-on-mannathu-padamanabhans-legacy-to-mend-ties-with-nss/article69050427.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:52:10 +0530",
        "text": "Party State secretary M.V. Govindan visits Perunna on December 30 to inaugurate the centenary commemoration of the historic Savarna Jatha led by Mannathu Padmanabhan"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Timings of some trains in Mangaluru revised;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/timings-of-some-trains-in-mangaluru-revised/article69050554.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:51:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress attempts to weave Gandhi and Ambedkar\u2019s legacies into singular narrative of social justice;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-attempts-to-weave-gandhi-and-ambedkars-legacies-into-singular-narrative-of-social-justice/article69050069.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:49:26 +0530",
        "text": "The move seeks to blunt the BJP\u2019s criticism that the Congress historically insulted Dr. Ambedkar and intends to prevent any \u201cappropriation\u201d by ruling party"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Plans in place to ensure Uravakonda does not face drinking water problems for next 30 years: A.P. Finance Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/plans-in-place-to-ensure-uravakonda-does-not-face-drinking-water-problems-for-next-30-years-ap-finance-minister/article69049662.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:48:48 +0530",
        "text": "Temporary measures taken up to provide water to Uravakonda town, Havaligi, Vajrakarur and other important towns which face severe shortage, says Payyavula Keshav"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Twin cities welcome 2025 with dance, music, revelry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/twin-cities-welcome-2025-with-dance-music-revelry/article69050361.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:48:11 +0530",
        "text": "Residents organise parties in their own style, including dance and music, bursting crackers, cutting cake and distributing sweets"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Doctors slam Maharashtra government decision to let homeopaths prescribe allopathic medicines;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/doctors-slam-maharashtra-government-decision-to-let-homeopaths-prescribe-allopathic-medicines/article69050430.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:48:05 +0530",
        "text": "Doctors said that there exist worldwide benchmarks for healthcare and cautioned against lowering the standards by introducing shortcuts such as certificate course and \u201cmixopathy\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mannam Jayanthi celebrations begin; NSS raises demand for national commission for EWS;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mannam-jayanthi-celebrations-begin-nss-raises-demand-for-national-commission-for-ews/article69050484.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:47:35 +0530",
        "text": "NSS general secretary blames both the State and Central governments for overlooking  forward communities for the gain of vote banks and trying to influence the backward and other sections by providing them with extensive assistance"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Elephant damages ragi crop in Talavadi Hills;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/elephant-damages-ragi-crop-in-talavadi-hills/article69049667.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:47:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rail fence to prevent elephant deaths due to collision with trains in Madukkarai forest range;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/rail-fence-to-prevent-elephant-deaths-due-to-train-collision-in-madukkarai-forest-range/article69050519.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:46:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Disaster of severe nature:\u2019 Delay may have robbed State of chance to secure additional aid, says Pinarayi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/disaster-of-severe-nature-delay-may-have-robbed-state-of-chance-to-secure-additional-aid-says-pinarayi/article69050464.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:44:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Soldier from Kodagu who died in J&K mishap cremated with state honours;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/soldier-from-kodagu-who-died-in-jk-mishap-cremated-with-state-honours/article69050576.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:42:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SDM Hospital, Ujire launches free dialysis scheme for underprivileged patients;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/sdm-hospital-ujire-launches-free-dialysis-scheme-for-underprivileged-patients/article69050315.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:41:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;39 fatal road accidents reported in the Nilgiris in 2024;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/39-fatal-road-accidents-reported-in-the-nilgiris-in-2024/article69050507.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:40:04 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chetan Singh Rathore is new IGP Northern Range;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/chetan-singh-rathore-is-new-igp-northern-range/article69050332.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:37:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Yakshagana artist killed in a road accident in Mangaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/yakshagana-artist-killed-in-a-road-accident-in-mangaluru/article69049655.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:35:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SpaDeX first of many as ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan-4;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/spadex-first-of-many-as-isro-prepares-for-chandrayaan-4/article69049856.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:34:54 +0530",
        "text": "On New Year\u2019s Eve, Chairman S. Somanath said, \u201c2025 will be an exciting year as ISRO will launch four GSLV rockets, three PSLV launches as well as an SSLV launch\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;People welcome New Year by bursting crackers and cutting cakes in Ramanathapuram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/people-welcome-new-year-by-bursting-crackers-and-cutting-cakes-in-ramanathapuram/article69050334.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:34:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Row over naming KRS road after Siddaramaiah continues;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/row-over-naming-krs-road-after-siddaramaiah-continues/article69050342.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:33:03 +0530",
        "text": "BJP leader claims the road had been identified as \u2018Princess Road\u2019 in 1921 by the erstwhile CITB"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vedike demands CBI probe into Bidar contractor suicide case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vedike-demands-cbi-probe-into-bidar-contractor-suicide-case/article69050299.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:32:45 +0530",
        "text": "The Shri Veerashaiva Lingayat Maha Vedike also demands suitable compensation and justice to the kin of the\u00a0deceased contractor"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Birder on a different mission;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/birder-on-a-different-mission/article69050099.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:29:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Collector conducts surprise inspection at KGBV Yadiki;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/collector-conducts-surprise-inspection-at-kgbv-yadiki/article69049681.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:25:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;North-East monsoon above average in Coimbatore district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/north-east-monsoon-above-average-in-coimbatore-district/article69049367.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:25:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Investment fraud, Udupi man looses \u20b949 lakh;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/investment-fraud-udupi-man-looses-49-lakh/article69049553.ece;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:25:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;3 arrested at Hong Kong airport over drugs worth HK$9 million;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293070/3-arrested-hong-kong-airport-over-drugs-worth-hk9-million?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:34:22 +0800",
        "text": "Passengers, including one from Malaysia, charged with drug trafficking after suspected cocaine and ketamine found in luggage."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;How Hong Kong-US ties will shift under the Trump administration in 2025;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3292941/how-hong-kong-us-ties-will-shift-under-trump-administration-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:30:16 +0800",
        "text": "Experts say human rights will be \u2018far less of a concern\u2019 while the city\u2019s financial services could face increased scrutiny from Washington."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;From regulating Uber to combating space oil, what Hongkongers can expect in 2025;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293061/regulating-uber-combating-space-oil-what-hongkongers-can-expect-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:30:08 +0800",
        "text": "Regulating subdivided flats, improving taxi services and banning flavoured cigarettes are also on the list of policies expected in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong policeman hurt after being dragged 250 metres by \u2018suspicious\u2019 van;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293055/hong-kong-policeman-hurt-after-being-dragged-250-metres-suspicious-van?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:26:53 +0800",
        "text": "Officer on patrol approached van in Cheung Sha Wan after deeming it \u2018suspicious\u2019, police say."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong group gives government failing grade on efforts to help children;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293054/hong-kong-group-gives-government-failing-grade-efforts-help-children?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:22:01 +0800",
        "text": "Children\u2019s Rights Association gives score of 26 out of 100, naming housing as its biggest concern, followed by medical services and education for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong police arrest 2 brothers, seize HK$12 million of drug Ice;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293044/hong-kong-police-arrest-2-brothers-seize-hk12-million-drug-ice?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:17:27 +0800",
        "text": "Brothers, aged 52 and 45, arrested on New Year\u2019s Eve after search of storage unit yields 19kg of methamphetamine."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong welcomes 4 babies into world in first 2 hours of New Year\u2019s Day;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293043/hong-kong-welcomes-4-babies-world-first-2-hours-new-years-day?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:03:14 +0800",
        "text": "First baby to be born in Hong Kong in 2025 was a boy at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin at seven minutes past midnight, weighing 3.375kg."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s property market to maintain momentum after deals hit 3-year high;https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3293029/hong-kongs-property-market-maintain-momentum-after-deals-hit-3-year-high?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:30:18 +0800",
        "text": "Property transactions totalled 67,662, valued at US$68.2 billion in 2024, according to Midland data."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong customs arrests 6, seizes illicit cigarettes worth HK$114 million;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293036/hong-kong-customs-arrests-6-seizes-illicit-cigarettes-worth-hk114-million?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:02:52 +0800",
        "text": "Officers make arrests after intercepting two vessels in early hours of New Year\u2019s Eve as part of anti-smuggling patrols in local waters."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Fanfare as first C919 commercial flight leaves Hong Kong for Shanghai;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293035/fanfare-first-c919-commercial-flight-leaves-hong-kong-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:59:32 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018The C919 is a source of pride. As a flight enthusiast, I feel very honoured to be part of this significant milestone,\u2019 a passenger says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Why is Hong Kong charging everyone more for hotel stays and air travel?;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293023/why-hong-kong-charging-everyone-more-hotel-stays-air-travel?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:54:19 +0800",
        "text": "Authorities have introduced new hotel accommodation tax and increased airport security fee to help boost public coffers."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;\u2018Hong Kong will embrace change,\u2019 John Lee says as city welcomes 2025;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293017/hong-kong-will-embrace-changes-john-lee-says-city-welcomes-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:40:46 +0800",
        "text": "Chief executive says city will have to \u2018acclimatise and be proactive to take on changes brought by internal and external challenges\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Cost of living in Hong Kong: what you\u2019ll have to pay more for in 2025;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292926/cost-living-hong-kong-what-youll-have-pay-more-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:14 +0800",
        "text": "From electricity and transport to fast food and rent, prices are set to rise from January."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;China\u2019s home-grown C919 plane touches down in Hong Kong on \u2018historic\u2019 flight;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292987/chinas-home-grown-c919-plane-touches-down-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:45:58 +0800",
        "text": "Flight MU721 of China Eastern Airlines landed at the Hong Kong airport at 10.45am on Wednesday."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong taxi driver arrested after 3 die in horror road crash;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3292981/hong-kong-taxi-driver-arrested-after-3-die-horror-road-crash?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:05:14 +0800",
        "text": "Taxi cut across lane and hit car on West Kowloon Highway early on New Year\u2019s Day, police say."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong property: rich and famous lose billions as they succumb to slumping home values;https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3292886/hong-kong-property-rich-and-famous-lose-billions-they-succumb-slumping-home-values?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:37:45 +0800",
        "text": "Tycoons like Chen Zhuolin, Hui Ka-yan and the Ho Shung-pun family sold homes and offices at significant losses, reflecting the broader market slump."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong must wake up to the beauty and potential of its waters;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292798/hong-kong-must-wake-beauty-and-potential-its-waters?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:30:09 +0800",
        "text": "Well planned development of marine recreation can improve residents\u2019 quality of life, promote sustainability and boost tourism."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;2 elderly residents at Hong Kong care home given Covid-19 jabs expired for 2 weeks;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292954/2-elderly-residents-hong-kong-care-home-given-covid-19-jabs-expired-2-weeks?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:18:01 +0800",
        "text": "Department of Health has temporarily banned doctor from government vaccination scheme after blunder at Luxe Garden residential care home in North district."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong welcomes 2025 as hundreds of thousands gather for harbour fireworks;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292945/crowds-gather-top-spots-ahead-hong-kongs-new-years-eve-fireworks?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:48:53 +0800",
        "text": "Themed \u2018The Symphony of Happiness\u2019, New Year countdown celebration began at 11pm with four sets of fireworks and star-studded musical and dance performance."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong floats land premium offer to boost interest in 2 large sites;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292936/hong-kong-floats-land-premium-offer-boost-interest-2-large-sites?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:57:45 +0800",
        "text": "Incentive aims to promote modern industrial development at two sites in Northern Metropolis."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Fraser Stoddart, Nobel laureate and professor at University of Hong Kong, dies;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3292928/fraser-stoddart-nobel-laureate-and-professor-university-hong-kong-dies?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:17:09 +0800",
        "text": "Stoddart, who was 82, won Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2016 and joined department of chemistry last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong launches anti-rodent charter to improve environmental hygiene;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292918/hong-kong-launches-anti-rodent-charter-improve-environmental-hygiene?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 17:57:22 +0800",
        "text": "Food and Environmental Hygiene Department wants to boost awareness, increase inspections following rise of pests\u2019 infestation rate in city."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s first breast milk bank to open next week;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292885/hong-kongs-first-breast-milk-bank-open-next-week?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:01:24 +0800",
        "text": "Facility aims to collect 1,000 litres per year to help up to 600 premature and critically ill newborns."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong logs more than 24,000 arrivals on New Year\u2019s Eve;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292869/hong-kong-logs-more-24000-arrivals-new-years-eve?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 14:22:54 +0800",
        "text": "But several mainland visitors tell the Post they will return home after the countdown due to pricey hotels, extended border opening hours."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Here are 9 major Hong Kong laws and policies that took effect in 2024;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292864/here-are-9-major-hong-kong-laws-took-effect-2024?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:45:05 +0800",
        "text": "From enacting the city\u2019s own security law to lifting all property cooling measures, the Post recaps nine significant changes this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Kai Tak terminal tender gives new operator time to prepare: Hong Kong minister;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292861/kai-tak-terminal-tender-give-new-operator-time-prepare-hong-kong-minister?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:31:53 +0800",
        "text": "Tourism secretary Rosanna Law says opening tenders in 2027 will be too late for a contract that expires in 2028."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Tencent-backed online healthcare platform WeDoctor revives plan for Hong Kong IPO;https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3292854/tencent-backed-online-healthcare-platform-wedoctor-revives-plan-hong-kong-ipo?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:30:08 +0800",
        "text": "Earlier this month, sources said the company expected to raise US$400 million to US$500 million."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;The men, women \u2013 and animals \u2013 that made Hong Kong\u2019s headlines in 2024;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292828/who-made-hong-kongs-headlines-2024-post-takes-look?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:30:17 +0800",
        "text": "From former newspaper owner Jimmy Lai to the city\u2019s growing panda family, the Post looks back on those who stole the media spotlight."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hongkonger dies after starting fire in his flat in suspected suicide case;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292850/hongkonger-dies-after-suspected-charcoal-burning-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:14:02 +0800",
        "text": "Police say they believe man in his \u201840s to 50s\u2019 set a fire inside his flat in Yau Tong."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong cinema scores 2 box office hits in 2024, but outlook still uncertain;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292827/hong-kong-cinema-scores-2-box-office-hits-2024-outlook-still-uncertain?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:30:16 +0800",
        "text": "The Last Dance and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In were huge successes, but overall industry revenue declined as theatres closed down."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;How Hong Kong\u2019s MTR controllers keep 5 million daily commuters on track;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292800/how-hong-kongs-mtr-controllers-keep-5-million-daily-commuters-track?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:30:29 +0800",
        "text": "Rail giant opens up its control room to media and talks about the daily life of controllers \u2013 and a taboo dim sum dish no one dares to eat."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;New head of Hong Kong customs vows to crack down on smuggling of \u2018space oil\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292832/hong-kong-names-new-customs-chief-current-head-retires?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:18:08 +0800",
        "text": "Chan Tsz-tat also pledges to combat trade in illegal cigarettes as he takes over from Louise Ho, who is retiring."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong children with autism go on picnic in Nina Park;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292824/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-children-autism-go-picnic-nina-park?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:15:07 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018Our members and their families thoroughly enjoyed the day out with the volunteers,\u2019 programme manager Kenneth Chan says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Is building new attractions the way forward for Hong Kong\u2019s tourism sector?;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292802/building-new-attractions-way-forward-hong-kongs-tourism-sector?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:30:11 +0800",
        "text": "Industry leaders welcome government\u2019s latest tourism development blueprint, but call for creation of more infrastructure to host events."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong authorities appeal court ruling on golf course flats;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292799/hong-kong-authorities-appeal-against-court-ruling-golf-course-flats?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:41:45 +0800",
        "text": "Court this month overturned approval for 12,000 public housing flats on golf course."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Bird strikes in Hong Kong unlikely to cause plane crashes, experts say;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292793/bird-strikes-hong-kong-unlikely-cause-plane-crashes-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:29:44 +0800",
        "text": "A bird strike has emerged as a possible cause for Jeju Air plane crash-landing in Korea and killing 179 people."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong earmarks site for campus expansion of self-financing institutions;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3292790/hong-kong-earmarks-sha-tin-site-self-financing-institutions-campus-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:02:09 +0800",
        "text": "1,210 square metre plot is currently a public car park near the former campus owned by the operator of the city\u2019s first Catholic university."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Elderly Hongkongers struggle with dental bookings as online system launches;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3292776/elderly-hongkongers-struggle-dental-bookings-online-system-launches?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:01:20 +0800",
        "text": "Residents at public dental clinic in Kowloon City fail to get help from staff to register for appointments."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong man critically ill after woman lands on him in suspected suicide;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292773/woman-jumps-building-hong-kong-injures-man-below-suspected-suicide?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:48:27 +0800",
        "text": "Man, who was pushing trolley at the time, sustains head and limb injuries and is in a critical condition in hospital."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Counting down to 2025: how to celebrate Hong Kong\u2019s biggest New Year\u2019s Eve event;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292761/counting-down-2025-how-celebrate-hong-kongs-biggest-new-years-eve-event?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:07:18 +0800",
        "text": "The Post shares where to catch the fireworks, who is performing and what to expect on the weather front."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong car owners no longer need to display new vehicle licence annually;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3292746/hong-kong-car-owners-no-longer-required-renew-vehicle-licences-annually?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:50:06 +0800",
        "text": "Authorities have launched a new permit with no expiry date for cars that have not undergone changes since registration."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong launches tourism blueprint set to boost economy by HK$120 billion;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292741/hong-kong-launches-tourism-roadmap-set-boost-economy-hk120-billion?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:10:53 +0800",
        "text": "Blueprint will set the scene for the industry\u2019s development for the next five years, government minister says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Global economy must reckon with protectionism in 2025: Hong Kong leader;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292738/global-economy-must-reckon-protectionism-2025-hong-kong-leader?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:02:50 +0800",
        "text": "Chief Executive John Lee tells financial forum that city government will lead drive to reform and innovate amid geopolitical challenges."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hongkongers take 1 million more trips over Christmas holiday than in 2018;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292727/hong-kong-logs-98000-mainland-visitors-during-pre-new-years-eve-travel?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:32:39 +0800",
        "text": "But mainland Chinese arrivals dropped by nearly 100,000, from 756,000 in 2018 to 657,000 this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s stock market marks busiest trading day in 6 months with three IPO debuts;https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3292721/busy-day-hong-kongs-ipo-market-3-companies-start-trading?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:30:53 +0800",
        "text": "The last time the Hong Kong exchange had three new listings on the same day was July 10."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong driver arrested after car mounts pavement, killing 1, injuring 2;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292717/hongkonger-dead-2-injured-after-car-mounts-pavement-jordan?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:28:59 +0800",
        "text": "Man, 68, declared dead in hospital, while the other two sustained head and leg injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong police search for trio who assaulted, robbed driver of HK$20,000;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3292714/hong-kong-police-searching-trio-who-assaulted-robbed-man-hk20000?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:13:55 +0800",
        "text": "Assault took place at 8am in victim\u2019s car, when three men approached asking for directions, then attacked him when he lowered window."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;A year of giant pandas, mega-events and new minister for Hong Kong tourism;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3292697/year-giant-pandas-mega-events-and-new-minister-hong-kong-tourism?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:00:10 +0800",
        "text": "City pushes hard in 2024 to revitalise its travel sector, with billion-dollar package, expanded visa schemes and giant pandas galore."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong table tennis lovers go to bat for charity;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3292676/hong-kong-table-tennis-lovers-go-bat-charity?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:15:08 +0800",
        "text": "About 400 players of different ages, skill levels and backgrounds compete in the inaugural Operation Santa Claus HKTTF Charity Table Tennis Tournament."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Here\u2019s hoping Hongkongers won\u2019t have to risk their lives at work in 2025;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292486/heres-hoping-hongkongers-wont-have-risk-their-lives-work-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:30:20 +0800",
        "text": "Justice for workers who die on the job cannot be served unless obstacles to enhancing industrial safety are properly addressed and removed."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU denies Hungary a billion euros after reform failures;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-denies-hungary-a-billion-euros-after-reform-failures/a-71196557?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Hungary has lost its right to a billion euros of funding after Budapest failed to tackle corruption, according to the EU authorities in Brussels. This is the first time in history that Brussels has enforced such a move."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New Orleans: Suspect killed after deadly car ramming;https://www.dw.com/en/new-orleans-suspect-killed-after-deadly-car-ramming/a-71195868?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Authorities in the US city of New Orleans said 10 people died and 30 more were injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street. Law enforcement sources indicate the driver has since been shot by the police."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Disaster-wary Philippines leads push for climate justice;https://www.dw.com/en/disaster-wary-philippines-leads-push-for-climate-justice/a-71196090?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As the site of several climate-related disasters, the Philippines is hard to ignore when officials advocate for accountability from polluters. The country is pushing for support for nations facing similar climate crises."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pope Francis highlights abortion in New Year appeal;https://www.dw.com/en/pope-francis-highlights-abortion-in-new-year-appeal/a-71195980?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The pontiff has ushered in 2025 by calling for Catholics to reject abortion and calling for a \"firm commitment\" to protect and respect life \"from conception to natural death.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Africa in 2025: Strengthening democracy key to growth;https://www.dw.com/en/africa-in-2025-strengthening-democracy-key-to-growth/a-70945864?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Security risks and instability threaten Africa's young democracies. Experts are calling for better governance and transparent elections to ensure political stability and economic growth."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Arab Americans eye Trump's pro-Israel government picks;https://www.dw.com/en/arab-americans-eye-trump-s-pro-israel-government-picks/a-71062610?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As Donald Trump prepares to take office amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Arab Americans consider the legacy of his past policies and staunch support for Israel and how that could impact US policy."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ivory Coast asks French forces to leave;https://www.dw.com/en/ivory-coast-asks-french-forces-to-leave/a-71194084?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Ivory Coast has become the latest West African nation to downscale military ties with former colonial power France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New Year's Eve live: World ushers in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/new-year-s-eve-live-world-ushers-in-2025/live-71189057?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "DW has all the updates as the world celebrates the end of 2024 and looks forward to 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pakistan sees surge in deadly attacks in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-sees-surge-in-deadly-attacks-in-2024/a-71192063?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Security forces in Pakistan in 2024 suffered their deadliest year in almost a decade, a report shows. The data was released as militants mounted a series of attacks in the troubled northwest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why abductions in Kenya pose a threat to national security;https://www.dw.com/en/why-abductions-in-kenya-pose-a-threat-to-national-security/a-71191494?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "At least 82 Kenyans have disappeared since protests began in June, including six in the past two weeks. Many people in Kenya fear that the ongoing abductions pose a serious threat to national security."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures 2;https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-arrest-man-after-knife-attack-injures-2/a-71191397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Several people intervened after the suspect began stabbing people in the German capital's Charlottenburg neighborhood, a Berlin newspaper said. A Syrian national who lives in Sweden was arrested."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Police shoot dead man on 'suspected rampage' with excavator;https://www.dw.com/en/police-shoot-dead-man-on-suspected-rampage-with-excavator/a-71191556?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Police in Germany have shot dead a man who stole a excavator truck and appeared to embark on a rampage."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;GIRLZ OFF MUTE;https://www.dw.com/en/girlz-off-mute/a-61561323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "DW's GirlZ Off Mute provides a platform for young, female reporters across Africa. Equipped with a camera and mic, 13- to 18-year-old girls and young women cover the stories that matter to them and their peers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea: Embankment in focus in Jeju Air crash probe;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-embankment-in-focus-in-jeju-air-crash-probe/a-71190164?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Authorities in South Korea are still trying to identify five of the 179 victims. US investigators, including from Boeing, joined them to assist. New Year's celebrations will be muted amid a period of national mourning."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Bangladesh-Pakistan reconciliation impacts India;https://www.dw.com/en/how-bangladesh-pakistan-reconciliation-impacts-india/a-71189995?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The strengthening maritime and military ties between Dhaka and Islamabad are reshaping the security dynamics of South Asia, with major implications for New Delhi's strategic interests and regional stability."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Olaf Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-olaf-scholz-we-can-make-2025-a-good-year/a-71187678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Addressing the nation on the last day of 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country's fate was in Germans' hands and the way forward was by \"standing strong together.\" He praised responders to the Magdeburg attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany charges 3 over alleged Russia spying plot;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-charges-3-over-alleged-russia-spying-plot/a-71187987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "A man believed to be a veteran of a pro-Russian militia in Ukraine and two other suspects planned attacks on military and industrial sites, according to German prosecutors. All three are dual German-Russian nationals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, energy worries mount in Europe's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-energy-worries-mount-in-europe-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The current gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires at the end of 2024, with Vladimir Putin having already said there was no time left to renew the contract. Will eastern EU members be hit the hardest?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German election: Why Elon Musk is promoting the far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Elon Musk's election appeal for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party set off a storm of criticism in Germany. But what is everyone up in arms about?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany 2025: What political challenges lie ahead?;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-what-political-challenges-lie-ahead/a-71109773?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Germany's domestic policy in 2025 will likely focus on controlling immigration, fending off cyber-attacks and protecting the rule of law and democratic institutions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance;https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "After Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the AfD in an article published by a German daily, the leading candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hit back, decrying Musk's interference as \"intrusive and pretentious.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Waffle store stampede leaves six injured in Berlin;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-waffle-store-stampede-leaves-six-injured-in-berlin/a-71180903?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Influencer and footballer Nader Jindaoui drew an unexpectedly large crowd after announcing he would visit a waffle store in Berlin. The event ended in a stampede that injured six people, including a 10-year-old girl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: Over \u20ac600,000 donated to victims, families;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-over-\u20ac600-000-donated-to-victims-families/a-71178936?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The city\u2019s administration said there have been over 5,600 donations after the deadly attack at a Christmas market. \u201cAll donations prove that our city is sticking together,\u201d said city mayor Simone Borris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Supermarket customers ill due to 'irritant gas';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-supermarket-customers-ill-due-to-irritant-gas/a-71177976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Some 15 customers in a town in the eastern state of Saxony were hospitalized over respiratory symptoms. Authorities said they were investigating suspected dangerous bodily harm."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Rome urges Iran to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala;https://www.dw.com/en/rome-urges-iran-to-free-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala/a-71177126?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she hoped to bring jailed journalist Cecilia Sala \"home as quickly as possible.\" Sala had procured a work visa and released multiple podcast episodes from Iran."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in controversial German op-ed;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-controversial-german-op-ed/a-71176801?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "German authorities say the AfD is far-right extremist and endangers German democracy. According to the US tech billionaire said such ideas about Germany's AfD are \"clearly false.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pro-Russian hackers target Italian airport websites;https://www.dw.com/en/pro-russian-hackers-target-italian-airport-websites/a-71176385?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Hacker group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, which also affected the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry. The airports' operator said flights continued to operate as normal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UNICEF says record number of children affected by wars;https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-says-record-number-of-children-affected-by-wars/a-71176013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The UN said thousands of children had been killed in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in 2024. Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NATO's 2025 challenges: Trump, Ukraine and defense spending;https://www.dw.com/en/nato-s-2025-challenges-trump-ukraine-and-defense-spending/a-71048345?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign minister warns of Russian 'shadow fleet';https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-minister-warns-of-russian-shadow-fleet/a-71174876?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called \"shadow fleet\" of ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How toxic masculinity became big business;https://www.dw.com/en/how-toxic-masculinity-became-big-business/a-71173522?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Misogynist influencer Andrew Tate's brand of sexism has spawned an army of imitators. He and many of his followers offer online courses on how to become \"real men.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Does Hungary's Viktor Orban want to leave Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/does-hungary-s-viktor-orban-want-to-leave-europe/a-71171912?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "During Hungary's presidency of the EU Council, Viktor Orban promoted his own projects within Europe. He has spoken of \"conquering Brussels\" and \"making Europe great again.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Who is Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili?;https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-georgia-s-president-salome-zourabichvili/a-71169081?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "President Salome Zourabichvili refuses to step down, even though her mandate expires this week. She has accused authorities of election rigging and has called the appointment of her successor \"a mockery of democracy.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash: Is Russia responsible?;https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-airlines-plane-crash-is-russia-responsible/a-71172516?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Russia has so far resisted pressure from Azerbaijan to admit responsibility for the plane crash in Kazakhstan. Since Wednesday, the Kremlin has refused to comment on claims that a Russian missile caused the crash."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A quick guide to German elections;https://www.dw.com/en/a-quick-guide-to-german-elections/a-4541194?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "On the surface, the German electoral system is similar to that of most other Western countries, although it does have its own quirks and peculiarities. DW explains."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Azerbaijan minister suggests 'weapon' hit crashed plane;https://www.dw.com/en/azerbaijan-minister-suggests-weapon-hit-crashed-plane/a-71169191?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Azerbaijan's Transport Minister Rashan Nabiyev said \"the aircraft was hit by something\" and the \"type of weapon\" is to be determined. Most passengers were killed when the flight from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign policy: Crisis mode to continue in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-policy-crisis-mode-to-continue-in-2025/a-71092683?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Germany will hold new federal elections in February 2025. But regardless of who leads the next government, foreign policy will remain challenging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became so unpopular;https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-became-so-unpopular/a-70795787?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Despite poor approval ratings, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is running again as the Social Democrats' top candidate in the 2025 federal election. Why did the German government become so unpopular during his tenure?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz aims to be German chancellor;https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-nemesis-friedrich-merz-aims-to-be-german-chancellor/a-70845544?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been a beacon of hope for the conservative CDU party. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Germany's far-right capitalizes on the Magdeburg attack;https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-s-far-right-capitalizes-on-the-magdeburg-attack/a-71149146?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "A surge in racist attacks have been recorded following the deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The country's far-right is instrumentalizing the incident to stoke fear and hatred."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Magdeburg attack could shape upcoming general election;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-magdeburg-attack-could-shape-upcoming-general-election/a-71137379?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "With a general election in February, it didn't take long for politicians to try and exploit the attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market. Domestic security will likely become a key election campaign issue."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-colombian-care-workers-will-not-be-deported/a-71138548?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff. Experts say it illustrates the problems with the immigration system."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Far-right rally divides Magdeburg after attack;https://www.dw.com/en/far-right-rally-divides-magdeburg-after-attack/live-71139565?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The political fallout from the deadly attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, which killed five people, continues. Far-right AfD and its opponents held a rally on Monday. Follow DW for more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Security questions over Christmas market attack in Magdeburg;https://www.dw.com/en/security-questions-over-christmas-market-attack-in-magdeburg/a-71138203?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg has raised questions about public safety and intelligence gaps in Germany. Police have described the suspect as \"atypical,\" while experts have also blamed social media."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police scrutinize Christmas market attack warnings;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-scrutinize-christmas-market-attack-warnings/a-71136642?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Authorities are looking into whether previous warnings about the suspected Magdeburg Christmas market attacker were handled properly."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German defense minister warns of Russian 'hybrid warfare';https://www.dw.com/en/german-defense-minister-warns-of-russian-hybrid-warfare/a-71135902?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Boris Pistorius said Germany must be on alert for a possible hybrid attack by Russia, amid concerns of election interference."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2034-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-failures-ignored/a-71007865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 men's football World Cup \u2014 despite the Gulf monarchy's poor human rights, free speech and labor rights record."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive Nobel physics award for AI advances;https://www.dw.com/en/john-hopfield-and-geoffrey-hinton-receive-nobel-physics-award-for-ai-advances/a-70374538?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Physicists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. They were honored for their research on machine learning with artificial neural networks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China plans stimulus gamble as Trump's tariffs loom;https://www.dw.com/en/china-plans-stimulus-gamble-as-trump-s-tariffs-loom/a-70839175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "China's top leadership has promised more proactive measures in 2025 to boost economic growth. Beijing has already announced more than $2 trillion in stimulus, but many analysts think it hasn't gone far enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Marco Reus wins league title after seven near misses;https://www.dw.com/en/marco-reus-wins-league-title-after-seven-near-misses/a-70995888?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "German midfielder Marco Reus lifted the MLS Cup to win the first league title of his career. He finished runner-up in the Bundesliga seven times with Borussia Dortmund."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Chess: Gukesh takes world championship lead as Ding blunders;https://www.dw.com/en/chess-gukesh-takes-world-championship-lead-as-ding-blunders/a-70995510?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Indian teenager Gukesh D has taken a 6-5 lead the Chess World Championship match, winning game 11 in Singapore as Ding Liren blundered under time pressure. The decisive result breaks a seven-game series of draws."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Germany still pay for arts funding?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-still-pay-for-arts-funding/a-70947145?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Germany has long been admired for its generous public subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could mean an end to that largesse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What's been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-been-said-at-the-landmark-icj-climate-hearings/a-70984289?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to oblige big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Love unplugged: How the Amish date in Pennsylvania;https://www.dw.com/en/love-unplugged-how-the-amish-date-in-pennsylvania/a-70942503?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Dating apps are commonplace in the United States, but the Amish stay offline. Two DW reporters traveled to Pennsylvania to discover how younger Amish people date."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why fertile land is turning to desert;https://www.dw.com/en/why-fertile-land-is-turning-to-desert/a-70955221?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year. Could efforts to restore and reforest this arid terrain bear fruit?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is France heading for an economic storm?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-france-heading-for-an-economic-storm/a-70944682?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "France could face an economic crisis after lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government after just three months. Rising bond yields and a spate of bankruptcies are making investors nervous."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same;https://www.dw.com/en/why-saint-nick-and-santa-claus-are-not-the-same/a-70958814?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus \u2014 and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU agrees to delay deforestation law but won't water it down;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-to-delay-deforestation-law-but-won-t-water-it-down/a-70728269?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The European Union has agreed to delay but not dilute a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians have warned that the slowdown threatens forests and the climate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the brain learns: Science-based tips for exam revision;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-brain-learns-science-based-tips-for-exam-revision/a-70663331?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "What's the best way to boost your brain's capacity for learning? Neuroscientists say novelty and stories are great ways to learn. Sleep and exercise are also key for reducing stress and retaining information."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Turner Prize goes to Jasleen Kaur;https://www.dw.com/en/turner-prize-goes-to-jasleen-kaur/a-70956219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "The Glasgow-born artist, who refers to her Sikh roots in her work, has earned the prestigious British award. Amid pro-Palestinian protests, she calls on Tate museums to cut ties with Israel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Notre Dame: Is it too early to reopen the Paris cathedral?;https://www.dw.com/en/notre-dame-is-it-too-early-to-reopen-the-paris-cathedral/a-70881966?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-01 07:58:48",
        "text": "After five years of speedy reconstruction work, Notre Dame will soon reopen. But the architect formerly in charge of Cologne Cathedral in neighboring Germany fears things are moving too fast."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Haitian people face neocolonial challenges from outside \u2014 Russian Foreign Ministry;https://tass.com/politics/1895779;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:56:15 +0300",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FBI confirms death of hit-and-run driver in New Orleans;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895777;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:30:23 +0300",
        "text": "The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is working with partners to look into the details of this terrorist attack"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;First medals in 2025: Russian success at World Blitz Chess Championship;https://tass.com/sports/1895775;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:09:58 +0300",
        "text": "The president of the CFR Andrey Filatov is proud that it was chess players that earned Russia\u2019s first awards at international competitions in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin congratulates Nepomnyashchy upon victory in World Blitz Chess Championship;https://tass.com/sports/1895773;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:46:45 +0300",
        "text": "The Russian president wished the chess player strong health, success and good fortune in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin issues orders to draft Basics of State Language Policy by June 1;https://tass.com/politics/1895771;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:11:27 +0300",
        "text": "Also, the Russian president instructed to develop and submit to the State Duma a federal law \"On the languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation\" until May 1"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Slovakia sees Russia\u2019s readiness for peace, ready to host talks \u2014 Fico\u2019s party;https://tass.com/world/1895767;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:37:18 +0300",
        "text": "On December 26, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, is not against Slovakia becoming a platform for talks on Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian doctors not recommended to use hypnosis in tobacco addiction treatment;https://tass.com/society/1895765;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:35:07 +0300",
        "text": "At the same time, it is advised to use drug treatment and psychotherapy"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Over 71 metric tons of fuel oil-contaminated sand, soil removed in southern Russia;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895761;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:58:05 +0300",
        "text": "According to the ministry, divers inspected the two crashed tankers and discovered no new oil leaks"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least ten dead as vehicle plows into crowd in New Orleans;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895759;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:49:51 +0300",
        "text": "30 people suffered injuries, the local authorities said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian diplomat highlights Moscow\u2019s main achievement of past years;https://tass.com/politics/1895757;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:48:22 +0300",
        "text": "Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that \"developments at home are more important to us\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli attacks kill 12 people in Gaza in past two days \u2014 enclave\u2019s Health Ministry;https://tass.com/world/1895755;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:23:21 +0300",
        "text": "Over 40 people suffered injuries in the past 48 hours, the enclave\u2019s Health Ministry said in a statement"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;UN agency points to record-high number of Israeli settlers-related incidents in West Bank;https://tass.com/world/1895753;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:16:19 +0300",
        "text": "The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs pointed out that some 160,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, had been killed or injured in Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine loses over 46,460 troops since start of fighting in Kursk area;https://tass.com/defense/1895739;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:11:09 +0300",
        "text": "The Russian Defense Ministry also added that Russian forces repelled six counterattacks by Ukrainian assault teams in the past day"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Gas supplies to household consumers suspended in Transnistria;https://tass.com/economy/1895747;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:48:51 +0300",
        "text": "The authorities in both Moldova and Transnistria have declared emergencies"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;No major incidents during New Year celebrations in Russia;https://tass.com/society/1895745;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:47:34 +0300",
        "text": "A total of 41,300 law enforcement officers were involved in ensuring law and order, along with members of the National Guard and public organizations, as well as representatives of private security companies"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine loses up to 1,050 troops in all areas of special military operation in past day;https://tass.com/defense/1895717;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:28:50 +0300",
        "text": "Russian air defenses downed seven HIMARS and Uragan rockets and 66 Ukrainian drones in the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry\u2019s bulletin"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities, inmates;https://tass.com/world/1895743;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:17:09 +0300",
        "text": "India and Pakistan often arrest each other\u2019s nationals, particularly fishermen, for crossing the unmarked border"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine attacks 13 residential areas in Russia\u2019s Belgorod Region in past day;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895741;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:03:39 +0300",
        "text": "According to regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the attacks damaged 15 private houses, four apartment buildings, five cars, three garages and a powerline"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian gas transit through Ukraine stops completely \u2014 gas operators;https://tass.com/economy/1895697;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:57:54 +0300",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s gas giant Gazprom said that Kiev\u2019s refusal to extend a gas transit deal with Moscow had forced the Russian company to stop gas transit on January 1"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Houthis claim to have downed US drone over Yemen;https://tass.com/world/1895695;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:10:41 +0300",
        "text": "According to the movement\u2019s military spokesman Yahya Saria, this is the second MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle destroyed over Yemen in the past 72 hours"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Critical infrastructure suffers damage in Kiev-controlled part of Kherson Region;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895693;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:39:54 +0300",
        "text": "Meanwhile, Ukrainian media outlets have reported several explosions in Kiev"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Gazprom stops gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as transit deal expires;https://tass.com/economy/1895685;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:58:28 +0300",
        "text": "The deal provided for the transit of 40 bln cubic meters of Russian gas through Ukraine annually"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia bans mining in ten regions from January 1;https://tass.com/economy/1895675;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:09:36 +0300",
        "text": "The ban was introduced in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachai-Circassia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, Donetsk and Lugansk People\u2019s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;OPEC+ plans to continue voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 mln bpd in Q1 2025;https://tass.com/economy/1894883;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:39:00 +0300",
        "text": "According to the new oil output restoration schedule published on the OPEC website, the production increase is planned for the period from April 2025 to the end of September 2026"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Monthly minimum wage in Russia to rise to $226.4 in 2025;https://tass.com/economy/1894881;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:05:01 +0300",
        "text": "The statutory monthly minimum wage is the minimum salary of Russians before deducting personal income tax"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump to pay his last respects to Jimmy Carter;https://tass.com/world/1895669;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:03:36 +0300",
        "text": "US President-elect told reporters that he had received an invitation to attend the funeral"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Over 1 mln members of Ukrainian armed forces killed or wounded since start of special op;https://tass.com/defense/1895667;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:00:29 +0300",
        "text": "Data obtained from the Russian defense ministry\u2019s daily bulletins and other open-access information from its officials indicates that Kiev lost some 595,000 troops as killed or wounded in action in 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: 2024\u2019s biggest natural disasters;https://tass.com/society/1894873;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:28:00 +0300",
        "text": "From February 1 to 5, wildfires killed at least 137 people in Chile's Valpara\u043dso region, with 200 more reported missing"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Income tax for Russian oil pipeline operator Transneft to be 40% from 2025;https://tass.com/economy/1894877;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:52:01 +0300",
        "text": "It is reported that the company will abide by the decision of the principal shareholder but expects an involuntary cut of the investment program due to money shortage"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Belarus\u2019 presidential election enters first day of campaigning;https://tass.com/world/1894875;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:20:00 +0300",
        "text": "Under the commission\u2019s guidelines, candidates will have the opportunity to publish their election programs in national newspapers, including Respublika and Zviazda, and appear on national television and radio"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;2025 to see four great celestial events, scientists say;https://tass.com/science/1894867;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:37:00 +0300",
        "text": "In the spring of 2025, we will also witness a partial solar eclipse"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kyrgyzstan takes the CSTO chairmanship from Kazakhstan;https://tass.com/defense/1894861;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:59:00 +0300",
        "text": "It is reported that Kyrgyzstan plans to host an international conference on cybersecurity in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: New Year\u2019s key traditions reviewed;https://tass.com/society/1894857;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:17:00 +0300",
        "text": "Russia has celebrated New Year and Christmas with decorated fir trees since Peter the Great\u2019s reign"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Belarus assumes chairmanship of EAEU;https://tass.com/economy/1894847;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:25:00 +0300",
        "text": "According to Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, digitalization should fully support the functioning of the EAEU's single domestic market"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: It\u2019s all about the tree: How Russia celebrates New Year;https://tass.com/society/1895641;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:37:50 +0300",
        "text": "TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia\u2019s traditional New Year\u2019s celebration"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: Celebrities who passed away in 2024;https://tass.com/society/1894865;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:36:00 +0300",
        "text": "Many well-known politicians, statesmen, scientists and cultural figures passed away in 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Expert calculates Father Frost\u2019s time per child in Russia on New Year\u2019s Eve\u200b;https://tass.com/society/1894859;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:10:00 +0300",
        "text": "There are approximately 9,073,878 children aged 5-9 in Russia who may still believe in Father Frost, researcher at the Institute of Computer Sciences and Telecommunications at RUDN University Artur Davtyan said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Standard Bank expert sees the average dollar-to-ruble rate at 110 rubles in 2025;https://tass.com/economy/1894849;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 22:35:01 +0300",
        "text": "Geopolitical situation, the rhetoric of sanctions, the Bank of Russia\u2019s monetary policy, as well as the situation with budget spending, will continue to have the greatest impact on the rate of the national currency in the coming year"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Houthis-controlled capital of Yemen subjected to airstrikes \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1895629;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:48:26 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Masirah, two strikes were carried out on the complex, where the rebels' defense ministry is located"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;First requests for pumping Russian gas via Ukraine on January 1 equal zero;https://tass.com/economy/1895623;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:16:44 +0300",
        "text": "Deliveries through the Sokhranovka station were terminated in 2022 at the initiative of Kiev, allegedly due to force majeure"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US Department of Treasury sanctions 2 Russian citizens, Center for Geopolitical Expertise;https://tass.com/world/1895621;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:35:15 +0300",
        "text": "The restrictions targeted the director of this analytical center, Valery Korovin and Judge Olesya Mendeleyeva"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Durov explains blocking of Russian media\u2019s Telegram channels by EU laws;https://tass.com/economy/1895619;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:12:44 +0300",
        "text": "He also noted that \"all Western media Telegram channels remain freely accessible in Russia"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian human rights commissioner reports meeting with Ukrainian counterpart;https://tass.com/defense/1895617;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:07:44 +0300",
        "text": "In exchange, 150 prisoners of war of the Ukrainian armed forces returned home"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Galloway & Krawczyk (USA) v Zhang & Sun (CHN);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-galloway-and-krawczyk-usa-v-zhang-and-sun-chn-20250102-p5l1m5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:48:23 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Galloway & Krawczyk (USA) & Zhang & Sun (CHN) on Day 6 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Jordan Thompson v Alex Michelsen;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-jordan-thompson-v-alex-michelsen-20250102-p5l1m4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:47:55 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Jordan Thompson & Alex Michelsen on Day 4 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 2, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-2-2025-20250102-p5l1m3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:09:36 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Cartoons of the week;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cartoons-of-the-week-20241227-p5l0w6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:09:14 +1100",
        "text": "The best Herald artworks of the week from across the board."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Lithium\u2019s rocky patch: Key building block of EV revolution faces uncertain future under Trump;https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/lithium-s-rocky-patch-key-building-block-of-ev-revolution-faces-uncertain-future-under-trump-20241118-p5krfp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:30:00 +1100",
        "text": "While prices have started to pick up again, this major green energy metal\u2019s fortunes in 2025 will hinge on whether electric vehicles sales can maintain their momentum."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The good news for renters and the bad news for mortgagees;https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-good-news-for-renters-and-the-bad-news-for-mortgagees-20241231-p5l1dh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +1100",
        "text": "Australian property values crept up 4.9 per cent across 2024 but the year ended on a sour note."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Forget the Louvre: Here is the one thing you must do in Paris;https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/forget-the-louvre-here-is-the-one-thing-you-must-do-in-paris-20241204-p5kvvu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "You\u2019ll learn more about Paris culture from a cafe terrace than from a museum."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The top-rated airlines of the year;https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/the-top-rated-airlines-of-the-year-20241217-p5kz3b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "From short-haul budget carriers to the longest route on the planet on a plane with no economy class, here are the airlines we rated the best in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Florence Pugh had one startling demand before playing a dying woman;https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/florence-pugh-had-one-startling-demand-before-playing-a-dying-woman-20241219-p5kzt9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "As a determined young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, the equally determined actress insisted that co-star Andrew Garfield shave her head."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Mad about the movies? Here are 2025\u2019s biggest new titles;https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/mad-about-the-movies-here-are-2025-s-biggest-new-titles-20241227-p5l0uc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "A new Superman, a return to Bridget Jones and a reboot of The Fantastic Four are among the movies coming in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Thursday, January 2;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-thursday-january-2-20250101-p5l1jv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Taylor Fritz (USA) v Zhang Zhizhen (CHN);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-taylor-fritz-usa-v-zhang-zhizhen-chn-20250101-p5l1m2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:47:51 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Taylor Fritz (USA) & Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) on Day 6 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Maxwell takes one of the all-time catches to help Stars end BBL losing streak;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/maxwell-takes-one-of-the-all-time-catches-to-help-stars-end-bbl-losing-streak-20250101-p5l1m0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:32:50 +1100",
        "text": "Glenn Maxwell took one of the greatest catches in the BBL\u2019s 14-year history, leaping metres over the boundary to catch the ball in one hand before throwing it back into the field of play while in the air."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: De Minaur & Gadecki (AUS) v Nicholls & Bloom (GBR);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-de-minaur-and-gadecki-aus-v-nicholls-and-bloom-gbr-20250101-p5l1m1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:25:19 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between De Minaur & Gadecki (AUS) & Nicholls & Bloom (GBR) on Day 6 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Champion\u2019s compelling message to Aussie phenom as world put on notice;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/champion-s-compelling-message-to-aussie-phenom-as-world-put-on-notice-20250101-p5l1lw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:23:37 +1100",
        "text": "Maya Joint may have fallen in a heated battle, but Australia\u2019s newest grand slam hope has received high praise from former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Tennis as it happened: Australia eliminated from United Cup, Kyrgios and Joint knocked out in Brisbane;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/tennis-live-updates-kyrgios-and-djokovic-return-to-the-court-australia-take-on-great-britain-in-must-win-tie-20250101-p5l1in.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:11:40 +1100",
        "text": "Australia has been eliminated from the 2025 United Cup, despite wins in the mens singles and mixed doubles against Great Britain, led by Alex de Minaur."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Multiple fatalities after vehicle ploughs into NYE crowd in New Orleans;https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/multiple-fatalities-after-vehicle-ploughs-into-crowd-in-new-orleans-20250101-p5l1ly.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:09:07 +1100",
        "text": "Ten people were killed and 35 injured after a man drove a truck into a crowd on New Orleans\u2019 famed Bourbon Street, authorities said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Victoria Azarenka v Maya Joint;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-victoria-azarenka-v-maya-joint-20250101-p5l1lx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:33:26 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Victoria Azarenka & Maya Joint on Day 4 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Wooroloo bushfire downgraded but still a possible threat to lives and homes;https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/out-of-control-bushfire-threatening-homes-in-wooroloo-20250101-p5l1lq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:17:54 +1100",
        "text": "Over 120 firefighters are battling the blaze which started on the Great Eastern Highway near the intersection of Carter Road in The Lakes."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Coco Gauff (USA) v Zhang Shuai (CHN);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-coco-gauff-usa-v-zhang-shuai-chn-20250101-p5l1lu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:58:20 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Coco Gauff (USA) & Zhang Shuai (CHN) on Day 6 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australia's property market enters downturn for first time in two years;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/corelogic-property-prices-national-drop-2024-wrap/104773908;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:02:09 +0000",
        "text": "Yet there is still great price divergence between cities, and years of soaring prices have left home ownership out of reach for many."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Ten killed, 30 injured as truck crashes into New Orleans crowd;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/at-least-10-killed-as-truck-crashes-into-new-orleans-crowd/104778048;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:01:53 +0000",
        "text": "The driver tried to \"run over as many people as he possibly could\", police said after the incident."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'Juicy' Pilbara storms wash away 2024 and replenish long-dry river;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/heavy-rainfall-makes-harding-river-flowin-pilbara/104777230;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:58:00 +0000",
        "text": "The Harding River, known as the Ngurin to the land's traditional owners, flows for the first time in years in Western Australia's Pilbara region, after rain rings in the new year."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Richmond Tiger Noah Balta charged with assault;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/afl-richmond-tiger-noah-balta-charged-with-assault/104777480;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:12:43 +0000",
        "text": "Richmond Tiger Noah Balta has been charged with assault by NSW Police following an alleged altercation on Monday, the club has said."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Fast-moving bushfire engulfs property, closes major highway east of Perth;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/bushfire-engulfs-property-near-acacia-prison-east-of-perth/104777410;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 07:31:05 +0000",
        "text": "A fast-moving bushfire has destroyed property and is burning close to a prison in Perth's east."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Shark found dumped outside farm believed to be bronze whaler;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/bronze-whaler-shark-found-dumped-at-farm/104776940;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:31:35 +0000",
        "text": "Vicki Matchett is all too familiar with rubbish being dumped outside her rural property south of Adelaide \u2014 but when she was passing her farm gate several days ago, she saw what \"looked like a shark's fin poking up\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Carey says SCG Test will be 'Mitch's time' for under-pressure all-rounder;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/alex-carey-backs-mitch-marsh-big-test-match-scg/104777184;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:49:42 +0000",
        "text": "Alex Carey has launched an impassioned defence of under-pressure all-rounder Mitch Marsh, declaring it will be \"Mitch's time\" at the SCG."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Brilliant Birrell's injury hell adds perspective to superb victory over Navarro;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/kim-birrell-brisbane-international-wildcard-injury-hell/104776816;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:39:34 +0000",
        "text": "Kim Birrell missed out on a wild card for this year's Australian Open. Her second career win over a top 10 opponent, beating Emma Navarro, shows her that she can qualify outright."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Blake Lively files lawsuit, Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for $400 million;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/justin-baldoni-sues-with-nine-different-plaintiffs/104776694;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:24:03 +0000",
        "text": "Three lawsuits have now been filed in relation to the alleged smear campaign against and sexual harassment of Blake Lively by It Ends with Us co-star Justin Baldoni."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police arrest 19, including 13yo, after woman injured in SA bus fight;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/adelaide-public-bus-fight-leads-to-arrests/104769024;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:45:33 +0000",
        "text": "Police say a fight between two groups on an Adelaide public bus led to three people including a woman with head injuries being taken to hospital, as well as 19 arrests."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Driver runs down two New Zealand police officers, killing one;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/new-zealand-police-officer-killed-by-car-in-nelson/104777004;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:33:31 +0000",
        "text": "New Zealand Police Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming, who has been remembered as a 'widely respected officer with 38 years frontline service', \u00a0has died in hospital from her injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Woolworths says it will 'do more' to celebrate Australia Day;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/australia-day-merchandise-woolworths-coles-aldi/104776504;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:27:59 +0000",
        "text": "Woolworths says it will \u201cdo more\u201d to celebrate Australia Day this year by running in-store promotions focusing on food and produce after calls to boycott the store last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Kate Beckinsale says she was assaulted and harmed on movie sets;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/kate-beckinsale-says-she-was-assaulted-on-set/104776608;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 04:08:24 +0000",
        "text": "In light of Blake Lively's legal filing against Justin Baldoni, British actor Kate Beckinsale has detailed her experiences of being mistreated in Hollywood."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Olympian warns Aussie star Jakara Anthony against rushing surgery recovery;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/olympian-warns-star-jakara-anthony-against-rushing-recovery/104776852;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:48:12 +0000",
        "text": "Matt Graham has warned against fellow Olympic mogul medallist Jakara Anthony rushing her return from a broken collarbone, which has put her World Cup season in major doubt."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;FBI says it has made 'largest seizure of explosives' in its history;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/fbi-makes-largest-seizure-of-explosives-in-its-history/104776696;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:35:50 +0000",
        "text": "FBI alleges more than 150 homemade bombs, a jar of highly-explosive material and a notebook filled with 'recipes' for making explosives were found in a raid on a farm in Virginia."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Mooloolaba New Year's Eve fireworks pilloried as 'pure disappointment';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/sunshine-coast-mooloolaba-fireworks-show-slammed/104776352;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:08:42 +0000",
        "text": "One of Queensland's biggest New Year's Eve events has been branded a \"total flop\" after the traditional midnight fireworks display was scrapped in favour of an earlier show."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Beijing issues warning on 'serious violent crimes' after spate of mass attacks;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/beijing-to-crack-down-on-violence/104679910;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:47:02 +0000",
        "text": "Chinese authorities seek to stop a spate of indiscriminate mass attacks after videos were widely shared on Chinese social media."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Why your digital EFTPOS card may have stopped working from January 1;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/some-digital-eftpos-cards-stop-working/104776452;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:19:56 +0000",
        "text": "A technology update may cause some debit cards saved to digital wallets to stop functioning in the new year. But there is a simple fix."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Drone warfare boomed in 2024 \u2014 some developments were 'scary as hell';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/year-of-drones-2024-warfare-ukraine-russia-middle-east-conflict/104736648;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:11:57 +0000",
        "text": "Throughout the year, global conflicts illustrated the growing impact of drones in warfare, with jam-proof fibre optics, AI capabilities, and robot dogs among the new developments in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australia mints world's first coins for the year after ballot;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/first-coin-year-2025-royal-australian-mint-canberra/104773970;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 02:05:10 +0000",
        "text": "Hundreds of coin collectors forwent the late night revelry of New Year's Eve in favour of an early morning visit to the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, hoping to get their hands on the highly-sought-after first coin of the year."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australian dollar inching toward levels where RBA may step in;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/australian-dollar-at-risk-of-falling-to-pandemic-lows/104776470;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:08:02 +0000",
        "text": "The Australian dollar has fallen sharply, hitting a multi-year low not seen since October, 2022."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Aussies miss United Cup quarterfinals despite beating Brits;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/brisbane-international-united-cup-day-six-live-novak-nick/104776494;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:52:51 +0000",
        "text": "With Alex de Minaur playing a starring role, Australia defeats Great Britain 2-1 in its final group tie but the tournament hosts are eliminated from the United Cup in Sydney."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;End of an era as last train from WA iron ore mine arrives at port;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/yilgarn-closure-last-iron-ore-train-koolyanobbing-to-esperance/104752938;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:15:09 +0000",
        "text": "WA's Yilgarn region has been home to iron ore mining on and off since the 1950s, but the final trainload of the steel-making ingredient has arrived at Esperance Port."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Big divide remains in timber towns, a year after native logging ban;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/one-year-since-wa-banned-logging-native-forests-timber/104759186;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:41:17 +0000",
        "text": "The WA government insists its native timber logging ban was well planned and timber towns are now thriving, but others say they are falling through the cracks."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Magnus Carlsen returns to championship after rule change allows him to wear jeans;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-01/magnus-carlsen-returns-to-chess-championship/104776214;Tue, 31 Dec 2024 23:34:45 +0000",
        "text": "The world's top-ranked chess player has returned to the World Blitz Championship after its governing body agreed to loosen its dress code."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Middle East crisis: at least 37 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza including in al-Mawasi \u2018safe zone\u2019 \u2013\u00a0as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/middle-east-crisis-live-israeli-strikes-al-mawasi-safe-zone-gaza-latest-updates;2025-01-02T15:27:01Z",
        "text": "It is coming up to 5.30pm in Gaza City and Tel Aviv. This blog will be closing shortly but you can keep follow the Guardian\u2019s Middle East coverage here. Peter Beaumont has the latest on today\u2019s headline: Here is a summary of today\u2019s key updates: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics said. They said the 11 included women and children in the al-Mawasi district, which was designated as a humanitarian zone for civilians earlier in the war between Israel and Hamas. Among those killed in the al-Mawasi strike was the director general of Gaza\u2019s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, according to the Hamas-run Gaza interior ministry. \u201cBy committing the crime of assassinating the director general of police in the Gaza Strip, the occupation is insisting on spreading chaos \u2026 and deepening the human suffering of citizens,\u201d Hamas added in a statement. The Israeli military said it had conducted an intelligence-based strike in al-Mawasi, just west of the city of Khan Younis, and eliminated Shahwan, calling him the head of Hamas security forces in southern Gaza. It made no mention of Salah\u2019s death. Other Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 Palestinians, including six in the interior ministry headquarters in Khan Younis and others in north Gaza\u2019s Jabalia refugee camp, the al-Shati beach camp and central Gaza\u2019s Maghazi camp. Israel\u2019s military said it had targeted Hamas militants who intelligence indicated were operating in a command and control centre \u201cembedded inside the Khan Younis municipality building in the humanitarian area\u201d. The military has accused Gaza militants of using built-up residential areas for cover. Hamas denies this. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN\u2019s refugee agency for Plaestinians, said today\u2019s Israeli strikes were \u201canother reminder that there is no humanitarian zone let alone a \u2018safe zone\u2019\u201d in Gaza. He added: \u201cEnough misleading and killing of civilians. Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy.\u201d Later on Thursday, separate Israeli airstrikes killed at least four people in central Gaza City and two in its Zeitoun district, medics said. The latest deaths in Gaza came as the Palestinian Authority on the occupied West Bank ordered the suspension of broadcasts by the Qatar-based Al Jazeera across the Palestinian territories, accusing the network of incitement, official media reported. Al Jazeera is already banned from broadcasting from Israel amid a long-running feud with the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government. The Al Jazeera news network issued a statement denouncing the Palestinian Authority for its decision to close the network\u2019s office. It said: \u201cThe decision to freeze Al Jazeera\u2019s work and prevent its journalists from conducting their duties is an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories, especially what is happening in Jenin and its camps.\u201d An Israeli hostage held by Gaza\u2019s Islamic Jihad militant group has tried to take his own life, the spokesperson for the movement\u2019s armed wing said in a video posted on Telegram on Thursday. One of the group\u2019s medical teams intervened and prevented him from dying, the Al Quds Brigades spokesperson added, without going into any more detail on the hostage\u2019s identity or current condition. Israeli authorities did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Israel\u2019s defense minister Israel Katz defended plans for a new conscription law in Israel after his predecessor Yoav Gallant announced yesterday he would resign from the Knesset over the issue. In a post to social media on Thursday morning Katz said: \u201cThere is no place for cynical political use of a moral issue like conscription into the IDF.\u201d Hebrew media outlet Ynet, citing Syrian media, on Thursday reported of an Israeli strike in the Syrian countryside west of Damascus. The claims have not been independently verified. Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency reports that Israeli forces fired two shells \u201ctargeting a house in the town of Beit Lif\u201d, which is in the south of the country. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN\u2019s refugee agency for Plaestinians, has issued a statement on today\u2019s Israeli strikes. He said: Gaza: No place has been safe. No one has been safe since the war started in October 2023. As the year begins, we got reports of yet another attack on al-Mawasi with dozens of people killed and injured. Another reminder that there is no humanitarian zone let alone a \u201csafe zone\u201d. Enough misleading and killing of civilians. Every day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy.\u201d Reporting for Al Jazeera from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, journalist Hani Mahmoud writes after the al-Mawasi strike that \u201cnot even a designated evacuation zone is safe for people\u201d. He continues: Attacks are everywhere. Over the past few hours, there have been an average of two attacks per hour. Many people are missing and trapped under piles of rubble. Victims are arriving at the hospital with severe burns and bleeding. Some made it to the emergency room and died moments later. There doesn\u2019t seem to be an end to this bloodshed. Hebrew media outlet Ynet, citing Syrian media, is carrying reports of an Israeli strike in the Syrian countryside west of Damascus. The claims have not been independently verified. Al Jazeera has spoken to a Gaza ambulance driver about the scene after an Israeli airstrike hit a camp for displaced people in al-Mawasi. It quoted Saleem Abu Subha saying: We immediately went to the place and found the injured lying on the ground, most of them children, as well as two female martyrs. About ten tents were damaged and scattered fires were visible. Al Jazeera has been banned from operating inside Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government, and from operating in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by the Palestinian Authority. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics said. They said the 11 included women and children in the Al-Mawasi district, which was designated as a humanitarian zone for civilians earlier in the war between Israel and Gaza\u2019s ruling Hamas militant group, now in its 15th month. The director general of Gaza\u2019s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his aide, Hussam Shahwan, were killed in the strike, according to the Gaza interior ministry. \u201cBy committing the crime of assassinating the director general of police in the Gaza Strip, the occupation is insisting on spreading chaos in the (enclave) and deepening the human suffering of citizens,\u201d it added in a statement. The Israeli military said it had conducted an intelligence-based strike in Al-Mawasi, just west of the city of Khan Younis, and eliminated Shahwan, calling him the head of Hamas security forces in southern Gaza. It made no mention of Salah\u2019s death. Other Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 Palestinians, including six in the interior ministry headquarters in Khan Younis and others in north Gaza\u2019s Jabalia refugee camp, the Shati (Beach) camp and central Gaza\u2019s Maghazi camp. Israel\u2019s military said it had targeted Hamas militants who intelligence indicated were operating in a command and control centre \u201cembedded inside the Khan Younis municipality building in the Humanitarian Area\u201d. Asked about the reported 37 deaths, a spokesperson for the Israeli military said it followed international law in waging the war in Gaza and that it took \u201cfeasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm\u201d. The military has accused Gaza militants of using built-up residential areas for cover. Hamas denies this. Here are the latest images from Gaza: In a statement Israel\u2019s military has claimed that it launched a strike against a building being used by Hamas in Khan Younis. On its official Telegram channel, the IDF said the operation was \u201can intelligence-based strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating in a control and command centre that was embedded inside the Khan Yunis municipality building in the humanitarian area.\u201d Palestinian media sources are reporting that six people were killed. The claims have not been independently verified, and it has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict. Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of utilising \u201ccivilian infrastructure\u201d in the Gaza Strip, which is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri has met with French foreign minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot in Beirut. An Israeli hostage held by Gaza\u2019s Islamic Jihad militant group has tried to take his own life, the spokesperson for the movement\u2019s armed wing said in a video posted on Telegram on Thursday, Reuters reports. One of the group\u2019s medical teams intervened and prevented him from dying, the Al Quds Brigades spokesperson added, without going into any more detail on the hostage\u2019s identity or current condition. Israeli authorities did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Palestinian and hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip, including three children and two high-ranking officers in the Hamas-run police force, Associated Press reports. One strike early Thursday hit a tent in an Israeli-declared \u201chumanitarian zone\u201d known as al-Mawasi, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are sheltering in tents during the cold and rainy winter. In a statement Israel\u2019s military said it had carried out what it described as \u201can intelligence-based strike\u201d which had killed Hussam Shahwan, who it described as a terrorist. A statement from the Hamas-led interior ministry inside the Gaza Strip confirmed the death of the man who worked for the police. Associated Press reports that Israel has repeatedly targeted the police inside Gaza, contributing to a breakdown of law and order in the territory that has made it difficult for humanitarian groups to deliver the limited amount of aid being allowed to pass into the territory by Israel. In a separate Israeli strike at least eight Palestinian men were killed. They were reported to be members of local committees that help secure aid convoys. An Associated Press reporter at al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital, which received the bodies, confirmed the toll. The Hamas-led health authority in the Gaza Strip has raised the total death toll from Israel\u2019s military campaign to at least 45,581 Palestinians, with 108,438 wounded since 7 October 2023. It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict. Israel\u2019s military has issued a statement claiming to have killed Hussam Shahwan, who it described as a terrorist. It accused Hamas-led internal security forces inside the Gaza Strip of \u201cconducting violent interrogations of the Gazan population, violating human rights and suppressing dissent within the organisation.\u201d Al Jazeera reported that the Hamas-led interior ministry earlier issued a statement saying Shahwan had been killed. Al Jazeera reports that the Hamas-led interior ministry in Gaza has confirmed the deaths of the chief of Gaza\u2019s police force Mahmoud Salah, and his deputy Hussam Shahwan after an Israeli strike. It cites a statement from the ministry which claims \u201cthey were performing their humanitarian and national duty in serving our people.\u201d The statement continued: By committing the assassination, the occupation continues to spread chaos in the Strip and deepen the human suffering of citizens. The police force is a civil protection force that works to provide services to citizens. Israel\u2019s military reports warning sirens sounding in kibbutz Holit, which is in the west of Israel, close to Rafah in the Gaza Strip and to Israel\u2019s border with Egypt. A statement on the IDF\u2019s official Telegram channel said that the Israeli air defence \u201cintercepted one projectile that crossed from the southern Gaza Strip.\u201d Local media reports that an Israeli drone has struck an area in southern Lebanon between Beit Lif and Yater. Here is an image from the Gaza Strip this morning showing smoke rising from an Israeli strike on the territory. Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency reports that Israeli forces fired two shells \u201ctargeting a house in the town of Beit Lif\u201d, which is in the south of the country. The Al Jazeera news network has issued a statement denouncing the Palestinian Authority for its decision to close the network\u2019s office. Al Jazeera has previously been banned from operating inside Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government. In the statement Al Jazeera said: Al Jazeera Media Network denounces the Palestinian Authority\u2019s decision to freeze its work and coverage in the West Bank and considers this decision nothing but an attempt to dissuade the channel from covering the rapidly escalating events taking place in the occupied territories. This decision comes following the ongoing campaign of incitement and intimidation by parties associated with the Palestinian Authority against Al Jazeera\u2019s journalists and correspondents. The decision to freeze Al Jazeera\u2019s work and prevent its journalists from conducting their duties is an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories, especially what is happening in Jenin and its camps. And - unfortunately \u2013 such decision comes align with the previous action taken by the Israeli government, which closed Al Jazeera\u2019s office in Ramallah. Al Jazeera is shocked by this decision, which comes at a time when the war on the Gaza Strip is still on going, and the systematic targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation forces. As of 31 December 2024, preliminary investigations by the Commitee to Protect Journalists claimed at least 146 journalists and media workers had been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon since 7 October 2023. It said the figures make it the deadliest period for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992. Here are some of the latest images sent from Gaza over the newswires. At least 15 people have been reported killed by Israeli strikes in the last few hours. Palestinian news agency reports four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on the al-Shati refugee camp, which is to the west of Gaza City in the north of the Gaza Strip. It reports \u201cSince dawn today, 15 citizens have been killed and dozens injured in the occupation\u2019s bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip, 11 of them in Khan Younis.\u201d It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict. Israel\u2019s military has issued statistics on the number of its troops killed in the past two years. The number for 2023 is given as 558 soldiers killed, with 512 killed during \u201coperational activity\u201d. Writing for the Times of Israel, military correspondent Emanuel Fabian writes that this number \u201capparently including the hundreds who were killed during Hamas\u2019s 7 October onslaught \u2014 and three in terror attacks\u201d. 16 deaths were recorded as due to accidents. The figure for 2024 is lower. Fabian writes \u201cIn 2024, the IDF recorded a total of 363 deaths in the military, including 295 in operational activity amid the war and 11 in terror attacks.\u201d It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict. Lebanon\u2019s National News Media reported on Thursday morning that \u201cenemy drones are currently flying over the skies of the capital Beirut and the southern suburbs, at a low altitude.\u201d Israel\u2019s military announced overnight that a warning siren regarding possible \u201chostile aircraft infiltration\u201d in Israel\u2019s southern port city of Eilat had been due to \u201ca false identification\u201d. Israel\u2019s defense minister Israel Katz has defended plans for a new conscription law in Israel after his predecessor Yoav Gallant announced yesterday he would resign from the Knesset over the issue. In a post to social media on Thursday morning Katz said \u201cThere is no place for cynical political use of a moral issue like conscription into the IDF.\u201d He continued: The new conscription law, upon its completion, will bring about a historic turning point and the recruitment of tens of thousands of additional ultra-Orthodox members for significant service in the IDF for the first time. Yesterday Gallant said the bill, which will allow some exemptions from military service for Orthodox men \u201ccontradicts the needs of the Israeli army and the security of the state of Israel.\u201d Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024. An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza Strip early on Thursday, medics said, Reuters reports. The director-general of Gaza\u2019s police department Mahmoud Salah, and his aide Hussam Shahwan were killed in the airstrike, Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV reported. Israel has not commented directly on the strike. 15 Palestinians were reported wounded in the attack. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli quadcopters were firing in Gaza City, and that Israel\u2019s military \u201ccontinues to blow up residential buildings west of Jabalia camp.\u201d It has not been possible for journalists to independently verify the casualty figures being issued during the conflict. Welcome to the Guardian\u2019s ongoing live coverage of conflict in the Middle East. Here are the headlines \u2026 Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year\u2019s Day. Reports suggest at least 10 more people have been killed on Thursday, after tents in al-Mawasi were bombed overnight. It is an area that has been designated a \u201csafe zone\u201d. Palestinian media reports that the director-general of Gaza\u2019s police force was killed in the strike. On Wednesday, Israeli defense minister Israel Katz threatened that Israel would intensify its strikes on Gaza if Hamas continued to fire rockets into Israel The Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has banned broadcasts by the Al Jazeera news network. The network has previously been banned from operating inside Israel by Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government Israel\u2019s former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, has resigned from the Knesset, citing the government\u2019s policy on the exemption of Orthodox men from military service. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Gallant in November 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018Safe zone\u2019 among areas targeted as Israeli airstrikes kill at least 43 in Gaza;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/israeli-airstrikes-gaza-safe-zone;2025-01-02T15:13:40Z",
        "text": "Israeli airstrikes killed at least 43 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in the sprawling al-Mawasi tent encampment designated as a humanitarian safe zone for civilians. Among those killed in the al-Mawasi strike was the director general of Gaza\u2019s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, according to the Hamas-run Gaza interior ministry. \u201cBy committing the crime of assassinating the director general of police in the Gaza Strip, the occupation is insisting on spreading chaos \u2026 and deepening the human suffering of citizens,\u201d Hamas added in a statement. The Israeli military said it had conducted the strike on the al-Mawasi encampment, just west of the city of Khan Younis, and eliminated Shahwan, calling him the head of Hamas security forces in southern Gaza, but made no mention of Salah\u2019s death. Medics said the 11 people killed included women and children. The latest strikes in Israel\u2019s 15-month war in Gaza, which has led to more than 45,500 Palestinian deaths, came as negotiations for a ceasefire-for-hostages deal appeared to have stalled again, despite pressure to conclude an agreement before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president on 20 January. The war was triggered by Hamas\u2019s 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and another 251 taken hostage. Palestinian Islamic Jihad said in a video message on Thursday that an Israeli hostage had tried to take his own life, without giving further details on the hostage\u2019s identity or current condition. In a statement by the group on the Telegram messaging service, a spokesperson for al-Quds Brigades, the group\u2019s armed wing, said one of the group\u2019s medical teams had intervened and prevented him from dying. Other Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 Palestinians, including six in the interior ministry headquarters in Khan Younis and others in north Gaza\u2019s Jabaliya refugee camp, the al-Shati beach camp and central Gaza\u2019s Maghazi camp. \u201cAs the year begins, we got reports of yet another attack on Al-Mawasi with dozens of people killed, another reminder that there is no humanitarian zone let alone a safe zone,\u201d Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, said in a post on X. \u201cEvery day without a ceasefire will bring more tragedy.\u201d Later on Thursday, separate Israeli airstrikes killed at least four people in central Gaza City and two in its Zeitoun district, medics said. The latest deaths in Gaza came as the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank ordered the suspension of broadcasts by the Qatar-based Al Jazeera across the Palestinian territories, accusing the network of incitement, official media reported. Al Jazeera is already banned from broadcasting from Israel amid a long-running feud with the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s government. In September, armed and masked Israeli forces raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, saying it was \u201cused to incite terror\u201d. The military issued an initial 45-day closure order, prompting the Palestinian foreign ministry to condemn \u201ca flagrant violation\u201d of press freedom. On Wednesday, however, the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, said Al Jazeera\u2019s \u201cinsistence on broadcasting inciting content and reports characterised by misinformation, incitement, sedition and interference in Palestinian internal affairs\u201d had led to its suspension. An Al Jazeera employee contacted by Agence France-Presse confirmed the network\u2019s office in Ramallah had received a suspension order on Wednesday. Wafa said: \u201cThe specialised ministerial committee, comprising the ministries of culture, interior and communications, has decided to suspend broadcasts and freeze all activities of Al Jazeera satellite channel and its office in Palestine. \u201cThe decision also includes temporarily freezing the work of all journalists, employees, crews and affiliated channels until their legal status is rectified due to Al Jazeera\u2019s violations of the laws and regulations in force in Palestine.\u201d Al Jazeera condemned the decision in a statement, saying it \u201caligns with Israeli occupation practices targeting its media teams\u201d. It accused the PA, which has partial administrative control in the West Bank, of \u201cattempting to deter Al Jazeera from covering escalating events in the occupied Palestinian territories\u201d including in Jenin and its refugee camp. The PA\u2019s security forces have been engaged in weeks of deadly clashes with armed militants in Jenin, in the northern West Bank. Analysts have suggested the PA\u2019s security clampdown in Jenin is being driven by a desire to reassert its frayed authority on the West Bank and also to send a signal to western countries, not least the incoming Trump administration. Agencies contributed to this article"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Italy presses Iran for immediate release of journalist held in Tehran;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/italy-presses-iran-for-immediate-release-of-journalist-cecilia-sala;2025-01-02T15:08:09Z",
        "text": "Italy\u2019s foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday and urged the immediate release of an Italian journalist held in solitary confinement in Tehran. Cecilia Sala, a 29-year-old freelance journalist for Il Foglio newspaper and a podcaster, reportedly spoke of the harsh conditions of her detainment in the notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep on the floor of her cell without a mattress. Sala, who was in Iran on a journalistic visa, was arrested on 19 December on charges of breaching Islamic law. The foreign ministry said that during the meeting with Mohammad-Reza Sabouri, Iran\u2019s ambassador in Rome, it reiterated its requests for Sala to receive \u201cdignified detention conditions that respect human rights\u201d and for a guarantee that full consular assistance is permitted, including allowing Italy\u2019s ambassador in Iran to visit her and \u201cprovide her with the types of comfort that have so far been denied\u201d. During a phone call to her parents on Wednesday, Sala said she only had two blankets, one to sleep on and one to fend off the biting cold, according to reports in the Italian press. She said food was being given to her through a crack in the door, that her reading glasses had been confiscated and that a neon light was on in her cell all day and night. On Sunday in an interview with La Repubblica, a US state department spokesperson said Sala\u2019s detention was allegedly a reprisal for the arrest of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, a Swiss-Iranian businessman and alleged arms trafficker with ties to the Iranian regime, on a US warrant at Milan\u2019s Malpensa airport on 16 December. \u201cUnfortunately, the Iranian regime continues to unjustly detain citizens of many other countries, often using them as political leverage,\u2019\u2019 the spokesperson said. Italy\u2019s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, said the government was \u201cworking with great discretion to solve this extremely intricate problem\u201d. Sala has nearly half a million followers on Instagram and is a regular guest on Italian talkshows. She has covered among other topics the fall of Kabul and the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the crisis in Venezuela, the war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Evin prison is known for the detainment of opponents of the Iranian regime, journalists and foreign citizens. Among the prisoners is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel peace prize laureate, who said in an interview published on Thursday that she would publish her autobiography and was working on a book on women held like her on political charges. Mohammadi spoke to the French magazine Elle in Farsi by text and voice message during a three-week provisional release from the prison on medical grounds after undergoing bone surgery. \u201cI\u2019ve finished my autobiography and I plan to publish it. I\u2019m writing another book on assaults and sexual harassment against women detained in Iran. I hope it will appear soon,\u201d she said. Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed repeatedly over the past 25 years, most recently since November 2021 on convictions relating to her advocacy against the compulsory wearing of the hijab for women and capital punishment in Iran. She said the imprisonment had left a physical toll. \u201cMy body is weakened, it is true, after three years of intermittent detention \u2026 and repeated refusals of care that have seriously tested me, but my mind is of steel,\u201d Mohammadi said. She said there were 70 prisoners in the women\u2019s ward at Evin \u201cfrom all walks of life, of all ages and of all political persuasions\u201d, including journalists, writers, women\u2019s rights activists and people persecuted for their religion. One of the most commonly used \u201cinstruments of torture\u201d was isolation, said Mohammadi, who shares a cell with 13 other prisoners. \u201cIt is a place where political prisoners die,\u201d she said of Evin. \u201cI have personally documented cases of torture and serious sexual violence against my fellow prisoners.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Removal of waste from site of 1984 Bhopal disaster dismissed as \u2018farce\u2019;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/india-toxic-waste-removal-bhopal-disaster-site-dismissed-as-farce;2025-01-02T14:05:19Z",
        "text": "Forty years after one of world\u2019s deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from the site. However, local campaigners have accused the Indian government of greenwashing, arguing that the 337 tonnes of waste removed this week represents less than 1% of the more than 1m tonnes of hazardous materials left after the disaster and that the cleanup has done nothing to tackle chemical contamination of the area. There have also been protests over fears that the incineration of the waste will only lead to further contamination and toxic exposure in other areas. At about midnight on 2 December 1984, the Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal exploded, releasing 40 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate and other lethal gases into the air. More than 3,000 people were killed in the immediate aftermath and at least 25,000 are estimated to have died overall. Local groups have claimed the true number is probably even higher due to the long-term effects of the poisonous gas, which include high rates of cancers, kidney and lung diseases. High numbers of babies have been stillborn or born with severe disabilities to gas-affected mothers in recent years. Despite the scale of the industrial disaster, a proper operation to remove all the toxic waste from Bhopal has never been carried out, either by the US company Union Carbide, now owned by Dow Chemicals, which was the majority owner of the factory at the time, or by the Indian government, which took back control of the land where the factory stood. Rights groups have accused the US corporations and the Indian government of attempting to play down the lasting impact of Bhopal\u2019s untouched chemical debris. Official surveys submitted to the courts have shown that the contamination, which includes highly poisonous heavy metals and UN-banned organic pollutants, has spread to at least 42 areas in Bhopal. Testing near the site revealed levels of cancer-causing chemicals in the groundwater were 50 times higher than what is accepted as safe by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Lethal levels of toxic waste have also been found in factory pits and festering open ponds where the waste was being dumped by the Union Carbide factory prior to the explosion. For years, campaigners have been fighting for Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals to be held liable for the cost of the cleanup and safe removal of the waste, a process which is expected to cost upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars, but the US corporation has always denied liability, citing a 1989 settlement with the Indian government. In what was initially taken as progress, last month the Madhya Pradesh high court ordered authorities to finally take responsibility for the chemical waste, criticising the inertia of the past four decades and asking whether the government was \u201cwaiting for another tragedy\u201d. However, the government has now removed 337 tonnes of overground waste that had already been put into containers and moved to a warehouse in 2005, which campaigners claim no longer posed any significant threat and was not contributing to the groundwater contamination. Rachna Dhingra, a coordinator of the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal, called the move a \u201cfarce and greenwashing publicity stunt to remove a tiny fraction of the least harmful waste\u201d and questioned why Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals were not being held accountable. She said: \u201cThere\u2019s still 1.1m tonnes of poisonous waste leaching into the ground every day that they refuse to deal with. We can see for ourselves the birth defects and chronic health conditions. All this does is take the heat off the government and lets the US corporations off the hook. It does nothing to help the people in Bhopal who for decades have been seen as expendable.\u201d Dhingra was also highly critical of the government\u2019s decision to take the removed waste to be incinerated at a plant 150 miles away in Pithampur that has previously failed tests on conducting such operations safely and exposed local people to high levels of toxins. The incineration, which is likely to take about six months, will create 900 tonnes of toxic residue, which will then be buried in landfills. The move has provoked large protests by people in Pithampur who are fearful of further toxic exposure and leakages into their groundwater from the waste. Swatantra Kumar Singh, the director of the state government\u2019s Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department, denied there was any contamination risk to the local ecosystem and said the waste would be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. Many local people and human right groups consider the Bhopal disaster to be a continuing miscarriage of justice. The 1989 settlement led to most victims being given 25,000 rupees (about $500 at the time), while most of those who developed related conditions or died years later got nothing at all. None of the nine Indian officials who were convicted in 2010 over their roles in the disaster served any time in prison, and Dow Chemicals has maintained in the courts that it is not criminally liable for the actions of Union Carbide\u2019s Indian subsidiary before it bought the parent company. Campaigners have accused the US government of blocking attempts to extradite Union Carbide and Dow Chemicals officials to face justice in India over failures that led to the explosion."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;German officials call for clampdown on illegal \u2018firework bombs\u2019 after five deaths;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/german-officials-clampdown-firework-bombs-after-five-deaths;2025-01-02T13:28:38Z",
        "text": "German officials have called for a clampdown on illegally imported and homemade \u201cfirework bombs\u201d after pyrotechnics for personal use killed at least five people across the country on New Year\u2019s Eve. The use of personal firecrackers is widespread and only lightly regulated in Germany, leading to hundreds of injuries and massive deployments of police and first responders in cities at the end of every year. In Berlin alone, police and hospital officials said 17 people had been hurt by Kugelbomben, spherical explosives that are legally restricted to professional firework displays. Five victims including small children suffered serious injuries to their hands, faces and eyes while others sought help for burns and hearing damage. \u201cThe number of patients treated compared to previous years was average or a little below average,\u201d a spokesperson for the UKB hospital in Berlin told local media. \u201cBut the severity of the injuries is unusual.\u201d Most of the fatalities were young men killed in separate accidents while trying to ignite pyrotechnics, in some cases using illicit firework bombs that they had jerry-rigged for more spectacular effect. The Kugelbomben had been mainly brought in from Poland or the Czech Republic and combined with components such as aerosol cans and plastic pipes for a bigger bang and a higher trajectory, authorities said. The spherical or ball bombs come in various sizes and are reserved in Germany for professional fireworks displays. Before New Year\u2019s Eve, however, they could be seen on offer illegally on social media channels. Berlin\u2019s regional head of the GdP police union, Stephan Weh, demanded a crackdown on outlawed pyrotechnic imports and a general ban on private fireworks. \u201cRockets, firecrackers and compound fireworks are used to attack people and the number of Kugelbomben is growing,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cFireworks belong in the hands of professionals.\u201d A spherical explosive set off in Berlin\u2019s central Sch\u00f6neberg district, where young revellers have frequently clashed with police in previous years, severely damaged several buildings, leaving 36 residences uninhabitable and sending two people to hospital. A fire brigade spokesperson compared the scene of destruction to a \u201cbattlefield\u201d. Another of the firework bombs went off in a crowd in the northern district of Tegel, injuring eight people, two of them critically including a young boy. The interior affairs spokesperson of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union in Berlin, Burkard Dregger, demanded tougher measures to prevent the spread of Kugelbomben in German cities during the December holidays. \u201cThe import of banned fireworks \u2013 Kugelbomben \u2013 from eastern neighbouring countries has got to be stopped with even stricter border checks,\u201d he told the local public broadcaster RBB, calling for talks with the governments of Poland and the Czech Republic to reach a regional consensus. The opposition Greens called for a total ban on private firework sales. \u201cThe question is why we as a society are prepared to have a night of setting off firecrackers with immeasurable collateral damage for people, animals and the environment,\u201d the party\u2019s interior affairs spokesperson, Vasili Franco, said. In the Netherlands, a 46-year-old man who was severely injured in a firework accident in the town of Tiel died in hospital on Wednesday, authorities said, bringing the number of New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks-related fatalities across the country to two. A 14-year-old boy was killed in Rotterdam while trying to relight a \u201ccobra\u201d, a particularly explosive \u2013 and illegal \u2013 firework on Tuesday evening. Dozens more people suffered serious eye and other injuries despite sales of consumer fireworks being supposedly outlawed in 19 Dutch cities, including Rotterdam and Amsterdam, whose mayors have demanded a national ban. And in France, 984 cars were set on fire and 420 people arrested in an annual ritual described by the hardline interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, as \u201cgratuitous and endemic violence\u201d by \u201cthugs attacking the property of often modest, ordinary people\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Helsinki arena to reopen in spring after being left in limbo by Russian sanctions;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/helsinki-arena-russian-sanctions-reopen-spring-finnish;2025-01-02T11:10:42Z",
        "text": "Helsinki\u2019s main sports and entertainment arena is expected to reopen in the spring after getting caught in a Russian sanctions drama that left it disused, without power and starting to smell. Helsinki arena, also known as Helsinki Ice Hall, has been closed since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, when its Russian oligarch owners were subjected to sanctions from the EU and US, which meant they were boycotted by the entertainment industry, and banks and insurance companies refused to provide essential services. The last events to be held at the 14,000-capacity venue were an ice hockey game and the televised Finnish sport gala in January 2022. The closure nearly three years ago left the professional ice hockey club Jokerit without a home and Helsinki without a large-scale arena for hosting big cultural events and international music acts. Last year, the city of Helsinki threatened the Russian-Finnish businessmen Gennady Timchenko and Roman Rotenberg, who control the company that owns Helsinki arena, with expropriation unless they volunteered to sell it. Under the sanctions, they are allowed to sell their shares, but they are subject to approval by the EU and local authority. If they get final approval and the transaction is completed, any profits will be frozen by Finnish authorities until sanctions are lifted. Timchenko, who amassed a fortune through oil trading, has been named by the US as a member of president Vladimir Putin\u2019s inner circle. Timchenko has frequently been photographed playing ice hockey alongside Putin and other members of the Russian elite, including the Rotenberg family. In September, the arena\u2019s electricity, heating and water were cut off because of unpaid bills as the owners struggled to operate the business while under sanctions. In November, the city said it would start a forced takeover of the venue, which after years of disuse had reportedly been left with a \u201cbad, musty smell\u201d. At the time, the city said the process could take several years. But now the arena\u2019s future appears to have been saved after a Finnish real estate and asset management company, Trevian, said it had concluded an agreement with the owners of its controlling stake that would \u201creturn the hall to its former glory\u201d. \u201cWe have found a solution that suited us as buyers, that suited the Russian sellers, and a solution that was also potentially acceptable to the authorities,\u201d said Trevian\u2019s chief executive, Reima S\u00f6dervall, who described the venue as Helsinki\u2019s Madison Square Garden. \u201cNow we have to remember that the deal needs final approval from the authorities both in Finland an in the EU. And that is the only thing that is still open.\u201d He added: \u201cThe building will become a versatile cultural, event and sports arena for international use. More information on the plans will be provided when they are finalised. But we want to return the hall to its former glory, as a centre for major events. The best time for the arena is ahead.\u201d The terms of the deal, he said, were largely agreed on with the lawyers and representatives of the sellers, and there has been close cooperation with Finland\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs (MFA). The arena, he added, was in good technical condition, and there is a team of technicians working long hours to get it ready to be returned to use. If it gets the required licence from the MFA, which is the national competent authority under EU sanctions law, and the national enforcement agency, which is in charge of asset freeze implementation under EU sanctions law, the deal is expected to be completed within months. The completion of the sale also requires an amendment to EU sanctions regulations, the MFA said. Pia Sarivaara, sanctions coordinator at the MFA, said the venue had been in \u201cstandby mode\u201d since spring 2022 when the owners of the controlling stake were listed under the Ukraine Territorial Integrity sanctions scheme. \u201cGiven its central location and function, a number of parties have since the spring of 2022 expressed interest in seeking a way to purchase that controlling stake and take over the operation of the arena,\u201d Sarivaara, who said the transaction could be completed in the spring, added. \u201cOn 12 November 2024, Trevian made public that it had concluded an agreement with the owners of the controlling stake in question for the purchase of said stake\u201d. An estimated \u20ac400m of annual income have been lost from hotels, restaurants and other businesses as a result of the arena standing empty. Helsinki city manager, Jukka-Pekka Ujula, said the financial impact of the loss of the arena to the city, businesses and the travel industry, had been \u201csignificant\u201d and that the lack of utilities in the building had threatened to \u201ccompromise the building\u2019s condition\u201d. \u201cThe lack of a modern and large event arena is competitive disadvantage for the city of Helsinki, but also for the whole of Finland,\u201d he said in November. \u201cThe current situation significantly affects the ability of international sport events, for example ice hockey, and major artists\u2019 tours to come to Finland.\u201d After news of the deal, he said the city\u2019s priority was \u201cto get the hall open as quickly as possible\u201d. The Guardian has contacted the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, of which Rotenberg is vice-president, and the Volga Group, which is controlled by Timchenko, for comment. Additional reporting by Pjotr Sauer"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Agnes Keleti, oldest living Olympic gold medallist, dies at 103;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/agnes-keleti-hungarian-gymnast-olympic-gold-medallist-dies;2025-01-02T11:09:37Z",
        "text": "The world\u2019s oldest living Olympic gold medallist, the Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti, who escaped the Holocaust with false identity papers and the Soviet Union\u2019s brutal clampdown on her home country by emigrating to Israel, has died aged 103. Keleti, who did not compete in an Olympics until she was 31 but won more medals than anyone else at the Melbourne Games, died on Thursday in Budapest, where she had returned to live in 2015, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) said. \u201cAgnes Keleti is the greatest gymnast produced by Hungary, but one whose life and career were intertwined with the politics of her country and her religion,\u201d the International Olympic Committee said. Besides being the oldest female gymnast to win Olympic gold, Keleti\u2019s 10 medals, including five golds, rank her as the second most successful Hungarian athlete of all time. She was also one of the three most successful Jewish Olympians. Born into a Jewish family as Agnes Klein on 9 January 1921, Keleti took up music and gymnastics as a child, becoming an accomplished \u2013 and later a professional \u2013 cello player and winning her first national gymnastics championship aged 16. She was considered a medal hope for the 1940 Tokyo Olympics but the games were cancelled because of the second world war and, with Hungary under Nazi occupation, Keleti was expelled from her Budapest club with all other \u201cnon-Aryans\u201d in 1941. Forced to go into hiding, she survived the war in a village in the Hungarian countryside. Her mother, Rosza, and sister, Vera, also survived, but her father, Ferenc Klein, and several other relatives died in Auschwitz. \u201cI managed to buy the identification papers of a Christian girl, she was around the same age as me,\u201d she said in a 2020 interview. \u201cWith my false papers I managed to escape to the country. I stayed in a remote village and found work as a maid.\u201d With the 1944 Olympics also cancelled, Keleti, who returned to gymnastics while working as a professional cellist after the war, qualified for the 1948 London Games but was unable to compete because of a torn ankle ligament. That meant her first Olympics was in Helsinki in 1952, by which time she was well past the retirement age of most gymnasts. Keleti won gold in the floor exercise, a silver in the team competition and two bronzes. At the Melbourne Games in 1956 \u2013 competing against the legendary Larisa Latynina of the USSR, who went on to become the most decorated female gymnast in Olympic history \u2013 Keleti won four golds and two silvers. Her victories, for the beam, floor exercise, uneven bars and the team portable apparatus, and second places in the individual all-around and team competitions, made her, aged 35, the Melbourne Games\u2019s most successful competitor. Astonishingly, her performance came after conflict had once more irrupted into her life. In November 1956, as she was training in Australia, Soviet tanks rolled into Hungary. Along with 44 other Hungarian athletes, Keleti did not go home. After briefly coaching Australian gymnasts, she emigrated to Israel in 1957 where she eventually settled, building a national gymnastics programme, coaching the Israeli team and winning the country\u2019s highest civilian honour, the Israel Prize, in 2017. She was still doing the splits in her 90s. Keleti died in hospital after reportedly being admitted with pneumonia on Christmas Day. She is survived by two sons, Daniel and Rafael, from her marriage to Robert Biro, a Hungarian sports instructor whom she met in Israel. \u201cI live well, and I love life,\u201d she said, explaining her longevity shortly before her 100th birthday three years ago, adding: \u201cIt was worth doing something well in life. I get the shivers when I see all the articles written about me.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Twelve people including two children killed in Montenegro shootings;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/at-least-four-killed-and-four-more-wounded-in-montenegro-shooting;2025-01-02T10:22:11Z",
        "text": "Twelve people, including two children, have been killed and four others seriously injured in southern Montenegro, authorities have said, in shootings that began in a restaurant and ended when the gunman shot himself in the head. The shooter, identified as Aleksandar Martinovi\u0107, 45, turned his weapon on himself after being cornered by police near his home in Cetinje, a small town about 40km (25 miles) west of the Montenegrin capital, Podgorica, the interior minister, Danilo \u0160aranovi\u0107, said. \u201cWhen he saw that he was in a hopeless situation, he attempted suicide. He did not succumb to his injuries on the spot but during the transport to hospital,\u201d \u0160aranovi\u0107 told the public broadcaster, RTCG. The public prosecutor, Andrijana Nastic, told reporters that 12 people had died in the shootings, which began at about 5.30pm on Wednesday in the village of Bajice near Cetinje. The victims were killed at five different locations, with the first four in the restaurant, Nastic said. \u201cEach location has been inspected and evidence was taken. Prosecutor and police actions are ongoing to determine the circumstances,\u201d she added. Four people were being treated for serious injuries in a hospital in Podgorica, the health minister, Vojislav \u0160imun, said, with the lives of three of them still in danger. The government has declared three days of national mourning. Police have said the shooting was not believed to be connected to organised crime. \u0160aranovi\u0107 said the bar owner, his children and members of the shooter\u2019s own family were among the dead. \u201cThe level of rage and brutality shows sometimes such people \u2026 are even more dangerous than members of organised criminal gangs,\u201d he said. The police commissioner Lazar \u0160\u0107epanovi\u0107 said Martinovi\u0107 had spent much of New Year\u2019s Day at the bar and was thought to have been drinking heavily before the shooting. He went home, brought back a weapon and opened fire, \u0160\u0107epanovi\u0107 said. The gunman had been given a suspended sentence in 2005 for violent behaviour and had appealed against a more recent conviction for possession of illegal weapons. Local media have said he was known for his violent and erratic behaviour. The country\u2019s president, Jakov Milatovi\u0107, said he was \u201cshocked and stunned\u201d by the killings. \u201cInstead of holiday joy \u2026 we have been gripped by sadness over the loss of innocent lives,\u201d Milatovi\u0107 said in a social media post. The prime minister, Milojko Spaji\u0107, said there had been a brawl before shots were fired. He describing the shootings as a \u201cterrible tragedy\u201d and said authorities would consider tighter firearms laws, including a complete ban. Montenegro, which has a population of just over 600,000, is known for its deep-rooted gun culture, but mass shootings are comparatively rare. In 2022, also in Cetinje, a gunman killed 10 people including two children before being shot and killed. Despite generally strict gun laws, the western Balkans \u2013 Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia \u2013 still have many weapons, most dating from the region\u2019s bloody wars of the 1990s, but some more than a century old. Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea plane crash: police raid Muan airport and Jeju Air office;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/police-raid-muan-airport-in-wake-of-south-korea-plane-crash;2025-01-02T10:05:20Z",
        "text": "Police in South Korea have raided Muan international airport, the scene of Sunday\u2019s plane crash, in which 179 people died, as well as the office of the airline that operated the flight, media reports said. Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed on the runaway, before crashing into a barrier and bursting into flames. Two flight attendants survived the crash, the worst aviation disaster on the country\u2019s soil. The aftermath of the crash now appears to include police involvement, with media reporting that officers had also raided a third location, the office of a regional aviation office, on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death. \u201cIn relation to the plane accident that occurred on December 29, a search and seizure operation is being conducted from 9am on January 2 at three locations,\u201d including Muan airport, the Jeju Air office in Seoul, plus a regional aviation office, police said in a statement. \u201cThe police plan to swiftly and rigorously determine the cause and responsibility for this accident in accordance with the law and principles.\u201d Investigators planned to seize documents and materials related to the operation and maintenance of the aircraft as well as the operation of airport facilities, a police official told Reuters. An official said police had banned the Jeju Air chief executive, Kim E-bae, and another unidentified official from leaving the country, calling them key witnesses who potentially face charges of causing deaths by negligence, which is punishable by up to five years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (\u00a310,950). Pressure is building on authorities to establish the cause of the crash, which occurred after the Boeing 737-800\u2019s landing gear apparently failed to deploy as it came in to land at Muan, in the country\u2019s south-west, on Sunday morning. Inspectors have retrieved both black boxes from the charred remains of the aircraft and are working to decode data from the cockpit voice recorder. The plane\u2019s flight data recorder, however, is to be transferred to the US for analysis after local officials said they were unable to extract data from the device, which had been damaged in the crash. The government ordered an emergency safety inspection of South Korea\u2019s entire aviation operations, while separate checks, focusing on the landing gear, are being carried out on all 101 Boeing 737-800s used by six of the country\u2019s airlines. The interim president, Choi Sang-mok, said \u201cimmediate action\u201d must be taken if the inspections uncovered any irregularities with the aircraft. \u201cAs there is great public concern about the same aircraft model involved in the accident, the transport ministry and relevant agencies must conduct a thorough inspection of operation maintenance, education and training,\u201d Choi said on Thursday. If any issues are found during the inspection, please take immediate corrective action.\u201d The investigation has yet to determine why the landing gear appeared to fail, with a bird strike and mechanical failure among the possible causes. It is also focusing on a concrete barrier near the end of the runway, the location of which has drawn criticism from aviation experts. The passengers are thought to have died when the plane smashed into the barrier at high speed, burst into flames and broke apart. Relatives of the victims, who include five children aged under 10 and nine members of the same family, were allowed to visit the site on Wednesday for the first time since the crash. They placed tteokguk \u2013 rice-cake soup traditionally eaten on New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 and cried as they said goodbye to their loved ones. Hundreds of people waited patiently to pay their respects at a nearby memorial altar set up to honour the victims, forming a queue that stretched for several hundred metres. Other altars have been set up across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Thursday briefing: Why Kemi Badenoch\u2019s rough start as Tory leader shouldn\u2019t be a surprise;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/thursday-briefing-why-kemi-badenochs-rough-start-as-tory-leader-shouldnt-be-a-surprise;2025-01-02T06:27:21Z",
        "text": "Good morning. I hope you had a restful Christmas and New Year, spent in a spirit of calm and conviviality. Kemi Badenoch, the already embattled new leader of the Conservative party, spent hers on the front pages after picking an extravagantly unnecessary fight with Nigel Farage over the reliability of the code on Reform\u2019s website. On earth peace, goodwill to all men! Arguing the toss with a man whose greatest joy in life is winding up Tories probably wasn\u2019t the right seasonal strategy for Badenoch. But it is only one of the problems facing her leadership. With her party in the doldrums and many of its big beasts hunted down in last year\u2019s election defeat, Badenoch pitched herself as the right candidate to take the fight to Keir Starmer and revive the Tories at the next election. Today\u2019s newsletter, with the Guardian\u2019s deputy political editor Jessica Elgot, is about why that is proving so difficult. Here are the headlines. Five big stories New Orleans attack | At least 15 people have been killed after a vehicle flying an Islamic State (IS) flag drove into a crowd in New Orleans\u2019 tourist district in the early hours of New Year\u2019s Day. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police and had a \u201cpotential\u201d improvised explosive device, the FBI said. US news | One person died and seven more were injured when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks exploded outside Donald Trump\u2019s Las Vegas hotel. Joe Biden said that law enforcement was investigating whether there were any links with the New Orleans attack. Energy | Russian gas has ceased flowing to Europe via Ukraine, causing power cuts in parts of Moldova and concern in some EU capitals about making up the deficit. Ukraine cut off the route after a 2019 agreement expired yesterday. Weather | The Met Office has issued a three-day heavy snow warning after torrential new year rain led to flooded properties, travel chaos and power cuts. Temperatures could drop to well below freezing at the weekend with up to 30cm of snow across England, Scotland and Wales. UK politics | UK elections are close to losing legitimacy because of plummeting turnout among renters and non-graduates, an influential thinktank has said. Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research found that the gap in turnout between those with and without university degrees grew to 11 percentage points in the 2024 election \u2013 double that of 2019. In depth: \u2018It always takes an opposition leader a while to find a rhythm\u2019 When Reform claimed that they now have more members than the Tories (via a digital counter projected on to Conservative headquarters) on Boxing Day, they probably hoped for a quick round of coverage during a political interlude. But they got a much better Christmas present from Kemi Badenoch. The Conservative leader \u2013 who has form for weird data fights \u2013 claimed the numbers had been faked, and that the code on Reform\u2019s website proved it. Thanks to her intervention, the story led the rightwing press for several days. Membership isn\u2019t really a proxy for national popularity, but at least some readers would have come away thinking of the two parties as, at best, neck and neck. This is not a terminal error \u2013 but it is emblematic of the tough start that Badenoch is having. \u201cThe big picture is that the Conservative party is in a bad place \u2013 decimated at the election and divided over her leadership,\u201d Jessica said. \u201cBadenoch\u2019s not boring, but there was a concern among a lot of people that she is a loose cannon. She finds it very difficult to let things go, and that\u2019s not a great asset in a leader.\u201d *** Why did she get into it with Farage? To Badenoch\u2019s critics, it was an indefensible mistake. \u201cBadenoch doesn\u2019t so much keep falling into [Farage\u2019s] traps as leaping into them head-first,\u201d journalist and former Ukip MEP Patrick O\u2019Flynn wrote in the Spectator. \u201cIt is a disaster. Her perceived hostility towards Farage is likely to upset voters who once backed the Tories yet have recently transferred their allegiance to Reform.\u201d But there are factors that make it at least comprehensible, Jessica said. \u201cIn general, she\u2019s probably doing the right thing by deciding that it\u2019s too early to set out a policy platform \u2013 even if she\u2019s already deviated from that approach on a couple of issues \u2013 the farmers\u2019 inheritance tax row and VAT on private schools, which are expensive policies to say you\u2019re going to reverse this early.\u201d For now, she added, the right focus is probably the rehabilitation of her own party. \u201cThat is what worked for Starmer: win a hearing from the public and get into specifics later.\u201d But that is hard to square with the view among some senior Conservatives who disagree with O\u2019Flynn and say that they have to take Farage on as an \u201cexistential threat to the party,\u201d Jessica said. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult in their current position to win a policy argument with Reform. Whereas if she attacks them as charlatans and stunt artists, that is an argument she can make.\u201d *** How is she doing more generally? One claim made by Badenoch\u2019s supporters was that she would run rings around Starmer at PMQs \u2013 crucial for an opposition leader as one of the few consistent opportunities for media attention. But most observers suggest that there hasn\u2019t been much evidence of that yet: in the Spectator, for example, Isabel Hardman wrote that Badenoch has \u201cbecome fixated on accusing Keir Starmer of not telling the truth at prime minister\u2019s questions, to the extent that she is neglecting to push him on individual issues\u201d. And in the New Statesman, Rachel Cunliffe wrote that \u201cWeek after week at PMQs, Badenoch is presented with open goals (and fails to score)\u201d. There is a danger of overdoing the significance of all that, Jessica noted. \u201cIt always takes an opposition leader a while to find a rhythm at PMQs,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s harder when the government has a thumping majority behind it roaring the prime minister on while your own benches are so depleted.\u201d On the other hand, she added, \u201cI\u2019ve been surprised by the subjects she\u2019s chosen to focus on a few times. She has often gone for things that Starmer can fairly easily blame on the last government, and she hasn\u2019t done much on the winter fuel allowance or the impact of the rise in employers\u2019 national insurance contributions on hospitality. Those are much more unpopular than adding VAT to private school fees.\u201d She has meanwhile got a fair bit of media attention \u2013 but the Farage saga suggests that she is not all that adept at turning it to her advantage yet. \u201cKemi hates journalists, and hates being interviewed, and just isn\u2019t prepared to do short clips and all the sort of stuff that opposition leaders have to do to keep from being forgotten,\u201d Jessica said. \u201cAnd because she hates journalists, she often comes across as irritated. So that\u2019s something she will need to address.\u201d *** What do the polls say? The best news for Badenoch is that Labour and Starmer had an incredibly short honeymoon. (This column by Anthony Seldon is a useful guide to why the prime minister is having just as rough a time as his opponent.) With very little good economic news as yet, the lead in the polls has changed hands several times since the election. Much less comforting is the fact that Reform has been doing very well, with some polls suggesting that it could come third ahead of the Liberal Democrats if nothing changes before the next election. But things will, of course, change a lot before the next election \u2013 which means that the more useful gauge at this point may be what you can find in the underlying figures. Here, the news looks pretty bad for Badenoch. A recent YouGov poll found she is much less likely to be seen as a PM in waiting than Starmer was when he became party leader. Some of that may be to do with a bias towards a white man as a plausible premier, and it is possible that as people get to know her those numbers will tick up a bit. But that relies on her finding a plausible lane of her own. \u201cPeople don\u2019t tend to vote for Diet Coke,\u201d Jess said. \u201cThey want the real thing. So she has to carve out her own identity and set of policies, and show why she\u2019s just as interesting a leader as Farage.\u201d *** Isn\u2019t it a bit early to judge her leadership? Definitely. As conservative commentator Iain Dale wrote in the Daily Telegraph, two months is not enough time to assess her performance, especially when \u201cno one is particularly interested in what the Conservatives have at the moment. As Labour\u2019s failures mount up, the time will come.\u201d The trouble is that some of her own backbenchers are among those who are making rapid judgments. \u201cTwo-thirds of the parliamentary party weren\u2019t convinced by her as leader,\u201d Jess said. \u201cThat\u2019s a tough base to start from. The big thing for her this year is going to be keeping control of her parliamentary party.\u201d The worst case scenario is if poor results in May\u2019s local elections, and a strong showing for Reform, lead to some backbenchers jumping ship to their rivals on the right \u2013 and leave a mood of alarm among those who remain. Tories will not be that moved by Suella Braverman ejecting, since her alienation from the leadership and appetite for attention are priced in. But MPs from the new intake or old hands with less interest in personal publicity would be another story. Badenoch will certainly get a bit of time to prove herself, and she may well find her feet. But if she does fail, there are alternatives. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting that James Cleverly took a step back from the frontbench after he was eliminated from the leadership contest,\u201d Jess said. \u201cYou would get pretty short odds on him being the leader by the next election. It\u2019s much too early for predictions, but it\u2019s certainly plausible.\u201d What else we\u2019ve been reading As we slowly drag ourselves back into work mode, the Guardian has asked the experts for 15 tips to avoid \u201coverwhelm\u201d in all its forms, from \u201cconstructive worrying\u201d to, yes, putting down your phone. Charlie Rachel Aroesti reviews the return of The Traitors \u2013 and it\u2019s a five star rave: \u201cAs perhaps the best example of social experiment-style reality TV, it has cemented its place in the cultural firmament.\u201d (If you\u2019re a fan, watch it first!) Archie As a child, British-Iranian photographer Bea Doro couldn\u2019t wait to change her prominent Persian nose. As she writes in this opinion piece, she has not only come to accept it as a part of her identity, but committed herself to \u201cphotograph people with non-western features, and pay homage to our profiles and the history in our faces\u201d. Charlie Our critics Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements have a must-read list of 2025\u2019s most anticipated music, from Billie Eilish and Fontaines DC to Sam Fender and FKA twigs. Personally, I\u2019m in desperate need of new Haim. Charlie My personal Christmas highlight (with apologies to my loved ones) was catching up on this magnificent feature by David Pierce for the Verge, published in June, on the Excel World Championship. It\u2019s tremendously fun, but more than a curiosity piece: \u201cIf you can reduce the world down to a bunch of rows and columns, you can control it,\u201d Pierce writes. Archie Sport Football | Arsenal came back from 1-0 down to beat Brentford 3-1 thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Merino, and Gabriel Martinelli (above). The result puts them six points behind Liverpool having played one game more. Darts | Luke Littler secured a place in the semi-finals of the PDC World Darts Championship with a 5-2 win over Nathan Aspinall. Chris Dobey, Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting also progressed to the last four. 2025 in sport | Can Sarina Wiegman\u2019s Lionesses overcome their manager\u2019s Dutch compatriots at the Women\u2019s Euros? Will we finally get a competitive Ashes series in Australia? And how will Lewis Hamilton do at Ferrari? Guardian writers preview the biggest sporting storylines of the year ahead. The front pages Today\u2019s front pages are dominated by the New Orleans attack. The Guardian reports \u201cTen dead after truck flying IS flag drives into crowd in New Orleans\u201d. The Times has \u201c\u2018Terrorist\u2019 truck attacker kills 10 in New Orleans\u201d. The Telegraph reports \u201cIS cell behind New Orleans terror\u201d. The Mail leads with \u201cNew Orleans killer had Isis flag on truck\u201d. The Mirror goes with \u201cAmerica under attack\u201d. i splashes with \u201cCovid courts to stay open \u2013 as backlog delays trials to 2028\u201d. The Financial Times leads with \u201cNvidia pumps $1bn into AI start-ups riding on revolution its chips started\u201d. And the Sun leads with news of bad weather across the UK with the headline \u201cSo much for dry January\u201d. Today in Focus How to have a perfectly imperfect 2025 Instead of making grand new year\u2019s resolutions, the smallest steps could lead to a more joyful life, says Oliver Burkeman Cartoon of the day | Nicola Jennings The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad Looking for some quick, life-friendly ways to change your life? Guardian writers and readers have teamed up for this bumper list of 101 tiny things you can do to improve your life \u2026 in under five minutes. Ever tried \u201calternate nostril breathing\u201d? Us neither, but now\u2019s the time. Sign up here for a weekly roundup of The Upside, sent to you every Sunday Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;How Italy\u2019s Carabinieri cultural heritage protection squad foiled tomb-raiders;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/how-italys-carabinieri-cultural-heritage-protection-squad-foiled-tomb-raiders;2025-01-02T05:00:34Z",
        "text": "Looking towards the semicircular apse with a frescoed image of a partially identifiable Christ on a throne staring back at them, the archaeologists crouching in the small space deep beneath a residential building in Naples were left speechless. They were amid the remains of an 11th-century church. The archaeologists, however, could not take the credit: the historic jewel, which had just been seized by police, was dug up by tombaroli, or tomb-raiders, illicit gangs who for decades have been plundering Italian cultural sites, in turn fuelling the global market for stolen art and antiquities. Investigators believe the group\u2019s leader was a local entrepreneur, currently under investigation, who owns two apartments in the building above. His cellar was turned into a well-organised excavation site, from where the tomb-raiders dug a warren of tunnels leading them about 8 metres down into ancient Naples, where they unearthed medieval art from under the heart of the southern Italian city. But impressive though their workmanship was \u2013 they even installed concrete pillars to prevent the structure from collapsing \u2013 officers from the Naples unit of Italy\u2019s Carabinieri cultural heritage protection squad unmasked the gang and confiscated the church after a covert investigation. The force also recovered 10,000 fragments of Roman and medieval pottery from the alleged gangmasters\u2019 homes and 453 intact artefacts, including vases, terracotta lamps and coins. Experts are assessing whether the relics came from the church or other plundered sites. So-called tomb-raiders are a key part of the illicit trade in antiquities, with their loot usually smuggled overseas to traffickers. The gangs commonly work by marking out clandestine excavation spots close to known archaeological sites, which in the Campania region surrounding Naples can include Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paestum or areas where there were Roman settlements. So uncovering a clandestine dig in the middle of the city took the specialist squad by surprise. \u201cWhen you think of Pompeii, for example, you know a dig can lead to a wealthy domus where prestigious objects can be found,\u201d says Massimo Esposito, the chief of the squad\u2019s unit in Naples. \u201cBut it\u2019s rare to find one in the heart of Naples.\u201d The group\u2019s alleged leader is believed to have had an inkling that there might be something beneath his home when construction works nearby on the city\u2019s metro were interrupted and the site cordoned off after a small part of the remains of another, albeit less historically interesting, church emerged. The group worked for several months, carrying out their noisiest activity during the day, but not loud enough to attract complaints from the building\u2019s residents. Little did the gang know that their comings and goings were being observed by Esposito\u2019s team, with the squad staking out the building and wiretapping its alleged leader\u2019s phone. Suspicions were especially aroused after seeing him carrying boxes filled with materials. \u201cKeeping an ear to the ground is essential,\u201d says Esposito. \u201cWe were informed about anomalous construction activity, and intuited that it could be an illegal excavation after records showed there were no public or private works happening in or near that building to justify such activity.\u201d It is not yet clear if the intention was to sell the loot or amass a private collection. The Carabinieri\u2019s cultural heritage protection squad was established in 1969 with the task of protecting Italy\u2019s priceless cultural assets. Since then, more than 3m stolen artworks and relics have been retrieved, including those that ended up on display in some of the world\u2019s biggest museums, such as the Getty in Los Angeles. Art and relics thieves in Campania especially thrived in the 1980s, taking advantage of a devastating earthquake at the beginning of that decade to ransack churches of paintings. The long-lost La Desposizione, a 2-metre high masterpiece painted by Angelo Solimena in 1664 depicting the crucifixion, was recently returned to Campania only after it was spotted on display in a museum in the Marche region. Esposito met the Guardian in his unit\u2019s office located in Castel Sant\u2019Elmo, a medieval fortress overlooking Naples. He was surrounded by relics recuperated by the force in Campania, including a wine amphora and a house-shaped sarcophagus, believed to have contained the remains of a child, and various other funerary objects dating back to the fourth century AD. The artefacts are usually kept there pending the conclusion of judicial cases, before being either returned to their origin or entrusted to museums. The tomb-raiders still ply a decent trade, but with the police consistently on their tail, their loot is not as fruitful as it used to be. Data in recent years indicates a gradual decrease in crimes against cultural heritage. Laws for crimes against cultural heritage have been tightened, and work intensified to return stolen assets from abroad. The unit has a database listing more than 1.3m stolen assets, which can be consulted by police forces overseas. Use of social media, especially over the past decade, has also made it easier for the squad to identify thieves. A trove of funerary treasures, believed to have belonged to Etruscan princesses and illegally excavated from an underground tomb in Umbria, was retrieved in November after police came across a photo of the bungling thieves posing on Facebook as they attempted to sell it online. \u201cDespite the risk, there is sometimes this egotistical element: they want to boast about the beautiful items they\u2019ve found,\u201d says Esposito. As with other returned relics, the long-term plan for the medieval church in Naples is to make it accessible to the public. \u201cThis is always the ultimate goal,\u201d says Esposito. \u201cItaly is an open-air museum, so rich in cultural heritage. This makes our job very arduous, but we are also driven by a passion to ensure that Italy\u2019s property is returned.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018I was very lucky\u2019: activist and blogger Lu Yuyu on escaping China;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/i-was-very-lucky-activist-and-blogger-lu-yuyu-on-escaping-china;2025-01-02T04:00:32Z",
        "text": "As he trekked up the lush mountain range on China\u2019s border with Laos, Lu Yuyu felt exhausted. He had been travelling for days, dodging his official minders to slip out of China. His travelling companions were smugglers who he\u2019d paid 15,000 yuan (\u00a31,622) to help him escape, and forced him to keep going until he could be delivered to two men and a scooter for the final few hours of his journey to freedom. But leaving China was only the first step. Lu had thousands more miles before he would truly feel safe. His daring escape from China in May last year involved a great deal of luck. Other dissidents have tried and failed on a similar route; some have made it to Laos but been sent back to China. From Laos, Lu headed to a UN refugee agency office in Thailand where he claimed asylum in Canada, and has since been reunited with his wife and his cat, a white and ginger tabby called Anthony. \u201cI was very lucky to get out of China,\u201d Lu says in a phone interview from his new home in Calgary. Lu is part of a relatively new breed of Chinese activists who use social media to document and publicise unrest in China \u2013 a task that the Chinese authorities used to do themselves. Statistics published by the Ministry of Public Security showed that the number of such \u201cmass incidents\u201d increased every year between 1993 and 2005, when the tally hit 87,000 \u2013 the same year in which the government stopped publishing the data. In its place, civil society groups and activists have tried to keep track of flashpoints of mass dissatisfaction. China Labour Bulletin, a Hong Kong based NGO, monitors strikes and protests in mainland China while China Dissent Monitor, a project run by Freedom House, tallied more than 3,000 events in 2024. Another blogger, Li Ying, a Chinese artist based in Italy, started sharing news and videos from anti-lockdown protests in China in November 2022. His X account, Teacher Li is Not Your Teacher, has nearly 2m followers and is a widely watched source of information about events in China. Lu had started blogging a decade before. In 2012, he noticed a few different protestsin the twilight of an era in which China\u2019s internet was relatively open and started searching the social media platforms WeChat and Weibo for details of more. He published the details on his own blog, Not the News, that became a popular resource for researchers in China and abroad. He was arrested in 2016 and sentenced to four years in jail for \u201cpicking quarrels and provoking trouble\u201d, a charge often used to imprison dissidents. \u201cI know the true colours of the CCP [Chinese Communist party] regime. So I anticipated they would come for me,\u201d he says. On his release in 2020, he wanted to resume his work. \u201cBut it was hard for me to do that,\u201d he says, \u201cbecause I was monitored every single day\u201d. He hopped between provinces in an effort to lose his minders, but travel restrictions related to the pandemic that had begun that year made it difficult. By April 2022, he was living in Dandong, north-east China. One day, he was dragged by the police to a quarantine centre during a Covid outbreak in his apartment building. He was kept there for a fortnight. \u201cIt made me feel very useless, because I couldn\u2019t even take care of my cat,\u201d he says. He became desperate to leave China. But there were many obstacles in the way. China\u2019s borders were effectively sealed under the \u201czero-Covid\u201d regime, and in any case, he\u2019d never owned a passport. He had attempted to apply for one in 2021 but his application was blocked. The lifting of pandemic restrictions in early 2023 providing Lu with a glimmer of hope. First, he travelled 2,000 miles from Dandong to Guangxi, a province in southern China, on the premise of being a tourist. Then he travelled to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, on the long weekend for the May Day holiday. It was there he realised that his minders were less vigilant on the weekends. So he booked a Saturday flight to Yunnan, a province on China\u2019s south-west border. He left his sim card behind so that it would take the authorities longer to realise that he had slipped away. After arriving in Thailand, he requested asylum in any English-speaking country, and was offered Canada. He is slowly rebuilding his life in Calgary and trying to continue with his activism, but China\u2019s increasingly sophisticated internet censorship makes that difficult. \u201cNowadays, it\u2019s much easier for the police to find information about protests, and people will be intimidated into deleting their posts. Or the platforms will filter sensitive information so that it can\u2019t be collected,\u201d he says. Lu says a decade ago he could count nearly 100 protests a day in China, now he estimates it is more like 70, although it is unclear if that is because protests are becoming less common or because the censorship is more effective. Certainly, though, large-scale protests have declined, Lu says. He notes, though, that: \u201cThere is still dissatisfaction in society. The CCP can only stop mass protests, but on a smaller scale, the CCP can\u2019t eradicate them. It\u2019s a balance.\u201d Additional research by Jason Tzu Kuan Lu"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: New Year\u2019s Day drone strike kills two in Kyiv;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/ukraine-war-briefing-new-years-day-drone-strike-kills-two-in-kyiv;2025-01-02T00:57:08Z",
        "text": "Russia launched a New Year\u2019s Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said. Explosions boomed across the morning sky as Ukraine\u2019s air force warned of incoming drones and mayor Vitali Klitschko said air defences were repelling an enemy attack. Two floors of a residential building in central Kyiv were partially destroyed in the strike, according to the State Emergency Service. Photos posted by the agency showed firefighters dousing a gutted corner of a building and rescuers helping elderly victims. \u201cEven on New Year\u2019s Eve, Russia was only concerned about how to hurt Ukraine,\u201d President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media in response to the strike. The breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas to central and eastern Europe via Ukraine. The severing of the gas flow was felt immediately in the mainly Russian-speaking territory of about 450,000 people, which split from Moldova in the early 1990s as the Soviet Union collapsed. \u201cThere is no heating or hot water,\u201d an employee of local energy company Tirasteploenergo told Reuters by phone. The gas supply was cut in the early hours of Wednesday after the expiry of a gas transit agreement between warring neighbours Russia and Ukraine. Transdniestria\u2019s leader, Vadim Krasnoselsky, said the situation was \u201cnot an easy one, but on the whole, we were prepared\u201d. The flow of Russian gas through Ukraine stopped when Kyiv refused to extend a transit agreement amid the 34-month-old war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday described the end of gas transit as \u201cone of Moscow\u2019s biggest defeats\u201d. He said it was now Europe\u2019s \u201cjoint task\u201d to support Moldova \u201cin this period of energy transformation\u201d. Russia had been pumping about 2bn cubic metres of gas a year to Transdniestria, including a power plant that provided energy for the whole of Moldova, a country of 2.5 million people that wants to join the European Union. Moldova says it is taking measures to cut its energy consumption by at least a third. It plans to meet 38% of its needs by domestic production, including 10% from renewable energy, and import the remaining 62% from neighbouring Romania. Ukraine has attacked countries that still buy Russian energy as helping fuel Moscow\u2019s war machine, but the decision has caused mixed reactions in Europe. Slovakia, reliant on Russian gas, slammed the move. \u201cHalting gas transit via Ukraine will have a drastic impact on us all in the EU but not on the Russian Federation,\u201d said Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, who has pushed Bratislava closer to Moscow since returning to power in 2023. President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia\u2019s government and the country\u2019s biggest bank, Sberbank, to build cooperation with China in artificial intelligence. Putin\u2019s instructions were published on the Kremlin\u2019s website on Wednesday, three weeks after he announced that Russia would team up with BRICS partners and other countries to develop AI. Western sanctions intended to restrict Moscow\u2019s access to the technologies it needs to sustain its war against Ukraine have resulted in the world\u2019s major producers of microchips halting exports to Russia, severely limiting its AI ambitions."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite known for extreme cat-like plastic surgery, dies at 84;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/jocelyne-wildenstein-dies-swiss-socialite-cosmetic-surgery;2025-01-01T21:35:23Z",
        "text": "The Swiss socialite and cosmetic surgery aficionado Jocelyne Wildenstein, sometimes known as \u201cCatwoman\u201d due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died, her partner said on Wednesday. \u201cIt is with heavy heart and with great sadness that Mr Lloyd Klein announces the unexpected death of his beloved fianc\u00e9e and longtime companion, Jocelyne Wildenstein,\u201d the fashion designer said in an English-language statement sent to the Agence France-Presse news agency. Klein said that \u201cMrs Wildenstein died peacefully in her sleep in the late afternoon of December 31st, 2024 in her \u2026 suite in Paris where the couple had taken temporary residence.\u201d Wildenstein, nee Jocelynnys Dayannys da Silva Bezerra P\u00e9risset, became a New York socialite after marrying the art dealer Alec Wildenstein, of the French art dealing and thoroughbred racing dynasty, with whom she had two children. She was referred to variously as Jocelyne and Jocelyn in the English-language media. She was born in 1940 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and died on 31 December at the age of 84. It was Wildenstein\u2019s extensive self-remodeling to make herself look more \u201cfeline\u201d, inspired by wild big cats \u2013 along with a reported $2.5bn divorce settlement and $100m each year for 13 years afterward \u2013 that caught the public\u2019s attention. She had spent time in Africa with the European film-maker Sergio Gobbi , telling New York magazine: \u201cAfrica is a paradise. You meet people who look at life differently. They love the adventure.\u201d She had met her husband, Alec Wildenstein, while on safari in Kenya and married him a year later in Las Vegas. Then Wildenstein embarked on a cosmetic adventure to look more like a big cat. According to the Daily Mail, she spent \u00a32m on surgeries, apparently to please her husband, who loved the big cats. She kept a lynx as a pet, telling Vanity Fair \u201cthe lynx has perfect eyes\u201d. But her husband told Vanity Fair: \u201cShe was crazy. I would always find out last. She was thinking that she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin does not work that way. But she wouldn\u2019t listen.\u201d But a messy divorce came with rumours spread by her ex-husband that she had been a courtesan with Madame Claude, the Parisian bordello owner. During the divorce, he was reported to have cut her monthly allowance from $150,000 to $50,000. A judge overseeing her divorce settlement reportedly stipulated that she could not use any of the settlement for further surgery. \u201cI never wanted to change my face,\u201d she told the French television news channel C8 this autumn, though admitting she might have wanted her lips to be a little thicker. She denied rumours she embarked on cosmetic surgery to keep her ex-husband. Interview magazine last remarked that Wildenstein had \u201cbeen one of the jet set\u2019s most outrageous characters for nearly five decades\u201d. In a conversation with the outlet, Wildenstein estimated that she spent more than $700,000 a year on food, wine, flowers, pills and more, adding \u201cand that was just the beginning\u201d. Where some saw extremism, others saw beauty. \u201cI remember seeing you once at Beige [a legendary Tuesday-night party at the Bowery Bar and Grill in New York City]. It was burned into my brain forever because the glamour was turned up so high,\u201d wrote the editor and interviewer Mel Ottenberg. Ottenberg asked Wildenstein about her love of big cats. She explained there were 2,000 animals at Ol Jogi [the Wildenstein family ranch in Kenya] under protection. \u201cWe have everything except lions, because they would kill what we are trying to protect,\u201d she said. Asked for her favourite animal, she said she liked all animals, but settled on the leopard, saying it was because they become attached to only one person. \u201cLeopards are jealous,\u201d she said. Wildenstein said that huge press attention based on her appearance had usefully kept her in the public eye during her divorce. \u201cJournalists can say whatever they like \u2026 it\u2019s really not my problem.\u201d AFP contributed reporting"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Twenty missing after falling from boat in rough seas off Libya\u2019s coast;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/twenty-missing-after-falling-from-boat-in-rough-seas-off-libyas-coast;2025-01-01T18:26:36Z",
        "text": "Twenty people are missing after falling into the sea from a tilting boat after it started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya, according to survivors. Carrying 27 passengers, the six-metre boat had left Zuwara in Libya at 10pm on Monday. Despite the waves, seven people managed to continue the journey on the rickety vessel before being found by an Italian police patrol boat on Tuesday night close to the southern island of Lampedusa. It was initially believed that the vessel had capsized close to Lampedusa, and so an overnight search and rescue operation was carried out by the Italian police and coastguard in the area of sea south-west of the island. But according to witness statements from six adult survivors reported by the Italian press, the boat started to take in water about five hours after its departure from Libya and tilted, creating panic and causing 20 passengers to fall overboard. The witnesses, who included two people from Syria, two from Egypt and two from Sudan, said five women and three children were among those who fell overboard. They said the sea was rough and the winds strong. The seventh survivor was an eight-year-old boy from Syria. All have been taken to Porto Empedocle in Sicily. According to the news agency Ansa, Italian authorities have ceased the search and reported the incident to their Libyan and Maltese counterparts. In a separate incident on Monday, two people including a five-year-old child died and 17 survived after the vessel they were on broke down off the northern Tunisian coastline during an attempt to reach Europe. According to Alarm Phone, an organisation that runs a hotline for people in distress at sea, three boats have capsized off Tunisia since Tuesday. \u201cSo many people have needlessly died and disappeared,\u201d the organisation wrote on X. \u201cWhat a horrible way to start the new year. Our condolences to the relatives and friends of the dead.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/breakaway-moldovan-region-cuts-heating-and-hot-water-as-russia-stops-gas-flow;2025-01-01T17:54:34Z",
        "text": "Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, ending a major energy route that goes back to Soviet times and had even survived three years of full-scale war between the two states. Ukraine cut off the transit route after an agreement signed in 2019 expired in the early hours of New Year\u2019s Day, marking a new milestone in Europe weaning itself off Russian gas supplies over the past few years, and prompting immediate power cuts for hundreds of thousand of people in a breakaway region of Moldova. Russia\u2019s Gazprom said in a statement that it had stopped sending gas via Ukraine as of 8am Moscow time (5am GMT) on Wednesday. Ukraine\u2019s energy minister, German Galushchenko, called the move \u201chistoric\u201d, while the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described it in a post on social media as \u201cone of Moscow\u2019s biggest defeats\u201d. Zelenskyy wrote: \u201cWhen [Vladimir] Putin was given power in Russia more than 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe was 130+ billion cubic metres. Today, the transit of Russian gas is 0.\u201d The move prompted angry words from Slovakia\u2019s prime minister, Robert Fico, who had lobbied against the decision in recent months. \u201cHalting gas transit via Ukraine will have a drastic impact on us all in the EU but not on the Russian Federation,\u201d he wrote on Facebook. Elsewhere, however, there was celebration over a further step away from Russian energy dependency. Poland\u2019s foreign minister, Rados\u0142aw Sikorski, called the development \u201ca new victory\u201d for Europe. The most immediate effect of the move came in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, which lost heating and hot water on Wednesday morning. A statement on the website of Tirasteploenergo, the local energy company, said the heating cuts took effect at 7am local time (5am GMT) on Wednesday. It urged residents to dress warmly, gather family members together in a single room, hang blankets or thick curtains over windows and balcony doors, and use electric heaters. \u201cIt is forbidden to use gas or electric stoves to heat the apartment. This can lead to tragedy,\u201d the company said. One of its employees told Reuters by phone she did not know how long the situation would last. Russian gas has flowed through Ukraine for decades, mainly via a Soviet-built pipeline that begins in Sudzha, a town in Russia\u2019s Kursk region currently under the control of Ukrainian forces, and ends near Uzhhorod, on Ukraine\u2019s western border with Slovakia. The route was often fraught, with Russia accused of using gas flow for political blackmail over the years as its relations with Ukraine went through various crises. A report published last month by the Center for European Policy Analysis (Cepa) claimed: \u201cRussia has abused Ukraine and Europe\u2019s dependence on gas supplies and transit revenues to extort political concessions, spread corruption and exert malign influence.\u201d Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the share of Russian gas on the European market has dropped from about 35% to about 8%, as European countries sought to diversify supplies. The Nord Stream undersea pipeline, which linked Russia and Germany without the need for transit countries, was destroyed in September 2022, with reports suggesting a Ukrainian team was behind the attack. But Slovakia, Hungary and Austria still rely on Russian gas, and even as war has raged in Ukraine over the past three years, the transit continued. The gas provided revenue for both Russia and Ukraine, including hundreds of millions of euros a year in transit fees for Kyiv. Negotiations took place last year to extend the deal, with various options suggested including a scheme for Russia and Azerbaijan to sell each other gas and brand the transit gas as Azerbaijani gas. These options were rejected by Ukraine, however, as the government decided the benefits of ending transit would outweigh the costs. \u201cWe won\u2019t allow them to earn additional billions off our blood,\u201d said Zelenskyy last month. He said the only option Ukraine would consider would be if consumers deferred payment to Russia until after the end of the war, but this was never likely to be an acceptable solution for Gazprom or the Kremlin. The only Russian gas route to Europe still in operation is TurkStream, a Black Sea pipeline that sends gas to Hungary and Serbia. According to analysts, as the Ukraine transit gas only accounted for about 5% of Europe\u2019s gas needs, it is likely that alternative sources can be found for EU countries to make up the deficit without a significant impact on prices. Nonetheless, the Russia-friendly leaders of Slovakia and Hungary, Fico and Viktor Orb\u00e1n, have criticised the move. Slovakia has estimated that the loss of supplies through Ukraine could cost about \u20ac150m (\u00a3125m) in increased fees. Fico travelled to Moscow last month for discussions with Putin, a rare visit for an EU leader since the start of the war. On his return, he threatened that if Ukraine did cut off Russian gas flows, Slovakia would consider cutting electricity supplies to Ukraine, which has had to resort to imports as Russia continues a targeted bombing campaign against the country\u2019s energy infrastructure. \u201cWe are fighting for lives; Fico is fighting for money,\u201d said a furious Zelenskyy in response to the threat. \u201cTo be honest, during war it\u2019s a bit shameful to talk about money, because we\u2019re losing people,\u201d he added. Moldova faces perhaps the most difficult consequences of any European country from the end of Ukraine\u2019s gas transit. In December, it declared a state of emergency, fearing the cut-off would affect its main electricity source, a gas-powered generating plant in Transnistria. A referendum on EU accession in Moldova passed last year with a razor-thin majority and Russia has been accused of meddling in the electoral system. Gazprom had threatened to stop deliveries to Moldova even if a deal was done to keep the Ukraine transit going, citing a dispute over unpaid bills. On Wednesday the Moldovan government accused Moscow of \u201cblackmail\u201d. However, most of Moldova\u2019s population of 2.5 million are able to make up for the loss of Russian gas by using reserves and importing from Romania, while Transnistria, the pro-Russia breakaway region that is home to about 450,000 people, is likely to be hit hardest. The Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Vod\u0103 said on Wednesday that the central authorities were \u201clooking for alternative solutions to provide [Transnistria residents] with heat and energy\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The battle of Cable Street remains a call to arms | Letters;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/the-battle-of-cable-street-remains-a-call-to-arms;2025-01-01T17:32:51Z",
        "text": "Tracy-Ann Oberman is right to highlight the importance of the battle of Cable Street in the history of the working-class movement (The battle of Cable Street is entwined in my family\u2019s history \u2013 and its message of hope still resonates, 28 December). One lesson the left appears to neglect is that Cable Street was, indeed, a battle, not a passive demonstration. Anti-fascists engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with both Blackshirts and their police escorts throughout the day. Fascists were attacked by local people from the moment they began to assemble at Tower Hill, and fighting continued until the British Union of Fascists\u2019 march was called off. We have become too accustomed to seeing the fight for a more just society as being primarily a battle of ideas. Fascism, though, seeks to build a new physical force in the name of creating \u201corder\u201d at the expense of all those who do not fit in the society it seeks to bring about. As the battle of Cable Street shows, it has to be physically challenged, not simply demonstrated against. The same should apply to the country-casual neo-Mosleyites of today. Faced with a threat to \u201cpeople from every minority and working-class background\u201d, we do not need to adhere to liberal pieties about fascism\u2019s right to free speech when we have to drive it off the streets in order to defend ourselves. As well as resisting fascism, we must also challenge the everyday racism and violence of the status quo. We should see 13 May 2021 as part of the same tradition as the battle of Cable Street \u2013 a day when hundreds of people in Glasgow, shouting \u201cthese are our neighbours, let them go\u201d, surrounded an Immigration Enforcement van until the two men detained in it were freed. As Tracy-Ann\u2019s article shows, we have to fight constantly for each other against forces which recognise that the development of working-class solidarity is a threat to a society rooted in sustained inequality. Nick Moss London \u2022 Have an opinion on anything you\u2019ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Chunky European snails may be coming to Australia, with their crazy sexual practices \u2013 but all in good time;https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/02/chunky-european-snails-may-be-coming-to-australia-with-their-crazy-sexual-practices-but-all-in-good-time;2025-01-01T14:00:17Z",
        "text": "Frankly, the process has been going at a snail\u2019s pace. In 2019 the Australian government began a risk analysis on bringing European molluscs into the country for breeding and, eventually, eating. Now farmers hope that early next year they will finally learn whether importing live garden snails \u2013 Cornu aspersum \u2013 will be permitted. C aspersum is the common garden snail found all over Australia, probably brought here on boats more than a century ago. The farmers want to bring over the bigger European version to start breeding programs here. Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email They would then provide snail meat (the escargot) and snail eggs (caviar) to restaurants. C aspersum is a pest, a destroyer of crops, a muncher of gardens. In its draft plan, the agriculture department says the breed-stock must come from approved snail farms in approved countries and have the relevant government certification. They would be imported into a quarantine facility then individually examined. The department would demand the \u201csacrifice\u201d of some via dissection. They would then be bred for the next generation to ensure they are free of pathogens, after which they would be released to farmers. Victoria and Nick Howe founded South West Snails in Western Australia during the pandemic. She says they are already breeding bigger local snails to supply restaurants by mating the larger ones of those they pluck from vineyards. \u201cWe don\u2019t have enough to fill demand,\u201d she says. The snails are put on breeding tables with soil, where they lay their eggs. Howe says once they know which snails they are selling they \u201cpurge\u201d them. That can mean feeding the gastropods herbs such as dill or thyme, greens, cornmeal or oatmeal. The chef Gordon Ramsay recommends carrots. \u201cI\u2019ve created my own snail mix using local WA grains,\u201d Howe says. \u201cThey have that for a couple of days, then just water for a couple of days, then they go into refrigeration which puts them into hibernation. We ship them live.\u201d Then, in restaurant kitchens, the snails are cooked in boiling water, trussed up and served. Both sexes at once Breeding snails is not always as easy as that sounds. They are hermaphrodites and in some cases can fertilise themselves but generally prefer a partner. In 2016 University of the Sunshine Coast researchers uncovered more details of the molluscs\u2019 sex lives. Their use of \u201clove darts\u201d or \u201cCupid\u2019s arrows\u201d had been known for some time \u2013 the snails stab each other as they mate. The research found that dart injects a pheromone into the other snail, increasing its ability to reproduce. The genital orifice \u2013 containing both the male and female genitals \u2013 is behind the head on the right hand side. The snails act as both sexes at once when they mate. Tarryn Williams Clow is a senior zookeeper and leads Taronga Zoo\u2019s Norfolk Island land snail conservation program. Her team has revived the population of Advena campbellii, Campbell\u2019s keeled glass snail, which was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 2020. Unlike C aspersum, the Norfolk Island snails do not lay eggs. \u201cOurs actually give birth,\u201d Clow says. \u201cA whole entire baby snail comes out of their neck. It\u2019s pretty wild to see.\u201d She says their birth tract looks a bit like a conveyor belt. \u201cThere\u2019d be a fully formed snail. Behind that a less developed one, and behind that an even less developed one.\u201d The team needed to figure out how the molluscs reproduced, so they studied other snails. Although she says they are all \u201cvery, very different\u201d, there are some similarities. \u201cThey are hermaphrodites, so they have both male and female genitalia \u2013 some species can self-fertilise,\u201d she says. \u201cWe don\u2019t know if ours [can], and we haven\u2019t actually observed them mate because they\u2019re nocturnal. \u201cThey both have a penis that comes out of their genital pore on their neck.\u201d One result of the way snails mate is that rare goofyfooters, whose shells coil to the left instead of the right, have trouble finding partners. Their genitals are on the opposite side to normal. One researcher made global news searching for a mate for Jeremy, a snail whose shell coiled to the left. He found a similar left-coiled snail, and found that two lefties can make a right. Once the government releases the final report it will develop guidelines for importation, clearing the way for the European escargot to grace Australian tables."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;South Korea plane crash investigators extract data from Jeju Air black box;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/south-korea-plane-crash-investigators-extract-data-from-jeju-air-black-box;2025-01-01T06:15:53Z",
        "text": "Investigators in South Korea have extracted data from one of two black boxes retrieved from a Jeju Air plane that crashed shortly after landing on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people onboard. The country\u2019s deputy minister for civil aviation, Joo Jong-wan, said initial data had been retrieved from the Boeing 737-800\u2019s cockpit voice recorder, and that the contents were being converted into audio format. South Korea\u2019s transport ministry said on Wednesday that it would send the plane\u2019s other black box, the flight data recorder, to the US for analysis. The recorder reportedly sustained external damage \u2013 a missing connector that links its data storage unit to the power supply, the Yonhap news agency said. Authorities in South Korea and the US are hoping the devices will provide crucial clues about events leading up to the pilot\u2019s attempt to land after the aircraft\u2019s landing gear apparently failed to deploy. \u201cThe damaged flight data recorder has been deemed unrecoverable for data extraction domestically,\u201d Joo said. \u201cIt was agreed today to transport it to the United States for analysis in collaboration with the US National Transportation Safety Board.\u201d The plane, on a return flight from Thailand, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when the cockpit issued a mayday call and belly-landed on the runway at Muan international airport in South Korea\u2019s south-west. The aircraft careered along the runway before hitting a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone onboard except two flight attendants who were pulled from the burning wreckage at the rear of the aircraft. An \u201cinitial extraction [of the cockpit voice recorder] has already been completed,\u201d Joo said. \u201cBased on this preliminary data, we plan to start converting it into audio format,\u201d which will enable investigators to hear the pilots\u2019 final communications. It could take about two days for investigators to convert the data to audio files, the transport ministry said. Transferring the damaged flight data recorder to the US could prolong efforts to get to the bottom of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. Black boxes are typically located in the tail of an aircraft \u2013 which experience suggests sustains the least damage in an accident \u2013 and are designed to survive high-speed impact and fires. They are not failsafe, however, and can sometimes be damaged or destroyed. Several theories have been put forward as the possible cause of the crash, including a bird strike and possible mechanical failures, with local media reporting that the landing gear had deployed successfully during the plane\u2019s first attempted landing, but failed on a second attempt moments later. A government-ordered emergency inspection of all Boeing 737-800 models operated by South Korean carriers was examining the landing gear. The ongoing inspections were \u201cfocusing mainly on the landing gear, which failed to deploy properly in this case\u201d, the director general for aviation safety policy, Yoo Kyung-soo, said. Officials said the bodies were very badly damaged by the crash, which had made the work of identifying remains slow and difficult to the frustration of grieving relatives, who have spent four days at the airport. The country\u2019s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, called for a fair and objective investigation, adding that funeral procedures had begun after all 179 victims were formally identified. \u201cThe most urgent matter at present is to return the victims to their families,\u201d Choi told a meeting. The initial onsite investigation has centred on a barrier located near the end of the runway that supported a navigation system used to help aircraft land called a localiser. Most of the victims are thought to have died when the plane, which had been carrying mostly people back from year-end holidays in Thailand, smashed into the concrete barrier at speed, the impact causing the fuselage to break up and burst into flames. Airport authorities set up a makeshift altar on Tuesday, and organised buses on Wednesday to take victims\u2019 relatives to pay their respects at the crash site. Park Han-shin, who has been liaising with airport and government authorities on behalf of the bereaved families, said about 700 family members had visited the site, where they laid chrysanthemums and bowls of rice-cake soup. Park said 43 bodies had been listed as ready for release to their families, and asked relatives of those not on the list to be patient. Many New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations across South Korea were cancelled or toned down as the country marked the third of seven days of official mourning."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy vows his country will do everything in 2025 to stop Russia;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-vows-his-country-will-do-everything-in-2025-to-stop-russia;2025-01-01T01:44:41Z",
        "text": "Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed that his country would use 2025 to fight for an end to Russia\u2019s nearly three-year-long invasion. The Ukrainian leader\u2019s address caps a difficult year for the war-battered country which has been fending off a better-resourced Russian army for nearly three years. \u201cMay 2025 be our year,\u201d Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation just before the clock struck midnight in Kyiv. \u201cWe know that peace will not be given to us as a gift but we will do everything to stop Russia and end the war.\u201d Zelenskyy said that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the US would stand alongside Kyiv in its fight. He recalled conversations with outgoing US President Joe Biden, president-elect Donald Trump and \u201ceveryone who supports us in the United States\u201d. \u201cI have no doubt that the new American president wants and will be able to bring peace and end (Russian President Vladimir) Putin\u2019s aggression,\u201d he said. Russian gas is not scheduled to flow via Ukraine to Europe on 1 January, data from Ukraine\u2019s gas pipeline operator showed Tuesday, as a key transit deal between Moscow and Kyiv nears its end. Ukraine has been allowing Russia to pipe gas to Europe via its territory under a five-year deal signed in 2019, but Zelenskyy has ruled out extending it amid Russia\u2019s invasion. Data from Ukrainian operator OGTSU showed deliveries via the only entry point for Russian gas into Ukraine dropping to zero as of 1 January 2025. Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, causing damage in at least two districts, city officials said. Kyiv\u2019s air force warned of drones approaching the city as an air-raid alert was declared. Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said air-defences were repelling an enemy attack, and that debris had sparked fires in private buildings. Russia advanced by almost 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 miles) in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War showed on Tuesday. The data highlights the pressure Ukraine faces as it enters 2025, with Moscow pouring resources into its invasion and uncertainty hanging over future US aid for Kyiv under a Donald Trump presidency. Much of the Russian gains came in the autumn, as they took 610 square kilometres in October and 725 square kilometres in November. Those two months saw the Russians capture the most territory since March 2022, in the early weeks of the conflict. Russia\u2019s advance slowed in December, coming to 465 square kilometres in the first 30 days of the month. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday its forces had hit a Russian oil depot in the western Smolensk region, setting fire to tanks storing oil products. Ukraine\u2019s general staff said on the Telegram app that the depot was used for military purposes. It did not specify the weapon used for the strike but said it was carried out in cooperation with drone forces. Smolensk region governor Vasily Anokhin said that the attack caused a fuel spill and fire. He said 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian air defences but the wreckage of one of them fell on the oil facility. Ukraine has staged numerous attacks on Russian oil storage facilities and refineries."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Xi says China\u2019s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/xi-china-economy-trump-tariffs;2024-12-31T15:52:21Z",
        "text": "China\u2019s economy is on course to expand by 5% in 2025, according to its president, Xi Jinping, meeting official growth targets and rebutting concerns that Donald Trump\u2019s incoming US administration will harm Beijing\u2019s prospects in the new year. Using his annual address to the nation, Xi sought to allay fears that the world\u2019s second-largest economy would falter over the next 12 months after the government battled to prevent a slide towards recession during 2024. Xi said China\u2019s economy was \u201coverall stable and progressing\u201d, in a speech published by the official Xinhua news agency. He said risks in key areas were effectively addressed, while employment and prices remained steady. The speech followed the December meeting of the Communist party politburo, which was widely viewed as signalling the strongest commitment to economic stimulus in a decade, marking a shift towards more aggressive subsidies and cuts to the cost of borrowing. \u201cThe current economic operation faces some new situations, challenges from the uncertainty of the external environment and pressure of transformation from old drivers of growth into new ones, but these can be overcome through hard work,\u201d Xi said. Trump is preparing to impose high tariffs on Chinese imports to punish what the incoming US president believes are unfair subsidies for Chinese industrial products. China is expected to respond with restrictions on US companies operating inside China, including Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla car company. Musk became a key adviser to Trump during his presidential campaign. Xi, ratcheting up tensions between the world\u2019s two largest economies, said \u201cno one can stop\u201d unification with Taiwan and that he would not rule out the use of force to bring the island under Beijing\u2019s control. Taiwan, which exports many of the most sophisticated computer chips used by US manufacturers, is a key point of contention between Beijing and Washington. The US does not officially recognise Taiwan diplomatically but is its strategic ally and largest supplier of weapons. China has staged three rounds of large-scale military drills since Taiwan\u2019s leader, Lai Ching-te, came to power in May. \u201cChinese people on both sides of the Taiwan strait are one family. No one can sever our blood ties, and no one can stop the historical trend of the reunification of the motherland,\u201d said Xi. China\u2019s economic policymakers have yet to announce a precise growth target for 2025, but officials have flagged that 5% will be the outcome when they meet later in January. A series of stimulus measures since September 2024 are likely to have kept growth from falling below 4.8% in the last year. However, economists at Bloomberg have estimated a growth rate of only 4.5% for 2025, well below the 5% expected level and significantly lower than the 6% average reached before the pandemic. Growth rates could be even lower than official figures suggest. The Chinese authorities have faced persistent accusations of massaging economic data to suit official forecasts, especially during the pandemic, when Beijing ordered one of the most severe lockdowns of any major economy. Many analysts said the move depressed consumer spending and business activity by more than was shown in official data. Senior policymakers are known to want China\u2019s stock markets to grow at a stronger pace and more consistently to support wealth creation and private sector investment. Share prices improved in 2024 despite a dip on the last day, but the modest rise over the last year followed an unprecedented three-year decline. Among the stimulus measures is a boost to public sector pay. It is understood the first significant pay rise for civil servants in several years was awarded before Christmas, as policymakers try to boost morale and spur spending. According to a Bloomberg report, the basic salaries of many government employees were bolstered by at least 500 yuan ($68.51) a month, backdated to July. China\u2019s central bank is expected to make it easier for households and businesses to borrow after a slump in the housing market caused many property firms to go bust. Xi also praised Russia and said the two countries would move forward \u201chand in hand\u201d on the right path, months after the two countries struck a \u201cnew era strategic partnership\u201d on key issues. Xi and Vladimir Putin agreed in May to deepen bilateral ties and cooperate on areas of mutual interest such as Taiwan, Ukraine and with respect to mutual rival the US. Russia\u2019s state-run RIA news agency also quoted Moscow\u2019s ambassador to Beijing as saying last Friday that Xi would visit Russia in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018Moving to the mountaintops\u2019: rising seas displace tens of thousands in Papua New Guinea;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/31/moving-to-the-mountaintops-rising-seas-displace-tens-of-thousands-in-papua-new-guinea;2024-12-31T02:48:04Z",
        "text": "Two years ago fisher Siri James lived on the southern coast of Papua New Guinea, in a small village near Pariva beach. But as the tides continued to rise, James was forced to move further in from the shore. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy moving inland, I was born and raised by the seas, I am a fisherman. I know the flow of tides and currents, I know when the wind will come strongly and when it will rain \u2013 but now I don\u2019t understand why everything is changing,\u201d says James, who is in his early 40s. He says the tides \u201cseem to be growing every day\u201d. \u201cI heard them say it\u2019s global warming. I left school and ran away to go fishing, so now I don\u2019t know what\u2019s global warming, but the rains don\u2019t come when it\u2019s supposed to, the winds have changed,\u201d James says. \u201cMaybe we offended the sea gods, I don\u2019t know, but now I have to move my family inland,\u201d he says. Pariva beach is part of Kerema in Papua New Guinea\u2019s Gulf province. In that area, rising sea levels and sand erosion have forced about 40,000 people to move inland over the past decade, a local councillor says, in what a leading climate change activist describes as a \u201chumanitarian crisis\u201d. The Kerema councillor Mai Trevor says 80,000 people lived in the local area, however, since 2015, almost half of the population has moved inland due to high tides and sand erosion. Trevor says residents first began moving in 2015, but over the last four years the number of people leaving has grown. As well as fishing, many in the province earn a living from coconut and betel nut farming. In recent years, residents say the tides have been rising and weather patterns have shifted, making it harder to grow crops or fish in the oceans, and affecting their livelihoods. \u201cMany are moving to the mountaintops in Kerema town, while those who have land [further inland in nearby] Murua have moved there,\u201d Trevor says. \u201cWe need a proper count of the population in the area to come up with a way to address it, all land are customarily owned so authorities can\u2019t just relocate people,\u201d she adds. Papua New Guinea is in the process of conducting its first census in many years, which experts say may reveal the population of the Pacific country to be far higher than current estimates of about 10 million people. The leading Papua New Guinea climate change activist Duncan Gabi also estimates tens of thousands of people have been displaced from the area around Pariva beach. \u201cThe sand erosion at Pariva beach [is] displacing 30,000 to 40,000 people, [it is] a humanitarian crisis that highlights PNG\u2019s vulnerability to climate change,\u201d Gabi says. He warns that a controversial proposal to begin sand mining in the western part of the Gulf province is fuelling fears the situation will get worse and argues authorities must act to help communities. \u2018Nothing is being done\u2019 Kerry Anne Henry lives in a village of about 500 people near Pariva beach. She says people living in her village have begun to move inland due to the threat of rising seas and sand erosion. \u201cSome people have land inland, on top of the mountains, and have started moving there,\u201d she says. \u201cThose who have no land elsewhere are just stranded at the coast, watching as the sand is slowly eroding and the tides come in. Our coconuts and betel nut are being washed away by the sea,\u201d the 36-year-old says. \u201cThe authorities have turned a blind eye to the situation, and nothing is being done yet,\u201d she says. A few kilometres away from Henry\u2019s family home is Kerema airport. Tides now reach closer into the airport than they did in the past, and recently washed away the airport back fence. The environment, conservation and climate change minister, Simon Kilepa, says the rising sea levels and the impact on communities is a concerning issue that underscores the vulnerabilities faced by coastal communities across the country. Kilepa says the climate change and development authority (CCDA) is \u201cworking with various government departments and partners to best address the issue\u201d. The CCDA acting managing director, Debra Sungi, says the agency is \u201cdeeply concerned about the challenges posed by rising sea levels\u201d, which have already affected livelihoods, homes and the cultural heritage of thousands of Papua New Guineans. She says the agency is working on \u201cresilience-building measures to mitigate these impacts\u201d and conducting vulnerability assessments in affected provinces, including the Gulf province, to make decisions on resources allocation. \u201cWe are committed to ensuring that no one is left behind as we navigate these unprecedented challenges,\u201d she says. Still, Gabi says not enough is being done to support communities. He also fears the impact of a plan being considered by authorities to begin sand mining in Orokolo Bay, on the western side of the Gulf province. \u201cWhat\u2019s frustrating is that while people are being displaced, proposed sand mining projects at Orokolo Bay in the same area threatens to worsen the crisis,\u201d Gabi says. \u201cOur government should have prioritised climate adaptation and disaster preparedness long ago,\u201d he adds."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden to honor Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson with top civilian award;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40817/biden-liz-cheney-presidential-citizens-medal;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:15:02 -0500",
        "text": "The pair led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.<br />"
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Details on the deadly attack in New Orleans. And, Amazon workers return to the office;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40810/up-first-newsletter-new-orleans-bourbon-street-deadly-attack-tesla-cybertruck-explosion-amazon-workers;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:14:32 -0500",
        "text": "The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here's what we know so far about the driver who plowed through the crowd. And, Amazon workers return to the office."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Dress codes for high-end restaurants may not be as strict as you think they are;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/nx-s1-5245017/dress-codes-for-high-end-restaurants-may-not-be-as-strict-as-you-think-they-are;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:17:31 -0500",
        "text": "Many restaurants -- even the high-end ones -- are ditching dress codes for diners."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;The Dartmouth men's basketball team ends its attempt to unionize;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/nx-s1-5245000/the-dartmouth-mens-basketball-team-ends-its-attempt-to-unionize;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:12:31 -0500",
        "text": "NPR's Leila Fadel asks the president of the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union about why the team is dropping an effort to unionize."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;DNA reveals secrets of Australia's elusive marsupial mole;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5243367/dna-reveals-secrets-of-australias-elusive-marsupial-mole;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:49:03 -0500",
        "text": "Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia's most elusory animals, the marsupial mole."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;In the Country with the World's Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan (Encore);https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/1222474635/in-the-country-with-the-worlds-worst-displacement-crisis-sudan-encore;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:00:59 -0500",
        "text": "Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa's biggest countries. In a story we first brought you in October, our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;A man who killed at least 12 people in a shooting spree in Montenegro dies by suicide;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40807/armed-man-deadly-shooting-montenegro;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:23:49 -0500",
        "text": "A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40803/power-is-restored-to-nearly-all-of-puerto-rico-after-a-major-blackout;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:21:19 -0500",
        "text": "Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico's hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Here's what we know so far about the deadly attack in New Orleans;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5245211/new-orleans-attack-bourbon-street-shamsud-din-jabbar;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:16:59 -0500",
        "text": "In the early hours of New Year's Day, a truck rammed into crowds on the French Quarter's heavily foot-trafficked street. Police are looking into whether the suspect had ties to any terror groups."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Firework mortars, gas canisters inside Tesla that exploded by Trump's Las Vegas hotel;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5245215/tesla-truck-explosion-trump-las-vegas-hotel;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:32:34 -0500",
        "text": "The items were found in the Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's hotel on Wednesday, killing a suspect in the vehicle and sparking an investigation into possible terrorism."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Musk calls for jailed UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson to be released;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/musk-calls-for-jailed-uk-far-right-activist-tommy-robinson-to-be-released?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:17:02 +0000",
        "text": "US technology billionaire says Tommy Robinson, who is serving in 18-month prison sentence, &#039;should be freed&#039;."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018Crime against journalism\u2019: Gaza Journalists decry PA\u2019s Al Jazeera ban;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/crime-against-journalism-gaza-journalists-decry-pas-al-jazeera-ban?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:36:38 +0000",
        "text": "Journalists in Gaza say the Palestinian Authority must reverse decision to ban Al Jazeera in the occupied territory."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria FM in Saudi Arabia on first foreign visit for new government;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/2/syria-fm-in-saudi-arabia-on-first-foreign-visit-for-new-government?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:16:20 +0000",
        "text": "Syria\u2019s top diplomat arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in the first foreign visit for Syria\u2019s new government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What we know about the New Orleans attack;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/2/what-we-know-about-the-new-orleans-attack?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:09:56 +0000",
        "text": "US military veteran from Texas is the suspect in the New Orleans car-ramming attack that killed more than 15 people."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Donald Trump and the great Panama Canal tantrum;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/2/donald-trump-and-the-great-panama-canal-tantrum?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:34:18 +0000",
        "text": "The incoming president wants to punish Panama for failing to appreciate &#039;the extraordinary generosity&#039; of the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Do not fall for simplistic portrayals of the New Orleans attacker;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/2/do-not-fall-for-simplistic-portrayals-of-the-new-orleans-attacker?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:29:40 +0000",
        "text": "We owe it to the public, the victims and marginalised communities to challenge official narratives when necessary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Germany accuses Musk of election meddling over AfD support: What we know;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/germany-accuses-musk-of-election-meddling-over-afd-support-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:25:18 +0000",
        "text": "Elon Musk praised AfD and its leader Alice Weidel in an opinion piece for German newspaper Welt am Sonntag."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria\u2019s new rulers must avoid polarising country further;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2025/1/2/syrias-new-rulers-must-avoid-polarising-country-further?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:17:00 +0000",
        "text": "With many players vying for power in Syria, the country could face many challenges in the coming years."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;The Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/2/the-palestinian-authority-suspends-al-jazeera-in-the-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:05:40 +0000",
        "text": "The Palestinian authority has suspended Al Jazeera\u2019s operations in the occupied West Bank, which Al Jazeera denounced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Video: UN team witnesses the devastation of north Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/2/video-un-team-witnesses-the-devastation-of-north-gaza?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:01:16 +0000",
        "text": "Humanitarian teams from the United Nations and the World Health Organisation have arrived in northern Gaza."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader charged with sedition;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/bangladesh-court-again-rejects-bail-for-hindu-leader-charged-with-sedition?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:00:05 +0000",
        "text": "Krishna Das Prabhu faces sedition charges for leading rallies demanding better security for minorities in Chattogram."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria in 2024: A year that changed everything in a war-torn nation;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/2/2024-a-year-that-turned-the-tables-in-war-torn-syria?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:47:40 +0000",
        "text": "Syrians celebrate the end of al-Assad&#039;s regime, despite continuing challenges and the destruction across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/india-clears-toxic-waste-from-bhopal-gas-leak-site-40-years-after-disaster?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:54:03 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities say incinerating poison is environmentally safe as activists raise alarm over potential water contamination."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syrian Foreign Minister tells Al Jazeera new government will heal divisions;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/2/syrian-foreign-minister-tells-al-jazeera-new-government-will-heal-divisions?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:50:46 +0000",
        "text": "Syria&#039;s Foreign Minister Assad al Shaibani says the new administration is determined to heal divisions in the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria FM in Saudi Arabia on maiden trip as new rulers reset regional ties;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/syria-fm-in-saudi-arabia-on-maiden-trip-as-new-rulers-reset-regional-ties?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:36:13 +0000",
        "text": "Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in Riyadh in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime in Syria."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Who was Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the New Orleans truck attack suspect?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/who-is-shamsud-din-jabbar-the-new-orleans-truck-attack-suspect?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:26:49 +0000",
        "text": "The suspect in the car-ramming attack in New Orleans has been identified as a US military veteran from Texas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018Modern plunderers\u2019: Lobito Corridor plans bring fear, hesitation in DRC;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/2/modern-plunderers-lobito-corridor-plans-bring-fear-hesitation-in-drc?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:15:59 +0000",
        "text": "Will the US-supported project be a hub for regional trade, or a new gateway to plunder DR Congo&#039;s natural resources?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/weather-agency-says-china-experienced-hottest-year-on-record-in-2024?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:01:03 +0000",
        "text": "In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Singapore economy grows 4%, beating forecasts;https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/2/singapore-economy-grows-4-beating-forecasts?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:01:25 +0000",
        "text": "Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says most workers have seen wages outpace inflation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Gaza police chief among dozens of Palestinians killed by Israel;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/israel-attacks-gaza-humanitarian-zone-killing-at-least-11-wounding-15?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:08:00 +0000",
        "text": "Enclave rocked by wave of deadly attacks, from Jabalia camp in north to \u2018safe humanitarian zone\u2019 of al-Mawasi in south."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/south-korean-police-raid-airport-jeju-air-offices-after-deadly-crash?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:19:00 +0000",
        "text": "As authorities probe passenger jet crash, police conduct \u2018search and seizure operation\u2019 at airline\u2019s offices."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,043;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1043?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:21:11 +0000",
        "text": "Here are the key developments on the 1,043rd day of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;At least 12 killed in mass shooting in Montenegro, suspect kills himself;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/2/at-least-10-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-montenegro-suspect-kills-himself?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:59:32 +0000",
        "text": "Suspected gunman in shooting rampage in Cetinje town shoots himself in the head after being surrounded by police."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria\u2019s Foreign Minister: Rebuilding a nation after al-Assad\u2019s fall;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/talk-to-al-jazeera/2025/1/1/syrias-foreign-minister-rebuilding-a-nation-after-al-assads-fall?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:30:00 +0000",
        "text": "Asaad al-Shaibani discusses Syria\u2019s path to democracy, rebuilding trust, lifting sanctions, and avoiding new conflicts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;One dead after Tesla truck catches fire outside of Trump hotel in Las Vegas;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/one-dead-after-tesla-truck-catches-fire-outside-of-trump-hotel-in-las-vegas?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:05:58 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities say they are investigating the incident, in which seven people sustained minor injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Cold weather health alerts issued as snow forecast for weekend;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3104v552jo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:55:23 GMT",
        "text": "A major clean-up operation is also ongoing in parts of England after New Year's Day flooding."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Within seconds, celebrations turned to mayhem and tragedy in New Orleans;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjg0r2p49xo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:40:48 GMT",
        "text": "The beating heart of New Orleans' vibrant nightlife became a scene of carnage when a van plowed into crowds."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: CCTV shows the moment people escaped the path of truck by inches;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cn4xnv42l84o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:13:49 GMT",
        "text": "CCTV footage shows people leaping out of the way of the vehicle, as it was driven at crowds on New Year's Day."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Suspected people smugglers face phone and travel ban;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mr177ze45o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:09:09 GMT",
        "text": "The stronger powers are needed to tackle \"vile gang networks\", the home secretary says."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;UK's biggest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24nzeqq1l2o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:04:22 GMT",
        "text": "About 200 footprints made by dinosaurs 166 million years ago have been unearthed in a quarry in Oxfordshire."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Stormzy banned from driving for using mobile phone;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vr077965wo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:32:32 GMT",
        "text": "An off-duty police officer caught him using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'A man exposed himself to me on a video call - police didn't properly investigate';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30nm8dr4g2o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:59:18 GMT",
        "text": "Police are dismissing women's experiences and failing to properly investigate, BBC is told."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Man dies after car hit pedestrians on Christmas Day;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywvrd4p50o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:16:58 GMT",
        "text": "A man who was hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London's West End on Christmas Day has died."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hamas police chief among 11 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, medics say;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq62dver40yo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:09:35 GMT",
        "text": "Three children and two women were also reportedly among the 11 killed at a tent camp."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Drunken Zambian policeman freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2w51gjxpro;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:45:55 GMT",
        "text": "A manhunt is underway for the 13 suspects, who were allegedly released by an intoxicated police officer."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Ex-college football player and aspiring nurse among New Orleans attack victims;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygrvveye0o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:34:01 GMT",
        "text": "The identities of those killed in New Orleans are starting to emerge as families pay tribute."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What we know about the suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205ek63433o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:51:17 GMT",
        "text": "Several people are dead after a pick-up truck was driven into a large crowd in the French Quarter."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Police investigate if blast at Trump hotel is linked to New Orleans attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7qd97eyp0o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:47:41 GMT",
        "text": "President Biden said \"any possible connection\" was being investigated, but \"thus far, there is nothing to report\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Moment pick-up truck enters busy street on New Year's Day;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c62zx7xpjx2o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:18:24 GMT",
        "text": "CCTV catches moment pick-up truck turns into a busy street in New Orleans killing several people."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;To conserve or cull? Life in Australia's crocodile capital;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v14vxdjeo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:15:33 GMT",
        "text": "The Northern Territory is home to over 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, but not everyone wants them there."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The endgame in Ukraine: How the war could come to a close in 2025;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ldpnyewx1o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:11:57 GMT",
        "text": "Ahead of Trump's second term, talk is turning towards how the conflict might finish - and what it would take from each side"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Winkleman: 'New twists have turned The Traitors on its head';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydky8zjwno;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:46:48 GMT",
        "text": "The show has returned to our screens for a third series, but with a few key changes to the format."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Aurora shines across the UK in first display of 2025;https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cn4xndx93pgo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:57:53 GMT",
        "text": "The Northern Lights were visible across many parts of the UK on Wednesday evening"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;UK's new city of culture hopes to win over the doubters;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3lw9e9d34o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:50:42 GMT",
        "text": "Being the UK's new City of Culture is a chance for Bradford to challenge prejudices against the city."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I died inside \u2013 I had fallen victim to a scam';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqjwdg35go;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:00:16 GMT",
        "text": "People are being warned to remain vigilant as the number of holiday scam reports rise."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How did Scotland become a Hollywood hotspot?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2elp53ygko;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:18:07 GMT",
        "text": "From superhero blockbusters to romantic comedies, Scotland has become an increasingly familiar filming location."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewxrzq0489o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:19:38 GMT",
        "text": "The group have accused the party of \"abandoning traditional Labour values\" in recent months."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Drone footage shows collapsed Cheshire canal bank triggering flood;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce90729r30po;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:26:58 GMT",
        "text": "The aqueduct collapsed and flooded surrounding field after heavy rainfall."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Neil Young shuns Glastonbury over 'corporate control';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced8jx7wwvno;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:13:07 GMT",
        "text": "The rock star says the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is \"now under corporate control\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Early cancer diagnosis in England at record level, NHS figures show;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdekxz58ppno;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:04:33 GMT",
        "text": "Awareness campaigns and new screening approaches are having an impact, says NHS England."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;World's most popular YouTuber MrBeast announces engagement;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyk956j1k8o;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:18:35 GMT",
        "text": "The world's most popular YouTuber, known for his grand stunts, says he opted for an intimate proposal."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Pigs in blankets and fizz help boost Lidl Christmas sales;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewxrz2xxeqo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:46:07 GMT",
        "text": "The supermarket chain said it achieved its best Christmas on record in 2024, although growth has slowed."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;GB out of United Cup after Boulter loses to Swiatek;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c0kvme8ly5po;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:35:35 GMT",
        "text": "Katie Boulter fell short of a stunning win over five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek as Britain's hopes of reaching the United Cup semi-finals are ended by Poland."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'He'd be worshipped at Real' - should Alexander-Arnold leave Liverpool?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgmx3ez3jro;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:04:57 GMT",
        "text": "As Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool future remains uncertain amid reports of Real Madrid interest, BBC Sport take a closer look at the situation."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Sarrazin leaves intensive care after horror crash;https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c5y40rr50pjo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:22:01 GMT",
        "text": "French skier Cyprien Sarrazin leaves intensive care after successful surgery to drain a bleed on his brain following a fall in training."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Division titles, wildcards & showdown on NFL final weekend;https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/articles/cevgmg388wmo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:29:00 GMT",
        "text": "A huge NFC showdown in Detroit, Lamar Jackson's final MVP audition and a three-way wildcard battle highlight the final weekend of NFL regular-season games."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What shape are Lionesses in for 2025?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3rqjl29v2vo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:46:56 GMT",
        "text": "It is another significant year for the Lionesses as they look to defend their European title in Switzerland in July - but what shape are England's women in?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Titre-restaurant\u00a0: quels aliments peut-on encore acheter au\u00a0supermarch\u00e9\u00a0?;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/02/quiz-quels-aliments-peut-on-acheter-au-supermarche-avec-un-titre-restaurant_6478520_3234.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:54:01 +0100",
        "text": "La d\u00e9rogation permettant d\u2019acheter des produits bruts avec un titre-restaurant a cess\u00e9 le 31\u00a0d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024. Elle pourrait faire son retour en fonction du choix des s\u00e9nateurs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerres au Proche-Orient\u00a0: l\u2019ONU demande l\u2019annulation de la suspension d\u2019Al-Jazira par l\u2019Autorit\u00e9 palestinienne;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/02/en-direct-guerres-au-proche-orient-l-onu-demande-l-annulation-de-la-suspension-d-al-jazira-par-l-autorite-palestinienne_6470810_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:49:23 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Nous sommes profond\u00e9ment pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par la suspension [jeudi] des activit\u00e9s des reporters d\u2019Al-Jazira en Cisjordanie dans le cadre d\u2019une tendance inqui\u00e9tante \u00e0 la suppression de la libert\u00e9 d\u2019opinion et d\u2019expression dans le territoire palestinien occup\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb, a \u00e9crit le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l\u2019homme des Nations unies sur X."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Quand le KGB s\u2019int\u00e9ressait au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/histoire/article/2025/01/02/quand-le-kgb-s-interessait-au-monde_6478486_4655323.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:31:44 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Guerre froide, le temps des \u201ctaupes\u201d\u00a0\u00bb (4/5). Plusieurs m\u00e9dias fran\u00e7ais ont fait l\u2019objet, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque, de man\u0153uvres d\u2019infiltration plus ou moins abouties. \u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb n\u2019a pas \u00e9chapp\u00e9 \u00e0 la r\u00e8gle, comme le confirme l\u2019\u00e9tude des archives du transfuge Vassili Mitrokhine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A S\u00e9oul, des manifestants pro et anti-Yoon s\u2019affrontent devant sa r\u00e9sidence officielle, o\u00f9 il s\u2019est retranch\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/a-seoul-des-manifestants-pro-et-anti-yoon-s-affrontent-devant-sa-residence-officielle-ou-il-s-est-retranche_6478453_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:22:53 +0100",
        "text": "Sous mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat, Yoon Suk Yeol promet de \u00ab\u00a0se battre jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la fin\u00a0\u00bb face aux autorit\u00e9s, exacerbant les tensions entre ses partisans et les manifestants anti-Yoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: le pays est devenu le 125\u1d49\u00a0Etat membre de\u00a0la\u00a0Cour p\u00e9nale internationale;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/02/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-le-pays-est-devenu-le-125-etat-membre-de-la-cour-penale-internationale_6472121_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:06:26 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Aujourd\u2019hui, le statut de Rome entre en vigueur pour l\u2019Ukraine\u2026 Cela signifie que l\u2019Ukraine est d\u00e9sormais un Etat partie \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re \u00e0 ce trait\u00e9 international\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le porte-parole de la CPI, Fadi El Abdallah, le 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La gymnaste hongroise Agnes Keleti, doyenne des champions olympiques, qui avait \u00e9chapp\u00e9 \u00e0\u00a0la Shoah, est morte \u00e0\u00a0103\u00a0ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/02/la-gymnaste-hongroise-agnes-keleti-doyenne-des-champions-olympiques-qui-avait-echappe-a-la-shoah-est-morte-a-103-ans_6478353_3242.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:19:28 +0100",
        "text": "N\u00e9e \u00e0 Budapest en\u00a01921, l\u2019athl\u00e8te, qui a remport\u00e9 cinq titres olympiques, avait profit\u00e9 des Jeux de 1956, \u00e0 Melbourne, en Australie, pour fuir le r\u00e9gime communiste. Elle est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme la fondatrice de la gymnastique en Isra\u00ebl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Elon Musk r\u00e9clame la lib\u00e9ration de Tommy Robinson, figure de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite britannique;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/elon-musk-reclame-la-liberation-de-tommy-robinson-figure-de-l-extreme-droite-britannique_6478320_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:03:37 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis le retour au pouvoir des travaillistes au Royaume-Uni, le milliardaire multiplie les critiques sur le pays, \u00e9voquant une \u00ab\u00a0guerre civile\u00a0\u00bb in\u00e9vitable et fustigeant le gouvernement de Keir Starmer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le plan de la Pologne pour devenir le \u00ab\u00a0bouclier oriental\u00a0\u00bb de l\u2019Europe face \u00e0 la Russie;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/le-plan-de-la-pologne-pour-devenir-le-bouclier-oriental-de-l-europe_6478251_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:24:57 +0100",
        "text": "Le pays a entam\u00e9 un imposant renforcement de ses infrastructures de d\u00e9fense aux fronti\u00e8res avec la Russie et la Bi\u00e9lorussie. Varsovie veut \u00e9difier la premi\u00e8re arm\u00e9e de terre d\u2019Europe. Mais l\u2019\u00e9quipe au pouvoir doit assumer le difficile h\u00e9ritage de ses pr\u00e9d\u00e9cesseurs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Joe Biden d\u00e9core Liz Cheney, ex-\u00e9lue r\u00e9publicaine oppos\u00e9e \u00e0 Donald Trump, de la \u00ab\u00a0m\u00e9daille pr\u00e9sidentielle de la citoyennet\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/joe-biden-decore-liz-cheney-feroce-adversaire-de-donald-trump_6478184_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:42:46 +0100",
        "text": "La fille de l\u2019ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident Dick Cheney et membre de la commission parlementaire charg\u00e9e de l\u2019enqu\u00eate sur l\u2019assaut du Capitole, le 6\u00a0janvier\u00a02021, a fait campagne aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de Kamala Harris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Syrie\u00a0: le retour doux-amer de l\u2019\u00e9crivain Yassin Al-Haj Saleh \u00e0 Damas;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/syrie-le-retour-doux-amer-de-l-ecrivain-yassin-al-haj-saleh-a-damas_6478118_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:00:11 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s onze ans d\u2019exil, l\u2019intellectuel est revenu dans son pays, en qu\u00eate d\u2019informations sur l\u2019enl\u00e8vement, en\u00a02013, de son \u00e9pouse, une militante des droits de l\u2019homme."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mayotte\u00a0: le projet de \u00ab loi d\u2019urgence\u00a0\u00bb report\u00e9 en conseil des ministres \u00e0 la semaine prochaine;https://www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/article/2025/01/02/le-projet-de-loi-d-urgence-pour-mayotte-reporte-en-conseil-des-ministres-a-la-semaine-prochaine-pour-poursuivre-la-concertation-avec-les-elus-de-l-archipel_6478084_1840826.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:47:09 +0100",
        "text": "Cela n\u2019aura \u00ab\u00a0pas d\u2019impact\u00a0\u00bb sur son examen au Parlement, qui reprend son activit\u00e9 le 13\u00a0janvier, a assur\u00e9 Matignon jeudi. Il s\u2019agit de \u00ab\u00a0v\u00e9rifier certains \u00e9l\u00e9ments du projet de loi\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-on pr\u00e9cis\u00e9 de m\u00eame source."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Deux femmes meurent \u00e0 quelques heures d\u2019intervalle apr\u00e8s des chutes dans les Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, o\u00f9 la neige est devenue \u00ab\u00a0quasiment de la glace\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/02/dans-les-pyrenees-deux-femmes-meurent-apres-des-chutes-pres-du-pic-de-cagire_6478083_3224.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:30:43 +0100",
        "text": "Un premier accident a eu lieu \u00e0 Boutx, le second \u00e0 Arguenos, dans le m\u00eame secteur des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, autour du pic de Cagire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La r\u00e9forme de la quatri\u00e8me ann\u00e9e d\u2019\u00e9tudes en m\u00e9decine g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, un dossier \u00e0 l\u2019arr\u00eat;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/02/la-reforme-de-la-quatrieme-annee-d-etudes-en-medecine-generale-un-dossier-a-l-arret_6478082_3224.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:30:04 +0100",
        "text": "Les internes de m\u00e9decine g\u00e9n\u00e9rale appellent \u00e0 la gr\u00e8ve le 29\u00a0janvier, r\u00e9clamant le report d\u2019une r\u00e9forme \u00ab\u00a0b\u00e2cl\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 laquelle ils s\u2019opposent depuis sa mise en route, en\u00a02023."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le skieur Cyprien Sarrazin est sorti de r\u00e9animation et entame \u00ab\u00a0une longue p\u00e9riode de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/02/cyprien-sarrazin-est-sorti-de-reanimation-et-entame-une-longue-periode-de-recuperation_6478081_3242.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:27:56 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s sa lourde chute \u00e0 l\u2019entra\u00eenement \u00e0 Bormio, en Italie, le skieur fran\u00e7ais devrait \u00eatre rapatri\u00e9 vendredi en neurochirurgie \u00e0 Lyon, a annonc\u00e9 la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise de ski."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La Russie de Vladimir Poutine affaiblie sur le front \u00e9conomique;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/en-russie-vladimir-poutine-affaibli-sur-le-front-economique-avant-le-retour-de-donald-trump_6477501_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:30:02 +0100",
        "text": "Le chef du Kremlin n\u2019a pas r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019offre d\u2019accord lanc\u00e9e par le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu am\u00e9ricain Donald Trump. Son arm\u00e9e reste \u00e0 l\u2019offensive en Ukraine. Mais, pr\u00e8s de trois ans apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but de la guerre, les signes d\u2019une brusque d\u00e9gradation de la situation \u00e9conomique se multiplient."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sept bus \u00e0 hydrog\u00e8ne d\u00e9truits par un incendie dans un d\u00e9p\u00f4t \u00e0 Danjoutin, dans le Territoire de Belfort;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/02/territoire-de-belfort-sept-bus-a-hydrogene-detruits-par-un-incendie-dans-un-depot-a-danjoutin_6477976_3224.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:36:39 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019incendie, dont l\u2019origine est pour l\u2019heure inconnue, \u00e9tait \u00e9teint en d\u00e9but de matin\u00e9e. Des analyses atmosph\u00e9riques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9es et leur r\u00e9sultat, n\u00e9gatif, a pu entra\u00eener la fin du confinement des riverains. Le co\u00fbt d\u2019un bus s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 700\u00a0000\u00a0euros."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La r\u00e9forme du RSA, dont le versement est conditionn\u00e9 \u00e0 quinze heures d\u2019activit\u00e9 hebdomadaires, se g\u00e9n\u00e9ralise;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie-francaise/article/2025/01/02/la-reforme-du-rsa-experimentee-depuis-2023-se-generalise-malgre-les-inquietudes-sur-les-moyens_6477503_1656968.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "Les b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires du revenu de solidarit\u00e9 active sont d\u00e9sormais automatiquement inscrits aupr\u00e8s de France Travail, o\u00f9 des inqui\u00e9tudes existent, notamment sur la question des moyens pour g\u00e9rer cet afflux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Climat\u00a0: 2024 a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019ann\u00e9e la plus chaude jamais enregistr\u00e9e en Chine;https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2025/01/02/l-annee-2024-a-ete-la-plus-chaude-jamais-enregistree-en-chine_6477708_1652612.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:40:29 +0100",
        "text": "Le pays avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 enregistr\u00e9, en\u00a02024, les mois de juillet et ao\u00fbt les plus chauds depuis 1961. Son \u00e9t\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9 par des ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques extr\u00eames et des vagues de chaleur qui ont frapp\u00e9 une grande partie des r\u00e9gions du Nord et de l\u2019Ouest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attentat \u00e0 La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans\u00a0: le profil insaisissable du conducteur de la voiture-b\u00e9lier, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran ayant pr\u00eat\u00e9 all\u00e9geance \u00e0 l\u2019EI;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/attentat-a-la-nouvelle-orleans-le-profil-insaisissable-du-conducteur-de-la-voiture-belier-veteran-ayant-prete-allegeance-a-l-ei_6477674_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:23:34 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019attaque \u00e0 la voiture-b\u00e9lier a fait au moins quinze morts dans la ville du sud des Etats-Unis durant les c\u00e9l\u00e9brations du Nouvel An. Le conducteur, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42\u00a0ans, pourrait ne pas avoir agi seul."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Apr\u00e8s le crash d\u2019avion en Cor\u00e9e du Sud qui a tu\u00e9 179\u00a0personnes, l\u2019enqu\u00eate continue pour comprendre les raisons du drame;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/crash-de-la-jeju-air-en-coree-du-sud-la-police-mene-une-serie-de-perquisitions_6477537_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:20:57 +0100",
        "text": "Une op\u00e9ration a \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9e, jeudi, \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Muan, au bureau de la compagnie Jeju Air \u00e0 S\u00e9oul ainsi que dans un bureau de l\u2019autorit\u00e9 r\u00e9gionale du secteur a\u00e9rien \u00e0 Muan, ville o\u00f9 le crash d\u2019un avion lors de son atterrissage a fait 179\u00a0morts, le 29\u00a0d\u00e9cembre."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le Honduras menace de fermer les bases am\u00e9ricaines sur son sol en cas d\u2019expulsion massive de ses ressortissants des Etats-Unis;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/le-honduras-menace-de-fermer-les-bases-americaines-sur-son-sol-en-cas-d-expulsion-massive-de-ses-ressortissants-des-etats-unis_6477499_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:56:42 +0100",
        "text": "Le gouvernement de ce pays d\u2019Am\u00e9rique centrale, dont environ 2\u00a0millions de ressortissants vivent aux Etats-Unis, craint que Donald Trump ne mette \u00e0 ex\u00e9cution ses menaces d\u2019expulsion d\u2019immigrants en situation irr\u00e9guli\u00e8re \u00e0 son arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 la Maison Blanche, le 20\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un Cybertruck de Tesla explose devant le Trump Hotel de Las Vegas, la police enqu\u00eate sur un \u00e9ventuel lien avec l\u2019attentat de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/a-las-vegas-un-cybertruck-tesla-explose-devant-l-hotel-trump-provoquant-la-mort-de-son-occupant_6477464_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:16:14 +0100",
        "text": "Selon Elon Musk, le patron du constructeur automobile, l\u2019explosion a \u00e9t\u00e9 provoqu\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0par des gros feux d\u2019artifice et/ou une bombe transport\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019arri\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb du v\u00e9hicule. L\u2019hypoth\u00e8se d\u2019un \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9v\u00e9nement isol\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb est privil\u00e9gi\u00e9e par le FBI, m\u00eame si des v\u00e9rifications sont en cours."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Une fusillade au Mont\u00e9n\u00e9gro\u00a0fait dix morts, le suspect se suicide;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/fusillade-au-montenegro-dix-morts-dont-deux-mineurs_6477431_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:03:18 +0100",
        "text": "Les forces de l\u2019ordre ont encercl\u00e9 le tireur en fuite, qui \u00ab\u00a0s\u2019est tir\u00e9 une balle dans la t\u00eate\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le chef de la police. Outre les douze personnes tu\u00e9es, l\u2019homme, ivre, en avait aussi bless\u00e9 quatre autres, apr\u00e8s une altercation dans un restaurant du sud du pays."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Patrick Gendraud, pr\u00e9sident du conseil d\u00e9partemental de l\u2019Yonne, est mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/01/patrick-gendraud-president-du-conseil-departemental-de-l-yonne-est-mort_6477365_3382.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:26:49 +0100",
        "text": "Ancien maire de Chablis et figure politique du d\u00e9partement, ce chiraquien pr\u00e9sidait une majorit\u00e9 d\u00e9partementale alliant divers droite, Les\u00a0R\u00e9publicains et centristes. Patrick Gendraud s\u2019est \u00e9teint mercredi 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier des suites d\u2019une longue maladie. Il avait 72\u00a0ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le suspect de l\u2019attaque de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans est un citoyen am\u00e9ricain qui \u00e9tait en possession d\u2019un drapeau de l\u2019organisation Etat islamique, annonce le FBI;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/attaque-a-la-nouvelle-orleans-le-suspect-est-un-citoyen-americain-qui-avait-un-drapeau-de-l-etat-islamique-dans-son-vehicule-annonce-le-fbi_6476750_3211.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:47:07 +0100",
        "text": "Le chauffeur du pick-up, qui a ouvert le feu sur les forces de l\u2019ordre, est mort. Il a essay\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0d\u2019\u00e9craser le plus de personnes qu\u2019il pouvait\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9tait farouchement d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 provoquer un carnage\u00a0\u00bb, avait affirm\u00e9 au pr\u00e9alable la cheffe de la police de La\u00a0Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;M\u00e9dicaments \u00e0 tout faire, b\u00e9ton vert, cit\u00e9s-jardins en Amazonie...\u00a0: le meilleur de l\u2019ann\u00e9e scientifique 2024;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/01/le-meilleur-de-l-actualite-scientifique-et-medicale-de-2024-des-medicaments-a-tout-faire-une-fusee-qui-retourne-a-sa-base-des-cites-jardins-en-amazonie_6477230_1650684.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:00:14 +0100",
        "text": "Retrouvez en images les temps forts de l\u2019actualit\u00e9 scientifique et m\u00e9dicale, ainsi que les personnalit\u00e9s qui ont laiss\u00e9 leur empreinte sur l\u2019ann\u00e9e \u00e9coul\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Nouvel An 2025\u00a0: 420 interpellations et 984 v\u00e9hicules incendi\u00e9s, un bilan \u00ab\u00a0trop lourd\u00a0\u00bb, selon Bruno Retailleau;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/01/nouvel-an-2025-420-interpellations-et-984-vehicules-incendies-un-bilan-trop-lourd-selon-bruno-retailleau_6477231_3224.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:07:07 +0100",
        "text": "Plus de 90\u00a0000 policiers et gendarmes \u00e9taient mobilis\u00e9s pour la nuit de la Saint-Sylvestre. Le ministre de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 une \u00ab\u00a0violence gratuite et end\u00e9mique\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Covid-19\u00a0: la qu\u00eate toujours infructueuse de l\u2019origine du SARS-CoV-2;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/01/covid-19-cinq-ans-apres-la-quete-toujours-infructueuse-de-l-origine-du-sars-cov-2_6477024_1650684.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:54:58 +0100",
        "text": "Cinq ans apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but de la pand\u00e9mie de Covid-19, les deux principales hypoth\u00e8ses \u2013\u00a0commerce illicite d\u2019animaux sauvages, accident de laboratoire\u00a0\u2013 restent en balance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les premi\u00e8res images apr\u00e8s \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019attaque terroriste\u00a0\u00bb dans les rues de la Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/video/2025/01/01/en-images-ce-que-l-on-sait-sur-le-pick-up-qui-a-fonce-sur-une-foule-a-la-nouvelle-orleans_6476991_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:37:22 +0100",
        "text": "Au moins 10\u00a0personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es et 30\u00a0ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es, ont annonc\u00e9 les autorit\u00e9s lors d\u2019un point presse diffus\u00e9 \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019espion du KGB qui agissait au c\u0153ur du contre-espionnage fran\u00e7ais;https://www.lemonde.fr/histoire/article/2025/01/01/l-espion-du-kgb-qui-agissait-au-c-ur-du-contre-espionnage-francais_6476855_4655323.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:00:13 +0100",
        "text": "Les archives du transfuge du KGB Vassili Mitrokhine mettent \u00e0 mal l\u2019id\u00e9e que les services de renseignement fran\u00e7ais n\u2019ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 infiltr\u00e9s pendant la guerre froide\u00a0: tout au long des ann\u00e9es 1950, l\u2019agent Pierre Chaignot a livr\u00e9 aux Sovi\u00e9tiques de pr\u00e9cieuses informations de contre-espionnage. Troisi\u00e8me \u00e9pisode de notre s\u00e9rie \u00ab\u00a0Guerre froide, le temps des \u00ab\u00a0taupes\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;2025\u00a0\u00e0 la loupe\u00a0: le calendrier des \u00e9v\u00e9nements de l\u2019ann\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-envies-du-monde/article/2025/01/01/2025-a-la-loupe-le-calendrier-des-evenements-de-l-annee_6476571_6024727.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 10:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb propose une s\u00e9lection des \u00e9v\u00e9nements \u00e0 venir en 2025, en France comme \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger, en politique comme en sport."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les films de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/01/les-films-de-2024-plebiscites-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6476434_3246.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:22:57 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Le Comte de Monte-Cristo\u00a0\u00bb, d\u2019Alexandre de La Patelli\u00e8re et Matthieu Delaporte, \u00ab\u00a0Dune, deuxi\u00e8me partie\u00a0\u00bb, de Denis Villeneuve, ou \u00ab\u00a0Mis\u00e9corde\u00a0\u00bb, d\u2019Alain Guiraudie\u2026 Voici les films qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au tennis, le coaching est d\u00e9sormais autoris\u00e9\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0\u00c7a ne changera rien\u00a0au jeu\u00a0\u00bb contre \u00ab\u00a0\u00e7a ruine le duel mental et strat\u00e9gique\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/01/ca-ne-changera-rien-au-jeu-contre-ca-ruine-le-duel-mental-et-strategique-au-tennis-le-coaching-est-desormais-autorise_6476297_3242.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0100",
        "text": "A compter du 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier, les entra\u00eeneurs de tennis ont le droit de diriger leurs joueurs des tribunes. Une \u00e9volution du r\u00e8glement qui acte une pratique tol\u00e9r\u00e9e mais soul\u00e8ve des interrogations sur l\u2019identit\u00e9 de ce sport individuel."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;27 migrants die off Tunisia, 83 rescued, in shipwrecks: civil defence;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/27-migrants-die-off-tunisia-83-rescued-in-shipwrecks-civil-defence/article69054293.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:12:19 +0530",
        "text": "Searches were still underway for other possible missing passengers"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;West Bengal-based artist and researcher wins first TM Krishna-PARI award;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/west-bengal-based-artist-and-researcher-wins-first-tm-krishna-pari-award/article69054947.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:10:54 +0530",
        "text": "Labani Jangi is a research scholar from Centre for Studies in Social Sciences at Kolkata. The award is given to honour individuals whose works bridge the worlds of art and journalism and includes a cash prize of \u20b91 lakh."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Uma Thomas\u2019s health shows slight improvement, says medical bulletin;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/uma-thomass-health-shows-slight-improvement-says-medical-bulletin/article69055037.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:07:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP protests against CM\u2019s remarks on Sanatana Dharma;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-protests-against-cms-remarks-on-sanatana-dharma/article69054923.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:07:20 +0530",
        "text": "Protest held in response to Pinarayi\u2019s remarks in which he denounced \u2018organised efforts\u2019 to portray social reformer Sree Narayana Guru as a proponent of Sanatana Dharma"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Motorists put to hardship as work to widen Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway remains pending;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/motorists-put-to-hardship-as-work-to-widen-chennai-bengaluru-national-highway-remains-pending/article69050620.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:07:05 +0530",
        "text": "According to sources, the main cause of the delay is the State-run thermal power plants saying they do not have enough fly ash to supply the contractor widening a section of the road between Sriperumbudur and Walajahpet"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Singanallur flyover project remains a non-starter in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/singanallur-flyover-project-remains-a-non-starter-in-coimbatore/article69054901.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:02:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;ADM gives permission for Paramekkavu Vela fireworks;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adm-gives-permission-for-paramekkavu-vela-fireworks/article69054978.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:54:22 +0530",
        "text": "Permission allows for the use of 100 kg of fireworks. As per the order, fireworks can be held between 12:30 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Spectators must be kept at least 100 m away from the display, with barricades in place"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court directs NHAI to return land 15 years after acquisition in Mangaluru to its owner for not publishing his name in notification;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-directs-nhai-to-return-land-15-years-after-acquisition-in-mangaluru-to-its-owner-for-not-publishing-his-name-in-notification/article69054405.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:54:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Residents complain of sewage stagnating on roads;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/residents-complain-of-sewage-stagnating-on-roads/article69054854.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:53:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kochi Corporation to deny permission for private commercial functions unless licence under PPR Act is sought in advance;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-corporation-to-deny-permission-for-private-commercial-functions-unless-licence-under-ppr-act-is-sought-in-advance/article69053642.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:52:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Article 370 caused spread of terrorism in Kashmir: Amit Shah;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-and-kashmir/article-370-caused-spread-of-terrorism-in-kashmir-amit-shah/article69054617.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:48:08 +0530",
        "text": "Article 370 promoted idea that India, Kashmir relationship was temporary, says Home Minister; notes that terrorism did not take root in other Muslim majority areas; launches book providing \u201calternative narrative\u201d on Kashmir"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TSP Havildar and others held for selling banned lottery tickets;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tsp-havildar-and-others-held-for-selling-banned-lottery-tickets/article69054811.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:45:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Eight men held for assaulting youth in Washermenpet;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/eight-men-held-for-assaulting-youth-in-washermenpet/article69054207.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:45:14 +0530",
        "text": "They were all remanded in judicial\u00a0custody"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;EPFO 3.0 rollout by June, says Mansukh Mandaviya;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/epfo-30-rollout-by-june-says-mansukh-mandaviya/article69054563.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:42:30 +0530",
        "text": "The Union Labour Minister announces EPFO 3.0 launch, claims significant job growth under NDA government, refuting Opposition\u2019s unemployment charge"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Damaged city roads to get a facelift soon;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/damaged-city-roads-to-get-a-facelift-soon/article69054695.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:42:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers deserve full, not conditional support under Rythu Bharosa:  Kavitha;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/farmers-deserve-full-not-conditional-support-under-rythu-bharosa-kavitha/article69054733.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:42:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bus fares to go up by 15% from Sunday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bus-fares-to-go-up-by-15-from-sunday/article69054499.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:41:58 +0530",
        "text": "The increase is expected to bring in an additional revenue of \u20b974.85 crore a month to RTCs"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Isha Gramotsavam draws to a conclusion;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/isha-gramotsava-draws-to-a-conclusion/article69046256.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:41:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A three-day exhibition of book design to start today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-three-day-exhibition-of-book-design-to-start-today/article69053419.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:40:58 +0530",
        "text": "The exhibition is an opportunity to see the best in book design in the world; and also to understand the creative process behind the designs"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala needs more reforms: Swami Sathchidananda;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-needs-more-reforms-swami-sathchidananda/article69054746.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:40:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC asks govt. to file probe status report over Nerella violence case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hc-asks-govt-to-file-probe-status-report-over-nerella-violence-case/article69054762.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:37:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;School dropout rate in Karnataka increased sharply in 2023-24: UDISE+ report;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/school-dropout-rate-in-karnataka-increased-sharply-in-2023-24-udise-report/article69054768.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:37:44 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Road rage leads to murder during New Year celebrations in Shivamogga;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/road-rage-leads-to-murder-during-new-year-celebrations-in-shivamogga/article69054904.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:36:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;T.N. Postal Circle to hold State-level philately exhibition from January 29 and February 1;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tn-postal-circle-to-hold-state-level-philately-exhibition-from-january-29-and-february-1/article69054252.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:35:08 +0530",
        "text": "The event, which is being hosted after nearly eight years, will be held at Amma Arangam in Shenoy Nagar"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Climate change linked to poverty, trafficking in the Sundarbans;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/climate-change-linked-to-poverty-trafficking-in-the-sundarbans/article69053536.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:34:19 +0530",
        "text": "Battered by five cyclones in the past four years, vulnerable communities along West Bengal\u2019s coastline are subjected to graver risks, finds ILFAT, a federation of trafficking survivors"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man caught in possession of cocaine and MDMA;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/man-caught-in-possession-of-cocaine-and-mdma/article69054633.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:34:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KTR urges BRS cadre to intensify fight against Congress rule;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ktr-urges-brs-cadre-to-intensify-fight-against-congress-rule/article69054654.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:32:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Edulakunta is the next target for HYDRAA;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/edulakunta-is-the-next-target-for-hydraa/article69054646.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:31:44 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Demand for exclusive corporation for Dharwad gets fulfilled finally;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/demand-for-exclusive-corporation-for-dharwad-gets-fulfilled-finally/article69054743.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:31:07 +0530",
        "text": "The State Cabinet has accorded approval for bifurcating Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation which was long pending"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sivakasi Corporation limit expands with annexure of nine rural local bodies;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/sivakasi-corporation-limit-expands-with-annexure-of-nine-rural-local-bodies/article69054680.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:30:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Cabinet approves separate municipal corporation for Dharwad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cabinet-approves-separate-municipal-corporation-for-dharwad/article69054707.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:29:35 +0530",
        "text": "At present, Dharwad has a joint municipal corporation with its twin city Hubballi"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Village Vigilance Committees aid police in curbing illegal activities in Coimbatore range districts;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/village-vigilance-committees-aid-police-in-curbing-illegal-activities-in-coimbatore-range-districts/article69054619.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:28:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mridanga Vision proprietor appears before police;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mridanga-vision-proprietor-appears-before-police/article69054507.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:28:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;How many people did you call, Chief Minister asks the MLAs and MPs;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/how-many-people-did-you-call-chief-minister-asks-the-mlas-and-mps/article69054776.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:27:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears proposal to invite fresh tenders for works worth \u20b92,733 crore in Amaravati;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-cabinet-clears-proposal-to-invite-fresh-tenders-for-works-worth-2733-crore-in-amaravati/article69054634.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:23:57 +0530",
        "text": "It approves proposal to amend the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016, and sanctions 19 posts in the newly formed Pithapuram Area Development Authority"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Theory of relativity, quantum physics key to explaining Big Bang, says scientist;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/theory-of-relativity-quantum-physics-key-to-explaining-big-bang-says-scientist/article69054390.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:23:04 +0530",
        "text": "P. Ajith, astrophysicist with the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, pointed out that the concept of a primordial atom, proposed in the early 20th century by Georges Lemaitre, who is considered the father of the Big Bang theory, was just a \u201cstory\u201d and not a scientific fact"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KSEB to desilt two dams in Idukki;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kseb-to-desilt-two-dams-in-idukki/article69054400.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:22:11 +0530",
        "text": "Board to desilt  Kallarkutty and Vellathooval dams on finding that silt deposits have reached alarming levels impacting storage capacity"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Question paper leak: suspect\u2019s bank accounts frozen;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/question-paper-leak-suspects-bank-accounts-frozen/article69053821.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:20:56 +0530",
        "text": "Transaction details from the banks\u2019 Koduvally branches are being scrutinised to gather more evidence against suspect Mohammed Shuhaib"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CM for 100% Central equity funding for Vizag, Vijayawada metro rail projects;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-for-100-central-equity-funding-for-vizag-vijayawada-metro-rail-projects/article69054591.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:20:56 +0530",
        "text": "Chandrababu Naidu directs officials to negotiate with the Centre for total funding and complete the projects in four years"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tanker overturns on bypass road of twin cities;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tanker-overturns-on-bypass-road-of-twin-cities/article69054793.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:18:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;1,985 suspects arrested in Kozhikode city for drug trafficking in 2024;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/1985-suspects-arrested-in-kozhikode-city-for-drug-trafficking-in-2024/article69053649.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:18:46 +0530",
        "text": "1,835 cases were registered under the NDPS Act in 2024, including 31 incidents where commercial quantities of drugs were seized"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;One killed, five injured in furnace blast at Pellakur steel plant;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/one-killed-five-injured-in-furnace-blast-at-pellakur-steel-plant/article69054257.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:16:51 +0530",
        "text": "Tirupati district Collector S. Venkateswar directs company representatives to provide a compensation of \u20b925 lakh to the kin of the deceased worker"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chennai Mayor launches drive to resolve civic issues by directly interacting with residents;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-mayor-launches-drive-to-resolve-civic-issues-by-directly-interacting-with-residents/article69053997.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:16:38 +0530",
        "text": "As part of this, local body representatives and Corporation officials have been asked to visit\u00a0each street in the wards and listen to grievances of the people"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man arrested for \u2018stealing\u2019 government bus in Namakkal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/man-arrested-for-stealing-government-bus-in-namakkal/article69054772.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:16:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;School students stab classmate for not carrying their bags in Gokak;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/school-students-stab-classmate-for-not-carrying-their-bags-in-gokak/article69054712.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:14:18 +0530",
        "text": "Seriously injured boy shifted to hospital where his condition is stable"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Assam records 5,828 elephants; stable population over decades;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/assam-records-5828-elephants-remains-stable-population-over-decades/article69054441.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:14:01 +0530",
        "text": "The count in 2024 was 109 more than the last estimate in 2017, an official report said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man killed by thieves in brawl on Dakshin Express train;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/man-killed-by-thieves-in-brawl-on-dakshin-express-train/article69054519.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:13:48 +0530",
        "text": "The Government Railway Police detained four persons at Nagpur in Maharashtra"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Weaving sector in Tamil Nadu invests in auto looms to tap into global market;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/weavers-in-tamil-nadu-invest-in-auto-looms-to-tap-opportunities/article69054688.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:12:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;IIT Bombay\u2019s space start-up tests its green propulsion system in space;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/iit-bombays-space-start-up-tests-its-green-propulsion-system-in-space/article69054269.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:10:27 +0530",
        "text": "The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module is a versatile initiative by the Indian Space Research Organisation designed to provide a cost-effective platform for on-orbit experiments"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Another \u2018Super Six\u2019 promise, \u2018Talliki Vandanam\u2019, will be implemented from next academic year, says A.P. Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/another-super-six-promise-talliki-vandanam-will-be-implemented-from-next-academic-year-says-ap-minister-kolusu-parthasarathy/article69054399.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:05:06 +0530",
        "text": "State government will extend financial assistance to the farmers under Rythu Bharosa as soon as the Union government releases funds under PM Kisan scheme, he says; Mega DSC, which is one of the promises made to recruit 16,500 teachers, will be conducted before commencement of next academic year, he adds"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sankar Foundation eye hospital in Srikakulam performs 5,527 surgeries in a year;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sankar-foundation-eye-hospital-in-srikakulam-performs-5527-surgeries-in-a-year/article69053995.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:04:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Thiruvananthapuram City to host State School Arts Festival from Saturday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thiruvananthapuram-city-to-host-state-school-arts-festival-from-saturday/article69054706.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:03:28 +0530",
        "text": "Chief Minister will formally inaugurate the festival at 10 a.m. The procession carrying the golden cup that began from Kasaragod will reach district on Friday morning"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Awareness rally on energy conservation held in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/awareness-rally-on-energy-conservation-held-in-coimbatore/article69054739.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:03:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Army issues tender for anti-drone ammunition for air defence guns;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-issues-tender-for-anti-drone-ammunition-for-air-defence-guns/article69054605.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:02:40 +0530",
        "text": "Decision comes amid heightened threat of drones in both conventional and non-conventional conflicts"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Eastern Naval Command gears up for thrilling Ops Demo on January 4 in Visakhapatnam;https://www.thehindu.com/society/eastern-naval-command-gears-up-for-thrilling-ops-demo-on-january-4-in-visakhapatnam/article69052697.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:59:30 +0530",
        "text": "Eastern Naval Command\u2019s Operational Demonstration on January 4 in Visakhapatnam will showcase the Indian Navy\u2019s indomitable spirit"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Minister lays \u2018Muhurtha kaal\u2019 for jallikattu at Avaniapuram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/minister-lays-muhurtha-kaal-for-jallikattu-at-avaniapuram/article69054656.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:59:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Consumer terminal inaugurated in Tenkasi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/consumer-terminal-inaugurated-in-tenkasi/article69054673.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:57:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BBMP plans to build 7.22-km new road between Hebbal and Hennur Main Road in the buffer zone of SWD;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bbmp-plans-to-build-722-km-new-road-between-hebbal-and-hennur-main-road-in-the-buffer-zone-of-swd/article69054278.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:55:51 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Real money gaming is \u2018online gambling\u2019 and must be banned, not regulated: BJP leader Vijay Goel;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/real-money-gaming-is-online-gambling-and-must-be-banned-not-regulated-bjp-leader-vijay-goel/article69053955.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:55:50 +0530",
        "text": "Vijay Goel successfully campaigned against single-digit lotteries three decades ago; now seeks political, public support for a ban on real money gaming apps, pointing to the high risks for large financial losses"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Maternal deaths: BJP seeks judicial probe and resignation of Dinesh Gundu Rao;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/maternal-deaths-bjp-seeks-judicial-probe-and-resignation-of-dinesh-gundu-rao/article69054407.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:46:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two constables suffer minor injuries in hit and run case in Kakinada district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/two-constables-suffer-minor-injuries-in-hit-and-run-case-in-kakinada-district/article69054079.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:46:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress has opened \u2018shop of suicides\u2019 instead of Mohabbat ki Dukaan, says Pralhad Joshi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/congress-has-opened-shop-of-suicides-instead-of-mohabbat-ki-dukaan-says-pralhad-joshi/article69054568.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:43:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hypertension and diabetes emerge as key health challenges in Telangana;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hypertension-and-diabetes-emerge-as-key-health-challenges-in-telangana/article69054539.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:36:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh delegation to visit Karnataka to study Shakti scheme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/andhra-pradesh-delegation-to-visit-karnataka-to-study-shakti-scheme/article69054327.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:35:16 +0530",
        "text": "According to a senior Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) official, a 15-member delegation, including three ministers from Andhra Pradesh, will arrive in Bengaluru on January 3 to study the scheme in depth."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Veteran journalist passes away;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/veteran-journalist-passes-away/article69054339.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:34:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CM promised to clear DA arears, set up new PRC, say APNGO Association leaders;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-promised-to-clear-da-arears-set-up-new-prc-say-apngo-association-leaders/article69053938.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:33:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hindustani classical music contest in Mangaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/hindustani-classical-music-contest/article69054553.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:33:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Union Minister wants to transform every SHG woman into an entrepreneur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/union-minister-wants-to-transform-every-shg-woman-into-an-entrepreneur/article69054524.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:31:42 +0530",
        "text": "Efforts made to identify enthusiastic women from rural areas, nurture their production and marketing talent through skill upgradation programmes, and introduce them to e-commerce, says Jitendra Singh"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Campaign to permit men to wear shirt inside Jagannath Temple to resume, chief priest strikes a different note;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/campaign-to-permit-men-to-wear-shirt-inside-jagannath-temple-to-resume-chief-priest-strikes-a-different-note/article69054430.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:29:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh likely to see above-normal minimum temperatures in January, says IMD;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-likely-to-see-above-normal-minimum-temperatures-in-january-says-imd/article69053545.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:28:43 +0530",
        "text": "Andhra Pradesh is likely to witness normal to above-normal rainfall in January, February and March, suggests the rainfall outlook released by the IMD"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;WoAH reference lab inaugurated\u00a0in Yelahanka;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/woah-reference-lab-inaugurated-in-yelahanka/article69053800.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:28:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh striving to attract \u20b910 lakh crore investments in renewable energy sector, says Energy Minister Ravi Kumar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-striving-to-attract-10-lakh-crore-investments-in-renewable-energy-sector-says-energy-minister-ravi-kumar/article69054006.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:28:20 +0530",
        "text": "Steps being taken to pull the power utilities out of the red, he says, adding that  AP-Transco is in the process of implementing projects worth \u20b915,729 crore, with priority to establishment of Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A Sale with a social focus;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-sale-with-a-social-focus/article69054655.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:27:49 +0530",
        "text": "On January 5, the third edition of a Jumble Sale at Valmiki Nagar in Thiruvanmiyur would give a zeitgeisty twist to the Robinhood legend by decluttering the lives of the haves to fill those of the have-nots with essential items, creating a win-win situation"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Faculty shortage sparks protest at Asifabad Government Medical College;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/faculty-shortage-sparks-protest-at-asifabad-government-medical-college/article69053975.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:27:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Silent guardians of a pilgrim trail;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/silent-guardians-of-a-pilgrim-trial/article69052780.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:27:45 +0530",
        "text": "Nestled along the forest trail to Sabarimala, the kiosks set up by families residing on the forest fringes  of Erumeli play a vital role in supporting the thousands of pilgrims who pass through the area each year. As evidenced by another pilgrim season that is in final phase, their silent service remains an essential part of the pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, writes Hiran Unnikrishnan"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man held for molesting minor girl in Bengaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/man-held-for-molesting-minor-girl-in-bengaluru/article69053930.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:27:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court differs with other HCs and says only parents have right of appeal before DC under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-differs-with-other-hcs-and-says-only-parents-have-right-of-appeal-before-dc-under-maintenance-and-welfare-of-parents-and-senior-citizens-act/article69054140.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:22:31 +0530",
        "text": "On disagreeing with the judgments of other High Courts, which have held that transferee/children too have the right to appeal before the DC, the Bench said that \u2018it respectfully disagrees to endorse such views\u2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Yaduveer meets MCC Commissioner on road-naming issue;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/yaduveer-meets-mcc-commissioner-on-road-naming-issue/article69054095.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:22:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Leopard sighted on Infosys campus still elusive;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/leopard-sighted-on-infosys-campus-still-elusive/article69054421.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:20:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A Kerala Motor Vehicle Department official\u2019s Mangolia trip to photograph the Pallas\u2019s cat finds its way to a school textbook;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/an-mvd-officials-trip-to-mongolia-to-photograph-pallass-cat-find-its-way-to-a-school-textbook/article69054304.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:20:39 +0530",
        "text": "Shefiq Basheer Ahammed\u2019s trip to photograph the hard-to-spot Pallas\u2019s cat, one of the smallest wildcats of the world, is a chapter in Gul Mohar Language For Life English CBSE Course Book for Class 7, adopted by many CBSE schools"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Schools in caste-sensitive villages brought under police surveillance, says Tirunelveli SP;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/schools-in-caste-sensitive-villages-brought-under-police-surveillance-says-tirunelveli-sp/article69054550.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:19:22 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pyaranagar may be the next destination for solid waste generated in Greater Hyderabad area;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/pyaranagar-may-be-the-next-destination-for-solid-waste-generated-in-greater-hyderabad-area/article69054376.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:18:29 +0530",
        "text": "The site is encircled on all sides by forest lands, with an approach road through forest, however, the local people are concerned about the garbage trucks passing through their villages, said an official"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;PSLV C-60 mission: Space start-up achieves desired results;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pslv-c-60-mission-space-start-up-achieves-desired-results/article69054197.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:18:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Govt. directs women AIS officers to visit and review residential schools for girls;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/govt-directs-women-ais-officers-to-visit-and-review-residential-schools-for-girls/article69054379.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:17:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Spirit of theosophy must be brought to governance: Governor R.N. Ravi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/spirit-of-theosophy-must-be-brought-to-governance-governor-rn-ravi/article69054440.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:16:44 +0530",
        "text": "He says sustainable and inclusive development, which respects both people and nature, must be central to all decision-making"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Finance dept. yet to answer queries by UDF MLAs in Assembly on KFC investment;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/finance-dept-yet-to-answer-queries-by-udf-mlas-in-assembly-on-kfc-investment/article69054371.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:15:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Aam Aadmi Party member demands probe against MLA over disproportionate assets;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/aam-aadmi-party-member-demands-probe-against-mla-over-disproportionate-assets/article69054449.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:14:03 +0530",
        "text": "Legislator is accused of hiding cases against him in affidavit submitted to Election Commission"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rubber farmers urged to stop tapping during summer if price remains low;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/rubber-farmers-urged-to-stop-tapping-during-summer-if-price-remains-low/article69049982.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:13:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Arignar Anna marathon to be held in Nagercoil on January 5;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/arignar-anna-marathon-to-be-held-in-nagercoil-on-january-5/article69054328.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:12:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tug of war continues over bid to name road after Siddaramaiah;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tug-of-war-continues-over-bid-to-name-road-after-siddaramaiah/article69053634.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:11:36 +0530",
        "text": "Yaduveer takes to social media, Vishwanath hits out at Congress"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC imposes cost on petitioner;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-imposes-cost-on-petitioner/article69054229.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:11:34 +0530",
        "text": "The PIL petitioner sought cancellation of patta issued to four persons, claiming that the property located in Sengurichi belonged to a temple"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Work on construction of sewage treatment plant begins in Thuraiyur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/work-on-construction-of-sewage-treatment-plant-begins-in-thuraiyur/article69054500.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:10:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TTD making extensive arrangements for the 10-day  \u2018Vaikunta Dwara Darshan\u2019 at Tirumala;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ttd-making-extensive-arrangements-for-the-10-day-vaikunta-dwara-darshan-at-tirumala/article69054014.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:09:13 +0530",
        "text": "Elaborate plans have been made for the devotees\u2019 stay, annaprasadam, security, and darshan, says Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Chowdary; he appeals to the pilgrims to adhere to the allotted time and date on their tickets or tokens"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kammasigadam temple annual fete to be held from Feb. 7 to 9 in Vizianagaram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kammasigadam-temple-annual-fete-to-be-held-from-feb-7-to-9-in-vizianagaram/article69053909.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:08:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two from Kozhikode killed in accident on Madurai-Natham four-way lane; 10 others, including kids, injured;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/two-from-kozhikode-killed-in-accident-on-madurai-natham-four-way-lane-10-others-including-kids-injured/article69054518.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:05:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Focus on popularising women\u2019s helpline, Kalaburagi officials told;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/focus-on-popularising-womens-helpline-kalaburagi-officials-told/article69054324.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:05:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPI(M) Kottayam district conference begins at Pampady;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-kottayam-district-conference-begins-at-pampady/article69054286.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:04:52 +0530",
        "text": "CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan will inaugurate the delegates\u2019 meeting on Friday"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;There is a need to create quality human resource, says Central University V-C;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/there-is-a-need-to-create-quality-human-resource-says-central-university-v-c/article69054180.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:59:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Collector tells officials to complete MGNREGA works in Vizianagaram by Jan. 14;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/collector-tells-officials-to-complete-mgnrega-works-in-vizianagaram-by-jan-14/article69053878.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:55:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 100 students participating in moot court competition in Hubballi over the weekend;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/over-100-students-participating-in-moot-court-competition-in-hubballi-over-the-weekend/article69054078.ece;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:51:58 +0530",
        "text": "The participants are coming from 28 law colleges from across Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Exploring green and organic trends at HKTDC Hong Kong 2025 trade fairs;https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/topics/hktdc-hong-kong-2025-trade-fairs/article/3292846/exploring-green-and-organic-trends-hktdc-hong-kong-2025-trade-fairs?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:09 +0800",
        "text": "[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.]\r \r In a showcase of innovation, creativity, and business opportunities, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) hosts three major international trade fairs in early 2025, offering a platform for global suppliers to present cutting-edge products and forge business connections.\u00a0\r \r The HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Baby Products Fair and International Stationery & School Supplies Fair run concurrently at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from January 6-9, 2025.\u00a0\r \r Themed \u201cNew Play for All\u201d, the fairs feature over 2,500 exhibitors from 34 countries and regions, presenting a wide array of innovative toys, baby products and stationery solutions. \u00a0\r \r Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair\u00a0\r \r The HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair focuses on introducing innovative and sustainable toys, with a spotlight on green elements. Featuring Smart-Tech Toys & Games, the fair showcases the latest toys incorporating artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and other interactive technologies.\u00a0\r These products capture the imaginations of both children and adults, offering immersive experiences that blend entertainment with educational value. Moreover, the Kidult World draws attention, with collectible toys, hobby goods and models appealing to adult collectors.\u00a0\r \r As well as the tech-driven toys, the fair highlights eco-friendly toys, celebrating sustainable materials and designs. Hape International (Hong Kong) Limited (Booth: 1E-C02) is among the exhibitors, excited to showcase its eco-friendly educational toys for children aged 0-6, including STEAM, music and artistic creativity.\u00a0\r \r According to Andrew Ng of Hape International, the company\u2019s toys are made from sustainably sourced materials, such as bamboo. They use non-toxic, water-based paints and finishes, and their toys undergo rigorous safety testing to meet or exceed international standards.\u00a0\r \r \"Sustainability is actually part of our mission, and we\u2026"
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong box office receipts fell to HK$1.34 billion in 2024, lowest since 2011;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293204/hong-kong-box-office-receipts-fall-hk134-billion-last-year-lowest-2011?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:08:14 +0800",
        "text": "While earnings were down by 6.2 per cent over 2023, one bright spot offered hope: local films sold more tickets than Hollywood productions."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong public dental clinics log 26% absence rate despite e-booking launch;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293203/hong-kong-public-dental-clinics-log-26-absence-rate-despite-e-booking-launch?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:27:08 +0800",
        "text": "Authorities launched new booking system amid intense demand for public dental services, but 40 people missed appointments on Tuesday, Thursday."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Rare butterfly flies 3,000km from Japan to Hong Kong in migratory record;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293201/rare-butterfly-flies-3000km-japan-hong-kong-migratory-record?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:19:05 +0800",
        "text": "Chestnut tiger butterfly found in Repulse Bay by researcher from HKU after being released in Fukushima four months earlier."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s environmental hygiene department reports alleged data theft;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293197/hong-kongs-food-and-environment-agency-files-report-over-alleged-data-theft?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:57:06 +0800",
        "text": "More than 100 residents\u2019 personal data, containing names and contact information, believed to have been stolen."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;85 Hong Kong-listed companies miss deadline to put women on boards;https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3293192/85-hong-kong-listed-companies-miss-deadline-put-women-boards?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:30:14 +0800",
        "text": "Number of listed firms with all-male boards fell to 3 per cent from 40 per cent when rule was first announced in 2022, HKEX data shows."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Cathay, Singapore Airlines climb regional punctuality ranking;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293141/hong-kongs-cathay-singapore-airlines-climb-regional-punctuality-ranking?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:00:19 +0800",
        "text": "Cathay went up to ninth in Asia-Pacific list, despite its punctuality performance declining from 2023, report shows."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Outgoing CUHK head to focus on medical research, remain involved in academia;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293171/outgoing-cuhk-head-focus-medical-research-remain-involved-academia?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:21:51 +0800",
        "text": "Rocky Tuan also cites navigating the Covid-19 pandemic as one of the most unforgettable experiences during his tenure."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong retail sales fall for ninth straight month, with 7.3% drop in November;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293174/hong-kong-retail-sales-fall-9-straight-months-73-year-year-drop-november?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:09:10 +0800",
        "text": "Government attributes decline to change in consumption patterns and strong Hong Kong dollar."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Bodies of 3 who died in New Year\u2019s Day crash in Hong Kong to be sent back to Pakistan, UK;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293153/bodies-3-who-died-new-years-day-crash-hong-kong-be-sent-back-pakistan-uk?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:00:59 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018The family members were emotionally unstable. They cried non-stop,\u2019 leader of Pakistani community in Hong Kong says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong visitor tally over festive period up 7.5%, but offset by departures;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293138/hong-kong-visitor-numbers-over-holidays-75-offset-departures?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:20:38 +0800",
        "text": "Businesses grapple with lacklustre sales as number of outbound trips by residents increases by 10.1 per cent."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s air passenger traffic soars to pre-pandemic levels over Christmas;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293125/hong-kongs-air-passenger-traffic-soars-pre-pandemic-levels-over-christmas?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:32:19 +0800",
        "text": "Secretary for Transport Mable Chan says the number of flight movements on a single day peaked at about 1,150 during Christmas period."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Tackling the problem of subdivided flats a top priority for government;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292857/tackling-problem-subdivided-flats-top-priority-government?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:30:08 +0800",
        "text": "The government is determined to address the needs of Hongkongers living in substandard housing and help them improve their lives."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s deficit: analysts offer fixes for city\u2019s snowballing debt;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293047/hong-kongs-deficit-analysts-offer-fixes-citys-snowballing-debt?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:30:16 +0800",
        "text": "Industry leaders call for bond issuances, taxes and selling smaller land parcels to tackle debt."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Bangladesh: Hindu monk suspected of sedition denied bail;https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-hindu-monk-suspected-of-sedition-denied-bail/a-71204094?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The arrest of a Hindu leader on sedition charges in Muslim-majority Bangladesh is the latest flashpoint in the India-Bangladesh tensions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Oil spill from Russian 'shadow fleet' reaches Crimean shore;https://www.dw.com/en/oil-spill-from-russian-shadow-fleet-reaches-crimean-shore/a-71202856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The ecological disaster involving two aging Russian tankers off Crimea is escalating, with the oil spill spreading to the beach, Russian authorities have confirmed."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Malawi struggles to feed thousands amid refugee crisis;https://www.dw.com/en/malawi-struggles-to-feed-thousands-amid-refugee-crisis/a-71202858?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Malawi is facing a severe challenge as it tries to feed its own citizens and thousands of refugees fleeing Mozambique's post-election violence."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, after Kyiv had refused to renew a transit deal hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Middle East: Israeli strike in Gaza humanitarian zone kills 11;https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-israeli-strike-in-gaza-humanitarian-zone-kills-11/live-71201632?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The Israeli army said it targeted a Hamas official who sought to hide in the humanitarian area in al-Mawasi. Elsewhere, a conflict between the Palestinian Authority and Al Jazeera has escalated. DW has more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German auto industry faces make-or-break year of 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year-of-2025/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The German auto industry has been in crisis mode in 2024 amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Large explosion' outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas: police;https://www.dw.com/en/large-explosion-outside-trump-hotel-in-las-vegas-police/a-71198695?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "At least one person has died and seven others wounded after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside a hotel belonging to US President-elect Donald Trump in Las Vegas, police said."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New Orleans attack: FBI conducts searches in Texas;https://www.dw.com/en/new-orleans-attack-fbi-conducts-searches-in-texas/live-71200005?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Following the New Years' truck ramming in Louisiana, federal agents have said they are carrying out related operations \"in other states.\" DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;India begins disposal of toxic waste from 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy;https://www.dw.com/en/india-begins-disposal-of-toxic-waste-from-1984-bhopal-gas-tragedy/a-71199717?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Forty years ago, a highly toxic gas leak killed over 5,000 people and poisoned more than half a million others in the city of Bhopal. An Indian court recently ordered the clearing of the waste from the disaster site."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New Orleans: FBI probing terrorism after deadly truck attack;https://www.dw.com/en/new-orleans-fbi-probing-terrorism-after-deadly-truck-attack/a-71195868?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "At least 15 people died and dozens were injured in New Orleans when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Year's Eve. The driver has since been killed, and the FBI said an \"Islamic State\" flag was found in the vehicle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea: Yoon pledges to 'fight until end' facing arrest;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-yoon-pledges-to-fight-until-end-facing-arrest/a-71199315?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "South Korea's impeached president, facing an unprecedented arrest on insurrection charges linked to his declaration of martial law, has sent a letter rallying supporters. Police meanwhile stood guard outside his home."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures 2;https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-arrest-man-after-knife-attack-injures-2/a-71191397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Several people intervened after the suspect began stabbing people in the German capital's Charlottenburg neighborhood, a Berlin newspaper said. A Syrian national who lives in Sweden was arrested."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Olaf Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-olaf-scholz-we-can-make-2025-a-good-year/a-71187678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Addressing the nation on the last day of 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country's fate was in Germans' hands and the way forward was by \"standing strong together.\" He praised responders to the Magdeburg attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany charges 3 over alleged Russia spying plot;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-charges-3-over-alleged-russia-spying-plot/a-71187987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "A man believed to be a veteran of a pro-Russian militia in Ukraine and two other suspects planned attacks on military and industrial sites, according to German prosecutors. All three are dual German-Russian nationals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German election: Why Elon Musk is promoting the far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Elon Musk's election appeal for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party set off a storm of criticism in Germany. But what is everyone up in arms about?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany 2025: What political challenges lie ahead?;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-what-political-challenges-lie-ahead/a-71109773?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Germany's domestic policy in 2025 will likely focus on controlling immigration, fending off cyber-attacks and protecting the rule of law and democratic institutions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance;https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "After Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the AfD in an article published by a German daily, the leading candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hit back, decrying Musk's interference as \"intrusive and pretentious.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Waffle store stampede leaves six injured in Berlin;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-waffle-store-stampede-leaves-six-injured-in-berlin/a-71180903?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Influencer and footballer Nader Jindaoui drew an unexpectedly large crowd after announcing he would visit a waffle store in Berlin. The event ended in a stampede that injured six people, including a 10-year-old girl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: Over \u20ac600,000 donated to victims, families;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-over-\u20ac600-000-donated-to-victims-families/a-71178936?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The city\u2019s administration said there have been over 5,600 donations after the deadly attack at a Christmas market. \u201cAll donations prove that our city is sticking together,\u201d said city mayor Simone Borris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Supermarket customers ill due to 'irritant gas';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-supermarket-customers-ill-due-to-irritant-gas/a-71177976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Some 15 customers in a town in the eastern state of Saxony were hospitalized over respiratory symptoms. Authorities said they were investigating suspected dangerous bodily harm."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Rome urges Iran to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala;https://www.dw.com/en/rome-urges-iran-to-free-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala/a-71177126?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she hoped to bring jailed journalist Cecilia Sala \"home as quickly as possible.\" Sala had procured a work visa and released multiple podcast episodes from Iran."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in controversial German op-ed;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-controversial-german-op-ed/a-71176801?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "German authorities say the AfD is far-right extremist and endangers German democracy. According to the US tech billionaire said such ideas about Germany's AfD are \"clearly false.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pro-Russian hackers target Italian airport websites;https://www.dw.com/en/pro-russian-hackers-target-italian-airport-websites/a-71176385?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Hacker group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, which also affected the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry. The airports' operator said flights continued to operate as normal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UNICEF says record number of children affected by wars;https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-says-record-number-of-children-affected-by-wars/a-71176013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The UN said thousands of children had been killed in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in 2024. Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NATO's 2025 challenges: Trump, Ukraine and defense spending;https://www.dw.com/en/nato-s-2025-challenges-trump-ukraine-and-defense-spending/a-71048345?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How toxic masculinity became big business;https://www.dw.com/en/how-toxic-masculinity-became-big-business/a-71173522?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Misogynist influencer Andrew Tate's brand of sexism has spawned an army of imitators. He and many of his followers offer online courses on how to become \"real men.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign minister warns of Russian 'shadow fleet';https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-minister-warns-of-russian-shadow-fleet/a-71174876?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called \"shadow fleet\" of ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Does Hungary's Viktor Orban want to leave Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/does-hungary-s-viktor-orban-want-to-leave-europe/a-71171912?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "During Hungary's presidency of the EU Council, Viktor Orban promoted his own projects within Europe. He has spoken of \"conquering Brussels\" and \"making Europe great again.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Who is Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili?;https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-georgia-s-president-salome-zourabichvili/a-71169081?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "President Salome Zourabichvili refuses to step down, even though her mandate expires this week. She has accused authorities of election rigging and has called the appointment of her successor \"a mockery of democracy.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A quick guide to German elections;https://www.dw.com/en/a-quick-guide-to-german-elections/a-4541194?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "On the surface, the German electoral system is similar to that of most other Western countries, although it does have its own quirks and peculiarities. DW explains."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign policy: Crisis mode to continue in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-policy-crisis-mode-to-continue-in-2025/a-71092683?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Germany will hold new federal elections in February 2025. But regardless of who leads the next government, foreign policy will remain challenging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became so unpopular;https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-became-so-unpopular/a-70795787?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Despite poor approval ratings, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is running again as the Social Democrats' top candidate in the 2025 federal election. Why did the German government become so unpopular during his tenure?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz aims to be German chancellor;https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-nemesis-friedrich-merz-aims-to-be-german-chancellor/a-70845544?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been a beacon of hope for the conservative CDU party. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Germany's far-right capitalizes on the Magdeburg attack;https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-s-far-right-capitalizes-on-the-magdeburg-attack/a-71149146?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "A surge in racist attacks have been recorded following the deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The country's far-right is instrumentalizing the incident to stoke fear and hatred."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Magdeburg attack could shape upcoming general election;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-magdeburg-attack-could-shape-upcoming-general-election/a-71137379?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "With a general election in February, it didn't take long for politicians to try and exploit the attack on Magdeburg's Christmas market. Domestic security will likely become a key election campaign issue."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Colombian care workers will not be deported;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-colombian-care-workers-will-not-be-deported/a-71138548?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The case of 10 Colombian care workers has caused outrage in Germany where there's a desperate shortage of nursing staff. Experts say it illustrates the problems with the immigration system."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2034-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-failures-ignored/a-71007865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 men's football World Cup \u2014 despite the Gulf monarchy's poor human rights, free speech and labor rights record."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive Nobel physics award for AI advances;https://www.dw.com/en/john-hopfield-and-geoffrey-hinton-receive-nobel-physics-award-for-ai-advances/a-70374538?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Physicists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. They were honored for their research on machine learning with artificial neural networks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China plans stimulus gamble as Trump's tariffs loom;https://www.dw.com/en/china-plans-stimulus-gamble-as-trump-s-tariffs-loom/a-70839175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "China's top leadership has promised more proactive measures in 2025 to boost economic growth. Beijing has already announced more than $2 trillion in stimulus, but many analysts think it hasn't gone far enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Marco Reus wins league title after seven near misses;https://www.dw.com/en/marco-reus-wins-league-title-after-seven-near-misses/a-70995888?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "German midfielder Marco Reus lifted the MLS Cup to win the first league title of his career. He finished runner-up in the Bundesliga seven times with Borussia Dortmund."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Germany still pay for arts funding?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-still-pay-for-arts-funding/a-70947145?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Germany has long been admired for its generous public subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could mean an end to that largesse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What's been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-been-said-at-the-landmark-icj-climate-hearings/a-70984289?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to oblige big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Love unplugged: How the Amish date in Pennsylvania;https://www.dw.com/en/love-unplugged-how-the-amish-date-in-pennsylvania/a-70942503?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Dating apps are commonplace in the United States, but the Amish stay offline. Two DW reporters traveled to Pennsylvania to discover how younger Amish people date."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why fertile land is turning to desert;https://www.dw.com/en/why-fertile-land-is-turning-to-desert/a-70955221?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year. Could efforts to restore and reforest this arid terrain bear fruit?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is France heading for an economic storm?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-france-heading-for-an-economic-storm/a-70944682?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "France could face an economic crisis after lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government after just three months. Rising bond yields and a spate of bankruptcies are making investors nervous."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same;https://www.dw.com/en/why-saint-nick-and-santa-claus-are-not-the-same/a-70958814?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus \u2014 and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU agrees to delay deforestation law but won't water it down;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-to-delay-deforestation-law-but-won-t-water-it-down/a-70728269?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The European Union has agreed to delay but not dilute a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians have warned that the slowdown threatens forests and the climate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the brain learns: Science-based tips for exam revision;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-brain-learns-science-based-tips-for-exam-revision/a-70663331?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "What's the best way to boost your brain's capacity for learning? Neuroscientists say novelty and stories are great ways to learn. Sleep and exercise are also key for reducing stress and retaining information."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What\u2019s at stake for the US as China blocks mineral exports?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-at-stake-for-the-us-as-china-blocks-mineral-exports/a-70961836?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "China has banned rare mineral exports like gallium and germanium to the US, intensifying trade tensions. The move threatens US tech and defense industries reliant on these materials."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Turner Prize goes to Jasleen Kaur;https://www.dw.com/en/turner-prize-goes-to-jasleen-kaur/a-70956219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "The Glasgow-born artist, who refers to her Sikh roots in her work, has earned the prestigious British award. Amid pro-Palestinian protests, she calls on Tate museums to cut ties with Israel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Notre Dame: Is it too early to reopen the Paris cathedral?;https://www.dw.com/en/notre-dame-is-it-too-early-to-reopen-the-paris-cathedral/a-70881966?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-02 08:48:57",
        "text": "After five years of speedy reconstruction work, Notre Dame will soon reopen. But the architect formerly in charge of Cologne Cathedral in neighboring Germany fears things are moving too fast."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Politics never discussed in Spartak \u2014 club\u2019s former sporting director;https://tass.com/sports/1895975;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:41:38 +0300",
        "text": "Accortding to Tomas Amaral, the focus was on football and the best course of action for club"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;UN calls for restoring Al Jazeera broadcasting in Palestinian territories;https://tass.com/world/1895973;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 19:38:36 +0300",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Fuel oil leak into Black Sea not as bad as originally estimated \u2014 Transport Ministry;https://tass.com/society/1895971;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:36:30 +0300",
        "text": "The main way of eliminating the effects is to collect the pollutant washed up on the beach"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Tourist bus accident in Thailand leaves 27 Russians injured;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895967;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:17:00 +0300",
        "text": "The bus reportedly went out of control when nearing a motorway toll gate and rammed into a guardrail"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023 close to 45,600;https://tass.com/world/1895965;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:01:30 +0300",
        "text": "Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry stressed that in the past 24 hours, 28 Palestinians were killed and 59 wounded in the enclave as a result of Israeli bombardments"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;More than 2,100 birds rescued in Krasnodar Region after oil tanker emergency;https://tass.com/society/1895963;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:50:35 +0300",
        "text": "In Anapa and the Temryuk district there are five points where birds undergo treatment"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;French military expert says NATO may repeat Soviet Union\u2019s fate;https://tass.com/world/1895961;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:25:23 +0300",
        "text": "Regis Chamagnedescribed NATO and the EU as 'two sides of the same coin'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian attack targets civilian infrastructure in Kursk Region \u2014 acting governor;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895959;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:22:19 +0300",
        "text": "Alexander Khinshtein emphasized that he is personally engaged in continuous monitoring of the situation"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019 special operation has every chance to reach Transnistria \u2014 French expert;https://tass.com/world/1895957;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:59:58 +0300",
        "text": "Regis Chamagne added that Ukrainian men were now being chased on the streets and sent to fight 'as cannon fodder'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kiev's forces shell village in Kursk Region, no casualties reported yet \u2014 acting governor;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895955;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:49:15 +0300",
        "text": "The head of the Rylsk district, as well as all emergency response services are at the scene of the attack"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian diplomat blames shutdown of Russian gas transit via Ukraine on West, Kiev;https://tass.com/politics/1895943;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 16:01:02 +0300",
        "text": "According to Maria Zakharova, the Kiev authorities decided to end the transit of Russian gas to European countries even though the Gazprom company was complying with its contract obligations"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Nearly 73 metric tons of fuel oil-contaminated sand removed in southern Russia;https://tass.com/society/1895941;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:27:00 +0300",
        "text": "Meanwhile, monitoring teams reported new fuel oil spots near Anapa in the early morning of Thursday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;WHO condemns Ukrainian drone attack on hospital in Kherson Region;https://tass.com/world/1895937;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:08:31 +0300",
        "text": "The organization is committed to documenting and investigating attacks on health care through an online surveillance system"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin nearly doubles number of foreign visits in 2024 \u2014 TASS estimates;https://tass.com/politics/1895935;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:47:46 +0300",
        "text": "Russian President made 11 visits to other countries last year compared to six in 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll from Montenegro shooting incident rises to 12 \u2014 prosecution;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895933;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:17:50 +0300",
        "text": "Victims had been killed at five different locations"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;World\u2019s oldest Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies at 103;https://tass.com/sports/1895927;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:23:07 +0300",
        "text": "She won her first Olympic gold in 1952"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FBI identifies driver of Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895925;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:05:27 +0300",
        "text": "According to KTNV, the suspect was an army veteran"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft \u2014 Defense Ministry;https://tass.com/defense/1895919;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:51:12 +0300",
        "text": "According to the ministry, a total of 651 aircraft have been destroyed since the start of Russia\u2019s special military operation"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least 11 people suffer injuries in shooting incident in New York;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895903;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:58:39 +0300",
        "text": "Police are looking for the suspect"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Over 20 Ukrainian drones attack Russia\u2019s Belgorod Region in past day;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895899;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:57:48 +0300",
        "text": "The attack left two civilians injured, while two cars were damaged"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Clashes between Palestianians, Israeli troops take place in West Bank \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1895897;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:05:39 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Mayadeen, fighters from Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the radical Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad, attacked Israeli military vehicles"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian pipeline gas supplies to Europe rise by 14% in 2024;https://tass.com/economy/1895895;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:25:57 +0300",
        "text": "In 2023, Russian pipeline gas supplies to Europe stood at about 28.15 bln cubic meters"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Eight Palestainians die of hypothermia in refugee camps in Gaza \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1895891;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:46:13 +0300",
        "text": "Meanwhile, heavy rains and flooding are making life for displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents even more dire"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;President expects Bolivia to obtain new opportunities as BRICS partner state;https://tass.com/world/1895889;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:14:41 +0300",
        "text": "According to Luis  Arce, it will make possible for the country to expand and diversify trade relations with growing markets"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli military wounded four people in West Bank \u2014 WAFA;https://tass.com/world/1895879;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:07:55 +0300",
        "text": "The Israeli special troops assaulted an Old City district in Nablus"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Hungary lost one billion euro of EU funding due to violation of statute law supremacy;https://tass.com/economy/1895881;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:07:04 +0300",
        "text": "Funds were intended for implementation of the development program of the EU region by 2027"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Armed Forces made more than 1,500 strikes by precision weapons in 2024;https://tass.com/defense/1895877;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:48:51 +0300",
        "text": "At least five mass strikes were also delivered from the beginning of the last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;No connection between Cybertruck explosion and Islamic State;https://tass.com/world/1895871;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:44:20 +0300",
        "text": "One person died and seven others were wounded as a result of the Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian paratroopers destroyed three Ukrainian tanks by drones;https://tass.com/defense/1895869;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:30:25 +0300",
        "text": "Russian paratroopers destroyed vehicles in Kursk region"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ten people killed in Israel\u2019s army attack against refugee camp \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1895867;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:28:05 +0300",
        "text": "According to its information, the Israeli army delivered a strike against a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Palestine\u2019s authorities suspend Al Jazeera broadcasting in its territory;https://tass.com/world/1895865;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:07:11 +0300",
        "text": "The management of Al Jazeera has not yet commented on this decision of Palestinian authorities"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Las Vegas Police finds gasoline canisters in exploded Cybertruck \u2014 sheriff;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895863;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:56:18 +0300",
        "text": "The Cybertruck design made it possible to significantly reduce the damage, Kevin McMahill noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Attacker in New Orleans incident recorded videos with threats \u2014 Biden;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895859;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:57:25 +0300",
        "text": "The FBI reported to him the killer was an American citizen, born in Texas, served in the US Army on active duty for many years"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Authorities checking potential link between New Orleans, Las Vegas incidents \u2014 Biden;https://tass.com/world/1895857;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:25:46 +0300",
        "text": "The intensive work on the incident will continue \"until we have a full and complete information,\" the president said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Biden instructs to help with investigating explosion in Las Vegas;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895851;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:53:39 +0300",
        "text": "The president was also informed about the latest developments in the investigation into the attack in New Orleans"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Cybertruck explosion may be terrorist act \u2014 Musk;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895847;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:52:32 +0300",
        "text": "One person died and seven others were wounded as a result of the Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Murderer in Montenegro died after suicide attempt;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895845;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:42:23 +0300",
        "text": "The attacker died from sustained injuries when being transported to a medical institution"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Montenegrin authorities to discuss complete ban on weapons possession;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895843;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:41:15 +0300",
        "text": "The government of Montenegro made the decision to declare January 2-4 as days of mourning"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll in New Orleans terrorist act increases to 15 \u2014 CBS;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895841;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:37:35 +0300",
        "text": "Ten died and 35 injured people were reported earlier"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Tesla investigates Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas \u2014 Musk;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895833;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:36:06 +0300",
        "text": "One person died and seven others were wounded as a result of the Cybertruck explosion on Wednesday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Cybertruck explosion unrelated to pickup truck malfunction \u2014 Musk;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895839;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:53:11 +0300",
        "text": "All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion, he added."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;One person killed in Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas \u2014 police;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895831;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:58:16 +0300",
        "text": "Law enforcement authorities have not yet identified the deceased person"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Four people may be involved in terrorist act in New Orleans \u2014 news agency;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895829;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:56:59 +0300",
        "text": "Their detention is not reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Almost 1,000 vehicles burned down in France in New Year night;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895825;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 01:32:24 +0300",
        "text": "Hooligans burned down 690 vehicles last year, earlier reports said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Authorities investigate Cybertruck explosion as potential terrorist act;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895823;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:25:44 +0300",
        "text": "Investigators have not yet ascertained definitely the cause of the explosion"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FBI looks for possible accomplices of New Orleans attacker;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895817;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:07:34 +0300",
        "text": "The FBI has set up a digital tip line and is asking anyone with information or video of the incident to share it"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Montenegro\u2019s police mobilized for apprehending cafe shooter \u2014 prime minister;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895813;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:31:53 +0300",
        "text": "The prime minister declared three days of mourning"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Perpetrator of New Orleans attack had IS flag, terrorist links being investigated \u2014 FBI;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895811;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:07:13 +0300",
        "text": "The IS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;New Orleans attacker identified as 42-year-old US citizen Shamsud Din Jabbar \u2014 FBI;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895805;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:37:39 +0300",
        "text": "The incident is being investigated by the Bureau, which has classified the incident as a terrorist attack"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Hundreds of Syria\u2019s health facilities partially or completely ruined \u2014 minister;https://tass.com/world/1895803;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:22:26 +0300",
        "text": "According to the minister of health in the interim government, Maher al-Sharaa, the Health Ministry has prioritized measures to address the sector's problems"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Shooting in cafe in Montenegro leaves seven dead \u2014 media;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895793;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:33:29 +0300",
        "text": "According to the local police department, a 45-year-old man"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Terrorist in New Orleans was carrying IS flag;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895791;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:32:10 +0300",
        "text": "In the pickup truck used in the attack operatives also found suspected explosive devices hidden in a thermal container"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Brazil as BRICS chair to focus on partner relations \u2014 expert;https://tass.com/politics/1895785;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:31:41 +0300",
        "text": "Speaking about the content of the Brazilian presidency, the expert noted that Brazil, like Russia, was in favor of de-dollarization"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;About 1,900 birds affected by fuel oil rescued in Anapa after tanker crash;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895783;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 19:47:16 +0300",
        "text": "Of these, 1,470 were transferred to rehabilitation centers, the crisis management center in the Krasnodar Region said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Perth loses its housing market crown as peak growth passes;https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/perth-loses-its-housing-market-crown-as-peak-growth-passes-20250102-p5l1p9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:23:00 +1100",
        "text": "Three of the nation\u2019s capitals recorded a drop in home values but not in Perth which enjoyed double-digit annual growth in 2024, but experts warn it is clear the market has passed its peak rate of growth."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Djokovic pokes fun at online theory after breezing into Brisbane quarters;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/djokovic-pokes-fun-at-online-theory-after-breezing-into-brisbane-quarters-20250102-p5l1t4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:30:00 +1100",
        "text": "The tennis legend continued his winning ways in Australia unabated after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils for the 20th time."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Chwalinska & Zielinski (POL) v Nicholls & Broom (GBR);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-chwalinska-and-zielinski-pol-v-nicholls-and-broom-gbr-20250103-p5l1t9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:03:05 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Chwalinska & Zielinski (POL) & Nicholls & Broom (GBR) on Day 7 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Friday, January 3;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-friday-january-3-20250102-p5l1rp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka v Yulia Putintseva;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-aryna-sabalenka-v-yulia-putintseva-20250102-p5l1t7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:31:58 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Aryna Sabalenka & Yulia Putintseva on Day 5 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Iga \u015awi\u0105tek (POL) v Katie Boulter (GBR);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-iga-swiatek-pol-v-katie-boulter-gbr-20250102-p5l1t6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:31:03 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Iga \u015awi\u0105tek (POL) & Katie Boulter (GBR) on Day 7 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 3, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-3-2025-20250102-p5l1t0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:50:29 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-simon-letch-20230608-p5df4g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:50:17 +1100",
        "text": "Gallery of illustrations by the Sydney Morning Herald artist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-matt-golding-20230608-p5df5o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:48:28 +1100",
        "text": "Illustrations by the artist from The Age."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-cathy-wilcox-20230608-p5df54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:46:55 +1100",
        "text": "The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Boulter's roof shot keeps crowd entertained;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/boulters-roof-shot-keeps-crowd-entertained-20250102-p5l1t1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:43:06 +1100",
        "text": "Iga Swiatek's reaction draws laughs from the crowd as she waits for Katie Boulter's roof shot."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Teen girl indecently assaulted while running in Perth park;https://www.smh.com.au/national/teen-girl-indecently-assaulted-while-running-in-perth-park-20250102-p5l1sy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:28:36 +1100",
        "text": "A\ufeff man approached the girl and inappropriately touched her when she stopped to rest on a park bench."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Home destroyed as Perth bushfire rages;https://www.smh.com.au/national/home-destroyed-as-perth-bushfire-rages-20250102-p5l1sz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:28:22 +1100",
        "text": "One home has been destroyed and dozens of other structures damaged as a bushfire continues to rage through Perth's north-east."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Perth couple fight \u2018ninja\u2019 in alleged home invasion;https://www.smh.com.au/national/perth-couple-fight-ninja-in-alleged-home-invasion-20250102-p5l1sx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:23:23 +1100",
        "text": "A Yangebup husband and wife have told how they fought off an armed intruder dressed as a ninja."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Novak's simple answer to motivation question;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/novaks-simple-answer-to-motivation-question-20250102-p5l1sw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:16:53 +1100",
        "text": "Novak Djokovic speaks about his desire to win a tournament he's never won before."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Novak Djokovic v Ga\u00ebl Monfils;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-novak-djokovic-v-gael-monfils-20250102-p5l1sv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:14:51 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Novak Djokovic & Ga\u00ebl Monfils on Day 5 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Borrowers buy back the pharm;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/borrowers-buy-back-the-pharm-20250102-p5l1nt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "While Ukrainians discover a fate worse than Vlad."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Questions over Howard Smith Wharves plan as developers push into river;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/questions-over-howard-smith-wharves-plan-as-developers-push-into-river-20250102-p5l1pt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:48:53 +1100",
        "text": "A popular stretch of the Brisbane River is being transformed, but an ambitious redevelopment project may need changes before it is approved."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Desalination plant fired up to dilute foul-tasting tap water;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/desalination-plant-fired-up-to-dilute-foul-tasting-tap-water-20250102-p5l1pz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:48:29 +1100",
        "text": "The facility is producing about 100 megalitres a day despite dams across SEQ filling up."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;French veteran turns back the clock;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/french-veteran-turns-back-the-clock-20250102-p5l1st.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:36:33 +1100",
        "text": "Ga\u00ebl Monfils showed he still has a touch of class, overcoming Novak Djokovic in an epic rally."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;At least 37 people killed in Gaza strikes that Israel says targeted Hamas security official;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/gaza-interior-ministry-among-targets-of-israeli-strikes/104780470;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:34:54 +0000",
        "text": "Israel's military says it has killed the head of Hamas's security forces in southern Gaza, Hussam Shahwah, in a series of air strikes."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Palestinian Authority suspends broadcaster Al Jazeera in West Bank;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/palestinian-authority-suspends-al-jazeera-in-west-bank/104780342;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:31:13 +0000",
        "text": "Al Jazeera has been accused of biased reporting and incitement in the West Bank, but has hit back accusing the Palestinian Authority of adopting Israeli-style media censorship."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Surfer missing near Streaky Bay on SA's West Coast after reports of shark attack;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/streaky-bay-shark-attack/104780254;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:35:13 +0000",
        "text": "A surfer is missing after reports of a shark attack off South Australia's West Coast on Thursday night."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police investigate after child dies in caravan fire in north-central Victoria;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/child-dies-in-caravan-boort/104780284;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:49:29 +0000",
        "text": "Police are investigating after a child's body was found inside a burnt caravan in north-central Victoria late on Thursday afternoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police find 'missing' taser at station after earlier public appeal;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/cairns-police-reveal-missing-taser-was-at-actually-at-station/104779438;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:57:50 +0000",
        "text": "After asking the public to help find a taser believed lost during a pursuit on New Year's Eve, Cairns police say CCTV footage shows the officer involved left the station without it."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Noticed tap water in Brisbane tastes funny? Here's why;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/qld-why-does-tap-water-in-brisbane-taste-dirty-seq-rain-weather/104779544;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:21:05 +0000",
        "text": "People in parts of Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan may have noticed an earthy, grassy or musty taste and smell to their tap water this week."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Longtime allies Pakistan and the Taliban are now at each other's throats;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/pakistan-afghanistan-relations-at-low/104777310;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:12:31 +0000",
        "text": "A recent deadly aerial attack by Pakistan on its neighbour Afghanistan has increased tensions between the neighbouring countries with experts warning violence could further escalate."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Renewed hope for missing hiker as possessions found in dense NSW bushland;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/items-found-hadi-zazari-missing-kosciuszko-national-park-nsw/104774832;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:04:10 +0000",
        "text": "As the search for Hadi Nazari continues in Kosciuszko National Park, the man\u2019s friends say they have been given hope by the discovery of some of his possessions in the rugged NSW Snowy Mountains."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man shot dead by police outside hospital in regional NSW;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/fatal-police-shooting-manning-hospital-taree/104779282;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:28:04 +0000",
        "text": "It is alleged the man, believed to be in his 30s, pointed a gun at police in the car park of Taree's Manning Base Hospital before being shot."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Aussie wildcard flies into Brisbane International quarterfinal;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/kim-birrell-brisbane-international-tennis-home-hope/104779342;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:22:41 +0000",
        "text": "Kimberly Birrell is into the Brisbane International quarterfinals for the first time, and the 26-year-old is dreaming of hometown glory off the back of sensational early season form."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;India coach refuses to confirm if captain Rohit Sharma will play Sydney Test;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/gautam-gambhir-india-captain-rohit-sharma-play-scg-test-team/104779654;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:20:26 +0000",
        "text": "With Rohit Sharma struggling for runs, India coach Gautam Gambhir fronts the media but refuses to confirm if his captain will be in the XI for the final Border-Gavaskar Test match."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;What we know about the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/what-we-know-about-the-cybertruck-explosion-in-las-vegas/104779002;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:24:21 +0000",
        "text": "Investigations continue into the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside US president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Promises of better behaviour than last year as Summernats kicks into gear;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/summernats-city-cruise-canberra/104778600;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:57:33 +0000",
        "text": "Summernats organisers have pledged better behaviour than last year, but promise the annual car festival will manage to be \"safe, well-managed, wild and vibey\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Nosferatu remake is stunning while lacking real bite;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/nosferatu-review-robbert-eggers-lily-rose-depp-nicholas-hoult/104774178;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:03:36 +0000",
        "text": "At a time when vampires have been well and truly defanged in popular culture, Robert Eggers' resurrection of the iconic Nosferatu is a grisly fairytale that reeks of sex, rancid flesh and 2,000 rats."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Dozens of fires burn across hot, windy WA with another fire upgraded to emergency;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/eastern-perth-bushfire-update-the-lakes-wooroloo-woottating-/104777698;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:03:35 +0000",
        "text": "Firefighters are battling 65 fires across Western Australia in hot and windy conditions, as another bushfire is upgraded to an emergency warning."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Search in international waters for crew member missing off Rio Tinto ship;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/gel-aguaviva-crew-member-missing-rio-tinto-ship/104779068;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:03:06 +0000",
        "text": "The ship was in international waters near the Philippines when Gel Aguaviva went missing, and the Philippines Coast Guard is leading the search and rescue operation."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;\u015awi\u0105tek guides Poland into United Cup semis as Sabalenka, Djokovic triumph in Brisbane;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/tennis-blog-live-updates-brisbane-international-united-cup/104778922;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:44:57 +0000",
        "text": "Iga \u015awi\u0105tek wins a thrilling three-setter against Katie Boulter, while Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic score comfortable round-of-16 wins at the Brisbane International."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Robbie Williams entertains fans for free after Melbourne honour;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/robbie-williams-concert-key-melbourne-city/104778680;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:25:53 +0000",
        "text": "The UK pop star has performed in front of an overflowing Federation Square in the CBD, after being gifted a key to the city in honour of his contributions to Melbourne."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;How to make the most of your annual leave in 2025;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-annual-leave-in-2025/104648828;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:21:49 +0000",
        "text": "With just a couple of well-timed hacks, you can maximise your time off in 2025. We'll show you how."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'West-coast lifestyle': What West Australians want for 2025;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/what-west-aussies-are-wishing-for-in-2025/104777640;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:18:08 +0000",
        "text": "Health, wealth \u2014 and affordable housing were at the forefront of the minds of West Australians the ABC spoke to relaxing by Scarborough Beach on the first day of 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Marsh axed from Test side as Webster set to debut in India finale;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/cricket-beau-webster-debut-mitchell-marsh-dropped-test-team/104778780;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:08:10 +0000",
        "text": "Australia's patience has run out with the struggling all-rounder as skipper Pat Cummins confirmed the team change ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series finale against India at the SCG."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Gunman kills 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro rampage;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/montenegro-gunman-kills-12-people/104778676;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:52:47 +0000",
        "text": "The 45-year-old suspect is also dead, the Balkan country's interior minister says as three days of mourning are declared."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Dutch care model changes the way people with dementia live;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/dementia-village-the-hogeweyk-changing-care/104685250;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:47:50 +0000",
        "text": "Having a dementia village open in his home town means artist Henry Field can transition into care without compromising his feeling of independence."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;First big aurora of the new year brings 'a night to remember';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/aurora-lights-up-tasmania-southern-mainland-australia/104778354;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:36:16 +0000",
        "text": "From Tasmania to New South Wales, Western Australia to Victoria, the night's sky was lit up by a dazzling aurora. They've become a regular occurrence in the past 12 months, driven by increased solar activity."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;The secretive annual migration of Christmas Island's blue crabs;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-02/the-low-key-migration-of-the-christmas-island-blue-crab/103965568;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:07:52 +0000",
        "text": "You've heard of the Christmas Island red crab migration. But what about the blue one? Christmas Island's blue crab migration is low key, even for locals."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Working on a world free of nuclear arms | Letters;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/working-on-a-world-free-of-nuclear-arms;2025-01-03T17:29:45Z",
        "text": "Thank you for addressing this existential threat to our world (The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war, 27 December). It would seem a no-brainer that the logical corollary to \u201ca nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought\u201d would be to unconditionally renounce all options to initiate nuclear warfare. To date, only two nuclear-armed states have taken this stance: China and India. It seems to have served them well \u2013 at least as well as those that retain the option of escalating a conventional war into a nuclear war. In an armed conflict between nuclear powers, it is courting disaster to make your adversary worry about being \u201cbeaten to the nuclear punch\u201d, but Nato continues to consider the threat of escalating to nuclear warfare essential to the cohesion of the alliance. This policy urgently needs to be jettisoned. The same logic applies to each and every other nuclear-armed state. It is time to put an end to the blustering and bluffing. This will buy time to work on establishing a world free of nuclear weapons. Aaron Tovish Stockholm, Sweden \u2022 Now 80 years old, I have from my early teens lived with images of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the fear of nuclear weapons, knowing that they could destroy much of the world. In all those decades, the nuclear threat has never gone away, but it has been studiously ignored. Now at last, a major newspaper has made a powerful case for taking it deeply seriously, making it clear that, in a world now faced with the existential threat of climate catastrophe, there is another, pre-existing threat that needs to be addressed with equal urgency(Editorial, 27 December). I will therefore, after all, begin 2025 with at least a glimmer of hope. Diana Francis Bath \u2022 I read your editorial more in sorrow than in anger. Since I was a student in the 1950s, I have believed that the only way to survive a nuclear war is not to have one in the first place. I\u2019ve campaigned against nuclear weapons for nearly 70 years, but perhaps I\u2019ve wasted my time, since the Doomsday Clock is now closer to midnight than it has ever been. Nuclear weapons are obscenely costly national vanity projects, marketed to populations as deterrence, and sustained by false reassurances that they will never be used. I respect and support those who campaign for such causes as Just Stop Oil, but my focus remains on the threat of nuclear war. While nuclear weapons exist, we are one senseless act away from destroying all life on earth. Caroline Westgate Hexham, Northumberland \u2022 Do you have a photograph you\u2019d like to share with Guardian readers? If so, please click here to upload it. A selection will be published in our Readers\u2019 best photographs galleries and in the print edition on Saturdays."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;German artists sign open letter against TV show host accused of sexism;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/german-artists-open-letter-against-tv-show-host-thilo-mischke-accused-sexism;2025-01-03T16:47:07Z",
        "text": "More than 100 prominent German writers and artists have signed an open letter refusing to appear on one of Germany\u2019s top culture programmes on public television after the broadcaster announced a new host who has been accused of sexism and racism in his writing. ARD said in late December it had picked the author Thilo Mischke, 43, to co-present its flagship culture show, ttt \u2013 Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (Titles, Theses, Temperaments), after the programme\u2019s veteran host Max Moor stepped aside. The choice immediately prompted criticism when a feminist podcast hosted by the journalists Annika Brockschmidt and Rebekka Endler highlighted what they called misogyny, racism, ableism and homophobia in Mishke\u2019s books as well as in a series of recent comments. In his 2010 book Around the World in 80 Women, the first-person narrator tries to seduce the titular number of women and details his conquests using broad ethnic stereotypes. His 2013 book The Love of Your Life Doesn\u2019t Need Big Breasts has also come in for fresh scrutiny. Mischke distanced himself in 2021 from some of what he wrote in a move the authors of the open letter now call \u201cinsufficient\u201d. On his own podcast in 2019, Mischke said that \u201cmale sexuality is perhaps based on rape\u201d, calling the act something \u201cprimally male\u201d, Brockschmidt and Endler reported. In the open letter, high-profile members of the German-language arts scene including the bestselling authors Sa\u0161a Stani\u0161ic, Margarete Stokowski and Anne Rabe, the actor Julius Feldmeier of Netflix\u2019s Kleo and the Austrian photographer Stefan Draschan said they were \u201cappalled\u201d by the hiring of Mischke and would boycott ttt until it dropped him. They wrote: \u201cWe want enthusiastic hosts who are interested in culture for cultural TV, those who are sensitive and empathetic and able to respond to the current discourse and up to addressing the complexity of contemporary cultural debates.\u201d Brockschmidt told the daily S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung she had no intention of trying to have Mischke \u201ccancelled\u201d but was asking \u201cwhether he is a suitable host for a public culture format dealing with important issues of the zeitgeist\u201d. First aired in December 1967, ttt is a weekly show with interviews and features about the latest cultural output in the German-speaking world and beyond. Moor began hosting the show in 2007 and from 2021 Siham El-Maimouni has been a co-host. She is to continue in tandem with Mischke from February. Responding to the initial outrage, ttt released a statement in December on Instagram, which said, \u201cWe are listening\u201d, adding that the programme was committed to \u201cdecisively confronting issues such as sexism and toxic masculinity\u201d. It said it was \u201creviewing the accusations\u201d against Mischke and asked for time to do so thoroughly. ARD said Mischke was \u201cintensively and self-critically grappling with the accusations of presenting a sexist view of women and using racist language in places\u201d. The commercial broadcaster ProSieben, which has run a series of reports by Mischke, said in a post on X after the publication of the open letter that it valued his work. \u201cWhat a wild hunt against @ThiloMischke. We value him because he has delivered unbelievably important reportages that have won many awards. Judging him only by his book from back then is a very self-righteous approach that says a lot about the people who are doing just that.\u201d Mischke won a prestigious German television prize in 2023 for a report about the Taliban in Afghanistan and earlier made an acclaimed documentary about Germans fighting for the Islamic State group. The journalist and author Hasnain Kazim said Mischke had also done groundbreaking work uncovering far-right networks in Germany and on X said it was wrong to reduce him to a \u201cstupid book he published 15 years ago\u201d. Gerrit Bartels, the culture editor of Berlin\u2019s Tagesspiegel newspaper, said that beyond the accusations, for a public broadcaster to choose Mischke to cover the arts despite his lack of an arts profile showed the \u201clax, subordinate\u201d role of culture in Germany at a time of drastic budget cuts."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/more-than-2200-people-died-trying-to-reach-europe-2024;2025-01-03T15:51:14Z",
        "text": "More than 2,200 people either died or went missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024. The figure, cited in a statement from Regina De Dominicis, the regional director for Europe and central Asia for the UN\u2019s children\u2019s agency, Unicef, was eclipsed on New Year\u2019s Eve when 20 people fell into the sea and were reported missing after a boat started to take in water in rough seas about 20 miles off the coast of Libya. Despite the waves, seven people, including an eight-year-old Syrian boy, managed to continue the journey on the tilting vessel before being found by an Italian police patrol boat on Tuesday night close to the southern island of Lampedusa. The 6-metre boat had left Zuwara in Libya at 10pm on Monday and started to take in water about five hours later, creating panic and causing 20 passengers to fall overboard, according to witness statements provided by the six adult survivors. In a separate incident on Monday, two people, including a five-year-old child, died and 17 survived after the vessel they were on broke down off the northern Tunisian coastline during an attempt to reach Europe. De Dominicis said: \u201cThe death toll and number of missing persons in the Mediterranean in 2024 have now surpassed 2,200, with nearly 1,700 lives lost on the central Mediterranean route alone. \u201cThis includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five of all people migrating through the Mediterranean. The majority are fleeing violent conflict and poverty.\u201d In December, an 11-year-old girl, wearing a simple life vest and clinging to a pair of tyre tubes, was rescued off Lampedusa. She told rescuers she had spent three days at sea after a shipwreck that is presumed to have killed 40 people. A month earlier the German NGO Sea-Watch filed a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Sicily accusing the Italian coastguard of negligence and multiple manslaughter over a shipwreck off Lampedusa that killed 21 people. The NGO said it had notified the Italian authorities of the boat in distress on 2 September, but alleged that the coastguard did not dispatch a rescue vessel until two days later. At least four boats have capsized in the central Mediterranean since Tuesday, according to Alarm Phone, an organisation that runs a hotline for people in distress at sea. Italy is one of the main landing points for people trying to reach Europe, with the central Mediterranean route considered one of the world\u2019s most dangerous. The UN\u2019s International Organization for Migration has registered at least 25,500 deaths and disappearances during the Mediterranean crossing since 2014. Most of the deaths or disappearances are attributed to boats departing from either Tunisia or Libya. People still attempt the high-risk journey despite deals struck between Italy and the EU with Tunisia and Libya to stop migrant boats from leaving. According to the Italian interior ministry, 66,317 people managed to reach Italy in 2024, less than half the number in 2023. The hardline policies of Giorgia Meloni\u2019s government are at least partly credited for the decrease. The deal with Libya essentially pushes people back to detention camps where they face torture and other abuses. Shocking abuse against migrants in Tunisia was reported by the Guardian in September. A \u20ac670m (\u00a3556m) deal to transport 3,000 people intercepted in Italian seas each month to Albania, where they would have their asylum claims processed, came into force in October and is also supposed to act as a deterrent. But the plan has so far been unsuccessful due to legal issues."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake;https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/03/covid-surges-us-low-booster-uptake;2025-01-03T15:47:17Z",
        "text": "Covid is once again surging across the US after an unusual relative lull over the fall, as rates of booster vaccinations remain stubbornly low. Continuing infections and the evolution of variants underscore the importance of vaccinating, tracking the ebbs and flows of Covid, and employing preventive measures like face masks and clean air \u2013 important tools that could undergo greater politicization in coming months and years. \u201cThe Covid pandemic is still ongoing. It\u2019s still dangerous,\u201d said Jeffrey Townsend, Elihu Professor of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health. \u201cAs this new administration comes about, everyone in public health and in public health communication has to be just exceedingly clear\u201d about the state of Covid and measures to combat it in order to minimize misinformation and the potential lack of information, he said. Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths from Covid are all increasing, and wastewater monitoring indicates the rates first started ticking up a month ago. Only one in five (21.4%) of adults and one in 10 (10.3%) of children have gotten the newest Covid booster, which became available in late August. One in three (37%) of nursing home residents are up-to-date on Covid shots, which is higher than 23% at the same time last year but still lower than needed to protect the population most vulnerable to severe illness and death. \u201cThe real worry is that elderly folks will suffer greatly from this disease, if not sometimes die from it,\u201d Townsend said. But others are also vulnerable to Covid, he said. Beyond illness and death, that can include the economic effects of missing work and school as well as the risk of developing long Covid. About 5.3% of American adults reported having current long Covid symptoms when the CDC last conducted a survey from August to September, and 17.9% reported ever having long Covid. \u201cPreventing this disease in anybody, no matter how healthy you are, is a really good thing,\u201d Townsend said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a matter of feeling ill. It\u2019s doing bad things to you that we can\u2019t fully understand.\u201d It has been five years since the first alarm bell sounded about a mystery pneumonia in China soon identified as a novel coronavirus. Since then, Covid has settled into an uneasy pattern of two waves each year, in the summer and the winter. Typically, Covid infections in the fall have continued at a moderate level after summer surges, and winter spikes often peak in late December or early January. Following the largest summer wave of the pandemic, this fall\u2019s pattern was different from previous years, with a long lull more similar to springtime and an expected peak in coming weeks. Looking at patterns from other coronaviruses, Townsend and other researchers expect Covid to settle eventually into one winter spike, similar to RSV, the flu and other respiratory viruses. But Covid has not yet fallen into the predictability of viruses like these because it has not yet reached a steady, endemic state, Townsend said. \u201cIt does look like we\u2019re approaching it; it doesn\u2019t look like we\u2019re there yet.\u201d And it\u2019s not that unusual for the timing of a winter virus surge to vary, Townsend said; in recent years, the RSV season started earlier than expected, and the flu typically peaks somewhere between December and March. While Covid remains in a pandemic state, there are two main factors affecting when surges happen and how severe they are: the emergence of new variants and the levels of immunity people acquire to them, whether through vaccination or infection during a preceding spike in cases. \u201cIt depends on all kinds of things: the evolution of the virus, people\u2019s immunity, when the last surge was \u2013 all these things that are difficult to assemble together into a prediction of exactly when a surge will happen,\u201d Townsend said. That\u2019s one reason why it\u2019s so important to monitor wastewater, hospitalizations and other indicators, in order to respond quickly to waves when they begin, he said. During the first year of the pandemic, President Donald Trump repeatedly said that Covid would go away on its own. \u201cIf we stop testing right now, we\u2019d have very few cases, if any,\u201d he said in June 2020. It\u2019s not clear how much of a priority the second Trump administration will give to measures like tracking Covid and updating vaccines. \u201cThe last time this administration was in power, there was just so much chaos, and chaos is not very predictable,\u201d Townsend said. \u201cSo I don\u2019t know what is going to happen.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;French and German foreign ministers \u2018want new relationship with Syria\u2019;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/french-german-foreign-ministers-meet-syria-de-facto-leader;2025-01-03T14:27:29Z",
        "text": "The foreign ministers of France and Germany have said they want a new relationship with Syria and a peaceful, inclusive transition during the highest-level western visit to Damascus since the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime last month. Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot and Annalena Baerbock, the first EU ministers to travel to the Syrian capital since rebels seized control on 8 December, held talks with the country\u2019s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, at the People\u2019s Palace on Friday. The diplomats earlier visited Syria\u2019s notorious Sednaya prison complex and met civil society representatives as western powers cautiously open channels with Syria\u2019s new rulers after 13 years of a devastating civil war that cost more than 500,000 lives. The trip was intended to show European openness to acknowledging the Islamist rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), while also urging conciliation, moderation, inclusivity and respect for the rights of Syria\u2019s minorities. \u201cOur message to Syria\u2019s new leadership: respecting the principles agreed with regional actors and ensuring the protection of all civilians and minorities is of the utmost importance,\u201d the EU\u2019s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on Friday. Baerbock said Syria had \u201cmanaged something hardly anyone thought was possible\u201d in overthrowing Assad. \u201cIt shows how important it is, also in difficult times, to support the people who believe in freedom and justice,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to continue on this path \u2026 even though we know it will be a rocky road.\u201d She said it was \u201cunclear what the future of Syria will look like\u201d. \u201cThere is good reason for people to have new hope, but there is also good reason to be cautious,\u201d she added. Germany and the EU wanted to help Syria become a \u201csafe home\u201d for all its people and a \u201cfunctioning state, with full control over its territory\u201d, Baerbock said, adding that despite scepticism about HTS \u201cwe must not miss this opportunity\u201d. Baerbock asked the new rulers to renounce \u201cacts of vengeance\u201d, hold elections soon, and avoid attempting to Islamise the judicial and education systems. The goal was for Syria to become a respected member of the international community again, she said. Barrot said the two EU heavyweights \u201cstand together alongside the Syrian people in all their diversity\u201d and wanted a \u201cpeaceful transition\u201d. At a meeting with civil society leaders he said he hoped for a \u201csovereign and safe\u201d Syria, with no room for terrorism or chemical weapons. He told journalists that France and Germany intended to offer technical help and advice on a new constitution. Hope for the country\u2019s democratic transition was \u201cfragile but real\u201d, Barrot said. Details of the pair\u2019s meeting with Sharaa were not immediately released. HTS, a Sunni Muslim group previously affiliated with al-Qaida and Islamic State, is still designated a terrorist organisation by numerous national governments but has assured the international community it aims to govern on behalf of all Syrians. Having led the offensive that toppled the Assad family\u2019s brutal, decades-long rule, the group\u2019s senior figures, who dominate Syria\u2019s interim authorities, face the task of rebuilding the country\u2019s decimated state institutions. Major questions remain about whether minority rights in Syria\u2019s multi-ethnic society will be properly guaranteed, as well as over continuing malign foreign influence in a country where states including Turkey and Russia have strong competing interests. Barrot also visited the French embassy, which has been closed since 2012.He met the Syrian staff who maintained the facilities and reaffirmed the need to work towards re-establishing diplomatic representation. Baerbock said she was travelling to Syria with an \u201coutstretched hand\u201d as well as \u201cclear expectations\u201d of the new rulers, who she said would be judged by their actions. \u201cWe know where the HTS comes from ideologically, what it has done in the past,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we also hear and see the desire for moderation and for understanding.\u201d Western allies were committed to ensuring Syria\u2019s internal affairs were not disrupted by outside influences, she said, and called on Russia to leave its military bases in Syria. Sednaya prison, not far from the capital, was the site of extrajudicial killings, torture and forced disappearances, epitomising the atrocities committed by the Assad regime against its opponents. \u201cNow it\u2019s up to the international community to help to bring justice to the people who have suffered here in this prison of hell,\u201d Baerbock said after touring the complex."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian; \u2018A look into the future\u2019: TV drama about Danish climate refugees divides opinion;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/families-like-ours-tv-drama-about-danish-climate-refugees-divides-opinion;2025-01-03T14:00:21Z",
        "text": "Featuring scenes of huge crowds boarding ferries, protest and desperation as six million Danes become climate refugees and life as they know it rapidly collapses, the new TV series by the Oscar-winning director Thomas Vinterberg is a potential \u201clook into the future\u201d, he says. Familier som vores (Families Like Ours) \u2013 a drama which depicts a flooded Denmark shut down and evacuated \u2013 has been viewed nearly 1m times and become a national talking point. At its premiere at the Venice international film festival, it evoked tears, shouts and a standing ovation, with one critic describing it as \u201cgrimly prophetic\u201d. Vinterberg, who co-founded the Dogme 95 film movement and whose film Druk (Another Round) won the Academy Award for best international feature in 2020, wrote in his director\u2019s statement that the drama \u2013 part of the cli-fi, or climate fiction, genre that sets stories in the impacts of the climate crisis and global heating \u2013 \u201cimagines a situation where we, as citizens of a civilised and wealthy part of the world, are forced to leave our country, our friends, relatives, and everything we hold dear\u201d. But among climate scientists and experts, the show has divided opinions. Some have praised it for bringing the climate crisis to life by depicting white privileged Danes as climate refugees. Others have criticised the show for depicting a scenario that they claim could not scientifically happen and for focusing on the personal drama and ignoring some of the structural inequalities within Danish society, which is known for its harsh asylum seeker policies and hardline attitudes to immigrant integration. Kirsten Halsn\u00e6s, a professor of climate and economics at Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) who has played a key role in the UN\u2019s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since 1993, said: \u201cWe all know that this couldn\u2019t happen. The sea level rise would have to be so high that it could never happen for three or four centuries. So it is not so much a climate change story, it is rather about what could happen if Danish people became refugees.\u201d But Lauren Bowey, a campaigner for Greenpeace Denmark, disagrees. \u201cThe tempo is perhaps dramatised, but the threat is definitely real,\u201d she said. \u201cWe all want to feel safe in our homes but in Denmark we are threatened by water from every direction \u2013 from the groundwater, from the over 8,500km of coastline and from the increasing rainfall.\u201d A huge storm surge in October 2023 that resulted in more than 3,300 damage claims and costing more than 1bn DKK (\u00a3111m) in compensation demonstrates how much destruction flooding is already causing in Denmark, she said. The Danish Meteorological Institute has estimated that such weather events, which statistically occur every 100 years, could become third yearly events by the end of the century at an annual cost of 43bn DKK (\u00a34.77bn) in flood damages. Globally, more than 20 million people were displaced from their homes last year due to the climate crisis. \u201cLuckily, Families Like Ours is a work of fiction,\u201d she said. \u201cIn reality, we can still act to stop the consequences of the climate crisis before it\u2019s too late.\u201d Jakob Dreyer, a climate and security expert at the University of Copenhagen, said he was \u201cblown away\u201d by the first two or three episodes of the seven-part series. While he said it was unlikely the whole of Denmark would be evacuated in one go, the premise of the show was not \u201cfar-fetched\u201d. He said: \u201cPeople appreciate that it\u2019s fiction, it\u2019s a drama. Of course it\u2019s not realistic that a whole country would be evacuated at once. What is at risk of happening in Denmark is primarily storm floods that make parts of the country more uninhabitable.\u201d But, he added: \u201cSome countries are at extreme risk from climate change. The idea isn\u2019t far-fetched. Some countries and groups have to deal with it already.\u201d In his research he has found that Danes are significantly more willing to support Ukrainian refugees than climate refugees. In this context, putting the most privileged at the centre of the drama \u2013 where middle class Danes became refugees \u2013 worked effectively. It did, however, mean that the impact on the most vulnerable groups, who in reality would suffer most, was not in the spotlight, he added. Charlotte Slente, the secretary-general of the Danish Refugee Council, said the show would be educational for viewers and encourage empathy by helping people who have not experienced being a refugee to \u201cbetter identify with the challenges and choices people are forced to make\u201d. \u201cIt also shows the chaos of all of it \u2013 how difficult it is to make well-informed decisions,\u201d she added. \u201cEverybody becomes dependent on the mercy of others.\u201d Mette Nelund, the head of drama at TV2 Denmark, said: \u201cFamilies Like Ours is among our most watched drama series, but just as importantly the series has helped to create important conversations among the Danes \u2013 both the big, broad conversations and the close ones.\u201d She added: \u201cWe are very proud and happy that the Danes have welcomed the series and all the reflections it brings.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Far-right Italian PM says she is \u2018in tune on many issues\u2019 with Keir Starmer;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/far-right-italian-pm-giorgia-meloni-says-she-is-in-tune-on-many-issues-with-keir-starmer;2025-01-03T13:19:53Z",
        "text": "Italy\u2019s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said she is \u201cin tune on many issues\u201d with her British counterpart, Keir Starmer, especially \u201cthe fight against mass illegal immigration\u201d and the need to explore \u201cinnovative solutions\u201d when it comes to processing asylum claims, touting Italy\u2019s controversial agreement with Albania. Meloni told the weekly magazine of the Corriere della Sera newspaper that her relations with Starmer, who is from the opposite end of the political spectrum to her far-right Brothers of Italy party, were \u201cvery good\u201d. She added: \u201cWe are in tune on many issues. I think, for example, about the governance of migratory flows and the fight against mass illegal immigration, because it\u2019s a problem that effects the entire European continent, even beyond EU borders.\u201d Meloni also spoke about her \u201cexcellent\u201d relationship with Donald Trump\u2019s billionaire ally Elon Musk, who on Thursday launched a fresh attack on Starmer\u2019s government. \u201cElon Musk is a brilliant man and it\u2019s always interesting to debate with him,\u201d she said, adding that it made her smile to think that those who once praised Musk as \u201ca genius\u201d now depicted him as a \u201cmonster\u201d because he chose \u201cthe wrong\u201d side of the barricade. She said she and Starmer agreed on the need \u201cto intensify the fight against traffickers, work towards greater cooperation between our police forces, strengthen the commitment on assisted voluntary repatriations and to not be afraid to also explore innovative solutions, such as the one that Italy initiated with the protocol with Albania to process asylum claims in a non-EU country, but under Italian and European jurisdiction\u201d. However, she did not mention that the \u20ac670m (\u00a3556m) deal, which was intended to transport 3,000 people intercepted in Italian seas each month to Albania, has proved fruitless since getting under way in October because of legal problems. The pact attracted great interest from Starmer during his meeting with Meloni in Rome in September, but to date the facilities that were supposed to accommodate the asylum seekers, including a detention camp in Gjad\u00ebr, are empty. A report by the daily newspaper Domani in late November revealed that the centre in Gjad\u00ebr was instead occupied by the stray dogs adopted by prison officers deployed there. During a speech in December at Atreju, the annual festival of her party, Meloni insisted that the deal \u201cwill work, even if I have to spend every night and day there from now until the end of the [term of the] Italian government\u201d. Starmer, who in September also said the UK would send Italy \u00a34m to support Meloni\u2019s crackdown on irregular immigration, has faced criticism over his praise of her policies from Labour backbenchers and NGOs. The Refugee Council and Amnesty International urged him in September to avoid any more \u201cgimmicks\u201d after the failure of the previous government to implement the Rwanda scheme. Since her coalition government came to power in October 2022, Meloni said she had \u201cnever made a choice that I\u2019m ashamed of\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Thai prime minister declares \u00a3324m in assets including 217 designer handbags;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/thai-prime-minister-declares-324m-in-assets-including-217-designer-handbags;2025-01-03T13:11:06Z",
        "text": "Thailand\u2019s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has declared \u00a3324m in assets including a collection of 217 designer handbags and 75 luxury watches in submissions on her wealth to a government body. Paetongtarn, daughter of the billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took office in September, the fourth member of the powerful family to lead Thailand. Details of her wealth were revealed in declarations made to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which is a requirement for those who hold public office and implies no suggestion of wrongdoing. According to an NACC document published in local media, Paetongtarn declared investments worth more than \u00a3250m, and another \u00a323m in deposits and cash. The declaration, which listed land in Japan and properties in London, also included 75 watches worth \u00a33.8m, 217 handbags worth \u00a31.8m, 23 vehicles worth \u00a31.6m, 205 sets of earrings worth \u00a31.2m and 67 necklaces worth \u00a3800,000. She also declared liabilities of nearly \u00a3117m, giving her a net worth of \u00a3208m. The extent of Paetongtarn\u2019s wealth is unlikely to surprise most Thai voters. Her father, who made his fortunes in telecommunications and once owned Manchester City football club, has a net worth of \u00a31.7bn, according to Forbes, making him the 10th richest person in Thailand. Paetongtarn is often pictured in high-end designer clothes, from Chanel jackets and bags to Gucci shoes, while out on political engagements or in her own Instagram posts. She is not the only Thai politician with expensive taste, however. Her rivals are also known for sporting designer labels and expensive watches. Prawit Wongsuwon, a former army general and part of the junta that took power after Paetongtarn\u2019s aunt Yingluck was ousted, became infamous for a collection of more than 20 luxury watches that he was spotted wearing in public but had not declared to the NACC. Prawit said he had borrowed them from a dead friend \u2013 a claim that was ridiculed by many, though he was cleared of any wrongdoing by the NACC in 2018. The Shinawatra family has dominated Thai politics since Thaksin was first elected prime minister in 2001. He went on to develop a loyal following among rural voters in the north, but was loathed by the military royalist establishment, which ousted him and other family members from power. Much has changed since Thaksin first soared to popularity, however. The family, once seen as unbeatable at the ballot box, was surpassed by a newer, more progressive party, Move Forward, in the 2023 elections. Thaksin\u2019s Pheu Thai party formed a deal with its old rivals to keep this newer party, now a mutual enemy, from power \u2013 a deal that proved controversial among its supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Barcelona to fine e-scooter users up to \u20ac500 for riding on pavements;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/barcelona-fine-e-scooter-users-riding-pavements;2025-01-03T12:56:22Z",
        "text": "Anyone riding an electric scooter on the pavement or without a helmet in Barcelona faces a fine of up to \u20ac500 (\u00a3415) from 1 February as part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour linked to the rapid rise of e-scooter use in the Mediterranean city. In an urban landscape that is mostly flat, with more than 250km (155 miles) of cycle lanes, 2,500 hours of sunshine and barely 55 rainy days a year, electric scooters are a perfect fit. According to the city council\u2019s figures, the number of people using e-scooters since the pandemic has risen four times faster than those choosing to travel by bicycle. It now estimates that e-scooters account for about 44,000 journeys a day, a huge increase compared with close to zero five years ago. Women account for 31% of scooter riders, compared with 19% of cyclists. The e-scooters have brought problems as well as benefits, however. With a top speed of about 25mph, e-scooters are much faster and in the event of an accident more dangerous than bicycles. They have also become the favoured getaway vehicle by Barcelona\u2019s numerous bag and mobile phone thieves. Under the new regulation, e-scooter speeds are limited to 25km/h (15.5mph). Adri\u00e0 Gomila, who is responsible for mobility in Barcelona, says if e-scooter speeds go above 25km/h they should be classed as motorcycles and will require a licence. He said: \u201cThese measures are designed to bring about a change of behaviour on the part of some users, improve safety and be of collective benefit.\u201d While Barcelona\u2019s bicycle rental scheme has been hugely successful, the city banned rental scooters in 2023, the same year that Paris brought in a ban. At their peak, there were 15,000 rental e-scooters in the French capital. E-scooters have been banned from public transport since one caught fire on a train in 2023. The latest restrictions follow earlier attempts to crack down on Segway tours and rickshaws after complaints from residents. Rickshaws have now completely disappeared. Barcelona also has more motorcycles per capita \u2013 270,000 \u2013 than any other European city and for decades has failed to address the problem of parking motorbikes on pavements. The new bylaw shies away from the problem, saying parking on pavements is preferable to parking on the street."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Arrest standoff shows defiance of impeached South Korean president;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/arrest-standoff-yoon-suk-yeol-south-korea;2025-01-03T11:14:25Z",
        "text": "South Korean anti-corruption officials attempting to arrest the country\u2019s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, must know by now what he meant by his repeated vows to \u201cfight to the end\u201d. In the month since his calamitous declaration of martial law, Yoon, along with most of his party, his legal team and, crucially, his security detail, have resisted at every turn attempts to hold him politically and legally accountable. On Friday, after a tense standoff between anti-corruption officials and security staff assigned to Yoon, South Korea\u2019s gravest political crisis in decades rumbled on, the day closing with another cliffhanger worthy of one of the country\u2019s wildly popular TV dramas. No one who has followed the turmoil in recent weeks could have guessed how Friday\u2019s visit by 100 officials and police officers would play out. Almost six hours after the attempted arrest began, it ended with Yoon still ensconced in his official residence and not staring at the walls of a cell in Seoul\u2019s detention centre. Yoon is responding to a political crisis of his making with the same qualities he used to confront striking doctors and resist calls for an investigation into scandals surrounding his wife, Kim Keon Hee \u2013 with a defiance that borders on arrogance. This, after all, is the same man who rejected calls \u2013 including those from political allies \u2013 to immediately lift martial law after it was imposed late in the evening of 3 December. It was only after opposition MPs grappled with armed troops and scaled walls into the national assembly building to vote down his edict that he finally relented. Days later, members of Yoon\u2019s conservative People Power party were similarly unyielding, refusing to take part in a first attempt to impeach their conservative figurehead amid chaotic scenes in parliament and leaving the chamber without enough votes to proceed. A second impeachment attempt succeeded a week later, after a small number of People Power rebels found the courage to vote with the opposition. Yoon is now channelling his energies into the legal battle. He has refused to submit to questioning over the martial law order \u2013 a criminal investigation separate from the impeachment process \u2013 while members of the presidential security service have prevented officials from searching his office, citing national security and legal concerns. It is now up to South Korea\u2019s constitutional court to decide whether to approve Yoon\u2019s impeachment or reinstate him as president. If at least six of its eight justices vote in favour, his obstinacy will have been in vain. Instead, his refusal last month to comply with calls from his own party\u2019s leader to resign could result in the election of a Democratic president to add to the party\u2019s majority in parliament. Yoon has much to lose by allowing the investigation to run its course unimpeded and risk the ignominy of becoming the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested. Insurrection is one of the few crimes from which the country\u2019s leaders do not have immunity. If found guilty, he could face life imprisonment \u2013 or even the death penalty \u2013 and join the long list of former South Korean presidents forced to reflect on their actions inside a cell. The odds are still long on a speedy resolution to a crisis so entrenched it has enabled North Korea to engage in irony-free schadenfreude over the \u201cchaos and paralysis\u201d afflicting its democratic, capitalist neighbour. But if there is anything positive to be salvaged from the past month it is that, for all the anger and uncertainty, South Korea\u2019s political meltdown has played out without a shot being fired. Many of its citizens will remember a time in their country\u2019s recent history when that was not the case."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Investigators suspend attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon after standoff with security service \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/02/south-korea-police-on-way-to-arrest-president-yoon-suk-yeol-latest-updates;2025-01-03T11:09:15Z",
        "text": "It is approaching 8pm in Seoul and this blog will be closing shortly. You can keep up to date on the Guardian\u2019s South Korea news coverage here. A report on the latest events, written by Justin McCurry in Osaka, Raphael Rashid in Seoul and agencies, can be found here: Here are the key developments on this story: South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid on Friday after a near-six-hour standoff at his residence during which he defied their attempt to detain him. \u201cRegarding the execution of the arrest warrant today, it was determined that the execution was effectively impossible due to the ongoing standoff,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) said in a statement. The country\u2019s anti-corruption agency said it withdrew its investigators after the presidential security service blocked them from entering Yoon\u2019s residence for hours due to concerns about their safety. The agency expressed \u201cserious regret about the attitude of the suspect, who did not respond to a process by law\u201d. After the arrest effort was suspended, Yoon\u2019s legal team said the CIO had no authority to investigate insurrection and it was regrettable that it had tried to execute an illegal warrant in a sensitive security area. The statement warned police against supporting the arrest effort. The presidential office filed a criminal complaint against three broadcasters and YouTube channel owners for unauthorised filming of the presidential residence, which it said was \u201ca secured facility directly linked to national security\u201d. Yoon, a former prosecutor, has defied investigators\u2019 attempts to question him for weeks. The last time he is known to have left the residence was on 12 December, when he went to the nearby presidential office to make a televised statement to the nation, making a defiant statement that he will fight efforts to oust him. Investigators from the country\u2019s anti-corruption agency are weighing charges of rebellion after Yoon, apparently frustrated that his policies were blocked by an opposition-dominated parliament, declared martial law on 3 December and dispatched troops to surround the National Assembly. A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention on Tuesday, but enforcing it is complicated as long as he remains in his official residence. Yoon\u2019s lawyers, who filed a challenge to the warrant on Thursday, say it cannot be enforced at his residence due to a law that protects locations potentially linked to military secrets from search without the consent of the person in charge. The CIO said it would discuss further action but did not immediately say whether it would make another attempt to detain Yoon. The warrant for his detention will expire on Monday. Later on Friday, the CIO said it would ask acting president Choi Sang-mok to exercise his power to order the Presidential Security Service (PSS) to cooperate. The current warrant gives investigators only 48 hours to hold president Yoon after he is arrested. South Korea\u2019s Constitutional Court said on Friday it will hold first arguments on 14 January in a trial to decide whether to oust president Yoon. He is required to appear for the first arguments. The court said it has planned a second session for 16 January in case Yoon refuses to appear for the first arguments. Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon are adopting \u201cStop the Steal\u201d slogans popularised by US president-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader. As Yoon supporters gathered outside his residence in the pre-dawn hours of Friday in an effort to prevent his arrest, some carried signs in English saying \u201cStop the Steal\u201d, a slogan Trump supporters used to question the results of the 2020 US presidential election, which he lost. Trump, who is to take office for a second term on 21 January, has not commented on Yoon\u2019s situation and there are no clear ties between his campaign and Yoon\u2019s backers. With echoes of claims of election denial movements in the US, a Hankook Research poll released this week showed that 65% of Yoon\u2019s conservative People Power Party supporters believe last April\u2019s parliamentary elections were fraudulent, despite only 29% of the general public sharing this view. \u201cThe immediate arrest of the insurrection ringleader is the most urgent task to overcome our country\u2019s crisis,\u201d Democratic party floor leader Park Chan-dae said. \u201cThe longer we delay, the more snowballing damage there will be,\u201d he added, calling for \u201canyone who obstructs the execution of the arrest warrant\u201d to be arrested immediately. North Korea\u2019s state media published a detailed report on the political turmoil in South Korea, including the arrest warrant issued for president Yoon, who it said \u201cstubbornly refuses to be investigated, totally denying his crimes with sheer lies\u201d. US secretary of state Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul\u2019s foreign ministry said on Friday. Blinken will meet his counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday, Seoul\u2019s foreign ministry said in a statement. The current warrant gives investigators only 48 hours to hold president Yoon Suk Yeol after he is arrested. Investigators must then decide whether to request a detention warrant or release him. Kim Seon-taek, a Korea University law professor, told Reuters that targeting the Presidential Security Service (PSS) leadership may allow the investigators to sap the service\u2019s ability to put up resistance so they can try again to execute the warrant, which is \u201ca rough way\u201d to proceed. A better way, he said, would be for acting president Choi Sang-mok to exercise his power to order the PSS to cooperate. Later on Friday, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said it would ask Choi to give that order. According to Reuters, in a statement after the arrest effort was suspended, Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s legal team said the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) had no authority to investigate insurrection and it was regrettable that it had tried to execute an illegal warrant in a sensitive security area. The statement warned police against supporting the arrest effort. The presidential office filed a criminal complaint against three broadcasters and YouTube channel owners for unauthorised filming of the presidential residence, which it said was \u201ca secured facility directly linked to national security\u201d. North Korea\u2019s state media published a detailed report on the political turmoil in South Korea, including the arrest warrant issued for president Yoon Suk Yeol, who it said \u201cstubbornly refuses to be investigated, totally denying his crimes with sheer lies\u201d, writes Reuters North Korea has been harshly critical of Yoon, citing his hardline policy against Pyongyang as grounds in declaring the South a \u201cprimary foe\u201d and announcing it had abandoned unification as a national goal. Reuters has a breaking news line on South Korea\u2019s investigating authorities plan to ask acting president, Choi Sang-mok, to order security services to cooperate with an arrest warrant execution against president Yoon Suk Yeol. More details to follow \u2026 Asian markets gained on Friday, bucking retreats on Wall Street as the dollar advanced and markets reopened after the New Year\u2019s holiday, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Hong Kong, Sydney and Taipei climbed, while Seoul surged nearly 2% higher despite deepening political uncertainty in Asia\u2019s fourth-largest economy. US secretary of state Antony Blinken will visit South Korea for talks next week, Seoul\u2019s foreign ministry said on Friday, with the country mired in political turmoil as its impeached president resists arrest, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). South Korea is a key security ally for Washington but the country has been racked by a crisis sparked by president Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s failed martial law decree on 3 December. Blinken will meet his counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, on Monday, Seoul\u2019s foreign ministry said in a statement. \u201cThey are expected to discuss the South Korea-US alliance, South Korea-US-Japan cooperation, North Korea issues, and regional and global challenges,\u201d the ministry said. Investigators probing Yoon\u2019s declaration of martial law made an attempt to enforce a warrant for his arrest on Friday but it was repelled by presidential security guards. That warrant expires on 6 January, the same day Blinken plans to meet Cho. Washington last month said it would \u201cspeak out\u201d to South Korea to safeguard democracy after Yoon\u2019s bungled declaration. \u201cSouth Korea\u2019s democracy is robust and resilient, and we\u2019re going to continue to speak out publicly and engage privately with South Korean counterparts to reinforce the importance of that continuing,\u201d US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said. Following the unsuccessful attempt by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) to execute the arrest warrant for president Yoon Suk Yeol, several potential courses of action remain on the table. The CIO could attempt to re-execute the arrest before the warrant\u2019s expiration on 6 January. The warrant period could technically be extended through a new request if needed. Alternatively, legal experts suggest that the CIO could bypass further direct confrontation by seeking a pre-trial detention warrant. This option would require less immediate physical enforcement but would maintain the pressure on president Yoon. However, execution would probably face similar challenges if Yoon refuses to comply. Meanwhile, calls for accountability extend beyond president Yoon. Some analysts argue that swift action from acting president Choi Sang-mok, such as dismissing the head of Presidential Security Service (PSS), is necessary to ensure procedural compliance in future attempts. Police have already filed obstruction of justice charges against the head and deputy head of the PSS. They have been summoned to appear for questioning by tomorrow. Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting \u201cStop the Steal\u201d slogans popularised by US president-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader, reports Reuters. As Yoon supporters gathered outside his residence in the pre-dawn hours of Friday in an effort to prevent his arrest, some carried signs in English saying \u201cStop the Steal\u201d, a slogan Trump supporters used to question the results of the 2020 US presidential election, which he lost. Trump, who is to take office for a second term on 21 January, has not commented on Yoon\u2019s situation and there are no clear ties between his campaign and Yoon\u2019s backers. But, according to Reuters, searches for the hashtag #StopTheSteal or \u201celection fraud\u201d in Korean on social media platform X show recent posts uploaded from Koreans featuring memes whose design appears to have been inspired by Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d sign. Reuters reports that Yoon\u2019s defence of his actions has also had similarities to Trump\u2019s political rhetoric with him citing possible voting irregularities and defending the country from enemies within and without. While Yoon made no mention of election issues in his initial martial law declaration, he dispatched hundreds of troops to raid the National Election Commission (NEC) and later alleged North Korea had hacked the NEC, but cited no evidence. He said the attack was detected by the National Intelligence Service but the commission, an independent agency, refused to cooperate fully in an investigation and inspection of its system. According to Reuters, the hack cast doubt on the integrity of the April 2024 parliamentary election \u2013 which his party lost by a landslide \u2013 and led him to declare martial law, he said. At the time the commission said by raising the suspicion of election irregularities, Yoon was committing a \u201cself-defeating act against an election oversight system that elected himself as president\u201d. The NEC said it had consulted the spy agency last year to address \u201csecurity vulnerabilities\u201d but there were no signs a hack by North Korea compromised the election system, and that votes are conducted with paper ballots. Reuters reports that the issue has become a major talking point for Yoon supporters who say his martial law declaration was justified, and now hope their concerns will resonate with Trump. \u201cHe could really help President Yoon,\u201d said university professor Lee Ho-chung, adding that the audience for his English \u201cStop The Steal\u201d poster was both Americans and Koreans. Pyeong In-su, 71, holding a flag of the US and South Korea with the words \u201cLet\u2019s go together\u201d in English and Korean, said he was banking on Trump\u2019s return to save Yoon. \u201cI hope that Trump will take office soon and raise his voice against the rigged elections in our country plus around the world so as to help President Yoon to return [to power] swiftly,\u201d Pyeong said. Seo Hye-kyoung who was holding a \u201cStop the Steal\u201d sign with the Chinese flag claimed that \u201cChinese people have come to our country and stole our votes\u201d. When asked about the NEC\u2019s public denial of election fraud, Seo said she trusts Yoon. \u201cThe president is not someone who would say something wrong,\u201d she said. Hundreds of pro-Yoon protesters surrounded the presidential compound, some stayed out overnight in sub-zero temperatures, hoping to head off the arrest attempt, reports Reuters. \u201cInvalid impeachment,\u201d the protesters chanted with some sporting the US flag which is often found at protests by conservatives in the country. Trump has been impeached twice, but acquitted. With echoes of claims of election denial movements in the US, a Hankook Research poll released this week showed that 65% of Yoon\u2019s conservative People Power Party supporters believe last April\u2019s parliamentary elections were fraudulent, despite only 29% of the general public sharing this view. Here is a bit more on the six hour standoff inside the compound of the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, via Reuters news agency. \u201cIt was judged that it was virtually impossible to execute the arrest warrant due to the ongoing standoff,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said in a statement. The CIO officials and police evaded hundreds of Yoon supporters who gathered in the pre-dawn hours near his residence on Friday, vowing to block the arrest \u201cwith our lives\u201d. Some chanted \u201cPresident Yoon Suk Yeol will be protected by the people,\u201d and called for the head of the CIO to be arrested. Officials from the CIO, which is leading a joint team of investigators into possible insurrection charges related to Yoon\u2019s brief declaration of martial law, arrived at the gates of the presidential compound shortly after 7am local time (10pm GMT Thursday) and entered on foot. Once inside the compound, the CIO and police were outnumbered by cordons of Presidential Security Service (PSS) personnel, as well as military troops seconded to presidential security, a CIO official told reporters. More than 200 PSS agents and soldiers formed several layers of human chains to block the CIO and police, the official added. While there were altercations and PSS agents appeared to be carrying firearms, no weapons were drawn in the standoff, the official said. South Korea\u2019s Ministry of National Defence said the troops were under the control of the PSS. The CIO called off the effort to arrest Yoon at about 1.30pm (local time) due to concerns over the safety of its personnel due to obstruction, and said it \u201cdeeply regretted\u201d Yoon\u2019s attitude of non-compliance. The CIO said it would consider its next steps. The police, who are part of the joint investigation team, have designated the PSS chief and the deputy as suspects in a criminal case for obstruction of official duty and issued summons for them to appear for questioning on Saturday, Yonhap news reported. In a statement after the arrest effort was suspended, Yoon\u2019s legal team said the CIO had no authority to investigate insurrection and it was regrettable that it had tried to \u201cforcibly execute an illegal and invalid arrest and search warrant\u201d in a sensitive security area. The statement warned police against supporting the arrest effort. The foreign ministers of South Korea and the US will hold a meeting in Seoul on Monday to discuss their alliance and North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. JTBC claims to have obtained the responses submitted by President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s legal team to the constitutional court. They reportedly argue that since everything has been restored to the pre-martial law state, there is no need for impeachment proceedings. The document also reportedly asserts that during the short-lived martial law, no fundamental rights, such as life or physical safety, were violated. \u201cThe immediate arrest of the insurrection ringleader is the most urgent task to overcome our country\u2019s crisis,\u201d Democratic party floor leader Park Chan-dae said. \u201cThe longer we delay, the more snowballing damage there will be. You can see this just by looking at the movement of exchange rates and stock prices,\u201d he said. \u201cAnyone who obstructs the execution of the arrest warrant must be arrested immediately. The head of the Presidential Security Service, deputy head, and security bureau chief \u2013 whoever obstructs public duties should be considered accomplices to insurrection and arrested on the spot for obstruction of justice, harbouring criminals, and abuse of power\u201d. \u201cIt fills me with great sorrow to see someone who plotted to start a war and gave orders to open fire now hiding in the presidential residence, evading lawful enforcement\u201d. More detail now on that announcement: South Korea\u2019s Constitutional Court said on Friday it will hold first arguments on 14 January in a trial to decide whether to oust President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon is required to appear for the first arguments. The court said it has planned a second session for 16 January in case Yoon refuses to appear for the first arguments. South Korea\u2019s constitutional court says it will hold the first arguments in President Yoon\u2019s impeachment trial on 14 January, Yonhap reports. Yonhap reports that South Korean investigating authorities are probing the head of the presidential security service for obstruction of justice, after security service presonnel blocked investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office from entering Yoon\u2019s residence for hours to execute an arrest warrant. Here are the key recent developments: South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It\u2019s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month. The country\u2019s anti-corruption agency said it withdrew its investigators after the presidential security service blocked them from entering Yoon\u2019s residence for hours due to concerns about their safety. The agency expressed \u201cserious regret about the attitude of the suspect, who did not respond to a process by law.\u201d Yoon, a former prosecutor, has defied investigators\u2019 attempts to question him for weeks. The last time he is known to have left the residence was on 12 December, when he went to the nearby presidential office to make a televised statement to the nation, making a defiant statement that he will fight efforts to oust him. Investigators from the country\u2019s anti-corruption agency are weighing charges of rebellion after Yoon, apparently frustrated that his policies were blocked by an opposition-dominated parliament, declared martial law on 3 December and dispatched troops to surround the National Assembly. A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention on Tuesday, but enforcing it is complicated as long as he remains in his official residence. Yoon\u2019s lawyers, who filed a challenge to the warrant on Thursday, say it cannot be enforced at his residence due to a law that protects locations potentially linked to military secrets from search without the consent of the person in charge. The office said it will discuss further actions, but did not immediately say whether it would make another attempt to detain Yoon. The warrant for his detention is valid for one week. Yonhap reports that according to investigators, there were \u201cvarious small and large scuffles\u201d as they tried to arrest president Yoon. The Corruption Investigation Office says that investigators faced a human wall formed by 200 presidential personnel, were outnumbered, and could not get through, according to Yonhap. South Korea\u2019s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators were forced to abandon an attempt to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, after a tense standoff with his security forces. Hours after they entered the presidential compound in Seoul, anti-corruption officials said they were halting their attempt to execute a warrant to detain Yoon over allegations that his martial law declaration in December amounted to an insurrection. \u201cRegarding the execution of the arrest warrant today, it was determined that the execution was effectively impossible due to the ongoing standoff,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office said in a statement. \u201cConcern for the safety of personnel on-site led to the decision to halt the execution.\u201d The investigators\u2019 office said it would discuss further action but did not immediately say whether it would make another attempt to detain Yoon. The warrant for his detention will expire on Monday. The confrontation unfolded on a freezing winter\u2019s day in Seoul, as an estimated 1,200 Yoon supporters gathered outside his official residence while police and other officials inside attempted to execute an arrest warrant \u2013 the first for a sitting South Korean president. Democratic party lawmaker Jung Chung-rae, who leads the parliamentary team presenting the impeachment case to the constitutional court, said on his way to today\u2019s second preparatory hearing at the court that the \u201cinsurrection is not over yet, it\u2019s still ongoing\u201d, according to Seoul Shinmun. He called for the president\u2019s swift arrest and removal from office, saying it was \u201cnecessary for national stability\u201d. South Korea\u2019s ruling party interim leader, Kwon Young-se, has welcomed the suspension of the joint investigation unit\u2019s execution of the arrest warrant, saying in a live TV address that the investigation of Yoon must be conducted without arresting him. More now on why Yoon supporters wave US flags. The narrative of election fraud adopted from the US has intensified since Yoon\u2019s short-lived declaration of martial law this December, which he justified by claiming electoral manipulation and the presence of \u201cpro-North Korean, anti-state forces\u201d \u2013 actions that led to his impeachment and current arrest warrant. With echoes of claims of election denial movements in the US, a Korea Research poll released this week showed that 65% of Yoon\u2019s conservative People Power Party supporters believe last April\u2019s parliamentary elections were fraudulent, despite only 29% of the general public sharing this view. The elections saw the opposition parties including the Democratic party win a decisive victory, securing 192 seats in the 300-seat parliament. No major election observers or court has raised concerns about the vote, with fraud claims debunked as unsubstantiated. Regardless, the allegations have been amplified through a network of far-right YouTube channels, where conservative commentators livestream the rallies and promote a wide range of conspiracy theories. These online echo chambers, which Yoon himself has been accused of relying on for information, have become key platforms for spreading unfounded claims and maintaining supporter morale. South Korean investigators have left the president\u2019s official residence, the Associated Press reports, after a nearly six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt detain him in the latest confrontation of a political crisis that has paralysed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month. From AFP: South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid on Friday because of a standoff at his residence. \u201cRegarding the execution of the arrest warrant today, it was determined that the execution was effectively impossible due to the ongoing standoff. Concern for the safety of personnel on-site led to the decision to halt the execution,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office said in a statement. Yonhap News reports that investigators have suspended operations, deeming the execution of his arrest warrant impossible. The Guardian has not verified this independently. It is unclear how long operations are suspended for. The warrant is valid for another few days, and earlier it was reported that investigators may try again in coming days if they fail today. As investigators attempted to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, his supporters gathered outside the presidential residence waving two national flags: the South Korean Taegukgi alongside the American Stars and Stripes. To outsiders, the unexpected combination may seem baffling. But to Yoon\u2019s supporters, America represents more than an ally: it\u2019s a perceived ideal. The symbolism of the US flag is a declaration of a broader cultural and spiritual order they believe is under threat. Holding both flags outside Yoon\u2019s residence on Friday, 74-year-old Pyeong In-su said the police had to be stopped by \u201cpatriotic citizens\u201d and he hoped US president-elect Donald Trump could come to Yoon\u2019s aid. \u201cI hope after Trump\u2019s inauguration he can use his influence to help our country get back on the right track,\u201d he said, as he waved both flags with the message: \u201cLet\u2019s go together\u201d in English and Korean. While pro-Yoon groups criticise their opponents as being subservient to North Korea, they openly venerate the United States. They frequently remind followers that the US liberated Korea from Japanese colonial rule and defended it during the Korean war of 1950-53, casting America as a divine protector of democracy embedded in Christian values. Over recent years, these groups, which remain a fringe element of South Korean society, have increasingly adopted rhetoric from the American right, particularly around claims of election fraud. The head of the Corruption Investigation Office, Oh Dong-woon, has warned that anyone trying to block authorities from arresting Yoon could themselves face prosecution. South Korean officials have previously failed to execute similar arrest warrants for lawmakers \u2013 in 2000 and 2004 \u2013 due to party members and supporters blocking police for the seven days the warrants were valid. Yoon also faces a separate Constitutional Court hearing which will confirm or reject his impeachment by parliament. A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention on Tuesday, but enforcing it is complicated as long as he remains in his official residence. Yoon\u2019s lawyers, who filed a challenge to the warrant on Thursday, say it cannot be enforced at his residence due to a law that protects locations potentially linked to military secrets from search without the consent of the person in charge. The warrant is valid for one week. They\u2019ve also argued that the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military investigators, lacks the authority to investigate rebellion charges. They said that police officers don\u2019t have the legal authority to assist in detaining Yoon, and could face arrest by either the \u201cpresidential security service or any citizens.\u201d They didn\u2019t elaborate further on the claim. If investigators manage to detain Yoon, they will likely ask a court for permission to make a formal arrest. Otherwise, he will be released after 48 hours. If you\u2019re just tuning in: South Korean investigators have now spent hours waiting outside the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as the presidential security service blocked them from executing a warrant to detain him, in the latest confrontation of a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month. Yoon, a former prosecutor, has defied investigators\u2019 attempts to question him for weeks. Reuters reports that the last time he is known to have left the residence was on 12 December, when he went to the nearby presidential office to make a televised statement to the nation, making a defiant statement that he will fight efforts to oust him. Nearly five hours after dozens of investigators and police officers were seen entering the gate of the residence in Seoul to execute a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention, the dramatic scene appeared to have developed into a standoff. Two of Yoon\u2019s lawyers, Yoon Kap-keun and Kim Hong-il, were seen entering the gate of the presidential residence around noon. North Korean state media says the South is in \u201cchaos\u201d and paralysed politically over an attempt by investigators to execute an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. The report from the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday was a rare commentary about the South\u2019s political turmoil in recent weeks, and included no quoted officials. It was also a speedier missive than before \u2013 Pyongyang did not comment on Yoon\u2019s martial law declaration on 3 December until a week after it had failed. \u201cIn puppet South Korea, an unprecedented impeachment took place following the Dec. 3 martial law incident,\u201d KCNA wrote, according to AFP. \u201cA detention warrant was issued for the president, paralysing state affairs and further deepening social and political chaos.\u201d North Korean state media often refers to the South\u2019s leaders and institutions as being a \u201cpuppet\u201d of its key security ally, the United States. \u201cForeign media have criticised that South Korea has been thrown deeper into a political storm,\u201d KCNA added. The commentary was published in North Korea\u2019s Rodong Sinmun newspaper, which according to South Korean news agency Yonhap was an apparent attempt to highlight the North Korean government\u2019s \u201cstability by comparison\u201d. Yonhap news agency is reporting that the alleged standoff between presidential security and investigators remains ongoing. There have been no arrests for obstructing official duties so far, it says. It is worth noting again that it is difficult to independently verify anything going on in Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s residence. South Korea\u2019s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators attempting to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, were involved in a tense standoff with his security forces. Local media reports said officials from the Corruption Investigation Office \u2013 which is leading a joint team of police and prosecutors \u2013 entered the compound to find themselves blocked by troops under the control of the presidential security service. Having managed to find a way past the troops, officials were confronted by other security service staff, raising doubts over whether Yoon, who was impeached in mid-December over his short-lived declaration of martial law, would be arrested on Friday. More than three hours after anti-corruption officials had entered the compound, it was still far from clear how the gravest political crisis South Korea has faced in decades would play out. The hourslong standoff has prompted the opposition Democratic party to call on the country\u2019s acting leader, deputy prime minister Choi Sang-mok, to order the presidential security service to stand down, Associated Press reports. \u201cWe warn presidential security service chief Park Jong-joon not to further participate in a rebellion. Do not drag the upright staff of the presidential security service and other public officials into the depths of crime,\u201d said Jo Seung-lae, a Democratic lawmaker. Choi must \u201cremember that swiftly addressing the rebellion and preventing further chaos is your responsibility,\u201d Jo said. The main opposition Democratic party is strongly criticising President Yoon for his apparent refusal to comply with the arrest warrant, Yonhap News reports. Park Chan-dae, the party\u2019s floor leader, demanded that \u201cYoon Suk Yeol should comply with the people\u2019s order to willingly submit to the execution of the arrest warrant\u201d. The party is also criticising the presidential security service for allegedly obstructing the arrest. \u201cProtecting the leader of an insurrection is not the Security Service\u2019s duty. Stop the act of a second insurrection immediately\u201d, said Kim Byung-joo, a senior party official. Here is the Associated Press report on the latest inside Yoon\u2019s residence: Nearly three hours after dozens of investigators and police officers were seen entering the gate of the residence in Seoul to execute a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention, the dramatic scene appeared to have developed into a standoff. The anti-corruption agency didn\u2019t immediately reply to questions about whether investigators successfully entered Yoon\u2019s residential building, but South Korea\u2019s YTN television reported scuffles as investigators and police confronted the presidential security forces. Seok Dong-hyeon, one of several lawyers on Yoon\u2019s legal team, confirmed that the investigators arrived at the building but said it was unlikely that they would be able to detain the president on Friday. He said the agency\u2019s efforts to detain Yoon were \u201creckless\u201d and showed an \u201coutrageous discard for law.\u201d South Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry confirmed that the investigators and police officers got past a military unit guarding the residence\u2019s grounds before arriving at the building. The presidential security service, which controls the residence itself, refused to comment on whether its members were confronting investigators and whether they planned to block the detention attempt. South Korea\u2019s Yonhap news, citing anonymous police sources, reported that the presidential security service has informed investigators it will not allow them to enter the residence. Here is what has been reported about the order of events once investigators entered Yoon\u2019s residence, according to AFP: CIO investigators including senior prosecutor Lee Dae-hwan were let through heavy security barricades to enter the residence to attempt to execute their warrant to detain Yoon, AFP reporters saw. But they were \u201cblocked by a military unit inside\u201d after entering, the Yonhap news agency reported. They later \u201cmoved past\u201d that unit to \u201cconfront security service\u201d members inside the residence. It had been unclear whether the Presidential Security Service, which still protects Yoon as the country\u2019s sitting head of state, would comply with investigators\u2019 warrants. Members of his security team have previously blocked attempted police raids of the presidential residence, but it was not immediately clear which units had blocked investigators Friday. The Guardian has not verified these reports independently. Here is the video footage of investigators entering President Yoon\u2019s residence to execute an arrest warrant: Two South Korean military officials, including army chief Park An-su \u2013 who was named martial law commander during the short-lived declaration last month \u2013 have been indicted after being detained by prosecutors who are investigating insurrection charges, Yonhap news agency is reporting. This has not been confirmed independently by the Guardian. It has been about four hours since investigators left the Corruption Investigation Office for Yoon\u2019s residence to execute the arrest warrant, and just under three hours since they entered the residence. Reuters spoke to a pro-Yoon suporter outside the president\u2019s residence. Pyeong In-su, 74, said that the police had to be stopped by \u201cpatriotic citizens\u201d, a term Yoon used to describe those standing guard near his residence. Holding a flag of the United States and South Korea with the words \u201cLet\u2019s go together\u201d in English and Korean, Pyeong said he hoped incoming US President Donald Trump would come to Yoon\u2019s aid. \u201cI hope after Trump\u2019s inauguration he can use his influence to help our country get back on the right track,\u201d he said. The Center for Military Human Rights Korea has issued a statement claiming military forces and tactical vehicles at President Yoon\u2019s residence are being used to block his arrest, calling the situation a \u201csecond insurrection\u201d. The Guardian has not verified reports of military forces and tactical vehicles being used to block the arrest. The NGO has demanded the immediate withdrawal of all military personnel. Here is the Guardian\u2019s profile of South Korea\u2019s President, Yoon Suk Yeol: The Agence France-Presse news agency has reporters outside the residence, here is the latest from them (not independently verified by the Guardian): CIO investigators including senior prosecutor Lee Dae-hwan were let through heavy security barricades to enter the residence to attempt to execute their warrant to detain Yoon, AFP reporters saw. But they were \u201cblocked by a military unit inside\u201d after entering, the Yonhap news agency reported. They later \u201cmoved past\u201d that unit to \u201cconfront security service\u201d members inside the residence. South Korea\u2019s YTN television reported scuffles as investigators and police confronted the presidential security forces. Reuters reports that South Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry confirmed that the investigators and police officers got past a military unit guarding the residence\u2019s grounds. The presidential security service, which controls the residence itself, refused to comment on whether its members were confronting investigators and whether they planned to block the detention attempt. The Guardian has not confirmed these reports independently. If you\u2019re just joining us: Investigators in South Korea were reportedly involved in a standoff with a military unit inside the presidential residence as they attempted to arrest the country\u2019s suspended leader Yoon Suk Yeol, weeks after his botched attempt to declare martial law. Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office were let through heavy security to enter Yoon\u2019s residence in Seoul on Friday morning, while his supporters confronted police outside. Investigators released a statement saying they have started executing the arrest warrant. \u201cThe execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol has begun,\u201d the office said. Protesters are cautious around media. They tell me that, on the one hand, they want the world to know that the proclamation of martial law was constitutional and necessary in order to \u201crescue\u201d South Korea, while on the other, they claim there are spies among them. Yesterday, they warned against approaching anyone who spoke English or Chinese. Today, a woman snatched my international press card neck collar and furiously attempted to video it for her YouTube livestream. \u201cShow me who you are! We need to check! You are not allowed,\u201d she said. Some more detail now on investigators entering the residence and attempting to arrest Yoon, via AFP: Corruption Investigation Office investigators including senior prosecutor Lee Dae-hwan were let through heavy security barricades to enter the residence to attempt to execute their warrant to detain Yoon, AFP reporters saw. But they were \u201cblocked by a military unit inside\u201d after entering, the Yonhap news agency reported. It had been unclear whether the Presidential Security Service, which still protects Yoon as the country\u2019s sitting head of state, would comply with investigators\u2019 warrants. Members of his security team have previously blocked attempted police raids of the presidential residence, but it was not immediately clear which unit had blocked investigators on Friday. Here is more from Yoon\u2019s defence lawyer: Yoon\u2019s lawyer said Friday that investigators trying to detain the impeached leader were not acting lawfully, vowing to take further legal action against the move. \u201cThe execution of a warrant that is illegal and invalid is indeed not lawful,\u201d Yoon Kap-keun said, adding that \u201clegal actions will be taken regarding the illegal execution of the warrant\u201d. Here a protester holds up a sign with messaging similar to that in the US \u2013 \u201cStop the Steal\u201d \u2013 referring to false claims of election fraud. There are often American flags at pro-Yoon rallies in South Korea, including today. This reflects a peculiar convergence of far-right Korean politics with American conservative symbolism. Yoon\u2019s supporters, many from evangelical Christian backgrounds, have adopted US conservative imagery and rhetoric, viewing America as a bastion of their idealised version of a Christian democracy. They often wave US flags while accusing their opponents of being \u201cpro-North Korean\u201d. Over the years, they have resorted to claims of election fraud, and have amplified this message since the martial law declaration to justify their resistance. It doesn\u2019t help that Yoon himself has embraced this logic in defending his martial law declaration. A recent poll showed that while only 29% of South Koreans believe claims of election fraud, this rises to 65% among Yoon\u2019s party supporters. A woman gets on stage: \u201cThis country\u2019s position is one protected by the Lord [...] All media outlets, stop your false reporting. Our young students, our elementary school students, have all been ruined and are doing drugs\u201d, she says. She also continues to make unfounded claims of voting fraud. \u201cLadies and gentlemen, President Yoon is truly remarkable. President Yoon\u2019s achievements are remarkable. Everyone, please support President Yoon. I love President Yoon Suk Yeol,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd First Lady Kim Keon Hee, be confident\u201d. The Guardian\u2019s Raphael Rashid is outside Yoon\u2019s residence, typing with very, very cold fingers: \u201cIt\u2019s minus 3 degrees Celsius. Tea and snack stations have been set up for the protest group,\u201d he says. The Guardian\u2019s Raphael Rashid is outside Yoon\u2019s residence. He reports: Huge police presence around Hangangjin Station, thousands of protesters are gathering here. They say Yoon is innocent and are repeating that \u201cthe election was rigged\u201d referring to last April\u2019s general election. While this rhetoric has always been around, and unfounded, it\u2019s gained traction in recent weeks. Here is a photograph of a Yoon supporter earlier on Friday: Yoon\u2019s defence lawyers say they will take legal action over the \u201cillegal\u201d execution of a warrant for his arrest, the Yonhap news agency is reporting. Some journalists are expecting Yoon to arrive today \u2013 having been arrested \u2013 at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, according to this Reuters photograph of them waiting outside: Investigating authorities are trying to arrest president Yoon, but are in a standoff with a military unit, Yonhap reports. The outcome of today\u2019s attempted arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol could depend on the response of his presidential security service, which has blocked previous attempts to search his office. The legal and political stakes are higher, now, though. While Yoon\u2019s lawyers have refused to accept the arrest warrant \u2013 calling it \u201cillegal and invalid \u2013 Friday\u2019s dramatic developments place the security service in an unprecedented position. Oh Dong-woon, the head of the Corruption Investigation Office, which is investigating Yoon on suspicion of insurrection, has warned that any attempt to block the execution of the warrant could amount to dereliction of duty and obstruction of official duties. If Yoon is detained, the anti-corruption agency will have 48 hours to investigate him and either request a warrant for his formal arrest or release him, AFP reports. Yoon\u2019s defense minister, police chief and several top military commanders have already been arrested over their roles in the martial law enactment. Another image of investigators entering the residence. It is unclear whether they will be successful in arresting Yoon today. If not, they may try again before the warrant runs out next week \u2013 it was issued on Tuesday this week and is valid for seven days: South Korean investigators have released a statement saying they have started executing their arrest warrant. \u201cThe execution of the arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol has begun,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office said. A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon\u2019s detention on Tuesday after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul, hindering an investigation into whether his ill-conceived power grab on 3 December amounted to rebellion. The warrant is valid for one week, and investigators may make another attempt to detain Yoon if they are unable to do so today. About 20 investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police officers were seen entering the gate of Yoon\u2019s residence in Seoul to execute a warrant for his detainment a short while ago, Reuters reports. This Reuters photograph appears to show members of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials entering the residence: South Korean investigators entered the presidential residence early Friday seeking to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, according to AFP reporters outside. Investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office, which is probing Yoon\u2019s short-lived declaration of martial law, were let through heavy security barricades to enter the residence to attempt to execute their warrant to detain Yoon, the reporters say. Here is a photograph of members of the Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials arriving in front Yoon\u2019s official residence: If you\u2019re just joining us, there is where things stand: South Korean investigators arrived outside the presidential residence early Friday seeking to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol, with the impeached leader\u2019s die-hard supporters massing outside to protect him. Cars carrying investigators probing Yoon\u2019s short-lived declaration of martial law drove up outside his residence in central Seoul, which was surrounded by a heavy police presence. Yoon, who has already been suspended from duty by lawmakers, would become the first sitting president in South Korean history to be arrested. Dozens of police buses and hundreds of uniformed police lined the street outside the compound in central Seoul. Some 2,700 police and 135 police buses have been deployed to the area to prevent clashes, the Yonhap news agency reported, after Yoon\u2019s supporters faced off with anti-Yoon demonstrators in the area Thursday. Yoon has been holed up inside the residence since a court approved the warrant to detain him earlier this week, vowing to \u201cfight\u201d authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid. The leader issued the bungled martial law declaration on 3 December that led to his impeachment and has left him facing arrest, imprisonment or, at worst, the death penalty. It is unclear whether the Presidential Security Service, which still protects Yoon as the country\u2019s sitting head of state, would comply with investigators\u2019 warrants. Members of his security team have previously blocked attempted police raids of his presidential residence. Yonhap is reporting that investigating authorities have begun attempting to arrest President Yoon. From the live feed outside his compound shows someone talkingloudly into a loudspeaker. Police in high-vis yellow jackets appear to to be getting into lines, and there are several police vehicles parked outside. Officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), which is leading a joint team of investigators that include the police and prosecutors, had arrived at the gates of Yoon\u2019s compound shortly after 7am (22.00 GMT Thursday), according to Reuters witnesses. Yonhap News Agency reported that about 3,000 police had been mobilised in preparation. Media reports said the CIO vehicles did not immediately enter the compound. Insurrection is one of the few criminal charges from which a South Korean president does not have immunity. Yoon\u2019s lawyers have said the arrest warrant was illegal and invalid because the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials did not have the authority under South Korean law to request a warrant. Authorities are now at President Yoon\u2019s residence, YTN is reporting. Yoon has been isolated since he was impeached and suspended from power on 14 December. South Korean authorities are near Yoon\u2019s residence to carry out an arrest warrant for the impeached president, YTN is reporting. Yonhap reported that officials from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which is leading a joint team of investigators that include the police and prosecutors, had left their headquarters to execute the warrant against Yoon. Broadcaster YTN reported that about 2,800 police had been mobilised in preparation for executing the warrant. It was unclear exactly how police would make the arrest and whether the Presidential Security Service, which has blocked access by investigators with a search warrant to Yoon\u2019s office and official residence, would try to stop it. About 100 protesters were gathered in the early hours near his residence, amid local media reports that investigating authorities would soon try to execute an arrest warrant that was approved on Tuesday after Yoon refused summons to appear. About a dozen protesters tried to block a group of police officers at the entrance to a pedestrian overpass, Reuters reported. Earlier this week, Yoon rallied his supporters in a letter saying he will \u201cfight until the end\u201d. \u201cI am watching on YouTube live all the hard work you are doing,\u201d Yoon wrote late on Wednesday to the hundreds of supporters who had gathered near his official residence to protest against the investigation into him. \u201cI will fight until the end to protect this country together with you,\u201d he said in the letter, a photo capture of which was sent to the media by Seok Dong-hyeon, a lawyer advising Yoon. South Korean authorities are en route to execute an arrest warrant against president Yoon Suk Yeol, Yonhap news agency said. A court in Seoul had issued an arrest warrant on 31st December against Yoon over his attempt to impose martial law on 3rd December. The warrant comes after Yoon, who is being investigated for abusing his power and inciting an insurrection, ignored three summonses to appear for questioning over the past two weeks. His legal team called the warrant \u201cillegal and invalid\u201d and said they would challenge it in court. Yoon is South Korea\u2019s first sitting president to face arrest."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Investigators abandon attempt to arrest South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/02/police-en-route-arrest-yoon-suk-yeol-south-korea-president;2025-01-03T08:32:19Z",
        "text": "South Korea\u2019s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators were forced to abandon an attempt to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, over his attempt last month to impose martial law after a tense standoff with his security forces. The confrontation unfolded on a freezing winter\u2019s day in Seoul, as an estimated 1,200 Yoon supporters gathered outside Yoon\u2019s official residence while as many as 150 police and other officials attempted to execute an arrest warrant \u2013 the first for a sitting South Korean president over allegations his martial law declaration in December amounted to an insurrection. But hours after they entered the presidential compound in Seoul, anti-corruption officials said they were halting efforts to detain Yoon. Local media reports said anti-corruption officials \u2013 who are leading a joint team of police and prosecutors \u2013 entered the compound to find themselves blocked by troops under the control of the presidential security service. \u201cRegarding the execution of the arrest warrant today, it was determined that the execution was effectively impossible due to the ongoing standoff,\u201d the Corruption Investigation Office said in a statement. \u201cConcern for the safety of personnel on-site led to the decision.\u201d The investigators\u2019 office said it would discuss further action but did not immediately say whether it would make another attempt to detain Yoon. The warrant for his detention will expire on Monday. The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is set to arrive in South Korea the same day for talks between the two allies. The Yonhap news agency said the team comprised 30 people from the anti-corruption office and 120 police, 70 of whom were initially waiting outside the residence compound. Having managed to find a way past the troops, officials were confronted by other security service staff. The warrant was issued on Tuesday after Yoon again ignored a court order to submit himself for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law, for which he was impeached in mid-December. Yoon\u2019s lawyers describing the attempt to detain him as \u201cillegal and invalid\u201d, claiming the warrant could not be enforced at the presidential residence due to a law preventing locations potentially linked to military secrets from being searched without the consent of the person in charge \u2013 in this case Yoon. Seok Dong-hyeon, one of the lawyers, said the anti-corruption agency\u2019s efforts showed an \u201coutrageous discard for the law\u201d. What happens next is unclear. The anti-corruption office could attempt another arrest, seek a warrant extension, or pursue a pre-trial detention warrant that would require less immediate physical enforcement. Police have meanwhile filed obstruction of justice charges against the head and deputy head of the presidential security service, who have been summoned for questioning. If he is eventually detained, Yoon, would become South Korea\u2019s first sitting president to be arrested and be held at the Seoul Detention Centre while the anti-corruption agency had 48 hours to investigate him and either request a warrant for his formal arrest or release him. Yoon\u2019s defence minister, police chief and several top military commanders have already been arrested over their roles in the martial law declaration. He declared martial law on 3 December in an attempt to root out what he described as \u201canti-state, pro-North Korean\u201d forces \u2013 a reference to opposition MPs in the national assembly \u2013 without providing any evidence for those claims. He was forced to lift the order six hours later after lawmakers forced their way past troops into the parliament building to vote it down. While the country\u2019s constitutional court decides whether to uphold the impeachment vote \u2013 a move that would trigger an election for a new president \u2013 Yoon appears ready to continue defying anti-corruption officials over his martial law edict. The criminal allegations against Yoon, an ultra conservative whose two and a half years in office have been marred by scandal and policy gridlock, are serious. Insurrection is one of the few crimes from which South Korean presidents do not have immunity, and comes with penalties that can include life imprisonment or even the death penalty. The raid took place amid a huge security presence. The broadcaster YTN reported that 2,800 police had been mobilised in the area, along with 135 police buses that have been positioned to create a barrier, as Yoon\u2019s supporters maintained a round-the-clock vigil outside the residence. A makeshift stage hosted impassioned speeches, with one woman appearing to break down in tears when describing Yoon\u2019s situation. Another declared: \u201cLadies and gentlemen, President Yoon is truly remarkable... I love President Yoon Suk Yeol\u201d. Supporters, mostly elderly though with some younger faces present, gathered around tables offering tea and instant noodles. Many in the crowd insisted Yoon\u2019s martial law declaration had been constitutional and justified. Pyeong In-su, 74, said the police had to be stopped by \u201cpatriotic citizens\u201d \u2013 a term Yoon has used to describe people standing guard near his residence. Holding a US-South Korea flag with the words \u201cLet\u2019s go together\u201d written on it in English and Korean, he said he hoped Donald Trump would come to Yoon\u2019s aid after he becomes president later this month. \u201cI hope after Trump\u2019s inauguration he can use his influence to help our country get back on the right track,\u201d he explained. Yoon, who has not left his residence since his impeachment, has told supporters he will fight until the end. \u201cI am watching on YouTube live all the hard work you are doing,\u201d he wrote late on Wednesday. Yoon has refused to retract his claims opposition MPs were pro-North Korean and also aired unsupported allegations of election tampering. South Korea\u2019s traditionally conservative media have however taken a harsh stance against Yoon. The influential Chosun Ilbo\u2019s editorial condemned his behaviour as \u201cdeeply inappropriate for a president with a prosecutor background\u201d. Dong-A Ilbo delivered a scathing critique, describing the situation as \u201cbeyond embarrassing and reaching a deplorable level\u201d. It criticised Yoon for continuing to rely on extreme supporters rather than taking responsibility for what it called \u201ca month that has left the country in tatters\u201d."
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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Bodies of British woman and South African fiance found in Vietnam tourist villa;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/bodies-of-british-woman-and-her-fiance-discovered-in-vietnam-tourist-villa;2025-01-03T07:38:56Z",
        "text": "The bodies of a British woman and her fiance have been discovered in separate rooms at a tourist villa in Vietnam, police said. The victims were named locally as Greta Marie Otteson, a 33-year-old Briton, and Arno Els Quinton, a 36-year-old South African, who were staying at the complex in H\u1ed9i An in the central Quang Nam province. The bodies were found by villa staff and police officers at 11.18am on 26 December. According to media reports, Otteson\u2019s body was discovered on her bed on the first floor while Quinton was found in the same position in another room. A forensic examination showed no evidence of physical trauma or violence and there were no signs of a break-in, the website VnExpress reported. Both victims had registered for long-term temporary residence at the tourist villa since 4 July last year. Investigators noted the presence of several used alcohol bottles at the scene. Otteson was a social media marketing manager, who had previously worked in Dubai, while Quinton had worked as a barista. A spokesperson for the UK\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Thursday: \u201cWe are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Vietnam and are in contact with the local authorities.\u201d Dayle Visser, a friend of Quinton, wrote on X: \u201cRest in peace my brother. Thank you for always being the fierce friend you were. You saved me many a time. You were real and lived life harder than most people could ever dream of. I love you and I will always miss you.\u201d \u2022 This article was amended on 3 January 2025 to remove a picture of Greta Marie Otteson and a different man wrongly identified as Arno Els Quinton."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Friday briefing: Why Keir Starmer hopes this is the year to end the Channel crossing crisis;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/first-edition-labour-starmer-channel-crossings;2025-01-03T06:19:28Z",
        "text": "Good morning. The number of people crossing the Channel to the UK in small boats rose by 25% in 2024 compared with the previous year, according to official figures. Over the past seven years, the numbers have risen dramatically \u2013 from 299 people arriving in 2018 to 36,816 migrants risking their lives in 2024. While the number of crossings remains lower than the record 45,774 in 2022, 2024 proved the deadliest year yet, with at least 69 reported deaths. The Starmer government has repeatedly vowed to tackle the crisis by dismantling smuggling gangs. However, many experts remain sceptical. In response, Labour has unveiled a new \u201cinterim order\u201d that would impose mobile phone bans, social media blocks and travel restrictions on suspected traffickers before any conviction. Breaking these orders could result in a five-year prison sentence. Further details will emerge in the coming weeks when the measure is published as part of the border security bill. For today\u2019s newsletter, I spoke with Jon Featonby, chief policy analyst at the Refugee Council, about these concerning figures and whether the strategy of targeting gangs is actually saving lives. That\u2019s right after the headlines. Five big stories New Orleans attack | Nearly a year before he allegedly killed 14 people and injured dozens more by driving a pickup truck flying an Islamic State flag through a crowd of New Year\u2019s revellers in New Orleans, Shamsud-Din Jabbar expressed his beliefs that music, intoxicants, sex and other pleasures were evils deserving of destruction. South Korea | South Korea\u2019s political crisis took a dramatic turn on Friday when investigators were forced to abandon an attempt to arrest the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, after a tense standoff with his security forces. UK news | Ministers are to launch a historic independent commission to reform adult social care, as they warned older people could be left without vital help and the NHS overwhelmed unless a \u201cnational consensus\u201d was reached on fixing a \u201cfailing\u201d system. US news | The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire and exploded in Las Vegas outside one of the hotels in Donald Trump\u2019s business empire has been identified as Matthew Livelsberger, a US army veteran from Colorado, who died in the incident. Grenfell Tower fire | More than a quarter of firefighters exposed to toxic smoke during the Grenfell Tower fire have had long-term health disorders, a study shows. Ministers are facing demands for an urgent review after data from 524 firefighters who risked their lives at the 2017 disaster showed that over the first three years, 136 reported life-changing conditions, including cancers, neurological disorders and respiratory diseases. In depth: \u2018If the focus continues solely to be on enforcement, the number of people dying will be even higher\u2019 The causes of steep increases in crossings vary from year to year but there are overall trends that account for the rise. According to the latest Conflict Intensity Index, the proportion of the world engulfed by conflict has grown 65% over the last three years. The global refugee population increased by 7% to 43.4 million last year and as of June 2024 an estimated 122.6 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes. \u201cWe know that since 2021 the top nationalities of people crossing the Channel year on year include people from Afghanistan, Iran, Eritrea, Sudan, Syria \u2013 it\u2019s quite clear why people are being displaced from these places and why they are seeking safety,\u201d Featonby says. *** Will the new interim order work? Featonby points out that it is difficult to know what the outcome of the new interim order will be without seeing the full details once the legislation is published and starts to progress through parliament. They will affect a number of serious offences including trafficking, drug smuggling, money laundering and firearms offences. Labour\u2019s hope is that the strategy will make it more difficult and expensive for traffickers to smuggle people into Britain. It may have some impact in bringing traffickers to justice, but there is little evidence to suggest that it will make much material difference to the number of people crossing the Channel. This kind of deterrence has little impact on people\u2019s behaviour (as Kenan Malik wrote in the Observer more than eight months ago). Punishing those who run smuggling gangs is part of the puzzle to dealing with the small boats crisis \u2013 but it is still only one piece. *** The limitations Featonby says there are a number of concerns about the government\u2019s plans. \u201cPrevious measures that target smugglers have also actually ended up targeting the people in the boats who are trying to reach the UK,\u201d he says. The Nationality and Borders Act, for instance, ended up targeting people who were found to be steering the boats that were carrying people, regardless of whether they were involved in any further trafficking activity. One report found that hundreds of people, including children and victims of trafficking and torture, have been convicted and jailed for arriving in the UK in small boats to claim asylum. \u201cMore broadly, our concern would be that although it is obviously the right thing to do to try and target the smugglers who are taking advantage of people, it is not clear that those types of enforcement measures are actually going to make a meaningful impact on the number of people who are putting their lives at risk,\u201d Featonby says. Even if a small number of smugglers are found and brought to justice, he adds, \u201cit seems likely that others will pop up to fill those gaps\u201d because it is so lucrative. The majority of people who arrive in the UK by small boats end up claiming asylum, \u201cwhich is why we\u2019ve said that anything to do with enforcement needs to be part of a far wider set of measures that has a focus on the expansion of existing [safe and legal ways] and the creation of new safe and legal ways for people to reach the UK, to give those people a real alternative to putting their lives at risk in small boats,\u201d Featonby says. *** What are some examples of safe routes? Last year\u2019s US election was dominated by immigration and concerns about a crisis at the southern border, which prompted some hardline policies to maintain the appearance that the Biden White House was tough on immigration. Despite this messaging, Featonby notes there is growing evidence that it was a sponsorship programme creating safe and legal routes for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans \u2013 along with a refugee resettlement scheme offering 24,000 new places \u2013 that led to a reduction in irregular migration. Another route to reducing the number of small boat crossings is to make it easier for people to join their families already in the UK. While it is possible for some people to join family members with refugee status, it is limited: only an adult refugee who is already in the UK is able to sponsor their closest family members, such as their spouse or any dependents. \u201cOne of the things that we\u2019ve been calling for is for children with refugee status in the UK to be able to sponsor their parents to come and join them,\u201d Featonby says. The boldest and newest idea being pushed by the Refugee Council is the introduction of 10,000 refugee visas that target the nationalities which are most likely to get on those small boats in high numbers. People would be able to put in a claim in the region where they live. \u201cThat would be a safe and legal process where the UK government knows exactly who is arriving, that person\u2019s travel is facilitated for them to get to the UK, and then they go through the asylum system once they\u2019re here,\u201d he adds. \u201cOur concern is that if the focus continues solely to be on enforcement, the number of people dying in 2025 will be even higher.\u201d What else we\u2019ve been reading Yngvild Aspeli is staging Herman Melville\u2019s novel Moby-Dick through puppetry at this year\u2019s MimeLondon festival. Sanjoy Roy gets the inside scoop on how wood, foam and papier-mache are breathing new life into the classic story. Jason Okundaye, assistant editor, newsletters Hannah Marriott\u2019s deep dive into the rocketing popularity of extreme workouts is fascinating: the cult-like atmosphere, the dimly lit club vibe, and the eye-watering price tags are all part of the experience \u2013 but it also comes with a troubling obsession with thinness. Nimo A quarter of a century into the millennium, how has the current state of sport shaped up with predictions about the future? The late Guardian football correspondent David Lacey was \u201ceerily accurate\u201d about the arrival of video assistant referees in football, whereas Telegraph sports reporter Owen Slot was wrong to sound the death knell for boxing and cricket. Jason \u201cLive ones go in paper bags, dead ones in the freezer\u201d: Phoebe Weston\u2019s piece follows the Toronto volunteers who set out at dawn to rescue the migrating birds that fly into windows. Nimo New year resolutions are broadly more resilient as a concept than reality \u2013 sure, sometimes they\u2019re followed through, but for the most part they\u2019re wishful thinking. As Moira Donegan writes, accepting that \u201cwe remain the same jumble of indulgences and weaknesses\u201d after the clock strikes midnight, perhaps we should do away with resolutions altogether? Jason Sport Football | Carlo Ancelotti has refused to be drawn on Real Madrid\u2019s pursuit of the Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Champions League holders were rebuffed when they made an initial inquiry about the England right-back\u2019s availability a few days ago. Darts | With an average of 105, Luke Littler arguably didn\u2019t showcase his very best but still sailed past Stephen Bunting 6-1 in the semi-finals of the PDC world championship to set up a mouthwatering final with Michael van Gerwan, who beat Chris Dobey 6-1. Skiing | The Polish world-class ski jumper Andrzej Stekala began the new year with a public coming out and a message mourning his partner whom he lost in November. The 29-year-old wrote on his Facebook page that for years he was hiding the truth about being gay for fear it could be destructive for him. On Wednesday he wrote that he wanted his fans and the public to know \u201cwho I really am\u201d. The front pages The Guardian leads on \u201cMinisters plan biggest shake-up of social care for decades\u201d. The Times, in contrast, says \u201cReform of social care is pushed back again\u201d. The Mail reports \u201cPay of NHS managers soars \u00a31.1bn\u201d. The Financial Times reports \u201cInsipid growth means tax rises are almost inevitable, economists warn\u201d. i says \u201cMillions face bill to install heat pumps in net zero push\u201d. The Telegraph splashes with \u201cLabour blocks grooming gang probe\u201d. Something for the weekend Our critics\u2019 roundup of the best things to watch, read, play and listen to right now TV The Traitors series three | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 For those who still believe reality TV can be truly edifying, The Traitors is manna from heaven. The light it sheds on how people lie and how easily others are taken in, how barely perceptible slips can give people away, and how fast herd mentality and conspiracy theories can take hold has real sociological worth. There\u2019s a sheen of niceness that still clings to the UK version (many bumbling apologies are exchanged during witch-hunts), but for all its cosy aesthetics, there\u2019s nothing warm and fuzzy about this programme. Loyalty and kindness are invariably taken advantage of; intelligence and difference are threats to be neutralised. Rachel Aroesti Film Nosferatu | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606 Even by Robert Eggers\u2019 usual standards, Nosferatu, a remake of FW Murnau\u2019s 1922 German expressionist silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, is an unsettlingly atmospheric and richly realised work. There\u2019s something about the macabre sensuality and mossy, crepuscular gloom of this retelling of the vampire legend that leaves a mark on the audience. It\u2019s not so much a viewing experience as a kind of haunting. Wendy Ide Book Cher: The Memoir, Part One One thing that has always elevated Cher above most people in her fame bracket has been her ability to poke fun at herself. The voice of this memoir, which has somehow survived seven years of rewrites and many fired ghostwriters, sounds at least as authentic as her outbursts on X. The young woman in these pages is bouncy, guileless, sardonic, flip \u2013 and as keenly sensitive to her own absurdity as she is to that of others. \u201cOops,\u201d she writes, when something bad happens. Of her entry into the music business: \u201cI was utterly clueless.\u201d Emma Brockes Music Ethel Cain | Perverts | \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606 Perverts essentially contains two kinds of track. The first, including the single Punish and closer Amber Waves, feel like the music on Preacher\u2019s Daughter falling to pieces, their sound muffled and lo-fi, their structure stripped back to simple piano figures that repeat for the entirety of the song, their tempo slowed to an agonising crawl. On Punish, the whole song is eventually consumed by an electric guitar so distorted the chords are besides the point; it\u2019s essentially a wall of obliterating noise. Vacillator is one of the few tracks to feature drums \u2013 it has a beautiful melody, but the actual music seems to be made up of ghostly echoes of instruments rather than instruments themselves, the sonic equivalent of seeing a vapour trail but not the plane that made them. Alexis Petridis Today in Focus How Britain fell in love with darts Helen Pidd attends the PDC World Darts Championship to find out why the sport has grown in popularity in recent years. Cartoon of the day | Ben Jennings The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad While it has been known since the 1990s that Arctic bowhead whales can reach 200 years old, a new scientific study suggests that this lifespan may also apply to right and fin whales. This corroborates beliefs around the lifespans of great whales that have been held by oceanic peoples including the Inuit, Ma\u014dri and Haida. \u201cThe moratorium on hunting great whales, introduced in 1982, has helped populations of humpback and fin whales to increase. The report suggests that, without human predation, whales could regain their natural longevity.\u201d Sign up here for a weekly roundup of The Upside, sent to you every Sunday Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until Monday. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Families of Sicilian mafia victims fear return of freed mobsters;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/families-of-sicilian-mafia-victims-fear-return-of-freed-mobsters;2025-01-03T05:00:47Z",
        "text": "Families of victims killed by the Sicilian mafia have expressed fears that more than 20 senior mobsters released over the last three months may now return to the neighbourhoods they once controlled. The majority of these bosses, some of whom held leadership roles in the main mafia families of Sicily\u2019s capital, Palermo, have never disavowed Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia, and have always refused to cooperate with the judicial authorities. They have been released on furlough or for good behaviour. Salvatore Borsellino, the brother of the legendary anti-mafia judge Paolo Borsellino, who was killed by the Cosa Nostra criminal organisation in 1992, said: \u201cThe release from prison of mobsters who have always refused to collaborate with justice is always extremely dangerous. It\u2019s a fatal blow to the fight against the mafia.\u201d Nino Morana Agostino, the nephew of the police officer Nino Agostino, who was shot dead in broad daylight in 1989 along with his wife, Ida, who was five months pregnant, told the newspaper la Repubblica: \u201cWe cannot afford to lower our guard in the fight against the mafia or to underestimate it. The mafiosi who had been sentenced to life imprisonment and who are now returning to freedom with parole still hold heavy secrets on unsolved mafia murders that they have refused to confess. That\u2019s why their release sends a bad signal.\u201d In October, Raffaele Galatolo, 74, a mafia boss in the Acquasanta neighbourhood of Palermo, after the court declared him a \u201cmodel detainee\u201d for his good behaviour, has returned to freedom, with certain conditions. Galatolo and his brother Vincenzo, who were both convicted of murder, were the leaders of the so-called \u201cdeath chamber\u201d, a room where victims were strangled on the orders of the then boss of the Sicilian mafia, Salvatore \u201cTot\u00f2\u201d Riina. After Vincenzo\u2019s death, Raffaele remained the sole heir to the throne in the mafia family of Acquasanta. A week earlier, Giuseppe Corona, who had been in custody awaiting trial since 2018 at the maximum-security prison reserved for mafia bosses, was released, having served the maximum period allowed before his trial, which has been continually delayed. At the beginning of October, the Palermo court of appeals had released nine bosses from Trapani for the same reason, linked to the former boss of the Sicilian mafia Matteo Messina Denaro, arrested in January 2023 after 30 years on the run, who died in September of the same year. The chief prosecutor of Palermo, Maurizio de Lucia, has recently issued an appeal to maintain focus on the fight against the mafia, with investigators fearing the possibility that Cosa Nostra, after a long period of decline, may try to reorganise the so-called Cupola, its governing body. \u201cThis is a perfect storm,\u201d said Federico Varese, a professor of criminology at the University of Oxford and the author of Mafia Life. \u201cRecent changes in Italian law allow bosses who never recanted their past actions and never testified against the mafia to benefit from legislation for \u2018good behaviour\u2019. Prison authorities are not consulting prosecutors to get a sense of how dangerous their return might be, and simply grant them the benefit. Their return en masse will make it easier for Cosa Nostra to reorganise. It will be more likely that the Cupola will now be able to meet. Also, their presence sends a message of relative impunity to the community.\u201d The fear of prosecutors and the families of the victims is mainly due to the fact that many of these bosses have refused to cooperate with the authorities, signalling their interest in continuing to belong to the mafia. \u201cThese mobsters will leave prison to reclaim their power within the clan,\u201d said Borsellino. \u201cMoreover, they will enjoy even more prestige among mafia members and those who support Cosa Nostra because they can boast of being in prison without ever speaking or naming other clan members.\u201d Varese said: \u201cEntry into the Sicilian mafia is for life, and it happens through a ritual. At the ritual, the burning image of a saint is put in the hands of the novice and the assembled mafia members declare: \u2018You will burn like this image if you betray or try to leave this organisation.\u2019 \u201cYou can leave only with death or expulsion for becoming a state witness (death is indeed the punishment for those who become state witnesses). So it follows that those who come back to the neighbourhoods of Palermo and Trapani will resume their mafia activities.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Stolen skulls and colonial trauma: the Tanzanians searching for ancestral remains ;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/stolen-skulls-and-colonial-trauma-the-tanzanians-searching-for-ancestral-remains;2025-01-03T05:00:45Z",
        "text": "The serene municipality of Songea is steeped in a history of violence. This remote corner of southern Tanzania was a centre of resistance to colonial rule during the early 20th century, when German colonialists executed local people and took the remains of many back to Europe. For decades, descendants of some of those who took part in the revolt have fought a largely overlooked campaign for their ancestors\u2019 atonement and for the repatriation of their remains. Now a documentary co-directed by the German film-maker Agnes Lisa Wegner and her Tanzanian counterpart Cece Mlay has shone a delicate light on two families\u2019 search for answers. \u201cThe question of ancestral remains was not something that I had thought had happened here,\u201d said Mlay. \u201cIt almost changes your worldview about how you perceive your familial relationships.\u201d As people in Songea and other parts of German east Africa, which is made up of areas including present-day Burundi, Rwanda and mainland Tanzania, waged resistance against German rule, the colonial forces publicly hanged revolters. They later stole the skulls and bones of some people and took them to Germany for experiments in the racist science of phrenology, which was used to support claims of European racial superiority. The movement to repatriate the remains has begun to gain momentum. In the documentary, two families fight bureaucracy as they try to get information and bring back the body parts of their ancestors. Wegner said she had conceived the film in 2015, after an encounter with the South African history professor, Ciraj Rassool, who with his colleague Martin Legassick discovered how the remains of the Khoisan couple Klaas and Trooi Pienaar were stolen in 1909 and taken to Vienna for scientific experiments before being kept in a museum. The remains were repatriated and buried in 2012. The story shook Wegner to her core. Wegner knew immediately that she would have to make the documentary in close collaboration with Tanzanian film-makers, so in 2021 she reached out to Kijiweni Productions, an independent production house where Mlay works. \u201cWe were very much aware of the issue of perspective,\u201d she said. The Empty Grave follows two families in their complex quest to find and return the remains of their ancestors. In Songea, John Mbano, a legal officer, and his wife Cesilia, a primary school history teacher, are looking for the remains of Mbano\u2019s great-great-grandfather, Nduna (sub-chief) Songea Mbano. A leader of the Ngoni people, Songea was hanged by German colonialists in 1906 during the Maji Maji war. After his burial his head was stolen and taken to Germany. John and Cesilia\u2019s search takes them to Berlin, where they meet state minister Katja Keul and ask for the remains to be found and returned. They visit the archaeological centre of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which holds thousands of stolen human remains. \u201cSpiritually, the head of the person is everything,\u201d John Mbano tells Keul in the film. \u201cSo, when his head was cut [off] and sent somewhere else, that means the whole community lost its ideas, rituals.\u201d Mangi (Chief) Lobulu Kaaya of the Meru community of northern Tanzania was hanged by German colonialists in 1900 and his skeleton was taken to Berlin. Kaaya\u2019s remains were found in 2022 in the US, where they had been sent from Berlin. In the documentary, descendants Felix and Ernest Kaaya try to navigate the bureaucracy of repatriation and come to terms with their ancestor\u2019s history. In one scene, Ernest breaks down when he visits for the first time the tree on which Lobulu was hanged. \u201cHe suffered. He really suffered, if they did that to him,\u201d he says, touching the tree. Mlay said this scene marked a moment when \u201cthe reality of the work that you\u2019re doing meets the camera\u201d, and was the most challenging to shoot, as it showed the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants. Tanganyika \u2013 as mainland Tanzania was known \u2013 was under brutal German rule from 1885 to 1918. During that period, the Germans faced dozens of resistance movements against their occupation, the deadliest being the Maji Maji war from 1905 to 1907, in which 300,000 people are believed to have died. The legacy of German colonialism in Tanganyika hangs like a dark cloud over both countries. The Tanzanian and German governments have been hesitant to investigate and confront it, but as African people have learned more about colonialism and pushed for the return of stolen heritages, the narrative has been changing. Last year Germany\u2019s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier travelled to Songea, where he met descendants of Songea Mbano, publicly apologised for colonial-era crimes, and said his country would seek to find and repatriate the remains of Songea Mbano and others. The documentary premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February before being shown at German cinemas. It has also had public screenings in Dar es Salaam, Songea and Meru, and there are plans for more. \u201cOur priority has been to make sure the film plays in the spaces where the families are from,\u201d said Amil Shivji, a co-producer and the founder of Kijiweni Productions. \u201cNot only to pay respect to the families alive and dead, but also to give confidence to more people to come forward and speak about potentially missing ancestors.\u201d Wegner said that as a German and in the context of atrocities committed by Germans, she felt a sense of responsibility throughout the making of the film. \u201c[The story] had been shoved under the carpet for way too long,\u201d she said. For Shivji, who like Mlay was not familiar with the story before the making of the film \u2013 learning about the sheer number of skulls and bones that are stored abroad was shocking. \u201cColonialism had no parameters of justice,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to go to bed at night knowing this information.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Why supporters of South Korea\u2019s impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol are flying US flags;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/why-yoon-suk-yeol-supporters-us-flags-south-korea-ntwnfb;2025-01-03T04:40:03Z",
        "text": "As investigators attempted to arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday morning, his supporters gathered outside the presidential residence waving two national flags: the South Korean Taegukgi alongside the American Stars and Stripes. To outsiders, the unexpected combination may seem baffling. But to Yoon\u2019s supporters, America represents more than an ally: it\u2019s a perceived ideal. The symbolism of the US flag is a declaration of a broader cultural and spiritual order they believe is under threat. Holding both flags outside Yoon\u2019s residence on Friday, 74-year-old Pyeong In-su said the police had to be stopped by \u201cpatriotic citizens\u201d and he hoped US president-elect Donald Trump could come to Yoon\u2019s aid. \u201cI hope after Trump\u2019s inauguration he can use his influence to help our country get back on the right track,\u201d he said, as he waved both flags with the message: \u201cLet\u2019s go together\u201d in English and Korean. While pro-Yoon groups criticise their opponents as being subservient to North Korea, they openly venerate the United States. They frequently remind followers that the US liberated Korea from Japanese colonial rule and defended it during the Korean war of 1950-53, casting America as a divine protector of democracy embedded in Christian values. Over recent years, these groups, which remain a fringe element of South Korean society, have increasingly adopted rhetoric from the American right, particularly around claims of election fraud. This narrative has intensified since Yoon\u2019s short-lived declaration of martial law this December, which he justified by claiming electoral manipulation and the presence of \u201cpro-North Korean, anti-state forces\u201d \u2013 actions that led to his impeachment and current arrest warrant. With echoes of claims of election denial movements in the US, a Korea Research poll released this week showed that 65% of Yoon\u2019s conservative People Power Party supporters believe last April\u2019s parliamentary elections were fraudulent, despite only 29% of the general public sharing this view. The elections saw the opposition parties including the Democratic party win a decisive victory, securing 192 seats in the 300-seat parliament. No major election observers or court has raised concerns about the vote, with fraud claims debunked as unsubstantiated. Regardless, the allegations have been amplified through a network of far-right YouTube channels, where conservative commentators livestream the rallies and promote a wide range of conspiracy theories. These online echo chambers, which Yoon himself has been accused of relying on for information, have become key platforms for spreading unfounded claims and maintaining supporter morale. In both South Korea and the US, similar tactics have been observed: questioning election integrity, claiming moral authority through religious values, and portraying political opponents as enemies of the state. The unlikely links between the movements can be traced back to the rise in evangelical Protestant churches in South Korea, which form the backbone of Yoon\u2019s most ardent support base. Many of these churches were founded by Christians who fled communist persecution in North Korea before the Korean war, embedding a fierce anti-communist ideology into their religious identity. These churches, including the influential Sarang Jeil church led by populist pastor Jeon Gwang-hoon, hold regular rallies in central Seoul\u2019s Gwanghwamun Square to denounce any opposition as \u201ccommunist forces\u201d who deserve the death penalty. Their weekly gatherings often feature simultaneous English translation on stage and livestreams targeting American audiences, with US bank account details displayed for international donations. The impeached leader has also tapped into the messaging. On New Year\u2019s Day, Yoon himself reinforced their narrative in a defiant message to supporters, warning of \u201cforces infringing on sovereignty\u201d while vowing to \u201cfight until the end\u201d. He admitted watching their YouTube broadcasts. At Friday\u2019s rally outside his residence, protesters held banners in Korean claiming \u201celection fraud\u201d and in English, \u201cStop The Steal\u201d. When asked for specific evidence of electoral manipulation, none could answer."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy hopes Trump\u2019s \u2018unpredictability\u2019 can end war with Russia;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-hopes-trumps-unpredictability-can-end-war-with-russia;2025-01-03T01:10:24Z",
        "text": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cunpredictability\u201d can help end the war with Russia. Trump, who takes office on 20 January, has said he will end the nearly three-year conflict in \u201c24 hours\u201d once in power, a claim that has drawn scepticism from Kyiv, which fears it will be forced to give up land for peace. \u201cHe\u2019s very strong and unpredictable, and I would really like to see President Trump\u2019s unpredictability apply to Russia. I believe he really wants to end the war,\u201d Zelensky said in an interview aired on Thursday with Ukrainian TV. The Ukrainian leader has sought to build bridges with Trump and his team since November\u2019s election amid fears the Republican could slow vital US military aid or halt it entirely. Zelenskyy said that Trump could be \u201cdecisive\u201d in the war. \u201cHe is capable of stopping Putin or, to put it more fairly, help us stop Putin,\u201d he said, \u201cHe is able to do this.\u201d Zelenskyy has said that achieving a just peace for Ukraine would mean receiving solid security guarantees from its allies, joining the EU and receiving an invitation to join the Nato alliance, a notion rejected by Moscow. The Ukrainian military said that it had carried out a high-precision strike on Thursday on a Russian command post in Maryino, in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces hold chunks of territory after a major incursion. Ukrainian forces remain in the Kursk region five months after sending troops across the border, though the Russian military says much of the lost territory has been recaptured. \u201cThese strikes disrupt the ability of the Russian Federation to conduct terrorism against innocent Ukrainian civilians,\u201d the Ukrainian military said in a statement via the Telegram messaging app. The Russian military said air defence units had downed four Ukrainian missiles in the region, and the regional governor said the strikes had damaged a high-rise apartment building and other buildings in an adjacent village. Ukraine has opened a criminal probe into desertion and \u201cabuse of power\u201d after hundreds of soldiers were reported to have fled an army unit partly trained by France, investigators said Thursday. The 155th Mechanised Brigade, dubbed \u201cAnne of Kyiv\u201d, was one of several military groupings formed last year as Ukraine sought to boost preparations for possible new Russian offensives. The unit was to be made up of 4,500 soldiers, with France training roughly half of them and providing equipment. But its development has been beset with problems including what one lawmaker described as poor management. Gas supplies in Europe were stable with the exception of Moldova, the EU said on Thursday, a day after Russian gas transit via Ukraine stopped. Deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine pipelines stopped on Wednesday, after Kyiv refused to renew a decades-long arrangement that earned billions of dollars for both countries. Although Russian gas accounted for less than 10 percent of the European Union\u2019s gas imports in 2023 \u2013 down from more than 40 percent before Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 \u2013 some of the bloc\u2019s eastern members are still heavily reliant on Russian imports. \u201cThe situation is stable with all member States using a mix of regular winter storage and imports from third countries, which provide stable supplies to their consumers\u201d, said Poland, which has just assumed the EU\u2019s rotating presidency. The cut-off of Russian gas supplies to Moldova\u2019s breakaway Transniestria region, however, has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food producers. The mainly Russian-speaking territory of about 450,000 people, which split from Moldova in the 1990s as the Soviet Union collapsed, has suffered a painful and immediate hit from Wednesday\u2019s cut-off of Russian gas supplies to central and eastern Europe via Ukraine. \u201cAll industrial enterprises are idle, with the exception of those engaged in food production \u2013 that is, directly ensuring food security for Transdniestria,\u201d Sergei Obolonik, first deputy prime minister of the region, told a local news channel. \u201cThe problem is so extensive that if it is not resolved for a long time, we will already have irreversible changes \u2013 that is, enterprises will lose their ability to start up.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Doomed to fail? Hong Kong\u2019s attempt to tackle \u2018shoebox housing\u2019 runs into trouble;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/doomed-to-fail-hong-kongs-attempt-to-tackle-shoebox-housing-runs-into-trouble;2025-01-03T01:00:40Z",
        "text": "Lai Shan Zse moves quickly, bounding up the grungy, dimly lit stairwell of the unit block in Hong Kong\u2019s Mong Kok district. The social worker knocks on a door and announces her arrival, moves into a tiny entranceway and past the tiled kitchenette from where an elderly lady waves, and into a skinny hall lined with what look like plywood cupboards. They are in fact individual units, Hong Kong\u2019s infamous \u201ccoffin homes\u201d, housing dozens of tenants in spaces not much larger than a single bed, stacked two high to the ceiling. Sze, the deputy director of civil rights group the Society for Community Organization (Soco), taps on a couple of the doors, a pile of paper topped with a hastily sketched map of residents scrunched in her other hand. A few faces emerge, and she hands out information sheets, and checks the names of residents she hadn\u2019t previously registered. \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019ve lived in a home like this,\u201d says one woman from a top floor coffin home. She used to live in Shenzhen, in mainland China, but after moving to Hong Kong she and her husband separated. \u201cMy family, relatives and friends will be embarrassed if they see me like this,\u201d she says, asking not to be named or photographed. \u201cI\u2019m just introducing you to the living conditions here in Hong Kong, including for foreign workers like me.\u201d Hong Kong is famous for its cramped and tiny apartments, or \u201cshoebox housing\u201d, a name that somehow still doesn\u2019t fully convey the claustrophobic nature of the spaces. New reforms announced this year attempt to tackle the problem by mandating major improvements and regulations to be in place by the end of 2026. But critics have labelled them as unambitious, not targeting the worst of the housing \u2013 coffin and cage homes \u2013 and risking reducing the city\u2019s overall supply as work to boost public housing fails to meet demand. There are broadly three types of these tiny living spaces. Regular subdivided units (SDUs) are larger, an average of 13 sq metres according to recent studies, but often housing couples or entire families. The pod-like coffin homes are little larger than a single bed, and only tall enough to sit up in. Cage homes are a similar size, but made of wire. The Chinese woman\u2019s neighbour, Mr Lau, has lived in coffin homes for more than a decade. Right now, he\u2019s got one near the window looking out over Shanghai Street. \u201cThere\u2019s not too much to complain about,\u201d he says. It\u2019s convenient for his work as a street cleaner, which he got after losing his restaurant job during the pandemic. He fears living alone in public housing. \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind and you close the door you can sleep here,\u201d Lau says, laying on his side on the bed. \u201cBut there are many problems, like too many people, it\u2019s complicated.\u201d On cue, as Lau and Sze start talking animatedly to each other, another resident shouts for quiet from a neighbouring room. Transforming shoebox homes into \u2018basic housing units\u2019 The number of cage homes \u2013 stacked bed spaces made from actual cage wire \u2013 has dropped dramatically, but there are still more than 200,000 people estimated to be living in about 100,000 regular SDUs and smaller bed spaces jammed into apartments across the city. They are also expensive \u2013 studies have found average SDU rents are higher per square metre than single apartments. It\u2019s a lucrative income for landlords who make more than renting out whole apartments. Hong Kong is regularly listed as the world\u2019s worst city for housing affordability. For decades the Hong Kong government has been under pressure to address the city\u2019s housing inequality which these homes so starkly illustrate. In recent years that pressure has increasingly come from Beijing, now in firmer control over the semi-autonomous city. In 2021 the Chinese Communist party\u2019s top official on Hong Kong, Xia Baolong, visited and urged administrators to fix \u201cdeep-rooted problems\u201d in housing and get rid of cage homes and SDUs by 2049. In response, the Hong Kong government launched an exploratory taskforce in 2023, and in October finally announced new reforms. The measures set a minimum floor size of 8 square metres for SDUs, and mandate an independent toilet, at least one proper window, and no fire hazards. All must be registered and regularly inspected from late 2026, and will be renamed \u201cbasic housing units\u201d. But critics said the new standard is only one square metre larger than the average prison cell in Hong Kong, and doesn\u2019t increase for units which house couples or entire families. An estimated 50,000 children live in SDUs. About one-third of all SDUs are estimated to be currently below the standards and in need of renovation. The housing bureau told the Guardian that enforcement of private rental units based on how many people lived in one was \u201cunfeasible\u201d. \u201cBesides, there are views in the community suggesting that some singleton SDU households do not wish the minimum area requirement to be set too high in order to save rental expenses,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u2018Landlords don\u2019t care\u2019 In another Mong Kok building, Sze checks in on an elderly man who is preparing to move out of his SDU because the ceiling keeps collapsing. He shows off the empty room he will move into, which Lai Shan says will meet the new standards. Like his current room, he has a private toilet and kitchen \u2013 both share the same cubicle. The new regulations do not target coffin and cage homes. Hong Kong\u2019s Chief executive, John Lee, said they are already governed by specific ordinances, but critics say the 30-year-old regulations which require landlords to register premises with 12 or more bed spaces are easy to skirt. \u201cThe government said it wanted to get rid of \u2018low-quality\u2019 sub-divided units, but it\u2019s coffin homes that are the worst,\u201d housing activist Kenny Ng told Hong Kong Free Press. The housing bureau said it would \u201cstep up\u201d enforcement of the cage home laws. Sze claims none of the homes visited by the Guardian are now registered. \u201c[Landlords] don\u2019t care about how many people are living inside,\u201d she says. There are also fears about what the improvements will do to prices. \u201cWhen they upgrade the quality, the rents will go up,\u201d Hong Kong legislator Michael Tien, who has previously advocated for rental caps, told reporters. Rents for coffin homes, the size of a single bed, are as much as HK$3,000 (\u00a3310) a month. Sze says making one standard for all housing would eliminate the coffin and cage homes \u201cbut if the government doesn\u2019t have enough public housing or a good rehousing policy, that will be a problem\u201d, and could force people on to the streets or into illegal SDUs. The one thing that could address the problem is to \u201cdevelop more land and build more public housing\u201d, she says. Hong Kong\u2019s government says 308,000 new public housing units are needed. The new reforms include a pledge to build 43,600 public housing flats, part of a target to boost current stocks to about 190,000, including temporary housing units, by 2030. Wait lists are now more than five years long, with about 200,000 applicants. The government says no one will be left without a roof over their heads, noting 60% of SDU residents are eligible for public housing. But they also said tenants who lost their flats under the new regulations would not be prioritised ahead of others. \u201c[Prioritising them] would encourage people to move into the worst subdivided units, hoping that they will get phased out,\u201d said housing secretary Winnie Ho, according to Hong Kong Free Press. Few residents who speak to the Guardian are optimistic. \u201cThe government says it, but they can\u2019t actually do it,\u201d says Coco, a SDU resident of 24 years. \u201cThey want to renovate these few houses to ensure they have windows, but [the landlords] can\u2019t do it because it costs money \u2026 And even with money it\u2019s not feasible. I think some things they just can\u2019t accomplish.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018They spread magic\u2019: New Zealand\u2019s \u2018trail angels\u2019 offer weary hikers food, showers and hope;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/03/they-spread-magic-new-zealands-trail-angels-offer-weary-hikers-food-showers-and-hope;2025-01-03T00:01:39Z",
        "text": "American hiker Donna Barkley was weeks into walking New Zealand\u2019s longest hiking trail when her strength started to falter. Starting at the northern tip of the country in mid-October, she had trudged south along vast empty coastlines, over farmland and through dense forests thick with mud. \u201cI have a new definition of muddy \u2013 at home we have boot scrapers but after these trails, you need a fire hose,\u201d Barkley tells the Guardian, while taking a rest day in the central North Island. By the time she reached Bombay, just south of Auckland city, the 64-year-old solo hiker was worn out and questioning her ability to go on. \u201cI was feeling a little down because that\u2019s when I realised that some parts of the trail might be too tough for me,\u201d Barkley says. But then, a so-called \u201ctrail angel\u201d came to the rescue. \u201c[She] welcomed me into her house, and asked me how I was doing. I started crying and telling her about my challenges.\u201d Barkley\u2019s host asked her to jot down the things she was scared of and what she wanted to get out of hiking the Te Araroa trail \u2013 a 3,000km route winding down the spine of New Zealand. After sitting down to a home-cooked meal, Barkley\u2019s host reviewed the list and offered tips over which sections to avoid and which to attempt. The emotional support \u201cwas so amazing,\u201d Barkley said, that not only had it been a motivational pick-me up, it had given her permission to avoid the more gruelling parts of the trail. Te Araroa is considered one of the world\u2019s most diverse trails, with walkers navigating mountain terrains, coastlines, farmland and cities. Each year, roughly 2,000 walkers travel the route: some in a continuous journey over months, others dipping in and out to hike sections. Along the way, live a vast network of trail angels \u2013 locals ready to offer a bed, a lift, or a shower to weary walkers for free, or a small fee. Trail angels are not a formal part of the Te Araroa trail, but for many walkers, they have become a lifeline. \u201cSo many of us talk about being kind to each other and reaching out to people in need \u2013 trail angels don\u2019t just talk about these things, they put their words and good thoughts into action,\u201d Barkley says. Trail angels have been known to helicopter supplies into remote areas, leave boxes of drinks and chocolate in the middle of paddocks, ferry trampers across bulging rivers, and offer local knowledge. Hikers and trail angels connect through a website and Facebook group, which was set up by Tozan Delman \u2013 a self-described tech nerd who felt inspired to connect walkers with locals when his wife embarked on the hike in 2018. \u201cOver the years it has been growing and now we have nearly 18,000 members \u2013 it has got its own legs now,\u201d Delman says. Requests pop up hourly on the Facebook page, with wide-ranging pleas: some request a place to stay, others ask if anyone will accept a mail delivery of new shoes because theirs have worn through, some hope to spend Christmas with a family. It doesn\u2019t take long for a trail angel to offer help. Like most online groups, politics can play out. In the case of trail angels, debates usually centre around what is a reasonable fee, or whether you can enforce a \u2018koha\u2019, which in M\u0101ori custom is a gift or donation, but which some trail angels demand as money. \u201cWhile the group does get tangled up quite often in large debates \u2026 I tend to discourage those sorts of things,\u201d Delman says. \u201cMy ethos, effectively is: this is about generosity of kindness by individuals who want to help.\u201d Delman, who has hosted trampers in the past, received trail angel hospitality when he joined his wife on the last leg of her tramp in Southland. When his group arrived at the historic Martin\u2019s Hut, a trail angel had hiked in a special delivery. \u201cHe had filled a chilly-bin [ice-box] with cold drinks and chocolates \u2026 and left it outside the hut with a note saying, \u2018help yourselves\u2019,\u201d Delman says. \u201cThat was a bit of a moment on the trail for us, because we had a hard day, we were nearing the end, and we were super happy to see that chilly-bin.\u201d For some trail angels, like Colin and Dawn Newall of Waikato, offering help is as much about kindness as being ambassadors for New Zealand. The couple became hosts three years ago after picking up a pair of backpackers ambling along a highway late at night. They now offer rides, a bed or a home-cooked meal and have hosted roughly 30 trampers. \u201cMost people get into it to give people the Kiwi experience \u2026 and when you talk people on the trail, they can\u2019t get over the hospitality,\u201d Colin says. For the well-travelled pair, hosting is an opportunity to give back to the international community, and a way to stay connected to the world. They now have invites to visit trampers across the globe. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like extending your family out, across the waves,\u201d Dawn says. For trampers like Barkley, hosts such as the Newalls are \u201cthe bones of the trail\u201d. \u201cThey sweep in and help and spread magic \u2013 they offer food, warmth. I think they are doing God\u2019s work and that\u2019s why they\u2019re called trail angels.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;House Speaker vote puts GOP unity to the test;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40977/house-speaker-vote-johnson;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:05:10 -0500",
        "text": "The first order of business for the House this year is to elect a speaker but divisions within the GOP are already causing drama for the current speaker, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Cutting out alcohol for Dry January? These apps can help;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5246601/dry-january-apps-drinking-less-alcohol;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:51:00 -0500",
        "text": "If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout;https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5246014/tb-tuberculosis-brazil-poverty-cash-transfer;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:53:26 -0500",
        "text": "A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected \u2014 and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;An aspiring nurse, a football star, a single mother and a father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40956/new-orleans-attack-victims;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:23:10 -0500",
        "text": "Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden blocks U.S. Steel's sale to Nippon, citing national security concerns;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40957/us-steel-nippon-sale;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:49:59 -0500",
        "text": "The move wasn't unexpected despite efforts by the Japanese government to persuade the Biden administration to approve the sale."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;FBI says deadly New Orleans attack suspect acted alone. And, the House speaker vote;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40945/up-first-newsletter-new-orleans-deadly-attack-mike-johnson-house-speaker-vote;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:07:58 -0500",
        "text": "Why the FBI believes Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year's Day, acted alone. And, how Mike Johnson's House Speaker vote could get derailed."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;The U.S. Surgeon General wants cancer warnings on alcohol. Here's why;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5245794/alcohol-cancer-risk-surgeon-general;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:20:16 -0500",
        "text": "Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5246186/farmers-are-abandoning-their-land-is-that-good-for-nature;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;A record number of migrants reached the Canary Islands by sea in 2024, Spain says;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5247373/record-number-migrants-reached-canary-islands;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:26:52 -0500",
        "text": "The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden to award Medal of Honor to Korean and Vietnam War veterans;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40900/biden-medal-of-honor-vietnam-korea;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, is awarded to service members who display exceptional valor in combat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Panama reports sharp drop in irregular migration through Darien Gap;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/panama-reports-sharp-drop-in-irregular-migration-through-darien-gap?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:25:21 +0000",
        "text": "The Central American country notched a 41 percent decline in Darien Gap crossings in 2024 over the previous year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Al Jazeera in Palestine: A timeline of coverage against all odds;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/a-history-of-al-jazeera-in-palestine?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:11:49 +0000",
        "text": "The network has continued to report on the plight of Palestinians, despite intimidation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Liverpool vs Man Utd preview; kickoff and team news, how to follow, stream;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/3/liverpool-vs-manchester-united-preview-kickoff-time-team-news-how-to-follow-stream?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:59:00 +0000",
        "text": "Liverpool manager Arne Slot says his team will not be fooled on Sunday by Manchester United&#039;s lowly league position."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Who is Tommy Robinson and why is Elon Musk throwing his weight behind him?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/who-is-tommy-robinson-and-why-is-elon-musk-throwing-his-weight-behind-him?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:53:26 +0000",
        "text": "Musk posted on X calling for jailed right-wing UK activist Robinson to be released."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;UN human rights chief: Investigate Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/3/un-human-rights-chief-investigate-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-hospitals?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:19:54 +0000",
        "text": "The UN Higher Commissioner for Human Rights questioned Israeli claims of Hamas operating from Gaza hospitals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Alexander-Arnold \u2018fully committed\u2019 to Liverpool amid Real Madrid interest;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/3/alexander-arnold-fully-committed-to-liverpool-amid-real-madrid-interest?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:32:34 +0000",
        "text": "Liverpool manager Arne Slot says defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is not distracted by rumours of a move to Real Madrid."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Biden blocks sale of US Steel to Japan\u2019s Nippon Steel;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/biden-blocks-sale-of-us-steel-to-japans-nippon-steel?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:07:59 +0000",
        "text": "Biden cites need to &#039;level playing field&#039; in long anticipated blocking of $14.6bn sale likely to roil ties with Tokyo."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What lies ahead for the global economy in 2025?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/counting-the-cost/2025/1/3/what-lies-ahead-for-the-global-economy-in-2025?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000",
        "text": "Inflation, geopolitical tensions and trade rows have hampered the global economy in 2024. What&#039;s in store in 2025?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;In Kenya, not even the cartoonists are safe;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/3/in-kenya-not-even-the-cartoonists-are-safe?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:29:21 +0000",
        "text": "Amid Ruto&#039;s crackdown on dissent, a popular young cartoonist critical of his government went missing on Christmas Eve."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli attacks kill dozens in Gaza with ceasefire talks set to resume;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/israeli-forces-kill-dozens-in-gaza-with-ceasefire-talks-set-to-resume?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:16:31 +0000",
        "text": "Israeli attacks kill at least 30 people across Gaza as an Israeli delegation heads to Doha for truce talks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;PA\u2019s brutal siege on Jenin only deepens its crisis of legitimacy;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/3/pas-brutal-siege-on-jenin-only-deepens-its-crisis-of-legitimacy?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:15:14 +0000",
        "text": "The people of Palestine will not forget the loss of life or the shabiya-style beatings and torture."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Carter was a successful peacemaker \u2013 but he did not succeed in Bosnia;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/3/carter-was-a-successful-peacemaker-but-he-did-not-succeed-in-bosnia?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:10:30 +0000",
        "text": "His 1994 handshake with Radovan Karadzic was a stain on his legacy."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Decorated US soldier identified as Trump Hotel Tesla explosion driver;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/3/decorated-us-soldier-identified-as-trump-hotel-tesla-explosion-driver?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:08:16 +0000",
        "text": "Investigators say an active US Special Forces member was responsible for Tesla Cybertruck explosion at Trump Hotel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Musk calls for release of jailed UK far-right activist \u2018Tommy Robinson\u2019;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/3/musk-calls-for-release-of-jailed-uk-far-right-activist-tommy?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:57:49 +0000",
        "text": "Elon Musk has called for the release of jailed UK far-right activist and anti-Islam campaigner \u2018Tommy Robinson\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Climate Change: Youth Voices;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2025/1/3/climate-change-youth-voices?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:34:48 +0000",
        "text": "On The Stream: We hear from young activists on their journey to educate and help tackle climate change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018Highest price for war\u2019: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/highest-price-for-war-russia-lost-430000-soldiers-in-2024-says-ukraine?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:15:12 +0000",
        "text": "Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;One killed, four injured as barrage of Russian drones hits Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/people-killed-and-injured-as-barrage-of-russian-drones-hits-ukraine-kyiv?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:56:21 +0000",
        "text": "Ukraine says its air defences shot down 60 out of 93 Russian drones as Moscow escalates its aerial attacks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Curry breaks NBA three-pointer record as Warriors trounce 76ers;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/3/curry-breaks-nba-three-pointer-record-as-warriors-trounce-76ers?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:32:06 +0000",
        "text": "Stephen Curry scores 30 points as he makes all eight 3-point attempts in Warriors&#039; 139-105 win over 76ers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;India drop Rohit Sharma but batters struggle again in Australia;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/3/india-drop-rohit-sharma-but-batters-struggle-again-in-australia?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:49:46 +0000",
        "text": "Australia gain the early advantage in Sydney in the World Test Championship deciding fifth Test against India."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;French, German foreign ministers meet Syria\u2019s de facto rulers;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/french-german-foreign-ministers-visit-damascus-to-meet-syrias-new-rulers?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:41:24 +0000",
        "text": "Germany\u2019s Annalena Baerbock says Europe will support Syria but &#039;will not be a financier of Islamist structures&#039;."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korea extends Boeing 737-800 inspections as Jeju Air wreckage lifted;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/south-korea-extends-boeing-737-800-inspections-as-jeju-air-wreckage-lifted?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:33:34 +0000",
        "text": "Inspections on 101 Boeing jets operated by country&#039;s airlines extended to January 10 following the deadly plane crash."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korean investigators abandon attempt to arrest president;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/3/south-korean-investigators-abandon-attempt-to-arrest-president?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:22:45 +0000",
        "text": "After a six-hour standoff, South Korean investigators have abandoned attempts to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol at home."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Frexit: Why Ivory Coast is joining African campaign to expel French troops;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/frexit-why-ivory-coast-is-joining-african-campaign-to-expel-french-troops?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:09:01 +0000",
        "text": "Ivory Coast is the sixth in a growing list of African nations cutting military ties with former colonial power France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Biden to block Nippon Steel\u2019s takeover of US Steel, reports say;https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/3/biden-to-block-nippon-steels-takeover-of-us-steel-reports-say?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:13:50 +0000",
        "text": "US president expected to announce decision to block proposed sale of Pittsburgh-based steelmaker as early as Friday."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria\u2019s \u2018Princesses of Freedom\u2019;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2025/1/3/syrias-princesses-of-freedom?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:34:33 +0000",
        "text": "Khijou and Samar al-Khateeb were tortured in Bashar al-Assad&#039;s prisons and lost family to the system."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Baby dies after A1 crash in icy conditions;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vr49kk5d9o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:42:01 GMT",
        "text": "The seven-month-old died in hospital after a car hit a tree near Grantham on Thursday night."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hospital flu cases rising at 'very concerning' rate, NHS England warns;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c047ky5qv4ro;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:20:48 GMT",
        "text": "The number of people with flu in hospital has quadrupled in the last month, the latest data shows."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;A dawn stand-off, a human wall and a failed arrest: South Korea enters uncharted territory;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8n0ng2m88o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:30:26 GMT",
        "text": "Yoon Suk Yeol is being investigated for inciting an insurrection, yet police are unable to arrest him."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Musk misinformed on grooming gangs, says minister;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxdzng92lno;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:33:12 GMT",
        "text": "The Conservatives have also criticised the billionaire for \"sharing things that are factually inaccurate\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hacker stole unreleased Coldplay and Rexha tracks;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz60vjyqo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:19:29 GMT",
        "text": "Skylar Dalziel made about \u00a342,000 from selling music she had stolen, including Shawn Mendes music."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Streeting defends 2028 timescale for long-term social care plans;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c791gyx2n50o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:18:14 GMT",
        "text": "The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced - but critics say the pace of the plan \"feels far too long\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Neil Young reverses his Glastonbury 'boycott';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrwvgj0149o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:42:53 GMT",
        "text": "The rock legend will now headline despite initially criticising what he called \"corporate control\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;One-punch-killer thought victim had made fun of partner at pub karaoke;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c938eny5xj5o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:43:11 GMT",
        "text": "The judge says the 64-year-old's murder was \"senseless and cruel\" and the killer showed no remorse."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Apple's AI notification falsely claims Littler has already won world darts final;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx27zwp7jpxo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:22:20 GMT",
        "text": "An AI-generated notification says the teen has won the tournament before the final is even played."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from buying US Steel;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vz83pg9eo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:08:32 GMT",
        "text": "Biden decided to scrap the deal despite concerns that it could damage Washington's relations with Tokyo."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;British woman and fiance found dead in Vietnam villa;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wek6w1deo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:18:43 GMT",
        "text": "Greta Marie Otteson, 33, was discovered dead in a room at a tourist villa in Hoi An, police said."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'No-one deserves this': Victims' families seek answers in New Orleans attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp3nlqv0yo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:12:41 GMT",
        "text": "The family of one 25-year-old victim says they have had \"zero information\" about how he was killed."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Ripped off' caravan owners start compensation fight;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gmy7xjewko;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:27:27 GMT",
        "text": "Parks involved in the legal action have defended their sales practices and pitch fee rises."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Unanswered questions remain after Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3zrvx1qpzo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:04:52 GMT",
        "text": "Officials still do not know why a US Army soldier drove the Tesla more than 800 miles from Colorado to Las Vegas."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Does Ally Pally immortality await Luke Littler in World Darts Championship final?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/crl377rlz05o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:50:13 GMT",
        "text": "Luke Littler was throwing darts while still in his nappy. On Friday, the teenager could take the final step of a journey that began almost as soon as he could walk."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Weekly quiz: Who beat Sabrina Carpenter to the best-selling song of 2024?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy47kkmmz2wo;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:58:27 GMT",
        "text": "How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why is it so hard to arrest South Korea's  impeached president?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp5xe1zwgo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:21:11 GMT",
        "text": "Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached by parliament and suspended from office."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;To conserve or cull? Life in Australia's crocodile capital;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v14vxdjeo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:01:03 GMT",
        "text": "The Northern Territory is home to over 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, but not everyone wants them there."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Shops offered grottos and wine to combat 'drab' December;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewxrryzdjeo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:35:15 GMT",
        "text": "Small businesses are offering incentives to entice customers as consumer confidence remains low."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Strictly's Amy froze embryos after cancer diagnosis;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c938elvwvedo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:29:33 GMT",
        "text": "Amy Dowden says the move means \"hopefully\" she and her husband can have a baby."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Israel confirms it is holding Gaza hospital chief Abu Safiya;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj30deeggd7o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:31:50 GMT",
        "text": "The IDF had earlier told a local NGO it was unaware of his case, sparking concern."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Nick Clegg leaves Meta ahead of Trump's return as US president;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw785585wo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:59:46 GMT",
        "text": "He will be replaced by Republican Joel Kaplan, a former White House deputy chief of staff under President Bush."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Masterful' novelist David Lodge dies aged 89;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nzgp5yp0o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:29:34 GMT",
        "text": "Lodge was twice nominated for the Booker Prize in the 1980s for comic novels Small World and Nice Work."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Sara Sharif's killer father 'attacked in prison';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2exl843edmo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:55:36 GMT",
        "text": "Urfan Sharif, who was convicted of murdering his daughter Sara, is said to have been assaulted in HMP Belmarsh on New Year's Day."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The New Orleans Attack;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kgbpt5;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:30:00 GMT",
        "text": "The FBI now believes the attacker was acting alone"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Teenager Littler aims for Ally Pally immortality;https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/crl377rlz05o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:50:13 GMT",
        "text": "Luke Littler was throwing darts while still in his nappy. On Friday, the teenager could take the final step of a journey that began almost as soon as he could walk."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Celtic in pre-contract talks with Arsenal's Tierney;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c70elnx9x42o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:14:44 GMT",
        "text": "Celtic hold talks to re-sign former defender Kieran Tierney on a pre-contract deal from Arsenal."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Bumrah strikes in feisty finale but Australia on top;https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cy0nzgz50v5o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:44:14 GMT",
        "text": "Australia dismiss India for 185 on day one of their series decider but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah strikes with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Rybakina's ex-coach suspended as investigation into conduct continues;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/ce8xem7v223o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:07:56 GMT",
        "text": "World number six Elena Rybakina's former coach Stefano Vukov is suspended by the WTA as an investigation into his behaviour towards the player continues."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Spurs sign Denmark midfielder Holdt;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5yx4k2n6r7o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:00:09 GMT",
        "text": "Tottenham have signed Denmark midfielder Olivia Holdt on a contract running until June 2027."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Sutton's predictions v The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm2l95re641o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:01:49 GMT",
        "text": "BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on The Zutons frontman Dave McCabe with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Can you be a Liverpool legend after playing for Man Utd?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/c75w03zprkwo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:23:00 GMT",
        "text": "Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen talks to BBC Sport's Dion Dublin about the rivalry between the two clubs and what it is like to have a foot in both camps."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Caricatures de presse\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Une certaine peur p\u00e8se sur les dessinateurs comme sur les responsables de journaux\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/01/03/caricatures-de-presse-une-certaine-peur-pese-sur-les-dessinateurs-comme-sur-les-responsables-de-journaux_6480196_3232.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "Si le dessin d\u2019actualit\u00e9 conna\u00eet un d\u00e9clin, \u00e0 l\u2019instar de son support historique, la presse \u00e9crite, il fait aussi, surtout depuis l\u2019attentat de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, le 7\u00a0janvier\u00a02015, l\u2019objet de r\u00e9actions \u00e9pidermiques, notamment en ligne, expliquent, dans un entretien au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, les historiens Christian Delporte et Bruno Nassim Aboudrar."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019euro au plus bas depuis 2022 face au dollar;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/03/l-euro-au-plus-bas-depuis-2022-face-au-dollar_6480194_3234.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:00:08 +0100",
        "text": "La monnaie unique europ\u00e9enne continue de souffrir de la divergence des trajectoires \u00e9conomiques et mon\u00e9taires aux Etats-Unis et dans la zone euro."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Appel \u00e0 t\u00e9moignages\u00a0: vous jouez \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0Virtual Regatta\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 plusieurs\u00a0? Racontez-nous;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/appel-temoignages/2025/01/03/appel-a-temoignages-vous-jouez-a-virtual-regatta-a-plusieurs-racontez-nous_6480161_4408996.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:51:24 +0100",
        "text": "S\u2019il est possible de jouer \u00e0 cette simulation de course \u00e0 la voile tout seul, nombreux sont celles et ceux qui le font \u00e0 plusieurs. Que ce soit pour la coop\u00e9ration, la comp\u00e9tition ou seulement pour les rencontres, racontez au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb votre exp\u00e9rience."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Des images d\u00e9voilent le plus grand site d\u2019empreintes de dinosaures du Royaume-Uni;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/video/2025/01/03/des-images-devoilent-le-plus-grand-site-d-empreintes-de-dinosaures-du-royaume-uni_6480159_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:43:27 +0100",
        "text": "Le site, situ\u00e9 dans le sud-est de l\u2019Angleterre, regroupe pr\u00e8s de 200\u00a0traces de pas, vieilles de 166 millions d\u2019ann\u00e9es."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019Agence France-Presse, une cible de choix pour le KGB;https://www.lemonde.fr/histoire/article/2025/01/03/l-agence-france-presse-une-cible-de-choix-pour-le-kgb_6480026_4655323.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Guerre froide, le temps des \u201ctaupes\u201d\u00a0\u00bb (5/5). Entre 1956 et 1982, le renseignement sovi\u00e9tique avait recrut\u00e9 comme agents six journalistes de l\u2019Agence France-Presse, une structure-cl\u00e9 dans la diffusion de l\u2019information."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les ministres des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res fran\u00e7ais et allemand ont rencontr\u00e9 le nouveau dirigeant syrien \u00e0 Damas;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/les-ministres-des-affaires-etrangeres-francais-et-allemand-ont-rencontre-le-nouveau-dirigeant-syrien-a-damas_6480027_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:09:48 +0100",
        "text": "Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot et Annalena Baerbock, dont la visite intervient sous mandat de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne, ont rencontr\u00e9 Ahmed Al-Charaa, le dirigeant de facto de la Syrie, marquant un tournant dans les relations avec ce pays."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Fin de la prise d\u2019otages \u00e0 la maison centrale d\u2019Arles, le d\u00e9tenu s\u2019est rendu;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/03/fin-de-la-prise-d-otages-a-la-maison-centrale-d-arles-le-detenu-s-est-rendu_6479782_3225.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:03:01 +0100",
        "text": "Un prisonnier muni d\u2019une arme blanche a retenu cinq personnes, parmi lesquelles des soignants et un surveillant p\u00e9nitentiaire. L\u2019homme \u00e2g\u00e9 de 37\u00a0ans est incarc\u00e9r\u00e9 pour viol sous la menace d\u2019une arme. Il disait vouloir \u00ab\u00a0changer de centre p\u00e9nitentiaire\u00a0\u00bb, selon la source proche du dossier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en\u00a0Ukraine\u00a0: pr\u00e8s de 100 combats recens\u00e9s par les Ukrainiens vendredi;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/03/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-le-point-sur-la-situation-et-les-dernieres-informations_6472121_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:56:59 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019\u00e9tat-major des forces arm\u00e9es ukrainiennes dit avoir recens\u00e9 92 combats entre Ukrainiens et Russes, vendredi, dans son rapport publi\u00e9 quotidien. Comme depuis plusieurs semaines, ce sont trois localit\u00e9s situ\u00e9es dans l\u2019oblast de Donetsk qui semblent \u00eatre le principal objectif des forces russes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Brisbane, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vise un troisi\u00e8me succ\u00e8s sur le circuit ATP;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/03/a-brisbane-giovanni-mpetshi-perricard-vise-un-troisieme-succes-sur-le-circuit-atp_6479992_3242.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:52:15 +0100",
        "text": "A quelques jours du d\u00e9but de l\u2019Open d\u2019Australie, le tennisman lyonnais de 21\u00a0ans, 31\u1d49\u00a0mondial, affronte samedi l\u2019Am\u00e9ricain Reilly Opelka, tombeur surprise de Novak Djokovic, pour une place en finale de ce tournoi ATP\u00a0250."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Syrie\u00a0: Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, le chef de la diplomatie fran\u00e7aise, en visite \u00e0 Damas, appelle \u00e0 la destruction des stocks d\u2019armes chimiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/03/en-direct-syrie-les-chefs-de-la-diplomatie-francaise-et-allemande-en-visite-a-damas-ont-insiste-sur-la-necessite-d-une-transition-pacifique-et-inclusive_6470810_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:27:25 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Ensemble, la France et l\u2019Allemagne se tiennent aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s du peuple syrien, dans toute sa diversit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb, a \u00e9crit sur X le ministre des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res. Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot et son homologue allemande ont rencontr\u00e9, vendredi, Ahmed Al-Charaa, le leader du groupe islamiste HTC au pouvoir."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Brice Samba, le gardien de Lens et de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de France, tourne le dos aux Sang et Or;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/03/brice-samba-le-gardien-de-lens-et-de-l-equipe-de-france-tourne-le-dos-aux-sang-et-or_6479926_3242.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:13:56 +0100",
        "text": "Le joueur international de 30\u00a0ans a fait savoir \u00e0 son club actuel qu\u2019il souhaitait \u00eatre transf\u00e9r\u00e9, probablement \u00e0 Rennes, club actif en ce d\u00e9but de mercato d\u2019hiver."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Joe Biden bloque le rachat du\u00a0grand nom de\u00a0l\u2019acier am\u00e9ricain US\u00a0Steel par l\u2019entreprise japonaise Nippon Steel;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/joe-biden-bloque-le-rachat-du-grand-nom-de-l-acier-americain-us-steel-par-l-entreprise-japonaise-nippon-steel_6479924_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:11:43 +0100",
        "text": "Joe Biden, tout comme le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu r\u00e9publicain, Donald Trump, a d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait part \u00e0 maintes reprises de son opposition \u00e0 ce mariage de pr\u00e8s de 15\u00a0milliards de dollars annonc\u00e9 en d\u00e9cembre\u00a02023."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019\u00e9crivain britannique David Lodge, ma\u00eetre du roman universitaire sarcastique, est mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/03/david-lodge-ecrivain-britannique-maitre-du-roman-universitaire-sarcastique-est-mort_6479887_3382.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:42:14 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019\u00e9crivain britannique, ma\u00eetre du roman universitaire sarcastique, est mort, a annonc\u00e9 sa maison d\u2019\u00e9dition. Il avait 89 ans"
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de C\u00e9dric Chouviat\u00a0: trois policiers bient\u00f4t jug\u00e9s pour homicide involontaire;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/03/mort-de-cedric-chouviat-trois-policiers-bientot-juges-pour-homicide-involontaire_6479885_3224.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:33:03 +0100",
        "text": "Les magistrats instructeurs ont conclu \u00e0 un \u00ab\u00a0comportement non adapt\u00e9, n\u00e9gligent et imprudent\u00a0\u00bb des policiers, menant \u00e0 l\u2019asphyxie du livreur lors de son interpellation en janvier\u00a02020."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les 20\u00a0albums de musique de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/03/les-20-albums-de-musique-de-2024-plebiscites-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6479848_3246.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:07 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0GNX\u00a0\u00bb, de Kendrick Lamar, \u00ab\u00a0Songs of a Lost World\u00a0\u00bb, de The Cure, \u00ab\u00a0Arcane League of Legends\u00a0: saison 2\u00a0\u00bb\u2026 Voici les albums qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le syndrome de l\u2019imposture\u00a0: pourquoi les femmes se sentent-elles encore ill\u00e9gitimes au travail\u00a0?;https://www.lemonde.fr/m-perso/article/2025/01/03/le-syndrome-de-l-imposture-pourquoi-les-femmes-se-sentent-elles-encore-illegitimes-au-travail_6479089_4497916.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:05 +0100",
        "text": "Si ce doute peut affecter toute personne, il est particuli\u00e8rement et douloureusement \u00e9prouv\u00e9 par les femmes dans le cadre professionnel. Des groupes de parole s\u2019organisent pour lever ces freins \u00e0 la carri\u00e8re."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Lors du premier conseil des ministres du gouvernement de Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, Emmanuel Macron demande de l\u2019\u00ab\u00a0audace\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/03/emmanuel-macron-invite-l-executif-a-l-audace-lors-du-premier-conseil-des-ministres-de-francois-bayrou_6479780_823448.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:02:54 +0100",
        "text": "La porte-parole du gouvernement, Sophie Primas, a appel\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0chacun\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0sortir des positions inflexibles\u00a0\u00bb alors que l\u2019urgence demeure de faire adopter un budget pour 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Inculp\u00e9 \u00e0 New York, Do Kwon, le fondateur de la cryptomonnaie Terra, plaide non coupable;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/03/inculpe-a-new-york-do-kwon-le-fondateur-de-la-cryptomonnaie-terra-plaide-non-coupable_6479679_4408996.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:50:45 +0100",
        "text": "Neuf chefs d\u2019inculpation, passibles de 130 ann\u00e9es de prison, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 retenus contre l\u2019accus\u00e9 de 33\u00a0ans, dont ceux de fraude et d\u2019association de malfaiteurs. L\u2019effondrement de ses cryptoactifs Terra et Luna ont conduit en\u00a02022 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9vaporation de 40\u00a0milliards de dollars."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Chronique | \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019ann\u00e9e Trump s\u2019ouvre sur une offensive antid\u00e9mocratique et anti-europ\u00e9enne men\u00e9e par Elon Musk\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/01/03/l-annee-trump-s-ouvre-sur-une-offensive-antidemocratique-et-anti-europeenne-menee-par-elon-musk_6479088_3232.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:05 +0100",
        "text": "Comme le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu am\u00e9ricain pendant son premier mandat, le patron de SpaceX attaque les dirigeants europ\u00e9ens et fait la promotion de leurs adversaires sur X, son r\u00e9seau social. Une ing\u00e9rence inqui\u00e9tante dans une Europe o\u00f9 prosp\u00e8re l\u2019extr\u00eame droite, rel\u00e8ve Sylvie Kauffmann, \u00e9ditorialiste au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, dans sa chronique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les Etats-Unis reviennent sur la neutralit\u00e9 du Net, ce principe garantissant un acc\u00e8s \u00e9galitaire \u00e0 Internet;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/03/les-etats-unis-reviennent-en-arriere-sur-le-principe-de-la-neutralite-du-net_6479575_4408996.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:08:14 +0100",
        "text": "Une cour d\u2019appel am\u00e9ricaine a jug\u00e9 infond\u00e9e une d\u00e9cision prise par l\u2019agence am\u00e9ricaine des t\u00e9l\u00e9coms, qui garantissait que les fournisseurs d\u2019acc\u00e8s n\u2019ont pas le droit de moduler la vitesse de d\u00e9bit en fonction des contenus."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Gaza, une entrave syst\u00e9matique de l\u2019aide humanitaire;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/la-bande-de-gaza-victime-du-sabotage-de-l-aide-humanitaire_6479195_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "En d\u00e9cembre, les ONG n\u2019ont pu faire entrer que 70\u00a0camions de marchandises par jour, contre 500\u00a0quotidiennement avant la guerre. Cette situation, \u00e0 l\u2019origine de la famine qui s\u00e9vit dans le territoire, r\u00e9sulte des entraves  impos\u00e9es par Isra\u00ebl et de son inaction face aux gangs de pillards, accusent les Nations unies et des organisations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Yannick Neuder, le nouveau ministre de la sant\u00e9, a \u00e9t\u00e9 contraint de renoncer \u00e0 son bureau au profit de Catherine Vautrin;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/03/le-nouveau-ministre-de-la-sante-yannick-neuder-a-ete-contraint-de-renoncer-a-son-bureau-au-profit-de-catherine-vautrin_6479333_823449.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:58:06 +0100",
        "text": "Selon les informations du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, la discussion sur la r\u00e9partition des bureaux de l\u2019avenue Duquesne a suscit\u00e9 des frottements, au point d\u2019\u00eatre signal\u00e9e \u00e0 Matignon. Un \u00e9pisode qui illustre la configuration tr\u00e8s inhabituelle du p\u00f4le des affaires sociales."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Budget de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale\u00a0: les ministres Catherine Vautrin et Am\u00e9lie de Montchalin vont \u00ab\u00a0rencontrer chacun des groupes parlementaires\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/03/budget-de-la-securite-sociale-catherine-vautrin-et-amelie-de-montchalin-vont-rencontrer-chacun-des-groupes-parlementaires_6479435_823448.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:35:02 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s la censure du gouvernement Barnier, la France fonctionne en service minimum, sans projet de loi de financement de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 sociale ni de loi de finances. \u00ab\u00a0Cela ne peut pas durer\u00a0\u00bb, a affirm\u00e9 vendredi la ministre du travail, de la sant\u00e9, des solidarit\u00e9s et de la famille."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le gouvernement vise d\u00e9sormais un d\u00e9ficit public \u00e0 5,4\u00a0% du PIB en\u00a02025;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/03/le-gouvernement-vise-desormais-un-deficit-public-a-5-4-du-pib-en-2025_6479401_823448.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:18:10 +0100",
        "text": "Plusieurs mesures fiscales pr\u00e9vues dans le projet budget de 2025 ne pourront pas voir le jour, rendant caduc, pour l\u2019ex\u00e9cutif, l\u2019objectif de d\u00e9ficit fix\u00e9 \u00e0 5\u00a0% par Michel Barnier. Pour compenser ces recettes qui font d\u00e9faut, une hausse de la TVA est exclue."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Vend\u00e9e Globe\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Ces derniers jours, je trouve que c\u2019est dur\u00a0\u00bb, vigilance aux icebergs et point Nemo pour Violette Dorange;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/03/vendee-globe-ces-derniers-jours-je-trouve-que-c-est-dur-vigilance-aux-icebergs-et-point-nemo-pour-violette-dorange_6479399_3242.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:00:02 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s environ deux mois de course, la benjamine du tour du monde en solitaire \u00e0 la voile, sans escale ni assistance, a franchi le point le plus isol\u00e9 du globe pour le Nouvel An, et a d\u00fb prendre garde aux icebergs, crois\u00e9s par certains concurrents proches."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;2025, une ann\u00e9e d\u00e9cisive pour le climat dans un monde \u00ab\u00a0plus que jamais incertain et turbulent\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/03/2025-une-annee-charniere-pour-le-climat-dans-un-monde-plus-que-jamais-incertain-et-turbulent_6479196_3244.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que les catastrophes m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques se multiplient, rendant l\u2019action climatique toujours plus urgente, le contexte politique et l\u2019aust\u00e9rit\u00e9 budg\u00e9taire entravent les efforts attendus \u00e0 la COP30\u00a0en novembre,\u00a0\u00e0 Belem, au Br\u00e9sil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Explosion d\u2019un Cybertruck de Tesla devant le Trump Hotel de Las Vegas\u00a0: le suspect, un militaire aux motivations \u00ab\u00a0inconnues\u00a0\u00bb, s\u2019est suicid\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/explosion-d-un-cybertruck-de-tesla-devant-le-trump-hotel-de-las-vegas-le-suspect-un-militaire-aux-motivations-inconnues-s-est-suicide_6477464_3211.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:25:27 +0100",
        "text": "Le conducteur \u00e9tait un membre des forces sp\u00e9ciales de l\u2019arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine en \u00ab\u00a0permission approuv\u00e9e au moment de sa mort\u00a0\u00bb, selon le Pentagone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Premier conseil des ministres\u00a0: Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou au pied de \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019Himalaya\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/03/premier-conseil-des-ministres-francois-bayrou-au-pied-de-l-himalaya_6479127_823448.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:30:37 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que le premier conseil des ministres de l\u2019ann\u00e9e se r\u00e9unit vendredi 3\u00a0janvier, le gouvernement va consulter les partis qui sont repr\u00e9sent\u00e9s au Parlement avec, en point de mire, l\u2019adoption du budget pour 2025, pr\u00e9vue d\u2019ici \u00e0\u00a0la mi-f\u00e9vrier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au Ghana, le principal march\u00e9 aux fripes du pays ravag\u00e9 par les flammes;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/03/au-ghana-le-principal-marche-aux-fripes-du-pays-ravage-par-les-flammes_6479054_3212.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:47:08 +0100",
        "text": "Des milliers de commer\u00e7ants ainsi que l\u2019\u00e9conomie locale sont affect\u00e9s par l\u2019incendie d\u00e9clench\u00e9 mercredi soir au march\u00e9 de Kantamanto, dans la capitale, Accra. Un probl\u00e8me \u00e9lectrique pourrait \u00eatre en cause, mais la piste criminelle n\u2019est pas exclue."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La Cor\u00e9e du Sud s\u2019enfonce dans la crise politique\u00a0: l\u2019arrestation du pr\u00e9sident emp\u00each\u00e9e par ses gardes du corps;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/coree-du-sud-la-tentative-d-arrestation-du-president-yoon-suk-yeol-entravee-par-ses-services-de-securite-et-des-militaires_6478986_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:50:50 +0100",
        "text": "Les enqu\u00eateurs ont annonc\u00e9 avoir suspendu l\u2019op\u00e9ration lanc\u00e9e pour arr\u00eater le pr\u00e9sident suspendu de ses fonctions Yoon Suk Yeol dans sa r\u00e9sidence de S\u00e9oul, apr\u00e8s une confrontation entre la police et ses gardes du corps."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Venezuela\u00a0: l\u2019opposant en exil Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia a quitt\u00e9 l\u2019Espagne pour l\u2019Argentine, \u00e0 l\u2019approche de la prise de fonctions de Nicolas Maduro;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/venezuela-l-opposant-en-exil-edmundo-gonzalez-urrutia-a-quitte-l-espagne-pour-l-argentine-a-l-approche-de-la-prise-de-fonctions-de-nicolas-maduro_6478953_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:42:31 +0100",
        "text": "Caracas a propos\u00e9 une r\u00e9compense de 100\u00a0000\u00a0dollars pour toute aide permettant de capturer l\u2019opposant exil\u00e9 depuis septembre. M.\u00a0Gonzalez Urrutia a promis de revenir dans son pays pour \u00ab\u00a0prendre ses fonctions\u00a0\u00bb le 10\u00a0janvier \u00e0 la place de M.\u00a0Maduro, dont l\u2019\u00e9lection est contest\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attaque \u00e0 La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans\u00a0: le FBI estime que le suspect, qui avait pr\u00eat\u00e9 all\u00e9geance \u00e0 l\u2019organisation Etat islamique, a agi seul;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/attaque-a-la-nouvelle-orleans-le-fbi-estime-que-le-suspect-qui-avait-prete-allegeance-a-l-organisation-etat-islamique-a-agi-seul_6478920_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "Le profil de l\u2019assaillant, qui a tu\u00e9 quatorze personnes en fon\u00e7ant dans la foule lors du Nouvel An avant d\u2019\u00eatre abattu par la police, intrigue. Cet ancien militaire am\u00e9ricain de 42\u00a0ans avait \u00e9galement pos\u00e9 deux bombes artisanales qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9samorc\u00e9es."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Apple accepte de\u00a0payer pr\u00e8s de\u00a0100\u00a0millions de\u00a0dollars pour mettre fin \u00e0\u00a0des poursuites sur la\u00a0confidentialit\u00e9 des donn\u00e9es;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/02/apple-accepte-de-payer-pres-de-100-millions-de-dollars-pour-mettre-fin-a-des-poursuites-sur-la-confidentialite-des-donnees_6478887_3234.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:33:00 +0100",
        "text": "D\u2019apr\u00e8s un recours collectif d\u00e9pos\u00e9 en\u00a02019, l\u2019assistant vocal pouvait \u00eatre activ\u00e9 accidentellement et enregistrer des conversations priv\u00e9es. L\u2019accord doit encore \u00eatre approuv\u00e9 par la justice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les 20\u00a0romans pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s des lecteurs et lectrices du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb en 2024;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/02/les-20-romans-de-2024-preferes-des-lecteurs-et-lectrices-du-monde_6478620_3246.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Jacaranda\u00a0\u00bb, de Ga\u00ebl Faye, \u00ab\u00a0Madelaine avant l\u2019aube\u00a0\u00bb, de Sandrine Collette, \u00ab\u00a0Bien-\u00eatre\u00a0\u00bb, de Nathan Hill\u2026 Voici les ouvrages qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Environ 200 empreintes de dinosaures d\u00e9couvertes dans une carri\u00e8re en Angleterre;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/02/environ-200-empreintes-de-dinosaures-decouvertes-dans-une-carriere-en-angleterre_6478720_1650684.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:39:54 +0100",
        "text": "Les traces, vieilles de 166\u00a0millions d\u2019ann\u00e9es, seront pr\u00e9sent\u00e9es dans l\u2019\u00e9mission \u00ab\u00a0Digging for Britain,\u00a0\u00bb sur BBC\u00a02, le 8\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Syrie\u00a0: \u00e0 Qaboun, banlieue ruin\u00e9e de Damas, sunnites et alaouites r\u00e9apprennent \u00e0 vivre ensemble;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/a-damas-dans-les-ruines-de-qaboun-le-fantome-des-tensions-communautaires_6477504_3210.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 05:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "La banlieue de la capitale syrienne, peupl\u00e9e de sunnites, a \u00e9t\u00e9 assi\u00e9g\u00e9e et bombard\u00e9e durant cinq ann\u00e9es par les forces gouvernementales, au nom de la protection de quartiers adjacents, o\u00f9 vivent des alaouites, la minorit\u00e9 socle du r\u00e9gime Al-Assad. Aujourd\u2019hui, les deux communaut\u00e9s affirment vouloir vivre en paix."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attaque \u00e0 La\u00a0Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans\u00a0: le\u00a0suspect est un\u00a0citoyen am\u00e9ricain qui avait pr\u00eat\u00e9 all\u00e9geance \u00e0\u00a0l\u2019organisation Etat islamique, annonce le FBI, qui fait \u00e9tat de\u00a015 morts;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/02/attaque-a-la-nouvelle-orleans-le-suspect-est-un-citoyen-americain-qui-avait-prete-allegeance-a-l-organisation-etat-islamique-annonce-le-fbi-qui-fait-etat-de-15-morts_6476750_3211.html;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:04:07 +0100",
        "text": "Le chauffeur du pick-up, qui a ouvert le feu sur les forces de l\u2019ordre, est mort. Le FBI estime que cet ancien militaire semble avoir agi seul."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Une fusillade au Mont\u00e9n\u00e9gro\u00a0fait dix morts, le\u00a0suspect se\u00a0suicide;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/01/fusillade-au-montenegro-dix-morts-dont-deux-mineurs_6477431_3210.html;Wed, 01 Jan 2025 23:03:18 +0100",
        "text": "Les forces de l\u2019ordre ont encercl\u00e9 le tireur en fuite, qui \u00ab\u00a0s\u2019est tir\u00e9 une balle dans la t\u00eate\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le chef de la police. Outre les douze personnes tu\u00e9es, l\u2019homme, ivre, en avait aussi bless\u00e9 quatre autres, apr\u00e8s une altercation dans un restaurant du sud du pays."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Public discussion, constructive criticism of SC verdicts key for the development of law: J. Ravikumar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/public-discussion-constructive-criticism-of-sc-verdicts-key-for-the-development-of-law-j-ravikumar/article69058701.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:05:06 +0530",
        "text": "Justice Ravikumar said the public discussion of Supreme Court judgments of significance was vital for the development of the law"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Install solar panels in all houses in Andamans, Lakshadweep, Shah tells Ministry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/install-solar-panels-in-all-houses-in-andamans-lakshadweep-shah-tells-ministry/article69057909.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:01:05 +0530",
        "text": "Home Minister reviews ongoing development initiatives in two island groups"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Pen down\u2019 strike in Tripura SDM office after a raid by armed miscreants;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pen-down-strike-in-tripura-sdm-office-after-a-raid-by-armed-miscreants/article69058857.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:00:42 +0530",
        "text": "Four employees of the SDM office in Kailashahar, Unakoti district, have alleged that miscreants armed with sticks and sharp-cutting weapons raided the sub-registry section of the office and issued murder threats."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 2 lakh devotees likely to attend Vaikunta Ekadasi at Parthasarathy temple: P.K. Sekarbabu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/over-2-lakh-devotees-likely-to-attend-vaikunta-ekadasi-at-parthasarathy-temple-pk-sekarbabu/article69058359.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:57:13 +0530",
        "text": "He says a special darshan has been arranged for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and expecting mothers"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Trump\u2019s strength and unpredictability can help end the war in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trumps-strength-and-unpredictability-can-help-end-the-war-in-ukraine-zelenskyy-says/article69059066.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:48:10 +0530",
        "text": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is \u201cstrong and unpredictable\u201d and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sharad Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal share stage in Pune for Phule event;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/sharad-pawar-chhagan-bhujbal-share-stage-in-pune-for-phule-event/article69058661.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:40:27 +0530",
        "text": "The meeting has added fuel to the rumours of a potential reunion between the warring Nationalist Congress Party camps led by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar respectively"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Venezuela\u2019s government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition\u2019s presidential candidate;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/venezuelas-government-offers-100k-reward-for-whereabouts-of-oppositions-presidential-candidate/article69059037.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:35:23 +0530",
        "text": "Venezuela\u2019s government has announced a $100,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez, the opposition candidate who claims to have defeated President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in last year\u2019s election"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Some people here dismiss Vedanta and Sanatan Dharma, while world is embracing them: Dhankhar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/some-people-here-dismiss-vedanta-and-sanatan-dharma-while-world-is-embracing-them-dhankhar/article69058556.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:34:09 +0530",
        "text": "This stems from poor understanding of country\u2019s intellectual heritage, says Vice-President"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/top-european-diplomats-urge-inclusive-transition-in-syria-visit/article69059007.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:30:51 +0530",
        "text": "French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock were in the Syrian capital for talks on behalf of the European Union"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Israel Army says intercepted missile, drone launched from Yemen;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-army-says-intercepted-missile-drone-launched-from-yemen/article69058998.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:28:50 +0530",
        "text": "Israel\u2019s emergency service provider, Magen David Adom, reported that it had treated several people who were injured or experienced panic attacks on their way to shelters"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Give details on proposed portal to monitor quality of food supplied to backward classes hostels: Karnataka High Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/give-details-on-proposed-portal-to-monitor-quality-of-food-supplied-to-backward-classes-hostels-karnataka-high-court/article69058044.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:27:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;IT Ministry notifies draft rules under data protection law;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/it-ministry-notifies-draft-rules-under-data-protection-law/article69058838.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:24:46 +0530",
        "text": "The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, lay out the tentative terms of enforcing the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, which was passed in Parliament in 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Stalin to lay foundation for statue of Sir John Marshall;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/stalin-to-lay-foundation-for-statue-of-sir-john-marshall/article69057253.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:23:32 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Develop bio-energy projects to reduce GP electricity bill: Priyank;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/develop-bio-energy-projects-to-reduce-gp-electricity-bill-priyank/article69057722.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:23:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A small idea that paved way for Asia\u2019s largest festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/a-small-idea-that-paved-way-for-asias-largest-festival/article69058930.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:21:49 +0530",
        "text": "From 400 competitors in 18 events in the first edition in 1957, the State School Arts Festival has grown manifold and 15,000 students are expected to compete in 249 events across 25 venues at the 63rd edition beginning in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Fishermen demand early issuance of diesel subsidy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/fishermen-demand-early-issuance-of-diesel-subsidy/article69058544.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:20:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC imposes exemplary cost on petitioner;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-imposes-exemplary-cost-on-petitioner/article69059008.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:18:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two persons with pistols, ammunition, and methamphetamine held in Arumbakkam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/two-persons-with-pistols-ammunition-and-methamphetamine-held-in-arumbakkam/article69057795.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:16:33 +0530",
        "text": "They had visited Raxaul in Bihar on the India-Nepal border and procured weapons and other ammunition to sell in Chennai"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Officials making elaborate arrangements for Prime Minister\u2019s tour to Visakhapatnam on January 8;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/officials-making-elaborate-arrangements-for-prime-ministers-tour-to-visakhapatnam-on-january-8/article69058799.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:15:14 +0530",
        "text": "Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation for the South Coast Railway Zone in Visakhapatnam and will also virtually lay the foundation for the NTPC Integrated Green Hydrogen Hub at Pudimadaka of Anakapalli district."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Camera expo organised at Tamukkam grounds;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/camera-expo-organised-at-tamukkam-grounds/article69058973.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:13:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;At least 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/at-least-30-people-killed-by-israeli-strikes-in-gaza-as-stalled-ceasefire-talks-set-to-resume/article69058114.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:12:47 +0530",
        "text": "Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Biden blocks U.S.-Japan steel deal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/biden-blocks-us-japan-steel-deal/article69058323.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:10:50 +0530",
        "text": "Nippon Steel touted the takeover as a lifeline for a U.S. company that is long past its heyday"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bastar journalist found dead in septic tank, murder suspected;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/bastar-journalist-found-dead-in-septic-tank-murder-suspected/article69058812.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:09:41 +0530",
        "text": "In a complaint lodged after Mr. Mukesh Chandrakar, 36, went missing two days ago, his brother had raised suspicion against three people, including a contractor"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Trump calls to 'open up' North Sea, get rid of windmills;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-calls-to-open-up-north-sea-get-rid-of-windmills/article69058189.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:09:26 +0530",
        "text": "Oil companies have been steadily exiting the North Sea in recent decades with production declining"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Focus on power exchange instead of power purchase, Energy Department told, as it gears up for summer demand;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/focus-on-power-exchange-instead-of-power-purchase-energy-department-told-as-it-gears-up-for-summer-demand/article69058309.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:05:50 +0530",
        "text": "Energy Minister said appropriate measures should be taken to generate more power to ensure that there is no gap between demand and supply"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP gifts roses  to male RTC bus passengers to protest against fare hike;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-gifts-roses-to-male-rtc-bus-passengers-to-protest-against-fare-hike/article69057851.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:00:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Researchers develop captive breeding protocol for endangered catfish;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/researchers-develop-captive-breeding-protocol-for-endangered-catfish/article69058830.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:59:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Appointment orders handed over to newly recruited employees in PWD;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/appointment-orders-handed-over-to-newly-recruited-employees-in-pwd/article69058230.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:59:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Iconic Hotel Ajantha took its last order on December 31;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/iconic-hotel-ajantha-took-its-last-order-on-december-31/article69058822.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:53:02 +0530",
        "text": "It was closed owing to a property feud between the family members who own the building"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two youth held for threatening to immolate girl on Walltax Road;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/two-youth-held-for-threatening-to-immolate-girl-on-walltax-road/article69057557.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:52:28 +0530",
        "text": "She had allegedly rejected a proposal of love from one of them"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Phenomenal growth in IT sector in Coimbatore reflecting in large-scale placements for local students;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/phenomenal-growth-in-it-sector-in-coimbatore-reflecting-in-large-scale-placements-for-local-students/article69058244.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:52:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;President urges society to focus on women\u2019s health issues;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/president-urges-society-to-focus-on-womens-health-issues/article69058523.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:51:01 +0530",
        "text": "Droupadi Murmu wants doctors to be counsellors, healers"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sambhal violence: Allahabad HC stays arrest of SP MP Ziaur Rahman Barq;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/sambhal-violence-allahabad-hc-stays-arrest-of-sp-mp-ziaur-rahman-barq/article69058536.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:48:18 +0530",
        "text": "The court refused to quash the FIR against the Samajwadi Party MP stating that case prima facie discloses the cognisable offence against the petitioner"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kumkis to chase wild elephants back into forest;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/kumkis-to-chase-wild-elephants-back-into-forest/article69058851.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:45:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vegetable traders in Coimbatore oppose move to shift wholesale market to Vellalore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/vegetable-traders-in-coimbatore-oppose-move-to-shift-wholesale-market-to-vellalore/article69058574.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:44:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CM has given in-principle nod to health insurance for all sections of people, says Health Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-has-given-in-principle-nod-to-health-insurance-for-all-sections-of-people-says-health-minister/article69058473.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:42:19 +0530",
        "text": "Cashless coverage to the extent of \u20b925 lakh per family per year being proposed, announces Y. Satya Kumar Yadav"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh government in haste to implement categorisation of Scheduled Castes, alleges senior Congress leader Chinta Mohan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/andhra-pradesh-government-in-haste-to-implement-categorisation-of-scheduled-castes-alleges-senior-congress-leader-chinta-mohan/article69058687.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:42:09 +0530",
        "text": "He faults the State government for appointing a one-man Commission on the issue adding that SCs are planning to organise protests"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018All agri, trade chambers stand with people against tungsten mining project\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/all-agri-trade-chambers-stand-with-people-against-tungsten-mining-project/article69058876.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:41:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar flags off mobile medical clinic for Kalaburagi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vice-president-jagdeep-dhankhar-flags-off-mobile-medical-clinic-for-kalaburagi/article69058376.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:39:59 +0530",
        "text": "The new mobile units are custom built and equipped with IoT-integrated telemedicine services and essential facilities"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KTR faults govt. for seeking declaration, applications from ryots for Rythu Bharosa;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ktr-faults-govt-for-seeking-declaration-applications-from-ryots-for-rythu-bharosa/article69058612.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:38:53 +0530",
        "text": "He asks Govt. to display list of farmers who, it says, had availed Rythu Bandhu without being eligible so that people could know facts"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Congress, BJP neglected BCs for long by not holding caste census\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/congress-bjp-neglected-bcs-for-long-by-not-holding-caste-census/article69058784.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:38:16 +0530",
        "text": "BRS MLC Kavitha wants Congress goverrnment to implement Kamareddy BC Declaration"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala State School Arts Festival | Sanitation workers leave no stone unturned;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-school-arts-festival-sanitation-workers-leave-no-stone-unturned/article69058395.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:37:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Light show in Thiruvananthapuram city extended till January 8 in view of State School Arts Festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/light-show-in-thiruvananthapuram-city-extended-till-january-8-in-view-of-state-school-arts-festival/article69058274.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:36:40 +0530",
        "text": "Flower show that began on Christmas Day concludes"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Madurai City Police introduces QR Code for vehicles with devotees going to  Meenakshi temple to reach Ellis Nagar parking lot;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-city-police-introduces-qr-code-for-vehicles-with-devotees-going-to-meenakshi-temple-to-reach-ellis-nagar-parking-lot/article69058325.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:36:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Fadnavis says no to guard of honour, bouquets during district visits;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/fadnavis-says-no-to-guard-of-honour-bouquets-during-district-visits/article69058629.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:36:05 +0530",
        "text": "The Maharashtra Chief Minister\u2019s office has issued an order to all District Collectors, Police Commissioners and Superintendents."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2019Nritya Kalanidhi\u2019 award conferred on Mohiniyattam exponent Neena Prasad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/nritya-kalanidhi-award-conferred-on-mohiniyattam-exponent-neena-prasad/article69058165.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:35:31 +0530",
        "text": "The 18th Dance Festival hosted by The Music Academy has been inaugurated"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;EPFO begins centralised PF pension disbursal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/epfo-begins-centralised-pf-pension-disbursal/article69058636.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:35:30 +0530",
        "text": "This transformative initiative empowers pensioners to access their pension seamlessly from any bank, any branch, anywhere in the country, says Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chennai Metro Rail train suffers minor derailment near Tondiarpet station on Phase I Extension last month;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-rail-train-suffers-minor-derailment-at-tondiarpet-station-on-phase-i-extension-last-month/article69057256.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:31:15 +0530",
        "text": "As it was entering the station on the night of December 23, sand and water gushed through a hole in the station box and spilled on to the tracks. The train operator applied the emergency brakes, causing one of the train\u2019s wheels to veer off the track"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government facing revenue shortfall of \u20b94,000 crore per month due to financial mess created by the BRS, says Revanth;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/government-facing-revenue-shortfall-of-4000-crore-per-month-due-to-financial-mess-created-by-the-brs-says-revanth/article69058694.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:31:09 +0530",
        "text": "The Chief Minister acknowledged the role played by the employees in taking the welfare and development programmes to the last mile"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Operations in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant affected as two conveyor belts break down;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/operations-in-visakhapatnam-steel-plant-affected-as-two-conveyor-belts-break-down/article69058509.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:29:50 +0530",
        "text": "Though there is no loss of life or injury to workers, the incident has raised concerns over the implications of mechanical failures on the overall production in the plant and safety; trade union leaders plan to take up the issues plaguing the plant with the Prime Minister during his visit to Visakhapatnam on January 8"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Search on for persons who burgled house in Nungambakkam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/search-on-for-persons-who-burgled-house-in-nungambakkam/article69058482.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:28:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BBMP Commissioner calls for identification of roads for street vending;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bbmp-commissioner-calls-for-identification-of-roads-for-street-vending/article69058248.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:27:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New crop varieties to be developed by ICAR will have at least a climate-resilient trait in them, says ICAR DG;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/new-crop-varieties-to-be-developed-by-icar-will-have-at-least-a-climate-resilient-trait-in-them-says-icar-dg/article69058638.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:27:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Applications invited for waterbody conservator award;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/applications-invited-for-waterbody-conservator-award/article69058608.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:26:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nirmiti Kendra engineer found dead in Gadag;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/nirmiti-kendra-engineer-found-dead-in-gadag/article69058371.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:26:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Prashant Kishor\u2019s fast-unto-death over BPSC \u2018irregularities\u2019 enters day two;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/prashant-kishors-fast-unto-death-over-bpsc-irregularities-enters-day-two/article69057807.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:25:31 +0530",
        "text": "Several youth organisations extended support to the protesting BPSC aspirants demanding re-examination and took out a protest march in Patna. Purnia MP Pappu Yadav calls Mr. Kishor Natwarlal and claims he sat on a fast after \u2018filling his stomach\u2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BRS humiliated BCs and now shedding crocodile tears: Ponnam counters Kavitha;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-humiliated-bcs-and-now-shedding-crocodile-tears-ponnam-counters-kavitha/article69058665.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:25:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Transport Minister defends bus fare hike, says it was most during BJP regime;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/transport-minister-defends-bus-fare-hike-says-it-was-most-during-bjp-regime/article69058457.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:24:42 +0530",
        "text": "The increase was essential to cover rising costs and accumulated dues: Ramalinga Reddy"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man gets 130 years\u2019 RI for sexually assaulting boy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/man-gets-130-years-ri-for-sexually-assaulting-boy/article69058590.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:22:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two wild elephants seen wandering in Ramanagara;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-wild-elephants-seen-wandering-in-ramanagara/article69058494.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:21:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Children of non-resident Tamils visit Ramanthapuram district under \u2018vergalai thedi\u2019 scheme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/children-of-non-resident-tamils-visit-ramanthapuram-district-under-vergalai-thedi-scheme/article69058563.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:20:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u20b94.12 crore released to 2,478 Yuva Nidhi beneficiaries in Gadag district: Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/412-crore-released-to-2478-yuva-nidhi-beneficiaries-in-gadag-district-minister/article69058015.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:18:33 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chinnar dam opened for irrigation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/chinnar-dam-opened-for-irrigation/article69057605.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:17:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Anert\u2019s green hydrogen mobility proposal receives nod;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anerts-green-hydrogen-mobility-proposal-receives-nod/article69058644.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:16:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP to launch campaign on Constitution, Ambedkar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-to-launch-campaign-on-constitution-ambedkar/article69057664.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:15:07 +0530",
        "text": "Samvidhan Gaurav Abhiyan to run from January 11 to 26, with a focus on districts with large SC populations, BJP sources say; announcement comes hours after Congress launches similar campaign"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers in Ramanathapuram district stage protest seeking relief for crop damage;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/farmers-in-ramanathapuram-district-stage-protest-seeking-relief-for-crop-damage/article69058700.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:14:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Panel discusses demand to designate Tiruchi airport as a point of call for Gulf countries;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/panel-discusses-demand-to-designate-tiruchi-airport-as-a-point-of-call-for-gulf-countries/article69058621.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:14:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Distribution of Pongal gift hamper tokens commences in Dharmapuri;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/distribution-of-pongal-gift-hamper-tokens-commences-in-dharmapuri/article69058215.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:12:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Underutilised Basaveshwara bus terminal in Peenya to become shopping complex;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/underutilised-basaveshwara-bus-terminal-in-peenya-to-become-shopping-complex/article69058061.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:10:31 +0530",
        "text": "Built at a cost of \u20b940 crore, the terminal initially commenced operations in 2014, with around 140 bus schedules, relocated from Kempegowda Bus Station (Majestic)"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Councillor dead;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/councillor-dead/article69058697.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:09:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Weekly special train to Rishikesh from Hubballi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/weekly-special-train-to-rishikesh-from-hubballi/article69057636.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:08:47 +0530",
        "text": "South Western Railway will run the service until further orders"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;UDF moves notice for no-confidence motion against development standing panel chief;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/udf-moves-notice-for-no-confidence-motion-against-development-standing-panel-chief/article69058217.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:08:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;PM will lay foundation stone for various projects in Anakapalli district on January 8, says MP;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/pm-will-lay-foundation-stone-for-various-projects-in-anakapalli-district-on-january-8-says-mp/article69058469.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:08:27 +0530",
        "text": "Modi will attend a public meeting in Visakhapatnam and virtually launch construction of industrial projects worth \u20b92 lakh crore from there, reveals C.M. Ramesh"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New DIG of Police for Dindigul range assumes office;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-dig-of-police-for-dindigul-range-assumes-office/article69058637.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:06:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Dinner meeting of Ministers hosted by Satish Jarkiholi when Shivakumar is away raises eyebrows;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dinner-meeting-of-ministers-hosted-by-satish-jarkiholi-when-shivakumar-is-away-raises-eyebrows/article69057650.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:06:37 +0530",
        "text": "The \u2018dominance\u2019 of the Deputy Chief Minister and his \u2018interference\u2019 in other ministries are said to have been part of discussions"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Senior bureaucrat Faiz Ahmed Kidwai to helm DGCA;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/senior-bureaucrat-faiz-ahmed-kidwai-to-helm-dgca/article69058414.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:05:07 +0530",
        "text": "Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has the task before him of resolving the stalemate between airlines and pilots over the latter\u2019s duty and rest norms"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Remembering K.S. Manilal and the rediscovery of a rare orchid;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/remembering-ks-manilal-and-the-rediscovery-of-a-rare-orchid/article69058070.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:03:48 +0530",
        "text": "The rediscovery of Ipsea malabarica or Malabar Daffodil Orchid in the early 1980s from the Silent Valley is credited to Manilal and Sathish Kumar"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala State School Arts Festival | Events to look forward to on first day;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-school-arts-festival-events-to-look-forward-to-on-first-day/article69058438.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:01:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tuition\u00a0teacher booked for\u00a0allegedly kidnapping minor student;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tuition-teacher-booked-for-allegedly-kidnapping-minor-student/article69057503.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:01:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;French aircraft carrier group to visit Goa, Kochi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/french-aircraft-carrier-group-to-visit-goa-kochi/article69058314.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:59:58 +0530",
        "text": "Britain has also announced that its CSG led by carrier Queen Elizabeth would on a deployment in the Indian Ocean Region and make a stopover in India in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BBMP invites suggestions for 2025-26 Budget;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bbmp-invites-suggestions-for-2025-26-budget/article69058084.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:55:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;High Court faults forest authorities for refusing to refund amount deposited by land owner while seeking permission to cut trees;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/high-court-faults-forest-authorities-for-refusing-to-refund-amount-deposited-by-land-owner-while-seeking-permission-to-cut-trees/article69057622.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:54:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP questions need for fresh data from farmers for Rythu Bharosa;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bjp-questions-need-for-fresh-data-from-farmers-for-rythu-bharosa/article69058486.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:54:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Stakeholders views, energy department ideas on green energy policy to be placed before Cabinet: Deputy Chief Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/stakeholders-views-energy-department-ideas-on-green-energy-policy-to-be-placed-before-cabinet-deputy-chief-minister/article69057790.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:53:32 +0530",
        "text": "Bhatti Vikaramarka says green energy developers to be offered incentives in different forms besides providing investor-friendly ecosystem"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tatas\u2019 Assam semiconductor plant to start making chips in 2026: Vaishnaw;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tatas-assam-semiconductor-plant-to-start-making-chips-in-2026-vaishnaw/article69058446.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:51:22 +0530",
        "text": "The Union Minister said the \u201cMade in Assam\u201d chips would be used in the automobile industries of countries like Japan, the United States, and Germany"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man loses \u20b971 lakh\u00a0to cyber scamsters;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/man-loses-71-lakh-to-cyber-scamsters/article69057749.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:51:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;After protests, MHA grants foreign fund registration to NGO treating Bhopal gas leak victims;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/after-protests-mha-grants-foreign-fund-registration-to-ngo-treating-bhopal-gas-leak-victims/article69057832.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:49:53 +0530",
        "text": "Sambhavna Trust clinics provide free treatment for gas leak victims, using donations from 35,000 people in 45 countries; FCRA registration cancelled in 2019, and new application was pending since 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mobile science lab on emerging technologies for government school students flagged off;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/mobile-science-lab-on-emerging-technologies-for-government-school-students-flagged-off/article69058537.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:46:34 +0530",
        "text": "This mobile science lab will serve as a bridge to expose students to emerging technologies, nurture their creativity and unlock their innovative potential, says Minister Sridhar Babu"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Cardamom price at five-year high, average price exceeds \u20b93,100;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cardamom-price-at-five-year-high-average-price-exceeds-3100/article69058301.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:45:49 +0530",
        "text": "While cardamom companies cheer the rise in the average price, small-scale farmers\u00a0did not benefit much as they cannot hold the produce for a long time"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man found dead in Banaswadi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/man-found-dead-in-banaswadi/article69057624.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:43:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rain damage compensation to be disbursed soon;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rain-damage-compensation-to-be-disbursed-soon/article69058385.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:43:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Comprehensive security and safety protocols rolled out for 63rd Kerala State School Arts Festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/comprehensive-security-and-safety-protocols-rolled-out-for-63rd-kerala-state-school-arts-festival/article69058436.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:41:22 +0530",
        "text": "Safety audits have been conducted at each of the 25 venues. Structural integrity of stages and facilities assessed. Security in Thiruvananthapuram city will be bolstered by the deployment of approximately 860 police personnel"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Regional official language conference of South, South-West Region in Mysuru from today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/regional-official-language-conference-of-south-south-west-region-in-mysuru-from-today/article69057508.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:39:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Foolproof arrangements at counters issuing Vaikunta Dwara Darshan tokens;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/foolproof-arrangements-at-counters-issuing-vaikunta-dwara-darshan-tokens/article69058422.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:38:24 +0530",
        "text": "As many as 1.20 lakh tokens will be issued from 5 a.m. on January 9 for those wishing to have darshan on January 10, 11 and 12 respectively"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC seeks further reports on plea to rejuvenate Tamirabharani\u00a0 river;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-seeks-further-reports-on-plea-to-rejuvenate-thamirabarani-river/article69058532.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:37:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Unique blend of life through lens and brushstrokes;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/unique-blend-of-life-through-lens-and-brushstrokes/article69058273.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:36:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Merger of ULBs with the GHMC likely to be a jigsaw puzzle for the government;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/merger-of-ulbs-with-the-ghmc-likely-to-be-a-jigsaw-puzzle-for-the-government/article69058342.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:34:30 +0530",
        "text": "The elephant in the room is the promise of reservations for backward classes, which awaits the report of the Dedicated Commission on fixing BC reservations"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Veteran musician appeals to public to listen to music; calls for youngsters to learn music;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/veteran-musician-appeals-to-public-to-listen-to-music-calls-for-youngsters-to-learn-music/article69058270.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:34:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Constable aspirant dies during physical fitness test in Andhra Pradesh;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/constable-aspirant-dies-during-physical-fitness-test-in-andhra-pradesh/article69058348.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:31:39 +0530",
        "text": "25-year-old youth collapses while participating in running competition; A.P. Scheduled Tribes Commission member visits the victim\u2019s family members in Machilipatnam, hands them \u20b950,000 cash"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Minister invites artist who designed Kerala school arts festival golden cup for valedictory function;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/minister-invites-artist-who-designed-festival-golden-cup-for-valedictory-function/article69058507.ece;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:30:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to launch waiting list for appointments at public dental clinics;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293379/hong-kong-launch-waiting-list-appointments-public-dental-clinics?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:07:33 +0800",
        "text": "Waiting list to be added to online booking system after more than quarter of people who booked service did not show up for appointments."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Air Busan flight from Hong Kong aborts landing in South Korea amid wheels scare;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293377/air-busan-flight-hong-kong-aborts-landing-korea-amid-wheels-scare?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:47:50 +0800",
        "text": "Pilot unable to confirm if landing gear functioning, prompting decision to circle around for additional checks."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Cathay apologises over 54-hour delay to flight going from Toronto to Hong Kong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293373/cathay-apologises-over-54-hour-delay-flight-going-toronto-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:53:32 +0800",
        "text": "Flight was diverted to Iceland so passenger could receive urgent medical help, and returned to Toronto due to crew flying hour limits."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Mourners gather at Hong Kong mosque for funeral of car crash victims;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293370/muslims-gather-hong-kong-mosque-funeral-car-crash-victims?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:49:14 +0800",
        "text": "Mosque in Wan Chai holds ceremony for Ihtsham Ali, 30, and Mohammad Faisal, 34, who died along with Mohammad Nadeem Adalat on New Year\u2019s Day."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;4 Hong Kong cyclists arrested for \u2018reckless riding\u2019 after minibus fracas;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293367/4-hong-kong-cyclists-arrested-reckless-riding-after-minibus-fracas?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:19:40 +0800",
        "text": "Three men and a woman, aged 28 to 45, released on bail and must report back to police later this month."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong man arrested for \u2018furious driving\u2019 after officer dragged 70 metres;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293361/hong-kong-man-arrested-furious-driving-after-officer-dragged-70-metres?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:17:32 +0800",
        "text": "Driver, 56, allegedly sped away from policeman who then tried to stop van and suffered injuries to his head, arms and legs."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Kai Tak Sports Park to host 10,000 during first trial of main stadium;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293358/hong-kongs-kai-tak-sports-park-host-10000-during-first-trial-main-stadium?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:54:39 +0800",
        "text": "Rugby event will help assess the effectiveness of crowd dispersal using public transport."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong social worker in legal fight over planned tech hub arrested;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293347/hong-kong-social-worker-who-challenged-approval-tech-hub-report-arrested?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:03:12 +0800",
        "text": "Post learns Eddie Tse suspected of lying about old-age allowance and public rental application."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong lawmakers push for deeper cuts to Tai Lam Tunnel tolls;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293334/hong-kong-lawmakers-push-deeper-cuts-tai-lam-tunnel-tolls?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:02:50 +0800",
        "text": "Transport authorities last month proposed time-varying fees for the route linking Yuen Long with western Tsuen Wan."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to have warmer, drier weather in coming 3 months: Observatory;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293326/hong-kong-experience-warmer-drier-weather-coming-3-months-observatory?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:43:26 +0800",
        "text": "City\u2019s forecaster also notes that last month was slightly warmer than normal and almost without rain."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks;https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3293310/hong-kong-property-deals-droop-december-slump-thins-agent-ranks?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:30:16 +0800",
        "text": "Transactions rose 17 per cent in 2024 despite a December decline of 28.3 per cent, according to government data."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s first premium taxi fleet set to launch in March;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293266/can-hong-kongs-premium-taxi-fleet-be-launched-soon-march?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:06:49 +0800",
        "text": "Tai Wo Management confirms its roll-out plan while pointing to \u2018numerous challenges\u2019 it has overcome in five months since winning licence, along with four others."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Young man stabbed repeatedly in chest by attacker still on run in Hong Kong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293251/hong-kong-police-hunt-after-man-slashed-back-dies?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:40:46 +0800",
        "text": "Victim and assailant knew each other and had previously been in disagreement over woman, source says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Panda Watch: Hong Kong\u2019s Ying Ying cares for twin cubs together for first time;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293185/panda-watch-hong-kongs-ying-ying-cares-twin-cubs-together-first-time?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:00:19 +0800",
        "text": "New video released by Ocean Park shows Ying Ying licking and cuddling \u2018Elder Sister\u2019 and \u2018Younger Brother\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong retailers, hoteliers gloomy over Lunar New Year business prospects;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293225/hong-kong-retailers-hoteliers-gloomy-over-lunar-new-year-business-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:30:13 +0800",
        "text": "Retail group expresses business concerns \u2018as people have been cautious about their spending\u2019, but hopeful regarding mainland tourists."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong can boost tourism by repositioning itself as gateway to Asia;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3292964/hong-kong-can-boost-tourism-repositioning-itself-gateway-asia?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:30:09 +0800",
        "text": "The government should focus less on mega-events and more on working with other Asian cities to offer exotic holiday bundles to Western tourists."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s MTR Corp \u2018reinventing\u2019 business model amid property market woes;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293206/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-reinventing-business-model-amid-property-market-woes?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:30:15 +0800",
        "text": "Rail giant seeking \u2018new sources of income and ways to lower costs\u2019 to fulfil HK$165 billion financial commitment, Post learns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump-backed Johnson faces challenge in US Congress;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-backed-johnson-faces-challenge-in-us-congress/a-71212992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and incoming president Donald Trump confront a crucial test of their political influence as the 119th Congress convenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Airport border controls hit by IT outage;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-airport-border-controls-hit-by-it-outage/a-71212782?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "German Federal Police said they were experiencing country-wide tech problems, causing severe delays at airport border controls. Non-Schengen passengers are the most affected."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Disinformation campaigns could lead Syria back into civil war;https://www.dw.com/en/disinformation-campaigns-could-lead-syria-back-into-civil-war/a-71210900?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are exploiting pre-existing divisions to advance their own aims, experts say."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why are Thailand and Cambodia clashing over Koh Kood island?;https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-thailand-and-cambodia-clashing-over-koh-kood-island/a-71212061?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Parts of the popular island of Koh Kood are claimed by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh, but the real roots of the dispute run much deeper."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy\u2019s global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How India became a methamphetamine and cocaine hub;https://www.dw.com/en/how-india-became-a-methamphetamine-and-cocaine-hub/a-71210919?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Drug seizures by Indian authorities show a significant increase in drug smuggling and usage in the country. DW explores why more Indian youth are falling into substance abuse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Biden blocks sale of US Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/biden-blocks-sale-of-us-steel-to-japan-s-nippon-steel/a-71210961?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The outgoing US president has cited a strategic need to protect domestic industry. The long expected move cuts off a much needed lifeline of capital for the US icon."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German, French foreign ministers meet Syria's new leaders;https://www.dw.com/en/german-french-foreign-ministers-meet-syria-s-new-leaders/a-71207635?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany's top diplomat Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart met members of Syria's rebel-formed transition government. The pair are the first EU diplomats to visit Syria since Bashar Assad's ouster."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Yoon standoff shakes South Korea to the core;https://www.dw.com/en/yoon-standoff-shakes-south-korea-to-the-core/a-71210052?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have rejected the arrest warrant against him, with the leader still shielded by his official security. Is it possible for Yoon to claw his way back to power?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What could global turmoil mean for Africa in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-could-global-turmoil-mean-for-africa-in-2025/a-71203243?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "With Donald Trump's return to the White House, economic and political uncertainty in Europe and the looming possibility of trade wars, 2025 is set to be rocky. So, how can African nations weather the storm?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea: Clearing of crashed Jeju Air wreckage underway;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-clearing-of-crashed-jeju-air-wreckage-underway/a-71209603?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Investigators began lifting sections of the jet's fuselage, expecting to find remains of the 179 people who died. Meanwhile, the investigation into the cause of the crash continued, extended by a week."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea investigators halt Yoon arrest attempt;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-investigators-halt-yoon-arrest-attempt/a-71206093?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "South Korean investigators had to abandon an attempt to arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection. Authorities were locked in an hourslong standoff in a bid to detain him at his residence."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Middle East: Israel intercepts missile from Yemen;https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-israel-intercepts-missile-from-yemen/live-71207434?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Missile shrapnel fell in Modi'in in central Israel, although there were no immediate injuries or damage reported, the military said. Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is in Syria. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against national training center coaches \u2013 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, after Kyiv had refused to renew a transit deal hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German auto industry faces make-or-break year of 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year-of-2025/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The German auto industry has been in crisis mode in 2024 amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures 2;https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-arrest-man-after-knife-attack-injures-2/a-71191397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Several people intervened after the suspect began stabbing people in the German capital's Charlottenburg neighborhood, a Berlin newspaper said. A Syrian national who lives in Sweden was arrested."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Olaf Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-olaf-scholz-we-can-make-2025-a-good-year/a-71187678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Addressing the nation on the last day of 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country's fate was in Germans' hands and the way forward was by \"standing strong together.\" He praised responders to the Magdeburg attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany charges 3 over alleged Russia spying plot;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-charges-3-over-alleged-russia-spying-plot/a-71187987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "A man believed to be a veteran of a pro-Russian militia in Ukraine and two other suspects planned attacks on military and industrial sites, according to German prosecutors. All three are dual German-Russian nationals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German election: Why Elon Musk is promoting the far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Elon Musk's election appeal for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party set off a storm of criticism in Germany. But what is everyone up in arms about?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany 2025: What political challenges lie ahead?;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-what-political-challenges-lie-ahead/a-71109773?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany's domestic policy in 2025 will likely focus on controlling immigration, fending off cyber-attacks and protecting the rule of law and democratic institutions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance;https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "After Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the AfD in an article published by a German daily, the leading candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hit back, decrying Musk's interference as \"intrusive and pretentious.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Waffle store stampede leaves six injured in Berlin;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-waffle-store-stampede-leaves-six-injured-in-berlin/a-71180903?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Influencer and footballer Nader Jindaoui drew an unexpectedly large crowd after announcing he would visit a waffle store in Berlin. The event ended in a stampede that injured six people, including a 10-year-old girl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: Over \u20ac600,000 donated to victims, families;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-over-\u20ac600-000-donated-to-victims-families/a-71178936?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The city\u2019s administration said there have been over 5,600 donations after the deadly attack at a Christmas market. \u201cAll donations prove that our city is sticking together,\u201d said city mayor Simone Borris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Supermarket customers ill due to 'irritant gas';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-supermarket-customers-ill-due-to-irritant-gas/a-71177976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Some 15 customers in a town in the eastern state of Saxony were hospitalized over respiratory symptoms. Authorities said they were investigating suspected dangerous bodily harm."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Rome urges Iran to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala;https://www.dw.com/en/rome-urges-iran-to-free-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala/a-71177126?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she hoped to bring jailed journalist Cecilia Sala \"home as quickly as possible.\" Sala had procured a work visa and released multiple podcast episodes from Iran."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in controversial German op-ed;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-controversial-german-op-ed/a-71176801?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "German authorities say the AfD is far-right extremist and endangers German democracy. According to the US tech billionaire said such ideas about Germany's AfD are \"clearly false.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pro-Russian hackers target Italian airport websites;https://www.dw.com/en/pro-russian-hackers-target-italian-airport-websites/a-71176385?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Hacker group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, which also affected the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry. The airports' operator said flights continued to operate as normal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UNICEF says record number of children affected by wars;https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-says-record-number-of-children-affected-by-wars/a-71176013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The UN said thousands of children had been killed in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in 2024. Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NATO's 2025 challenges: Trump, Ukraine and defense spending;https://www.dw.com/en/nato-s-2025-challenges-trump-ukraine-and-defense-spending/a-71048345?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign minister warns of Russian 'shadow fleet';https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-minister-warns-of-russian-shadow-fleet/a-71174876?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called \"shadow fleet\" of ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How toxic masculinity became big business;https://www.dw.com/en/how-toxic-masculinity-became-big-business/a-71173522?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Misogynist influencer Andrew Tate's brand of sexism has spawned an army of imitators. He and many of his followers offer online courses on how to become \"real men.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A quick guide to German elections;https://www.dw.com/en/a-quick-guide-to-german-elections/a-4541194?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "On the surface, the German electoral system is similar to that of most other Western countries, although it does have its own quirks and peculiarities. DW explains."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign policy: Crisis mode to continue in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-policy-crisis-mode-to-continue-in-2025/a-71092683?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany will hold new federal elections in February 2025. But regardless of who leads the next government, foreign policy will remain challenging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became so unpopular;https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-became-so-unpopular/a-70795787?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Despite poor approval ratings, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is running again as the Social Democrats' top candidate in the 2025 federal election. Why did the German government become so unpopular during his tenure?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz aims to be German chancellor;https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-nemesis-friedrich-merz-aims-to-be-german-chancellor/a-70845544?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been a beacon of hope for the conservative CDU party. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2034-saudi-arabia-s-human-rights-failures-ignored/a-71007865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 men's football World Cup \u2014 despite the Gulf monarchy's poor human rights, free speech and labor rights record."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton receive Nobel physics award for AI advances;https://www.dw.com/en/john-hopfield-and-geoffrey-hinton-receive-nobel-physics-award-for-ai-advances/a-70374538?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Physicists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. They were honored for their research on machine learning with artificial neural networks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China plans stimulus gamble as Trump's tariffs loom;https://www.dw.com/en/china-plans-stimulus-gamble-as-trump-s-tariffs-loom/a-70839175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "China's top leadership has promised more proactive measures in 2025 to boost economic growth. Beijing has already announced more than $2 trillion in stimulus, but many analysts think it hasn't gone far enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Marco Reus wins league title after seven near misses;https://www.dw.com/en/marco-reus-wins-league-title-after-seven-near-misses/a-70995888?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "German midfielder Marco Reus lifted the MLS Cup to win the first league title of his career. He finished runner-up in the Bundesliga seven times with Borussia Dortmund."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Germany still pay for arts funding?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-still-pay-for-arts-funding/a-70947145?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Germany has long been admired for its generous public subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could mean an end to that largesse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What's been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-been-said-at-the-landmark-icj-climate-hearings/a-70984289?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to oblige big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Love unplugged: How the Amish date in Pennsylvania;https://www.dw.com/en/love-unplugged-how-the-amish-date-in-pennsylvania/a-70942503?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Dating apps are commonplace in the United States, but the Amish stay offline. Two DW reporters traveled to Pennsylvania to discover how younger Amish people date."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why fertile land is turning to desert;https://www.dw.com/en/why-fertile-land-is-turning-to-desert/a-70955221?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year. Could efforts to restore and reforest this arid terrain bear fruit?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Saint Nick and Santa Claus are not the same;https://www.dw.com/en/why-saint-nick-and-santa-claus-are-not-the-same/a-70958814?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "How Christianity, pagan folklore and capitalism were combined to create the legend of Santa Claus \u2014 and why he's not interchangeable with Saint Nicholas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU agrees to delay deforestation law but won't water it down;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-agrees-to-delay-deforestation-law-but-won-t-water-it-down/a-70728269?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-03 09:44:54",
        "text": "The European Union has agreed to delay but not dilute a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians have warned that the slowdown threatens forests and the climate."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Nornickel CEO calls on Russian athletes to stay competitive amid isolation;https://tass.com/economy/1896147;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:00:41 +0300",
        "text": "\"Maintaining competitive skills is key. Therefore finding good sparring partners is important for tactical reasons,\" he added"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s freshly launched satellite transmits images of US, China, UAE;https://tass.com/science/1896145;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:00:21 +0300",
        "text": "Data obtained from satellites in the Resurs-P series are used to study natural resources and monitor pollution and environmental degradation, water protection areas and natural reserves"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Villager in Russia\u2019s Kursk region killed in Ukrainian drone attack \u2014 governor;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896143;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:15:50 +0300",
        "text": "The deadly attack occurred outside his house as he was walking down the road"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Police computer systems at German airports suffer outages \u2014 Bild;https://tass.com/world/1896141;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:03:09 +0300",
        "text": "According to the WDR broadcaster, passengers at Dusseldorf Airport have been forced to wait for about two hours, while entry from countries outside the Schengen area is not currently possible amid the outages"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine\u2019s central bank lowers hryvnia rate to record low of 42 per $1;https://tass.com/economy/1896139;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:22:54 +0300",
        "text": "The central bank last time intervened in June 2022 by injecting $3.99 billion"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Civilian killed in Ukrainian mortar attack on village in Russia\u2019s Bryansk region;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896137;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:45:31 +0300",
        "text": "First responders are working at the scene"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;This year\u2019s first most intense solar flare registered Friday;https://tass.com/science/1896133;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:20:44 +0300",
        "text": "Two flares of similar intensity, X 1.1. and X 1.5, were last reported on December 30"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Yemen\u2019s Houthis claim to have conducted missile attack on power station near Tel Aviv;https://tass.com/world/1896135;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:20:27 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, the Israeli army reported intercepting a missile crossing from Yemen"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FSB eliminates Ukrainian military intel agent plotting terror attack in Zaporozhye Region;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896125;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:20:32 +0300",
        "text": "In the private home, the FSB operatives found an object resembling a Makarov pistol, a grenade trigger and an improvised explosive device"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Moscow-Fergana flight redirected to Tashkent over fog;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896123;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:40:18 +0300",
        "text": "The crew of flight HY-9628 has decided to fly to an alternate airport in Tashkent"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia strikes Ukraine\u2019s military-industrial sector, mercenaries\u2019 sites over week;https://tass.com/defense/1896121;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:32:43 +0300",
        "text": "Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet, 559 UAVs over week"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Experts forecast moderate gas price growth in 2025, then a decline in 2026-2027;https://tass.com/economy/1896081;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:11:14 +0300",
        "text": "Finam analyst Sergey Kaufman forecasts a moderate increase in Europe's average gas price to $420 per 1,000 cubic meters"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump team offers nothing interesting in proposals on Ukraine \u2014 Russian envoy;https://tass.com/politics/1896079;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:10:47 +0300",
        "text": "Lately, the Ukrainian side has also indicated \"signals about some accords,\" which cannot be perceived seriously, he added"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;West does not rule out Ukrainian defense collapse soon \u2014 Russia\u2019s intel agency;https://tass.com/politics/1896077;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:42:18 +0300",
        "text": "The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden seeks to avoid this scenario, making emphasis on \"the deliveries of more sophisticated weapons, including longer-range missiles,\" the press office said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian stock market switches to decline after opening higher on Friday, yuan grows;https://tass.com/economy/1896075;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:50:44 +0300",
        "text": "The yuan slowed its growth to 13.764 rubles"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Mirra Andreeva through to semis of 2025 WTA Brisbane International;https://tass.com/sports/1896073;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:49:56 +0300",
        "text": "The Russian defeated in her quarterfinals match Tunisia\u2019s tennis star, Ons Jabeur, in straight sets 6-4; 7-6 (7-2)"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kazakh President Tokayev rules out early presidential election in his country;https://tass.com/world/1896057;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:57:42 +0300",
        "text": "He also said that there were no prerequisites as of yet for holding the parliamentary election as well"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kazakh leader calls Russia invincible, Ukraine trying to withstand with West\u2019s help;https://tass.com/world/1896055;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:57:12 +0300",
        "text": "Astana favors talks on settling the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict but does not insist on its mediation in the process, he said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;South Korean law enforcers suspend execution of arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol \u2014 agency;https://tass.com/world/1896049;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:05:32 +0300",
        "text": "The Corruption Investigation Office is looking into the circumstances of the announcement of martial law by the president who has been accused of insurrection following the move"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least two dead after small plane crashes in California\u2019s Fullerton;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896023;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:09:04 +0300",
        "text": "US-based ABC7 news channel reported that 18 others were injured"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Law enforcers clash with military at South Korean impeached President Yoon\u2019s residence;https://tass.com/world/1896021;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:32:50 +0300",
        "text": "Law enforcers were blocked by the military upon the execution of their order to detain impeached President Yoon, Yonhap reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least 90 Palestinians killed following Israel\u2019s strikes on Gaza Strip over past day;https://tass.com/world/1896009;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:22:18 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Jazeera, hundreds of people were wounded"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Zub to return to Ottawa Senators after leg injury;https://tass.com/sports/1896003;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:30:33 +0300",
        "text": "The defenseman missed 16 matches due to a broken leg"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;German legislator calls for launching Nord Stream, as gas flow through Ukraine runs dry;https://tass.com/economy/1896001;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:00:57 +0300",
        "text": "\"By stopping the flow of Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine is pushing energy prices even higher,\" Bundestag member Sevim Dagdelen said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia was EU's second gas supplier in 2024, LNG shipments record-breaking;https://tass.com/economy/1895991;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:55:13 +0300",
        "text": "Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas to the EU increased by 21% to a record 21.5 billion cubic meters"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Slovakia to discuss retaliatory measures against Ukraine over gas transit halt \u2014 Fico;https://tass.com/world/1895987;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:54:03 +0300",
        "text": "The minister said that the halt of Russian gas transit was an act of \"sabotage by Zelensky\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FBI sees no connection for now between New Orleans, Las Vegas terrorist attacks;https://tass.com/emergencies/1895983;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:33:17 +0300",
        "text": "Bureau\u2019s Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said noted that the investigation was at an early stage"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;SKA head coach expects Ovechkin to beat Gretzky\u2019s record in 2025;https://tass.com/sports/1895981;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:20:15 +0300",
        "text": "\"In theory and in practice, Gretzky\u2019s record is doable for Ovechkin,\" Roman Rotenberg said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sydney Thunder\u2019s Bancroft, Sams taken to hospital during BBL thriller;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/sydney-thunder-s-bancroft-sams-taken-to-hospital-during-bbl-thriller-20250104-p5l20t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:54:39 +1100",
        "text": "The duo were taken to hospital following a sickening clash of heads during their team\u2019s pulsating four-wicket, final-ball victory over the Perth Scorchers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Djokovic stunned by American giant Opelka ahead of Australian Open;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/djokovic-stunned-by-opelka-in-rare-australian-defeat-20250103-p5l20q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:35:53 +1100",
        "text": "A bearded, six-foot-11 American on the comeback trail from surgeries has denied the 24-time major champion from winning his 100th career title ahead of the Australian Open."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Good Weekend Superquiz, January 4;https://www.smh.com.au/national/good-weekend-superquiz-january-4-20241220-p5kzw0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Novak Djokovic v Reilly Opelka;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-novak-djokovic-v-reilly-opelka-20250103-p5l20r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:55:38 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Novak Djokovic & Reilly Opelka on Day 6 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Errani & Vavassori (ITA) v Knutson & Rikl (CZE);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-errani-and-vavassori-ita-v-knutson-and-rikl-cze-20250103-p5l20p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:05:28 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Errani & Vavassori (ITA) & Knutson & Rikl (CZE) on Day 8 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;From boogie boards to giant cabanas, the Aussie summer keeps evolving;https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/from-boogie-boards-to-giant-cabanas-the-aussie-summer-keeps-evolving-20241231-p5l1df.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:38:13 +1100",
        "text": "What\u2019s your Aussie summer staple?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka v Marie Bouzkova;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-aryna-sabalenka-v-marie-bouzkova-20250103-p5l20n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:46:12 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Aryna Sabalenka & Marie Bouzkova on Day 6 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sabalenka overcomes 'tough' hurdle;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/sabalenka-overcomes-tough-hurdle-20250103-p5l20m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:45:05 +1100",
        "text": "World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka overcame a tough challenge against Marie Bouzkova in the quarter finals of the Brisbane International."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Man held in custody after police chase in Perth suburbs;https://www.smh.com.au/national/man-held-in-custody-after-police-chase-in-perth-suburbs-20250103-p5l20l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:14:49 +1100",
        "text": "A man whose son was injured as he allegedly fled officers told a magistrate \"I didn't realise they were police\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Queensland warned to brace for more flooding;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland-warned-to-brace-for-more-flooding-20250103-p5l20j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:09:31 +1100",
        "text": "Parts of Queensland have been warned to brace for more intense rainfall this weekend."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Woman dead, two injured in crash on WA beach;https://www.smh.com.au/national/woman-dead-two-injured-in-crash-on-wa-beach-20250103-p5l20k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:09:13 +1100",
        "text": "A woman has died and two people were injured in a crash on a beach in Western Australia."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Flavio Cobolli (ITA) v Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mach\u00e1\u010d (CZE);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-flavio-cobolli-ita-v-tomas-machac-cze-20250103-p5l20i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:04:47 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Flavio Cobolli (ITA) & Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mach\u00e1\u010d (CZE) on Day 8 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane\u2019s missing Chinatown shade canopy gone for good;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-s-missing-chinatown-shade-canopy-gone-for-good-20241218-p5kzfu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:40:25 +1100",
        "text": "Barely a decade after Brisbane City Council installed a shade canopy in Fortitude Valley\u2019s Chinatown Mall, it was considered in too poor a condition to remain."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Australia vs India: 5th Test, Day 1 Recap;https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-vs-india-5th-test-day-1-recap-20250103-p5l20g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:36:44 +1100",
        "text": "Australia has the advantage after a fiery first day of the Border-Gavaskar series' deciding Test"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Aussies on top after dramatic day;https://www.smh.com.au/national/aussies-on-top-after-dramatic-day-20250103-p5l20e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:35:20 +1100",
        "text": "Australia gained the ascendancy in the series decider against India at the SCG despite some late drama with Sam Konstas."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Broncos skipper undergoes surgery;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/broncos-skipper-undergoes-surgery-20250103-p5l20f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:33:57 +1100",
        "text": "Brisbane Broncos skipper Adam Reynolds has undergone neck surgery but club officials are hopeful he will start the season."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Why defending champion believes Aussie\u2019s renaissance is far from over;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/why-defending-champion-believes-aussie-s-renaissance-is-far-from-over-20250103-p5l20b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:19:44 +1100",
        "text": "Questions were raised about an Australian underdog\u2019s grand slam ambitions after he was forced to retire from his quarterfinal clash in Brisbane."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Jakub Mensik v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-jakub-mensik-v-giovanni-mpetshi-perricard-20250103-p5l20a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:49:17 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Jakub Mensik & Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Day 6 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Jasmine Paolini (ITA) v Karol\u00edna Muchov\u00e1 (CZE);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-jasmine-paolini-ita-v-karolina-muchova-cze-20250103-p5l209.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:41:04 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Jasmine Paolini (ITA) & Karol\u00edna Muchov\u00e1 (CZE) on Day 8 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Pant accuses Australia of time-wasting after Konstas and Bumrah have heated exchange;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/konstas-and-bumrah-in-heated-exchange-as-late-wicket-takes-shine-off-australia-s-day-20250103-p5l1yx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:37:18 +1100",
        "text": "A series that has featured its share of drama reached a new flashpoint late on Friday afternoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;The greatest catch that never was can't stop Boland dominating day one;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/australia-india-scg-day-one-virat-kohli-scott-boland-steve-smith/104782124;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:39:39 +0000",
        "text": "On a gorgeously green SCG wicket Scott Boland was the perfect man to wreak havoc, his brilliance only interrupted by some line-ball umpiring decisions sure to be debated for some time."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Family of missing Melbourne hiker frustrated with search efforts;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/family-frustrated-by-search-missing-bushwalker-hadi-nazari-nsw/104781220;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:03:57 +0000",
        "text": "The family of Hadi Nazari, missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for over a week, is calling for resources from Victoria to be called in to help find the 24-year-old."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Scottish mothballing of Tasmanian ferry continues;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/spirit-of-tasmania-ferry-to-spend-another-month-in-scotland-port/104773882;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:57:19 +0000",
        "text": "The Spirit of Tasmania IV has entered a second month mothballed in Scotland while efforts to rent the ship out continue \u2014 with Tasmania's government saying the weekly $23,915 bill, plus costs, is cheaper than last month's storage fee."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;SA Police have started a three-month Declared Public Precinct trial at Glenelg;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/sa-glenelg-police-powers/104781396;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:51:22 +0000",
        "text": "Local traders at Glenelg show their support for a Declared Public Precinct trial that will see extended police powers."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police investigate apparent drowning death of boy in Victoria's east;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/victoria-child-drowns-cobbannah-east-gippsland/104782356;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:24:11 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities were called to a campsite on Friday morning, after reports an eight-year-old boy was missing after being seen in nearby river."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Aussie wildcard to use 'unreal' confidence boost of Brisbane run for AO tilt;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/kimberly-birrell-brisbane-international-australian-open-quali/104782420;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:20:06 +0000",
        "text": "Kim Birrell may have fallen short of a maiden WTA500 semifinal at the Brisbane International, but her phenomenal week puts her in great stead for the Australian Open qualifiers."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Made a resolution to get healthy this year? Don't get caught in a 'subscription trap';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/subscription-trap-warning-as-new-year-sees-people-sign-services/104779706;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:05:34 +0000",
        "text": "While subscriptions should be easy enough to cancel, the government is warning of dodgy marketing strategies making it nearly impossible to cancel or unsubscribe."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Frustration over communication issues during out of control fire near Albany;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/albany-fire-reception-issues-infrastructure-damaged-blaze-wa/104782314;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:57:14 +0000",
        "text": "As firefighters battled a blaze threatening lives and homes near Albany, locals say patchy reception from fire-damaged powerlines hindered communication during their time of need."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;AFL urged to show 'leniency' on Tasmania as stadium concerns grow;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/macquarie-point-stadium-nicholas-gruen-report/104781978;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:46:29 +0000",
        "text": "Economist Nicholas Gruen says the new stadium, a condition of Tasmania's entry into the AFL, can't be built on time and on budget. He says it's in the interests of the both the state government and the AFL to acknowledge the project's constraints."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Handscomb, Murphy, Kuhnemann join Aussie squad ahead of Sri Lanka tour;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/boost-for-peter-handscomb-ahead-of-sri-lanka-tour/104781906;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:22:04 +0000",
        "text": "Peter Handscomb, Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann are asked to join Australia's squad in Sydney, in a sign they could travel to Sri Lanka."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Second man arrested over alleged attempted home invasion in Sydney;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/nsw-varroville-shooting-arrest-police-operation-home-invasion/104781968;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:19:16 +0000",
        "text": "The 20-year-old man was arrested at Brisbane Airport three days after an attempted \"gang-related\" home-invasion at Edensor Park and police pursuit in Sydney's Varroville on Tuesday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two killed, 11yo in hospital after Bruce Highway crash near Maryborough, Queensland;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/two-killed-in-bruce-highway-crash-near-maryborough-queensland/104781464;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:10:24 +0000",
        "text": "Two people are dead and a child is in a stable condition in hospital after a crash on the Bruce Highway near Maryborough in Queensland, this morning."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'Unimaginable tragedy': Tiny town in shock after death of 3yo;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/boort-in-mourning-after-death-of-boy-in-caravan-fire/104781588;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 03:00:23 +0000",
        "text": "The boy was found after a blaze tore through the caravan parked at a property in Boort in north-central Victoria."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police release footage of deliberate house blaze as two remain in hospital;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/deliberate-townsville-house-fire-footage/104781634;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:50:22 +0000",
        "text": "An 83-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, who were both inside a home when it caught fire, are on life support in Townsville University Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Hospital."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police tasered armed man outside NSW hospital before fatal shooting;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/taree-police-shooting-update-and-critical-incident-investigation/104781094;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:20:41 +0000",
        "text": "A senior member of the NSW Homicide Squad confirmed police tasered a man armed with a revolver before he was fatally shot by officers outside of Manning Base Hospital on Thursday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man dies after jetski incident at popular fishing spot in Cairns;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/life-threatening-injuries-cairns-jetski-incident-barron-river/104781844;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 02:02:32 +0000",
        "text": "A Cairns man has died after a jetski collided with mangroves on the Barron River in Far North Queensland. A woman, 60, was taken to hospital with shoulder and chest injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Meghan Markle launches new lifestyle show on Netflix;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/meghan-markle-launches-brand-new-show-with-netflix-after-cryptic/104780964;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:43:28 +0000",
        "text": "The former working royal is seen gardening, cooking and beekeeping with celebrity guests in the trailer to her new show, which premieres later this month."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Shark attack victim identified as surfer Lance Appleby;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/sa-shark-attack-victim-named-as-lance-appleby/104781376;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:39:45 +0000",
        "text": "The victim of a suspected fatal shark attack off South Australia's west coast has been identified as 28-year-old Lance Appleby."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Virat Kohli saved from SCG golden duck by controversial catch call;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/virat-kohli-controversial-catch-review-scg-test-australia-india/104781446;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:28:01 +0000",
        "text": "A very close third umpire's call gives India superstar Virat Kohli another life after Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne appear to pull of a miracle team catch in the first hour of the SCG Test."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;What we know about the Trump-loving 'super soldier' Tesla explosion suspect;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/what-we-know-about-man-accused-tesla-cybertruck-explosion/104780966;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:56:43 +0000",
        "text": "US Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger was the man who police believe died in the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of president-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel. Here's what we know about the man accused of the explosion."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man arrested in NSW over alleged 27yo cold case murder of Meaghan Rose;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/meaghan-rose-mooloolaba-murder-arrest/104781474;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:56:41 +0000",
        "text": "Keith Lees was arrested at a property in New South Wales about 8am on Thursday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Book helps children struggling with bullying learn to love their red hair;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/christy-stokes-bunbury-childrens-book-embrace-red-hair/104677760;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:48:43 +0000",
        "text": "Christy Stokes has turned her traumatising childhood experience of being bullied because of her red hair into a mission to inspire others to embrace the \"amazing trait\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Djokovic exits Brisbane International after upset loss to big-serving Opelka;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/tennis-brisbane-international-united-cup-blog-birrell-djokovic/104781500;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:46:59 +0000",
        "text": "In a result that will stun tennis fans around the world, Novak Djokovic goes down in straight sets to towering American Reilly Opelka in their quarterfinal."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Brothers wanted over Qld shooting murder could be camping in NSW, police say;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/caboolture-shooting-murder-arrest-warrants-issued/104781218;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:44:17 +0000",
        "text": "Police have issued arrest warrants for 29-year-old Codye Thomson and 32-year-old Kaine Thomson-Gleeson for murder."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Indian captain Rohit Sharma expected to 'pull the plug' on Test career;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/cricket-rohit-sharma-retirement-ravi-shastri-scg-test/104781276;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 00:22:04 +0000",
        "text": "Jasprit Bumrah claimed his captain had 'opted to rest' in the final Test against Australia, but his former coach things that might be it for one of the generation's most naturally gifted batters."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Protesters march in London for release of teenage boy in Dubai jail;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/protesters-march-london-release-marcus-fakana-teenage-boy-dubai-jail;2025-01-04T16:50:23Z",
        "text": "Protesters have marched through central London calling for the release of a teenager in prison in Dubai for having sex with a 17-year-old British girl. Marcus Fakana, from Tottenham in north London, was jailed last month after being convicted of having sex with the girl, who has now turned 18, when they were on holiday in September. The age of consent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is 18. The girl\u2019s mother reported him to the authorities in the UAE. Campaigners marched through Westminster on Saturday, holding a banner that read \u201cBring Marcus home\u201d as they walked from Parliament Square to Downing Street. The BBC reported that campaigners claim Fakana is being held in solitary confinement, and has been cut off from any telephone access. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was supporting a British man in the UAE. Fakana had been on bail since his arrest in September, staying in temporary accommodation in Dubai. He gave himself up to authorities in the UAE on 30 December. In a statement he thanked supporters and said: \u201cThank you to everyone who has supported me throughout my fight. It\u2019s been a long fight, but nothing is hard with my lord and saviour Jesus Christ guiding me. I\u2019m grateful for all the people who helped by donating to me and my family of faith for supporting me.\u201d It is hoped that Fakana may be pardoned by the Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. His family and supporters have called for the foreign secretary, David Lammy, to intervene. A fundraiser set up to support the legal costs of Fakana and his family has passed \u00a350,000. Radha Stirling, from the charity Detained in Dubai, previously told the BBC that Fakana\u2019s sentence was \u201cunfathomable\u201d. She said: \u201cIt does not warrant a year in jail, doesn\u2019t warrant tearing this family apart and ruining this young 18-year-old\u2019s life. \u201cI\u2019m confident that, on appeal, the custodial sentence will be overturned and he will be allowed to return home. The question is, how long is that going to take and how much effort is that going to take, whether that\u2019s British intervention or the public support in telling Dubai this is unacceptable?\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine waits for Trump the dealmaker to broker end of Putin\u2019s war | Shaun Walker in Kyiv;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/ukraine-dealmaker-trump-putin-war-russia-zelenskyy;2025-01-04T16:29:31Z",
        "text": "A new year in Ukraine began in much the same way as the old one finished: with deadly Russian drone attacks across the country. In Kyiv, one person was killed and at least six others were injured in the first few hours of 2025. It is Ukraine\u2019s third new year since Russia\u2019s invasion. If 2023 began with hopes high that Ukrainian battlefield gains would push Russia back and lead to an outright victory, by the start of 2024 the Ukrainian army and population were already settled in for the long haul and had few illusions about a quick victory. Now 2025 begins with morale at perhaps the lowest point of the war \u2013 and with Donald Trump\u2019s presidency on the horizon. Trump has said that ending the war is one of his top international priorities, and has appointed retired US general Keith Kellogg as his special envoy charged with the task. A seasoned veteran, Kellogg is expected in Kyiv imminently and is a more welcome choice for Ukraine than other figures in Trump\u2019s orbit, who have clear pro-Russian views. Kellogg has already visited Ukraine during wartime and seen first-hand the results of Russia\u2019s war. Ukrainian officials believe these visits have often fundamentally altered the views of western politicians on the conflict. Prior to his appointment, Kellogg had suggested a policy of threatening to cut off weapons to Ukraine if it refused to negotiate with Russia, but increasing them if Russia did not play ball. In recent days, he has criticised Russia\u2019s attacks on Ukraine but also rebuked Ukraine for actions such as the assassination of a Russian general in Moscow. \u201cThe world is closely watching actions on both sides,\u201d he wrote on X after condemning a Russian attack on Ukrainian cities over Christmas. It is this equivalence, implying a fair fight between two parties who have equal responsibility, that has alarmed some in Kyiv and other allied capitals, who feel it is an unfair characterisation of a brutal invasion of a sovereign nation by Russia. \u201cThink of a cage fight. You\u2019ve got two fighters and both want to tap out. You need a referee to kind of separate them. And I think President Donald J Trump can do that \u2013 he\u2019s got a vision to do that,\u201d Kellogg said in a recent television appearance. However badly such statements go down in Kyiv, it is clear that Ukraine desperately needs a change in dynamic. Russia is continuing a grinding offensive and Kyiv is struggling to mobilise enough men to hold the frontlines. Last month, two sources in Ukrainian air defence units told the Guardian the situation was so bad that trained air defence operators were being ordered to the front to join infantry brigades. Added to this has been a mounting frustration with the Biden administration, with many in Kyiv feeling decisions to support Ukraine have been too slow and incremental to make a difference, while in Washington there is a feeling that Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s administration has been unwilling to make difficult political choices such as lowering the age of mobilisation. As Biden\u2019s term winds down, the mutual irritation has on occasion spilled into the public domain, and led many in Kyiv to quietly welcome the prospect of a Trump White House, even if all the signs are that it could be much more challenging for Ukraine. On the other hand, there is a distinct feeling that, with totally new political circumstances in Washington, Ukraine is entering the unknown at just the time when the situation at the front is the hardest. \u201cIt feels a bit like when you\u2019re playing a video game and you\u2019ve spent ages advancing through the levels and finally know how to navigate it,\u201d said one security source in Kyiv of the troubled but productive relationship between Ukraine and the Biden administration. \u201cNow all the rules are different and it\u2019s going to be hard to learn them all over again.\u201d Back in May, when the Guardian interviewed Zelenskyy, he said his plan for a Trump presidency would be to try to impose upon the incoming US leader that he would be a \u201closer president\u201d if he took Vladimir Putin\u2019s word about wanting peace and it then turned out that the Russians had played him. Now Zelenskyy is trying a different tack, making statements that appear calibrated to appeal to Trump\u2019s sense of himself as a dealmaker. \u201cTrump can be decisive\u2026 He has the right qualities to be decisive in this war \u2013 he is able to stop Putin or rather to help us stop Putin,\u201d he said in an interview with Ukrainian television on Thursday. Putin has also been flattering Trump, praising his intellect as well as his courage after the assassination attempt on the campaign trail. \u201cThere\u2019s a reason Putin is calling Trump smart too,\u201d said Tatiana Stanovaya, a Russian political analyst. \u201cIt\u2019s a game to play along with Trump that: \u2018You\u2019re smart, you\u2019re not stupid. You understand how to do things.\u2019\u201d. As both leaders wait to see what Trump\u2019s Ukraine policy will look like, there is little sign that either Moscow or Kyiv is ready for anything like the kind of concessions the other side would consider the minimum requirement for peace. Putin wants to seize, at the very least, the territory he already controls, and also has demands over Ukrainian neutrality and disarmament that would be impossible for any Ukrainian leader to sell politically. Zelenskyy, meanwhile, has admitted that painful compromises may be necessary, but insisted that, in return, he would need some form of meaningful security guarantee against subsequent Russian escalation, such as a promise of Nato membership or western peacekeepers on the ground. Neither option currently looks likely. A senior western defence official who has left office but stayed in touch with Ukrainian counterparts, said there was little sign Ukraine is ready to make concessions without such promises: \u201cWestern security guarantees will be crucial in any peace talks. Without these guarantees, what would prevent Putin from invading again in a few years?\u201d Additional reporting by Pjotr Sauer"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;World\u2019s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies in Japan aged 116;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/worlds-oldest-person-tomiko-itooka-dies-in-japan-aged-116;2025-01-04T15:08:10Z",
        "text": "A Japanese woman who was the world\u2019s oldest living person has died at the age of 116. Tomiko Itooka, who was awarded the Guinness World Record status last year, died on 29 December at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture in central Japan. Itooka, who had previously spoken of her love of bananas and a Japanese yoghurt-flavoured drink called Calpis, was born on 23 May 1908, six years before the outbreak of the first world war, and in the same year as the Ford Model T was launched. Born in Osaka, she had been a volleyball player in secondary school, and was a keen mountain climber. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of policies for older people, said Itooka had twice climbed the 3,067-metre (10,062ft) Mount Ontake. She became the planet\u2019s oldest person last year after the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). When she was told last year she was at the top of the world supercentenarian rankings, she simply replied: \u201cThank you.\u201d Itooka received flowers, a cake and a card from the mayor when she celebrated her birthday in 2024. She married at 20 and managed the office of her husband\u2019s textile factory during the second world war. Itooka lived alone in Nara after her husband died in 1979. She is survived by a son, a daughter and five grandchildren. A funeral service was held with family and friends, according to Nagata. The world\u2019s oldest person is now 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun who was born 16 days after Itooka, according to the GRG."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Deadly New Orleans attack underscores looming threat of IS attacks in the US;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/islamic-state-threat-us;2025-01-04T13:00:49Z",
        "text": "The Islamic State (IS) threat on the US homeland has caused renewed concern as more details emerge about the man allegedly behind what the FBI is calling an \u201cact of terrorism\u201d in New Orleans on New Year\u2019s Day that killed 14 and injured scores more. US citizen and army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was killed in the attack after driving into partygoers on Bourbon Street and engaging police in a gunfight. Found inside his rental truck was the infamous black flag of IS; it was later revealed he had pledged allegiance to the group in a series of videos posted to Facebook mere hours beforehand. Though public perceptions of IS suggest it has now suddenly reappeared in the pantheon of terrorist organizations active in the US, top officials and analysts have been warning for months that a stateside attack was imminent. \u201cThe attack was hardly unexpected \u2013 there had been flashing warning signs,\u201d said Clara Broekaert, a research fellow at the Soufan Center who tracks the online activities of IS. \u201cIn recent months, we\u2019ve witnessed an unrelenting stream of rhetoric calling for violence during the holiday season, along with repeated chatter about low-tech tactics, from knife attacks to vehicle rammings.\u201d Broekaert continued: \u201cGiven this, it\u2019s no shock that an attack like this occurred.\u201d Both the outgoing FBI director, Christopher Wray, and the attorney general, Merrick Garland, called IS an ongoing and top national security concern in an October press release. In a rare public acknowledgment, the CIA director, Bill Burns, recently described IS as \u201cresurgent\u201d, a description now underscored by political chaos in Syria. Since the summer, IS propaganda has steadily called for American targets to be \u201cnext\u201d as a presidential election campaign rife with unprecedented political violence and assassination attempts bogged down law enforcement and intelligence attention. On Rocket.Chat, the chosen encrypted communications platform of IS, supporters and recruiters mingled in the lead-up to the holiday season. One user left a YouTube link on carjacking with the message: \u201cFor the brothers interested in stealing a car and using it in the next attacks.\u201d \u201cIn 2024 alone, at least five plots linked to the Islamic State \u2013 both inspired and directed \u2013 have been thwarted within the United States,\u201d said Broekaert, adding that the success of the New Orleans attack, which IS did not yet formally claim responsibility for, has already given an \u201cimmense\u201d boost to the group\u2019s efforts online. Ahead of the November election, there was an uptick in IS activities. It began with a Canada-based Pakistani national who was stopped before allegedly carrying out a plot against a New York Jewish center. Then in October, the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma who authorities say planned an election day mass shooting in support of IS. Around the same time, a Maryland man was arrested on suspicion of supporting IS and allegedly trying to buy a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Already inside IS chatrooms, supporters were applauding the alleged work of Jabbar, calling it a textbook operation. Manuals and social media posts emanating from IS or its predecessor organization, al-Qaida, have long advised the use of car ramming attacks. \u201cDie in your rage America,\u201d wrote one IS supporter, while another immediately asked for guidance on how to carry out their own, similar operation. \u201cBrothers, I need books on [martyrdom] attacks,\u201d they wrote. As far back as 2010, an al-Qaida magazine called on followers to use trucks, the \u201cultimate mowing machine\u201d, for targeting Americans. Rental trucks and terrorist attacks notably have a long history. One example: the Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh got a U-Haul rental truck to detonate his bomb, rather than using a car registered under his name. In celebration of the New Orleans attack, an online IS supporter celebrated Jabbar\u2019s alleged skills in following the instructions of a car ramming attack. \u201cRamming attack. Shooting attack,\u201d they enthusiastically wrote. \u201cIf it\u2019s a brother, he\u2019s a legend.\u201d It is unclear if Jabbar was a bona fide IS operative or merely a follower who engaged with the terror group\u2019s vast online archive. IS has prioritized inspiring disparate followers via recruitment literature spread in chatrooms or on apps like Telegram, calling on them to commit acts of terrorism that would otherwise risk their operatives and networks in hostile countries. \u201cDo you wish to participate in the blessed obligation of jihad in the way of Allah, yet lack any connection or endorsement [to IS]?\u201d asked a recent piece of IS propaganda. \u201cDo not despair, for now, you can strike at the enemies of Islam wherever you are and fulfill the blessed duty of jihad! \u201cYour pledge of allegiance to the Caliphate has been accepted; you are one of us, and we are one with you!\u201d Likewise, as one supporter on Rocket.Chat referred to Jabbar\u2019s actions, heeding the calls of IS: \u201cThe point is to cause widespread fear.\u201d Now US law enforcement and intelligence officials face the difficult task of wading through the potential onslaught of copycats or would-be IS supporters who might try to replicate the same type of operation. \u201cIS poses threats in the form of directed operations, guided plots and inspiring followers to mobilize,\u201d said Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism. \u201cThe organization and greater movement will look to leverage the attack for propaganda purposes and to build support.\u201d After the lethal IS attack on a Moscow theatre that killed 145 people in March, Webber said there was a surge in propaganda calling for the US to be next. \u201cIS, its branches and pro-IS propaganda outlets have continued to heavily focus on the United States as a leading enemy and top priority target,\u201d he said. \u201cGiven IS\u2019s evolving online guidance activities, it\u2019s vital for governments to build open-source intelligence capabilities to identify and disrupt plots.\u201d Before the events in New Orleans, American authorities had been applauded for disrupting an IS plot against a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna and even for providing Russian intelligence officials, major geopolitical adversaries, with warnings about the eventual Moscow attack. \u201cUS law enforcement and intelligence agencies have proven themselves highly effective in neutralizing IS threats both within the United States and abroad,\u201d said Broekaert. \u201cYet, despite these impressive efforts, the truth remains: [IS] only have to be right once.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The Syrian refugee whose selfie with Angela Merkel changed his life;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/anas-modamani-syrian-refugee-selfie-angela-merkel;2025-01-04T07:00:43Z",
        "text": "When Angela Merkel stepped out of her car into the melee outside an asylum seekers\u2019 shelter in Spandau, Berlin in September 2015, Anas Modamani, an 18-year-old Syrian refugee, had no idea who she was when he approached her to take a selfie. \u201cI assumed she was someone interested in seeing who we were, how we were doing,\u201d he says, referring to the hundreds with whom he had arrived in the German capital the previous day, after a long and arduous journey from his war-torn homeland. \u201cI said to her: \u2018Let\u2019s make a picture.\u2019\u201d He gently leaned in, and took a selfie with the then chancellor. \u201cA second later people were crying out: \u2018Mama Merkel\u2019\u2026 only later did I find out who she was: the woman behind the historic decision to not close Germany\u2019s borders but instead let in refugees from Syria.\u201d The image of the picture being taken, with Merkel smiling towards Modamani\u2019s phone as he placed his arm around her shoulder, went around the world. \u201cI never could have imagined the power a single selfie could have,\u201d says Modamani, now 27. After an image of the selfie moment was included in Merkel\u2019s recently published autobiography, Freedom, Modamani was inundated with messages from friends and acquaintances with screenshots of the page. He says it is a welcome acknowledgment, \u201cmeaning it\u2019s now going to be part of history forever\u201d. Since the fall of Syria\u2019s dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Modamani, who has successfully built a new life for himself and now works as a video producer in Berlin, has been regularly called upon as one of the most prominent of Germany\u2019s almost 1 million Syrians, to sum up the emotions of his compatriots. \u201cIt is unbelievable. I feel like a new person,\u201d he says. \u201cNot having to worry any more like I have for years about my family in Syria, and enjoying the fact I now have two accessible \u2018Heimaten\u2019 [the German word summing up homeland and belonging].\u201d Many German friends and neighbours, he says, had joined in the celebrations. \u201cThey recognised the importance, it was for us what the fall of the Berlin Wall was for them.\u201d The German \u201cWillkommenskultur\u201d (welcome culture) with which Syrians were greeted in 2015 remains an enduring sentiment, he believes, even as he says he was shocked at how within hours of the regime collapsing, politicians of the far-right AfD, and the conservative CDU/CSU \u2013 who are expected to lead the next government \u2013 were pushing for the return of Syrians. As snap elections are expected in February, it has already become a leading issue. Authorities, meanwhile, have put decision-making on outstanding asylum applications from Syrian nationals on ice. The uncertainty is causing much anxiety, he says, for many of the tens of thousands of Syrians in the German workforce, including car mechanics, heating engineers and about 6,000 Syrian doctors and thousands more care workers. While expressing his gratitude to the German state, which paid for his studies, provided language lessons, covered his rent and gave him access to German citizenship, he also acknowledges how painful at times the experience of being a refugee has been and how he has suffered at the hands of Germany\u2019s far-right populists due to the selfie. The image was doctored by the far right in Germany to make Modamani look like a terrorist and he was linked in disinformation campaigns to terror attacks in Berlin and Brussels. The reports were picked up by Arab media who repeated the lies. \u201cIt was the worst time of my life,\u201d Modamani says. \u201cI spent about a year hiding at home, afraid to come out, losing the will to speak to people, because of the lies on social media, which said I had killed people.\u201d Even worse was the pain it inflicted on his mother, he says, \u201cwho read in Arab media \u2018Anas is a terrorist\u2019. My mother wept for days, as she was bombarded with messages from people telling her \u2018your son is a terrorist in Germany\u2019. So having initially been happy about the image, my mother said to me: \u2018I never want to see this picture again.\u2019 I\u2019ve since explained to her how many very positive sides this picture has, and she\u2019s now come round to my point of view.\u201d Modamani is returning to Syria in February. German television teams will follow as he visits his family for the first time in nine years and their destroyed home in the Damascus suburb of Darayya, the scene of mass killings by government forces. He plans to rebuild the house with his savings and contribute to the rebuilding of Syria, which he hopes \u201cwill become more modern and just as open to the world as Europe\u201d. The bottom floor will be for his parents; the top floor for Modamani and his girlfriend, Anna, a mechanical engineer from Kyiv, whom he met in Berlin during his studies and whose family he helped bring to Germany after the start of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion. \u201cWe talk about how we might divide our time between Berlin and Damascus \u2013 and Kyiv, once the war is over there,\u201d he says. He maintains Berlin \u2013 \u201cthe place in which I grew up\u201d \u2013 will remain his main home \u201cas long as the AfD doesn\u2019t get into power\u201d. He muses on what he would say to Merkel if he met her now. \u201cThat I didn\u2019t disappoint her. I made a success of the chances I was given.\u201d To coin her own phrase used at the height of the refugee crisis, \u201cWir schaffen das\u201d (we can do this), he says: \u201cIch habe es geschafft [I succeeded].\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Man charged over alleged rape of Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/man-charged-over-alleged-of-virgin-australia-crew-member-in-fiji-ntwnfb;2025-01-04T06:12:09Z",
        "text": "A man has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of a Virgin Australia crew member in Fiji in the early hours of New Year\u2019s Day. The man \u201cwill be produced in court on Monday\u201d, after having been taken into custody on Wednesday, acting police commissioner Juki Fong Chew said in an email that confirmed a report by ABC. Virgin Australia crew members were celebrating New Year\u2019s Eve in Nadi, on the western side of Viti Levu. The alleged sexual assault, as well as a separate alleged incident of robbery, occurred after the crew members went to a nightclub in the town, which is one of Fiji\u2019s most popular tourist destinations. Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Guardian Australia has contacted the Fiji police for comment. \u201cThese alleged incidents are regrettable,\u201d Fiji\u2019s deputy prime minister, Viliame R Gavoka, said in a statement earlier this week. \u201cOur thoughts and concerns are with [the alleged victims] and for their health and wellbeing.\u201d Gavoka said a suspect known to police had been questioned over the alleged sexual assault. Hosanna Kabakoro, founder of the Indigenous-led South Pacific Foundation which provides clean water access to rural and maritime communities in Fiji, said locals felt awful for the victims of the alleged crimes. \u201cThe general feeling here in Fiji is that everyone feels so bad for the [alleged] victims,\u201d Kabakoro said. Tourism is one of the largest contributors to Fiji\u2019s wealth, accounting for about 40% of the nation\u2019s gross domestic product, according to the Australian government. \u201cFor a country that\u2019s as small as Fiji, that does rely as heavily on tourism as Fiji does, everyone is worried,\u201d Kabakoro said. The airline had sent support staff to Fiji amid reports three crew members were allegedly attacked while out clubbing in Nadi in the early hours of 1 January. The crew members had been expected to return home before the end of the week. With Australian Associated Press"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018It is impossible to outrun them\u2019: how drones transformed war in Ukraine;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/it-is-impossible-to-outrun-them-how-drones-transformed-war-in-ukraine;2025-01-04T05:00:39Z",
        "text": "Denys, a soldier with Ukraine\u2019s Khyzhak brigade, describes a new kind of war. Standing in a barracks workshop with piles of basic Ukrainian First Person View (FPV) drones behind him, he says simply: \u201cThere are fewer gunfights because there are more drone fights.\u201d Frontlines that were once a gunshot apart are now a killing zone several miles deep, as Russian and Ukrainian drone squads, hidden about one- to three miles behind the frontline, target each other\u2019s forces with simple aerial attacks. \u201cBack in 2022, we were still running around with machine guns from the tree lines,\u201d Denys says, almost with nostalgia. Another brigade member, Dima, whose call sign is Khimik (the chemist), demonstrates an example with a video on his phone. Because an FPV drone explodes on impact, the video ends abruptly in a flash of white noise, and the consequences of the explosion are invisible, as in so many videos released by both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries online. A Russian soldier several miles away had been spotted looking out of an upper floor of the building. Though FPV drones are relatively plentiful, the Khyzhak brigade (mostly police patrol officers who have volunteered to fight) tries to use them sparingly and patiently; the film shows the drone hovering and readjusting as its pilot tries to find the right angle to strike. \u201cIt\u2019s like the job of a sniper,\u201d Khimik says. There remains no shortage of artillery or mortar shelling in the war in Ukraine but the spidery seven inch FPV quadcopter, capable of carrying a kilogram of explosive, and operated with goggles and a handheld controller, has become ubiquitous. In the words of Samuel Bendett, a drone expert with the Center for Naval Analyses, the weapon has evolved from being \u201ca novelty in 2022, to one of the weapons of choice in 2023, to roaming the entire tactical space\u201d. Patient solo attacks are not the only tactic, as usage evolves. As the numbers increase, simple swarm attacks are often deployed. Denys describes \u201can artillery bombardment by drone\u201d on a Russian position near the frontline town of Toretsk, in the eastern Donbas. \u201cWe dropped 1.5kg of explosives every eight minutes for three hours \u2013 by the end they had retreated.\u201d The whirring sound of an unexplained small drone near the front terrifies. Oleksii, an infantryman training near Sumy, says: \u201cIt is impossible to outrun them \u2013 you have to shoot them down.\u201d Oleksii, who was a butcher near Kherson in the south before being called up, recalls a moment where he was nearly killed by a drone. \u201cIt had begun to dip \u2013 I had started to run. Then I tripped over a branch and the drone carried straight on, through where I would have been.\u201d Small FPV drones travel at around 37mph(60kmh), quicker than Usain Bolt\u2019s 27.8mph top speed. They force armoured vehicles to drive rapidly to and from the frontline, ferrying troops or casualties, and thermal cameras mean they can operate as effectively at night. \u201cThe ability to strike has been democratised, to where nothing can be safe on the battlefield,\u201d Bendett says. Battery life limits flight time, though a kamikaze FPV drone in good weather can travel as far as 20km. But a priority is to save money by deploying returning bomber drones, so an effective operating radius is closer to 5km. An FPV drone is one of two types dominant on the battlefield. The others are commercial Mavic quadcopters made by a Chinese company, DJI. But the FPV is simpler and designed in Ukraine (or Russia) although as Denys says, many of the components still come from China, theoretically aligned to the invader. \u201cUkrainian company, China elements,\u201d the soldier acknowledges, though efforts are being made to source components from elsewhere. Ukrainians describe their drone effort as a civil society initiative, initially organised and funded outside the state, with soldiers, their friends and family paying for the aerial craft through fundraisers. It is not uncommon for Ukrainians living miles away from the front to part assemble drones in living rooms and garages. They are delivered to brigade workshops, like the Khyzhak brigade\u2019s barracks near Lyman, where final modifications are made. The balance, however, has been changing. Ukraine\u2019s defence ministry has stepped up supply, reporting that it delivered 1.1m one-way FPV drones as of mid December, as well as 100,000 more sophisticated craft. Russia, meanwhile, has supplied \u201c1.2m to 1.4m\u201d, according to Bendett, so there is \u201csomething of a parity in numbers\u201d even allowing for the invader\u2019s greater size. Technologically, there is little difference between the sides \u2013 as each copies promptly from the other. Learning to fly is involved. It takes, Khimik says, \u201c70 hours in the simulator and 70 hours with a drone\u201d. Courses run in Kyiv and elsewhere, though a Briton living in Kyiv describes the effort to learn as challenging. Even after a week\u2019s practice, it remains tricky to follow a vehicle around a dirt track course, he says, though thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have little choice but to master the controls in a war where small drones amount to most of the country\u2019s frontline air power. Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian activist, is one of the country\u2019s most popular bloggers, with 2 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. Now much of his effort is directed towards fundraising to supply FPV drones for Ukrainian troops \u2013 \u201cI have helped buy 120,000 FPV drones as of today, 100,000 in the past year\u201d \u2013 and developing new types of drone. \u201cI always hated physics at school, now I\u2019m learning engineering and happy to be doing it,\u201d says Sternenko, who trained as a lawyer. The blogger says the progress in developing FPV drones could not have happened without efforts like his. \u201cOur drones are used in every direction and it is a lot less of a bureaucratic process to supply them,\u201d he says, adding that he can help get drones to any unit within 24- to 48 hours. An outspoken critic of military failings, Sternenko was briefly placed on a wanted list in November for allegedly ignoring a conscription summons, though the dispute was resolved after he met the chief military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, the same month. It is just as well, as the drone effort remains central to Ukraine\u2019s war effort, even if, as Sternenko observes \u201cthe highest military commands of Ukraine sometimes don\u2019t take objective criticism well\u201d. Sternenko is closely involved in efforts to use FPV drones as a cheap form of air defence taking out far more sophisticated Russian attack craft. Ukrainian FPV pilots have been able to knock out Russian Orlan and Lancet drones at higher altitudes for several months, reducing the invader\u2019s long range reconnaissance capability, as several videos released by Sternenko show. \u201cAir defence is very expensive \u2013 it could cost $100,000 to $1m for one hit \u2013 but a drone might only be a few hundred dollars,\u201d he says. Increasingly, the focus is on developing FPV drones that can reliably knock out Russian helicopters (two hits were claimed in the summer) and large Shaheed drones, which would require a drone that can fly over 100mph at over 10,000 ft. A particular challenge, Sternenko observes, is how a small drone can contend with the turbulence produced by a Russian-made Shaheed as it flies across the country, pulling out his phone to show how an FPV drone struggled to reach its target. There is talk about the better use of artificial intelligence in piloting and targeting in 2025, and on the development of land or \u201cnon-flying\u201d drones. But it is likely that the scale of production as well as incremental improvements in range and design will dominate if the war continues. Jamming, though always a threat, is energy intensive and difficult to maintain as electronic warfare requires sending stronger, disruptive signals. With Donald Trump soon to occupy the White House, amid concerns he could halt US weapons gifts to Ukraine, homegrown technology is likely to become even more important to Kyiv. \u201cUkraine is fighting against an enormous country with several times more population,\u201d says Sternenko. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are calling for more weapons and more technology, because you cannot just fight with people. Drones demonstrate we can be much more efficient.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;A toddler, a student, a family of nine: who were the victims of Jeju Air flight 7C2216?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/a-toddler-a-student-a-family-of-nine-who-were-the-victims-of-jeju-air-flight-7c2216;2025-01-04T00:00:34Z",
        "text": "The 181 people who boarded Jeju Air flight 7C2216 in Bangkok on Sunday were no different from the millions who fly on commercial aircraft every day: children on their first trip abroad, colleagues celebrating promotion, holidaymakers returning from package tours \u2013 all looking forward to being reunited with family and friends in South Korea. Now, though, they will for ever be associated with the worst domestic aviation disaster in the country\u2019s history. As authorities rushed to establish the cause of Sunday\u2019s crash, in which all but two passengers and crew on the Boeing 737-800 died, heartbreaking stories and tributes emerged as grieving families and friends shared the pain of their loss. The 179 people who died were aged between three and 78, although most were in their 40s, 50s and 60s. Five were children under the age of 10. Two Thai nationals were among the dead and the rest were South Korean. They included a three-year-old boy who was killed in the crash alongside his parents, who had shared an Instagram image of their son looking out of the plane window on their way to Thailand. The caption read: \u201cMy son is going abroad for the first time on a night flight, and his first passport has no stamp.\u201d Kang Ko, 43, his wife, Jin Lee-seon, 37, and their son were returning from their first family holiday abroad when they died. Ko, who worked in public relations for the Kia Tigers professional baseball team, was described by friends as likeable and hard-working. \u201cHe was great at his work, and the entire baseball broadcast team liked him,\u201d the sportscaster Jeong Woo-yeong of SBS wrote on Instagram. The victims included nine people spanning three generations of the same family, according to the Yonhap news agency. They included the eldest, a 79-year-old man, who was returning from a holiday with his wife, their two daughters and one of their sons-in-law, their granddaughter and three grandsons. Forty-one of the passengers on the flight were on the return leg of a package tour that left Muan on Christmas night. One of the two Thai nationals who died was Sirithon Chaue, a 22-year-old student who had won a scholarship to study airline business management at Bangkok University, and had only three months to go before graduating. She was travelling to Jeju to visit her mother, and perhaps scope job opportunities. \u201cShe always dreamed of working there as an air hostess,\u201d her uncle told Yonhap, describing her as the \u201cpride of the family\u201d. Weeks ago Sirithon, known by the nickname Mei, had been happily posing for selfies with her girlfriends in Bangkok in an area famous for its street food. Her social media pages showed she liked K-pop and kittens, art classes and dying her bangs bright blue. \u201cHer mother was waiting at the airport and at first she thought the plane malfunction was minor,\u201d her uncle said. \u201cBut then she saw the videos of what happened on social media. She was in shock and panic.\u201d A cousin of the other Thai victim, Jongluk Doungmanee, told BBC Thai she was \u201cshocked\u201d when she heard the news. \u201cI had goose bumps. I couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Pornphichaya Chalermsin said. Jongluk had been living in South Korea for the past five years working in the agriculture industry. She usually travelled to Thailand twice a year during the holidays to visit her sick father and two children, aged 7 and 15, from a previous marriage. Her father, who suffers from heart disease, was \u201cdevastated\u201d when he found out about her death, said Pornphichaya. \u201cIt is unbearable for him. This was his youngest daughter,\u201d she said, adding that all three of his children worked abroad. Shin Gyu-ho, whose two grandsons and son-in-law died, was among the relatives voicing frustration at how long it was taking authorities to formally identify the victims. Shin, 64, told the BBC that at one point he was so angry he had considered smashing the PA system used for police briefings. While all of the bodies had now been identified, Shin was initially told that his two grandsons \u2013 both high school students \u2013 were \u201ctoo scattered to be recognised\u201d. At Muan airport, post-it notes, relatives and local people have been laying food and flowers. \u201cHoney, I miss you way too much,\u201d one of them said. Another read: \u201cMy dear sister, you are the most thoughtful person I know. I will not be okay. I\u2019ll always remember you. I\u2019m sorry. I love you.\u201d A handwritten note, reportedly written by the pilot\u2019s brother, had been placed alongside gimbap \u2013 a popular Korean dish of cooked rice, vegetables, and meat rolled in sheets of dried seaweed \u2013 and a drink cup near the crash site. \u201cI feel heartbroken when I think about the struggles you faced alone (in your last moments),\u201d it read. \u201cYou were truly amazing and did so well, so I hope you can now find happiness in a warm place. Thank you, and I\u2019m sorry.\u201d For Maeng Gi-su\u2019s nephew and his nephew\u2019s two sons, a celebratory trip to Thailand to mark the end of the college entrance exams ended in tragedy. \u201cI can\u2019t believe the entire family has just disappeared,\u201d Maeng, 78, told the BBC. \u201cMy heart aches so much.\u201d Jeon Je-young, 71, told Reuters that his daughter Mi-Sook, who was identified by her fingerprints, had been on her way home after travelling with friends to Bangkok for the festivities. \u201cMy daughter, who is only in her mid-40s, ended up like this,\u201d he said, adding that he had last seen her on 21 December, when she brought some food and next year\u2019s calendar to his house \u2013 that would become their last moment together. Mi-Sook leaves behind a husband and teenage daughter. \u201cThis is unbelievable,\u201d Jeon said. As of Wednesday only a handful of bodies had been handed over to their families while the rest remained at a temporary morgue at the airport. They included a 64-year-old man named Kim, whose brother had made a funeral parlour reservation for next Monday, only to be told that his brother\u2019s remains were to be re-examined, possibly because they had decomposed and could be mixed with those belonging to other victims. Kim, who was self-employed, was returning from Thailand with eight friends when they died. His brother had not been able to break the news to their 96-year-old mother, fearing what the shock might do to her health. \u201cShe will be 97 in a day or two and we thought she shouldn\u2019t know about this, so we are keeping quiet,\u201d he told the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper. The desks once used by five women who worked together at a public education office now carry bouquets of chrysanthemums placed by their devastated colleagues, some of whom wept as they tried to come to terms with the news. The five had planned a holiday to Thailand to celebrate their promotions, according to an official who worked in the same department as one of the women. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel real,\u201d Lee Dae-keun, an official at Jeollanamdo office of education, told Reuters. \u201cShe is still lingering in my eyes. Whenever I see the flowers on that empty desk \u2026 the sadness rushes in.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;How influencers are impacting journalism;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5246011/influencer;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:07:38 -0500",
        "text": "NPR's Eric Deggans speaks to Summer Harlow of the Knight School for Journalism in the Americas and V Spehar of UnderTheDeskNews about the role of influencers in journalism."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Are reality TV stars employees? The National Labor Relations Board says yes;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5243964/are-reality-tv-stars-employees-the-national-labor-relations-board-says-yes;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:07:35 -0500",
        "text": "NPR's Eric Deggans asks Sonia Rao of The Washington Post about labor protections for people on reality television shows."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Vehicular attacks are not new. But preventing them has been a big challenge;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5246307/truck-attack-new-orleans-security-terrorism-prevention;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:01:00 -0500",
        "text": "For decades, individuals and terrorist groups have used vehicles to carry out deadly attacks. But installing safeguards hasn't always been successful."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248252/bats-catch-a-lift-from-storm-winds-on-long-distance-migrations;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:08:45 -0500",
        "text": "Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/g-s1-41010/biden-medal-of-freedom;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:08:00 -0500",
        "text": "Biden will also posthumously grant the medal to former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and former Michigan Gov. George Romney."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Seeking to heal the country, Jimmy Carter pardoned men who evaded the Vietnam War draft;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/1158874141/jimmy-carter-vietnam-draft-evaders-pardon;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:01:00 -0500",
        "text": "The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was pilloried by members of the military and conservative politicians."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;5 financial habits to leave behind for a more prosperous new year;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/g-s1-38805/5-bad-financial-habits-to-leave-behind;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "As we say goodbye to 2024, let's also bid farewell to some less-than-ideal money habits: impulse purchases, out-of-control credit card debt and the trap of lifestyle creep."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter start today in Georgia;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5246282/live-coverage-jimmy-carter-atlanta-funeral-georgia-carter-center;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The first day of memorial services for former President Jimmy Carter begins today in his hometown of Plains, Ga., and will include stops at the Georgia State Capitol and The Carter Center in Atlanta."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/g-s1-41040/japanese-woman-worlds-oldest-person-has-died;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:54:56 -0500",
        "text": "Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Net neutrality is struck, ending a long battle to regulate ISPs like public utilities;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/nx-s1-5247840/net-neutrality-fcc-struck;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:54:15 -0500",
        "text": "A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality rules that were first introduced a decade ago under the Obama Administration."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Silence on Israel\u2019s massacres of journalists is dangerous to all;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/4/silence-on-israels-massacres-of-journalists-is-dangerous-to-all?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:48:15 +0000",
        "text": "International media&#039;s reluctance to show solidarity with Palestinian journalists could backfire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;World\u2019s oldest person dies in Japan aged 116;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/worlds-oldest-person-dies-in-japan-aged-116?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:43:49 +0000",
        "text": "Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Rival camps protest in South Korea as authorities press for Yoon\u2019s arrest;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/rival-camps-protest-in-south-korea-as-authorities-press-for-yoons-arrest?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:19:39 +0000",
        "text": "Prosecutors ask acting president to order security forces to comply with arrest warrant for impeached leader Yoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Could a board game help prepare Taiwan for war with China?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/could-a-board-game-help-prepare-taiwan-for-war-with-china?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:43:26 +0000",
        "text": "The latest development in a growing trend for &#039;military boardgames&#039; gives players the chance to &#039;defend&#039; Taiwan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli forces kill teenager amid intensified raids in occupied West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/israeli-forces-kill-teenager-amid-intensified-raids-in-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:41:37 +0000",
        "text": "Military installs snipers on rooftops surrounding Balata camp during fierce raid that killed Muhammad Medhat Amin Amer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/fire-at-market-in-hebei-china-kills-and-wounds-several-people?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:06:56 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;New Orleans attacker: How false claims about the suspect spread;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/4/new-orleans-attacker-how-false-claims-about-the-suspect-spread?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:56:20 +0000",
        "text": "A Fox News report fuelled the spread of misinformation online - including a claim the suspect was an illegal immigrant."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/4/india-shrug-oof-bumrah-injury-to-claim-first-innings-lead-in-australia?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:26:37 +0000",
        "text": "India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria\u2019s FM to head to UAE, Qatar and Jordan to \u2018build partnerships\u2019;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/syria-fm-to-head-to-uae-qatar-jordan-to-build-partnerships?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:11:42 +0000",
        "text": "War-torn country reaches out for much-needed investment, as Saudi Arabia also set to play a big role in reconstruction."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israel orders evacuation of Gaza\u2019s critical Indonesian, al-Awda hospitals;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/israel-orders-evacuation-of-gazas-critical-indonesian-al-awda-hospitals?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:14:22 +0000",
        "text": "Many of those being treated or seeking shelter at the two hospitals came from the destroyed Kamal Adwan Hospital."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;The US soldiers returning to Vietnam in search of mass graves;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/4/the-us-soldiers-returning-to-vietnam-in-search-of-mass-graves?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:46:33 +0000",
        "text": "American veterans help former Vietnamese enemies locate mass burial sites 50 years after the war."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Myanmar\u2019s military regime to free nearly 6,000 prisoners in amnesty;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/myanmars-military-regime-to-free-thousands-of-prisoners-in-amnesty?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:51:58 +0000",
        "text": "Myanmar&#039;s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Medical victims: Indian visa curbs amid Bangladesh tensions hurt patients;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/4/i-feel-helpless-india-bangladesh-tensions-deny-patients-medical-access?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:19:10 +0000",
        "text": "India has scaled back visa operations in Bangladesh, hitting thousands of patients who rely on its hospitals for care."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,045;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1045?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:34:05 +0000",
        "text": "Here are the key developments on the 1,045th day of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Q&A: Leader of Myanmar\u2019s shadow government talks civil war strategy in 2025;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/qa-leader-of-myanmars-shadow-government-talks-civil-war-strategy-in-2025?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:45:21 +0000",
        "text": "Myanmar\u2019s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country\u2019s military rulers in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;FBI suspects soldier behind Las Vegas Cybertruck blast suffered from PTSD;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/fbi-suspects-soldier-behind-las-vegas-cybertruck-blast-suffered-from-ptsd?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:31:05 +0000",
        "text": "The soldier, Matthew Livelsberger, was found dead in the wreckage of the New Year&#039;s Day explosion outside a Trump hotel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Brighton vs Arsenal preview; kickoff time, team news, how to follow, stream;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/3/brighton-vs-arsenal-preview-kickoff-time-team-news-how-to-follow-stream?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:37:56 +0000",
        "text": "Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his players to &#039;flip the coin&#039; in their pursuit of the Premier League title."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;New Orleans mourns as Bourbon Street reopens after truck-ramming attack;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/3/new-orleans-mourns-as-bourbon-street-reopens-after-truck-ramming-attack?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:03:36 +0000",
        "text": "Residents have erected a makeshift memorial to the victims, as local businesses prepare for the tourist high season."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;New York judge sets Trump\u2019s sentencing in hush-money case for January 10;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/new-york-judge-sets-trumps-sentencing-in-hush-money-case-for-january-10?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:12:46 +0000",
        "text": "In his decision, Judge Juan Merchan wrote that President-elect Trump would not face jail ahead of his inauguration."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Finnish court upholds oil tanker seizure in undersea cables probe;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/finnish-court-upholds-oil-tanker-seizure-in-undersea-cables-probe?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:46:32 +0000",
        "text": "Finland seized Eagle S tanker carrying Russian oil on suspicion that it damaged the Finnish-Estonian Estlink 2 power."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What are the chances of another Iran nuclear deal?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2025/1/3/what-are-the-chances-of-another-iran-nuclear-deal?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:12:50 +0000",
        "text": "Iran and European powers to meet days before Donald Trump returns to the White House."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Republicans re-elect Mike Johnson as US House speaker in nail-biting vote;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/republicans-re-elect-mike-johnson-as-us-house-speaker-in-nail-biting-vote?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:12:05 +0000",
        "text": "The US has opened the 119th Congress with a vote for the speakership in its lower chamber, the House of Representatives."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;German and French foreign ministers meet new rulers in Syria;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/3/german-and-french-foreign-ministers-meet-new-rulers-in-syria?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:21:24 +0000",
        "text": "French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock have visited Syria\u2019s capital."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;British minister says Musk \u2018misinformed\u2019 on UK child grooming scandals;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/3/british-minister-says-musk-misinformed-on-uk-child-grooming-scandals?traffic_source=rss;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:50:43 +0000",
        "text": "British Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Musk\u2019s views are &#039;misjudged and certainly misinformed&#039;."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Prince William shocked by death of ex-nanny's stepson in New Orleans attack;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7y0dendeo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:48:34 GMT",
        "text": "The Prince of Wales said his \"thoughts and prayers\" were with the family of Edward Pettifer, who was among 14 killed."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Your striking pictures of snow and frost across UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8e7mr2pdmo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:12:11 GMT",
        "text": "Bitter conditions created by an Arctic wind are expected to continue into next week."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvne94v1rdo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:59:57 GMT",
        "text": "The weapons consignment, which needs approval from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgny622w0zo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:06:35 GMT",
        "text": "His body was found by an assistant at his Los Angeles home on Friday morning, US media report."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I'll never admit I'm the best' - champion Littler;https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cpq9007l1e3o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:48:52 GMT",
        "text": "Luke Littler says he will never admit to being the best in the world at darts despite winning the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Farage distances himself from Musk on Robinson;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7ve4m1q42vo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:31:30 GMT",
        "text": "Tech billionaire Elon Musk has voiced support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;She's faking a Welsh accent in The Traitors - but will it work?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql5xg6x0dko;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:23:47 GMT",
        "text": "Will swapping a southern English accent for a Welsh lilt work to gain opponents trust?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Demo for teen jailed in Dubai over sex with girl, 17;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce90eljzr0eo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:11:40 GMT",
        "text": "Marcus Fakana, 18, was jailed for having sex with a British girl, 17, while they were both on holiday."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Man dies in Lake District ridge fall;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1el5yn261go;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:08:43 GMT",
        "text": "Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team thank fell walkers who went to help."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What one picture tells us about Trump's power in Congress;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07glvjv83go;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:30:16 GMT",
        "text": "Friday's vote underscores the challenges for Trump in keeping House Republicans united to legislate his agenda."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How to drive in snow and icy weather;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16946762;Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:59:17 GMT",
        "text": "Tips on what to carry in your car, and how to drive in snow and icy weather."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Looking after pets during the cold spell;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68005681;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:16:59 GMT",
        "text": "Pets can need help to stay warm when wintry conditions arrive."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Keeping warm when budgets are squeezed;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6084l4zx6o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:27:32 GMT",
        "text": "A cold snap across the UK comes just as energy prices have risen, so here are a few tips to help you keep warm."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How to keep babies warm in cold weather and other winter tips;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63888234;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:52:46 GMT",
        "text": "Much of the UK is facing a cold snap, so here are some tips to cope with low temperatures."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Teenage kicks - what makes darts sensation Luke Littler so good?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/cn087q8y542o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:28:39 GMT",
        "text": "Luke Littler has become darts' youngest world champion. BBC Sport looks at the qualities that have taken him to the top."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Venus and crescent Moon stun stargazers;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqe2ndl0lo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:11:21 GMT",
        "text": "The planet appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon on Friday."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim's family;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkx4e4knv8o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:18:03 GMT",
        "text": "Time is running out for Nimisha Priya, who was convicted for the murder of a Yemeni man in 2017."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Trump and Musk's interventions prompt fresh diplomatic challenge;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwl569p57lo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:17:35 GMT",
        "text": "Politicians are navigating how to deal with the social media presence of Donald Trump and Elon Musk."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies aged 116;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9830vpp2p0o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:44:43 GMT",
        "text": "Ms Itooka lived through two world wars and was credited with a sprightly spirit all her life."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;China's overqualified youth taking jobs as drivers, labourers and film extras;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8nlpy2n1lo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:57:13 GMT",
        "text": "With high youth unemployment rates, Chinese graduates are resorting to working as waiters, cleaners and movie extras."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why does Britain face flight chaos during bad weather?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy4l3d11xro;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:34:20 GMT",
        "text": "Delays and cancellations related to British weather may become more common."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I lost my voice laughing': Darts fans on the pantomime of watching live;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2nzkxnnjeo;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:10:01 GMT",
        "text": "Spectators at Ally Pally might not be able to see where the darts land - but that doesn't detract from the fun"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'My son thinks I'm mad' - meet the woman who owns 50 classic cars;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4x5q383exo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:37:48 GMT",
        "text": "Jane Weitzmann has a collection of 50 classic cars at home and freely admits it's an obsession."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Tributes to 'much loved and popular' boy after quad bike crash;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypzen2e0jo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:10:47 GMT",
        "text": "Tiarn\u00e1n Trainor was injured in the incident just outside Killeavy, near Newry, and died in hospital."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Biden awards Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced87711zlno;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:04:53 GMT",
        "text": "Campaigners, politicians and athletes are among those receiving the US's highest civilian award."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Bronze statue worth \u00a360k stolen from artist's home;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrwv8gz449o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:09:07 GMT",
        "text": "Essex Police says it is pursuing a number of targeted lines of inquiry."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Cold dips, lights and fireworks: Photos of the week;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0n7djrqzyo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:10:04 GMT",
        "text": "A selection of news photographs from around the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Brazil ex-official returns toilet she had removed from office;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rne2d540lo;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:18:18 GMT",
        "text": "Jana\u00edna Lima said she had paid for a bathroom renovation with her own money."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;A(nother) Government Plan for Social Care;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kgj65z;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:57:00 GMT",
        "text": "Health and Social Care Secretary promises to \"grasp the nettle on social care reform\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Angriest I've ever been' - can Postecoglou be a success at Spurs?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn85mrvd838o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:56:55 GMT",
        "text": "Tottenham are enduring a results crisis and an injury crisis - and manager Ange Postecoglou finds himself at the centre of attention."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: la Russie promet des repr\u00e9sailles aux tirs de missiles longue port\u00e9e ATACMS\u00a0; des bless\u00e9s dans plusieurs oblasts ukrainiens;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/04/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-la-russie-promet-des-represailles-aux-tirs-de-missiles-longue-portee-atacms-des-blesses-dans-plusieurs-oblasts-ukrainiens_6472121_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:17:45 +0100",
        "text": "Le minist\u00e8re de la d\u00e9fense russe a promis des repr\u00e9sailles \u00e0 l\u2019Ukraine, qu\u2019elle accuse d\u2019avoir tir\u00e9 la veille une salve de missiles am\u00e9ricains ATACMS en direction de l\u2019oblast frontalier de Belgorod."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Claude All\u00e8gre, g\u00e9ologue et ancien ministre de l\u2019\u00e9ducation nationale, est mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/04/claude-allegre-geologue-et-ancien-ministre-de-l-education-nationale-est-mort_6481612_3382.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:07:23 +0100",
        "text": "Scientifique internationalement reconnu, il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 la fois le trublion et le pilier de l\u2019Institut de physique du globe de Paris avant de se lancer en politique dans le sillage de Lionel Jospin, puis de d\u00e9fendre sur la fin de sa vie des positions ouvertement climatosceptiques."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le FC Barcelone, toujours sur la corde raide financi\u00e8rement, risque de perdre l\u2019un de ses meilleurs joueurs;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/04/le-fc-barcelone-toujours-sur-la-corde-raide-financierement-risque-de-perdre-l-un-de-ses-meilleurs-joueurs_6481579_3242.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:55:13 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis plusieurs jours, le Bar\u00e7a est engag\u00e9 dans un combat administratif et judiciaire pour conserver dans son effectif Dani Olmo. Ce samedi, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration espagnole de football et la ligue ont refus\u00e9 la r\u00e9int\u00e9gration du milieu offensif."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019administration de\u00a0Joe Biden approuve une vente d\u2019armes \u00e0\u00a0Isra\u00ebl de\u00a08\u00a0milliards de\u00a0dollars;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/l-administration-de-joe-biden-approuve-une-vente-d-armes-a-israel-de-8-milliards-de-dollars_6481544_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:19:01 +0100",
        "text": "La vente, qui doit encore \u00eatre approuv\u00e9e par le Congr\u00e8s, comprend notamment des munitions de d\u00e9fense antia\u00e9rienne, selon une source proche du dossier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;\u00ab\u00a0Dernier de Ligue 1, \u00e7a fait mal\u00a0?\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: Montpellier destitue son capitaine, qui s\u2019\u00e9tait vant\u00e9 de\u00a0toucher 210\u00a0000\u00a0euros par mois;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/04/dernier-de-ligue-1-ca-fait-mal-montpellier-destitue-son-capitaine-qui-s-etait-vante-de-toucher-210-000-euros-par-mois_6481511_3242.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:00:02 +0100",
        "text": "T\u00e9ji Savanier, sanctionn\u00e9 par son club pour des propos tenus lors d\u2019un match de Coupe de France, ne portera plus le brassard et devrait \u00eatre rempla\u00e7ant pour le premier match de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2025\u00a0de Montpellier, samedi soir \u00e0 21\u00a0heures Lyon."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Vend\u00e9e Globe\u00a0: Jean Le Cam premier skippeur d\u2019un Imoca \u00e0 d\u00e9rives droites \u00e0 franchir le cap Horn;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/04/vendee-globe-jean-le-cam-premier-skippeur-d-un-imoca-a-derives-droites-a-franchir-le-cap-horn_6481478_3242.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:20:34 +0100",
        "text": "Le doyen de la 10\u1d49\u00a0\u00e9dition du de la course autour du monde en solitaire, sans escale et sans assistance est entr\u00e9 dans l\u2019Atlantique Sud samedi vers 7\u00a0heures du matin."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;O\u00f9 partir en\u00a02025\u00a0? Le palmar\u00e8s des 10\u00a0destinations du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb sans avion;https://www.lemonde.fr/m-styles/visuel/2025/01/04/ou-partir-en-2025-le-palmares-des-10-destinations-du-monde-sans-avion_6480769_4497319.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:00:05 +0100",
        "text": "De l\u2019\u00eele allemande de R\u00fcgen et ses magnifiques lagunes au chatoyant plateau vosgien des Mille Etangs, de la vivifiante Z\u00e9lande entre digues et dunes aux gorges vertigineuses du Bu\u00ebch, dans les Hautes-Alpes, dix escapades pour d\u00e9couvrir la France et l\u2019Europe autrement."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Mayotte, 69,7\u00a0% des foyers reconnect\u00e9s \u00e0\u00a0l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 trois semaines apr\u00e8s le\u00a0passage du\u00a0cyclone Chido;https://www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/article/2025/01/04/a-mayotte-69-7-des-foyers-reconnectes-a-l-electricite-trois-semaines-apres-le-passage-du-cyclone-chido_6481377_1840826.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:38:43 +0100",
        "text": "Dans environ vingt\u00a0localit\u00e9s, moins de 50\u00a0% des clients ont de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9, et dans huit, moins de 5\u00a0% sont r\u00e9aliment\u00e9s, selon la carte \u00e9tablie par Electricit\u00e9 de Mayotte."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A La R\u00e9union, le vivre-ensemble \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve de la crise de Mayotte;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/04/a-la-reunion-la-crise-a-mayotte-interroge-le-vivre-ensemble_6480598_823448.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:30:06 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0La R\u00e9union, fragile mod\u00e8le en outre-mer\u00a0\u00bb (1/4). L\u2019\u00eele cultive avec application son exception multiculturelle, qu\u2019elle d\u00e9couvre vuln\u00e9rable. Le racisme contre les Mahorais, en proie \u00e0 un drame humanitaire apr\u00e8s le passage du cyclone Chido, r\u00e9veille les douleurs d\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par de grandes difficult\u00e9s sociales."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La doyenne de l\u2019humanit\u00e9, la Japonaise Tomiko Itooka, est morte \u00e0 116\u00a0ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/04/la-doyenne-de-l-humanite-la-japonaise-tomiko-itooka-est-morte-a-116-ans_6481211_3382.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:14:29 +0100",
        "text": "M\u00e8re de quatre enfants, Tomiko Itooka est morte le 29\u00a0d\u00e9cembre dans sa r\u00e9sidence pour personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es, a annonc\u00e9 le maire d\u2019Ashiya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les 20\u00a0bandes dessin\u00e9es de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9es par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/04/les-20-bandes-dessinees-de-2024-plebiscitees-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6481143_3246.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:50:25 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Arabe du futur\u00a0: Moi, Fadi, le fr\u00e8re vol\u00e9. Tome 1 (1986-1994)\u00a0\u00bb, de Riad Sattouf, \u00ab\u00a0La Route\u00a0\u00bb, de Manu Larcenet, \u00ab\u00a0Hirayasumi. Tome 5\u00a0\u00bb, de Keigo Shinzo\u2026 Voici les bandes dessin\u00e9es qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Proche-Orient\u00a0: l\u2019administration Biden annonce une vente d\u2019armes \u00e0 Isra\u00ebl pour 8 milliards de dollars;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/04/en-direct-proche-orient-nouvelles-frappes-israeliennes-dans-la-ville-de-gaza-au-moins-11-morts-selon-les-secours_6480664_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:02:00 +0100",
        "text": "La vente, qui doit encore \u00eatre approuv\u00e9e par le Congr\u00e8s, intervient peu avant le d\u00e9part de Joe Biden de la Maison Blanche et le retour de Donald Trump, \u00e9galement un fervent alli\u00e9 d\u2019Isra\u00ebl dans sa guerre \u00e0 Gaza."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Cor\u00e9e du Sud, nouvelles manifestations au lendemain d\u2019une premi\u00e8re tentative d\u2019arrestation infructueuse du pr\u00e9sident Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/en-coree-du-sud-nouvelles-manifestations-au-lendemain-d-une-premiere-tentative-d-arrestation-infructueuse-du-president-yoon-suk-yeol_6481142_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:42:51 +0100",
        "text": "Les enqu\u00eateurs venus proc\u00e9der vendredi \u00e0 l\u2019arrestation du chef de l\u2019Etat, dont les pouvoirs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 suspendus en attendant le verdict de la Cour constitutionnelle, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tenus en \u00e9chec par quelque 200\u00a0militaires et gardes pr\u00e9sidentiels."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Ukraine, les d\u00e9boires de la brigade \u00ab\u00a0Anne de Kiev\u00a0\u00bb, form\u00e9e en France puis dispers\u00e9e sur le front;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/en-ukraine-les-deboires-de-la-brigade-anne-de-kiev-formee-en-france-puis-dispersee-sur-le-front_6480667_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:00:09 +0100",
        "text": "La 155\u1d49 brigade m\u00e9canis\u00e9e a \u00e9t\u00e9 scind\u00e9e en petites unit\u00e9s destin\u00e9es \u00e0 renforcer d\u2019autres brigades en difficult\u00e9 sur le front. Une enqu\u00eate d\u2019un journaliste ukrainien d\u00e9nonce un \u00ab\u00a0v\u00e9ritable chaos organisationnel\u00a0\u00bb qui aurait pouss\u00e9 1\u00a0700\u00a0soldats \u00e0 abandonner leurs unit\u00e9s, avant m\u00eame le premier coup de feu."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Trente d\u00e9partements du Nord-Est en vigilance orange neige et verglas;https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2025/01/04/neige-et-verglas-seize-departements-du-nord-est-en-vigilance-orange-en-raison-d-un-risque-de-pluies-verglacantes_6480768_1652612.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:57:07 +0100",
        "text": "La zone concern\u00e9e s\u2019\u00e9tend de la Normandie \u00e0 la Bourgogne-Franche-Comt\u00e9 en passant par le Centre-Val de Loire, les Hauts-de-France, l\u2019Ile-de-France et le Grand-Est."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019Am\u00e9rique fait ses adieux \u00e0 Jimmy Carter;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/l-amerique-fait-ses-adieux-a-jimmy-carter_6480976_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:22:32 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019hommage, qui a d\u00e9but\u00e9 samedi \u00e0 Plains, son village natal, en G\u00e9orgie, culminera jeudi \u00e0 Washington, o\u00f9 ses fun\u00e9railles seront c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9es en pr\u00e9sence de Joe Biden, de Donald Trump et des anciens pr\u00e9sidents des Etats-Unis encore en vie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mobilisation des agriculteurs\u00a0: la\u00a0Coordination rurale appelle \u00e0\u00a0manifester et\u00a0\u00e0\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0monter sur Paris\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0\u00a0partir de\u00a0dimanche;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie-francaise/article/2025/01/04/mobilisation-des-agriculteurs-la-coordination-rurale-appelle-a-manifester-et-a-monter-sur-paris-a-partir-de-dimanche_6480937_1656968.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:53:39 +0100",
        "text": "Le syndicat agricole appelle \u00e0 la mobilisation, \u00e0 quelques jours du lancement de la campagne pour les \u00e9lections aux chambres d\u2019agriculture. Il consid\u00e8re qu\u2019il sera re\u00e7u trop tardivement par Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou. Les autorit\u00e9s ont interdit les rassemblements non d\u00e9clar\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Face au nouveau gouvernement, Emmanuel Macron prodigue ses conseils, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou temporise;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/04/emmanuel-macron-attend-de-l-equipe-bayrou-des-solutions-nouvelles-notamment-sur-le-budget_6480596_823448.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:30:06 +0100",
        "text": "Au premier conseil des ministres de l\u2019\u00e9quipe Bayrou, vendredi 3\u00a0janvier \u00e0 l\u2019Elys\u00e9e, le chef de l\u2019Etat a chang\u00e9 de registre. Rest\u00e9 en retrait durant le bail de Michel Barnier, il ne s\u2019est pas priv\u00e9 cette fois de d\u00e9livrer ses recommandations aux membres du gouvernement."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Deux influenceurs alg\u00e9riens en garde \u00e0 vue pour avoir diffus\u00e9 des appels \u00e0 la haine;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/04/deux-influenceurs-algeriens-en-garde-a-vue-pour-avoir-diffuse-des-appels-a-la-haine_6480838_3224.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:48:09 +0100",
        "text": "Youcef A., accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir appel\u00e9 \u00e0 commettre des attentats, a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9 \u00e0 Brest en compagnie d\u2019un complice pr\u00e9sum\u00e9\u00a0; et le second, connu sous le nom d\u2019\u00ab\u00a0imadtintin\u00a0\u00bb, \u00e0 Echirolles, pr\u00e8s de Grenoble."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Luke Littler devient, \u00e0 17\u00a0ans, champion du monde de fl\u00e9chettes dans une ambiance surchauff\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/04/dans-une-ambiance-surchauffee-luke-littler-17-ans-devient-champion-du-monde-de-flechettes_6480735_3242.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:36:16 +0100",
        "text": "Le jeune Anglais s\u2019est d\u00e9fait de son adversaire, le N\u00e9erlandais Michael Van Gerwen, vendredi soir \u00e0 Londres, en finale du World Darts Championship, dans une atmosph\u00e8re festive m\u00ealant houblon et chants de stade."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Google a vers\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de 67\u00a0millions d\u2019euros aux m\u00e9dias canadiens pour l\u2019utilisation de leurs contenus;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/04/google-a-verse-l-equivalent-de-67-millions-d-euros-aux-medias-canadiens-pour-utilisation-leurs-contenus_6480561_4408996.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:52:07 +0100",
        "text": "Les fonds ont \u00e9t\u00e9 remis \u00e0 un organisme cr\u00e9\u00e9 sp\u00e9cialement pour g\u00e9rer la r\u00e9partition de cet argent vers des m\u00e9dias canadiens, en vertu d\u2019un accord entre le gouvernement et le g\u00e9ant du num\u00e9rique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Explosion d\u2019un Cybertruck \u00e0 Las Vegas\u00a0: l\u2019ancien militaire qui s\u2019est suicid\u00e9 souffrait de \u00ab\u00a0stress post-traumatique\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/explosion-a-las-vegas-le-suspect-un-ancien-militaire-qui-s-est-suicide-souffrait-de-stress-post-traumatique_6480528_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:19:11 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019hypoth\u00e8se d\u2019un acte terroriste semble \u00e9cart\u00e9e par des messages laiss\u00e9s par l\u2019homme qui a fait exploser un v\u00e9hicule de Tesla devant le Trump Hotel de Las Vegas. Il \u00ab\u00a0n\u2019avait aucune animosit\u00e9 envers le pr\u00e9sident\u00a0\u00bb nouvellement \u00e9lu, ont assur\u00e9, vendredi, les autorit\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Grippe aviaire\u00a0: les Etats-Unis annoncent une enveloppe de plus de 300\u00a0millions de dollars pour lutter contre la maladie;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/04/grippe-aviaire-les-etats-unis-annoncent-une-enveloppe-de-plus-de-300-millions-de-dollars-pour-lutter-contre-la-maladie_6480495_3244.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:30:19 +0100",
        "text": "Soixante-six cas humains de grippe aviaire ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9s dans le pays en\u00a02024, et des inqui\u00e9tudes \u00e9mergent concernant la mani\u00e8re dont l\u2019administration Trump g\u00e9rera la menace."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Tuerie de Cetinje au Mont\u00e9n\u00e9gro\u00a0: le gouvernement appelle les possesseurs d\u2019armes ill\u00e9gales \u00e0 les remettre aux autorit\u00e9s;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/montenegro-apres-la-tuerie-de-cetinje-le-gouvernement-appelle-les-possesseurs-d-armes-illegales-a-les-remettre-aux-autorites_6480462_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0La disponibilit\u00e9 des armes\u00a0\u00bb dans le pays \u00ab\u00a0est excessive et horrible, et elle ne peut \u00eatre justifi\u00e9e par la tradition\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le premier ministre mont\u00e9n\u00e9grin, alors qu\u2019une tuerie a fait douze morts, dont deux enfants, mercredi 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0janvier, dans le sud du pays."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Guerres au Proche-Orient\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Pr\u00e8s de 30\u00a0morts\u00a0\u00bb dans des frappes isra\u00e9liennes \u00e0 Gaza\u00a0; le\u00a0Hamas annonce une reprise des pourparlers pour une tr\u00eave;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/03/en-direct-guerres-au-proche-orient-pres-de-30-morts-dans-des-frappes-israeliennes-a-gaza-le-hamas-annonce-une-reprise-des-pourparlers-pour-une-treve_6470810_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:51:46 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Des n\u00e9gociations indirectes reprendront aujourd\u2019hui, vendredi, dans la capitale qatarie, Doha\u00a0\u00bb, a annonc\u00e9 le mouvement islamiste palestinien alors que les frappes a\u00e9riennes ont fait une trentaine de morts sur l\u2019ensemble de la bande de Gaza, selon la d\u00e9fense civile gazaouie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Affaire Stormy Daniels\u00a0: d\u00e9j\u00e0 reconnu coupable, Donald Trump conna\u00eetra sa\u00a0peine le\u00a010\u00a0janvier;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/affaire-stormy-daniels-deja-reconnu-coupable-donald-trump-connaitra-sa-sentence-le-10-janvier_6480429_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:02:22 +0100",
        "text": "Le futur pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain avait \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnu coupable de paiements dissimul\u00e9s \u00e0 la star du\u00a0X, au printemps 2024. Le juge Juan Merchan a annonc\u00e9 ne pas \u00eatre \u00ab\u00a0enclin \u00e0 prononcer une peine d\u2019incarc\u00e9ration\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Etats-Unis\u00a0: le speaker de la Chambre des repr\u00e9sentants r\u00e9\u00e9lu d\u00e8s le\u00a0premier vote, apr\u00e8s un\u00a0retournement de\u00a0situation;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/etats-unis-le-speaker-de-la-chambre-des-representants-reelu-des-le-premier-vote-apres-un-retournement-de-situation_6480396_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:30 +0100",
        "text": "Mike Johnson a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 r\u00e9unir les 218\u00a0voix n\u00e9cessaires pour \u00eatre r\u00e9\u00e9lu \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la chambre basse du Congr\u00e8s am\u00e9ricain. Deux \u00e9lus r\u00e9publicains qui n\u2019avaient pas initialement vot\u00e9 pour lui ont finalement chang\u00e9 leur vote."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les 20\u00a0albums de musique de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/03/les-20-albums-de-musique-de-2024-plebiscites-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6479848_3246.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:05 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0GNX\u00a0\u00bb, de Kendrick Lamar, \u00ab\u00a0Songs of a Lost World\u00a0\u00bb, de The Cure, \u00ab\u00a0Arcane League of Legends\u00a0: saison 2\u00a0\u00bb\u2026 Voici les albums qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les salles de sport priv\u00e9es gagnent du terrain aupr\u00e8s des jeunes urbains\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Des lieux de vie o\u00f9 les gens se rassemblent\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/03/les-salles-de-sport-privees-gagnent-du-terrain-aupres-des-jeunes-urbains-des-lieux-de-vie-ou-les-gens-se-rassemblent_6480330_3242.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:00:06 +0100",
        "text": "Pour transpirer en toute convivialit\u00e9, de plus en plus de jeunes urbains sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 se muer en clients et \u00e0 payer l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des lieux o\u00f9 la pratique sportive est d\u00e9gag\u00e9e des contraintes du milieu associatif et per\u00e7ue comme plus ludique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Damas, les ministres des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res fran\u00e7ais et allemand ont rencontr\u00e9 le nouveau dirigeant syrien;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/03/les-ministres-des-affaires-etrangeres-francais-et-allemand-ont-rencontre-le-nouveau-dirigeant-syrien-a-damas_6480027_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:09:45 +0100",
        "text": "Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot et Annalena Baerbock, dont la visite intervient sous mandat de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne, se sont entretenus avec Ahmed Al-Charaa, marquant un tournant dans les relations avec la Syrie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vise un troisi\u00e8me succ\u00e8s sur le circuit ATP \u00e0 Brisbane;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/03/a-brisbane-giovanni-mpetshi-perricard-vise-un-troisieme-succes-sur-le-circuit-atp_6479992_3242.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:52:15 +0100",
        "text": "A quelques jours du d\u00e9but de l\u2019Open d\u2019Australie, le tennisman lyonnais de 21\u00a0ans, 31\u1d49\u00a0mondial, affronte samedi l\u2019Am\u00e9ricain Reilly Opelka, tombeur surprise de Novak Djokovic, pour une place en finale de ce tournoi ATP\u00a0250."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SBI opens new branches in Vellore, Walajah;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sbi-opens-new-branches-in-vellore-walajah/article69061399.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:55:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vellore Corporation allows timekeeper office, bus bays for other State buses at terminus for safe boarding by commuters;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vellore-corporation-allows-timekeeper-office-bus-bays-for-other-state-buses-at-terminus-for-safe-boarding-by-commuters/article69061409.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:55:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CMC to organise two-day\u00a0International Congress on Endocrinology;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cmc-to-organise-two-day-international-congress-on-endocrinology/article69061402.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:54:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Gas insulated substation inaugurated in VIT Vellore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gas-insulated-substation-inaugurated-in-vit-vellore/article69061396.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:53:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HMSI sales up 32% at 58.01 lakh units in 2024;https://www.thehindu.com/business/hmsi-sales-up-32-at-5801-lakh-units-in-2024/article69062608.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:47:41 +0530",
        "text": "Honda Motorcycle & Scooter\u2019s total sales stood at 3,08,083 units, which included domestic sales of 2,70,919 units and 37,164 units exports, it added"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;B R Goyal Infra sets SME IPO price band at\u00a0\u20b9128-135 per share; issue to open on Jan 7;https://www.thehindu.com/business/b-r-goyal-infra-sets-sme-ipo-price-band-at-128-135-per-share-issue-to-open-on-jan-7/article69062600.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:41:22 +0530",
        "text": "At the upper end of the price band, the company is going to fetch about\u00a0\u20b985.2 crore, while shares of the company will be listed on the BSE's SME platform, it added"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Toys for neurodivergent children showcased at Shaastra 2025;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/toys-for-neurodivergent-children-showcased-at-shaastra-2025/article69062073.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:39:20 +0530",
        "text": "From a \u2018Ball Puzzle\u2019 to a tactile-based maze game, the teams designed evidence-based, adaptive toys meant to help children with conditions such as ADHD, autism, and dyslexia develop specific skills"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Dy. SP arrested in sexual assault case remanded in judicial custody;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/dy-sp-arrested-in-sexual-assault-case-remanded-in-judicial-custody/article69061963.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:35:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kirloskar firms challenge SEBI letter asking disclosure of family settlement deed at SAT;https://www.thehindu.com/business/kirloskar-firms-challenge-sebi-letter-asking-disclosure-of-family-settlement-deed-at-sat/article69062588.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:34:40 +0530",
        "text": "Kirloskar siblings, with Sanjay (Kirloskar Brothers Ltd Chairman and Managing Director) on one side and Atul and Rahul on the other, have been in a feud since 2016 over the DFS for the assets of the more than 130-year-old Kirloskar group"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pharma units get 12-month extension to implement revised Schedule M of Drugs and Cosmetics Act;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pharma-units-get-12-month-extension-to-implement-revised-schedule-m-of-drugs-and-cosmetics-act/article69062204.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:31:50 +0530",
        "text": "Schedule M is a part of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1945 that outlines Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for pharmaceutical products in India"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Cooperative societies are a means to ensuring financial inclusion in rural areas, says Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cooperative-societies-are-a-means-to-ensuring-financial-inclusion-in-rural-areas-says-minister/article69058333.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:28:26 +0530",
        "text": "H.K. Patil has said that the cooperative movement in the country has contributed a great deal to economical and social development"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Piyush Goyal chairs meeting to review civic projects in north Mumbai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/piyush-goyal-chairs-meeting-to-review-civic-projects-in-north-mumbai/article69062420.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:23:51 +0530",
        "text": "The Union Minister\u2019s review meet comes in the run up to the local body elections in the city"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress leader flays Tamil Nadu BJP chief for flogging himself in protest against Anna University sexual assault;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/congress-leader-flays-tamil-nadu-bjp-chief-for-flogging-himself-in-protest-against-anna-university-sexual-assault/article69061416.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:22:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Events planned as part of Mission Zero Fatality in Puducherry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/events-planned-as-part-of-mission-zero-fatality-in-puducherry/article69061744.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:22:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Four-day yoga festival begins in Puducherry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/four-day-yoga-festival-begins-in-puducherry/article69061990.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:21:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Accused in Atul Subhash death case granted bail;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/accused-in-atul-subhash-death-case-granted-bail/article69062191.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:20:36 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israeli-strikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-strip-as-new-ceasefire-talks-begin/article69061858.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:20:10 +0530",
        "text": "Residents and medics said at least 14 persons had been in the house of the Al-Ghoula family when the strike took place in the early hours, destroying the building"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Drawing competition held on Tamil Culture and Pride;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/drawing-competition-held-on-tamil-culture-and-pride/article69062385.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:19:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Russia attacks strategic city of Pokrovsk aiming to cut off supply lines, says Kyiv military;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russia-attacks-strategic-city-of-pokrovsk-aiming-to-cut-off-supply-lines-says-kyiv-military/article69061927.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:19:25 +0530",
        "text": "Ukraine estimates that around 11,000 of them remain in the city"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;World Braille Day: technology helps, but Braille script spells freedom;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/world-braille-day-technology-helps-but-braille-script-spells-freedom/article69062480.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:18:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018U.S. plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-plans-8-billion-arms-sale-to-israel/article69061908.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:17:30 +0530",
        "text": "The deal would need approval from House and Senate committees and includes artillery shells and air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against threats such as drones, the report said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Teenager killed after wooden pole from underconstruction building falls on her;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/teenager-killed-after-wooden-pole-from-underconstruction-building-falls-on-her/article69062517.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:16:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Telangana farmers to receive \u20b912,000 per acre annually under Rythu Bharosa;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-farmers-to-receive-12000-per-acre-annually-under-rythu-bharosa/article69062525.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:16:17 +0530",
        "text": "Families of landless farm labourers will receive a similar amount annually under the newly introduced Indiramma Atmeeya Bharosa scheme, Chief Minister announced after Cabinet meeting"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Venezuelan opposition candidate seeks support on regional tour;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/venezuelan-opposition-candidate-seeks-support-on-regional-tour/article69062520.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:13:45 +0530",
        "text": "Venezuelan authorities have offered a reward of $100,000 for information leading to the capture of Gonzalez Urrutia, who insists he beat Maduro at the polls in July and is recognized by the United States as Venezuela's \"president-elect\""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry expands \u20183Cs\u2019 initiative;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/indian-chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-expands-3cs-initiative/article69061394.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:00:31 +0530",
        "text": "The initiative aims to enhance business environment, promote\u00a0cultural collaborations, and strengthen community life through various programmes and events"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Focus on emergency treatment in hospitals, urges Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/focus-on-emergency-treatment-in-hospitals-urges-adi-dravidar-welfare-minister/article69062353.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:00:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Adalats effective in addressing complaints, says Kerala Water Resources Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adalats-effective-in-addressing-complaints-says-kerala-water-resources-minister/article69061366.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:58:19 +0530",
        "text": "Industries Minister P. Rajeeve says the goal is to provide quality service within a set time frame"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rubber Board tells growers to optimise tapping days;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rubber-board-tells-growers-to-optimise-tapping-days/article69061295.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:56:25 +0530",
        "text": "Rubber Board urges farmers to maximise tapping days amid declining global production. Shortages in the domestic market may lead to imports, potentially lowering prices"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;GCDA Chairman, officials overlooked dissent note by estate superintendent against renting out stadium for dance event;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gcda-chairman-officials-overlooked-dissent-note-by-estate-superintendent-against-renting-out-stadium-for-dance-event/article69061118.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:52:53 +0530",
        "text": "The superintendent reportedly objected to renting out the stadium for a non-football event, citing FIFA turf standards and the existing allotment to Kerala Blasters FC for home matches"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;T.N. Govt to announce its strategy on checking wild boar menace: Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tn-govt-to-announce-its-strategy-on-checking-wild-boar-menace-minister/article69062017.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:52:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two children injured after portion of anganwadi ceiling collapses;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/two-children-injured-after-portion-of-anganwadi-ceiling-collapses/article69062362.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:50:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Ramanathapuram BJP president allege police manhandling of men and women;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/ramanathapuram-bjp-president-allege-police-manhandling-of-men-and-women/article69061358.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:49:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;X\u2019s Grok AI revives concern about deepfakes ahead of Delhi Assembly election;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/xs-grok-ai-revives-concern-about-deepfakes-ahead-of-delhi-assembly-election/article69058147.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:45:46 +0530",
        "text": "AAP\u2019s use of AI to create an Ambedkar deepfake has renewed the debate, prompting response from the BJP; X\u2019s AI chatbot Grok does not restrict AI images based on political figures, unlike most other such apps"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Third centre in Tiruppur to impart free coaching for TNPSC exams to be started in Kundadam block;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/third-centre-in-tiruppur-to-impart-free-coaching-for-tnpsc-exams-to-be-started-in-kundadam-block/article69062148.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:44:36 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala State School Arts Festival | Popular Kathakali themes continue to be most preferred by student performers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-school-arts-festival-popular-kathakali-plays-continue-to-be-most-preferred-for-student-performers/article69062241.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:42:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;INSV Tarini with two woman Navy officers begins third leg of circumnavigation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/insv-tarini-with-two-woman-navy-officers-begins-third-leg-of-circumnavigation/article69061940.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:42:25 +0530",
        "text": "Woman Navy officers Lt Cdr Dilna K. and Lt Cdr Roopa A began the journey on October 2, 2024 from Lyttelton Port in New Zealand to Port Stanley in Falkland Islands, the longest leg of the expedition with a distance of approximately 10,400 km to cover"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP members protest against maternal deaths in govt. hospitals;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-members-protest-against-maternal-deaths-in-govt-hospitals/article69062088.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:38:47 +0530",
        "text": "Oppose delay in investigation in death of government employee"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Union Minister lays foundation stone for  Composite Regional Centre at Y.Pudupatti;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/union-minister-lays-foundation-stone-for-composite-regional-centre-at-ypudupatti/article69062234.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:38:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Students spark thought-provoking conversations on environment, consumerism and social issues at skit competition;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/students-spark-thought-provoking-conversations-on-environment-consumerism-and-social-issues-at-skit-competition/article69062224.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:37:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bidar contractor\u2019s suicide: BJP leaders attempting to lay siege to Priyank Kharge\u2019s residence detained, released;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bidar-contractors-suicide-bjp-leaders-attempting-to-lay-siege-to-priyank-kharges-residence-detained-released/article69061774.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:35:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Book on marathons organised in Karunanidhi\u2019s memory released;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/book-on-marathons-organised-in-karunanidhis-memory-released/article69062098.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:34:30 +0530",
        "text": "It was authored by Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, and released by Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Revised bus fares comes into effect in Karnataka;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/revised-bus-fares-comes-into-effect-in-karnataka/article69062074.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:34:27 +0530",
        "text": "A Government Order, following Cabinet approval for the fare hike, cites rising fuel cost, expenses pertaining to employee salaries, maintenance and expansion of the fleet, as reasons for the hike"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Union Minister claims agriculture, allied sector set to grow at 3.5% to 4% this year;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/union-minister-claims-agriculture-allied-sector-set-to-grow-at-35-to-4-this-year/article69061985.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:26:08 +0530",
        "text": "The Agriculture Minister said that the Centre had decided to assess crop losses through satellites, as opposed to manual assessments, to ensure \u201ccorrect and accurate\u201d data"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Reji Joseph from Kerala stands out as conservator of tuber varieties;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/reji-joseph-from-kerala-stands-out-as-conservator-of-tuber-varieties/article69062342.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:25:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;15,413.17 acres registered in the name of Muzrai temples in State, says Ramalinga Reddy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/1541317-acres-registered-in-the-name-of-muzrai-temples-in-state-says-ramalinga-reddy/article69062327.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:22:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Elegant Institute to offer diploma courses;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/elegant-institute-to-offer-diploma-courses/article69061707.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:22:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Experts from Australia-India to establish roadmap for critical minerals research;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/experts-from-australia-india-to-establish-roadmap-for-critical-minerals-research/article69062150.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:21:23 +0530",
        "text": "Critical minerals are the building blocks of green energy and sustainable development and play a key role in achieving the goals of renewable energy, Deputy CM said on the first day of the event"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Law students asked to acquire multi-disciplinary knowledge;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/law-students-asked-to-acquire-multi-disciplinary-knowledge/article69062107.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:16:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mangaluru pips Bengaluru to get Karnataka\u2019s first Doppler weather radar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/mangaluru-pips-bengaluru-to-get-karnatakas-first-doppler-weather-radar/article69061687.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:14:59 +0530",
        "text": "After Mangaluru, Bengaluru and a few other places are expected to get radars later this year"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Guidance programme to broadbase student participation in HCL Tech Bee Early Career Programme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/guidance-programme-to-broadbase-student-participation-in-hcl-tech-bee-early-career-programme/article69061952.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:13:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Young ophthalmologists honoured at inauguration of two-day conference;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/young-ophthalmologists-honoured-at-inauguration-of-two-day-conference/article69062067.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:13:34 +0530",
        "text": "The conference also featured video assisted skill transfer sessions by YOSI faculty, live surgeries from across India, and 3D surgery demonstrations"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka among 10 States that recorded lowest NOTA votes;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-among-10-states-that-recorded-lowest-nota-votes/article69061490.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:13:32 +0530",
        "text": "NOTA percentage in Karnataka is 0.56% (2,18,343 electors used this option), the seventh lowest in the country, according to data shared by the Election Commission"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;MP instructs officials to speed up land acquisition for various works;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mp-instructs-officials-to-speed-up-land-acquisition-for-various-works/article69062233.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:10:02 +0530",
        "text": "Jagadish Shettar holds meeting, calls for better coordination among departments"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Aged couple among three killed in two-wheeler collision in Tiruppur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/aged-couple-among-three-killed-in-two-wheeler-collision-in-tiruppur/article69062187.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:09:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kolkata police arrests former sub-inspector in passport fraud case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/kolkata-police-arrests-former-sub-inspector-in-passport-fraud-case/article69061749.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:08:56 +0530",
        "text": "The accused, who retired from the police forces last year, worked with the department involved in issuing police clearance certificates to passport applicants"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chowta reiterates demand for NIA office in Mangaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/capt-chowta-reiterates-demand-for-nia-office-in-mangaluru/article69061961.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:07:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers urge vaccination drive for goats during rainy and winter seasons;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/farmers-urge-vaccination-drive-for-goats-during-rainy-and-winter-seasons/article69061919.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:02:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Revanth Reddy\u2019s chef in prison hopes to turn a new leaf;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/revanth-reddys-chef-in-prison-hopes-to-turn-a-new-leaf/article69062080.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:00:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tribal art forms make historic debut at school arts festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tribal-art-forms-make-historic-debut-at-school-arts-festival/article69061917.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:57:58 +0530",
        "text": "Mangalamkali, celebrating tribal culture and protest, captures public attention.  It is an evocative and emotional art form of the Mavilar and Malavettuvar tribes of Kasaragod.  Traditionally performed during marriage ceremonies, it goes beyond mere celebration; it is a profound expression of the anguish and struggles faced by the marginalised tribes"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;We will bounce back, says HDK at JD(S) meeting;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/we-will-bounce-back-says-hdk-at-jds-meeting/article69061986.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:57:31 +0530",
        "text": "Keeping the panchayat elections in mind, he asks leaders and workers to strengthen the party at the grass roots"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hampi\u2019s Kannada University finally granted \u20b91 crore special grant, but varsity is not able to use it as Karnataka govt. has not approved action plan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/hampis-kannada-university-finally-granted-1-crore-special-grant-but-varsity-is-not-able-to-use-it-as-karnataka-govt-has-not-approved-action-plan/article69037419.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:54:49 +0530",
        "text": "The money is part of a special grant of a total of \u20b98 crore to seven universities in Karnataka"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Collector treks to the hills to create awareness on government hostels;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/collector-treks-to-the-hills-to-create-awareness-on-government-hostels/article69061712.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:54:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Distribution of pongal gift hamper tokens begin in Thoothukudi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/distribution-of-pongal-gift-hamper-tokens-begin-in-thoothukudi/article69062125.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:51:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC orders swab test on body of student found in a well in Pudukkottai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-orders-swab-test-on-body-of-student-found-in-a-well-in-pudukkottai/article69061517.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:49:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Thrissur Corporation Opposition leader seeks Saji Cherian\u2019s apology over his remark on smoking;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrissur-corporation-opposition-leader-seeks-saji-cherians-apology-over-his-remark-on-smoking/article69062103.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:49:30 +0530",
        "text": "Rajan J. Pallan raises a motion in the council demanding that Minister for Culture apologise to the people of Kerala for his remark that \u201csmoking should not be viewed seriously\u201d; LDF councillors boycott first Council Meeting in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vijayendra claims dinner meeting in the absence of Dy. CM hints at pressure on Chief Minister to resign after Budget;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vijayendra-claims-dinner-meeting-in-the-absence-of-dy-cm-hints-at-pressure-on-chief-minister-to-resign-after-budget/article69061228.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:47:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Murder of woman and her newborn twins in Anchal: CBI arrests two absconding former army personnel;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/murder-of-woman-and-her-newborn-twins-in-anchal-cbi-arrests-two-absconding-former-army-personnel/article69062035.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:44:24 +0530",
        "text": "Nabbed from Puducherry, the accused are remanded till January 18"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tech hackathon concludes at RGUKT-Nuzvid;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rgukt-nuzvid-ongole-srikakulam-students-bag-prizes-in-tech-hackathon/article69062037.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:43:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;India well-prepared to handle respiratory illnesses, says Health Ministry on HMPV outbreak in China;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/india-well-prepared-to-handle-respiratory-illnesses-says-union-health-ministry-on-hmpv-outbreak-in-china/article69062110.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:42:15 +0530",
        "text": "The World Health Organisation has been requested to share timely updates regarding the situation"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bulls and tamers get their act together;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bulls-and-tamers-get-their-act-together/article69061633.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:41:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Foreign tourists celebrate Pongal festival in Thoothukudi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/foreign-tourists-celebrate-pongal-festival-in-thoothukudi/article69061570.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:40:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;It will be injustice to people if State government, police try to cover up Anna University sexual assault incident: TMC;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/it-will-be-injustice-to-people-if-state-government-police-try-to-cover-up-anna-university-sexual-assault-incident-tmc/article69062054.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:39:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sugarcane for pongal gift hampers inspected in plantations;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/sugarcane-for-pongal-gift-hampers-inspected-in-plantations/article69061590.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:38:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Story trail gives participants a glimpse of the Adyar\u2019s connection to Chennai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/story-trail-gives-participants-a-glimpse-of-the-adyars-connection-to-chennai/article69061972.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:36:34 +0530",
        "text": "V. Sriram, historian, and S. Thirunavukkarasu, former WRD engineer, and senior advisor, Care Earth Trust, led the trail which included a delegation from the United States and students from various institutions"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL petition against Gandhi Bazaar Main Road redesign project;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/karnataka-high-court-dismisses-pil-petition-against-gandhi-bazaar-main-road-redesign-project/article69061351.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:35:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A comprehensive plan to control sewage flow into Vrishabhavati valley to be drawn up;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-comprehensive-plan-to-control-sewage-flow-into-vrishabhavati-valley-to-be-drawn-up/article69061635.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:33:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018If you take a walk, I\u2019ll tax your feet\u2019 and other joys;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/if-you-take-a-walk-ill-tax-your-feet-and-other-joys/article69060919.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:33:27 +0530",
        "text": "Popcorn has three different GST tax slabs which is a good way to ensure that many of us won\u2019t be going to the movies"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tungsten mining project will not happen in Madurai, says TTV Dhinakaran;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tungsten-mining-project-will-not-happen-in-madurai-says-ttv-dhinakaran/article69061983.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:32:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Alluri Sitharama Raju district officials plan to organise three-day Araku Utsav \u2018Chali\u2019 in a big way;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/alluri-sitharama-raju-district-officials-plan-to-organise-three-day-araku-utsav-chali-in-a-big-way/article69061765.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:29:52 +0530",
        "text": "They are mulling to bring tribal artistes and folk dancers from Odisha, Manipur, Telangana, Pondicherry and a few other States for the cultural events to be organised as part of the festival"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Public EV charging stations in T.N. consumed 8.77 million units of electricity, says report;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/public-ev-charging-stations-in-tn-consumed-877-million-units-of-electricity-says-report/article69061471.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:27:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SUCI-C stages protest over bus fare hike in Dharwad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/suci-c-stages-protest-over-bus-fare-hike-in-dharwad/article69061796.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:25:36 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Schedule released for admissions to unfilled pharmacy seats in Andhra;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/schedule-released-for-admissions-to-unfilled-pharmacy-seats-in-andhra/article69061934.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:25:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Ryots told to take up sugarcane farming widely to revive NSF;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ryots-told-to-take-up-sugarcane-farming-widely-to-revive-nsf/article69062011.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:25:03 +0530",
        "text": "Officials, MLAs say govt. committed to revive NSF, cleared dues of \u20b9190 crore recently. They say sugarcane in 18K acre needed for one crushing season"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sheik Chinna Moulana\u2019s grandsons present a stellar performance at music festival in Samajam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/sheik-chinna-moulanas-grandsons-present-a-stellar-performance-at-music-festival-in-samajam/article69061632.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:25:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;196 personnel inducted into disaster response force;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/196-personnel-inducted-into-disaster-response-force/article69061083.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:24:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Power shutdown in many areas in Tiruchi on January 6;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/power-shutdown-on-january-6/article69061836.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:22:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Affordable cardiac care at NIMS Hyderabad attracts patients from across India;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/affordable-cardiac-care-at-nims-hyderabad-attracts-patients-from-across-india/article69062004.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:22:13 +0530",
        "text": "A patient from Punjab recently underwent a minimally invasive procedure which offers a permanent cure and eliminates the need for lifelong medication"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Novels help writer understand self better, says Balasaheb Lokapur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/novels-help-writer-understand-self-better-says-balasaheb-lokapur/article69061312.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:19:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Samastha\u2019s flagship college under scanner over Salafi teachings;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/samasthas-flagship-college-under-scanner-over-salafi-teachings/article69061931.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:19:34 +0530",
        "text": "Like many nations, Indian administration too is closely monitoring Salafi or Wahhabi teachings as they have been suspected to be the basis of certain terror organisations, particularly the Islamic State, that function in the name of Islam."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;G.O.s to be published in both English and Telugu languages in Andhra Pradesh;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/gos-to-be-published-in-both-english-and-telugu-languages-in-andhra-pradesh/article69061817.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:19:06 +0530",
        "text": "Officials concerned have been directed that the G.O.s be uploaded on GOIR portal in both the languages to honour the State\u2019s linguistic and cultural heritage, and to promote transparency and inclusivity"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;In its 50th year, Consumer Protection Council bats for accountability in governance;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/in-its-50th-year-consumer-protection-council-bats-for-accountability-in-governance/article69061613.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:19:03 +0530",
        "text": "The day-long programme featured sessions on the theme of accountability in the Judiciary, Executive, public sector and Legislature, helmed by invited speakers"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;State denied opportunity to present its stand at meet convened by Union Agriculture Minister:  P. Prasad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-denied-opportunity-to-present-its-stand-at-meet-convened-by-union-agriculture-minister-p-prasad/article69061783.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:17:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;In a weavers\u2019 village, a library to fulfil dreams;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/in-a-weavers-village-a-library-to-fulfil-dreams/article69057297.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:16:36 +0530",
        "text": "A quiet 24x7 library in Patwa Toli village in Bihar\u2019s Gaya district is making all the difference for IIT aspirants.\u00a0Amarnath Tewary\u00a0reports on the students, mostly from the weaving community of the area, who are finding Vriksha Pathsala a place to fulfil their dreams"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPI(M) district conference in Kottayam to conclude on January 5;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpim-district-conference-in-kottayam-to-conclude-on-january-5/article69061853.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:12:40 +0530",
        "text": "Key resolutions passed during the delegates\u2019 meeting include demands for the speedy realisation of the Angamaly\u2013Sabarimala railway line, declaration of a support price for rubber by the Union government, among others"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Order book reflects customers\u2019 trust in BHEL\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/order-book-reflects-customers-trust-in-bhel/article69061787.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:11:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala State School Arts Festival | YouTube is now guru for ghazals too;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-school-arts-festival-youtube-is-now-guru-for-ghazals-too/article69061850.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:10:42 +0530",
        "text": "Eleven years after ghazal competition was introduced at the festival, the standards have vastly improved, with 16 of the 17 contestants securing A grades"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Manipur Governor reviews security, tribal body extends shutdown;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/manipur-governor-reviews-security-tribal-body-extends-shutdown/article69061708.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:09:19 +0530",
        "text": "There is an unrest growing in Kangpokpi district as residents protest demanding to move central forces out of a Kuki village."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SRSH activists oppose plans of unveiling Sambhaji statue;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/srsh-activists-oppose-plans-of-unveiling-sambhaji-statue/article69061760.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:08:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 10,000 students benefit under Naan Mudhalvan scheme in Erode district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/over-10000-students-benefit-under-naan-mudhalvan-scheme-in-erode-district/article69061319.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:08:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;APERC stresses need to speed up sub-station works;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/aperc-stresses-need-to-speed-up-sub-station-works/article69061877.ece;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:07:27 +0530",
        "text": "APERC Chairman expresses concern on the rising number of electrical accidents, necessity to increase safety measures and revamp the distribution system"
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hongkonger rams car into noodle shop in Japan after stepping on wrong pedal;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293452/hongkonger-rams-car-noodle-shop-japan-after-stepping-wrong-pedal?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:43:39 +0800",
        "text": "Tourist tells local media she mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Family flying to UK with crash victim\u2019s body a week after Hong Kong wedding;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293447/family-flying-uk-crash-victims-body-week-after-hong-kong-wedding?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:34:50 +0800",
        "text": "Mourners attend prayer ceremony for Mohammad Nadeem Adalat, one of three men killed in New Year\u2019s Day\u2019s car crash."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Paul Chan warns against making firms cover HK$2 fare scheme;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293443/hong-kong-transport-firms-will-not-foot-bill-hk2-subsidy-scheme-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:36:20 +0800",
        "text": "Finance chief also say authorities are still conducting review of concessionary fare scheme for elderly, disabled residents."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Man\u2019s actions ahead of Hong Kong biker\u2019s fatal crash spark online debate;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293435/hong-kong-motorcyclist-dies-police-chase-after-bystander-tries-intervene?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:07:26 +0800",
        "text": "A 27-year-old crashed his motorbike when a passer-by stood in the way in an apparent attempt to prevent escape."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong TV drama sets, Star Ferry wheelhouses \u2018unique venues\u2019 for tourists;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293431/hong-kong-tv-drama-sets-star-ferry-wheelhouses-unique-venues-tourists?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:12:09 +0800",
        "text": "Minister says locations among those being considered to help promote tourism by showcasing less well-known quarters of Hong Kong."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong Bar Association to pick new leaders with veteran set to helm body;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293427/hong-kong-bar-association-pick-new-leaders-veteran-set-helm-body?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:53:14 +0800",
        "text": "Members will vote on new line-up at AGM on January 23, with Jose-Antonio Maurellet set to succeed chairman Victor Dawes."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;5 arrested over sale of fake tickets for Hong Kong star Andy Lau\u2019s concerts;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293425/5-arrested-selling-fake-tickets-hong-kong-superstar-andy-laus-concert?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:22:39 +0800",
        "text": "Victims bought counterfeit tickets through online platforms or social media and paid by cash or bank transfer."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Elderly man hit by chunks of falling concrete from Hong Kong building;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293423/elderly-man-hit-chunks-falling-concrete-hong-kong-building?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:48:29 +0800",
        "text": "Man, 79, hit by pieces of concrete and sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on Friday evening."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong aims to cut costs as deficit expected to hit nearly HK$100 billion;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293419/hong-kong-cut-costs-deficit-expected-hit-nearly-hk100-billion?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:14:10 +0800",
        "text": "Finance chief Paul Chan pledges to cut recurring expenses and focus on public works such as developing the Northern Metropolis."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;New contract for Hong Kong cruise terminal \u2018could include docking days KPI\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293416/new-contract-hong-kong-cruise-terminal-could-include-docking-day-kpi?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 16:24:15 +0800",
        "text": "Tourism minister Rosanna Law says contract may include KPIs and that authorities will start tender process this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Pay cut for Hong Kong lawmakers will not benefit city: Legco president;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3293408/pay-cut-hong-kong-lawmakers-would-not-benefit-city-legco-president?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:05:54 +0800",
        "text": "Andrew Leung says reduced salaries for public servants will lead everyone \u2018to have less confidence about spending money\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong villagers making way for new town hope to be resettled together;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293401/residents-century-old-hong-kong-village-making-way-new-town-hope-be-resettled-together?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:00:29 +0800",
        "text": "With development of Northern Metropolis, residents of Yau Tam Mei Tsuen face new way of life in near future but hope to retain long-standing ties."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Suspect, victim in fatal Hong Kong stabbing argued over \u2018romantic affairs\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293402/hong-kong-police-arrest-man-over-fatal-stabbing-outside-public-housing-estate?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:31:47 +0800",
        "text": "Police say 56-year-old suspect had known victim for a few years."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Reading the tea leaves: a volatile year ahead for China\u2019s market amid policy uncertainty;https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3293120/reading-tea-leaves-volatile-year-ahead-chinas-market-amid-policy-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0800",
        "text": "After a forgettable year, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Goldman Sachs and others make their predictions for Chinese equities in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;How a Hong Kong DJ is bringing tunes of Joey Yung, Eason Chan to world;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293380/how-hong-kong-dj-bringing-tunes-joey-yung-eason-chan-world?utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:00:28 +0800",
        "text": "Pete Sabine, also known as DJ Fabsabs, says he is on a quest to connect with Hongkongers globally through his Cantopop sets."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Air Busan\u2019s flight from Hong Kong aborts landing after gear malfunction scare;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293377/air-busan-flight-hong-kong-aborts-landing-korea-amid-wheels-scare?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:47:50 +0800",
        "text": "Pilot unable to confirm if landing gear functioning, prompting decision to circle around for additional checks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US cartoonist quits Washington Post over Trump, Bezos sketch;https://www.dw.com/en/us-cartoonist-quits-washington-post-over-trump-bezos-sketch/a-71217328?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Illustrator Ann Telnaes has accused the Washington Post of censoring a cartoon in which she took aim at billionaire tech and media executives and their relationships with President-elect Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are tough migration rules proposed by Bavaria's CSU legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-tough-migration-rules-proposed-by-bavaria-s-csu-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The conservative Christian Social Union in Bavaria says it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Four arrested for plotting 'terrorist' attack;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-four-arrested-for-plotting-terrorist-attack/a-71216812?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Four teenagers, all Russian citizens, were detained in Yekaterinburg on suspicion of planning to detonate an explosive device in a crowded area."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Damascus Airport operational again next week;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-damascus-airport-operational-again-next-week/a-71216801?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Operations at the Syrian capital's international airport were suspended last months after acts of vandalism followed rebels ousting Bashar Assad. It is due to resume operations on January 7."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Russia says shot down 8 US ATACMS;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-says-shot-down-8-us-atacms/live-71215986?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Russia has warned that the US-supplied missiles could spark a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on central Kyiv. Meanwhile, authorities had to temporarily suspend operations at the airport in St. Petersburg. Follow DW."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Japan: World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka dies at 116;https://www.dw.com/en/japan-world-s-oldest-person-tomiko-itooka-dies-at-116/a-71215857?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Itooka was born in 1908 in Osaka and and had four children along with five grandchildren. Japan has over 95,000 people aged 100 or older."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Myanmar junta releases prisoners to mark Independence Day;https://www.dw.com/en/myanmar-junta-releases-prisoners-to-mark-independence-day/a-71214574?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Myanmar\u2019s military government announced it was releasing 5,864 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day. Those ordered released include some 180 foreigners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea: Fatal crash cockpit transcript almost complete;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-fatal-crash-cockpit-transcript-almost-complete/a-71215372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Investigators of the Jeju Air crash are close to completing the conversion of the cockpit voice recorder from audio to text in the hope it may provide more clues as to what caused the aviation disaster."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan, France one last time;https://www.dw.com/en/blinken-heads-to-south-korea-japan-france-one-last-time/a-71214458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan and France in what will likely be his last overseas mission as the top US diplomat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ethiopia: Thousands evacuate over volcanic eruption fears;https://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-thousands-evacuate-over-volcanic-eruption-fears/a-71214223?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Residents in northeastern Ethiopia have been moved to temporary shelters following fears of a potential volcanic eruption."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US: Trump sentencing set for Jan. 10, judge signals no jail;https://www.dw.com/en/us-trump-sentencing-set-for-jan-10-judge-signals-no-jail/a-71214162?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "US judge orders President-elect Trump\u2019s criminal sentencing for January 10 \u2014 just 10 days before he is inaugurated for a second term."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump-backed Johnson reelected as US House Speaker;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-backed-johnson-reelected-as-us-house-speaker/a-71212992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and incoming President Donald Trump overcame a crucial test of their political influence at the start of the 119th Congress. Johnson saw off a short-lived Republican revolt."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy\u2019s global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures 2;https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-arrest-man-after-knife-attack-injures-2/a-71191397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Several people intervened after the suspect began stabbing people in the German capital's Charlottenburg neighborhood, a Berlin newspaper said. A Syrian national who lives in Sweden was arrested."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Olaf Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-olaf-scholz-we-can-make-2025-a-good-year/a-71187678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Addressing the nation on the last day of 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country's fate was in Germans' hands and the way forward was by \"standing strong together.\" He praised responders to the Magdeburg attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany charges 3 over alleged Russia spying plot;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-charges-3-over-alleged-russia-spying-plot/a-71187987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "A man believed to be a veteran of a pro-Russian militia in Ukraine and two other suspects planned attacks on military and industrial sites, according to German prosecutors. All three are dual German-Russian nationals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German election: Why Elon Musk is promoting the far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Elon Musk's election appeal for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party set off a storm of criticism in Germany. But what is everyone up in arms about?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany 2025: What political challenges lie ahead?;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-what-political-challenges-lie-ahead/a-71109773?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Germany's domestic policy in 2025 will likely focus on controlling immigration, fending off cyber-attacks and protecting the rule of law and democratic institutions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance;https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "After Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the AfD in an article published by a German daily, the leading candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hit back, decrying Musk's interference as \"intrusive and pretentious.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Waffle store stampede leaves six injured in Berlin;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-waffle-store-stampede-leaves-six-injured-in-berlin/a-71180903?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Influencer and footballer Nader Jindaoui drew an unexpectedly large crowd after announcing he would visit a waffle store in Berlin. The event ended in a stampede that injured six people, including a 10-year-old girl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: Over \u20ac600,000 donated to victims, families;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-over-\u20ac600-000-donated-to-victims-families/a-71178936?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The city\u2019s administration said there have been over 5,600 donations after the deadly attack at a Christmas market. \u201cAll donations prove that our city is sticking together,\u201d said city mayor Simone Borris."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Supermarket customers ill due to 'irritant gas';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-supermarket-customers-ill-due-to-irritant-gas/a-71177976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Some 15 customers in a town in the eastern state of Saxony were hospitalized over respiratory symptoms. Authorities said they were investigating suspected dangerous bodily harm."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Rome urges Iran to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala;https://www.dw.com/en/rome-urges-iran-to-free-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala/a-71177126?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she hoped to bring jailed journalist Cecilia Sala \"home as quickly as possible.\" Sala had procured a work visa and released multiple podcast episodes from Iran."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk backs far-right AfD in controversial German op-ed;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-backs-far-right-afd-in-controversial-german-op-ed/a-71176801?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "German authorities say the AfD is far-right extremist and endangers German democracy. According to the US tech billionaire said such ideas about Germany's AfD are \"clearly false.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pro-Russian hackers target Italian airport websites;https://www.dw.com/en/pro-russian-hackers-target-italian-airport-websites/a-71176385?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Hacker group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, which also affected the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry. The airports' operator said flights continued to operate as normal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UNICEF says record number of children affected by wars;https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-says-record-number-of-children-affected-by-wars/a-71176013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The UN said thousands of children had been killed in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in 2024. Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NATO's 2025 challenges: Trump, Ukraine and defense spending;https://www.dw.com/en/nato-s-2025-challenges-trump-ukraine-and-defense-spending/a-71048345?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "As NATO ushers in the new year, it faces an array of challenges. The alliance needs to decide how to strengthen its defenses against Russia, support Ukraine and deal with an unpredictable US President Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign minister warns of Russian 'shadow fleet';https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-minister-warns-of-russian-shadow-fleet/a-71174876?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Multiple recent incidents involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were unlikely to be a coincidence, Annalena Baerbock said. She called for tougher sanctions on Russia's so-called \"shadow fleet\" of ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A quick guide to German elections;https://www.dw.com/en/a-quick-guide-to-german-elections/a-4541194?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "On the surface, the German electoral system is similar to that of most other Western countries, although it does have its own quirks and peculiarities. DW explains."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German foreign policy: Crisis mode to continue in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/german-foreign-policy-crisis-mode-to-continue-in-2025/a-71092683?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Germany will hold new federal elections in February 2025. But regardless of who leads the next government, foreign policy will remain challenging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became so unpopular;https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-became-so-unpopular/a-70795787?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Despite poor approval ratings, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is running again as the Social Democrats' top candidate in the 2025 federal election. Why did the German government become so unpopular during his tenure?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China plans stimulus gamble as Trump's tariffs loom;https://www.dw.com/en/china-plans-stimulus-gamble-as-trump-s-tariffs-loom/a-70839175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "China's top leadership has promised more proactive measures in 2025 to boost economic growth. Beijing has already announced more than $2 trillion in stimulus, but many analysts think it hasn't gone far enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Germany still pay for arts funding?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-still-pay-for-arts-funding/a-70947145?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Germany has long been admired for its generous public subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could mean an end to that largesse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What's been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-been-said-at-the-landmark-icj-climate-hearings/a-70984289?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to oblige big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Love unplugged: How the Amish date in Pennsylvania;https://www.dw.com/en/love-unplugged-how-the-amish-date-in-pennsylvania/a-70942503?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Dating apps are commonplace in the United States, but the Amish stay offline. Two DW reporters traveled to Pennsylvania to discover how younger Amish people date."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why fertile land is turning to desert;https://www.dw.com/en/why-fertile-land-is-turning-to-desert/a-70955221?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-04 09:27:56",
        "text": "Four football fields of land degrade into desert every second. That equates to an area almost as large as Ethiopia each year. Could efforts to restore and reforest this arid terrain bear fruit?"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Blinken doesn\u2019t believe US, Russia close to direct conflict with each other;https://tass.com/world/1896303;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:47:58 +0300",
        "text": "According to US Secretary of State, Americans don\u2019t want the United States to engage in wars"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US \u2018quietly\u2019 supplied weapons to Ukraine before Russia\u2019s operation started, Blinken says;https://tass.com/world/1896301;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:13:55 +0300",
        "text": "Washington supplied \"things like Stingers, Javelins\", US Secretary of State said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian agency investigates causes of engine failure in Ural Airlines A321 jet in Egypt;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896299;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:47:20 +0300",
        "text": "According to the statement, the investigation will comply with the Russian rules of investigating air accidents"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;All Ukrainian ATACMS missiles fired at Belgorod Region downed \u2014 top brass;https://tass.com/defense/1896283;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:56:15 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian servicemen will retaliate against these actions of the Kiev regime supported by Western curators"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia says Ukraine lost more than 540 troops, 4 tanks in Kursk area over past day;https://tass.com/defense/1896289;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:54:31 +0300",
        "text": "Since the beginning of hostilities in the Kursk Region, the enemy has lost more than 47,810 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Damascus airport to start serving international flights from January 7;https://tass.com/economy/1896293;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:51:34 +0300",
        "text": "Syrian airports ceased operations on December 8 after the change of power in the country"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia says its Su-34 jet launched glide bombs at Ukrainian strongpoint in Kursk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896291;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:13:38 +0300",
        "text": "Upon receiving confirmation from reconnaissance personnel that the Ukrainian manpower and strongpoint were destroyed, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin\u2019s contacts with Russia\u2019s friends, including Vucic, promptly coordinated \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1896281;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:44:22 +0300",
        "text": "Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said earlier that the US will soon prepare sanctions against NIS and that he plans to send a request for a conversation with the Russian president for January 25-27"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Mirra Andreeva fails to reach final of WTA tournament in Brisbane;https://tass.com/sports/1896275;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:13:23 +0300",
        "text": "The match ended 6-3, 6-2 in favor of Belarus' Arina Sobolenko"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Lavrov to hold big press conference on January 14 \u2014 Russian Foreign Ministry;https://tass.com/politics/1896235;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:29:28 +0300",
        "text": "The conference will be on the results of 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Over 45,700 people killed in Gaza Strip since October 2023 \u2014 Health Ministry;https://tass.com/world/1896271;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:24:16 +0300",
        "text": "The ministry pointed out that 59 Palestinians were killed and 273 others were injured in the enclave in the past 24 hours"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian troops liberate LPR\u2019s Nadiya settlement \u2014 top brass;https://tass.com/defense/1896265;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:44:40 +0300",
        "text": "Russian servicemen have also hit the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, an assembly shop and a storage site for attack drones, as well as Ukraine\u2019s manpower and military equipment in 132 areas over the day, the Defense Ministry said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;World's oldest verified living person dies in Japan at 116;https://tass.com/society/1896241;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:07:14 +0300",
        "text": "Now the oldest person in the world is 116-year-old Brazilian citizen Inah Canabarro Lucas"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kazakh president discusses SCO at meeting with organization's chief;https://tass.com/world/1896239;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:57:52 +0300",
        "text": "According to the press service, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stressed the importance of further improving the organization's activities, strengthening ties with international associations, as well as promoting the SCO initiative \"On World Unity for a Just Peace, Harmony and Development\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Temporary restrictions on work of St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport lifted;https://tass.com/society/1896233;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:10:51 +0300",
        "text": "They were introduced at 4:45 GMT to ensure safety"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Polina Kudermetova reaches final of WTA tournament in Brisbane;https://tass.com/sports/1896229;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:39:57 +0300",
        "text": "She will play the winner of the match between world number one Arina Sobolenko of Belarus and Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the fina"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian troops advance near Krasnoarmeysk highway in DPR \u2014 security forces;https://tass.com/defense/1896227;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:15:04 +0300",
        "text": "The security forces added that only a little more than two kilometers remain before the road is completely under Russian control"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian citizen to take part in Mrs. World final in Las Vegas;https://tass.com/society/1896225;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:49:05 +0300",
        "text": "A 46-year-old resident of Bogorodsk in Russia\u2019s Nizhny Novgorod Region Yelena Sekretareva will perform with the ribbon \"Siberia\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Suspect in Las Vegas Cybertruck bombing had no animosity toward Trump \u2014 FBI;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896221;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:26:36 +0300",
        "text": "An FBI spokesman also confirmed that investigators have no indication of a link between the terrorist attacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Las Vegas"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Biden intends to sell eight billion dollars worth of weapons to Israel \u2014 news outlet;https://tass.com/world/1896219;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:50:45 +0300",
        "text": "Washington will provide Israel with air-to-air missiles for fighter jets and attack helicopters, artillery shells, small-diameter bombs, additional JDAM ammunition kits, 500-pound bombs, and other munitions, Axios reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;St. Petersburg\u2019s Pulkovo airport faces temporary flight restrictions \u2014 aviation agency;https://tass.com/society/1896217;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:39:30 +0300",
        "text": "The airport temporarily does not accept and does not dispatch flights"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Family of three killed in Israeli strike on Gaza neighborhoods;https://tass.com/world/1896209;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:01:57 +0300",
        "text": "The daily death toll from Israeli bombardments of the Gaza Strip reached 73"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian passenger plane make emergency landing at Sharm El Sheikh;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896201;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:03:02 +0300",
        "text": "There were 236 passengers aboard"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump picks Fox New journalist Tammy Bruce for US Department of State Spokesperson;https://tass.com/world/1896199;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:02:36 +0300",
        "text": "Bruce will succeed US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine\u2019s daily losses in Battlegroup West operational zone exceed 550 troops;https://tass.com/defense/1896197;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:42:20 +0300",
        "text": "According to the battlegroup\u2019s spokesman Ivan Bigma, five Ukrainian counterattacks were repelled during the day"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Five killed in Israeli airstrike on Khan Yunis in southern Gaza;https://tass.com/world/1896195;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:40:19 +0300",
        "text": "A tent camp near the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza also came under bombardment"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;UK to send 2,600 troops, 730 vehicles to NATO drills in Bulgaria, Romania;https://tass.com/world/1896189;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:55:45 +0300",
        "text": "According to the ministry, the UK military \"will be in command of all of NATO\u2019s land forces in the exercise"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Lebanese PM, Syria\u2019s new leader discuss situation on shared border;https://tass.com/world/1896185;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:55:03 +0300",
        "text": "Four Lebanese soldiers were wounded on January 3 in a shootout with a group of armed Syrians who were trying to cross into Lebanon via the blocked illegal crossing near Maarabun east of Baalbek"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Syrian foreign minister to visit Qatar, UAE, Jordan;https://tass.com/world/1896183;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:50:31 +0300",
        "text": "According to al-Shibani, Syria\u2019s new authorities hope that this visit will contribute to the stability and security of Syria, as well as its economic recovery"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israel attacks military facilities in Latakia in Syria;https://tass.com/world/1896179;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:50:09 +0300",
        "text": "According to the TV channel, Israeli warplanes attacked missile weapons depots"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Diplomat calls on top German diplomat to stop speculating about Russian bases in Syria;https://tass.com/politics/1896177;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:05:33 +0300",
        "text": "Commenting on the top German diplomat\u2019s statement that Russia should refuse from having military bases in Syria, Maria Zakharova noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Europe not finance establishment of Islamist structures in Syria \u2014 top German diplomat;https://tass.com/world/1896171;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:25:09 +0300",
        "text": "Baerbock and Barrot were the first European foreign ministers to visit Syria following the ouster of former President Bashar Assad"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Republican Johnson retains his post as US House Speaker;https://tass.com/world/1896167;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:48:03 +0300",
        "text": "US media speculated earlier that problems with Johnson\u2019s reelection to the post or his failure to win it could tell negatively on US President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s positions as he had voiced full support to his candidature"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip exceeds 45,600 \u2014 health ministry;https://tass.com/world/1896165;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:47:03 +0300",
        "text": "As many as 145 civilians received wounds during the past day, bringing the overall number of those wounded up to 108,583"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia urges Israel to end Gaza hostilities immediately at UNSC meeting;https://tass.com/politics/1896163;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:52:44 +0300",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s Representative at the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya noted that Israel\u2019s blockade of the Palestinian enclave and attacks had caused a humanitarian crisis, damage to medical infrastructure and mass displacements"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Pentagon chief to take part in meeting on Western weapons supplies to Kiev in Germany;https://tass.com/world/1896161;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:51:55 +0300",
        "text": "Lloyd Austin will visit Germany on January 7"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Pentagon refrains from announcements on more security assistance for Ukraine;https://tass.com/world/1896157;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:46:33 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, White House National Security Council Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters they can expect additional security assistance announcements \"with respect to Ukraine\" in coming days"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Police computer outage at German airports resolved \u2014 daily;https://tass.com/world/1896155;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:45:53 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier on Friday, police computer systems suffered almost four hours of outage at airports across Germany"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;West to discuss sending more weapons to Kiev in coming days, White House announces;https://tass.com/world/1896151;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:06 +0300",
        "text": "\"I think you're going to see another iteration of the Ramstein group here in coming days,\" John Kirby said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Chinese envoy sees Moscow, Beijing supporting each other on key issues;https://tass.com/world/1896149;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:56:23 +0300",
        "text": "\"Russia understands and supports China\u2019s position on Xizang-related issues, and it supports China\u2019s efforts toward peace, stability, prosperity and development in Xizang,\"  Zhang Hanhui stated"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Royal nanny\u2019s stepson named as New Orleans attack victim;https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/royal-nanny-s-stepson-named-as-new-orleans-attack-victim-20250105-p5l240.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:19:35 +1100",
        "text": "The Prince of Wales said he was \u201cshocked and saddened\u201d to learn of the death of his former nanny\u2019s stepson in the New Orleans terror attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Hon & Kalinskaya v Andreeva & Schneider;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-hon-and-kalinskaya-v-andreeva-and-schneider-20250105-p5l241.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:44:47 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Hon & Kalinskaya & Andreeva & Schneider in the Women Double's Finals of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Lehecka & Mensik v Jarry & Mpetshi Perricard;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-lehecka-and-mensik-v-jarry-and-mpetshi-perricard-20250105-p5l23z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:14:33 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Lehecka & Mensik & Jarry & Mpetshi Perricard on Day 7 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Two killed as light plane crashes off NSW coast;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/two-killed-as-light-plane-crashes-off-nsw-coast-20250105-p5l23y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:00:34 +1100",
        "text": "The pilot and passenger of the aircraft died at the scene and are yet to be formally identified, police said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Cheaper flights, no queues: Why cruisers are doing Europe in winter;https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/cheaper-flights-no-queues-why-cruisers-are-doing-europe-in-winter-20241122-p5ksty.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "Europe has long been about sunny summer cruising, but winter cruises are set to become mainstream. Why?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Sunday, January 5;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-sunday-january-5-20250102-p5l1ow.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sabalenka s witty remark after beating teen sensation;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/sabalenka-s-witty-remark-after-beating-teen-sensation-20250104-p5l23x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:54:36 +1100",
        "text": "Asked post-match if she had any advice she wished to pass on to Mirra Andreeva, Aryna Sabalenka chose to keep her cards close to her chest."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Reilly Opelka v Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-reilly-opelka-v-giovanni-mpetshi-perricard-20250104-p5l23w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:40:45 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Reilly Opelka & Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Day 7 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Krawczyk & Kudla (USA) v Knutson & Rikl (CZE);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-krawczyk-and-kudla-usa-v-knutson-and-rikl-cze-20250104-p5l23v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:25:14 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Krawczyk & Kudla (USA) & Knutson & Rikl (CZE) on Day 9 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Taylor Fritz (USA) v Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mach\u00e1\u010d (CZE);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-taylor-fritz-usa-v-tomas-machac-cze-20250104-p5l23s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:55:03 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Taylor Fritz (USA) & Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mach\u00e1\u010d (CZE) on Day 9 of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Machac sensationally quits match;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/machac-sensationally-quits-match-20250104-p5l23n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:40:06 +1100",
        "text": "Tomas Machac suddenly retired from his match against Taylor Fritz at the United Cup."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka v Mirra Andreeva;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-aryna-sabalenka-v-mirra-andreeva-20250104-p5l23m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:29:46 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Aryna Sabalenka & Mirra Andreeva on Day 7 of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Cyclist seriously hurt after Perth hit and run;https://www.smh.com.au/national/cyclist-seriously-hurt-after-perth-hit-and-run-20250104-p5l23k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:24:15 +1100",
        "text": "Police are hunting for a driver who allegedly hit a cyclist and took off in Perth's south east."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Aussie cricketers left with concussion after head clash;https://www.smh.com.au/national/aussie-cricketers-left-with-concussion-after-head-clash-20250104-p5l23l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:24:12 +1100",
        "text": "A sickening head clash has left Aussie cricketers Cameron Bancroft and Daniel Sams with serious injuries and concussion."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Alleged bikie leads Perth police on pursuit;https://www.smh.com.au/national/alleged-bikie-leads-perth-police-on-pursuit-20250104-p5l23j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:19:21 +1100",
        "text": "Mongols bikie allegedly leads police on a pursuit through traffic in Perth."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Machac putting together stunning upset;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/machac-putting-together-stunning-upset-20250104-p5l23i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:14:45 +1100",
        "text": "Tomas Machac is in control against Taylor Fritz, sprinting to the net to return a drop shot and break serve."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;\u2018This is for you\u2019: Nicole Kidman\u2019s tearful dedication to late mother;https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/this-is-for-you-nicole-kidman-s-tearful-dedication-to-late-mother-20250104-p5l23h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:12:34 +1100",
        "text": "\u201cMy whole career has been for my mum and dad,\u201d an emotional Kidman said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Australia vs India: 5th Test, Day 2 Recap;https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-vs-india-5th-test-day-2-recap-20250104-p5l23g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:28:07 +1100",
        "text": "Day 2 had everything, as the Border-Gavaskar series hangs in the balance."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sydney man dies after house fire at 'hoarder's premise';https://www.smh.com.au/national/sydney-man-dies-after-house-fire-at-hoarders-premise-20250104-p5l22z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:18:34 +1100",
        "text": "A man has died after a fire broke out at a home in Sydney's west earlier this afternoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;More than 100 water rescues as heatwave sweeps across Victoria;https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/heatwave-blankets-victoria-firefighters-on-alert-for-weekend-scorcher-20250104-p5l20w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:01:23 +1100",
        "text": "Total fire bans will be in effect across much of the state on Sunday as the heat persists."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Clinton, Soros and Messi get top honours from Biden;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/joe-biden-awards-19-medals-of-freedom/104785100;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:33:45 +0000",
        "text": "The US president will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the nation's most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Sabalenka withstands onslaught to reach Brisbane International final;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/brisbane-international-aryna-sabalenka-polina-kudermetova/104784980;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:48:34 +0000",
        "text": "World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Mirra Andreeva's stern challenge to book a Brisbane International final berth against qualifier Polina Kudermetova."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Beef cheeks and country fights: David Nyika's world title moment arrives;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/beef-cheeks-and-country-fights-david-nyika-s-world-title-moment/104784890;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:02:04 +0000",
        "text": "Noel Thornberry welcomed David Nyika into his Gatton stable almost three years ago and has ensured the boxer would be ready when the inevitable title shot arrived."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Cancel your plans, Australia and India's grand finale is upon us already;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/australia-india-scg-two-rishabh-pant-scott-boland-jasprit-bumrah/104784634;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:46:39 +0000",
        "text": "After an endless bombardment of twists, highlights and high drama on day two in Sydney, all we know for sure is this incredible series between Australia and India will be decided in the next 24 hours."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two people are dead after light plane crash off NSW Mid North Coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/light-plane-crash-near-nsw-nambucca-heads/104784878;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:04:23 +0000",
        "text": "Emergency services were called to a national park near Nambucca Heads on the Coffs Harbour coast just after 4pm on Saturday afternoon."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two teens hospitalised after boat and jet ski collide at Victorian beach;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/two-hospitalised-jet-ski-boat-collision-safety-beach-victoria/104784772;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:17:34 +0000",
        "text": "Ambulance Victoria say three people are in hospital after two separate incidents \u2014 including a collision between a boat and a jet ski \u2014 at Safety Beach on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Friends and strangers rally to find hiker missing in Kosciuszko National Park;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/friends-and-strangers-rally-to-find-hiker-hadi-nazari/104784490;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:06:55 +0000",
        "text": "Friends, family and strangers have travelled from across the country to help search for 23-year-old Hadi Nazari who's been missing since Boxing Day."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Cam Davis fights back in PGA Tour opener, Hideki tops the field;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/cam-davis-fights-back-in-pga-tour-opener-hideki-tops-the-field/104784822;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 05:53:38 +0000",
        "text": "Hideki Matsuyama is the second-round leader of the PGA's Sentry tournament in Hawaii, with Australians Cameron Davis and Adam Scott among the top 20."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Neil Young reverses Glastonbury cancellation over BBC 'corporate control';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/neil-young-backflips-on-glastonbury-performance/104784440;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:40:10 +0000",
        "text": "The Canadian singer of Heart of Gold and Harvest Moon says he will now appear at the UK festival after earlier criticising the festival's partnership with the BBC."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Green Beret killed in Vegas blast wanted it to be a 'wake-up call', investigators say;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/investigators-find-note-by-man-killed-in-cybertruck-explosion/104784248;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 02:27:38 +0000",
        "text": "FBI Special Agent Spencer Evans says the Green Beret was \"struggling with PTSD and other issues\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;US makes United Cup final after Mach\u00e1\u010d outburst, Opelka advances in Brisbane;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/live-updates-brisbane-international-united-cup/104784488;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:36:56 +0000",
        "text": "The US is through to the United Cup final after Czechia's Tom\u00e1\u0161 Mach\u00e1\u010d abruptly withdraws from his singles match, while Reilly Opelka will contest the men's decider at the Brisbane International."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man charged with rape, sexual assault of Virgin Airlines crew member: Fiji police;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/man-charged-with-sexual-assult-and-rape-of-virgin-crew-member/104784434;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:31:25 +0000",
        "text": "The alleged victim, a 21-year-old Melbourne woman, was separated from the rest of her crew during a night out in Martintar, a popular entertainment district in Nadi."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Track damage forces Magic Millions race move to Sunshine Coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/magic-millions-moved-gold-coast-sunshine-coast/104784274;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:23:46 +0000",
        "text": "Detectives are investigating a damaged race track which has forced the relocation of the start of the highly anticipated Gold Coast Magic Millions racing carnival."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;High-risk pregnancy means 2,000km round trip for antenatal care;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/remote-pregnant-mums-travel-huge-distances-antenatal-care/104764066;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:32:43 +0000",
        "text": "Every fortnight, Peta Mackay has driven herself from her home in outback Corner Country to medical appointments in Adelaide. Finally, her due date is in sight."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Search for owner resumes after empty boat found south of Wollongong;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/nsw-illawarra-boat-missing-person-search-continues-marine/104784204;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:14:52 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities say the owner of a boat found in waters off Windang Island is a local man and an experienced skipper aged in his 60s."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rescue kitten PC Bandit wins hearts online as police mascot;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/outback-police-station-promotes-local-kitten-to-police-constable/104683724;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:02:05 +0000",
        "text": "In the remote West Australian town of Newman, a lovely tabby helps police connect with their community and becomes a local celebrity online."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Nundu family settles in rural Tasmania with help of refugee 'buddy system';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/program-connects-refugees-with-community-members/104699932;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:40:21 +0000",
        "text": "Baruani Nundu and his family arrived in Australia five months ago, after years living in a refugee camp in Kenya. A group of local volunteers is filling the role of extended family and helping them get adjusted."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;The 30 albums we were listening to \u2014 30 years ago;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/best-30-albums-from-1995/104682456;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:11:24 +0000",
        "text": "From Alanis and Mariah to Bj\u00f6rk and Shania, from Oasis and Blur to 2Pac and Silverchair, here's what we were listening to in 1995."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Luke Littler becomes youngest-ever darts world champion at 17;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/luke-littler-youngest-world-champion-darts/104784160;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:02:24 +0000",
        "text": "The English prodigy has etched his name into the record books by defeating three-time winner Michael van Gerwen."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Boland rises to the occasion while India sweats on Bumrah's fitness;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/australia-india-fifth-test-scg-live-blog-day-two/104777362;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:59:46 +0000",
        "text": "Scott Boland takes four wickets in the final session of day two as bowlers continue to dominate the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'AFLW clubs are watching': NT ahead of the game as women's footy grows;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/nt-female-football-high-participation-rates-more-aflw-players/104784180;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:44:11 +0000",
        "text": "With a participation rate double the national average, female footballers say the NT is becoming \"the place to play\" women's footy for both newcomers and elite players from interstate leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Kerr takes next step in recovery from knee injury with Chelsea camp;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/football-sam-kerr-injury-recovery-chelsea-training-camp/104784118;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:33:43 +0000",
        "text": "After spending the last 12 months on the sidelines rehabbing a knee injury, the Matildas star is slowly edging towards an eagerly-awaited return to the pitch."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Judge rules Trump will be sentenced in 'hush money' trial on January 10;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/judge-rules-trump-must-be-sentenced-for-hush-money-trial/104784094;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:19:25 +0000",
        "text": "The president-elect will be sentenced on January 10, just 10 days before his inauguration."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;From a tiny Tasmanian town to the SCG: Inside Beau Webster's rise;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/beau-webster-debut-australia-versus-india-test/104782514;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:57:28 +0000",
        "text": "Beau Webster's path to the top has been a long and winding one, but his tiny hometown of Snug has been behind him all the way and his former coaches always knew there was something special about the way he plays the game."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;The dangerous suntan trend that is taking over social media;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-04/dangerous-tiktok-tanning-uv-levels-trend/104776700;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 21:40:09 +0000",
        "text": "The halter neck bikini tan line appears to have become the ultimate summer accessory, prompting concern from sun safety experts."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ripe for the picking? Irish wine on the up \u2013 but \u2018nobody will retire rich\u2019;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ripe-for-the-picking-irish-wine-on-the-up-but-nobody-will-retire-rich;2025-01-05T15:50:24Z",
        "text": "Heard the one about Irish wine? Like its English counterpart, it is no longer a joke, with more than a dozen vineyards now producing bottles to emulate those of the terroirs of France, Spain and Italy. At about \u20ac60 (\u00a350) a bottle and produced in small quantities, it is far from a commercial activity, but efforts over the last 10 years have produced what one retailer described as an \u201carguably very fine\u201d ros\u00e9. Global heating is pushing the viability of grape ripening northwards, says Kees van Leeuwen, a viticulture professor at Bordeaux University and co-author of a paper on the climate crisis and wine production. And Paul Moore, a climatologist who works for the Irish meteorological service, says conditions for growing crops have become \u201cmore favourable\u201d in Ireland in the last 30 years. Research comparing the 30 years between 1961 and 1990 and the period from 1991 to 2020 show days getting warmer and nights even more so, reducing the prospect of late frosts that damage buds and roots. \u201cThe mean temperature overall for Ireland has increased by 0.7 of a degree Celsius,\u201d Moore said, while rainfall has increased by 7% over the same period. The growing season has increased overall by seven to 16 days. Vine growing in Ireland is still a major struggle and the increase in temperature and addition of extra growing days do not change conditions significantly enough to grow classic crops such as chardonnay. One of the longest-established wine producers is David Llewellyn, who has been growing grapes for decades on his fruit farm in Lusk, less than half an hour north of Dublin. He says the key factor was finding the right root stock and grape variety for cool and wet climates. White varieties such as solaris and red varieties such as rondo have been grown as far north as Sweden and Finland. \u201cIn my experience of 30 to 40 years of growing grapes in Ireland, there are only a handful that have proven themselves,\u201d Llewellyn said. \u201cWe kind of stumbled along, making lots of terrible mistakes, innocently planting the wrong varieties that wouldn\u2019t have a snowball\u2019s chance in hell of ripening in Ireland. Even experts in France have no idea how marginal the Irish climate is.\u201d Better known for his cider, vinegars and fruit juices, he now produces about 150 cases a year of his Lusca sparkling ros\u00e9 and a red wine, selling to restaurants. \u201cIt\u2019s a kind of side hustle that\u2019s grown into a sideline and is becoming a more significant part of my sales,\u201d he said. The two main varieties he grows are a white grape, madeleine angevine, grown in Germany, Kyrgyzstan and Washington state, which has a similar climate to Ireland, and rondo, a black fungus-resistant hybrid grape bred in 1964 in the then Czechoslovakia and first planted commercially by Thomas Walk Vineyards in Ireland. Described on the vineyard\u2019s website as \u201cfull bodied\u201d with a \u201cfruity hint of black cherries\u201d, rondo\u2019s winning characteristic for Irish growers is that it buds and ripens early, giving it a chance of ripening over temperate summers. \u201cThe problem is getting them to flower in the first place,\u201d Llewellyn said. \u201cTo get an idea of just how marginal the Irish climate is for growers, a classic bordeaux harvest would take 100 days from flowering to harvest, compared to 150-day cultivation period in Ireland.\u201d Se\u00e1n Gilley, of Terroirs, a specialist wine importer in Dublin, said a \u201csuperb margaux\u201d could be bought for the same price as a bottle of lusca. He said Llewellyn\u2019s early efforts \u201cwere a mixture of success and failure\u201d but that Llewellyn\u2019s \u201cpassion for his vines\u201d and produce were now producing wines of \u201cmuch better quality\u201d, especially his sparkling blanc de noir with hints of rose petals. \u201cIt is arguably very fine,\u201d he said. Farther south, in Kilkenny, Philip Little and S\u00e9an Kerin, who run Triskelion Wines, are just as passionate. \u201cOur aim is to have a bit of fun and to produce wines that people will enjoy,\u201d said Kerin, an Australian. But he admitted: \u201cNobody will retire rich on Irish wine.\u201d Still, he said, if England, which now has hundreds of vineyards, took 50 years to work out the right varieties for the climate, then he and other vine growers in Ireland are the \u201cpioneers\u201d who are \u201cworking out what works and what doesn\u2019t for a future generation\u201d. With a six-year-old vineyard, they have yet to produce commercial quantities, turning in about 1,500 bottles a year. A qualified viticulturist of Irish heritage, Kerin worked in the pinot noir fields of the Koolong estate in Mornington peninsula south of Melbourne and in the northern Rh\u00f4ne wine region in France. He urged customers not to dismiss Irish wine as a joke. \u201cTaste what is in the bottle first. If you think of what people said about English wine 50 years ago or even less, they would have the same thing as they are saying about Irish wine,\u201d he said. \u201cI would say to people just keep an open mind and try it.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Social order in Gaza will collapse if Israel ends cooperation with UN aid agency, official says;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/social-order-in-gaza-will-collapse-if-israel-ends-cooperation-with-un-aid-agency-official-says;2025-01-05T15:46:59Z",
        "text": "Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, Louise Wateridge, its senior emergency officer, has warned. Wateridge \u2013 who has just returned from Gaza \u2013 described the territory as increasingly fractured and said the two Knesset bills due to come into force at the end of the month blocking cooperation with the agency will make it impossible for Unrwa to operate or to distribute aid in a war zone. \u201cIf we\u2019re no longer able to communicate to the Israeli authorities, we no longer have a deconfliction process in place, so none of our buildings will be de-conflicted or protected any more, and we simply won\u2019t be able to be there,\u201d she said. She said the levels of lawlessness already occurring in the Kerem Shalom crossing had so far not spread across Gaza due to the societal ties Palestinians have with each other and their relationship with Unrwa. \u201cIf people don\u2019t have flour one day, people understand and trust that the agency will do what they can, because it\u2019s their cousin or brother that works at Unrwa, so they know that the agency is trying to help, and it\u2019s not that agency\u2019s fault. \u201cIf that agency is removed, it takes this buffer away, and what\u2019s to say people don\u2019t fight more? I\u2019m surprised social order hasn\u2019t collapsed more than it has. People have been pushed to the brink.\u201d Wateridge said the threat to Unrwa\u2019s future was coming at a time when the general consensus in Gaza is that they\u2019ve been abandoned by the international community. \u201cIf you speak to any person, any civilian, they feel in absolute despair,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a quadcopter, then there\u2019s a drone, it\u2019s like a fish bowl, and you\u2019re just having to dodge being killed. And while you\u2019re dodging being killed, you have to get water and food for your family, and now you have to keep warm.\u201d She said she knew of no plan B for what might happen after the deadline for the Israel Defense Forces to end cooperation. Two bills were passed by the Knesset in October to ban Unrwa from \u201cany activity\u201d and to declare it a terror group after allegations by Israel that members of the Unrwa staff in Gaza were involved in the 7 October Hamas attacks that led to the deaths of more than 1,200 Israelis and the kidnapping of hundreds more. The UN launched an investigation into the Israeli claims and fired nine Unrwa staff as a result. \u201cIf Unrwa is no longer functioning, there\u2019s just not any other agency that can come in,\u201d she said. \u201cUnrwa does something like 17,000 health consultations a day in the Gaza Strip. It\u2019s impossible for another agency to replace that.\u201d She warned civil order was already breaking down in parts of Gaza. \u201cThere are areas in Kerem Shalom and around that border that are just absolutely lawless. There\u2019s no other way to describe it. Local criminal families are operating here. We\u2019ve had drivers killed which is absolutely appalling, and then all of the aid looted.\u201d She said IDF actions in Gaza were making \u201cthe living conditions as miserable as possible in every way you can imagine\u201d after 15 months of war. \u201cThe bombing and the strikes are one part of this war, and another huge part of the war is the undignified living. Just every aspect of society has gone.\u201d She added: \u201cMy friend\u2019s sister had hepatitis A this summer, and she didn\u2019t have fluids. There\u2019s no fluids in the hospital, so she\u2019s just suffering in this tent, in this heat. You hit the side of these tents, and all these cockroaches come out, and all these bugs scuttle away, and it\u2019s just miserable, and now in winter the tents are flooded, they\u2019ve got snakes in them, there\u2019s rats in them, and the water is coming in, and people are sleeping on the floor with water dripping on their head in the freezing cold.\u201d She described meeting one tearful student who showed her the book she was studying. \u201cShe was living in a toilet in a school and she had made it home. She was using a torch light to study. She said \u2018we don\u2019t have internet. I don\u2019t have online classes. My future is ruined. I was supposed to be going to university, and now I\u2019m living in a toilet in a school. I am trapped\u2019 \u2026 After so long of the war, people are realising the long-term depression and frustration that \u2026 their homes are gone. They have nothing to go back to.\u201d In the central town of Deir al-Balah, she said, \u201cwe have around 20,000 people inside the schools, so say five or six families in a classroom, and then outside the schools there\u2019s around 60,000 people in the perimeter of the school because they try to access the aid supplies that the school provides \u2026 Despite all the attacks that have been on the facilities throughout the war, they do tend to go towards these facilities, but it will be about 12 bathrooms for 60,000 people.\u201d Northern Gaza remains off-limits to the agency, she said. In its latest update, Unrwa said that between 6 October and 30 December 2024, the UN attempted to reach besieged areas in the north 164 times; of these, 148 attempts were denied by the Israeli authorities and 16 were impeded. Wateridge said many Palestinians displaced from the north arrived without any male members of the family, with the women saying they had either been arrested or shot. \u201cSome women you speak to are very quiet about it, and very subdued and almost defeated, and some are very angry. They will shout at us, which is completely fair enough, but they shout and scream in our faces and say, \u2018Why? Why aren\u2019t you doing more? Why are we just being pushed around from place to place, being told to go to a safe place when nowhere is safe?\u2019\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Giorgia Meloni meets Donald Trump in flying visit to Mar-a-Lago;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/giorgia-meloni-italy-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-florida-visit;2025-01-05T13:02:09Z",
        "text": "Italy\u2019s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, made a flying visit to Donald Trump\u2019s Florida golf club on Saturday, during which the US president-elect praised the far-right leader for \u201creally taking Europe by storm\u201d. The pair were photographed in the grand ballroom of Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club. The five-hour visit comes a few days before Meloni is due to welcome Joe Biden to Rome in what is expected to be the last foreign trip of his presidency. \u201cThis is very exciting,\u201d Trump told a group gathered at Mar-a-Lago, according to a media pool report. \u201cI\u2019m here with a fantastic woman, the prime minister of Italy. She\u2019s really taken Europe by storm.\u201d Potential members of the future Trump administration were present, including Marco Rubio, the nominee for secretary of state, who welcomed Meloni to Florida and described her as a \u201cgreat ally, strong leader\u201d, according to the Wall Street Journal reporter Alex Leary. The group then watched the premiere of The Eastman Dilemma: Lawfare or Justice, a documentary on the efforts of Trump\u2019s former lawyer John Eastman to keep him in power after the 2020 US presidential elections. No official agenda was announced, but the New York Times reported that Meloni pressed hard on the case of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in solitary confinement in Iran. Sala\u2019s arrest in December on charges of breaching Islamic law was allegedly a reprisal for the arrest, at the request of the US, of a Swiss-Iranian businessman and alleged arms trafficker with ties to the Iranian regime at Milan\u2019s Malpensa airport. Italy is aggressively pressing for the immediate release of Sala from Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison. Other topics reportedly included the war in Ukraine, gas supplies and possible new US tariffs on EU goods. It is the second time Meloni has met Trump since he won the US elections in November. Trump called the Italian leader \u201ca real live-wire\u201d when they met in Paris in early December for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Before taking power in October 2022, Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, was an explicit supporter of Trump, praising his brand of politics as a model for Italy and regularly travelling to his political gatherings. But she has also been savvy in building good relations with Biden and bolstering Italy\u2019s Atlanticist credentials. Observers have said that common views on issues ranging from immigration to abortion, alongside Meloni\u2019s strong relationship with Trump\u2019s billionaire ally Elon Musk, could result in her becoming the US president-elect\u2019s main interlocutor in Europe. Biden is due to arrive in Rome on Thursday for a four-day visit that will include a meeting with Meloni and Pope Francis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine launches surprise operation in Kursk region, according to reports;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ukraine-launches-surprise-operation-in-kursk-region-according-to-reports;2025-01-05T12:46:14Z",
        "text": "Ukrainian armed forces have begun a surprise offensive in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, according to Ukrainian officials and Russian military bloggers. Video showed Ukrainian armoured columns advancing across snowy fields towards the village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe, north-east of the Ukrainian-held Russian town of Sudzha. The scale of the Sunday morning operation was not immediately clear. There were unconfirmed reports Ukrainian troops had captured the Russian settlement of Berdin and that Ukrainian sappers had removed mines overnight. Fierce fighting was taking place, with electronic countermeasures used to knock out some Russian drones. Ukraine launched a significant cross-border raid nearly six month ago into the Kursk region. Since then the Kremlin has been attempting to evict Ukrainian forces. It has had some success \u2013 recapturing about 40% of lost territory \u2013 but has been unable to push them out fully. Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s office, suggested the attack had been successful. \u201cKursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves,\u201d he wrote on Sunday. Andriy Kovalenko, a senior official with Ukraine\u2019s national security and defence council, confirmed the operation. \u201cIn the Kursk region the Russians are deeply concerned. They were attacked on multiple fronts, which came as a surprise to them,\u201d he posted on Telegram. Russian military bloggers speculated that Ukraine was trying to capture the Kursk nuclear power plant in the town of Kurchatov. Kyiv has previously denied this. The power plant is situated far away from the existing frontline. Inside Ukraine, Russia has been advancing at the fastest rate since its full-scale 2022 invasion. Russian troops are attempting to flank the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk oblast. In the past two days they captured several outlying villages, to the south-west. The last Ukrainian defenders were recently forced to abandon their defensive stronghold in a thermal power plant in the eastern city of Kurakhove. The Russians have since captured the ruined complex, with battles taking place on Kurakhove\u2019s outskirts. The latest Kursk raid was made possible by freezing weather, which made it easier for Ukrainian armoured units to advance. There were reports that US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles were deployed to ferry Ukrainian infantry to forward positions beneath a tree line. Sunday\u2019s operation comes before Donald Trump\u2019s return to the White House on 20 January and possible \u201cpeace\u201d negotiations later this year. Zelenskyy has hinted that Ukrainian-controlled land around Kursk could play a part in any deal. Russia has shown few signs it is willing to stop fighting. Vladimir Putin has said his territorial demands are unchanged. They include four Ukrainian regions that he \u201cannexed\u201d in 2022, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson and other areas Russia does not control. On Saturday, Zelenskyy said Russia had lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers, brought in to join the battle for Kursk oblast, in just two days. They had been wiped out in the village of Makhnovka, together with Russian paratroopers, he said. North Korean combat groups have been sent to several frontline villages south-east of Sudzha, according to reports."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Race to replace Justin Welby to begin as archbishop prepares to step down;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/race-to-replace-justin-welby-begins-as-archbishop-formally-steps-down;2025-01-05T11:56:37Z",
        "text": "Justin Welby will relinquish his role as archbishop of Canterbury at midnight on Monday, formally starting the firing gun in the search for a new de facto leader of the Church of England and the global Anglican church. The process is expected to take months, with the name of the new archbishop unlikely to be announced until the autumn. Welby quit over failures to take effective action against a sadistic serial abuser. An independent review concluded that John Smyth, an eminent barrister and Christian camp leader who abused as many as 130 boys and young men over five decades, might have been brought to justice had Welby formally reported him to police in 2013. The unprecedented resignation of the most senior cleric in the C of E has plunged the church into a crisis, with no clear path to restoring trust and confidence in its leadership. Since Welby announced his resignation on 12 November, there have been repeated calls for Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, who will take over Welby\u2019s duties in the interim, to stand down over a separate abuse case. Welby has kept a low profile since announcing his resignation, and did not give the traditional Christmas Day sermon from Canterbury Cathedral. He is expected to spend Monday privately at his London headquarters, Lambeth Palace, attending a lunchtime Eucharist and later a service of Evensong. During the latter, he will lay down his bishop\u2019s crozier \u2013 a ceremonial long staff \u2013 in a symbolic act that marks the official end of his ministry as archbishop of Canterbury. His successor will be chosen in an opaque process led by the UK\u2019s former spy chief, Lord Evans of Weardale. Members of the public will be permitted to submit names to the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC), but potential candidates will not be able to nominate themselves. Instead they will be \u201cinvited in\u201d to the process after a \u201ccareful period of reflections and discernment\u201d by the commission, according to a well-placed source. Candidates for the de facto leader of the C of E and of the global Anglican church are likely to be drawn from people already holding \u201csignificant leadership roles\u201d in the church, said the source. The CNC will comprise 17 voting members and three non-voting participants. For the first time, five members will be drawn from the global church, which is generally more conservative than the C of E. The names of all 17 will be announced in March. The group is expected to meet at least three times between spring and autumn before voting in a secret ballot. The successful candidate must secure two-thirds of the votes. He or she will ultimately be appointed by King Charles. In the past year, the CNC has been unable to reach a two-thirds majority in two recent cases concerning the appointment of bishops, reflecting divisions within the church. In November, Welby said he was stepping down \u201cin sorrow with all victims and survivors of abuse\u201d. But later he made a jocular speech about his resignation in the House of Lords, described by one abuse survivor as \u201ctone deaf\u201d. Welby subsequently apologised. Last month, the Children\u2019s Society rejected a Christmas donation from Welby saying that accepting it \u201cwould not be consistent with the principles and values that underpin our work\u201d. From Tuesday, most of the official functions normally held by the archbishop of Canterbury will be delegated to Cottrell, with some being undertaken by Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London. Cottrell has been accused of failing to take action against a priest accused repeatedly of sexual misconduct and abuse. He has rejected calls for his resignation, saying he would work to implement independent scrutiny of safeguarding in the C of E."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018The tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done\u2019: Syrian exiles hope for a brighter future;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/syrian-future-exiles-return;2025-01-05T11:00:15Z",
        "text": "Shortly after the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Jihad Abdo, a well-known actor in the Arab world, left his home in Damascus. After being quoted criticizing government corruption in a Los Angeles Times article, he had been targeted by a string of threatening phone messages from callers claiming to be senior officers in the Syrian army. Leaving Syria would also mean leaving his younger brother and ageing parents. But amid the mounting intimidation, Abdo felt he had no choice. \u201cThe air had become suffocating in Damascus with the recurring threats,\u201d Abdo, 62, said. \u201cThe country I loved turned into a prison where stating the truth was treason and hope was kind of like a crime.\u201d His wife, Fadia Afashe, had been pleading with her husband to join her in safety in the US, where she was on a Fulbright scholarship. Abdo believed his celebrity status might lend him some protection \u2013 only to realize that even more prominent figures were being caught up in Bashar al-Assad\u2019s crackdown on dissent. Eventually, he fled to join Afashe in Los Angeles, describing the decision to leave as one of the hardest he had ever had to make. In California, the actor, whose credits include 40 Syrian films and more than 1,000 episodes of television, was forced to start over again, working as a pizza delivery driver and changing his name to more palatable \u201cJay\u201d. \u201cI lost almost everything \u2013 parents, career, friends, memory and even my cat. I was torn apart between hope and failure, between a bright future and dark destiny,\u201d he said. Like many Syrians, Abdo and Afashe never thought they would see the end of the Assad regime. But after a lightning campaign earlier this month, rebel forces overthrew the Syrian leader, who, after 13 years of torturing, imprisoning and displacing millions of his own people, fled to Russia. \u201c[I\u2019m] free in a way I never dared to dream of,\u201d said Abdo. \u201cNot in those days when the walls of my homeland whispered fear and betrayal I could believe the tyrant is gone and the nightmare is done.\u201d After more than a decade in exile, the couple are, like many other Syrians abroad, contemplating the possibility of returning home \u2013 whatever home looks like now. Abdo\u2019s mother and father died in 2016 and 2018, respectively. He hasn\u2019t seen his brother, a cellist, in more than a decade, apart from phone calls over a lousy connection. A friend, fellow entertainer and puppeteer Zaki Kordillo, was imprisoned during Assad\u2019s regime alongside his son and brother-in-law. Abdo said he still has no idea if they are alive. Abdo and Afashe both managed to build new lives in the US. Abdo\u2019s acting career eventually got back on track and he has acted alongside Nicole Kidman, in Queen of the Desert, and Tom Hanks, in A Hologram for the King. Afashe, a women\u2019s rights activist, is now a US citizen, but she said the \u201cscars of displacement\u201d remain: \u201cI find myself torn between two countries \u2013 one where I\u2019ve built a life, and the other that will always hold my roots. \u201cThe idea that I might soon embrace my parents once more, that I could walk the streets of my homeland, feels almost unreal,\u201d she added. Abdo expressed gratitude for the sacrifice of the young people who dared to take on Assad, and cautious optimism over the Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Sharaa, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group, was once a member of al-Qaida in Iraq, but has struck a conciliatory tone, calling for Syrian unity, the protection of minorities and the disbanding of rebel factions. The US government last week lifted the $10m bounty on his head. Syria is a diverse country, with a broad spectrum of ethnic groups, religions and languages, and Abdo echoed calls for the country\u2019s new leaders to grant representation for all of these people. \u201cI demand seeing women making and taking decisions, and Syrians from all different ethnicities and religious differences and sects being seated together brainstorming a bright, bright future for this country.\u201d For members of the Syrian diaspora around the world, the fall of the Assad regime means bridging identities and reuniting with family, some of whom may have never met before. Nadia El-Hillal, a dentist in Phoenix, Arizona, was born and raised in the US, but spent every summer as a child with her grandparents in Damascus and Daraa. Those visits were a formative part of her childhood, but she still remembers the ever-present fear of denunciation by government informers or members of the secret police. \u201cAnytime anything was brought up about the government, it was very much, \u2018hush hush\u2019. Like, you can\u2019t really comment. You couldn\u2019t openly speak out against the government,\u201d said El-Hillal, 37. Now, she says, there has been a significant shift, and for the first time El-Hillal recently learned her uncles were once imprisoned. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like the lid of a pressure pot has been removed, and people can breathe and can talk about the things that people have gone through,\u201d she said. Now with children of her own, El-Hillal dreams of taking them to Syria. \u201cWe\u2019re already talking about it. We don\u2019t know if this summer is going to be too soon,\u201d she said. \u201cSyria is a great place to just really immerse yourself in the Arabic language. That\u2019s a goal for us and for our kids.\u201d She added: \u201cWith all the things happening in a Gaza, and just our focus on constant negative news, it was the first time in a long time that we felt just like a spark of hope.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/the-rastafarians-opening-up-caribbean-cannabis-farms-to-build-a-flourishing-medical-industry;2025-01-05T10:45:15Z",
        "text": "On Golba Hill on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), just below a cluster of colourfully decorated homes, there are rows and rows of premium marijuana plants. Gleaming like green gold in the Caribbean sun, they lead up to a crudely constructed hut where cannabis farmer Bobbis Matthews spends most of his time nurturing and protecting his precious field. As he did his routine inspection, removing male plants that could diminish the potency of his crop, Matthews recalled a time, not too long ago, when the idea of a cannabis farm in a residential area was unthinkable. Like many of SVG\u2019s cannabis farmers, Matthews is a Rastafarian who spent years hiding illegal cannabis fields deep in the mountains and living in fear of US-backed antinarcotics operations that would destroy millions of dollars worth of the plant. \u201cIt was hard! At least three times a year, US helicopters would come and tear down the crop. In those days, it felt like you couldn\u2019t even say the word marijuana because just to say marijuana, you could get arrested,\u201d Matthews said. \u201cWe had a song called Helicopter. It was about the panic and franticness whenever you hear the sound of the helicopter,\u201d added Matthew\u2019s cousin Erasto Robertson, a conservationist and fellow Rastafarian farmer. \u201cBack then, we had to develop a good relationship with the police. And some would protect us because the policeman sometimes was the son or the brother of the marijuana farmer. They were the same blood, so they were protecting their family and the wealth of their family,\u201d Robertson said. But the plant was much more than just a means of income, he added. The medical benefits that science is now discovering, he said, have always been common knowledge in Rastafarian communities, who see it as a sacred gift, not just for recreation and religious experiences but also as a treatment for pain, asthma, epilepsy and other ailments. In SVG, the government is backing their efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana and create a flourishing medicinal marijuana industry. In December 2018, the country offered amnesty to the traditional farmers, decriminalised the use of the plant and passed laws to establish a medical cannabis industry and an authority to oversee and regulate it. Today, farmers can get a free licence with a subsidised application fee of $100 (East Caribbean dollars; \u00a328.95), and companies on the island producing marijuana products must buy 10% of their plants from traditional farmers. Additionally, people are allowed to have up to 56 grams of cannabis \u2013 though there are still limits on public use. The historic change was made after consultations with the Rastafarian community and traditional farmers, said Dr Jerrol Thompson, CEO of the SVG Cannabis Authority. An infectious disease and immunology doctor, Thompson is a passionate proponent of the benefits of cannabis and believes SVG can share in a trade that is becoming more and more lucrative, with research forecasting that the legal cannabis industry will hit $58bn in sales in 2028. But it\u2019s a tough global market still wrestling with lingering stigma and legal bans, making international trade very difficult, Thompson said. SVG and other Caribbean countries wanting to market cannabis would also have to compete with richer countries like Canada, which, according to statistics, saw an all-time high in sales of legal adult-use cannabis in 2023, reaching C$5.2bn(Canadian dollars). And there are inherent challenges of vulnerability to natural disasters. A major volcanic eruption in 2021 destroyed almost all the country\u2019s agricultural produce, burying cannabis fields in ash. \u201cSix, eight inches of ash. This entire landscape was covered with that amount of ash,\u201d Matthews said, pointing to the range of mountains that stretch toward the 4000-foot La Soufri\u00e8re volcano. \u201cI lost my entire field. But not just me; every ganja farmer \u2013 every farmer for that matter, every tomato farmer, every sweet potato farmer,\u201d he added. And while still recovering from the eruption, the country bore the wrath of Hurricane Beryl, which caused total devastation on some of its 32 islands. Farmers say they are struggling to match the income they used to get on the illegal market. \u201cRastafarians across the region are very worried because they do not have the financial capacity to be able to uphold themselves in the industry,\u201d the Saint Lucian chair of the public relations committee for Caribbean cannabis fair trade, Emanuel Alexander Ras Faii, said. The solution, he added, is to focus on local and regional markets. \u201cWe need to make sure that we have national trade moving effectively in all islands and regional trade within the region before we think about difficult international markets. We cannot forget that we have a commitment in the region,\u201d he said. Thompson agrees that national and regional markets are important. One of his aims for a recent cannabis festival, which included regional trade experts, was to determine how inter-Caribbean trade could work. \u201cThe Caribbean is poised to become the first intensive zone of medicinal cannabis legalisation in the world. Jamaica was the first in 2015, followed by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018. Since then, more islands have followed, including Antigua, Barbados, and Saint Kitts and Nevis,\u201d Thompson said. Other Caribbean countries, he added, have decriminalised or are looking to decriminalise for recreational and spiritual use and establish medical cannabis industries and regulatory authorities. But there are still many hurdles. In addition to climate vulnerability, a lack of capital for investment and comparatively small populations could hamper the industry\u2019s development. The solution, he said, was to focus on tourism and unique selling points, such as SVG\u2019s rare andosol volcanic soil, which is ideal for producing a high-quality cannabis harvest. \u201cIf you have a nation that has 60, 70, or 100 million people, you have a good internal market. But we don\u2019t have a very large internal market, and so the visitors are an important source of sales. \u201cOur goal is that as we build the reputation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a high-quality producer nation with high-quality manufactured products, this will boost our regional and international exports and benefit the traditional cultivators,\u201d he said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018We\u2019ve proved we can do anything\u2019: the Syrian women who want a say in running the country;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/weve-proved-we-can-do-anything-the-syrian-women-who-want-a-say-in-running-the-country;2025-01-05T07:00:11Z",
        "text": "The feminist activist Ghalia Rahhal recalls with wry laughter her visit to the \u201cblue building\u201d in Idlib three years ago, an office where the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) monitored civil society organisations such as hers. Her colleague at a women\u2019s rights organisation was once called there to hear a list of issues they were banned from working on: child marriage, divorce, and anything related to gender equality. Rahhal had already survived an assassination attempt in her home town of Kafranbel as well as the murder of her son in Aleppo, leaving her unfazed by pointed questions levelled at her by an official: we heard you were training women in the refugee camps about politics, about equality, he told her with suspicion. Rahhal instead saw an opportunity for dialogue, wondering if she could capitalise on a chance to speak with the authority that back then ruled only the enclave of Idlib in Syria\u2019s north-west. \u201cWhy are you angry that we are teaching them these things?\u201d she asked him. \u201cMy goal is not to teach those women to fight you, it\u2019s for women to become decision-makers. We can\u2019t have a displacement camp full of women run by a man, to name just one example.\u201d She continued her work in secret, providing lectures and training to women so that they would be ready to participate in a transitional government if the opportunity ever presented itself. That opportunity suddenly and unexpectedly arrived last month, when former president Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow as his fearsome regime crumbled. The Islamist group HTS, which spearheaded the insurgency that ended Assad\u2019s rule, is now the de-facto authority in Syria and has begun touting many of the same ideas it once chastised Rahhal for when she taught them to women displaced by Syria\u2019s bloody civil war. There is, so far, little clarity about how the new government will rule, particularly when it comes to women. Even so, many see this moment as one of boundless opportunity and say they are ready to dissent against any new authority wanting further control of their lives. Others, such as Rahhal, say they believe the transitional authority made up of HTS appointees simply doesn\u2019t have the same means to crack down on women across the country in the same way they sometimes did when they ruled only a small mountainous enclave. Many remain hopeful despite mounting unanswered questions, including how the reborn country might approach the sexual violence weaponised in Assad\u2019s prisons, or whether thousands of exiled female activists, along with others who fled for fear of persecution over their gender expression or sexuality, could one day feel safe to return to the new Syria. A few handpicked to serve in the transitional government have already drawn anger for their comments about women. Obaida Arnout, a spokesperson for the new authority, said women\u2019s \u201cbiological and physiological nature\u201d made them unfit for some government jobs. And Aisha al-Dibs, the new minister for women, said she would not \u201cgive room\u201d to any civil society organisations that disagree with her view, citing one \u201ccatastrophic\u201d programme eight years ago that she claimed led to a rise in divorce rates. Both statements sparked a fierce backlash, all of which appeared to chasten the new government. Days later, Maysaa Sabrine, a former deputy at the Syrian central bank, was appointed to head the institution, the first woman to do so in its history. Rahhal views this as part of a push-pull of draconian measures she said she was familiar with under HTS rule, with their repeal labelled as responsiveness to criticism. Delal Albesh, who has run a centre providing vocational training for women in Idlib for years under HTS, said things in the city had improved and she hoped the new authority would take a similar approach nationwide. Her centre was one of a number of women\u2019s empowerment facilities, providing opportunities to learn new skills so they could enter the job market or treat injuries caused by the Assad regime\u2019s bombardments. She is now looking for an office in the capital, Damascus. \u201cSince many men were fighters, women didn\u2019t sit back and wait \u2013 they worked,\u201d she said. Women had taken on more roles across civil society, she said, particularly after the deadly earthquake that jolted northern Syria and southern Turkey in early 2023, killing an estimated 8,000 Syrians. Her organisation, Zumoruda, found that HTS\u2019s pressure had eased after it registered with the local authorities, allowing it to expand its fieldwork and reach more women. Her sister, Amina Albesh, who works with the Syrian civil defence group known as the White Helmets, said she didn\u2019t want to talk politics as her organisation has long strived to remain neutral of any ruling authority. But she was confident that women would seize new roles in Syria. \u201cMany women lost their partners and have done a lot of hard work these past 14 years,\u201d she said, estimating that 70% of the women living in Idlib had been working to provide for their families. \u201cThey are tired,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we are against all these statements that women can\u2019t do this or that. We have proved we can do literally anything.\u201d Both sisters said there had been few civil appointments open during HTS\u2019s rule of Idlib, which they felt explained why no women had ever been appointed to leadership roles. Rahhal remains sceptical about the transitional government\u2019s promises of change. She described examining each new development from her exile in Berlin, comparing it with decisions that HTS took in the past, including when the group operated under the name Jabhat al-Nusra, an offshoot of al-Qaida. Then, she said, their violations were blatant, including a convoy of cars arriving to raid the Mazaya women\u2019s centre she co-founded. A year prior, an unknown assailant had set Mazaya\u2019s offices on fire, and Rahhal was the target of a car bomb. The activist doesn\u2019t know who planted the bomb, and is still seeking justice for the murder of her son, the journalist Khalid al-Issa, who was killed by an explosive device hidden in his home in Aleppo in 2016. Rahhal believes that some of those involved in his murder could now be in power. \u201cIn general, I don\u2019t trust HTS because I still don\u2019t know whether they are truly changing or they just claim to have changed,\u201d she said. \u201cAre they really changing ideologically, or just for their own interests?\u201d After she was questioned in the so-called blue building, she said, it didn\u2019t end the pressure on women\u2019s rights organisations, but things did shift. Just like when she was briefly detained by the Hisbah, a local authority for enforcing religious edicts, who accused her of not wearing appropriate clothing but was thereafter dissolved, her detention ended up \u201ccausing headaches\u201d for HTS just as much as it bothered Rahhal\u2019s group. Pressure on women\u2019s rights organisations had become \u201cmore politicised\u201d before she left Idlib two years ago, she said. Imams aligned to HTS would preach against the women\u2019s empowerment centres, accusing them of \u201cspreading corruption\u201d, and warning people to be careful around them. Women would be called in for warnings, she said, but the local authority run by HTS was also careful to foster supportive relationships with select female empowerment centres who they felt aligned with their aims. Still, Rahhal continued her activities to train women to be ready for leadership roles in a future democratic society. \u201cThey prevented this during their rule in Idlib, because without my doing these trainings in secret it would take many years to re-establish a space among women to discuss civil rights, transitional justice and equality,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause I did it in secret before, now I can build from this base \u2013 but their plan was to marginalise women so they don\u2019t understand these things and get involved in government.\u201d She remains encouraged by a few statements from HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, but feels the real tests lie ahead. Rahhal is keeping an eye on those attending the national dialogue where al-Sharaa is expected to dissolve HTS, although preparations have so far proved opaque. \u201cI don\u2019t want to see 300 versions of Aisha al-Dibs attending, I want to see real representation,\u201d she said. Rahhal does not expect an invitation, but feels attendance is more than symbolic. \u201cThis is the first step towards having real female representation, to make real change,\u201d she said."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5248994/new-york-congestion-pricing;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:39:18 -0500",
        "text": "Congestion pricing was introduced on Sunday morning in the center of New York City \u2014 despite a late attempt by New Jersey to stop it in court."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel 'betrayed';https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5200594/jan-6-attack-capitol-riot-victims-violence;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "A police officer defended the Capitol from violent rioters on Jan. 6. With President-elect Donald Trump poised to pardon the rioters, he now asks, \"what did I risk my life for?\""
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5246178/cnn-defamation-trial-afghanistan-black-market-evacuations;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "A CNN story about a \"black market\" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;How do you keep monkeys from making mischief?;https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/05/g-s1-38669/india-monkeys-habitat-hindu-temples;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:55:56 -0500",
        "text": "In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses \u2014 and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Getting your steps in can reduce depression, research finds;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5247787/depression-walking-step-count-fitness-tracker;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:30:00 -0500",
        "text": "A recent study shows getting walking more may help prevent depressive symptoms. Tracking your steps may help you stay motivated, researchers say."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Heavy snow brings widespread disruption across the U.K.;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/g-s1-41115/heavy-snow-disruption-uk;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:26:44 -0500",
        "text": "Heavy snow and freezing rain has brought widespread disruption across the U.K., with several major airports forced to suspend flights and many key roads in the north of England unnavigable."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez embarks on international tour;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/g-s1-41109/venezuela-opposition-leader-edmundo-gonzalez-embarks-on-international-tour;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:35:58 -0500",
        "text": "Gonz\u00e1lez, who the United States recognized as the winner of last year's presidential election in Venezuela, kicked off an international tour on Saturday that will take him to Washington."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;South Korean protesters brave cold to demand Yoon's ouster as detention deadline looms;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/g-s1-41103/south-korean-protesters-demand-yoons-ouster;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:53:55 -0500",
        "text": "South Koreans rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol calling for his arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;The Golden Globes are Sunday night. Here's five things to look for;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/g-s1-41101/golden-globes-things-to-look-for;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:29:01 -0500",
        "text": "After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilized. This time, comedian Nikki Glaser will be emceeing the ceremony."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Jurassic footprints are discovered on a 'dinosaur highway' in southern England;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/04/nx-s1-5248283/jurassic-footprints-dinosaur-highway;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:06:37 -0500",
        "text": "The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia\u2019s Kursk as war casualties mount;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/ukraine-launches-new-offensive-in-russias-kursk-as-war-casualties-mount?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:40:17 +0000",
        "text": "Ukrainian forces have been launching counteroffensives in Kursk in an effort to hold on to seized territory."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018I refuse a cheap death\u2019: Israel kills Palestinian journalist in Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/i-refuse-a-cheap-death-israel-kills-palestinian-journalist-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:29:25 +0000",
        "text": "Israel kills Mohammad Hijazi, taking the number of media workers killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023 to 220."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli forces kill 200 in three days in Gaza, overwhelming hospitals;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/5/israeli-attacks-on-gaza-kill-200-in-three-days-overwhelming-hospitals?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:15:01 +0000",
        "text": "Although Israel claims it is targeting Hamas fighters, most of the victims are women and children."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Lawyer fears Egyptian poet could be tortured if extradited from Lebanon;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/5/lawyer-fears-egyptian-poet-could-be-tortured-if-extradited-from-lebanon-2?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:35:06 +0000",
        "text": "A lawyer for activist and poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf has told Al Jazeera that he would be at risk if extradited to Egypt."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Mukesh Chandrakar: Indian media bodies seek probe into murder of journalist;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/mukesh-chandrakar-indian-media-bodies-seek-probe-into-murder-of-journalist?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:16:30 +0000",
        "text": "Three arrested after Mukesh Chandrakar&#039;s body found on January 3 in Chhattisgarh&#039;s Bijapur stuffed in a septic tank."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Dramatic video of an avalanche in Utah;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/5/dramatic-video-of-an-avalanche-in-utah?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:12:18 +0000",
        "text": "Video shows the dramatic moment an avalanche gathers speed as it slides down a mountain in the Cottonwood Canyons."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Nigeria\u2019s defence chief on human rights abuse reports and security;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/talk-to-al-jazeera/2025/1/5/nigerias-defence-chief-on-human-rights-abuse-reports-and-security?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:07:02 +0000",
        "text": "General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;The dark side of William Burroughs, wife killer behind Daniel Craig\u2019s Queer;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/5/the-dark-side-of-william-burroughs-wife-killer-behind-daniel-craigs-queer?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:19:42 +0000",
        "text": "The renowned author murdered his wife before going on to become one of America&#039;s most influential figures in literature."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Winter storm hammers eastern US; over 60 million face blizzard conditions;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/winter-storm-hammers-eastern-us-over-60-million-face-blizzard-conditions?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:17:50 +0000",
        "text": "At least 62 million people are in the path of the storm as state of emergency declared in several US states."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria\u2019s foreign minister urges US to lift sanctions during visit to Qatar;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/syrian-foreign-minister-asaad-al-shaibani-arrives-in-qatar-for-talks?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:59:23 +0000",
        "text": "Asaad al-Shaibani&#039;s visit to Qatar comes as the post al-Assad administration seeks support from Arab states."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Naomi Osaka suffers abdominal injury in run-up to Australian Open;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/5/naomi-osaka-suffers-abdominal-injury-in-run-up-to-australian-open?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:53:30 +0000",
        "text": "Four-time Grand Slam champion pulls out of her first WTA final in three years after winning the first set."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Palestinian Authority suppresses criticism of Jenin operation in West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/palestinian-authority-suppresses-criticism-of-jenin-operation-in-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:35:14 +0000",
        "text": "The PA&#039;s ban on Al Jazeera is part of a broader crackdown on those criticising its operation in the Jenin camp."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why has Ivory Coast\u2019s national dish attieke become a global icon?;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/5/why-has-ivory-coasts-national-dish-attieke-become-a-global-icon?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:25:43 +0000",
        "text": "UN cultural agency UNESCO recognises the fermented cassava meal that takes days to prepare as a living heritage object."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Australia beat India to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy and enter WTC final;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/5/australia-beat-india-to-reclaim-border-gavaskar-trophy-and-enter-wtc-final?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:09:22 +0000",
        "text": "Hosts seal a six-wicket win in Sydney Test to clinch the series 3-1 and set up a WTC final against South Africa."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Syria to resume international flights from Damascus airport next week;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/syria-to-resume-international-flights-from-damascus-airport-next-week?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:54:51 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities say flights will resume on January 7 as Qatar Airways set to begin flights to Damascus after 13 years."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Palestinian man mourns his mother outside morgue in Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/5/palestinian-man-mourns-his-mother-outside-morgue-in-gaza-2?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:54:02 +0000",
        "text": "A Palestinian man was seen crying outside the door of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital\u2019s morgue in Deir el-Balah."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,046;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1046?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:54:25 +0000",
        "text": "Here are the key developments on the 1,046th day of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why is Honduras threatening to expel US troops?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/5/why-is-honduras-threatening-to-expel-us-troops?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:50:09 +0000",
        "text": "Honduras&#039; threat to reconsider military ties marks a significant moment in Latin American ties with the US, say experts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Where I find hope amid the hurt and heartache;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/5/where-i-find-hope-amid-the-hurt-and-heartache?traffic_source=rss;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:25:21 +0000",
        "text": "Amid the horror of watching genocide unfold day after day, the words of a Palestinian pastor gave me a reason to hope."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Can Europe and Syria do business and what does each want?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2025/1/4/can-europe-and-syria-do-business-and-what-does-each-want?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:49:00 +0000",
        "text": "European foreign ministers meet Syria&#039;s de facto leader in Damascus."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Arsenal held at Brighton while Man City bounce-back continues;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/4/arsenal-held-at-brighton-as-man-city-bounce-back-continues?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:48:21 +0000",
        "text": "Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Brighton to dent their Premier League title hopes, while holders Man City win again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/austrian-chancellor-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:47:57 +0000",
        "text": "Nehammer says his People&#039;s Party would not support measures that it believes would harm the economy or new taxes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Biden notifies US Congress of planned $8bn arms sales to Israel: Reports;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/biden-notifies-us-congress-of-planned-8bn-arms-sales-to-israel-reports?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:57:45 +0000",
        "text": "Package to include precision-guided munitions, artillery shells and air-to-air missiles, according to US media reports."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia promises retaliation after saying Ukraine fired US-supplied missiles;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/4/russia-promises-retaliation-after-saying-ukraine-fired-us-supplied-missiles?traffic_source=rss;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:48:47 +0000",
        "text": "Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: Snowy Sunday in parts of the UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c627y81nzp9o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:51:32 GMT",
        "text": "Many people in the north of England and Wales woke up to wintery scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70ep8lp4jjo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:29:46 GMT",
        "text": "Nigel Farage claims Musk's call is due to a disagreement support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Grooming gangs attack on Phillips 'disgraceful smear', says Streeting;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vdp4y1p0o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:54:31 GMT",
        "text": "Wes Streeting says his cabinet colleague has \"done more than most people ever do\" to fight grooming gangs."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Slicing veggies, baking cakes - will Meghan's rebrand work?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9n3l07k2ro;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:33:20 GMT",
        "text": "The Duchess of Sussex appears to be embarking on a new era in her glossy new Netflix show."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Road-tripping Chinese grandma inspires millions after fleeing abusive marriage;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr4rkz5nz69o;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:07:03 GMT",
        "text": "Su Min, 60, became a feminist icon after she left her abusive husband and started travelling through China."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage Liri Albag as ceasefire talks resume;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rq5pgdv47o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:30:29 GMT",
        "text": "It comes as Israel intensified strikes on Gaza, killing 88 people over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry says."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Woman had eight organs removed in cancer treatment;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wq15zwlr8o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:20:18 GMT",
        "text": "Horsham's Fay Louise planned her own funeral after doctors found a tumour in her appendix in 2023."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Humans are all they know' - Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvexpew8zo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:36:10 GMT",
        "text": "Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia's Kursk region;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86wz0vd1dwo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:01:54 GMT",
        "text": "The Russian Defence Ministry says efforts to fight back against Ukrainian forces are continuing."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Your pictures of Sunday morning snow across UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czen4199p12o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:46:17 GMT",
        "text": "Snow drives north on Sunday as bitter conditions are set to return for much of the UK next week."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: Will it snow where you are?;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c390m2dmvn2o;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:14:44 GMT",
        "text": "Amber warnings for heavy snow and ice remain in place for parts of England, Scotland and Wales, with travel delays and power cuts likely."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How to drive in snow and icy weather;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16946762;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:03:55 GMT",
        "text": "Tips on what to carry in your car, and how to drive in snow and icy weather."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Nigel Farage claims Reform can win power - but how realistic is that?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rj6g07g2do;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:02:19 GMT",
        "text": "With new financial backers and a rapidly growing base, Reform UK seems to have momentum, but will it last?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Zendaya and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet among stars gathering for Golden Globes;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew25kgdn5do;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:36:11 GMT",
        "text": "Zendaya, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande are among the nominees at the Los Angeles ceremony."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;After bruising election loss, what next for Kamala Harris?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq1dwpxvnxo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:10:34 GMT",
        "text": "The outgoing vice-president is weighing her options, which could include another White House run, or a bid to be California's governor."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Filth and frolics - how pointy shoes once caused moral outrage in London;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vnl1evdkko;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:14:31 GMT",
        "text": "Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men \"effeminate\" and bringing the plague to London."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;75 Hard: Is the TikTok fitness challenge really worth it?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydj07r0gro;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:28:22 GMT",
        "text": "The challenge involves forgoing alcohol and unhealthy food for 75 days and doing multiple daily workouts."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Britain's first supermarket petrol station - when fuel cost just 15p a litre;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly47xey8gwo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:48:18 GMT",
        "text": "An archivist says the petrol station's electronic payment system could not keep up with demand."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;New York becomes first US city with congestion charge;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:17:30 GMT",
        "text": "The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;NHS App upgrade to give patients more choice over treatment;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8nr1936zyo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:32:08 GMT",
        "text": "Plans for an upgraded NHS app to allow more patients in England to book treatments will be announced by the health secretary on Monday."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Washington Post cartoonist quits after satire aimed at owner Bezos rejected;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4xk4y2emro;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:15:52 GMT",
        "text": "The newspaper decided not to run Ann Telnaes' cartoon of tycoons kneeling before Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dead at 47;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgny622w0zo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:34:59 GMT",
        "text": "His body was found by an assistant at his Los Angeles home on Friday morning, US media report."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Motorbike-sized tuna sold to Tokyo sushi restaurateurs for $1.3m;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced835ll74jo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:48:34 GMT",
        "text": "The huge bluefin, which was auctioned in Tokyo, will be served at restaurants across Japan."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Detectorist unearths warrior's gold scabbard stud;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y74yyewxlo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:07:57 GMT",
        "text": "Experts say the stud, found at a detecting rally, could be one of \"less than a dozen in the country\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wlzg7xn0no;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:58:17 GMT",
        "text": "It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Is Elon a Musk-Have for Nigel Farage?;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kgrd3c;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:38:00 GMT",
        "text": "Reform\u2019s former communications director is on"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Gauff beats Swiatek as US win United Cup;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c3wevn18pezo;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:56:56 GMT",
        "text": "Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz clinch victory for the United States over Poland in the United Cup final in Sydney."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Russie\u00a0: plus de 30 c\u00e9tac\u00e9s retrouv\u00e9s morts apr\u00e8s la mar\u00e9e noire pr\u00e8s de la Crim\u00e9e annex\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/05/russie-plus-de-30-cetaces-retrouves-morts-apres-la-maree-noire-pres-de-la-crimee-annexee_6482896_3244.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:43:14 +0100",
        "text": "Le 15 d\u00e9cembre, deux p\u00e9troliers russes, le Volgoneft-212 et le Volgoneft-239, se sont \u00e9chou\u00e9s au cours d\u2019une temp\u00eate dans le d\u00e9troit de Kertch entre la Russie et la p\u00e9ninsule ukrainienne de Crim\u00e9e, annex\u00e9e par Moscou en 2014. Ces navires transportaient 9\u00a0200 tonnes de mazout, dont environ 40\u00a0% pourraient s\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9vers\u00e9s en mer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Vent violent\u00a0: deux d\u00e9partements plac\u00e9s en\u00a0vigilance orange dimanche, vingt et un \u00e0 partir de\u00a0minuit;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/05/vent-violent-deux-departements-places-en-vigilance-orange-dimanche-vingt-et-un-a-partir-de-minuit_6482494_3245.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:42:59 +0100",
        "text": "Le vent de sud se renforcera, dimanche au soir, atteignant son pic lundi apr\u00e8s-midi, surtout au sud des d\u00e9partements concern\u00e9s. Ce coup de vent devrait rester \u00ab\u00a0moins fort\u00a0\u00bb que la temp\u00eate Bert, qui s\u2019\u00e9tait produite \u00e0 la fin de novembre."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Entretien\u00a0|\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Les djihadistes pr\u00e9tendent s\u2019inspirer exclusivement du Coran, mais leur grammaire est moderne\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/le-monde-des-religions/article/2025/01/05/les-djihadistes-pretendent-s-inspirer-exclusivement-du-coran-mais-leur-grammaire-est-moderne_6482256_6038514.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que la France va comm\u00e9morer  les 10\u00a0ans des attentats islamistes contre \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb (7\u00a0janvier 2015) et le magasin Hyper Cacher de la porte de Vincennes (9\u00a0janvier), l\u2019historien Olivier Hanne retrace, dans un entretien au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, l\u2019origine et les \u00e9volutions de la notion de djihad, des d\u00e9buts de l\u2019islam \u00e0 Al-Qaida."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Mayotte, Marine Le\u00a0Pen critique le plan de\u00a0reconstruction du gouvernement;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/05/a-mayotte-marine-le-pen-critique-le-plan-de-reconstruction-du-gouvernement_6482763_823448.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:17:39 +0100",
        "text": "La cheffe de file du Rassemblement national exige qu\u2019un volet diplomatique, notamment en mati\u00e8re de\u00a0lutte contre \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019immigration clandestine\u00a0\u00bb, soit int\u00e9gr\u00e9 au plan \u00ab\u00a0Mayotte debout\u00a0\u00bb. Dans une tribune publi\u00e9e dimanche, trois ministres promettent un second projet de loi pour \u00ab\u00a0une lutte efficace contre l\u2019immigration clandestine\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Proche-Orient\u00a0: dans la bande de Gaza, les secours font \u00e9tat de 23\u00a0morts dimanche apr\u00e8s des frappes isra\u00e9liennes;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/05/en-direct-proche-orient-les-secours-de-la-bande-de-gaza-font-etat-de-23-morts-dimanche-dans-des-frappes-israeliennes_6480664_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:06:10 +0100",
        "text": "Isra\u00ebl dit avoir bombard\u00e9 plus de cent \u00ab\u00a0cibles terroristes\u00a0\u00bb en deux jours dans la bande de Gaza. Le ministre isra\u00e9lien de la d\u00e9fense, Israel Katz, avait menac\u00e9 mercredi d\u2019intensifier les\u00a0bombardements dans le territoire faute d\u2019un arr\u00eat des tirs de roquettes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: l\u2019arm\u00e9e russe dit avoir repouss\u00e9 une contre-attaque ukrainienne dans l\u2019oblast de Koursk;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/05/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-l-armee-russe-dit-avoir-repousse-une-contre-attaque-ukrainienne-dans-l-oblast-de-koursk_6482085_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:41:32 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0L\u2019ennemi a lanc\u00e9 une contre-attaque avec un groupe d\u2019assaut compos\u00e9 de deux chars, d\u2019un v\u00e9hicule de d\u00e9molition et de douze v\u00e9hicules blind\u00e9s de combat accompagn\u00e9s d\u2019une force de d\u00e9barquement en direction de la ferme de Berdine\u00a0\u00bb, a indiqu\u00e9 le minist\u00e8re de\u00a0la d\u00e9fense russe dimanche."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les 20\u00a0jeux vid\u00e9o de 2024 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9s par les lecteurs du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/05/les-20-jeux-video-de-2024-plebiscites-par-les-lecteurs-du-monde_6482597_4408996.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:00:03 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab Balatro\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Astro Bot\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Star Wars Outlaws\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0The Legend of Zelda\u00a0: Echoes of Wisdom\u00a0\u00bb\u2026 Voici les jeux vid\u00e9o qui vous ont le plus marqu\u00e9s cette ann\u00e9e, et pourquoi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Troph\u00e9e des champions\u00a0: le PSG et Monaco se\u00a0retrouvent \u00e0 Doha, sur fond de grogne de\u00a0leurs supporteurs;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/05/trophee-des-champions-le-psg-et-monaco-se-retrouvent-a-doha-sur-fond-de-grogne-de-leurs-supporteurs_6482664_3242.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:30:06 +0100",
        "text": "La rencontre entre le Paris Saint-Germain et l\u2019AS Monaco se jouera ce dimanche 5\u00a0janvier \u00e0 17\u00a0h\u00a030, au\u00a0Qatar, avec cinq mois de retard. Un \u00e9v\u00e9nement d\u00e9localis\u00e9 qui provoque la col\u00e8re des fans des deux \u00e9quipes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Inde, le corps d\u2019un journaliste d\u00e9couvert enfoui dans une fosse septique;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/en-inde-le-corps-d-un-journaliste-decouvert-enfoui-dans-une-fosse-septique_6482631_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:13:51 +0100",
        "text": "Mukesh Chandrakar, 28\u00a0ans, d\u00e9non\u00e7ait la corruption et l\u2019insurrection mao\u00efste au Chhattisgarh. Il dirigeait \u00e9galement la cha\u00eene YouTube Bastar Junction."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Mayotte, l\u2019occupation d\u2019\u00e9tablissements scolaires par des sinistr\u00e9s ravive les tensions\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Maintenant, c\u2019est chacun pour soi\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/05/a-mayotte-l-occupation-d-etablissements-scolaires-par-des-sinistres-ravive-les-tensions-maintenant-c-est-chacun-pour-soi_6482491_3224.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:00:28 +0100",
        "text": "Les quelque 2 000 personnes toujours install\u00e9es dans les \u00e9coles qui ont servi d\u2019abri d\u2019urgence, pour la plupart des migrants venus des Comores ou du continent africain, sont la cible de violences \u00e0 l\u2019approche de la rentr\u00e9e scolaire. Alors que Marine Le Pen doit arriver sur l\u2019\u00eele dimanche, le pr\u00e9fet appelle \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 la paix civile\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Grande-Bretagne et en Allemagne, perturbations dans les a\u00e9roports en raison de chutes de neige;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/en-angleterre-et-en-allemagne-perturbations-dans-les-aeroports-en-raison-de-chutes-de-neige_6482529_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:18:17 +0100",
        "text": "Plusieurs centim\u00e8tres de neige ont recouvert l\u2019Angleterre et le Pays de Galles, causant des fermetures d\u2019a\u00e9roports et de routes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Anne-Marie Comparini, ancienne pr\u00e9sidente de\u00a0r\u00e9gion et fid\u00e8le de Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, est morte;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/05/anne-marie-comparini-ancienne-presidente-de-region-et-fidele-de-francois-bayrou-est-morte_6482528_3382.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:01:17 +0100",
        "text": "Elue pour la premi\u00e8re fois en\u00a01986 au conseil r\u00e9gional de Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes (devenue Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes avec la fusion de 2015), elle y sera r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement r\u00e9\u00e9lue jusqu\u2019\u00e0 en prendre la pr\u00e9sidence en\u00a01999, s\u2019opposant alors \u00e0 toute alliance avec le Front national. Anne-Marie Comparini s\u2019est \u00e9teinte \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de\u00a077\u00a0ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;New York lance son p\u00e9age urbain pour entrer dans Manhattan, malgr\u00e9 la \u00ab\u00a0forte opposition\u00a0\u00bb de Donald Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/new-york-lance-son-peage-urbain-pour-entrer-dans-manhattan-malgre-la-forte-opposition-de-donald-trump_6482493_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:40:10 +0100",
        "text": "La gouverneure d\u00e9mocrate de l\u2019Etat, Kathy Hochul, a annonc\u00e9 un p\u00e9age de 9\u00a0dollars, pour entrer au sud de Central Park, qui vise \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la pollution et financer le m\u00e9tro."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Tennis\u00a0: Alexandre Muller roi du come-back \u00e0 Hongkong;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/05/tennis-alexandre-muller-roi-du-come-back-a-hongkong_6482492_3242.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:36:00 +0100",
        "text": "Le Fran\u00e7ais a remport\u00e9 son premier tournoi ATP, en Chine, dimanche, en battant en finale Kei Nishikori. Face au Japonais, comme lors de chacun de ses matchs de la semaine, le joueur de 27\u00a0ans a perdu le premier set avant de remporter les deux suivants."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Coco, dessinatrice\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019attentat contre \u201cCharlie Hebdo\u201d continue de m\u2019habiter sans arr\u00eat\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/05/coco-dessinatrice-l-attentat-contre-charlie-hebdo-continue-de-m-habiter-sans-arret_6482089_3246.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:00:19 +0100",
        "text": "Dix ans apr\u00e8s la tuerie du 7\u00a0janvier\u00a02015, l\u2019illustratrice d\u00e9crit sa relation vitale au dessin et l\u2019\u00e9chappatoire qu\u2019il procure \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0bien des maux\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet, ministre charg\u00e9e du travail et de l\u2019emploi, \u00e9tait l\u2019invit\u00e9e de \u00ab\u00a0Questions politiques\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/05/en-direct-astrid-panosyan-bouvet-ministre-chargee-du-travail-et-de-l-emploi-est-l-invitee-de-questions-politiques_6482488_823448.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:57:20 +0100",
        "text": "La ministre \u00e9tait l\u2019invit\u00e9e de France Inter, de France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions et du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb ce dimanche, de midi \u00e0 13\u00a0heures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Chronique | Ch\u00e9ri(e), et si on arr\u00eatait de faire l\u2019amour\u00a0?;https://www.lemonde.fr/intimites/article/2025/01/05/cheri-e-et-si-on-arretait-de-faire-l-amour_6481980_6190330.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:00:14 +0100",
        "text": "Pour d\u00e9buter l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2025, Ma\u00efa Mazaurette, propose un Dry January du sexe, en particulier pour les couples qui vivent ensemble."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Costas Simitis, ancien premier ministre grec et cofondateur du Pasok, est mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/costas-simitis-ancien-premier-ministre-grec-et-cofondateur-du-pasok-est-mort_6482289_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:30:56 +0100",
        "text": "Premier ministre de 1996 \u00e0 2004, Costas Simitis a notamment jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans l\u2019adoption de l\u2019euro par la Gr\u00e8ce, en\u00a02001."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Maltraitances en Ehpad\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Ma m\u00e8re est morte et le dossier judiciaire n\u2019a pas avanc\u00e9 d\u2019un poil\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/05/maltraitances-en-ehpad-ma-mere-est-morte-et-le-dossier-judiciaire-n-a-pas-avance-d-un-poil_6482052_3224.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:30:08 +0100",
        "text": "Des proches de victimes dans plusieurs affaires racontent leur d\u00e9sarroi devant la lenteur des proc\u00e9dures, alors que les r\u00e9v\u00e9lations du livre de Victor Castanet \u00ab\u00a0Les Fossoyeurs\u00a0\u00bb, en\u00a02022, leur avaient donn\u00e9 l\u2019espoir d\u2019une acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration de la justice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Cor\u00e9e du Sud, manifestations sous la neige \u00e0 la veille de l\u2019expiration du mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat contre le pr\u00e9sident Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/en-coree-du-sud-manifestations-sous-la-neige-a-la-veille-de-l-expiration-du-mandat-d-arret-contre-le-president-yoon-suk-yeol_6482222_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:31:13 +0100",
        "text": "Les enqu\u00eateurs ont jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la derni\u00e8re seconde, lundi, pour ex\u00e9cuter le mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat \u00e9mis contre le pr\u00e9sident, suspendu de ses fonctions, afin de le contraindre \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre aux questions sur sa br\u00e8ve imposition de la loi martiale."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pour Fran\u00e7ois Hollande, la d\u00e9mission d\u2019Emmanuel Macron \u00ab\u00a0provoquerait une crise institutionnelle majeure\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/05/pour-francois-hollande-une-demission-d-emmanuel-macron-provoquerait-une-crise-institutionnelle-majeure_6482155_823448.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:42:54 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019ancien chef de l\u2019Etat estime que le gouvernement de Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou \u00ab\u00a0pourra tenir jusqu\u2019en\u00a02027\u00a0\u00bb, \u00e0 condition qu\u2019il \u00ab\u00a0conc\u00e8de des gestes significatifs\u00a0\u00bb, en particulier sur les retraites et la \u00ab\u00a0justice fiscale\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Fin de la\u00a0vigilance orange neige et verglas en France, un mort dans un carambolage;https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2025/01/05/fin-de-la-vigilance-orange-neige-et-verglas-dans-dix-departements-du-nord-et-de-l-est_6480768_1652613.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:16:17 +0100",
        "text": "Samedi soir, un homme de 20\u00a0ans est mort dans le carambolage de trois v\u00e9hicules sur l\u2019autoroute A6, \u00e0 hauteur de Merceuil (C\u00f4te-d\u2019Or). L\u2019accident semble \u00eatre d\u00fb aux importantes pluies vergla\u00e7antes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;A Tel-Aviv, les familles des otages isra\u00e9liens suspendues aux n\u00e9gociations de Doha;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/a-tel-aviv-les-familles-des-otages-israeliens-suspendues-aux-negociations-de-doha_6481914_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:53:54 +0100",
        "text": "Des centaines de personnes se sont rassembl\u00e9es, samedi soir, pour r\u00e9clamer la lib\u00e9ration des captifs d\u00e9tenus dans la bande de Gaza. Alors que des pourparlers indirects entre Isra\u00ebl et le Hamas ont d\u00e9but\u00e9 au Qatar, l\u2019arriv\u00e9e prochaine de Donald Trump \u00e0 la Maison Blanche et la diffusion d\u2019une vid\u00e9o d\u2019une otage ravivent l\u2019espoir."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ligue 1\u00a0: match nul pour Lille contre Nantes, Lyon l\u2019emporte sans gloire face \u00e0 Montpellier;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/05/ligue-1-match-nul-pour-lille-contre-nantes-lyon-l-emporte-sans-gloire-face-a-montpellier_6481881_3242.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:38:55 +0100",
        "text": "Les Lyonnais, cinqui\u00e8mes au classement, ont battu 1-0 Montpellier, lanterne rouge, au terme d\u2019un match sans saveur conclu par le but contre son camp de Khalil Fayad."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Howard Buten, alias le clown Buffo, auteur de \u00ab\u00a0Quand j\u2019avais cinq ans, je m\u2019ai tu\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb, est mort;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/05/quand-j-avais-cinq-ans-je-m-ai-tue-deces-d-howard-buten-alias-le-clown-buffo_6481848_3382.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:11:07 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019artiste am\u00e9ricain, qui \u00e9tait atteint de la maladie d\u2019Alzheimer, s\u2019est \u00e9teint \u00ab\u00a0paisiblement dans son sommeil\u00a0\u00bb en Bretagne, o\u00f9 il r\u00e9sidait."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de Claude All\u00e8gre\u00a0: hommages \u00e0 un \u00ab\u00a0homme paradoxal\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0grand scientifique\u00a0\u00bb au \u00ab\u00a0caract\u00e8re temp\u00e9tueux\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/04/mort-de-claude-allegre-hommages-a-un-homme-paradoxal-grand-scientifique-au-caractere-tempetueux_6481781_3382.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:36:36 +0100",
        "text": "Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou a rendu \u00ab\u00a0honneur\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 un \u00ab\u00a0esprit original\u00a0\u00bb, un \u00ab\u00a0homme de combats, qui ne craignait pas le \u201cseul contre tous\u201d\u00a0\u00bb. Son successeur \u00e0 la rue de Grenelle, Jack Lang, a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0un ministre cr\u00e9ateur d\u2019id\u00e9es neuves\u00a0\u00bb. Elisabeth Borne a rappel\u00e9 les \u00ab\u00a0controverses qu\u2019il suscita parfois\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, les rebelles du M23\u00a0s\u2019emparent d\u2019une nouvelle ville cl\u00e9 dans l\u2019Est;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/04/en-republique-democratique-du-congo-les-rebelles-du-m23-s-emparent-d-une-nouvelle-ville-cle-dans-l-est_6481748_3212.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:21:45 +0100",
        "text": "Le centre de Masisi est \u00ab\u00a0calme pour le moment\u00a0\u00bb, mais des civils ont fui vers des h\u00f4pitaux pour \u00e9chapper \u00e0 des coups de feu, selon une source hospitali\u00e8re. Depuis novembre\u00a02021, le M23 s\u2019est empar\u00e9 de vastes pans de territoire dans l\u2019est de la RDC."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Etats-Unis\u00a0: la dessinatrice de presse Ann Telnaes quitte le \u00ab\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 la suite du rejet d\u2019une caricature sur son propri\u00e9taire, Jeff Bezos;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/etats-unis-la-dessinatrice-de-presse-ann-telnaes-quitte-le-washington-post-apres-le-rejet-d-une-caricature-sur-son-proprietaire-jeff-bezos_6481747_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:48:01 +0100",
        "text": "Le dessin montre Jeff Bezos offrant un sac d\u2019argent \u00e0 une statue de Donald Trump. Le quotidien a affirm\u00e9 que ce rejet avait \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9mis alors qu\u2019un \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9ditorial sur le m\u00eame sujet\u00a0\u00bb venait d\u2019\u00eatre publi\u00e9 et qu\u2019un autre, satirique, \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 pr\u00e9vu."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Portrait |\u00a0Camille Cottin, le talent de l\u2019insolence;https://www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/article/2025/01/03/de-connasse-a-l-adaptation-de-jewish-cock-le-talent-insolent-de-camille-cottin_6479021_4500055.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:30:02 +0100",
        "text": "Entour\u00e9e par la m\u00eame bande qu\u2019\u00e0 ses d\u00e9buts au th\u00e9\u00e2tre, la com\u00e9dienne de 46\u00a0ans encha\u00eene les r\u00f4les au cin\u00e9ma avec beaucoup de libert\u00e9. Aujourd\u2019hui, elle renoue avec ses premi\u00e8res amours en interpr\u00e9tant un seule-en-sc\u00e8ne adapt\u00e9 du roman \u00ab\u00a0Jewish Cock\u00a0\u00bb, de Katharina Volckmer. Un texte provocateur, dr\u00f4le et f\u00e9ministe autour d\u2019une femme d\u00e9sireuse de se faire greffer un p\u00e9nis circoncis."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Autriche, le chancelier Karl Nehammer annonce sa d\u00e9mission \u00ab\u00a0dans les prochains jours\u00a0\u00bb apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9chec des n\u00e9gociations en vue d\u2019une coalition de gouvernement;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/en-autriche-le-chancelier-karl-nehammer-annonce-une-demission-dans-les-prochains-jours-apres-l-echec-des-negociations-en-vue-d-une-coalition-de-gouvernement_6481713_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:03:34 +0100",
        "text": "Le conservateur a annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019il quitterait aussi ses fonctions de pr\u00e9sident de son parti, apr\u00e8s avoir affirm\u00e9 qu\u2019un \u00ab\u00a0accord avec le SPO \u00e9tait impossible\u00a0\u00bb en vue de la formation d\u2019un gouvernement. Vendredi, le parti lib\u00e9ral N\u00e9os s\u2019\u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 retir\u00e9 des n\u00e9gociations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sous l\u2019emprise des grands bavards\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je finis par poser le t\u00e9l\u00e9phone et ponctuer avec des \u201chum\u201d\u00a0!\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/m-perso/article/2025/01/04/sous-l-emprise-des-moulins-a-paroles-je-finis-par-poser-l-appareil-et-ponctuer-avec-des-hum_6480666_4497916.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:00:09 +0100",
        "text": "Partout, les moulins \u00e0 paroles nous guettent pour nous tomber dessus et nous tenir la grappe sans fin. Certains de leurs malheureux interlocuteurs en viennent \u00e0 \u00e9laborer des strat\u00e9gies d\u2019\u00e9vitement pour ne pas avoir \u00e0 subir cette prise d\u2019otage. N\u00e9anmoins, les pipelettes ne sont pas toujours narcissiques ou futiles\u00a0: elles peuvent ainsi conjurer un mal-\u00eatre et m\u00eame parfois nous \u00eatre utiles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un influenceur alg\u00e9rien, plac\u00e9 en d\u00e9tention provisoire, pour \u00ab\u00a0apologie publique d\u2019un acte de terrorisme\u00a0\u00bb, un autre jug\u00e9 lundi;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/04/un-influenceur-algerien-place-en-detention-provisoire-sera-juge-le-24-fevrier-pour-apologie-publique-d-un-acte-de-terrorisme_6480838_3225.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:37:49 +0100",
        "text": "Youcef A. a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9, vendredi, \u00e0 Brest. Un second influenceur a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9 pr\u00e8s de Grenoble pour provocation directe \u00e0 un acte de terrorisme et doit \u00eatre pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 un juge dimanche en vue de sa comparution imm\u00e9diate lundi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le FC Barcelone, toujours sur la corde raide financi\u00e8rement, risque de\u00a0perdre l\u2019un de ses meilleurs joueurs;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/04/le-fc-barcelone-toujours-sur-la-corde-raide-financierement-risque-de-perdre-l-un-de-ses-meilleurs-joueurs_6481579_3242.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:55:13 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis plusieurs jours, le Bar\u00e7a est engag\u00e9 dans un combat administratif et judiciaire pour conserver Dani Olmo dans son effectif. Ce samedi, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration espagnole de football et la ligue ont refus\u00e9 la r\u00e9int\u00e9gration du milieu offensif."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019administration de\u00a0Joe Biden approuve une vente d\u2019armes \u00e0\u00a0Isra\u00ebl de\u00a08\u00a0milliards de\u00a0dollars;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/04/l-administration-de-joe-biden-approuve-une-vente-d-armes-a-israel-de-8-milliards-de-dollars_6481544_3210.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:19:00 +0100",
        "text": "La vente, qui doit encore \u00eatre approuv\u00e9e par le Congr\u00e8s, comprend notamment des munitions de d\u00e9fense antia\u00e9rienne, selon une source proche du dossier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mobilisation des agriculteurs\u00a0: la\u00a0Coordination rurale appelle \u00e0\u00a0manifester et\u00a0\u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0monter sur Paris\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0\u00a0partir de\u00a0dimanche;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie-francaise/article/2025/01/04/mobilisation-des-agriculteurs-la-coordination-rurale-appelle-a-manifester-et-a-monter-sur-paris-a-partir-de-dimanche_6480937_1656968.html;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:53:39 +0100",
        "text": "Le syndicat agricole appelle \u00e0 la mobilisation, \u00e0 quelques jours du lancement de la campagne pour les \u00e9lections aux chambres d\u2019agriculture. Il consid\u00e8re qu\u2019il sera re\u00e7u trop tardivement par Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou. Les autorit\u00e9s ont interdit les rassemblements non d\u00e9clar\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Guerres au Proche-Orient\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Pr\u00e8s de 30\u00a0morts\u00a0\u00bb dans des frappes isra\u00e9liennes \u00e0 Gaza\u00a0; le\u00a0Hamas annonce une reprise des pourparlers pour une tr\u00eave;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/03/en-direct-guerres-au-proche-orient-pres-de-30-morts-dans-des-frappes-israeliennes-a-gaza-le-hamas-annonce-une-reprise-des-pourparlers-pour-une-treve_6470810_3210.html;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:51:46 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Des n\u00e9gociations indirectes reprendront aujourd\u2019hui, vendredi, dans la capitale qatarie, Doha\u00a0\u00bb, a annonc\u00e9 le mouvement islamiste palestinien alors que les frappes a\u00e9riennes ont fait une trentaine de morts sur l\u2019ensemble de la bande de Gaza, selon la d\u00e9fense civile gazaouie."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh Home Minister inspects Visakhapatnam Central Jail to address ongoing controversies;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/andhra-pradesh-home-minister-inspects-visakhapatnam-central-jail-to-address-ongoing-controversies/article69065096.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:23:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Drone technology, horticulture laboratories inaugurated at Directorate of Cashew Research;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/drone-technology-horticulture-laboratories-inaugurated-at-directorate-of-cashew-research/article69065510.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:21:24 +0530",
        "text": "Directorate of Cashew Reserach, Puttur develops cashew sprout cookies, a value added product of cashew"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates 18th anniversary;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/alcoholics-anonymous-celebrates-18th-anniversary/article69065370.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:21:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BTP to introduce 5-second countdown timer for VAC signals;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/btp-to-introduce-5-second-countdown-timer-for-vac-signals/article69061406.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:19:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;One killed in accident on Sabarimala road;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/one-killed-in-accident-on-sabarimala-road/article69065235.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:18:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Syria monitor says fighting between pro-Turkey, Kurdish forces kills 101;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/syria-monitor-says-fighting-between-pro-turkey-kurdish-forces-kills-101/article69065366.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:18:50 +0530",
        "text": "The Syrian Democratic Forces\u00a0said in a statement it had repelled \u201call the attacks from Turkiye\u2019s mercenaries supported by Turkish drones and aviation\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Madurai Mayor\u2019s brother-in-law succumbs to injuries;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-mayors-brother-in-law-succumbs-to-injuries/article69065413.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:17:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala govt. taking steps to prevent improper interference in State School Arts Festival: Sivankutty;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-govt-taking-steps-to-prevent-improper-interference-in-state-school-arts-festival-sivankutty/article69065315.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:17:35 +0530",
        "text": "Teachers should ensure that children who excel artistically should not be discriminated against in any way because they belong to economically disadvantaged backgrounds, says Minister"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah chief gets award;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/khwaja-bande-nawaz-dargah-chief-gets-award/article69065238.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:15:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Basavakalyan MLA demands CBI probe into Bidar contractor\u2019s death;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/basavakalyan-mla-demands-cbi-probe-into-bidar-contractors-death/article69065229.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:09:16 +0530",
        "text": "I have seen how the CID works at the behest of the ruling party in the State, says Sharanu Salagar"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress scrambles to erase speculation about internal leadership struggle in party;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/congress-scrambles-to-erase-speculation-about-internal-leadership-struggle-in-party/article69065201.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:09:04 +0530",
        "text": "UDF convener M.M. Hassan says some quarters are wilfully misinterpreting invitations extended to Congress leaders by social and religious organisations as a ticket to a possible Chief Ministership when \u201cthe front comes to power in 2026\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPCRI launches organic manure \u2018Kalpa Bhooma\u2019 for the needs of urban dwellers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/cpcri-launches-organic-manure-kalpa-bhooma-for-the-needs-of-urban-dwellers/article69065002.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:08:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Conference on lifelong learning on January 6;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/conference-on-lifelong-learning-to-be-held-today/article69065405.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:07:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Creative takes on familiar topics make drama competition stand out;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/creative-takes-on-familiar-topics-make-drama-competition-stand-out/article69065209.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:04:33 +0530",
        "text": "Injustice faced by boxer Vinesh Phogat, sanitation worker N. Joy\u2019s death while cleaning a drain, issues faced by women in cinema, among others, were topics in the drama competition in the State School Arts Festival"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two French naval ships visit Kochi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/two-french-naval-ships-visit-kochi/article69065015.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:03:04 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;City police to introduce braille emergency cards for visually impaired;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/city-police-to-introduce-braille-emergency-cards-for-visually-impaired/article69064420.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:02:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Telangana to be most-energy efficient State: Sandeep Sultania;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-to-be-most-energy-efficient-state-sandeep-sultania/article69065374.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:01:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPM leader\u2019s comment on \u2018undeclared emergency\u2019 reflects  sentiments of all parties: Dhinakaran;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/cpm-leaders-comment-on-undeclared-emergency-reflects-sentiments-of-all-parties-dhinakaran/article69064804.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:01:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;With PM Modi expected to visit Paris in February, deals to buy Rafale fighter jets, Scorpene subs for Navy reach final stage;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/with-pm-modi-expected-to-visit-paris-in-february-deals-to-buy-rafale-fighter-jets-scorpene-subs-for-navy-reach-final-stage/article69065017.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:01:11 +0530",
        "text": "PM invited to visit AI summit in France on February 10 and 11; deals worth over $10 billion; expected to be placed for approval before Cabinet Committee on Security in the next couple of weeks, sources say"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Myth of arecanut can be busted with the CPCRI set to lead a research project, says senior scientist;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/myth-of-arecanut-can-be-busted-with-the-cpcri-set-to-lead-a-research-project-says-senior-scientist/article69065307.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:00:22 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Stream of Noyyal river to be revived;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/a-stream-of-the-noyyal-to-be-revived-in-coimbatore/article69065361.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:00:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Millet art exhibition on life of Donald Trump thrown open in Vizag;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/millet-art-exhibition-on-life-of-donald-trump-thrown-open-in-vizag/article69065075.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:59:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Yogi Vemana University gets ISO certification for quality education, energy and gender sensitisation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/yogi-vemana-university-gets-iso-certification-for-quality-education-energy-and-gender-sensitisation/article69065180.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:56:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chennai and suburbs to enjoy chill mornings for few more days;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-and-suburbs-to-enjoy-chill-mornings-for-few-more-days/article69065098.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:55:11 +0530",
        "text": "As there is no\u00a0sunlight at night, the ground continues to radiate heat absorbed during the daytime, causing the temperature to fall, says expert"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Drunk youth kills mother, ends life;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/drunk-youth-kills-mother-ends-life/article69064480.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:54:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;IAF chief visits Lakshadweep islands;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/iaf-chief-visits-lakshadweep-islands/article69065082.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:54:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hemant Soren seeks suggestions from public for budget preparation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/hemant-soren-seeks-suggestions-from-public-for-budget-preparation/article69064620.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:53:48 +0530",
        "text": "Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launches Abua Budget Portal and Mobile App for the purpose"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CM exhorts Telugu NRIs to invest in State;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/cm-exhorts-telugu-nris-to-invest-in-state/article69065311.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:53:45 +0530",
        "text": "Revanth Reddy explains about the development plans through Telangana Rising at WTF meet"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Seven men arrested for selling fake gold beads in Kalakkad region;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/seven-men-arrested-for-selling-fake-gold-beads-in-kalakkad-region/article69065203.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:51:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Gym instructor beaten to death in Kolar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/gym-instructor-beaten-to-death-in-kolar/article69064563.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:50:36 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;DMK alliance will soon break into splinters:  Rajenthra Bhalaji;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dmk-alliance-will-soon-break-into-splinters-rajenthra-bhalaji/article69064663.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:47:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BIS to observe Foundation Day on Monday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/bis-to-observe-foundation-day-on-monday/article69065271.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:46:32 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;P. Shanmugam, who got justice for Vachathi victims, is CPI(M) State secretary;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/p-shanmugam-who-got-justice-for-vachathi-victims-is-cpim-state-secretary/article69065143.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:46:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Labourer arrested for murdering relative in Tumakuru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/labourer-arrested-for-murdering-relative-in-tumakuru/article69064678.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:46:04 +0530",
        "text": "The accused apparently stole 30 goats from the victim"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HKS to distribute tax notices in Kozhikode Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/hks-to-distribute-tax-notices-in-kozhikode-corporation/article69065185.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:45:03 +0530",
        "text": "The initiative aims to ensure full taxation within the Corporation limits by the end of the financial year"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Time to rejuvenate Vaigai, Tamirabharani as they face serious pollution issues;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/time-to-rejuvenate-vaigai-tamirabharani-as-they-face-serious-pollution-issues/article69064723.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:44:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nine-year-old girl critically injured in car accident;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nine-year-old-girl-critically-injured-in-car-accident/article69065294.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:44:04 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rasmi Film Society to celebrate golden jubilee with year-long Malappuram carnival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rasmi-film-society-to-celebrate-golden-jubilee-with-year-long-malappuram-carnival/article69065290.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:43:52 +0530",
        "text": "Filmmaker Jeo Baby released the festival logo"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New SP of Pudukottai takes charge;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/new-sp-of-pudukottai-takes-charge/article69065202.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:43:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KIMSHEALTH surgeon successfully conduct rare left ventricular pseudoaneurysm surgery;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kimshealth-surgeon-successfully-conduct-rare-left-ventricular-pseudoaneurysm-surgery/article69065184.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:42:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Youth should be cautious of vested interests trying to exploit religious and caste differences, says CM;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/youth-should-be-cautious-of-vested-interests-trying-to-exploit-religious-and-caste-differences-says-cm/article69064842.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:41:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man found dead by estranged wife after five days;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-man-found-dead-by-estranged-husband-in-house-after-five-days/article69065253.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:41:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Thrissur City Police destroy seized narcotic substances;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrissur-city-police-destroy-seized-narcotic-substances/article69065269.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:41:44 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Car catches fire in Erode, family onboard escapes unhurt;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/car-catches-fire-in-erode-family-onboard-escapes-unhurt/article69065308.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:41:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Leopard combing at Infosys: Pug marks sighted, additional camera traps laid;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/leopard-combing-at-infosys-pug-marks-sighted-additional-camera-traps-laid/article69065099.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:40:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Heritage walk brightens up Sunday morning for history enthusiasts in Tiruchi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/heritage-walk-brightens-up-sunday-morning-for-history-enthusiasts-in-tiruchi/article69064210.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:40:36 +0530",
        "text": "Sangam Hotel organises the heritage walk covering several historic spots as part of its golden jubilee and the launch of a new brand; V. Sriram plays guide sharing anecdotes about monuments"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Student found dead on IIMB campus;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/student-found-dead-on-iimb-campus/article69064722.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:39:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hindu Munnani functionary held for controversial post on social media;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hindu-munnani-functionary-held-for-controversial-post-on-social-media/article69065072.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:38:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rooster fight organisers find new venues to escape police radar in Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli districts;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/rooster-fight-organisers-find-new-venues-to-escape-police-radar-in-visakhapatnam-anakapalli-districts/article69065049.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:37:44 +0530",
        "text": "Punters begin preparing roosters for the fights at arenas set up in secluded areas of Anandapuram, Bheemili and Padmanabham mandals in Visakhapatnam district"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Back up your charges with evidence, CM tells Opposition;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/back-up-your-charges-with-evidence-cm-tells-opposition/article69065301.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:37:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Lord of Seven Hills to get new set of curtains for Vaikunta Ekadasi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lord-of-seven-hills-to-get-new-set-of-curtains-for-vaikunta-ekadasi/article69065086.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:34:54 +0530",
        "text": "Tirupati-based tailor to gift a set of spectacular curtains to the Tirumala temple for the 26th consecutive year"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Body of A.P. student who died in Canada to reach Vizag today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/body-of-ap-student-who-died-in-canada-to-reach-vizag-today/article69065197.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:34:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Women sing \u2018oppari\u2019 to oppose tungsten mining proposal in Melavalavu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/women-sing-oppari-to-oppose-tungsten-mining-in-melavalavu/article69065140.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:34:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Seminar on coconut-based land use on Monday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/seminar-on-coconut-based-land-use-on-monday/article69065233.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:32:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 160 dogs participate at maiden dog show in Kadri Park;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/maiden-dog-show-during-karavali-utsav-attracts-people-at-kadri-park/article69065071.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:31:57 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Elephant tramples tribal youth, triggers violent protests;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/elephant-tramples-tribal-youth-triggers-violent-protests/article69065033.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:31:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Palakkad\u2019s music patron honoured for lifetime contribution;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/palakkads-music-patron-honoured-for-lifetime-contribution/article69065167.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:29:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Visakha Valley School alumni meet held;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakha-valley-school-alumni-meet-held/article69065077.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:29:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Three killed in road mishap;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/three-killed-in-road-mishap/article69065073.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:28:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Smart living for future is to make the internet sustainable, says  Greenie Web founder;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/smart-living-for-future-is-to-make-the-internet-sustainable-says-greenie-web-founder/article69064845.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:27:14 +0530",
        "text": "Singapore technologist says efficient coding will reduce energy consumption"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A.V. Russel re-elected as CPI(M) district secretary in Kottayam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/av-russel-re-elected-as-cpim-district-secretary-in-kottayam/article69065132.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:25:33 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Food stalls built by Coimbatore Corporation at VOC Park remain vacant for two years;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/food-stalls-built-by-coimbatore-corporation-remain-vacant-for-two-years-at-voc-park/article69065100.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:24:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Austrian People\u2019s Party nominates Christian Stocker as interim leader after Nehammer resigns;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/austrian-peoples-party-nominates-christian-stocker-as-interim-leader-after-nehammer-resigns/article69065115.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:24:03 +0530",
        "text": "Christian  Stocker, a lawyer and member of the Austrian Parliament, has served as General Secretary of the People\u2019s Party since 2022"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Srikakulam astrologer given Jyotisha Ratna award;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam-astrologer-felicitated-with-jyotisha-ratna-award/article69065074.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:22:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sites identified for five new health sub-centres in Perambalur, says Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/sites-identified-for-five-new-health-sub-centres-in-perambalur-says-minister/article69065135.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:22:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;GRAP 3 curbs revoked in Delhi-NCR amid dip in air pollution levels;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/grap-3-curbs-revoked-in-delhi-ncr-amid-dip-in-air-pollution-levels/article69065247.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:21:43 +0530",
        "text": "Delhi-NCR air quality improves, GRAP stage 3 curbs revoked due to favorable meteorological conditions, AQI at 339"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Lorry owners in Andhra Pradesh urge government to appoint ombudsman for development of transport industry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/lorry-owners-urge-andhra-pradesh-government-to-appoint-ombudsman-for-development-of-transport-industry/article69065151.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:20:44 +0530",
        "text": "The move will facilitate resolution of day-to-day problems, they say"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Walkers vie\u00a0for space at RA Puram and CIT Colony;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/walkers-vie-for-space-at-ra-puram-and-cit-colony/article69065251.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:20:11 +0530",
        "text": "Pavements on a few roads in RA Puram and CIT Colony have been taken over by construction materials and vendors"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;8th Thrissur International Folklore Film Festival kicks off on January 10;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/8th-thrissur-international-folklore-film-festival-kicks-off-on-january-10/article69065171.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:19:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pongal festival nearing, yet pot-making sees a slack in Manamadurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/pongal-festival-nearing-yet-pot-making-sees-a-slack-in-manamadurai/article69064954.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:18:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;There are no HMPV cases in Andhra Pradesh, says  Director of Public Health;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/there-are-no-hmpv-cases-in-andhra-pradesh-says-director-of-public-health/article69064929.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:17:48 +0530",
        "text": "While stating that there is no reason to panic, she says precautions similar to those followed during the COVID-19 pandemic have to be taken to prevent its likely spread"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bail application of counterfeit currency distributing accused rejected;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/bail-application-of-counterfeit-currency-distributing-accused-rejected/article69064202.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:16:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Opposition parties should not make baseless allegations, says Siddaramaiah;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/opposition-parties-should-not-make-baseless-allegations-says-siddaramaiah/article69064340.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:16:40 +0530",
        "text": "They should back their claims with documents and data, according to the Chief Minister"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Srikakulam officials hail Anil Chandra Punetha;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam-officials-hail-anil-chandra-punetha/article69065022.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:14:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Presidency College faculty\u2019s attempt to showcase works of visually challenged writers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/presidency-college-facultys-attempt-to-showcase-works-of-visually-challenged-writers/article69065237.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:14:08 +0530",
        "text": "The professor and a few students manage the stall at Chennai Book Fair 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;85 illegally cultivated ganja plants seized in Chamarajanagar dist.;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/85-illegally-cultivated-ganja-plants-seized-in-chamarajanagar-dist/article69065047.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:12:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CMRL plans to install strips to bridge gap between platforms and trains;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrl-plans-to-install-strips-to-bridge-gap-between-platform-and-train/article69064590.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:09:15 +0530",
        "text": "These will help make boarding easier for persons with disabilities. The contract will be awarded in a couple of months, says official"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Former MLA K.V. Kunhiraman, Periye double murder case convicts transferred to Kannur Central Jail;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-mla-kv-kunhiraman-periye-double-murder-case-convicts-transferred-to-kannur-central-jail/article69064999.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:09:08 +0530",
        "text": "CPI(M) leader P. Jayarajan and party workers visit the convicts in Kannur jail. Families of the deceased, Sarathlal and Kripesh, criticise the transfer and CPI(M)\u2018s support for the convicts"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Brook International School celebrates 20th annual day;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/brook-international-school-celebrates-20th-annual-day/article69065122.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:07:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pranavananda Swami criticises State govt. for being insensitive to Idiga demands;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pranavananda-swami-criticises-state-govt-for-being-insensitive-to-idiga-demands/article69065014.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:05:30 +0530",
        "text": "Priyank Kharge and Sharan Prakash Patil chided for ignoring demands such as inclusion of the community in the Scheduled Tribes category"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry service postponed again;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/nagapattinam-kankesanthurai-ferry-service-postponed-again/article69065081.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:05:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;In Dallewal\u2019s case, SC balances his right to expression and the state\u2019s duty to save his life;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-dallewals-case-sc-balances-his-right-to-expression-and-the-states-duty-to-save-his-life/article69064970.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:05:12 +0530",
        "text": "Judgments from the Supreme Court, and High Courts, recognise hunger strike as \u2018a form of protest which has been accepted, both historically and legally in our constitutional jurisprudence\u2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;42-year-old man booked under POCSO Act in Krishna district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/42-year-old-man-booked-under-pocso-act-in-krishna-district/article69065090.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:03:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vocalist Saketharaman creates energy among rasikas at music festival in Madurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/vocalist-saketharaman-creates-energy-among-rasikas-at-music-festival-in-madurai/article69065045.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:03:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Multiple organs harvested from brain-dead man in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/multiple-organs-harvested-from-brain-dead-man-in-coimbatore/article69065018.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:03:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jagdeep Dhankhar to inaugurate new three-storey queue complex at Dharmasthala on January 7;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/jagdeep-dhankhar-to-inaugurate-new-three-storey-queue-complex-at-dharmasthala-on-january-7/article69064741.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:03:22 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Construction of Naluchira bridge nears completion;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/construction-of-naluchira-bridge-nears-completion/article69064441.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:02:44 +0530",
        "text": "Once opened the Naluchira bridge will improve regional connectivity and will serve as a parallel route to NH 66"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bear kills man in Theni district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bear-kills-man-in-theni-district/article69065062.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:02:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jagathy Sreekumar returns to screen with Vala;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jagathy-sreekumar-returns-to-screen-with-vala/article69065085.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:59:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP leader Santhosh\u2019s statement on Savarkar \u2018factually incorrect and baseless\u2019: TNCC president  Selvaperunthagai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-leader-santhoshs-statement-on-savarkar-factually-incorrect-and-baseless-tncc-president-selvaperunthagai/article69064926.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:58:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Women-led development is key to achieving sustainable growth: Union Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/women-led-development-is-key-to-achieving-sustainable-growth-union-minister/article69064855.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:58:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Networking and AI vital for shaping professional career, graduates told;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/networking-and-ai-vital-for-shaping-professional-career-graduates-told/article69064986.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:56:03 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kochi start-up to compete in Sharjah challenge;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/kochi-start-up-to-compete-in-sharjah-challenge/article69064221.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:54:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;GMC Commissioner withdraws \u2018excess staff\u2019 from the offices of Mayor and Deputy Mayors;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/gmc-commissioner-withdraws-excess-staff-from-the-offices-of-mayor-and-deputy-mayors/article69064733.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:51:07 +0530",
        "text": "The official also withdraws the diesel indent book from Deputy Mayor Vanama Bala Vajrababu; action follows the alleged use of unparliamentary word by the Deputy Mayor during the council meeting on January 4, forcing the Commissioner to leave the meeting in a huff"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Driver found dead in car parked at hotel;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/driver-found-dead-in-car-parked-at-hotel/article69064879.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:50:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Awareness campaigns prove effective in phasing out toxic drugs in South India\u2019s \u201cvulture-safe\u201d zones;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/awareness-campaigns-prove-effective-in-phasing-out-toxic-drugs-in-south-indias-vulture-safe-zones/article69064594.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:50:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Registration begins under Ambedkar Karmika Sahaya Hasta Scheme in Yadgir;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/registration-begins-under-ambedkar-karmika-sahaya-hasta-scheme-in-yadgir/article69064867.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:48:23 +0530",
        "text": "Unorganised workers identified under 20 categories can get benefits from the scheme after registration of their names"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reiterates he made a mistake twice going with RJD;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-reiterates-he-made-a-mistake-twice-going-with-rjd/article69064495.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:46:19 +0530",
        "text": "The JD(U) chief clears the air after Lalu Prasad Yadav said INDIA bloc is ready to welcome him in its fold. BJP\u2019s Giriraj Singh says Mr. Kumar\u2019s statement is a tight slap on the face of Mr. Prasad and his younger Tejashwi Yadav."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Inflow into Mettur Dam increases to 1,307 cusecs;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/inflow-into-mettur-dam-increases-to-1307-cusecs/article69064782.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:46:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed last year inside war operations room, aide says;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hezbollah-leader-nasrallah-was-killed-last-year-inside-war-operations-room-aide-says/article69064745.ece;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:45:40 +0530",
        "text": "Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killed in Israeli airstrike, sparking all-out war in Lebanon, ceasefire brokered by U.S."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Father raises safety fears after son gets foot stuck in Hong Kong mall escalator;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293512/father-fears-hong-kong-mall-escalator-safety-after-sons-foot-gets-trapped?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:37:20 +0800",
        "text": "Boy, aged seven, rescued by firefighters and passers-by after his left foot became stuck in a gap in escalator at Park Central."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;How Hong Kong deepfake scam group taught recruits to pass as rich, single women;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293510/how-hong-kong-deepfake-scam-group-taught-recruits-pass-rich-single-women?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:52:10 +0800",
        "text": "Learning Japanese, playing golf and tasting red wine worth more than HK$100,000 a bottle among topics for conversation taught to recruits."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong welcomes public into new sporting home as Kai Tak Stadium opens doors;https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3293505/hong-kong-welcomes-public-new-sporting-home-kai-tak-stadium-opens-doors?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:30:31 +0800",
        "text": "University rugby sevens tournament serves as test event for the venue as it prepares to host Hong Kong Sevens, Coldplay and National Games."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Amount of drugs found on air passengers in Hong Kong last year up by 244% over 2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293495/875kg-drugs-worth-hk349-million-seized-hong-kong-airport-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:30:11 +0800",
        "text": "Customs officers seized 874kg of narcotics, worth HK$349 million, from air travellers in 2024, Post learns."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Swiss stance on Russia may boost family office business in Hong Kong: minister;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293500/hong-kong-enjoys-greater-investor-appeal-amid-swiss-sanctions-russia?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:41:55 +0800",
        "text": "Switzerland\u2019s neutral image affected by Russia-Ukraine war, treasury secretary Christopher Hui says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;How creative therapies help bereaved Hongkongers process unspoken grief;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293492/how-creative-therapies-help-bereaved-hongkongers-process-unspoken-grief?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:30:09 +0800",
        "text": "Success of movie The Last Dance has thrust into spotlight how residents process death of loved ones, with one NGO project manager warning painful feelings often get suppressed."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Man dies after collapsing on Hong Kong escalator, injuring woman during fall;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293494/man-dies-after-collapse-hong-kong-escalator-injures-woman-during-fall?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:32:04 +0800",
        "text": "Man with history of medical problems collapses in Sha Tin and falls onto woman behind him, with pair rushed to hospital."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Government to minimise strain on Hongkongers while seeking to spend less: Paul Chan;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3293489/government-will-minimise-strain-hongkongers-despite-need-spend-less-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:45:34 +0800",
        "text": "Increase in expenditure on subsidy schemes has put \u2018significant long-term pressure\u2019 on government spending, finance chief says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong authorities contact embassy after resident crashes car into eatery in Japan;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293488/hong-kong-authorities-standby-after-resident-crashes-car-eatery-japan?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:06:09 +0800",
        "text": "Owner of soba shop in Shizuoka prefecture says he thought he was \u2018hit by a rocket\u2019 when Hong Kong tourist drove car through entrance."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Mainland Chinese will remain bulk of tourists to Hong Kong for 5 years: minister;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293485/mainland-chinese-will-remain-bulk-tourists-hong-kong-next-5-years-minister?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:08:19 +0800",
        "text": "But Rosanna Law confident that number of foreign travellers will continue to rise, citing 30 per cent year-on-year increase over Christmas."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong police arrest 31 over deepfakes used to scam victims in Singapore, Malaysia;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293476/hong-kong-police-arrest-31-who-used-deepfakes-scam-victims-singapore-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:41:28 +0800",
        "text": "Syndicate used photos of attractive people found online and deepfake technology to trick victims out of more than HK$34 million in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong building in falling concrete case failed to comply with 2020 notice;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293472/hong-kong-building-falling-concrete-fails-2020-inspection-notice?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:42:36 +0800",
        "text": "Man, 79, was hit by concrete that fell off building on Percival Street in Causeway Bay on Friday."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hongkongers can have string of 9 days off over Lunar New Year holiday;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293439/hongkongers-can-have-string-9-days-over-lunar-new-year-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:00:23 +0800",
        "text": "There are 17 public holidays in 2025 and residents can enjoy extended breaks if they take leave in between those dates."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Air Busan flight from Hong Kong aborts landing after gear malfunction scare;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293377/air-busan-flight-hong-kong-aborts-landing-korea-amid-wheels-scare?utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:47:50 +0800",
        "text": "Pilot unable to confirm if landing gear functioning, prompting decision to circle around for additional checks."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-condemns-cdu-member-post-about-putin-meetup/a-71221495?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Firefighters pluck duck from icy pond in Lower Saxony;https://www.dw.com/en/firefighters-pluck-duck-from-icy-pond-in-lower-saxony/a-71221485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Firefighters in central Germany swooped into action when the a duck was found with its plumage frozen to the surface of a lake."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austrian conservative leader open to talks with far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-conservative-leader-open-to-talks-with-far-right/a-71221489?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The conservative Austrian People's Party's interim leader said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches fresh Kursk offensive;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-launches-fresh-kursk-offensive/live-71220976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A new Ukrainian operation appears to be underway in Russia's region of Kursk. Kyiv's forces seeking to take control of a road to the regional capital. Follow DW for the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Munich, Frankfurt flights canceled amid winter weather;https://www.dw.com/en/munich-frankfurt-flights-canceled-amid-winter-weather/a-71219425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Japan: Tuna 'as fat as a cow' sells for $1.3 million;https://www.dw.com/en/japan-tuna-as-fat-as-a-cow-sells-for-1-3-million/a-71220558?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A titanic 276-kilo bluefin tuna has sold for $1.3 million, the second-highest price on record."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why are Thailand and Cambodia clashing over Koh Kood island?;https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-thailand-and-cambodia-clashing-over-koh-kood-island/a-71212061?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Parts of the popular island of Koh Kood are claimed by both Bangkok and Phnom Penh, but the real roots of the dispute run much deeper."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Former Greek PM Costas Simitis dies;https://www.dw.com/en/former-greek-pm-costas-simitis-dies/a-71219990?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Greece's former premier Costas Simitis has been credited with laying the foundations for the country to enter the eurozone. He was 88 years old."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis;https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-jd-vance-is-wrong-about-afd-nazis/a-71212825?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Has the far-right AfD achieved its greatest electoral successes in the parts of Germany that previously resisted the Nazis? No, it hasn't \u2014 and here's why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Italy's Meloni meets Trump at his Florida resort Mar-a-Lago;https://www.dw.com/en/italy-s-meloni-meets-trump-at-his-florida-resort-mar-a-lago/a-71219431?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The Italian prime minister is the latest among leaders who have visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago since his November election win. She is also close to billionaire Elon Musk, who will play a key role in Trump's second term."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea: Thousands brave cold to protest for and against Yoon;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-thousands-brave-cold-to-protest-for-and-against-yoon/a-71218834?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Pro and anti-Yoon protesters are demonstrating meters apart, in severe cold, as the impeached president's arrest warrant is set to expire at midnight local time on Monday."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mali army claims arrest of IS-linked group leader;https://www.dw.com/en/mali-army-claims-arrest-of-is-linked-group-leader/a-71218352?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Malian forces, which have been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years, say they have arrested a leading figure."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German interior minister says some Syrians may be sent back;https://www.dw.com/en/german-interior-minister-says-some-syrians-may-be-sent-back/a-71218324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Almost a month after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said the government might revoke protection status for some Syrian refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Messi, Soros among recipients of Biden's Medal of Freedom;https://www.dw.com/en/messi-soros-among-recipients-of-biden-s-medal-of-freedom/a-71218242?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has honored 19 celebrities from the fields of acting, music, sport, fashion, politics and science. Soccer superstar Messi was not present for the ceremony."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-braces-for-extreme-weather-and-disruptions/a-71218228?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Forecasters warned of treacherous conditions that could cause flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police detain influencer over NYE firework incident;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-influencer-over-nye-firework-incident/a-71217935?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The suspect is accused of intentionally shooting a firework rocket into a Berlin apartment. He expressed confusion about why the police wanted to question him."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Chancellor Nehammer to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-chancellor-nehammer-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse/a-71217910?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "There was political turbulence in Austria on Saturday night after coalition talks between the country's centrist parties broke down and Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation. What happens next is unclear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US announces $8 billion arms sale to Israel;https://www.dw.com/en/us-announces-8-billion-arms-sale-to-israel/a-71217572?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "President Joe Biden's administration plans a significant arms deal for Israel as fighting continues in Gaza. The announcement comes as fresh talk started in Doha, and the US urged Hamas to agree to a ceasefire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;USA: Jimmy Carter's six-day state funeral begins;https://www.dw.com/en/usa-jimmy-carter-s-six-day-state-funeral-begins/a-71217547?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Six days of funeral events, observances and ceremonies are planned from Atlanta, Georgia, to Washington, DC, to reflect the life of former US President Jimmy Carter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are tough migration rules proposed by Bavaria's CSU legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-tough-migration-rules-proposed-by-bavaria-s-csu-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The conservative Christian Social Union in Bavaria has said it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Russia says shot down 8 US ATACMS;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-says-shot-down-8-us-atacms/live-71215986?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Russia has warned that the US-supplied missiles could spark a hypersonic ballistic missile attack on central Kyiv. Meanwhile, authorities had to temporarily suspend operations at the airport in St. Petersburg. Follow DW."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy\u2019s global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Berlin police arrest man after knife attack injures 2;https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-police-arrest-man-after-knife-attack-injures-2/a-71191397?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Several people intervened after the suspect began stabbing people in the German capital's Charlottenburg neighborhood, a Berlin newspaper said. A Syrian national who lives in Sweden was arrested."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Olaf Scholz: 'We can make 2025 a good year';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-olaf-scholz-we-can-make-2025-a-good-year/a-71187678?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Addressing the nation on the last day of 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the country's fate was in Germans' hands and the way forward was by \"standing strong together.\" He praised responders to the Magdeburg attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany charges 3 over alleged Russia spying plot;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-charges-3-over-alleged-russia-spying-plot/a-71187987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "A man believed to be a veteran of a pro-Russian militia in Ukraine and two other suspects planned attacks on military and industrial sites, according to German prosecutors. All three are dual German-Russian nationals."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German election: Why Elon Musk is promoting the far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-why-elon-musk-is-promoting-the-far-right-afd/a-71186763?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Elon Musk's election appeal for the nationalist Alternative for Germany party set off a storm of criticism in Germany. But what is everyone up in arms about?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany 2025: What political challenges lie ahead?;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2025-what-political-challenges-lie-ahead/a-71109773?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Germany's domestic policy in 2025 will likely focus on controlling immigration, fending off cyber-attacks and protecting the rule of law and democratic institutions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German chancellor candidate Merz slams Musk over AfD stance;https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-candidate-merz-slams-musk-over-afd-stance/a-71181470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "After Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised the AfD in an article published by a German daily, the leading candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hit back, decrying Musk's interference as \"intrusive and pretentious.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Rome urges Iran to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala;https://www.dw.com/en/rome-urges-iran-to-free-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala/a-71177126?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she hoped to bring jailed journalist Cecilia Sala \"home as quickly as possible.\" Sala had procured a work visa and released multiple podcast episodes from Iran."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Pro-Russian hackers target Italian airport websites;https://www.dw.com/en/pro-russian-hackers-target-italian-airport-websites/a-71176385?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Hacker group NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, which also affected the website of the Italian Foreign Ministry. The airports' operator said flights continued to operate as normal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UNICEF says record number of children affected by wars;https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-says-record-number-of-children-affected-by-wars/a-71176013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The UN said thousands of children had been killed in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in 2024. Many more were malnourished, missing school, or deprived of essential healthcare including vaccines."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Germany still pay for arts funding?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-germany-still-pay-for-arts-funding/a-70947145?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Germany has long been admired for its generous public subsidies for arts and culture. But budget cuts could mean an end to that largesse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What's been said at the landmark ICJ climate hearings?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-been-said-at-the-landmark-icj-climate-hearings/a-70984289?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-05 07:59:31",
        "text": "Nations on the front line of the climate crisis are asking the International Court of Justice to oblige big polluters to keep their promises to rapidly cut emissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia to travel to Iran, UAE, Egypt on BRICS educational mission in 2025;https://tass.com/politics/1896449;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:34:51 +0300",
        "text": "According to Diana Kovela from the BRICS Youth Council, the need to travel across BRICS countries on an educational mission was formulated in the Kazan Declaration following the group's latest summit"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Germany\u2019s Scholz dismisses plans to meet with Putin as untrue;https://tass.com/world/1896447;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:59:45 +0300",
        "text": "Scholz said he would hold another phone conversation with Putin only when he has confidence that 'it will make any use'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Nuke plant in Russia\u2019s Voronezh region operating normally in wake of drone attack attempt;https://tass.com/society/1896445;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:59:39 +0300",
        "text": "The conditions for safe operation of power units of the Novovoronezhskaya NPP have not been violated"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023 surpasses 45,800;https://tass.com/world/1896443;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:02:14 +0300",
        "text": "The local Health Ministry agency also insisted that, over the past 24 hours, 88 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes on the embattled enclave while 208 have been injured"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian drone attacks Zaporozhye NPP center housing world\u2019s only reactor hall simulator;https://tass.com/defense/1896439;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:35:36 +0300",
        "text": "The press service of the ZNPP noted that Ukrainian attacks at the nuclear facility were in direct violation of the principles of nuclear safety established by the International Atomic Energy Agency"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;No current plans for Putin\u2019s meeting with Scholz, Trump \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1896431;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:12:54 +0300",
        "text": "Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has refuted the claims of German Bundestag Roderich Kiesewetter"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Air defenses take down Ukrainian projectile in Russia\u2019s borderline Kursk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896409;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:49:33 +0300",
        "text": "Russian units have repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks over 24 hours"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian air force takes down Ukrainian MiG-29 \u2014 top brass;https://tass.com/defense/1896405;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:03:25 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Russian Defense Ministry, it was taken down by combat aviation"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Houthis claim launching hypersonic missile at Israeli power plant;https://tass.com/world/1896379;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:19:13 +0300",
        "text": "Acccording to movement\u2019s military spokesman Yahya Saree, Ansar Allah have delivered a strike on Orot Rabin"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian forces carry out strikes on Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure;https://tass.com/defense/1896393;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:51:59 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the strikes have been carried out in 137 districts"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli air force attacks over 100 military targets in Gaza Strip;https://tass.com/world/1896383;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:49:37 +0300",
        "text": "According to IDF, over the weekend, Hamas fired a number of projectiles from the Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Almost ruled out: experts on Nord Stream 2 pipeline\u2019s launch during Trump\u2019s presidency;https://tass.com/economy/1896381;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:31:28 +0300",
        "text": "According to Alexey Belogoryev, Research Director at the Institute for Energy and Finance Foundation, the relaunch of the Nord Stream gas pipeline is much easier to do than it was with its initial putting into operation"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli troops kill 10 Palestinian journalists over past month \u2014 news agency;https://tass.com/world/1896373;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:29:24 +0300",
        "text": "WAFA pointed out that The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate 'reaffirmed its commitment to defending press freedoms and exposing the crimes of the Israeli occupation in all international forums'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israel awaits Hamas\u2019 nod to conclude hostage deal \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1896369;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:49:07 +0300",
        "text": "According to Israel\u2019s Channel 12, one of the main obstacles to concluding the deal is Hamas\u2019 refusal to name the hostages to be released during the first stage"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Several groups of Ukrainian soldiers ambushed in southern DPR \u2014 sniper;https://tass.com/defense/1896367;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:47:46 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Russian serviceman, four troops were captured and the rest retreated"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Situation at Zaporozhye NPP under full control in terms of nuclear technology \u2014 Rosatom;https://tass.com/society/1896361;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:16:04 +0300",
        "text": "Director General of Russia nuclear corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev noted that despite the ongoing shelling of both the coastline and the territory of the nuclear power plant, the city of Energodar is being revived"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Rosatom to continue consultations with IAEA head on Zaporozhye NPP in 2025 \u2014 CEO;https://tass.com/society/1896359;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:55:12 +0300",
        "text": "IAEA is the only organization from the UN umbrella that has not in any way limited the activities of either Russia or the Rosatom state corporation, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Two Palestinians arrested by Israeli troops in West Bank \u2014 WAFA;https://tass.com/world/1896349;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:27:03 +0300",
        "text": "According to the news agency, Israeli occupation forces arrested two young men and took them to a refugee camp in the eastern part of Hebron"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Mi-28NM helicopter thwarts rotation of Ukrainian troops in Kursk border area;https://tass.com/defense/1896347;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:23:47 +0300",
        "text": "The department noted that the army aviation pilots destroyed armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian troops"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least 66 Palestinians killed in Israeli army attacks on Gaza \u2014 Al Jazeera;https://tass.com/world/1896345;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:44:57 +0300",
        "text": "Israeli forces carried out 30 attacks across the Gaza Strip on Saturday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian drone attack kills a child in Zaporozhye region \u2014 governor;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896343;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:07:10 +0300",
        "text": "His parents were injured"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: What is known about Ukrainian drone attack on Russian reporters in DPR;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896341;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:12:39 +0300",
        "text": "TASS has assembled the main information about the incident"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Moscow demands UNESCO to respond to murder of Russian journalists \u2014 MFA;https://tass.com/politics/1896339;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:27:39 +0300",
        "text": "Zakharova recalled that on January 4, as a result of a targeted drone attack by militants of the Kiev regime, Izvestia freelance correspondent Alexander Martemyanov was killed"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Projectile from Gaza damages Erez Crossing humanitarian corridor \u2014 IFD;https://tass.com/world/1896337;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:14:00 +0300",
        "text": "Due to the fall of the projectile, damage both to the area of the crossing and adjacent to the humanitarian truck compound were identified."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;UN Secretary General's office reacts to attack on Russian reporters in DPR;https://tass.com/world/1896331;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:46:42 +0300",
        "text": "The UN opposes any attacks on journalists, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General, Farhan Haq"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;German lawmaker says Scholz could travel to Russia before February 23;https://tass.com/world/1896329;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:14:58 +0300",
        "text": "A German cabinet spokesperson told TASS that the report was not true"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Austrian chancellor announces he will step down soon as coalition talks fall through;https://tass.com/world/1896327;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:56:46 +0300",
        "text": "Karl Nehammer also promised to step down as head of the People's Party and ensure an orderly transition"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;One of injured Russian reporters says attack hit them after they brought aid to church;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896323;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:54:47 +0300",
        "text": "The person, Svetlana Larina, editor-in-chief of the Bloknot Donetsk news organization, was injured in the attack"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Rosatom to build Europe\u2019s safest nuclear power plant in Hungary \u2013 CEO;https://tass.com/economy/1896321;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:53:16 +0300",
        "text": "The company is about to pour first concrete as part of the construction, the Russian company\u2019s Director General Alexey Likhachev said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Five journalists reported wounded in Ukrainian drone attack;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896319;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:22:07 +0300",
        "text": "The car was attacked by a Ukrainian FPV drone"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Izvestia says its stringer killed in Ukrainian drone attack;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896317;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:15:24 +0300",
        "text": "The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a car with a drone on the Donetsk-Gorlovka highway"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian MFA comments on Blinken\u2019s remarks about Ukraine;https://tass.com/politics/1896309;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:13:45 +0300",
        "text": "Russia has been talking about including supplies of US and UK weapons to Ukraine for many years, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Navy put in service about 30 ships, submarines in 2024, commander says;https://tass.com/defense/1896307;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:10:39 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, reinforcements of more ships and weapons will keep coming in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Sevastopol declares regional emergency after oil spill reaches city\u2019s shoreline;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896305;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:27:57 +0300",
        "text": "According to the Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev, he appointed himself in charge of a task force to deal with the situation"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Aussie cruise ship explores a side of Indonesia few get to see;https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/aussie-cruise-ship-explores-a-side-of-indonesia-few-get-to-see-20241023-p5kkk7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:31:00 +1100",
        "text": "Dragons, a mock whale hunt and human skulls: most of what we\u2019re see on this trip would be visited only by the most dogged travellers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Jeju Air was shaky even before horror crash;https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/jeju-air-was-shaky-even-before-horror-crash-20250105-p5l278.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:45:00 +1100",
        "text": "As investigators look into what caused Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 to crash, the airline has come under intense government and public scrutiny for how it operates."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Trump headaches to dog Fox and the Murdochs in 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/trump-headaches-to-dog-fox-and-the-murdochs-in-2025-20250103-p5l1v6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:15:00 +1100",
        "text": "Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch still face massive legal battles stemming from US President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s previous election loss."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 6, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-6-2025-20250106-p5l284.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:13:40 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Monday, January 6;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-monday-january-6-20250102-p5l1su.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Brisbane International Highlights: Lehecka & Mensik v Cash & Glasspool;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/brisbane-international-highlights-lehecka-and-mensik-v-cash-and-glasspool-20250105-p5l283.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:20:53 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Lehecka & Mensik & Cash & Glasspool in the Men Doubles Finals of the 2025 Brisbane International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;USA claim United Cup;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/usa-claim-united-cup-20250105-p5l281.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 22:48:37 +1100",
        "text": "Team USA are United Cup champions once again after Taylor Fritz came up clutch in his match against Hubert Hurkacz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Prime minister starts year with a campaign-style blitz;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/prime-minister-starts-year-with-a-campaign-style-blitz-20250105-p5l26j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 22:30:00 +1100",
        "text": "Anthony Albanese will travel this week to the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia to sell Labor\u2019s message to voters in marginal seats."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Hurkacz revives Team Poland;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/hurkacz-revives-team-poland-20250105-p5l27y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:54:37 +1100",
        "text": "Hubert Hurkacz soared to three set points in the 12th game to take the second set against Taylor Fritz in the United Cup final."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Australia vs India: 5th Test, Day 3 Recap;https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-vs-india-5th-test-day-3-recap-20250105-p5l27w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:46:19 +1100",
        "text": "Australia has won the Boarder-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;WA premier makes ferry promise for election;https://www.smh.com.au/national/wa-premier-makes-ferry-promise-for-election-20250105-p5l27t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:13:48 +1100",
        "text": "The premier has hit the pre-election campaign trail, promising millions for a revamped ferry system on Perth\u2019s Swan River."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Calls for bus and train fast food ad ban in WA;https://www.smh.com.au/national/calls-for-bus-and-train-fast-food-ad-ban-in-wa-20250105-p5l27u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:13:33 +1100",
        "text": "There are calls for Western Australia to follow South Australia's lead and ban fast food advertising on buses and trains."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The price is fright!;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-price-is-fright-20250103-p5l1uq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "And the resolution is blurry."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Opelka retirement gifts victory;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/opelka-retirement-gifts-victory-20250105-p5l27r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:33:27 +1100",
        "text": "Reilly Opelka retires from the men's singles title at the Brisbane International, gifting Jiri Lehecka the championship."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Victoria sweats through another day of extreme heatwave conditions;https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria-sweats-through-another-day-of-extreme-heatwave-conditions-20250105-p5l27p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:19:52 +1100",
        "text": "Extreme heat has blasted Victoria for a third day. No new bushfires were sparked and lifesavers had an easier day after recording their busiest day in more than 20 years on Saturday."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Guaff gives Team USA the advantage;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/guaff-gives-team-usa-the-advantage-20250105-p5l27q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:18:02 +1100",
        "text": "In the women's singles leg of the United Cup final, Coco Guaff sees off Iga Swiatek in straight sets."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The new year set to reveal more about the new state government;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/queensland/the-new-year-set-to-reveal-more-about-the-new-state-government-20250101-p5l1je.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:01:48 +1100",
        "text": "Much of the LNP\u2019s mostly small-target pitch, detailed before the election, will be ticked off in months. What then for a party wanting \u201cgenerational\u201d power?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Do you believe in life after death? These scientists study it;https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/do-you-believe-in-life-after-death-these-scientists-study-it-20250105-p5l24m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the \u201cbeyond\u201d possible? A small group of academics are trying to find out, case by case."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;United Cup Highlights: Coco Gauff (USA) v Iga Swiatek (POL);https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/united-cup-highlights-coco-gauff-usa-v-iga-swiatek-pol-20250105-p5l27n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:54:38 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Coco Gauff (USA) & Iga Swiatek (POL) in the finals of the 2025 United Cup Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sabalenka completes comeback victory;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/sabalenka-completes-comeback-victory-20250105-p5l27o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:53:49 +1100",
        "text": "Aryna Sabalenka overcame a scare from qualifier Polina Kudermetova to claim her first Brisbane International title."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Ukrainian military stages fresh push in Russian territory;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/ukraine-new-push-in-russia-s-kursk-region/104786516;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:42:42 +0000",
        "text": "Ukraine has occupied a small part of Russia's Kursk region for the last five months, prompting Moscow to deploy North Korean troops there."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Heavy snow causes widespread disruption across England and Europe;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/heavy-snow-disrupts-uk-and-europe/104786472;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:20:51 +0000",
        "text": "With the weather set to stay inclement on Sunday in the UK, there are concerns that many rural communities, particularly in the north of England, could be cut off."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;An unsatisfactory final robs Brisbane International of its magic finish;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/brisbane-international-tennis-reilly-opelka-jiri-lehecka/104786342;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:48:43 +0000",
        "text": "Ji\u0159\u00ed Lehe\u010dka won the Brisbane International after just 13 minutes of match play in the final, with giant American Reilly Opelka succumbing to a back injury."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Far from perfect, Sabalenka goes back to basics to win Brisbane title;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/brisbane-international-tennis-aryna-sabalenka-polina-kudermetova/104776840;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:03:02 +0000",
        "text": "Aryna Sabalenka did not look right against Polina Kudermetova, but recaptured the power that makes her such an awesome force on Australian courts to claim her fourth title Down Under and ensure she remains on track for the Australian Open."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Five quick hits: Smith stranded on 9,999 and Boland has a perfect 10;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/quick-hits-australia-india-scg-day-three-beau-webster/104777454;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:02:18 +0000",
        "text": "Steve Smith's quest for 10,000 Test runs falls one short, while Scott Boland's love of the SCG grows with a 10-fa. Here are the quick hits from day three of the fifth Test between Australia and India."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Gauff, Fritz deliver US second United Cup triumph after beating Poland in final;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/tennis-live-updates-brisbane-international-united-cup/104786292;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:06:51 +0000",
        "text": "Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz complete their assignment, winning both singles matches to seal victory for the US over Poland in the United Cup final."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;South Korean investigators have one more day to arrest the president;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/impeached-south-korean-president-waits-arrest-deadline-approches/104786142;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:51:55 +0000",
        "text": "President Yoon Suk Yeol is waiting out the clock for his arrest, as protesters brave out the snow in the South Korean capital."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;The defining triumph of the Cummins era comes after one of the greatest Test series;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/australia-india-fifth-test-day-three-scg-pat-cummins-virat-kohli/104785902;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 05:05:52 +0000",
        "text": "A glorious Test series ends with a famous Australian victory, a new Tasmanian hero born and a summer-long triumph that stands as the most significant for Pat Cummins's champion team."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Wind delays search for missing fisherman off NSW Illawarra coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/illawarra-coast-missing-person-tony-andeliero-search-continues/104785818;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:47:33 +0000",
        "text": "Sixty-three-year-old Tony Andeliero's fishing boat was found floating unattended on Friday. The search is expected to resume on Monday pending weather conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Three earthquakes hit Broken Hill region in less than two days;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/broken-hill-earthquakes-geoscience-australia-reports-of-shaking/104786072;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:12:54 +0000",
        "text": "Geoscience Australia says a string of three earthquakes near the outback mining city is unusual and that it's likely they are unrelated."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Washington Post cartoonist resigns over rejected cartoon featuring owner Jeff Bezos;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/washington-post-cartoonist-resigns-over-jeff-bezos-cartoon/104786100;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:09:16 +0000",
        "text": "Ann Telnaes says her editor prevented her from holding power to account by refusing to publish a cartoon showing tech giants bowing to the US president-elect."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'No way' Magic Millions track damage was a protest, activist says;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/gold-coast-magic-millions-horse-race-track-damage-probed/104785976;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:52:43 +0000",
        "text": "One of the world's richest horse race meetings \u2014 the final day of the Gold Coast Magic Millions \u2014 is scheduled to run in six days, but the venue is still up in the air after \"discolouration\" to the track."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Government warns of vape sale gangs as opposition calls out budget delay;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/qld-government-myfer-opposition-budget-vapes-tobacco-crime/104785710;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:43:56 +0000",
        "text": "Criminal gangs have become involved in the sale of illicit tobacco and illegal vapes despite numerous police raids, according to the Queensland government."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Search ends for surfer attacked by shark as fundraiser soars past $80k;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/sa-shark-attack-victim-search-lance-appleby-ends/104786090;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:27:19 +0000",
        "text": "Police have concluded a search for surfer Lance Appleby, who was killed in a shark attack in South Australia's Eyre Peninsula."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Kohli appears to mock Australia's infamous 'sandpapergate';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/virat-kohli-appears-to-mock-australia-s-sandpaper-scandal/104786054;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:30:35 +0000",
        "text": "India superstar Virat Kohli seemingly mocks the ball-tampering saga that curtailed Steve Smith's career."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Austrian chancellor steps down as coalition talks collapse;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/austrian-chancellor-steps-down-coalition-talks-collapse/104785950;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 02:19:39 +0000",
        "text": "Karl Nehammer says he will resign as Austrian leader after coalition talks to form a government excluding the leading far-right party collapsed."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two bodies recovered after light plane crash off NSW coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/bodied-recovered-nambucca-heads-plane-crash-coffs-coast/104785666;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:57:25 +0000",
        "text": "Authorities recover the bodies of two men who died in a plane crash off Nambucca Heads on the Coffs Harbour coast yesterday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rowers battle blisters to finish gruelling seven-day George Bass race;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/rowers-finish-george-bass-surfboat-marathon-2025-eden/104770630;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:41:36 +0000",
        "text": "Rowers are celebrating after crossing the finish line in Eden of what is considered to be the toughest and longest surfboat race in the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;World's oldest person Tomiko Itooka, born in 1908, dies aged 116;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/world-s-oldest-person-at-116-has-died/104785942;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 01:29:24 +0000",
        "text": "Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka was the world\u2019s oldest person according to Guinness World Records."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;New attractions in the works at Perth Zoo as elephants depart;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/perth-zoo-welcomes-rhinos-as-elephants-depart/104783134;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:13:28 +0000",
        "text": "Perth Zoo will welcome two new rhinos this year as the departure of its beloved elephants paves the way for another round of development at the popular attraction."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Perth's entry to the jet age came with the glamour, and tension, of airport catering;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/perth-airport-bar-orbit-inne-history/104659396;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:13:12 +0000",
        "text": "The cocktail bar at Perth airport was once the only place in town to get a drink on a Sunday night, and locals made the most of it."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Jeff Baena, Hollywood writer and husband of Aubrey Plaza, dies aged 47;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/at-jeff-baena-aubrey-plaza-s-husband-dies-aged-47/104785786;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:08:35 +0000",
        "text": "The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the indie filmmaker's death."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Small businesses breathe new life into historic churches;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/historic-church-restoration-small-businesses-south-australia/104735274;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 23:32:55 +0000",
        "text": "Old churches are being transformed into shops, cafes, accommodation and breweries in South Australia, where small business owners are putting their heart and soul into preserving a part of history."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;In one of Australia's most imprisoned areas, some are breaking the cycle;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/nt-prison-crisis-wadeye-community-highest-rates/104785714;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:56:39 +0000",
        "text": "More than one in every 20 Wadeye residents is in jail, making it one of the most incarcerated communities in Australia."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Firefighters battle suspicious blazes across Melbourne;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-05/builidng-evacuated-fires-nunawading-port-melbourne/104785540;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 22:54:27 +0000",
        "text": "Dozens of people are evacuated from their homes after firefighters respond to a blaze in Nunawading overnight."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau promised \u2018sunny ways\u2019 but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/justin-trudeau-promised-sunny-ways-but-could-not-fulfil-his-lofty-ambitions;2025-01-06T16:39:42Z",
        "text": "He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority, promising change, hope and \u201csunny ways\u201d as he charmed Canadians and much of the world with a brand that sought to embrace feminism, welcome refugees and reset Canada\u2019s relationship with Indigenous peoples. Nearly 10 years later, however, Justin Trudeau\u2019s political career has come to a halt, with the 53-year-old on Monday announcing his decision to step down. \u201cLast night over dinner, I told my kids about the decision I\u2019m sharing with you today,\u201d he said, adding that while he was a \u201cfighter\u201d he saw no path forward. \u201cThis country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I\u2019m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.\u201d Trudeau said he would remain as prime minister until a new leader is chosen. He also made the decisions to request a prorogation of parliament, buying his ailing Liberal party precious months to avoid disaster when an election is called. In the end, Trudeau\u2019s boyish charisma was not enough to reassure Canadians facing enormous jumps in housing prices, rocketing groceries inflation and the prospect of huge tariffs imposed by the country\u2019s main trading partner, the US. The decision capped off a stunning, years-long turn of fortune for Trudeau, a former high school teacher and the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada\u2019s best-known prime ministers. For months he had fended off calls to resign, insisting he would stay on even as a swelling chorus of his own party members urged him to go and after Chrystia Freeland, one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, delivered a scathing blow as she announced her own resignation. The swirling questions over Trudeau\u2019s resignation sharpened after Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), recently vowed to present a parliamentary motion to topple Trudeau\u2019s government. The long, drawn-out end was a sharp contrast to his meteoric rise; in 2015, after catapulting his party from third in the polls to a first-place finish, he became the country\u2019s prime minister, making headlines around the world as he ushered in the country\u2019s first gender-balanced cabinet with the pithy line: \u201cBecause it\u2019s 2015.\u201d As media requests for the young leader poured in from around the world, Canadians appeared to embrace his habit of snapping selfies with supporters and revel in his global star power, highlighted during the 2016 G7 summit in Japan, where he was nicknamed \u201cikemen shusho\u201d, or hunky PM, by local media and swooning fans who lined up for a glimpse of him. Just shy of a decade on, his popularity had plunged among Canadians. \u201cI think part of it is that he stayed too long,\u201d said Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University, pointing to those who opposed his pandemic-era restrictions, and affordability issues that had steadily chipped away at his popularity over the past two years. \u201cHe could have read the writing on the wall and walked away, but that is not the way he operates. He has his own vision.\u201d In his wake, Trudeau leaves a weakened Liberal party, with scant chances of success in the federal election expected by October. \u201cWhen he took over the party in 2013, they had 34 seats,\u201d said Turnbull. \u201cAnd he really built the party up in his own image. And now it\u2019s not clear what would be left of the Liberal party and the Liberal brand without him.\u201d Polls have consistently suggested that, were an election to be held today, the opposition Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, would win a majority. The political drama has dominated headlines across Canada and beyond, offering a glimpse of a governing party in disarray as Canadians brace themselves for Donald Trump\u2019s return to power. Last month the US president-elect announced plans to slap a 25% tariff on all products coming into the United States from Canada, sending the Canadian dollar tumbling as analysts warned that exports to the US had climbed to about 77% of the country\u2019s total exports. The fast-approaching possibility of an economic crisis comes as affordability already ranks among the top concerns of many across Canada. While most Canadians agreed with the direction the Trudeau-led government had taken when it came to issues such as equality and diversity, many felt that he had failed to deliver when it came to economic issues, said Nik Nanos of Nanos Research. \u201cAs the rising cost of living \u2013 especially the rising cost of housing \u2013 has gripped many Canadians, there\u2019s a sense that the Liberals were flatfooted on this issue,\u201d he said. This clumsiness also extended to some of Trudeau\u2019s most-vaunted promises, said Nanos. \u201cEven on things like reconciliation, I think it would be fair to say that for many Indigenous peoples, Justin Trudeau said all the right things about reconciliation. But they don\u2019t feel that there\u2019s actually been a positive change in the day-to-day lives of Indigenous peoples in the last 10 years.\u201d When Trudeau first entered politics, his critics scrambled to define him, describing his teaching experience and stints working in youth advocacy and as a snowboard instructor as part of a CV that was \u201ctoo thin\u201d for a political leader. The criticisms seemingly failed to land, as many in the country voted to allow him the chance to write his own story. Ten years later, everyone in the country had a strong opinion on Trudeau, said Nanos. \u201cThere are very few people who are undecided, or ambivalent, about Justin Trudeau.\u201d He was swift to note, however, that Poilievre, the conservative leader who has a double-digit poll lead over Trudeau, is just as polarising. \u201cWe\u2019re in a world where all of the choices are polarising, but people are looking to punish someone,\u201d said Nanos. \u201cAnd Justin Trudeau, as the incumbent prime minister, is at the top of the list for a significant proportion of the population, because of their worries about paying for groceries, paying for housing and wondering about what\u2019s happening on climate change and stuff like that.\u201d It\u2019s a fate that has been echoed by embattled incumbents around the world, from Emmanuel Macron in France to Joe Biden in the US. Trudeau left behind a mixed legacy; one dotted with progressive wins but which also fell short of the ambitious promises that fuelled his rise to power, said Semra Sevi, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. As prime minister, he oversaw landmark reforms such as the legalisation of marijuana and programmes aimed at bolstering childcare access and affordability. \u201cHowever, many of his larger promises \u2013 especially around climate change, Indigenous reconciliation, and electoral reform \u2013 have been less successful,\u201d Sevi said. A series of scandals, from images that appeared to show him dressing up in blackface to the WE charity affair, in which Trudeau was accused of an improper financial relationship with the international development charity, further eroded trust in his leadership. His tenure, however, had managed to transform Canada in some ways, she said, as his \u201csunny ways\u201d and focus on inclusivity trickled down into government policy. \u201cTrudeau helped make Canada more progressive in terms of gender equality, immigration, and social rights.\u201d His reassertion of Canada\u2019s liberal identity was often played against Trump\u2019s isolationist tendencies, thrusting Canada into the limelight when, for example, Trudeau headed to an airport to personally welcome Syrian refugees after Trump had signed off on his so-called Muslim ban. The result \u2013 reinforced through stances such as his gender-balanced cabinet, the emphasis on LGBTQ+ rights, and his determination to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees \u2013 had helped to position Canada as more inclusive and globally minded, said Sevi. \u201cEarly on, he was seen as a breath of fresh air in Canadian politics, bringing a youthful energy, progressive ideals, and a promise to modernise Canada\u2019s political landscape,\u201d she added. Nearly 10 years and one drawn-out resignation later, the picture that had emerged was far more nuanced, she said. \u201cHis legacy, like his tenure, will likely be seen as a balance of progressive wins, alongside unfulfilled potential.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau: Canadian prime minister announces plan to resign \u2013 live;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/06/justin-trudeau-cananda-quits-resigns-latest-live-news-updates;2025-01-06T16:39:42Z",
        "text": "Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, has posted to X thanking Justin Trudeau for his leadership. He wrote: Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for your leadership, for your many contributions to Canada, and for the sacrifices you and your family have made for public service. Wishing you the best for your next chapters. Carney is reportedly considering running in the Liberal party leadership race. He served as the governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. Asked why he is not calling an election, Trudeau says parliament has been \u201cseized by obstruction, filibustering and a total lack of productivity\u201d for the past several months. \u201cIt\u2019s time for a reset,\u201d he says. It\u2019s time for the temperature to come down, for the people to have a fresh start in parliament, to be able to navigate through these complex times. He says that reset comes in two parts \u2013 the first is the prorogation of parliament, the other is recognising that removing him as the Liberal leader should \u201cdecrease the level of polarisation\u201d in the House and in Canadian politics. Trudeau says the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, is not the right vision for Canadians. \u201cStopping the fight against climate change doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d he tells reporters, adding that \u201cattacking journalists\u201d is \u201cnot what Canadians need in this moment\u201d. He says: We need an ambitious, optimistic view of the future, and Pierre Poilievre is not offering that. Trudeau says he looks forward to the fight as progressives \u201cstand up\u201d for a vision for a better country \u201cdespite the tremendous pressures around the world to think smaller\u201d. Trudeau says that his former deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, had been at his side for nearly 10 years and has been an \u201cincredible\u201d political partner. He says he had hoped that Freeland would have continued in her roles \u201cbut she chose otherwise\u201d. Trudeau adds: In regards to what actually happened, I am not someone who\u2019s in the habit of sharing private conversations. Freeland stepped down in December after clashing with Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs. Trudeau says he has one particular regret going into this next election, which is that he could have changed the way Canadians elect governments with the option of a second or third choice on the ballot. Doing so would have meant that parties would have spent more time trying to be people\u2019s second or third choices, he says: People would have been looking for things they have in common, instead of trying to polarize and divide Canadians against each other. Trudeau says a new prime minister and leader of the Liberals will carry the values and ideas of the party in the next elections. He says he is looking forward to that process. Asked why he decided to make the announcement today, he says he is \u201cnot someone who backs down very easily in a fight\u201d but that he has \u201calways been driven by my love for Canada\u201d. Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election, and it has become obvious to me with the internal battles that I cannot be the one to carry the liberal standard into the next election. Trudeau says he told his children last night of the decision that he is announcing today. I intend to resign as party leader as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process. He says he asked the president of the Liberal party to begin that process last night. This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I\u2019m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election. Justin Trudeau has begun speaking at his press conference from Rideau Cottage. He starts by saying that every morning that he has woken up as prime minister, he has been \u201cinspired\u201d by the \u201cresilience, the generosity and the determination\u201d of Canadians. He says it has been the \u201cdriving force\u201d behind why he has been fighting for this country since 2015. He says: I\u2019m a fighter, every bone in my body has always told me to fight, because I care deeply about Canadians. Justin Trudeau is due to hold a press conference to begin shortly at 10.45am local time (1545 GMT). The Canadian prime minister is expected to speak about his political future from Rideau Cottage, his temporary residence. The press conference marks the first time that he will have answered questions from reporters since November. Justin Trudeau is expected to seek prorogation to end all House of Commons business, according to multiple Canadian outlets. Trudeau met with Canada\u2019s governor general earlier this morning and asked her to prorogue parliament, according to reports. Prorogation of parliament would formally end the current session, delaying the returning of the House by several weeks and allowing the government to unveil a new plan for how it plans to run the country, according to Reuters. The news agency writes: This would have the advantage of delaying any motion of no-confidence, but it could further anger Liberal legislators, especially if Trudeau were still prime minister. Many Canadian observers now expect an election to be called for spring. If he announces plans to resign, it is unclear whether Justin Trudeau would stay on as prime minister until a new Liberal leader is selected. The Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has repeated his calls for an immediate election, saying: \u201cThe government of Canada is itself spiralling out of control.\u201d On 23 December, dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberal party agreed that the embattled prime minister should step down after the catastrophic resignation of his deputy \u2013 a sign he had completely lost support from a group who had been crucial loyalists. Several Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Toronto Star, reported that 51 of Ontario\u2019s Liberal MPs met virtually and agreed collectively that Trudeau\u2019s time in office has expired. There are a total of 75 Liberal MPs in the province that is the country\u2019s most populous and represents where most of the party\u2019s support lies, indicating the core of the Liberals have abandoned Trudeau. Justin Trudeau, 53, took office in November 2015 and has won re-election twice, becoming one of Canada\u2019s longest-serving prime ministers. However, his popularity began to decline two years ago amid public anger over high prices and a housing shortage, the Associated Press reports, and his fortunes never recovered. Polls show the Liberals will badly lose to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October 2025. Liberal leadership races usually take months to arrange and even if the party speeds up the process, Trudeau will still not be leaving office any time soon. This means he will be prime minister on 20 January when US president-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs that would cripple Canada\u2019s economy. Another worry for the Liberals is the threat by opposition parties to bring down the government. A no-confidence motion could be proposed as soon as the end of March, and if all parties vote in favour, an election will be triggered. Trudeau had until recently been able to fend off Liberal legislators worried about the polls and the loss of safe seats in two special elections last year. But calls for him to step aside have soared since last month, when he tried to demote finance minister Chrystia Freeland, one of his closest cabinet allies, after she pushed back against his proposals for more spending. Freeland quit instead and penned a letter accusing Trudeau of \u201cpolitical gimmicks\u201d rather than focusing on what was best for the country. Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation at a news conference at 10.45 am EST (15.45 GMT) on Monday, CBC News reported, after a snowballing leadership crisis that has caused the prime minister to lose support within his party. The prime minister\u2019s office said he would speak about his political future from Rideau Cottage, his temporary residence. The press conference marks the first time that he will have answered questions from reporters since November. The Globe and Mail newspaper cited three sources as saying that Trudeau, 53, would quit as head of the ruling Liberal party after nearly a decade in office. It said one of the sources had recently spoken to the prime minister and believed he intended to step down before an emergency meeting of party members on Wednesday, \u201cso it doesn\u2019t look like he was forced out by his own MPs\u201d. The Toronto Star said it had also confirmed that Trudeau was \u201cexpected to signal his intentions to step aside as early as Monday\u201d, citing what it said was a senior source. Trudeau\u2019s popularity has plummeted amid record inflation, an acute housing crisis, high food prices and voter fatigue with incumbent politicians. Recent polling put the Liberals at 16% support, their worst pre-election standing in more than a century, with the opposition Conservatives coming out on top."
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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau announces plan to quit as Canada\u2019s PM;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/justin-trudeau-to-step-down-as-canada-prime-minister;2025-01-06T16:37:06Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada\u2019s prime minister after his party has finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end to nearly a decade in power. \u201cCanadians deserve a clear choice in the next election,\u201d Trudeau said, adding party infighting had made it impossible for him to face off against his political rivals. Trudeau said would stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the ruling Liberal party was chosen through a \u201crobust, nationwide\u201d process. His resignation throws open the doors to a fierce political battle to be the country\u2019s next leader, with polls showing the Liberals losing badly to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October, regardless of who the leader is. Trudeau used his address to recount his government\u2019s accomplishments over three terms. Earlier in the day, he met the governor general, Mary Simon, and requested the prorogation of parliament until 24 March in order to give the party sufficient time to find a new leader. Lawmakers were due to return in late January and the opposition Conservatives had pledged to bring down the government with a vote of non-confidence, which could have forced an election. A meeting of the national caucus is expected to take place later in the day in order to plan for the transition to a new leader. The 53-year-old Trudeau has led the ruling Liberal party since 2013 and became prime minister in November 2015. Until recently, he had told reporters on numerous occasions he expected to lead the Liberals into the next election. But the recent developments reflect Trudeau\u2019s waning popularity \u2013 and that of his governing Liberals. In recent months, the party has after lost both political strongholds in recent byelections and prominent cabinet ministers. Recent polling has the Liberals at 16% support, their worst pre-election standing in more than a century. For Trudeau, the reversal of fortunes has been in the works for years as the public slowly soured on a leader whose historic surname, good looks and charisma elevated him into a global celebrity, or, as a 2016 Vogue profile put it, the \u201cnew young face of Canadian politics\u201d. At home, however, his reputation has \u2013 like those of many incumbents in power over the past year \u2013 become increasingly tarnished by high inflation and out-of-control housing prices. But a leader seemingly attuned to the mood of the country found himself embroiled in series of personal scandals, including a family trip to the Aga Khan\u2019s private island, skipping out on the country\u2019s first national day of truth and reconciliation for a surfing vacation, and revelations that members of his family were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a charity to which his government recently awarded a substantial contract. In each case, Trudeau\u2019s apparent inability to understand public outrage helps to explain his refusal to step down \u2013 and seemingly blinded him to the growing dissatisfaction which threatens to cast a shadow over his political legacy. Almost two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed a letter calling on Trudeau to step down late last year over fears of a potentially seismic electoral defeat. In mid-December Trudeau\u2019s closest political ally, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, stepped down amid a row over the appropriate response to Donald Trump\u2019s looming economic nationalism. Her scathing resignation letter accused Trudeau of \u201ccostly political gimmicks\u201d and cast doubt on his understanding of the \u201cgravity of the moment\u201d. A deep anxiety has settled over federal politics ahead of Trump\u2019s inauguration, as officials fear American tariffs would devastate the Canadian economy and a prorogued parliament is likely to further entrench those fears. Trudeau had attempted to placate the incoming US president with a visit to Florida, where they posed for a smiling photo, and he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that he promised Trump Canada would shore up border security. Days later, however, Trump publicly mocked Trudeau, belittling him as the \u201cgovernor\u201d of Canada, as if his country were merely a US state rather than an independent nation, and musing that it could become part of the US. The Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has repeated his calls for an immediate election, saying: \u201cThe government of Canada is itself spiralling out of control.\u201d Federal law requires an election be held by October 2025 but with all opposition parties saying publicly they no longer have confidence in the governing Liberals, an election is certain when parliament returns in late March. The Tories are expected to win a majority government given current polling. But that result could sway substantially depending on the new leaders the Liberals choose."
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        "label": "The Guardian;Middle East crisis: Israeli forces \u2018fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza\u2019 \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/06/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-hamas-potential-ceasefire-hostage-deal;2025-01-06T15:51:38Z",
        "text": "Israel and Hamas are wrangling over the details of a potential deal to halt Israel\u2019s war on the Gaza Strip and return hostages home. A Hamas official said the group had approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be returned as part of a deal that could eventually lead to a ceasefire. But Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office swiftly issued a statement saying Hamas had not provided such a list. Israel said on Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether the 34 hostages it claimed it was ready to free were dead or alive. Gaza\u2019s health ministry said that 49 people were killed by Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking the overall number of Palestinians killed by the military since October 2023 to 45,854. The health ministry was reported to have said that the Israeli military committed three \u201cmassacres\u201d in Gaza over the past day, with deadly attacks having taken place in southern and central parts of the Strip. Foreign ministers from the UAE and Syria\u2019s new government discussed strengthening relations at a meeting during the first official Syrian visit to the Gulf country since the overthrow of former president Bashar al-Assad. Turkey said that it was \u201conly a matter of time\u201d before Syrian Kurdish fighters - seen by the west as essential in the fight against Islamic State jihadists - would be \u201celiminated\u201d. Gunmen opened fire on a bus and other vehicles near a village in the occupied West Bank, killing three people and injuring eight, the emergency services said. The Israeli military reported that troops were \u201cpursuing the terrorists\u201d who carried out the attack near the village of al-Funduq. Israeli forces fired on a World Food Programme convoy in Gaza on Sunday, hitting vehicles carrying eight staff members some 16 times. We are closing this blog now. Thanks for following along. You can find all of our latest Middle East coverage here. Peter Beaumont is a senior international reporter for the Guardian Israeli forces fired on a World Food Programme convoy in Gaza on Sunday, hitting vehicles carrying eight staff members some 16 times. A statement issued by the UN agency said it \u201cstrongly condemns the horrifying incident on January 5, when a clearly marked WFP convoy was shot at by Israeli forces near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, putting the lives of our staff at tremendous risk and leaving the vehicles immobilized.\u201d \u201cThe convoy, consisting of three vehicles carrying eight staff members, came under hostile fire despite having received all of the necessary clearances from Israeli authorities. At least 16 bullets struck the vehicles.\u201d The UAE\u2019s top diplomat Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Syria\u2019s new foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani \u201cdiscussed ways to enhance the strong fraternal relations between the two countries,\u201d UAE\u2019s official Wam news agency reported (see post at 10:30 for more details). Sheikh Abdullah was reported to have \u201creiterated the UAE\u2019s firm position in supporting Syria\u2019s independence and sovereignty over all its territories\u201d. The meetings in Abu Dhabi also included Syrian defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and intelligence chief Anas Khattab, according to Wam. The UAE had championed restoring ties with Bashar al-Assad in the years before his downfall. The Gulf country had hoped to distance Assad from Iran and had taken up a leading role in rehabilitating him among the mainly Sunni Muslim Arab states that shunned him after he accepted help from Shi\u2019ite, non-Arab Iran and Russia to put down the Sunni-led rebellion against him. As we have mentioned in previous posts in the blog (see at 10.02), gunmen earlier today opened fire on a bus and other vehicles near a village in the occupied West Bank, killing three people, according to paramedics. The military said that troops had set up roadblocks and were encircling several nearby towns to apprehend the attackers. Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said he had directed the military to \u201cact forcefully\u201d to find the attackers. \u201cWe will not tolerate a Gaza-like reality in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank), and anyone who follows Hamas\u2019 path in Gaza and enables or supports the murder and harm of Jews will pay a heavy price,\u201d Katz wrote in a post on X. Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right member of the country\u2019s ruling coalition, also warned of harsh consequences in the wake of the attack. \u201cFunduq, Nablus and Jenin should look like Jabalia\u201d, a now-devastated town in northern Gaza, he said in a statement, \u201cso that Kfar Saba doesn\u2019t, God forbid, become Kfar Aza\u201d, referring respectively to a central Israeli city near the West Bank, and a kibbutz community near Gaza that was devastated during the 7 October attack. Palestinian militant group Hamas, which led the 7 October attack, in which 1,200 people were killed, praised Monday\u2019s shooting attack in the West Bank. Hamas said in a statement: The shooting attack .. confirms that the resistance in the West Bank will continue despite the occupation\u2019s terrorism and security measures. The operation is a heroic response to the ongoing crimes and war of extermination committed by the occupation against our people. Patrick Wintour is diplomatic editor for the Guardian Social order in Gaza is likely to collapse further if Israel goes ahead with its threat this month to end all cooperation with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, Louise Wateridge, its senior emergency officer, has warned. Wateridge, who has just returned from Gaza, described the territory as increasingly fractured and said the two Knesset bills due to come into force at the end of the month blocking cooperation with the agency would make it impossible for Unrwa to operate or to distribute aid in a war zone. \u201cIf we\u2019re no longer able to communicate to the Israeli authorities, we no longer have a deconfliction process in place, so none of our buildings will be de-conflicted or protected any more, and we simply won\u2019t be able to be there,\u201d she said. She said the levels of lawlessness already occurring in the Kerem Shalom crossing had so far not spread across Gaza due to the societal ties Palestinians have with each other and their relationship with Unrwa. You can read the full story here: A 35-day-old baby has died due to exposure to the harsh winter weather in Gaza, officials said, becoming at least the eighth victim of the cold in the past two weeks, Reuters reports. The weather continued to exact a toll on the hundreds of thousands in Gaza displaced into makeshift shelters. People are packed into tent camps along the coast as the cold, wet winter sets in. Aid groups have struggled to deliver food and supplies and say there are shortages of blankets, warm clothing and firewood. Aid groups have accused the Israeli military of hindering and even blocking shipments in Gaza. On Sunday, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said the \u201ccold weather and lack of shelter are causing the deaths of newborns in Gaza.\u201d As a reminder, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has urged Israel to release Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of northern Gaza\u2019s Kamal Adwan hospital, who was arrested as the Israeli military forced patients and medical staff to leave the health facility on 27 December. \u201cKamal Adwan hospital in North Gaza remains completely out of function and we have received no updates on the safety and wellbeing of its director Dr Hussam Abu Safia since his detention on 27 December,\u201d the WHO chief posted on X on Saturday. \u201cWe continue to urge Israel to release him. We repeat: attacks on hospitals and health professionals must end. People in Gaza need access to health care,\u201d he wrote. Dr Abu Safiya was initially taken to the Sde Teiman detention camp, according to his son, who has been told that the doctor\u2019s leg was badly injured during a raid on the hospital by Israeli soldiers. Israel has not said where the head doctor or the hospital\u2019s other missing medical personnel are being held but claimed that the hospital was being used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Dr Abu Safiya had kept Kamal Adwan running through more than 80 days of siege and attacks by Israeli forces amid a renewed Israeli military assault in the surrounding Jabalia refugee camp. France\u2019s president Emmanuel Macron has said that his country will not abandon Kurdish fighters. \u201cWe must regard the regime change in Syria without naivety,\u201d Macron said in a speech to French ambassadors, adding that France would not abandon \u201cfreedom fighters, like the Kurds\u201d who are fighting extremist groups in Syria. Turkey\u2019s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, has told a news conference that it was \u201conly a matter of time\u201d before Syrian Kurdish fighters - seen by the west as essential in the fight against Islamic State jihadists - will be wiped out. Speaking in a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, he told journalists: Conditions in Syria have changed. We believe it\u2019s only a matter of time before PKK/YPG is eliminated. Fidan went on to warn against any western support for Kurdish fighters in Syria. \u201cIf you (the west) have different aims in the region, if you want to serve another policy by using Daesh as an excuse to embolden the PKK, then there is no way for that either,\u201d he said, using an Arabic acronym for IS group. The Kurdistan Workers\u2019 party (PKK) has been fighting for autonomy in south-east Turkey in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people since the 1980s. It is considered a terrorist group by Turkey and the country\u2019s western allies. Syria is home to tens of thousands of Kurdish fighters who lead the the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara considers an extension of the PKK. The SDF, which holds a vast swathe of territory in north-east Syria and includes some Arab fighters, was founded in 2015 and did much of the hardest fighting against IS. Al Jazeera has cited Gaza\u2019s health ministry as saying that the Israeli military has committed three \u201cmassacres\u201d in Gaza over the past day, killing nearly 50 people and injuring 75 others who arrived at hospitals. There have been reports of deadly Israeli attacks on on a residential building in Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and in the southern city of Rafah. We will give you more details on these attacks when we get them. At least 45,854 Palestinian people have been killed and 109,139 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Monday. Gaza\u2019s health ministry has said in the past that thousands of other dead people are most likely lost in the rubble of the territory. Syria\u2019s new foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today on his first visit to the country since rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month in a surprise offensive. \u201cShaibani, accompanied by defence minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and intelligence chief Anas Khattab arrive in the United Arab Emirates,\u201d official news agency Sana reported, a day after they visited its Gulf neighbour Qatar. Syria is eager for investment from wealthy Gulf states to help rebuild the country\u2019s infrastructure and boost the economy, after years of crippling sanctions from the west. In the opening summary, we reported that three Israelis were killed in a shooting in the occupied West Bank. We now have a bit more information about what happened. \u201cParamedics have confirmed the deaths of three victims, including two women and a man,\u201d emergency service provider Magen David Adom said. The two women killed in the shooting were in their 60s, while the man was around 40. The military says troops are \u201cpursuing the terrorists\u201d who carried out the attack near the village of al-Funduq, which left 8 people injured, according to reports. \u201cWe will reach the despicable murderers and hold them, as well as anyone who assisted them, accountable,\u201d Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement from his office. \u201cNo one will be spared.\u201d The Israeli parliament decided in late October to pass a law banning the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, from operating in the country. Two bills were passed by the Knesset \u2013 the Israeli parliament - in late October to ban Unrwa from \u201cany activity\u201d and to declare it a terror group after allegations by Israel that members of the Unrwa staff in Gaza were involved in the 7 October Hamas attacks, in which 1,200 people were killed and about 250 abducted. The UN launched an investigation into the Israeli claims and fired nine Unrwa staff as a result. Unrwa denies any wider involvement with Hamas. Unrwa has said the new laws \u2013 due to come into effect this month \u2013 will cause the supply chain of aid to Gaza to \u201cfall apart\u201d, excepting an already dire humanitarian crisis, with widespread shortages of food, medicine and clean water across the Strip. Unrwa operates in Gaza, the West Bank and in surrounding countries such as Jordan and Lebanon, where large numbers of Palestinian refugees live. It provides schools, mental health support, hospitals and waste disposal services, among other things, as well as being the central organisation for the distribution of aid. The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) has said the number of babies in Gaza who have died from the cold weather and a \u201clack of shelter\u201d has risen to 7. \u201cCold weather and lack of shelter are causing the deaths of newborns in Gaza. 7,700 newborns lack lifesaving care. To date, at least seven babies have reportedly died,\u201d Unrwa wrote in a post on X. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, displaced from their homes by Israeli bombardments, are packed into tent camps along the coast as the cold, wet winter sets in. Aid groups have struggled to deliver food and supplies and say there are shortages of blankets, warm clothing and firewood. Aid groups have accused the Israeli military of hindering and even blocking shipments in Gaza. Israel said on Monday that Hamas had so far not provided the status of the 34 hostages the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to release in the first phase of a potential exchange deal. \u201cAs yet, Israel has not received any confirmation or comment by Hamas regarding the status of the hostages appearing on the list,\u201d Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said in a statement. \u201cThe list of hostages... was not provided to Israel by Hamas but was originally given by Israel to the mediators in July 2024.\u201d The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a campaign group for relatives of those abducted by Hamas during the 7 October attack on southern Israel last year, has reacted to reports of a Saudi Arabian news outlet publishing a list of the 34 hostages who will potentially be freed in the first phase of a potential deal with Hamas. The list does not detail who is alive. Hamas militants seized 251 hostages during the 2023 attack, of whom 96 remain in Gaza. The Israeli military says 34 of those are dead. The forum said: The families of the hostages are shaken and upset by the list published this morning. We call on the media and the public to show sensitivity and responsibility regarding the publication of this and other such things until a deal is signed, and also during it. The time is ripe for a comprehensive agreement that will return all the hostages \u2013 the living for healing, and the murdered and fallen for a proper burial. We are leaving no one behind. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under growing pressure from hostages\u2019 families to reach a deal that will free their loved ones, with weekly demonstrations organised by the hostages forum. His critics accuse him of stalling on a deal, with a key obstacle to a truce being Israel\u2019s reluctance to agree to a lasting ceasefire. Israel and Hamas are wrangling over the details of a potential deal to halt Israel\u2019s war on the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed more than 100 people over the weekend. A Hamas official said the group had approved a list of 34 Israeli hostages to be returned as part of a deal that could eventually lead to a ceasefire, Reuters reported. But Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office swiftly issued a statement on Sunday saying Hamas had not provided such a list. A renewed push is under way to reach a ceasefire in Israel\u2019s war on Gaza before US president-elect Donald Trump takes office on 20 January. \u201cWe very much want to bring this over the finish line in the next two weeks, the time we have remaining,\u201d outgoing US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told a press conference in South Korea earlier today when asked whether a ceasefire deal was close. In other developments: Israeli military airstrikes continued throughout the Gaza Strip on Sunday, with an airstrike killing five people in a house in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza and another killing four in Jabalia in the territory\u2019s north, Gaza health officials said. Later in the day, an airstrike hit a police station in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing five people, medics said. It was not immediately clear if all the people who were killed were police officers. At nightfall, medics said an Israeli airstrike had killed three people in Bureij camp in central Gaza, bringing Sunday\u2019s death toll to 17. Two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Palestinian Fatah party and the Palestinian health ministry. Palestinian media said Israeli forces opened fire on the home of a 37-year-old man in a town south of Jenin. The health ministry said the 17-year-old was killed in an Israeli raid in Askar camp in Nablus. The Israeli military said its forces killed an armed militant in the West Bank, confiscated weapons and dismantled an explosives manufacturing laboratory. Separately, it said it was looking into reports that a 17-year-old was killed. Gunmen opened fire on vehicles, including a passenger bus, on Monday near a village in the occupied West Bank, killing three people and injuring at least seven others, the Israeli military and emergency services said. \u201cParamedics have confirmed the deaths of three victims, including two women and a man,\u201d emergency service provider Magen David Adom said, while the military reported that troops were \u201cpursuing the terrorists\u201d who carried out the attack near the village of Al-Funduq. Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the west looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership. Blinken would \u201cmeet with European counterparts to advocate for a peaceful, inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition\u201d, a state department statement said as he visited Seoul on Monday. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group\u2019s war operations room, according to new details on Sunday disclosed by a senior Hezbollah security official, the Associated Press reports. \u201cHis eminence [Nasrallah] used to lead the battle and war from this location,\u201d Wafiq Safa told a news conference on Sunday near the site where Nasrallah was killed. A series of Israeli airstrikes flattened several buildings in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs on 27 September last year, killing Nasrallah."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Canadian PM Justin Trudeau expected to announce plan to resign;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/canada-pm-justin-trudeau-likely-resign-monday-leader-liberal-party;2025-01-06T14:42:45Z",
        "text": "The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is expected to announce on Monday that he plans to step down, local media have reported, after a snowballing leadership crisis during which he lost support from within his own party. The prime minister\u2019s office said he would speak about his political future from Rideau Cottage, his temporary residence, at 10.45 am. The press conference marks the first time that he will have answered questions from reporters since November. On Sunday evening, the Globe and Mail newspaper cited three sources saying that Trudeau would quit as head of the ruling Liberal party, which in turn would bring to an end his nine years as prime minister at some point later this year. The 53-year-old became party leader in 2013 and has been prime minister since November 2015. The paper said one of the sources had recently spoken to the prime minister and believed he intended to step down before an emergency meeting of party members on Wednesday, \u201cso it doesn\u2019t look like he was forced out by his own MPs\u201d. The Toronto Star said it had also confirmed that Trudeau was \u201cexpected to signal his intentions to step aside as early as Monday\u201d, citing what it said was a senior source. Trudeau\u2019s popularity has plummeted amid record inflation, an acute housing crisis, high food prices and voter fatigue with incumbent politicians. Recent polling put the Liberals at 16% support, their worst pre-election standing in more than a century, with the opposition Conservatives coming out on top. At the end of October, almost two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed a letter calling on Trudeau to step down, with the party fearing a seismic electoral defeat in the federal election scheduled for next year. His political horizons darkened in mid-December with the shock resignation of his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, who left with stern words for the prime minister, questioning his ability to guide Canada through Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica first\u201d economic nationalism, including a threat of 25% tariffs on Canada. \u201cWe need to take that threat extremely seriously,\u201d she said in a departing letter, which questioned whether the government understood the \u201cgravity of the moment\u201d. Freeland, a former Financial Times reporter, had previously won praise for navigating the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation process during Trump\u2019s first term. The resignation of a key ally sent Ottawa into chaos and the fallout has resulted in the smaller New Democratic party, which had kept the Liberals in power, pulling its support for the prime minister. Trudeau had attempted to placate the incoming US president, with a visit to Florida, where they posed for a smiling photo, and he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that he had promised Trump that Canada would shore up border security. Still, days later Trump publicly mocked Trudeau, belittling him as the \u201cgovernor\u201d of Canada, as if his country were merely a US state rather than an independent nation, and musing that it could become part of the US. Many Canadian observers now expect an election to be called for spring. It is unclear whether Trudeau would stay on as prime minister until a new Liberal leader is selected. The former high school teacher and the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada\u2019s best-known prime ministers, became Liberal leader in 2013 when the party was also faring badly, and his leadership was seen abroad as an example of stable, progressive power. The Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has repeated his calls for an immediate election, saying: \u201cThe government of Canada is itself spiralling out of control.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/danish-king-changes-coat-of-arms-in-apparent-rebuke-to-donald-trump;2025-01-06T14:18:09Z",
        "text": "The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands \u2013 in what has also been seen as a rebuke to Donald Trump. Less than a year since succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe, after she stood down on New Year\u2019s Eve 2023, King Frederik has made a clear statement of intent to keep the autonomous Danish territory and former colony within the kingdom of Denmark. For 500 years, previous Danish royal coats of arms have featured three crowns, the symbol of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which was led from Denmark between 1397 and 1523. They are also an important symbol of its neighbour Sweden. But in the updated version, the crowns have been removed and replaced with a more prominent polar bear and ram than previously, to symbolise Greenland and the Faroe Islands respectively. The move comes at a time of increased tension over Greenland and its relations with Denmark, which continues to control its foreign and security policy. Incoming US president Trump last month said again that he wants the US to buy Greenland, and the Greenlandic prime minister, M\u00fate Egede, recently accused Denmark of genocide in response to investigations of the forced contraceptive scandal of the 1960s and 70s. In Egede\u2019s own new year\u2019s address he accelerated calls for Greenlandic independence and called for the \u201cshackles of the colonial era\u201d to be removed. The royal household said the coat of arms, which is used on official documents and seals and elements of which date back to the 12th century, \u201cstrengthens the prominence of the commonwealth\u201d. The three crowns, it said, had been removed \u201cas it is no longer relevant\u201d. The changes, it said, were made after a recommendation from a committee that was appointed straight after his accession on 14 January 2024. Last week, in his first new year speech, the king said: \u201cWe are all united and each of us committed for the kingdom of Denmark. From the Danish minority in South Schleswig \u2013 which is even situated outside the kingdom \u2013 and all the way to Greenland. We belong together.\u201d Since 1819, the royal arms have been changed three times before now, in 1903, 1948 and 1972. But the latest changes have been met by shock in some quarters. Ever since the peace treaty of Kn\u00e4red in 1613, which ended the Kalmar war, Sweden was \u201cforced to accept the Danish king\u2019s rights to use the Swedish symbol of the three crowns, said Dick Harrison, a history professor at the Swedish University of Lund, making its removal from the Danish coat of arms now \u201ca sensation\u201d. \u201cThe symbol survived the huge defeats in the wars against Sweden in the 1640s and the 1650s, the loss of Norway in 1814, the loss of Schleswig to Germany in 1864, the transition to modernity, the loss of Iceland and the German occupation in world war II,\u201d he said. \u201cThus, from the point of view of history, the fact that King Frederik X has decided to remove the symbol is a sensation.\u201d But Sebastian Olden-J\u00f8rgensen, a historian at the Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen, said it sends clear signals about current geopolitics, especially amid Greenlandic calls for independence. \u201cWhen the Greenlanders, and in a sense also the Faroese, toy with the idea of achieving full independence, the royal house shows they support the state\u2019s policy, which is to preserve the unity of the realm,\u201d he told Berlingske. Royal expert Lars Hovbakke S\u00f8rensen believes the changes reflect the king\u2019s personal interest in the Arctic, but also send a message to the world. \u201cIt is important to signal from the Danish side that Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Danish realm, and that this is not up for discussion. This is how you mark it,\u201d he told TV2. The government of Greenland has been contacted for comment."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Austria\u2019s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/austria-far-right-freedom-party-fpo-tasked-with-forming-coalition-government;2025-01-06T13:48:00Z",
        "text": "Austria\u2019s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FP\u00d6) with holding talks to form a ruling coalition, potentially paving the way for the far right to lead the government for the first time since the second world war. After meeting the FP\u00d6 leader, Herbert Kickl, at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Alexander van der Bellen said the party, which narrowly won the most votes in September\u2019s general election, could begin negotiations with the conservative Austrian People\u2019s party (\u00d6VP) on forming a governing alliance. \u201cI didn\u2019t take this decision lightly,\u201d said the president, who under the constitution formally names the chancellor. \u201cI will continue to make sure that the principles and rules of our constitution are respected and upheld.\u201d Months-long negotiations by mainstream parties to form a coalition to block the far right collapsed at the weekend because of differences on how to revive the ailing Austrian economy and manage public finances. The chancellor, Karl Nehammer of the \u00d6VP, announced his intention to resign on Saturday after the talks broke down. He had repeatedly ruled out becoming junior partner to the FP\u00d6 with Kickl as the head of government. Some commentators said the U-turn by Nehammer\u2019s party bordered on voter fraud. The \u00d6VP said on Sunday it had nominated its general secretary, Christian Stocker, to act as interim leader. Stocker has expressed his willingness to negotiate with the FP\u00d6 and has received his party\u2019s blessing to do so. The failure of the centrist parties to build an effective \u201cfirewall\u201d against the FP\u00d6 means Austria could soon join a growing bloc of EU countries led by the far right, including Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Hungary. It also underlined the dilemma faced by democratic forces across Europe in fighting a rising tide of extremism as anti-immigration, Eurosceptic parties splinter the vote. Germany\u2019s unwieldy centre-left-led coalition under the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, collapsed in November. The anti-Islam, far-right Alternative f\u00fcr Deutschland party is polling on 19%, second behind the opposition conservatives, ahead of a snap election next month. The German vice-chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Greens, said developments in Austria should serve as a warning. \u201cIf the centrist parties aren\u2019t capable of forming coalitions and dismiss compromises as the devil\u2019s work, it only helps the radicals,\u201d he told the public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. If the coalition negotiations in Vienna between the FP\u00d6 and the \u00d6VP fail, Austria will have to hold a new election. Kickl, a firebrand whose speeches during the run-up to the September election were peppered with Nazi-era slogans, has long been denounced by centrist leaders as a conspiracy theorist and security risk. A protege of the late FP\u00d6 chief J\u00f6rg Haider, Kickl cites Hungary\u2019s autocratic prime minister, Viktor Orb\u00e1n, as a role model and campaigned on lifting sanctions imposed against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Hundreds of anti-FP\u00d6 protesters including Austrian Jewish leaders held a rally outside the Hofburg during the hour-long talks between Kickl and the president, chanting: \u201cVan der Bellen, throw him out!\u201d Kickl did not speak as he left the meeting, but writing on Instagram on Sunday he said he deplored the \u201clost time\u201d since the election and the \u201cenormous loss of trust\u201d in the political class. He said the FP\u00d6 would stand for \u201chonesty, clarity, predictability, stability and credibility\u201d in government. Julia Partheym\u00fcller, a political scientist at the Vienna Centre for Electoral Research, said Kickl would be a \u201cpolarising figure\u201d as chancellor, noting that a previous stint as interior minister had been marked by \u201ca tense relationship with the liberal state governed by the rule of law and a confrontational approach to media\u201d. The FP\u00d6\u2019s historic 29% of the vote last September came amid a wave of voter anger over immigration and inflation, issues driving the hard right\u2019s surge against incumbents in many western democracies. Polls suggest support for the FP\u00d6 has grown since the election. It marked a remarkable comeback for a party humiliated in the so-called Ibiza scandal, in which Austria\u2019s then deputy chancellor and FP\u00d6 leader, Heinz-Christian Strache, was caught on video at a Spanish luxury resort discussing a potential bribe from a woman purporting to be the niece of a Russian oligarch. Partheym\u00fcller said the impact of the FP\u00d6 leading the government would be felt far beyond Austria, which despite having a population of 9 million people has outsize influence in the EU owing to its strong alliances and role as a geographical crossroads. Kickl has railed against immigrants with slogans such as \u201cFortress Austria\u201d and \u201cAustria First\u201d and stoked controversy by campaigning on a slogan to become \u201cVolkskanzler\u201d (people\u2019s chancellor), a moniker once used for Adolf Hitler. The FP\u00d6 was founded in the 1950s and first led by a former senior SS officer and Nazi lawmaker. The party has played the junior partner to the \u00d6VP in several governments and rules with the conservatives in five of Austria\u2019s nine states. Security services consider some factions of the FP\u00d6 to be extremist. The \u00d6VP has adopted the FP\u00d6\u2019s hard line on immigration, which nevertheless failed to prevent a double-digit slide in its share of the vote in the September election compared with the last poll in 2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Charlie Hebdo marks 10 years after terror attack with special issue;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/charlie-hebdo-marks-10-years-after-terror-attack-with-special-issue;2025-01-06T13:22:35Z",
        "text": "Ten years on from the Islamist terrorist attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, France will ask: \u201cAre we all still Charlie?\u201d The #JeSuisCharlie hashtag spread around the world in January 2015 after brothers Ch\u00e9rif and Sa\u00efd Kouachi stormed the paper\u2019s offices killing 11 people in retaliation for it printing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. After gunning down several of France\u2019s most celebrated journalists and cartoonists, the pair shot dead an injured police officer lying on the pavement outside. The murders would mark the first of three days of terrorist attacks in the French capital: the following day, Am\u00e9dy Coulibaly shot a trainee police officer before taking hostages and killing four Jewish victims \u2013 three shoppers and a member of staff \u2013 at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket on 9 January. All three gunmen died in separate police shootouts on 9 January. At the 2020 trial of 14 suspects linked to the Charlie Hebdo attack, Simon Fieschi, the paper\u2019s webmaster, who was the first person shot after the Kouachi brothers entered its offices, said he still suffered physical paralysis and was in almost constant pain. Fieschi was found dead, aged 40, in a Paris hotel in October last year. \u201cI hear us described as those who escaped. I don\u2019t feel like that. To my knowledge, none of those who were there that day escaped what happened,\u201d he said at the trial. The three days of killing were a response to Charlie Hebdo\u2019s publication of caricatures mocking the prophet Muhammad in 2006. On Sunday, Philippe Val, the former director of Charlie Hebdo, said he had no regrets over publishing the cartoons. \u201cI called a meeting [before publication] of all Charlie\u2019s staff to ask their opinion and if only one hadn\u2019t wanted to, we wouldn\u2019t have published \u2026 But I don\u2019t regret it, it had to be done, the fight isn\u2019t over, things aren\u2019t any better today,\u201d Val told Le Parisien, adding that he had been \u201cliving under protection since that day, for 20 years\u201d. This week\u2019s commemorative Charlie Hebdo, number 1694, will be a double edition of 32 pages; 300,000 copies will be printed and on sale from Tuesday \u2013 a day earlier than usual \u2013 for two weeks for \u20ac5 (\u00a34.16). The newspaper claims to usually sell about 50,000 copies a week. Edition number 1178, which appeared on 14 January 2015 and was called the \u201csurvivors\u2019 edition\u201d, sold 8m copies. The edition marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks will centre on Charlie Hebdo\u2019s trademark theme: freedom of expression. As well as caricatures by leading regular cartoonists, it will feature 40 cartoons and caricatures out of 350 sent in as part of an international competition on the theme of religion. Called #LaughingAtGod, the newspaper suggested participants \u201cdraw your anger against the hold all religions have on your freedoms\u201d. It will also feature an Ifop poll on \u201cthe French and the right to caricature, blasphemy and freedom of expression\u201d; conducted in June last year, it showed 76% of French people asked believed freedom of expression \u2013 including \u201cfreedom to caricature\u201d \u2013 was a fundamental right. Of those polled, 62% said they approved of the right \u201cto criticise a religious belief, symbol or dogma in an outrageous manner\u201d. Charlie Hebdo\u2019s editor-in-chief, G\u00e9rard Biard, said readers would also be able to discover the paper\u2019s \u201cadmirers \u2026 in countries where they are not necessarily expected\u201d, as well as a feature on atheists. The front page remains a closely guarded secret. \u201cWe already have the idea, but it will be a surprise,\u201d Biard told Ouest-France newspaper. On Tuesday evening, in a special broadcast on freedom of speech, France 2 television will pose the question: \u201cAre we all still Charlie?\u201d The programme aims to \u201cdecipher the current state of the threat\u201d. As well as terrorism experts and Charlie Hebdo journalists, the programme will also include teachers and students to discuss issues of secularism and actors, artists and writers. In October 2020, Samuel Paty, 47, a secondary school teacher who taught geography and history, was decapitated by an Islamist terrorist after posing the question \u201cto be or not to be Charlie?\u201d during an ethics class. The previous month, a Pakistani national, Zaheer Hassan Mahmoud, had attacked and seriously injured two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Charlie Hebdo offices. Mahmoud goes on trial for attempted murder in Paris on Monday."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018I was stunned\u2019: man claims Florence karaoke bar banned Neapolitan song;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/man-claims-florence-karaoke-bar-banned-neapolitan-song;2025-01-06T13:15:07Z",
        "text": "A debate over linguistic and cultural discrimination has erupted in Italy after a man was allegedly banned from singing a Neapolitan song at a karaoke bar in Florence. Pasquale Abbatiello, a 26-year-old PhD student from Benevento in the southern Campania region, was in the Tuscan capital with friends on New Year\u2019s Day when they decided to toast 2025 with drinks and karaoke at a bar in the centre. Recounting the episode in a video that was widely shared on social media, Abbatiello said that all kinds of tunes were being performed in a variety of languages, from Italian classics and American songs to the latest hits. But when he stepped on to the stage and entered the title of the song he wanted to sing into the karaoke system, he claimed the event\u2019s manager nipped his performance in the bud because the song was in the Neapolitan dialect. \u201cI was stunned,\u201d Abbatiello said. \u201cI asked, why can\u2019t you sing in Neapolitan? Among other things, the song I chose wasn\u2019t so dialectical compared to much more well-known songs. I was told it was the owner\u2019s choice and that you can only sing in Italian, English or French. French? How can that be considered more suitable than Neapolitan, especially for karaoke?\u201d Abbatiello had wanted to sing Tu Si a Fine do\u2019 Munno, a hit by Angelo Famao, a newcomer to neomelodic, a music genre that originates in Naples and combines elements of traditional Neapolitan song, for example O Sole Mio, with modern pop. Enraged, the group left the bar. The incident provoked a lively debate on social media, with some defending Neapolitan music as \u201cthe best in the world\u201d and saying the incident was an offence to the beloved late Naples-born singer Pino Daniele. Even the mayor of Benevento, Clemente Mastella, intervened. He said Neapolitan music \u201crepresents a fundamental part of our cultural identity\u201d and \u201ccannot be marginalised\u201d. He added: \u201cO Sole Mio is the best-known Italian song in the world. This creeping racism that is injecting itself into musical tastes is stupid, worrying and poisonous.\u201d The Neapolitan dialect is commonly spoken in Naples and the wider Campania region."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial accused of receiving illegal funding from Gaddafi;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/nicolas-sarkozy-goes-on-trial-accused-of-receiving-funding-from-gaddafi;2025-01-06T13:10:46Z",
        "text": "Nicolas Sarkozy has gone on trial over allegations he received millions of euros in illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, in the biggest political financing scandal in modern French history. The historic trial of the rightwing former French president and 12 other people \u2013 including three former government ministers \u2013 for criminal conspiracy to receive funds from a foreign dictator on a massive scale threatens to worsen voters\u2019 already low trust in the French political class. After a 10-year anti-corruption investigation, the court will hear allegations of what investigative magistrates called a \u201ccorruption pact\u201d forged between Sarkozy and the Libyan regime in which intermediaries delivered suitcases full of cash to ministry buildings in Paris to illegally fund Sarkozy\u2019s victorious 2007 presidential campaign. The court will examine whether, in exchange for funding Sarkozy\u2019s presidential campaign, the Libyan regime requested diplomatic, legal and business favours. One of these alleged requests for favours related to Abdullah al-Senussi, Gaddafi\u2019s spy chief and enforcer. Senussi had been sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment by a French court in 1999 for his role in the 1989 bombing of a UTA passenger plane over Niger which killed 170 people. The court will hear how requests were allegedly made by the Libyan regime to Sarkozy\u2019s entourage to find a way to lift France\u2019s international arrest warrant against Senussi. Laure Heinich, a lawyer for 15 relatives of people killed in the UTA plane bombing, said her clients would tell the court of their shock to hear that \u201cthe arrest of the person who killed their family members\u201d could be \u201cexchanged for money\u201d. She said the alleged corruption pact would mean that \u201cthe money Nicolas Sarkozy used to get elected in 2007 was money sullied by these families\u2019 blood\u201d. Sarkozy, who was president between 2007 and 2012, has denied all wrongdoing in the case. The three-month trial will unpick Sarkozy\u2019s complex relationship with Gaddafi, the autocratic Libyan leader whose brutal 41-year rule was marked by human rights abuses and who had been isolated internationally over his regime\u2019s connection to terrorism, including the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in December 1988. Members of Sarkozy\u2019s entourage allegedly met members of Gaddafi\u2019s regime in Libya in 2005, when Sarkozy was interior minister. Soon after becoming French president in 2007, Sarkozy then invited the Libyan leader for a lengthy state visit to Paris, setting up his Bedouin tent in gardens near the \u00c9lys\u00e9e. Sarkozy was the first western leader to welcome Gaddafi on a full state visit since the freeze in relations in the 1980s over his pariah status as a sponsor of state terrorism. But in 2011, Sarkozy put France in the forefront of Nato-led airstrikes against Gaddafi\u2019s troops that helped rebel fighters topple his regime. Gaddafi was captured by rebels in October 2011 and killed. A documentary about the case, Personne N\u2019y Comprend Rien (No One Understands), will be released in French cinemas on Wednesday telling the story of the investigation. If convicted on corruption charges, Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison alongside Claude Gu\u00e9ant, a former \u00c9lys\u00e9e secretary general and interior minister, and Brice Hortefeux, a close Sarkozy ally who also served as interior minister. All deny wrongdoing. Also on trial is Sarkozy\u2019s former budget minister \u00c9ric Woerth, who is now an MP for Emmanuel Macron\u2019s centrist party. He denies wrongdoing. In March 2011, Gaddafi\u2019s son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Euronews: \u201cSarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof \u2026 The first thing we\u2019re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people.\u201d Chanez Mensous of the anti-corruption group Sherpa, which is a civil party in the trial, said: \u201cThis case gives us a very clear view of what transnational corruption is today and its implications. Something not often stressed enough is the damage caused to civil populations, namely the Libyan population, because this is about the embezzlement of Libyan public money.\u201d Sarkozy already has two court convictions. Last month, France\u2019s highest court confirmed a verdict against him for corruption and influence peddling over illegal attempts to secure favours from a judge. He has been ordered to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state. He is challenging the ruling at the European court for human rights. In a separate trial, Sarkozy was convicted of hiding illegal overspending in the 2012 presidential election that he lost to the Socialist candidate, Fran\u00e7ois Hollande. He has appealed. Fabrice Arfi, an investigative journalist for the website Mediapart, which broke the story in 2011, said the magnitude of the corruption charges in the Libya case would be an \u201celectric shock\u201d for French society. \u201cFrance\u2019s whole image is at stake,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople will discover the compromising behaviour of an ex-president and his team with a terrible dictator, on a level that is diplomatic, economic, judicial and financial.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Medals of second world war pilot who flew 500 miles with plane on fire to be auctioned;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/medals-of-second-world-war-pilot-who-flew-500-miles-with-plane-on-fire-to-be-auctioned;2025-01-06T11:39:07Z",
        "text": "It feels like a very British response to a crisis. When second world war pilot Clive Beadon\u2019s bomber caught fire during a low-level attack on the Burma-Siam railway, he and his crew poured tea from their flasks to douse the flames. The medals of Wg Cmdr Beadon, who managed to fly 500 miles over the Bay of Bengal with the plane still on fire but the flames \u2013 just about \u2013 being kept at bay, are up for auction next week and expected to fetch up to \u00a35,000. Beadon\u2019s logbook from his two tours on the Burma front record engine break-ups, crash landings and damage by rifle fire but what turned out to be his most perilous mission took place almost exactly 80 years ago on 1 January 1945. His Liberator bomber was hit by a Japanese shell as he flew 45 metres (150ft) above the railway, blasting a hole 60cm (2ft) square in the fuselage, starting what an article of the time described as \u201crivulets of flame\u201d. One crew member was killed but the others fought the flames. The article said: \u201cGaining height to avoid more attacks while over Japanese-held territory, S/Ldr Beadon made for the coast 40 miles away. Five hours flight over the sea faced the crew before they could hope to reach friendly coast. Tea and water in their vacuum flasks, as well as all fire extinguishers, were used to fight the flames.\u201d Their journey was described as \u201cone of the most hazardous experienced by Eastern Air Command Liberators\u201d. Beadon was awarded a distinguished flying cross and King George VI told him that it was to men like him \u201cthat we owe our freedom\u201d. His distinguished flying cross and other medals are being auctioned by Noonans Mayfair in central London on 15 January."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018Financial suffocation\u2019: Argentina\u2019s medics fear impact of Milei\u2019s chainsaw cuts;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/argentina-milei-healthcare-budget-chainsaw-cuts;2025-01-06T11:00:46Z",
        "text": "The Garrahan paediatric hospital in Buenos Aires swarms with patients, parents and medical workers. Families stand shoulder-to-shoulder waiting for appointments, while staff race between dozens of operating rooms. In wards decorated with cartoon characters, mothers and fathers rest cheeks on their children\u2019s. The Garrahan treats more than 125,000 patients each year, including 40% of Argentina\u2019s paediatric cancer patients and 70% of children with complex congenital heart diseases. It also performs 50% of child organ transplants. But, despite being the country\u2019s largest and most important paediatric hospital, doctors and nurses now fear for its survival. Medical workers say they are facing \u201cfinancial suffocation\u201d, which risks having a devastating impact on quality of care, and they have staged protest marches to draw attention to the public health sector\u2019s dire financial situation. \u201cIt is becoming impossible to continue providing the quality of care that patients deserve,\u201d said Mercedes M\u00e9ndez, a 60-year-old palliative care nurse. Argentina has been battling deep-seated economic problems for decades \u2013 it has contended with some of the world\u2019s highest inflation rates and is the biggest debtor to the International Monetary Fund. In response, last year almost 56% of the electorate voted for the wildcard candidate Javier Milei, a self-described \u201canarcho-capitalist\u201d and libertarian economist, for president. Since his inauguration in December 2023, Milei, who campaigned with promises to take a chainsaw to the state, has implemented a major austerity drive, slashing government spending, firing thousands of public employees and freezing budgets. While the budget for the Garrahan has not been reduced, staff say the cost-cutting is nonetheless affecting its services. In one example, they said unfilled delivery orders have forced surgeons to resort to decades-old operating techniques, while in another, they said medicines given to outpatients were being rationed. The Garrahan hospital denied both accusations. Several staff members warned that the drop in living conditions and a reduction in real wages were pushing a significant number of people out of social security and prepaid health insurance plans, which is \u201coverburdening\u201d the public health system. \u201cIt is the most vulnerable people who come to our hospital. And there are more and more of them now because people are being left without social security,\u201d said M\u00e9ndez. In September, it was reported that the nationwide poverty rate had climbed to 52.9% in the first half of the year. One consultant neurosurgeon, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, said that patients were now choosing between \u201ccoming to the hospital or eating\u201d. \u201cFor patients with, for example, tumours, we need to see them every three months. But we\u2019re losing that control because people, especially those who might live 2,000km away, can\u2019t afford the plane or bus tickets,\u201d he said. Staff also fear that economic problems are beginning to affect care. Alejandro Lipcovich, an administrator at the hospital and union leader, said that outpatient medication had recently been restricted, and that staff had complained about operating room supplies. The neurosurgeon said he had recently had to conduct operations without absorbable plates and screws, which are used for bone fixation, because deliveries failed to arrive. \u201cThe absorbable screws and plates we use in craniofacial surgeries have not been paid for, so in some cases we have had to resort to surgical techniques we haven\u2019t used for 10 or 15 years,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is completely safe, but we have not had to do that for more than a decade.\u201d Such surgeries are time-sensitive and if delayed can lead to cognitive issues in a child\u2019s brain development, the neurosurgeon explained. \u201cAt first we kept saying it\u2019s just a delay, but we were waiting and waiting, and could not wait any more,\u201d he said. The ministry of health and the Garrahan denied that any deliveries had been missed or unfilled. Workers also said that due to the annual inflation rate \u2013 which in October 2024 hit 193% \u2013 their salaries have essentially devalued \u201cby half\u201d. \u201cThe problems started seven years ago, but last year, with the transition of the government, it got dramatically worse,\u201d said Dr Pedro N\u00fa\u00f1ez, a physician in the emergency department. \u201cWe\u2019ve lost 50% of purchasing power since December, and while inflation has stabilised [slowing to 2.7% monthly in October], we\u2019re still four steps down.\u201d The neurosurgeon said that loss of salaries was felt most acutely by nurses, pharmacists and technicians, adding: \u201cMost of them now earn below the poverty line.\u201d Some workers at the hospital said that they were earning less than needed to pay for the basic family food basket, despite regularly working 12-hour shifts and undertaking 24-hour on-call duties. The neurosurgeon worries the hospital will soon face an exodus of staff. Responding to Milei\u2019s catchphrase of \u201cthere is no money\u201d, the surgeon said: \u201cArgentina has economic problems, yes, but there is money. This is a political decision.\u201d Analysis by the Argentinian Association of Budget and Public Financial Administration found that in 2024, public spending adjusted for inflation fell by almost 30% compared with 2023, while total spending on health has been reduced by 20%. Guido Rangugni, the association\u2019s vice-president, said that financing for the treatment of chronic diseases fell by 60% and sexually transmitted diseases by 82%. Diego Alonso, the director of the Foundation for Health Research and Management, an NGO, said his analysis found the prices of vaccines and medicines had increased by more than 300% since December 2023. \u201cThis has subsequently led to a decrease in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, oncology and viral hepatitis programmes, among others,\u201d he said. The ministry of health said that salary increases had been in line with the \u201crest of the national public administration\u201d and that the public health system has been in an \u201cemergency state for 22 consecutive years\u201d. It said that national hospital budgets, immunisation programmes, the acquisition of medicines and supplies, and financing for vulnerable sectors are \u201cguaranteed\u201d. The Garrahan hospital said that quality of care is \u201cassured\u201d, there has been no rationing of outpatient medicines and staff losses are on par with previous years. When asked if it would address salary complaints, the hospital said it would not answer questions about the personal administration of workers\u2019 income and expenses, and denied that staff were living below the poverty line. It also said patient numbers had not increased. Hospital staff say they will continue to protest about the public healthcare system\u2019s critical financial situation. However, the neurosurgeon said: \u201cWe don\u2019t have many hopes. This government doesn\u2019t want to listen.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Climate crisis \u2018wreaking havoc\u2019 on Earth\u2019s water cycle, report finds;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/climate-crisis-wreaking-havoc-on-earths-water-cycle-report-finds;2025-01-06T08:38:38Z",
        "text": "The climate crisis is \u201cwreaking havoc\u201d on the planet\u2019s water cycle, with ferocious floods and crippling droughts affecting billions of people, a report has found. Water is people\u2019s most vital natural resource but global heating is changing the way water moves around the Earth. The analysis of water disasters in 2024, which was the hottest year on record, found they had killed at least 8,700 people, driven 40 million from their homes and caused economic damage of more than $550bn (\u00a3445bn). Rising temperatures, caused by continued burning of fossil fuels, disrupt the water cycle in multiple ways. Warmer air can hold more water vapour, leading to more intense downpours. Warmer seas provide more energy to hurricanes and typhoons, supercharging their destructive power. Global heating can also increase drought by causing more evaporation from soil, as well as shifting rainfall patterns. Deadly flash floods hit Nepal and Brazil in 2024, while river flooding caused devastation in central Europe, China and Bangladesh. Super Typhoon Yagi, which struck south-east Asia in September, was intensified by the climate crisis, as was Storm Boris which hit Europe the same month. Droughts also caused major damage, with crop production in southern Africa halving, causing more than 30 million people to face food shortages. Farmers were also forced to cull livestock as their pastures dried up, and falling output from hydropower dams led to widespread blackouts. \u201cIn 2024, Earth experienced its hottest year on record and water systems across the globe bore the brunt, wreaking havoc on the water cycle,\u201d said the report\u2019s leader, Prof Albert van Dijk. He said 2024 was a year of extremes but that was not an isolated occurrence. \u201cIt is part of a worsening trend of more intense floods, prolonged droughts, and record-breaking extremes.\u201d The report warned of even greater dangers in 2025 as carbon emissions continued to rise . The 2024 Global Water Monitor Report was produced by an international team of researchers from universities in Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany and elsewhere. The team used data from thousands of ground stations and satellites orbiting the Earth to assess critical water variables such as rainfall, soil moisture, river flows, and flooding. They found rainfall records are being broken with increasing regularity. For example, record highs for monthly rainfall were set 27% more often in 2024 than in the year 2000 and daily rainfall records were set 52% more frequently. Record lows were set 38% more often. \u201cSo we are seeing worse extremes on both sides,\u201d said Van Dijk. In southern China from May to July, the Yangtze and Pearl rivers flooded cities and towns, displacing tens of thousands of people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to crops. The river floods in Bangladesh in August after heavy monsoon rains affected almost 6 million people and destroyed at least a million tonnes of rice. Meanwhile, in Spain in October more than 500mm of rain fell in eight hours, causing deadly flash floods. The city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, was inundated with two months\u2019 worth of rain in just three days in May, transforming roads into rivers. \u201cHeavy rainfall events also caused widespread flash flooding in Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing more than 1,000 people,\u201d Van Dijk said. The flooding also displaced 1.5 million people. In the Amazon, drought struck. \u201cWildfires driven by the hot and dry weather burned through more than 52,000 sq km in September alone, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases,\u201d Van Dijk said. \u201cFrom historic droughts to catastrophic floods, these extreme events impact lives, livelihoods, and entire ecosystems.\u201d The researchers said seasonal climate forecasts for 2025 and current conditions suggested droughts could worsen in northern South America, southern Africa, and parts of Asia. Wetter regions such as the Sahel and Europe may face elevated flood risks. \u201cWe need to prepare and adapt to inevitably more severe extreme events,\u201d said Van Dijk. \u201cThat can mean stronger flood defences, developing more drought-resilient food production and water supplies, and better early warning systems. Water is our most critical resource, and its extremes \u2013 both floods and droughts \u2013 are among the greatest threats we face.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Indian press groups call for investigation after journalist\u2019s body found in septic tank;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/indian-journalist-mukesh-chandrakar-body-found-in-septic-tank-ntwnfb;2025-01-06T06:34:55Z",
        "text": "Indian media rights groups have called for an investigation after the body of a missing journalist was found hidden in a septic tank. Mukesh Chandrakar, 32, was a well-known freelance journalist in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh who contributed to some of the country\u2019s biggest news channels. He had also widely reported on alleged corruption in the construction industry on his popular YouTube channel. His family had reported Chandrakar missing on New Year\u2019s Day. On Friday, police found his body in the compound of a construction contractor in the town of Bijapur. According to local police, his body was found in a septic tank that had concrete slabs newly placed on top of it. Officers said Chandrakar\u2019s body showed evidence of a blunt force attack, indicating foul play in his killing. Police told Indian media they suspected Chandrakar\u2019s death was related to a recent report he had done into an alleged road construction scam in Bijapur which had resulted in a police investigation. Three people have been arrested so far over Chandrakar\u2019s death and another of the main suspects, Suresh Chandrakar, who owned the construction compound where Chandrakar\u2019s body was found, is still on the run, police have said. The discovery of his body prompted an outpouring of anger among Indian press watchdogs and local journalists, who held a protest in the state. In a statement, the Press Council of India expressed concern over the suspected murder of Chandrakar and called for a report on the \u201cfacts of the case\u201d. The president of the local Bastar Journalist Association, Manish Gupta, described the incident as a \u201cdark chapter\u201d and called on the police and government to provide better safety to journalists working in dangerous environments in the state. Vishnu Deo Sai, the chief minister of Chhattisgarh from the ruling Bharatiya Janata party, called Chandrakar\u2019s death \u201cheartbreaking\u201d and promised the \u201charshest punishment\u201d for those found responsible. India remains a highly dangerous place for journalists, according to global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, with 28 journalists killed over the past decade due to their reporting."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Monday briefing: After a month of political chaos, where does South Korea go now?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/first-edition-south-korea-political-crisis;2025-01-06T06:31:37Z",
        "text": "Good morning. South Korea finds itself embroiled in its gravest political crisis since democratisation in the 1980s. Turmoil erupted just over a month ago, when president Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law on the evening of 3 December \u2013 the first such declaration in 45 years \u2013 claiming to shield the nation from supposed \u201canti-state\u201d North Korea sympathisers. For six precarious hours, the country\u2019s democratic foundations trembled. Members of parliament, many bearing decades-old memories of authoritarian rule, rushed to act, as the constitution permits the National Assembly to overturn martial law by majority vote. Dramatic scenes unfolded. While thousands of protesters gathered in freezing conditions to demand Yoon\u2019s resignation, politicians \u2013 including the opposition leader \u2013 scaled walls to circumvent military cordons blocking their entry. Eventually, all 190 MPs present, including 18 from Yoon\u2019s own People Power party, voted to lift martial law. Once the immediate democratic crisis passed, the opposition moved swiftly to impeach the deeply unpopular president. The ensuing weeks have brought further upheaval. Prime minister Han Duck-soo faced impeachment, while Yoon has evaded legal proceedings. The acting president, Choi Sang-mok, appointed merely a fortnight ago, faces not only this political maelstrom but also the aftermath of December\u2019s Jeju Air flight 2216 disaster, which has claimed 179 lives and left the Korean public clamouring for answers. For today\u2019s newsletter, I spoke with Guardian\u2019s Tokyo correspondent, Justin McCurry, about the crisis in South Korea. That\u2019s right after the headlines. Five big stories NHS | More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering \u201cpotential harm\u201d because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In the last year, 414,137 patients are believed to have experienced some level of harm because they spent so long in the back of ambulances waiting to get into hospital. Of those, 44,409 \u2013 more than 850 a week \u2013 suffered \u201csevere potential harm\u201d, with delays causing permanent or long-term harm or death. Reform UK | Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as \u201ca hero\u201d, in what is likely to be a preview of how a chaotic Donald Trump presidency could affect British politics. Farage, who is also the de facto owner of Reform, \u201cdoesn\u2019t have what it takes\u201d, Musk said on X. Business | The chief executives of FTSE 100 companies will have made more money in 2025 by midday on Monday than their average worker does in a whole year, according to the latest measure of inequality between bosses and their employees. Culture | The Brutalist, Emilia P\u00e9rez and Sh\u014dgun won big at the 82nd Golden Globes, the unofficial kick-off to this year\u2019s awards season. Read the full list of winners here. UK weather | Heavy overnight snow in Wales and northern England has caused travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start. The Met Office updated an amber weather warning for snow in northern England to run into Monday morning. In depth: \u2018As to what happens next, it\u2019s really anyone\u2019s guess\u2019 Despite Yoon\u2019s ill-fated move to declare martial law \u2013 not to mention his chronic, deep unpopularity \u2013 he has remained defiant. The president, who is under criminal investigation for insurrection and is facing arrest, imprisonment and potentially even the death penalty, has vowed to \u201cfight to the end\u201d. It is the first time in South Korea\u2019s history that a sitting president has seen such accusations. Barricaded in his presidential residence, Yoon evaded three summonses to appear for questioning. The series of remarkable events let to a dramatic six-hour standoff on Friday between Yoon\u2019s security detail and 100 police officers and anti-corruption officials. Authorities said that a \u201chuman wall\u201d of about 200 people made any arrest \u201cpractically impossible\u201d without dangerous escalation. The reason why it has been so hard to arrest him? Even though he is a suspended president, \u201che\u2019s still in the presidential office and therefore is entitled to a presidential security detail who have been preventing authorities from arresting him,\u201d Justin says \u2013 until the Constitutional Court rules that he has to be removed from office. The arrest warrant is due to expire today: \u201cit\u2019s possible for prosecutors to apply for an extension, so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see what happens,\u201d he adds. *** Why did Yoon impose martial law? Yoon, 64, became president after winning the 2022 presidential election by a razor-thin 0.7% margin. \u201cSouth Korean society has been polarised since Yoon was elected,\u201d Justin says. \u201cHe was supported by older people and conservative Christian groups, whereas the Democrat candidate appealed more to younger people, particularly young women, who\u2019ve been quite active in the recent street protests against him\u201d. His handling of the doctors\u2019 strikes, media censorship, poor management of relations with North Korea and vicious partisan fights have sent his approval ratings plummeting. And for the last eight months of his presidency, Yoon has been seen as a lame duck after the opposition Democratic party (DP) won a landslide victory in general elections held in April. A series of political scandals and cabinet impeachments made the next two years look infeasibly difficult for Yoon, and in the face of this deadlock and reportedly on the advice of senior aides, Yoon made a last-ditch attempt to consolidate power. *** The impact on South Korea South Korea\u2019s currency plunged to its lowest level since the 2009 financial crash and, according to figures released by the Bank of Korea, business and consumer confidence have suffered their steepest decline since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. But overall, the economic fallout has been \u201cmild\u201d, Justin says. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t affected South Korea\u2019s status as an exporter or manufacturer \u2013 the biggest impact has been political and diplomatic\u201d. In awkward timing, US secretary of state Antony Blinken is in South Korea today to highlight the importance of US cooperation between the two countries. \u201cNow, he\u2019s obviously not going to start meddling in South Korean domestic politics, but he will want some assurances from the South Korean government that the political turmoil is not going to affect South Korea\u2019s role as an important US ally in northeast Asia,\u201d Justin says, which is necessary considering North Korea\u2019s nuclear capability and its growing closeness with Russia. *** What now? Despite Yoon\u2019s widespread unpopularity, he retains a loyal following, some of whom believe his unfounded claims that last year\u2019s general elections were rigged \u2013 his supporters even chanted \u201cstop the steal\u201d during demonstrations. \u201cEven though an easy majority of South Koreans want Yoon to be impeached and agree that martial law was a very bad idea, there\u2019s sort of a Trumpian element to all of this, in that he has a hard core of ultra conservatives supporters,\u201d Justin says. The country\u2019s constitutional court has six months to determine whether Yoon\u2019s offences warrant impeachment, with a verdict expected by February. Should six of the nine justices vote in favour, Yoon will be removed and fresh elections called; if not, he will return to office. \u201cIt\u2019s notable that even conservative newspapers that would normally be supportive of Yoon, have in the last couple of days been highly critical of him,\u201d Justin says, \u201cso I think the momentum for the moment is moving against Yoon but as to what happens next, it\u2019s really anyone\u2019s guess\u201d. As the deliberations continue, South Korea will keep grappling with a leadership vacuum and governance crisis. What else we\u2019ve been reading Viv Groskop\u2019s interview with Strictly dancer Amy Dowden is awe-inspiring. The cumulative impact of breast cancer, chemotherapy, sepsis, Crohn\u2019s disease and a broken foot on one body is unfathomable, but Dowden\u2019s resilience and determination to be back in her \u201chappy place\u201d dancing, makes this a hopeful, rather than bleak read. Jason Okundaye, assistant editor, newsletters The reality of snow is often less magical than the fantasy \u2013 but the stories from punters who spoke to Robyn Vinter about having to hunker down at the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire after being snowed in sounds pretty wonderful. Nimo I love Emma Beddington\u2019s rethinking of what \u201clove languages\u201d are in reality \u2013 like ignoring your partner\u2019s grumblings until they\u2019re done letting it all out. Much more relevant to everyday life than grand \u201cacts of service\u201d. Jason Everyone (including me) has been dropping like flies with this latest winter bug: Nicola Davis breaks down what is behind this year\u2019s spike in this helpful explainer. Nimo As someone who no longer drinks alcohol and loves a strong black americano, I\u2019m feeling pretty smug reading this advice from doctors, collated by Sarah Phillips, on how best to look after your liver, which suggests less booze and two cups of coffee a day. Jason Sport Football | Amad Diallo was Manchester United\u2019s saviour once more, stealing a late point against Liverpool as the two sides drew 2-2 at Anfield. In Sunday\u2019s other Premier League tie, Ipswich and Fulham shared the points, and a combined three penalties, 2-2. Rugby | US Olympian, sevens star and viral sensation Ilona Maher made her debut for Bristol Bears on Sunday, which saw the club, as Sarah Rendell reports, \u201cmore than double their record attendance.\u201d Cricket | A thrilling 3-1 series victory over India has won Australia the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade. But for Pat Cummins\u2019 team plenty of challenges lie ahead. The front pages The Guardian splashes with Elon Musk weighing in on UK politics, running the headline: \u201cMusk says Reform UK needs new leader as he takes aim at Farage,\u201d while the Telegraph says, \u201cMusk turns on Farage.\u201d The Times looks at the state of public health leading with: \u201cStarmer\u2019s big plan to slash NHS waiting list\u201d as the i looks at another policy priority with: \u201cLabour to ditch 2035 ban on new gas boilers.\u201d \u201cEnd menace of e-scooters, ministers told,\u201d writes the Mail, while the Express says \u201cRuthless small boat gangs set for \u2018big springtime push\u2019\u201d. \u201cSnow Fakes\u201d says the Star of people calling in sick due to the bad weather, while the Financial Times says \u201cWall St set for listings rush\u201d and the Metro: \u201cTransplant cured me of cancer.\u201d Today in Focus Friendship across the parenting divide In the summer of 2006, Helen Pidd met her fellow Guardian journalist Alexandra Topping. It was \u201ca little bit like falling in love\u201d, says Lexy, as the pair bonded over their jobs, through chaotic nights out and on holidays together. Their similarities drew them together, explains Helen: \u201cThe two blonde babies of the Guardian newsroom, both from the north-west of England, both a bit gobby.\u201d They told each other everything. Cartoon of the day | Edith Pritchett Sign up for Inside Saturday to see more of Edith Pritchett\u2019s cartoons, the best Saturday magazine content and an exclusive look behind the scenes The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad A 2024 report on Africa\u2019s online creator industry has valued the sector at \u00a32.4bn and predicted that it will grow to $17.8bn by 2030, mirroring trends in the global creator economy. The survey, by Communiqu\u00e9 and TM Global, says growth is being driven by a wave of creators aged 18 to 34, spurred on by surging internet connectivity and social media use across the continent, as well as the explosion of African culture on the world stage. Nigerian content creator Tayo Aina, whose YouTube academy has trained nearly 2,000 mainly African creators, says: \u201cI want to inspire the next generation of Africans not to have limits, and to grow their brands globally.\u201d Sign up here for a weekly roundup of The Upside, sent to you every Sunday Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Fijian man accused of raping Virgin Australia flight attendant in Nadi denied bail;https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/06/fijian-man-accused-of-raping-virgin-australia-flight-attendant-in-nadi-denied-bail-ntwnfb;2025-01-06T05:30:45Z",
        "text": "A man accused of raping an Australian flight attendant in the early hours of New Year\u2019s Day has been refused bail before a scheduled hearing in Fiji\u2019s high court. Ilaisa Tanoa Degei, 24, a farmer from Navosa, on Fiji\u2019s largest island, Viti Levu, appeared before magistrate Mareta Tikoisuva on Monday charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of rape. Nadi magistrates court heard allegations that in the early hours of the new year, Degei sexually assaulted and digitally raped the 21-year-old Virgin crew member from Melbourne. Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Bail was refused and the case \u2013 given the severity of the charges \u2013 was immediately upgraded to the high court in Lautoka. The case was scheduled to return to court on 20 January. Degei was remanded in custody. If convicted, he could serve up to 20 years in jail. The alleged sexual assault, as well as a separate alleged robbery, occurred after flight crew members had rung in the new year at a nightclub in Nadi, one of Fiji\u2019s best-known tourist spots. The crew were in Fiji on a layover between flights. The woman had reportedly been separated from her colleagues and was trying to return to her hotel after the nightclub\u2019s lockout when the alleged assault occurred. Fiji\u2019s lockout laws force all nightclubs to close at 1am. Separately, another Virgin crew member suffered injuries to his face when he was violently robbed. The Virgin crew members had been at the Bar One nightclub in Nadi\u2019s Martintar district. \u201cWhile we acknowledge the seriousness of the situation, we feel it is important to clarify that this incident did not take place within Bar One, nor in the immediate vicinity of our establishment,\u201d the nightclub\u2019s management said in a social media post. \u201cThe Virgin Airlines crew are regular customers at Bar One and we have never experienced any similar incidents in the past, so it is disheartening to see our establishment portrayed in a negative light due to circumstances not directly related to our bar.\u201d The Fiji deputy prime minister and tourism minister, Viliame Gavoka, said the alleged assault and the robbery were \u201cregrettable\u201d. \u201cIncidents like this can happen anywhere and Fiji is not immune,\u201d he said. \u201cOur thoughts and concerns are with [the alleged victims] and for their health and wellbeing.\u201d The allegations were further difficult news for tourism-dependent Fiji, which relies heavily on Australian visitors for its economic wellbeing. In December, seven people, including four Australians, were hospitalised after drinking cocktails at a five-star resort on Viti Levu\u2019s Coral Coast. Some of those people suffered life-threatening seizures and bleeding from the eyes and nose but a toxicology report returned no traces of methanol or other illicit substances in the drinks. \u2013 with AAP"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018This is basically a civil war\u2019: West Bank in fear as Palestinian Authority battles militant groups;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/this-is-basically-a-civil-war-west-bank-in-fear-after-shooting-of-journalist;2025-01-06T05:00:38Z",
        "text": "Amid the echo of gunfire and explosions, 23-year-old Mariam picked her way through puddles on the unpaved streets of the refugee camp adjacent to the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, determined to get to a university class. A sniper believed to be part of the Palestinian Authority (PA) forces shot and killed her friend, 22-year-old journalism student Shatha al-Sabbagh, a few days ago. Mariam said she was always afraid to leave the house, but an unprecedented PA operation on armed militant groups in the camp is now entering its second month, and shows no sign of ending. Her family has decided to try to preserve as much of their normal routine as they can. \u201cMy mum is a teacher, and my sister studies with me. It\u2019s not possible to go out every day. When we do, we risk our lives, and for what? This is basically a civil war, Palestinians killing Palestinians,\u201d she said. Jenin\u2019s refugee camp, one of 19 across the West Bank built in the aftermath of Israel\u2019s creation in 1948 to house displaced Palestinians, has always been an important centre of armed Palestinian resistance to the occupation. It is no stranger to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operations, which have increased in scale and scope since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. The new Palestinian Authority raid on the camp is the largest operation the western-backed governing body has undertaken in the 30 years since it was formed. Israel hopes it can delegate stamping out militant activity to the Ramallah-based authority, and the PA is seeking to prove it will be able to handle governing the Gaza Strip when the war there ends. Instead, growing anger at the lengthy, destructive raid, and what is considered by much of the Palestinian public as increasing PA complicity in the occupation, could fuel further unrest. During the Guardian\u2019s visit to Jenin on Tuesday, ambulances raced up and down the main road leading to the camp, bouncing through muddy water on roads churned up during previous incursions by Israeli tanks and bulldozers. The PA-run police station\u2019s tall gates were shut, and the upper floors of the compound were covered in bullet holes; the west side of the local hospital on the outskirts of the camp was also pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel, and several windows were broken. Gunfire echoed in every direction as shoppers hurried away from the smell of teargas. \u201cWhen the Israelis come, it is tough, but we know what to expect. In this raid, this kind of fighting we haven\u2019t seen before. It\u2019s like there are no rules,\u201d said a member of staff at the hospital, who asked not to be named so he could speak freely. A new generation of fighters has now come of age in Jenin, as well as Nablus and the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm. They have no memory of the Oslo peace agreements of the 1990s; any hope their parents had that the diplomatic process would lead to the creation of an independent Palestinian state faded long ago. Most of these young men are part of small, ad hoc militias only loosely affiliated with the traditional Palestinian factions, such as Fatah and its rival Hamas. During visits to Jenin, the militants have repeatedly told the Guardian that they readily switch allegiance to whichever group can provide the funding and weapons they say are needed to combat Israeli incursions. The IDF began its most serious operations in camps around the West Bank for 20 years in the spring of 2023, after a wave of Palestinian attacks against Israelis, and they have intensified since the war in Gaza began: the use of helicopter gunships, drone assassinations and weeks-long sieges are now commonplace. Currently, Hamas\u2019s armed wing, and the smaller, more radical Islamic Jihad, both of which have ties to Iran, control the camp. The PA, which is dominated by the secular Fatah, has dubbed the armed youth of the camp \u201coutlaws\u201d, launching the campaign against them on 5 December. Operation Protect the Homeland marks the first direct Fatah-Hamas clashes since 2007, when the PA lost control of Gaza to the Islamist group in a brief civil war. So far, the PA operation in Jenin is less deadly than Israeli raids \u2013 three fighters, three security officers and four civilians have been killed \u2013 but shows signs of morphing into a war of attrition. The operation will continue until \u201coutlaws serving foreign agendas\u201d that undermine the PA\u2019s efforts to \u201cprotect civilians, security and peace in the West Bank,\u201d have been neutralised or surrendered, Brig Gen Anwar Rajab said. \u201cIt is the outlaws who are helping Israel, they give the Israelis an excuse to annex the West Bank and weaken the Palestinian Authority,\u201d he said. \u201cAbove all, we want to avoid a scenario like Gaza right now happening in the West Bank.\u201d Rajab\u2019s argument, however, appeared to hold little water with the people of Jenin. \u201cThe PA are traitors, people don\u2019t trust them. From the beginning, they have always been against the resistance,\u201d said Abu Yasin, 50, a baker from the camp selling cheese and spinach fatayer pies. He was a former member of Hamas\u2019s armed wing, he said, and had spent time in both Israeli and Palestinian jails. \u201cEveryone knows they are in Jenin to send a signal to the Israelis and to America that they can handle security and take control of Gaza again.\u201d The PA was formed in 1994 as part of the Oslo peace accords as a five-year interim body designed to administer parts of the Palestinian territories and coordinate with Israel on security matters. Its final status was never agreed, however, as talks stalled and the second intifada, or uprising, erupted. The deeply unpopular Mahmoud Abbas, 89, was elected to a four-year term in 2005 and has remained in charge ever since. Under his watch, a corrupt, repressive and ineffectual ruling class has emerged that has proved unwilling or unable to combat Israeli settlement expansion and the rising tide of settler violence in the West Bank. The PA is hated by much of the Palestinian public but supported by pragmatic elements of the Israeli political and defence establishment and western donors, who fear a power vacuum if it collapses. Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly said that he will not allow the PA to administer the Gaza Strip when the war ends, although the US and much of the international community back its return. \u201cSooner or later Israel will run out of use for the PA and will discard them,\u201d said Abu Yasin, the baker. \u201cThen [the PA] will not be able to pretend they are protecting us any more.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Fierce fighting reported in Russia\u2019s Kursk region amid new Ukrainian offensive;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/ukraine-war-briefing-fierce-fighting-reported-in-russias-kursk-region-amid-new-ukrainian-offensive;2025-01-06T01:59:11Z",
        "text": "Russia says Ukraine has launched a new attack in the Kursk region of western Russia where Russian troops have been trying to eject Ukrainian forces for the past five months. Russia\u2019s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces were beating back the Ukrainian forces but Russian military bloggers reported fierce fighting and some said the Russian side had come under heavy pressure. Ukraine\u2019s general staff said 42 combat clashes took place on Sunday in the Kursk area, with 12 continuing. The head of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s office, Andriy Yermak, posted on Telegram that there was \u201cgood news\u201d from Kursk, adding: \u201cRussia is getting what it deserves.\u201d Russia\u2019s ministry said Ukraine attacked around 0600 GMT near the village of Berdin with two tanks, a mine-clearing vehicle and 12 armoured combat vehicles with paratroops. It said two Ukrainian attacks had been repelled. The battlefield reports could not be independently verified. The Ukrainian army did not comment on the operation, simply saying in its daily report that fighting was under way in the Kursk region without elaborating. Zelenskyy said on Saturday that in two days of battles near the Kursk village of Makhnovka, \u201cthe Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops\u201d. Ukraine launched a cross-border raid into the Kursk region last August and Russia\u2019s army has since recaptured only about 40% of lost territory. Ukraine\u2019s new offensive comes as both sides seek to strengthen their negotiating hand ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s return to the White House on 20 January, with Zelenskyy hinting that land around Kursk could play a part in any peace deal. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said on Monday that Ukraine\u2019s position in Kursk was \u201cimportant\u201d for any future negotiations. Zelenskyy said security guarantees for Kyiv to end Russia\u2019s war would only be effective if the US provides them, and that he hoped to meet Trump soon after his inauguration. He said Ukrainians were counting on Trump to force Moscow to end its war and that Russia would escalate in Europe if Washington were to quit the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) military alliance. In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman published on Sunday, the Ukrainian president also renewed his call for Ukraine\u2019s Nato membership. The International Atomic Energy Agency reported hearing loud blasts near Ukraine\u2019s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant on Sunday, coinciding with reports of a drone attack on the plant\u2019s training centre, the head of the nuclear watchdog said. It had not yet been able to confirm any impact, Rafael Mariano Grossi said, adding that reports said there were no casualties or impact on equipment. One person was killed and another wounded in Russian shelling of the city of Nikopol in Ukraine\u2019s Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, local officials said. Downstream along the Dnipro River, at least six people were wounded when Russian troops shelled the city of Kherson, the Kherson region\u2019s capital. Moscow sent 103 drones into Ukraine overnight to Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, with Ukraine\u2019s air force saying 61 drones were destroyed and 42 lost, likely due to electronic jamming. Russia\u2019s defence ministry said 61 Ukrainian drones were shot down in western Russia. No casualties were reported but Rostov\u2019s regional governor, Yuri Slyusar, said residential buildings and cars were damaged by falling drone debris. Dozens of sea mammals have been found dead since last month\u2019s Russian oil tanker spill in the Black Sea, a dolphin rescue centre said as authorities raced to contain the disaster. The spill began on 15 December, when two ageing Russian tankers were caught in a storm off the Kerch Strait linking Crimea to southern Russia. One sank and the other ran aground, pouring about 2,400 tonnes of a heavy fuel oil into the surrounding waters, authorities estimate. Russia\u2019s Delfa centre, which rescues and rehabilitates dolphins, said on Sunday it had recorded 61 dead cetaceans \u2013 a type of aquatic mammal that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises \u2013 since the incident."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Waitangi Day: record crowds expected amid tensions over M\u0101ori policy in New Zealand;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/waitangi-day-2025-record-crowds-maori-policy-new-zealand;2025-01-06T00:51:35Z",
        "text": "Organisers of New Zealand\u2019s national day commemorating the signing of the country\u2019s founding treaty between M\u0101ori tribes and the British crown are expecting record attendance in 2025, following a year of rising tensions over the government\u2019s policy direction for M\u0101ori. In February, tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Waitangi, in New Zealand\u2019s Northland region, to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which was signed by M\u0101ori chiefs and the British Crown in 1840 and is instrumental in upholding M\u0101ori rights. The 2025 event is expected to exceed last year\u2019s record attendance, when 80,000 people travelled from across the country to Waitangi. While some will be there in a show of force against the coalition government, which many fear is rolling back M\u0101ori rights and undermining the promises made in the treaty, attendance will not be entirely driven by anger, says Pita Tipene, the chair of the Waitangi National Trust, which manages the grounds and events. \u201cIt is becoming much more a festival atmosphere \u2026 and people know they can come there, bring their children and grandchildren and have a good time.\u201d Still, Tipene hopes people will reflect on what the day means. The Waitangi event is as much a festival as it is a forum for political discussion about sovereignty, equality and history. It has often been the scene of demonstrations, with M\u0101ori protesting against the lack of progress made in tackling inequality and ongoing breaches of the treaty. \u201cWhile we want people to be enjoying themselves \u2026 let\u2019s just remember what it\u2019s all about and celebrate nationhood in whatever way we like.\u201d The signing of the treaty has been commemorated as a public holiday on 6 February since 1974, with events around the country, and a formal multi-day celebration held at the Waitangi grounds where the treaty was signed. The prime minister, Christopher Luxon, and his coalition partners faced protest and boos during the 2024 event, which set the tone between M\u0101ori and the government for the rest of the year, and which culminated in the largest protest over M\u0101ori rights in New Zealand\u2019s history. In December, Luxon announced he would not be attending the 2025 event in Waitangi, instead opting to attend smaller events in different parts of the country \u2013 a decision that sparked accusations of cowardice from opposition parties. \u201cI have been in Waitangi the last two years, including in my first year as prime minister, so next year I have decided to head to another part of the country,\u201d he said in a statement at the time. \u201cWaitangi Day is of national importance, and I am keen to join New Zealanders celebrating it in other regions.\u201d Other prime ministers have skipped the formal celebrations in the past, including Helen Clark, John Key and Bill English. Luxon said senior government representatives would attend events around the country, including at the grounds. But Luxon\u2019s decision was disappointing and, as leader of the government, he should be there, Tipene said. \u201cParticularly given the current political situation where the treaty principles bill is going through and there is a lot of angst in our society in general.\u201d The coalition government\u2019s broader policy direction for M\u0101ori \u2013 including sweeping rollbacks to policies designed to improve M\u0101ori health and wellbeing \u2013 has prompted strident criticism. Few policies have angered M\u0101ori as much as the treaty principles bill, which proposes to radically alter the way the treaty is interpreted. The bill does not have widespread support and is unlikely to become law. However, its introduction has prompted anger from many who believe it is creating division and undermining the treaty. Luxon\u2019s absence would be a missed opportunity to keep the conversation going between M\u0101ori leaders and the government, Tipene said. \u201cWe would rather that we were focusing on what nationhood is and painting a clearer vision of where we\u2019re going as a country, particularly given that we\u2019re fast approaching the bicentennial of the signing of [the treaty].\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tributes paid after former Greek PM Costas Simitis dies aged 88;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/former-greek-prime-minister-costas-simitis-dies-aged-88;2025-01-05T18:05:23Z",
        "text": "Tributes have been paid to the former socialist prime minister Costas Simitis, who with dogged determination guided Greece into the eurozone and took the vital steps to ensure it was ready to host the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. News of Simitis\u2019s death at the age of 88 was met on Sunday with outpourings from across the political spectrum, with friends and foes alike voicing admiration for a man credited with overseeing some of the country\u2019s most momentous changes. \u201cI bid farewell to Costas Simitis with sadness and respect,\u201d the centre-right prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said in a statement before a four-day period of official mourning was declared. \u201cA noble and worthy political opponent but also the prime minister who accompanied Greece through some of its great national steps.\u201d The academic turned politician was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital in the city of Corinth early on Sunday from his holiday home west of Athens, unconscious and without a pulse, the clinic\u2019s director was quoted as saying by the Greek media. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death and Greek authorities said a state funeral would be held in Athens on Thursday. In a country with deep faultlines between the left and right, Simitis hailed from a leftist family and actively opposed the military regime that ruled with an iron fist between 1967 and 1974, not least planting bombs in the streets of Athens before being forced to flee. In exile he became a member of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement (PAK), which sought the overthrow of the dictatorship. Upon the regime\u2019s demise Simitis went on to co-found the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, Pasok, alongside his charismatic fellow academic Andreas Papandreou. Nearly 15 years after Pasok first won office in 1981, Simitis, who had taught law before assuming ministerial posts including a successful term as finance minister, took over the party\u2019s reins when ill health compelled Papandreou to resign. From the outset of his eight-year stint in office in 1996, the politician, a committed pro-European, made modernisation a byword of his tenure. In a country that had long been resistant to change \u2013 and had earned international disrepute for the role it played during the Balkan wars \u2013 Simitis\u2019s overarching goal was to fix Greece firmly to the west by implementing often unpopular economic changes to ensure the economy would qualify to join the euro. He also focused on securing the Olympic Games, conscious the event would elevate the country\u2019s status internationally. Another conservative politician, the former European commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, recalled how he, as mayor of Athens, had cooperated \u201cseamlessly and warmly\u201d with Simitis in organising the Olympics. \u201cHe served the country with devotion and a sense of duty \u2026 He was steadfast in facing difficult challenges and promoted policies that changed the lives of (many) citizens,\u201d Avramopoulos added. George Papandreou, the son of Andreas, succeeded Simitis as party leader and in 2008 expelled him from the Pasok parliamentary group after the two men clashed over policies, including Papandreou\u2019s proposal to hold a referendum on the EU\u2019s treaty of Lisbon. Simitis left parliament in 2009, warning that financial mismanagement would bring the country under the tutelage of the International Monetary Fund. After Greece\u2019s debt rating collapsed in 2010 \u2013 and the EU and IMF imposed harsh economic measures \u2013 his critics on the right and left did their best to denigrate his legacy. Simitis strongly defended his record, publishing in 2012 a book criticising the handling of the crisis by Greek politicians and the EU. In that book, called Derailment, he also accused the European Commission of turning a blind eye to overspending by his conservative successor. Simitis was born on 23 June 1936, the younger son of two politically active parents. His lawyer father, Georgios, was a member of the left-leaning resistance \u201cgovernment\u201d during the German occupation and his mother, Fani, was an active feminist. Simitis is survived by his wife of 60 years, Daphne, two daughters and a granddaughter."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Austria\u2019s president to meet far-right leader amid coalition speculation;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/austrias-president-to-meet-far-right-leader-amid-coalition-speculation;2025-01-05T18:00:39Z",
        "text": "Austria\u2019s president has said he will meet the leader of the country\u2019s far-right Freedom party (FP\u00d6), amid speculation that the pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam party will be tasked with trying to form a government after centrist parties failed to find agreement. The Alpine country of 9 million has been plunged into political crisis after the collapse of coalition talks aimed at keeping the far right out of government. On Sunday it appeared the FP\u00d6 \u2013 narrowly the most voted-for party in September\u2019s parliamentary elections \u2013 would be most likely to benefit from the turmoil. It would be a turn of fortune for the party, which had seemed poised to be kept out of power after the mainstream parties, including Austria\u2019s People\u2019s party, refused to back a government led by the FP\u00d6\u2019s leader, Herbert Kickl, who during the election routinely peppered his speeches with Nazi rhetoric, railed against migrants with slogans such as \u201cFortress Austria\u201d and \u201cAustria First\u201d, and had been previously ousted as a hardline interior minister. Austria\u2019s president, Alexander van der Bellen, on Sunday said he had spent several hours speaking to officials and had emerged with the impression that \u201cthe voices within the People\u2019s party who exclude working with the Freedom party under its leader Herbert Kickl have become quieter.\u201d This development meant \u201cthat a new path may be opening up that did not exist before,\u201d he added, noting that he would meet Kickl on Monday morning. Kickl, who cites Hungary\u2019s autocratic leader, Viktor Orb\u00e1n, as a role model, has previously said his party would only join a government if he were chancellor. He has long courted controversy and campaigned on a slogan to become \u201cVolkskanzler\u201d (people\u2019s chancellor), a term once used for Adolf Hitler. The FP\u00d6, founded in the 1950s and first led by a former senior SS officer and Nazi lawmaker, has promoted the idea of \u201cremigration\u201d \u2013 forced deportation \u2013 of immigrants and foreign-born citizens. It has also called for a stop to western support for Ukraine\u2019s defence against Russia and to EU sanctions against Moscow. In its most-recent election programme, titled \u201cFortress Austria\u201d, it called on Austria to become a more \u201chomogeneous\u201d nation through tightly controlled borders and the suspension of the right to asylum via an emergency law. The country\u2019s chancellor, Karl Nehammer, had long insisted that his centre-right People\u2019s party (\u00d6VP) would not support a government with Kickl as chancellor, describing him as a security risk and conspiracy theorist. Following the collapse of talks between his party and the centre-left Social Democrats, Nehammer announced his intention to resign, potentially paving a path for his party to enter into a coalition with the FP\u00d6 under new leadership. The two parties overlap on various issues, including a hard line on immigration, to the extent that the FP\u00d6 has accused the \u00d6VP of stealing its ideas. While the \u00d6VP has previously governed with the FP\u00d6 as junior partners several times and continues to govern with them in five of Austria\u2019s nine states, any alliance this time would probably force the conservatives to play a more junior role. The FP\u00d6 seemingly reinforced this on Sunday. \u201cAustria needs a Chancellor Kickl now,\u201d the far-right party wrote on social media. The \u00d6VP announced on Sunday that it had nominated its general secretary, Christian Stocker, to act as interim leader after Nehammer\u2019s announced resignation. The country\u2019s president said Nehammer would remain chancellor for now. Speaking to reporters soon after, Stocker, who in the past has described Kickl as a \u201csecurity risk\u201d for Austria, said his party was preparing to enter into coalition talks with the far right. \u201cI expect that the leader of the party with the most votes will be tasked with forming a future government. If we are invited to these (coalition) talks, we will accept this invitation,\u201d said Stocker. Stocker said on Sunday that his party had given him their backing to enter the talks. \u201cIt is therefore not about Herbert Kickl or me, but about the fact that this country needs a stable government right now and that we cannot keep losing time in election campaigns or elections,\u201d he said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine launches surprise operation in Russia\u2019s Kursk region;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ukraine-launches-surprise-operation-in-kursk-region-according-to-reports;2025-01-05T12:46:14Z",
        "text": "Ukrainian armed forces began a surprise offensive in Russia\u2019s Kursk region on Sunday, in an apparent attempt to regain the initiative on the battlefield before Donald Trump\u2019s imminent return to the White House. Video showed Ukrainian armoured columns advancing across snowy fields towards the village of Bolshoe Soldatskoe, north-east of the Ukrainian-held Russian town of Sudzha. Vehicles could also be seen driving through empty rustic settlements. Ukrainian officials confirmed a substantial operation was taking place. Russian military bloggers reported fierce fighting. Ukraine\u2019s general staff said 42 combat clashes took place on Sunday in the Kursk area, with 12 continuing. There were unconfirmed reports Ukrainian troops had entered the Russian hamlets of Berdin and Novosotnitskii. Overnight Ukrainian sappers removed mines. Extensive electronic countermeasures were used to knock out some Russian drones. Ukraine launched a significant cross-border raid nearly six months ago into the Kursk region. It was the first time enemy tanks had penetrated Russian territory since the second world war and was a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. Since then Russia\u2019s army has been attempting to evict Ukrainian forces. It has had some success \u2013 recapturing about 40% of lost territory \u2013 but has been unable to push them out fully. Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s office, suggested Ukraine\u2019s latest attack had been successful. \u201cKursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves,\u201d he wrote on Sunday. Andriy Kovalenko, a senior official with Ukraine\u2019s national security and defence council, confirmed Sunday\u2019s operation. \u201cIn the Kursk region the Russians are deeply concerned. They were attacked on multiple fronts, which came as a surprise to them,\u201d he posted on Telegram. Russian military bloggers speculated that Ukraine was trying to capture the Kursk nuclear power plant in the town of Kurchatov. Kyiv has previously dismissed this. The power plant is situated far away from the existing frontline. Sunday\u2019s operation comes before Donald Trump\u2019s return as US president on 20 January and possible \u201cpeace\u201d negotiations later this year. Zelenskyy has hinted that land around Kursk could play a part in any peace deal. Kyiv currently controls 585 sq km of Russian territory. Moscow has shown few signs it is willing to stop fighting. Putin has said his territorial demands are unchanged. They include four Ukrainian regions that he \u201cannexed\u201d in 2022, including the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson and other areas Russia does not control. Putin\u2019s seeming calculation is that the new US administration will cut off all military supplies to Ukraine, allowing Russian forces to make further gains in 2025. Inside Ukraine, Russia is already advancing at the fastest rate since its full-scale 2022 invasion. Russian troops are attempting to flank the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk oblast. In the past two days they captured several outlying villages, to the south-west. The last Ukrainian defenders were recently forced to abandon their underground stronghold in a thermal power plant in the eastern city of Kurakhove. The Russians have since captured the ruined complex, with battles taking place on Kurakhove\u2019s outskirts. The latest Kursk raid was made possible by freezing weather, which made it easier for Ukrainian armoured units to advance. There were reports that US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles were deployed to ferry Ukrainian infantry to forward positions beneath a tree line. There has been some criticism of Ukraine\u2019s counter-invasion of Russia, at a time when exhausted Ukrainian troops have been struggling elsewhere. Ukraine\u2019s commander in chief, Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, has defended his tactics and last week visited the Kursk sector. Syrskyi said the operation had compelled Russia to maintain a large group of forces on its own territory and to transfer reserves from other directions. He claimed Moscow had lost 38,000 personnel \u2013 killed or injured \u2013 and more than a thousand pieces of equipment. Since August, 700 Russian soldiers and a handful of officers from the FSB spy agency have been captured in and around Kursk. This has allowed Ukraine to get back its own prisoners of war, including 189 returned just before new year, Syrskyi said. On Saturday, Zelenskyy said Russia had lost up to a battalion of North Korean soldiers, brought in to join the fight for Kursk oblast, in just two days. They had been wiped out in the village of Makhnovka, together with Russian paratroopers, he said. North Korean combat groups have been sent to several frontline villages south-east of Sudzha, reports suggest. According to Zelenskyy, more than 3,000 have so far been killed or wounded."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reports \u2018significant\u2019 Russian, North Korean troop losses in Kursk ;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/05/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-reports-significant-russian-north-korean-troop-losses-in-kursk;2025-01-05T01:59:32Z",
        "text": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses in battles in southern Russia. \u201cIn battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cThis is significant.\u201d He provided no specific details. A battalion can vary in size but is generally made up of several hundred troops. Ukrainian and western assessments say that 11,000 North Korean troops are deployed in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces occupy swathes of territory after staging a mass cross-border incursion in August. Zelenskyy also said \u201cfierce battles\u201d raged along the entire 1,000-km (620-mile) frontline, with the most difficult situation near the city of Pokrovsk. A Ukrainian military spokesperson earlier said Pokrovsk remained the \u201chottest\u201d frontline sector, with Russian troops launching fresh attacks near the town in an effort to bypass it from the south and cut off supply routes to Ukraine\u2019s troops. Ukraine estimates that about 11,000 of 60,000 people remain in the city that was once home to a mine that is the sole supplier of coking coal to Ukraine\u2019s once-giant steel industry. Russia on Saturday vowed to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied Atacms missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day, saying all the missiles had been shot down. Atacms missiles have a maximum range of 300 kilometres (190 miles), according to publicly available data. US president-elect Donald Trump said in an interview published last month he was \u201cvery vehemently\u201d opposed to Ukraine using the arms, and has also called for an immediate ceasefire as Ukraine braces for Trump to enter negotiations. The Russian media outlet Izvestia said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone strike had killed its reporter, freelance correspondent Alexander Martemyanov, near the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The paper said the car was travelling on a highway linking Donetsk, the Russian-held main town of Donetsk region, and the city of Horlivka to the north. Russia\u2019s state owned Ria news agency said two of its correspondents travelling with Martemyanov were injured in the incident, along with two journalists working for a local publication in Donetsk. A Russian strike on a village in Ukraine\u2019s northeast Kharkiv region earlier on Saturday killed a 74-year-old man, regional governor Oleg Synegubov said. Moscow also struck a town in Ukraine\u2019s northern Sumy region, wounding seven including a two-year-old girl, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And in the Russian-occupied part of southern Zaporizhzhia region, a 10-year-old boy was killed and his parents injured when a drone hit their car, the region\u2019s Moscow-installed head Yevgeny Balitsky said. Russia\u2019s defence ministry meanwhile said on Saturday it had captured the Ukrainian village of Nadiya, one of the few settlements in the eastern Luhansk region still under Kyiv\u2019s control. Moscow advanced by almost 4,000 square kilometres (1,540 square miles) in Ukraine in 2024, according to an AFP analysis, as Kyiv\u2019s army struggled with chronic manpower shortages and exhaustion. Russia declared a regional state of emergency on Saturday in Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014, as workers cleared tons of contaminated sand and earth on either side of the Kerch Strait after an oil spill in the Black Sea last month. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russia-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol, said new traces of minor pollution required urgent elimination and declared a state of emergency in the city \u2013 giving authorities more power to take swift decisions such as ordering citizens to evacuate their homes. Rescue workers have now cleared more than 86,000 metric tons of contaminated sand and soil, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday. The oil leaked from two ageing tankers that were hit by a storm on 15 December. One sank and the other ran aground. Russia has arrested four teenagers on suspicion of planning a \u201cterror\u201d attack on the city of Ekaterinburg, Russian state news agencies reported on Saturday. Russia has seen domestic security \u2013 already fragile \u2013 deteriorate in recent years, as the Kremlin channels resources into arresting those suspected of collaborating with Ukraine. The separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria ordered a second day of rolling blackouts on Saturday, as a shutdown in Russian gas supplies starved the pro-Moscow self-proclaimed state of energy. The tiny breakaway republic bordering Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to its residents since Wednesday, when Moscow cut off gas supplies to Moldova over a financial dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Myanmar junta to free about 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty, including 180 foreigners;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/myanmar-junta-to-free-about-6000-prisoners-in-annual-amnesty-including-180-foreigners;2025-01-04T06:32:47Z",
        "text": "Myanmar\u2019s military government will release about 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates\u2019 sentences as part of a mass amnesty on Saturday marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain. There was no sign that the prisoner release would include Aung San Suu Kyi, 79, who has been held virtually incommunicado by the military since it seized power from her elected government in 2021. She is serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of a series of politically tinged prosecutions brought by the military. Nor was it immediately clear if those released would include any of the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule since the military coup. State-run MRTV television reported that Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar, as well as 180 foreigners who will be deported, according to the Associated Press. Reuters and Agence France-Presse reported that the 180 foreigners were included in the 5,864 figure. The foreigners to be released could include four Thai fishers who were arrested by Myanmar\u2019s navy in late November after patrol boats opened fire on Thai fishing vessels in waters close to their maritime border in the Andaman Sea. Thailand\u2019s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has said she expects the four to be released on independence day. The terms of release warn that if the freed detainees violate the law again, they will have to serve the remainder of their original sentences in addition to any new sentence. Mass prisoner releases are common on holidays and other significant occasions in Myanmar. Last year the junta announced the release of more than 9,000 prisoners to mark independence day. In a separate report, MRTV said Min Aung Hlaing had commuted the life sentences of 144 prisoners to 15 years\u2019 imprisonment. The report provided no details about them. The report also said that all other prisoners would have their sentences reduced by a sixth, except those convicted under the Explosive Substances Act, the Unlawful Associations Act, the Arms Act and the counter-terrorism law \u2013 all laws that are often used against opponent military rule. Myanmar did not release many details of the prisoners being freed, but many were held on charges related to protests, including section 505(A) of Myanmar\u2019s penal code, which makes it a crime to spread comments that create public unrest or fear or spread false news. Prisoner releases began on Saturday but can take a few days to be completed. At Insein prison in the country\u2019s biggest city of Yangon, which has been notorious for decades for housing political detainees, relatives of prisoners gathered at the gates from early morning. The military\u2019s 2021 takeover was met with massive nonviolent resistance, which has since become a widespread armed struggle. The junta has said it will hold elections this year, but the plan has been widely condemned by opposition groups as a sham. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring organisation, 28,096 people have been arrested on political charges since the army takeover. Of those arrested, 21,499 people were still in detention as of Friday, the association reported. At least 6,106 civilians have been killed by security forces in the same period, the group has said. Its tally does not include all casualties from combat. Myanmar became a British colony in the late 19th century and regained its independence on 4 January 1948. The annual independence day ceremony held in the heavily guarded capital, Naypyidaw, on Saturday morning saw about 500 government and military attendees. A speech by Min Aung Hlaing, who was not present at the event, was delivered by deputy army chief Soe Win, who reiterated the junta\u2019s call to dozens of ethnic minority armed groups that have been fighting it for the past four years to put down arms and \u201cresolve the political issue through peaceful means\u201d. With Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Five killed and homes damaged in series of Russian and Ukrainian attacks;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/04/ukraine-war-briefing-five-killed-and-homes-damaged-in-series-of-russian-and-ukrainian-attacks;2025-01-04T02:09:02Z",
        "text": "At least five people were killed in a series of Russian and Ukrainian strikes on Friday, including an afternoon Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernigiv which left at least one person dead and damaged a residential area, officials said. \u201cSeveral houses were heavily damaged. There are wounded,\u201d regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus said. \u201cSearch and rescue operations are ongoing.\u201d Loud explosions were heard in the city, located to the north of the capital, Kyiv, about 75km (46 miles) from the Russian border. The city head said four had been wounded in the strikes, according to initial reports. Separate Russian bombardments on Friday killed a truck driver near Kyiv and a pensioner in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, local officials said. Four were hurt when the town of Sloviansk was shelled near the frontline in the Donetsk region, officials said. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Telegram that in the first three days of 2025 Russia had launched 300 attack drones and nearly 20 missiles on Ukrainian targets. Most, he said, had been downed or intercepted. Ukrainian attacks on Russian border areas killed two people, according to local governors. One was killed by a mortar strike on a village in the Bryansk region, officials said. Near the frontlines in the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an offensive last August, a man walking down a road was killed in a drone strike, the regional governor said. Moscow and Kyiv have escalated their aerial campaigns through the first weeks of winter in what has been seen as an attempt to gain the upper hand ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump taking office later in January. The US expects to make announcements about additional security assistance for Ukraine in coming days, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday. He said future announcements were expected, without providing specifics, after Washington last week announced $5.9bn in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine and that a meeting of the Ukraine defence contact group in Germany would be held on 9 January. Russia\u2019s Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures from for about two and a half hours on Saturday morning to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft, Russia\u2019s aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said. It did not specify a reason for the halt, but Russian airports have previously closed when there is a risk of Ukrainian drone strikes in the area. The governor of the northern Leningrad region containing St Petersburg, Alexander Drozdenko, said Russian forces had shot down two drones near Luga Bay in the gulf of Finland. The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria ordered rolling blackouts on Friday as a halt in Russian gas supplies earlier this week plunged the self-proclaimed state into crisis. The breakaway region bordering Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to its residents since Wednesday, when Moscow cut off gas supplies to Moldova over a financial dispute. \u201cIn Transnistria today, 3 January, there will be rolling blackouts. This is because inhabitants of the republic are currently consuming more electricity than is produced by the energy system,\u201d Transnistria\u2019s economy ministry said on Telegram. Parts of Transnistria\u2019s largest city, Tiraspol \u2013 including a neighbourhood home to a maternity hospital \u2013 would lose power, as well as smaller towns and villages, it said. Oil from two ageing and damaged Russian tankers was detected on Friday off the coast of Sevastopol, the largest city in Moscow-annexed Crimea, a local official said. The Volgoneft-212 and the Volgoneft-239 were hit by a storm last month in the Kerch strait linking Crimea to the southern Russian Krasnodar region, about 250km from Sevastopol. One sank and the other ran aground, pouring about 2,400 tonnes of a heavy fuel oil called mazut into the surrounding waters, Russia\u2019s transport ministry said. \u201cA small oil slick reached Sevastopol today,\u201d the Moscow-installed head of the city, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram, publishing a video of the oil. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has called the tanker spills an \u201cecological disaster\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;'A very, very small number' of teens receive gender-affirming care, study finds;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5247724/transgender-teens-gender-affirming-care-hormones-jama;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:32:23 -0500",
        "text": "<em>A new analysis of private insurance claims data finds less than 0.1% of youth accessed puberty blockers or hormones for gender transition. This small group has garnered a huge amount of attention from Republican lawmakers in recent years.</em>"
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;U.S. Steel sues to salvage its sale to Japan's Nippon Steel;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249712/u-s-steel-japan-nippon-lawsuit;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:25:04 -0500",
        "text": "U.S. Steel and its would-be Japanese suitor filed twin lawsuits Monday to defend their $15 billion merger. President Biden issued an order on Friday to block the deal, citing national security concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Canada's Justin Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249766/justin-trudeau-resignation-canada;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:22:31 -0500",
        "text": "Trudeau's decision after almost a decade in power, sets the stage for a succession fight to select a new prime minister."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Photos: See the impact a major winter storm is having on U.S.;https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/01/06/g-s1-41177/photos-see-impact-major-winter-storm-u-s;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:17:43 -0500",
        "text": "Winter storm warnings have been declared from Illinois to New Jersey. And some areas will get a lot of snow. They will also get freezing rain and ice, blustery winds and frigid temperatures."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;How Jan. 6 will be different this year. And, who took home a Golden Globe award;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/g-s1-41159/up-first-newsletter-donald-trump-certification-january-6-cnn-defamation-lawsuit-2025-golden-globes;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:04:25 -0500",
        "text": "Today, four years since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, President-elect Donald Trump's victory is scheduled to be certified by Congress. And, the big wins and surprises at the 82nd Golden Globes."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Getting Sober-curious: why your friends (and maybe you) are going dry.;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/1263511072/new-year-dry-january-alcohol-health;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:25:10 -0500",
        "text": "According to <a href=\"https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/01/29/new-years-resolutions-who-makes-them-and-why/#:~:text=Overall%2C%2079%25%20say%20their%20resolutions,work%20and%20career%20(49%25)\">Pew</a> \u2013 79% of New Year's resolutions are about one thing: health. It's Been a Minute is kicking off 2025 with a little series called \"new year, new me.\" We're getting into some of the big questions and cultural confusion around our health and wellness.  <br /><br />This week \u2013 many Americans are starting out the year by cutting out alcohol and going \"dry.\" But overall, alcohol is getting less popular in general: according to <a href=\"https://news.gallup.com/poll/1582/alcohol-drinking.aspx#:~:text=The%20table%20presents%20data%20on,%25%20and%2038%25%2C%20respectively.\">Gallup</a>, the amount of Americans that drink is down to 58% \u2013 the lowest number since 1996. And <a href=\"https://ncsolutions.com/the-goods/sober-curious-nation-alcohol-survey/#:~:text=More%20Americans%20are%20cutting%20back,%25)%20identify%20as%20mindful%20drinkers.\">41%</a> of Americans who do drink say they want to drink less. Is alcohol on its way out? And what would it mean to live in a more sober culture? Brittany Luse is joined by writer and journalist <a href=\"https://www.anamariecox.com/\">Ana Marie Cox</a> to get into how people are disentangling alcohol from their lives, and the lessons she's learned as a recovering alcoholic.<br /><br />Interested in trying out dry January? Our friends at NPR's Life Kit have a <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/12/26/g-s1-36783/give-up-alcohol-dry-january-october-sober-curious\">newsletter</a> just for the sober-curious. <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/newsletter/zero-alcohol\">Sign up here</a>.<br /><br />Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content by<a href=\"https://plus.npr.org/\"> joining NPR+</a> today."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/g-s1-41154/biden-ban-new-offshore-oil-gas-drilling;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:08:05 -0500",
        "text": "President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Pictures of Odesa, as it tangles with a complex web of Russian and Ukrainian heritage;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/g-s1-40463/photos-videos-odesa-ukraine;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Photographer Michael Robinson Ch\u00e1vez visits a city in Ukraine that was partly famous as a site for Russian travelers and intellectuals, but since 2022 has come under Russian attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Heavy snowfall closes schools and businesses across a large swath of the U.S.;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5249574/snowstorms-us-schools-closed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:01:13 -0500",
        "text": "Several governors have issued states of emergency as 6 to 12 inches of snow are expected from Ohio to Washington, D.C."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Is this Bitcoin's golden moment? These are 3 key things to watch for cryptos in 2025;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/06/nx-s1-5248284/bitcoin-rally-crypto-trump;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Could 2025 be another game changing year for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies? Here are the three things to watch in the new year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What are Syria\u2019s new diplomatic efforts looking to achieve?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/6/what-are-syrias-new-diplomatic-efforts-looking-to-achieve?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:24:18 +0000",
        "text": "Al Jazeera\u2019s James Bays in Damascus weighs in on the new diplomatic efforts and the public\u2019s concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;How the Justin Trudeau era changed Canada;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/how-the-justin-trudeau-era-changed-canada?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:22:32 +0000",
        "text": "After nearly a decade as Canada&#039;s prime minister, experts say Trudeau leaves behind a mixed legacy and deep divisions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Canada\u2019s Trudeau steps down as Liberal Party leader amid pressure;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/canadas-trudeau-steps-down-as-liberal-party-leader-amid-pressure?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:08:43 +0000",
        "text": "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns amid pressure from within his party and low public approval ratings."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why does Donald Trump want to pardon the rioters from the January 6 attack?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/why-does-donald-trump-want-to-pardon-the-rioters-from-the-january-6-attack?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:26:24 +0000",
        "text": "Trump has described supporters who stormed Capitol to overturn 2020 election as &#039;patriots&#039; and &#039;political prisoners&#039;."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Iran nuclear programme nearing \u2018point of no return\u2019, France\u2019s Macron says;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/iran-nuclear-programme-nearing-point-of-no-return-frances-macron-says?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:53:13 +0000",
        "text": "French president says Paris will engage with the incoming Trump administration in the US on the &#039;Iranian question&#039;."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/what-is-behind-us-strategy-of-keeping-troops-in-post-assad-syria?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:19:40 +0000",
        "text": "Analysts say priorities extend beyond anti-ISIL mission and include keeping leverage as Syria&#039;s future takes shape."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/austrian-president-tasks-far-right-leader-with-forming-government?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:18:07 +0000",
        "text": "FPO leader Herbert Kickl gets mandate to try to lead a government, the first headed by the far right since World War II."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/ex-french-leader-sarkozy-on-trial-over-alleged-gaddafi-funds-all-to-know?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000",
        "text": "If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a &#039;corruption pact&#039; with the late Libyan leader."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;At the EU\u2019s external border in Bulgaria, the refugee horror story continues;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/6/at-the-eus-external-border-in-bulgaria-the-refugee-horror-story-continues?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:57:04 +0000",
        "text": "I spent a summer providing medical care to refugees in Bulgaria and these are some of their stories."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Inside Syria\u2019s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/6/inside-syrias-notorious-palestine-branch-tales-of-torture-and-fear?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:44:02 +0000",
        "text": "Palestine Branch targeted rebellious neighbourhoods in Damascus during the early stages of the Syrian revolution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Nigeria\u2019s military launch offensive on new rebel group;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/6/nigerias-military-launch-offensive-on-new-rebel-group?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:24:03 +0000",
        "text": "Nigeria\u2019s military has launched an offensive against a new rebel group said to be affiliated with ISIL."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/pakistan-taliban-threatens-military-run-businesses-amid-rising-violence?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:02:30 +0000",
        "text": "The threat marks an escalation in the group&#039;s fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;UK Prime Minister Starmer slams \u2018lies\u2019 after Musk tirade;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/uk-prime-minister-starmer-slams-lies-after-musk-tirade?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:53:23 +0000",
        "text": "Starmer defends record after billionaire Musk attacks him and other Labour figures over handling of child rape cases."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli forces use ambulance to raid occupied West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/6/israeli-forces-use-ambulance-to-raid-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:18:40 +0000",
        "text": "Israeli forces use an ambulance to carry out a raid in the occupied West Bank."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Nine killed in roadside bomb attack in central India;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/nine-killed-in-roadside-bomb-attack-in-central-india?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:10:08 +0000",
        "text": "Police said eight policemen and a driver were killed in bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Indonesia kicks off first free meal programme for children, pregnant women;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/6/indonesia-kicks-off-first-free-meal-programme-for-children-pregnant-women?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:53:42 +0000",
        "text": "By 2029 the programme hopes to reach 82.9 million people in efforts to counter malnutrition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;What is a polar vortex, the weather event causing winter storms in the US?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/what-is-a-polar-vortex-the-weather-event-causing-winter-storms-in-the-us?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:43:12 +0000",
        "text": "The expanding of the polar vortex - an area of cold air around the Arctic - southwards is causing cold spells in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korea authorities seek extension of warrant to arrest impeached Yoon;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/south-korea-authorities-seek-extension-of-warrant-to-arrest-impeached-yoon?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:37:09 +0000",
        "text": "Former President Yoon Suk Yeol has defiantly refused questioning over a bungled martial law decree last month."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Palestinian Authority shuts down several Al Jazeera digital platforms;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/palestinian-authority-shuts-down-several-al-jazeera-websites?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:11:30 +0000",
        "text": "The decision came after the PA closed Al Jazeera\u2019s office in the occupied West Bank last week."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Seven-wicket Rashid leads Afghanistan to Test series win over Zimbabwe;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/6/seven-wicket-rashid-leads-afghanistan-to-test-series-win-over-zimbabwe?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:52:59 +0000",
        "text": "Rashid takes 11 wickets in the match to give Afghanistan a 1-0 win in the series after the first Test ended in a draw."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russians in Kursk region \u2018shaken\u2019 as Ukraine launches new offensive;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/russians-in-kursk-region-shaken-as-ukraine-launches-new-offensive?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:42:55 +0000",
        "text": "Fighting intensifies months after Zelenskyy hinted that holding territory in Kursk could embolden his plans for victory."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Indonesia sack football coach Shin in search of FIFA World Cup 2026 spot;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/6/indonesia-sack-football-coach-shin-in-search-of-fifa-world-cup-2026-spot?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:09:26 +0000",
        "text": "South Korean coach Shin Tae-yong is let go after four years as Indonesian football chief eyes World Cup qualification."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Malaysia court grants jailed ex-PM Najib access to house arrest decree;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/malaysia-court-grants-jailed-ex-pm-najib-access-to-house-arrest-decree?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:44:56 +0000",
        "text": "Three-member bench rules 2-1 to grant Najib Razak&#039;s appeal to use the decree to argue his case before the High Court."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli attack kills 13 members of a family in Gaza City;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/6/israeli-attack-kills-13-members-of-a-family-in-gaza-city?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:30:32 +0000",
        "text": "Al Jazeera\u2019s Moath al-Kahlout, one of the few journalists in northern Gaza, has been to the scene of an Israeli attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,047;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/6/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1047?traffic_source=rss;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:07:33 +0000",
        "text": "Here are the key developments on the 1,047th day of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Starmer attacks those 'spreading lies' on grooming gangs as he hits back at Musk;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75wp53vk1lo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:11:15 GMT",
        "text": "The prime minister said a debate on social media involving the tech billionaire had \"crossed a line\", resulting in threats against MPs."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;More NHS patients to be treated in private clinics as PM seeks to reduce backlog;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxqnr8yw4o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:52:15 GMT",
        "text": "The government promises to cut the list of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment in England by nearly half a million over the next year."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Six-month-old girl dies after car park crash;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqgdjl3gdo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:48:06 GMT",
        "text": "Sophia Kelemen died in hospital on Friday, a day after the crash in a multi-storey car park."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;RuPaul says his heart is broken after The Vivienne's death;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0rvk17vy3o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:31:39 GMT",
        "text": "The Vivienne, who was 32 and won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, died over the weekend."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Second chance at life' after UK's first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp1n87p9po;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:12:58 GMT",
        "text": "Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer, is now \"cancer-free\" after a pioneering liver transplant."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Zendaya engagement rumours and other Golden Globe highlights;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr56933dq2do;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:23:22 GMT",
        "text": "A round-up of some of the backstage highlights and viral moments from the Los Angeles ceremony."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam for the UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8y3l7e2vjo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:08:40 GMT",
        "text": "More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality - what makes them risk this dangerous journey?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Man charged with aiding Daniel Khalife after escape;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql5nlr5ew0o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:15:38 GMT",
        "text": "Imran Chowdury, 25, from east London has been charged with assisting Khalife, the Met Police says."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Firms to raise prices due to tax and wage increases;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j10420e2jo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:58:42 GMT",
        "text": "Consumers could face higher costs in the coming months amid falling confidence among UK businesses."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What should be in your winter driving survival kit?;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16946762;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:18:01 GMT",
        "text": "Tips on what to carry in your car, and how to drive in snow and icy weather."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The latest forecast covering the UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cdr01jkp706o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:38:25 GMT",
        "text": "Darren Bett looks at the latest weather around the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The best ways to keep costs down as temperatures drop;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6084l4zx6o;Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:27:32 GMT",
        "text": "A cold snap across the UK comes just as energy prices have risen, so here are a few tips to help you keep warm."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How to avoid winter illness and other cold weather tips;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63888234;Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:52:46 GMT",
        "text": "Much of the UK is facing a cold snap, so here are some tips to cope with low temperatures."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How The Vivienne became a breakout star of British drag;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp9kq2lkvo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:07:02 GMT",
        "text": "The Vivienne, who has died aged 32, was unapologetically unique and hilariously straight-talking."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Starmer's NHS waiting list plan - will it work?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3l91wne1wo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:29:53 GMT",
        "text": "Lack of staff and money could make it difficult for government to achieve its aims."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: Best moments from the 2025 Golden Globes;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c62wyyxyey6o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:14:40 GMT",
        "text": "Winners included Demi Moore, Emilia P\u00e9rez, The Brutalist and Wicked, while Baby Reindeer and Sh\u014dgun won the big TV prizes."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17dx4v5plvo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:28:52 GMT",
        "text": "After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Works on 'road from hell' to end after 23 years;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dxn7rj27go;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:35:57 GMT",
        "text": "It has taken 23 years and cost almost \u00a32bn, but the major road will be finished later in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Harris to certify Trump's US election win, four years after Capitol riot;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9x33z8nzpo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:07:08 GMT",
        "text": "Monday's session in Congress comes on the anniversary of violence by Trump supporters on 6 January 2021."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Ukraine renews attack on Russia's Kursk region;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86wz0vd1dwo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:53:55 GMT",
        "text": "It comes as Ukraine's president says only the US can provide security guarantees leading to an end to the war."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Rugby player charged with rape flees country;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cre7gdxgz09o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:07:11 GMT",
        "text": "A former Bradford Bulls rugby player charged with rape has fled to Papua New Guinea, a court hears."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Welby set to formally relinquish Archbishop role;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89xz3lg7ydo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:02:39 GMT",
        "text": "Welby resigned after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church of England."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg6dg30vq0o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:55:57 GMT",
        "text": "The ban covering most of America's coastline comes two weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Djokovic still has 'trauma' over Covid deportation;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c3e3lg8w015o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:09:20 GMT",
        "text": "Novak Djokovic says he still has \"trauma\" when he visits Melbourne, three years after being deported because of Covid-19 rules."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kv0y1vd6mo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:01:37 GMT",
        "text": "The list is released as new Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza over the weekend."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Talk of future did not impact Alexander-Arnold - Van Dijk;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgrwejw1n21o;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:19:10 GMT",
        "text": "Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk does not believe team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold's poor performance against Manchester United was because the right-back was impacted by talk about his future."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Lawrence apologises for reaction to Mitchell clash;https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c9vkzwvlllwo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:02:21 GMT",
        "text": "Bath centre Ollie Lawrence says sorry for his reaction to the clash of heads which led to the sin-binning of Northampton's Alex Mitchell."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why this week's 'Team Cup' is important for Europe's Ryder Cup hopes;https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cy8yz8j8vxxo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:40:51 GMT",
        "text": "This geographically misplaced match, with the most anodyne of names, has a value that might help nudge Europe to a rare away win over the US next September, writes Iain Carter."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Kohli, youngsters & Bumrah - talking points from Australia's win over India;https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c36e9g234rdo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:07:04 GMT",
        "text": "BBC Sport and data analysts CricViz look at five talking points from the Australia and India series and what England can learn about their next two opponents."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'A night to remember!' - Detroit Lions' Gibbs scores FOUR touchdowns;https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/videos/c9q78vqvwjqo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:36:11 GMT",
        "text": "Running back Jahmyr Gibbs scores four touchdowns as the Detroit Lions clinch the NFC No.1 seed for the first time in their history while winning a second straight NFC North title in the process."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Peace within pain' - Jones on playing through grief;https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cvg72xw7k7do;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:20:03 GMT",
        "text": "England centre Meg Jones says she is finding \"peace in the pain\" after suffering the loss of both parents in quick succession."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique fait grimper le cours du caf\u00e9 br\u00e9silien;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/06/le-dereglement-climatique-fait-grimper-le-cours-du-cafe-bresilien_6484727_3244.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:36:29 +0100",
        "text": "Le prix du sac a battu un record d\u00e9but janvier. En cause, les \u00e9v\u00e9nements climatiques extr\u00eames qui s\u2019encha\u00eenent. Les terres propices \u00e0 la culture du grain noir vont se r\u00e9duire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Budget 2025\u00a0: le PS r\u00e9clame des \u00ab\u00a0concessions remarquables\u00a0\u00bb pour ne pas censurer;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/06/budget-2025-le-ps-reclame-des-concessions-remarquables-pour-ne-pas-censurer_6484694_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:31:44 +0100",
        "text": "Le PS a r\u00e9clam\u00e9 une v\u00e9ritable \u00ab\u00a0n\u00e9gociation\u00a0\u00bb sur le budget 2025, pr\u00e9cisant que le gouvernement lui\u00a0a\u00a0d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00ab\u00a0une proposition de modification\u00a0\u00bb de la contest\u00e9e r\u00e9forme des retraites."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le premier ministre canadien, Justin Trudeau, annonce qu\u2019il va d\u00e9missionner;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/canada-le-premier-ministre-justin-trudeau-annonce-qu-il-va-demissionner_6484658_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:14:51 +0100",
        "text": "M. Trudeau, au pouvoir depuis l\u2019automne 2015, est en difficult\u00e9 depuis des mois, mais la crise s\u2019est accentu\u00e9e depuis la r\u00e9\u00e9lection de Donald Trump, qui a promis d\u2019imposer des droits de douane de 25\u00a0% au Canada, provoquant des d\u00e9saccords au gouvernement sur la fa\u00e7on de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ces menaces."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La fascinante \u00e9treinte de Pluton et Charon;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/06/la-fascinante-etreinte-de-pluton-et-charon_6484654_1650684.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:00:12 +0100",
        "text": "De nouvelles simulations proposent un sc\u00e9nario baptis\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Kiss and Capture\u00a0\u00bb (\u00ab\u00a0embrasse et capture\u00a0\u00bb) pour expliquer l\u2019\u00e9volution de la plan\u00e8te naine et de sa lune principale."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Troph\u00e9e Jules-Verne\u00a0: Thomas Coville abandonne son second essai pour battre le record du tour du monde \u00e0 la voile;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/06/trophee-jules-verne-thomas-coville-abandonne-son-second-essai-pour-battre-le-record-du-tour-du-monde-a-la-voile_6484653_3242.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:56:18 +0100",
        "text": "Lanc\u00e9s en mer depuis le 20\u00a0d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024 \u00e0 bord du maxi-trimaran \u00ab\u00a0Sodebo-Ultim 3\u00a0\u00bb, le skippeur fran\u00e7ais et son \u00e9quipe ont annonc\u00e9 renoncer \u00e0 leur tentative, lundi, \u00e0 cause d\u2019une grave avarie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Des \u00e9tudiants bloquent Sciences Po Strasbourg pour protester contre un partenariat avec une universit\u00e9 isra\u00e9lienne;https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2025/01/06/des-etudiants-bloquent-sciences-po-strasbourg-pour-protester-contre-un-partenariat-avec-une-universite-israelienne_6484619_4401467.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:47:57 +0100",
        "text": "Les membres du conseil d\u2019administration de l\u2019IEP de Strasbourg ont renouvel\u00e9, le 18\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, leur soutien au partenariat avec l\u2019universit\u00e9 Reichman \u00e0 Herzliya qui avait \u00e9t\u00e9 suspendu en juin dans le\u00a0contexte du conflit \u00e0 Gaza."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Proche-Orient\u00a0: 49\u00a0morts en vingt-quatre heures dans la bande de Gaza, selon le minist\u00e8re de la sant\u00e9 du Hamas;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/06/en-direct-proche-orient-49-morts-en-vingt-quatre-heures-dans-la-bande-de-gaza-selon-le-ministere-de-la-sante-du-hamas_6480664_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:45:12 +0100",
        "text": "Le bilan s\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 45\u00a0854\u00a0morts au cours des quinze derniers mois, a rapport\u00e9, lundi, le\u00a0minist\u00e8re de la sant\u00e9 du gouvernement du Hamas pour la bande de Gaza dans un\u00a0communiqu\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Joe Biden interdit les nouveaux forages offshore, d\u00e9fiant la promesse de Donald Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/06/joe-biden-interdit-les-nouveaux-forages-offshore-defiant-la-promesse-de-donald-trump_6484552_3244.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:35:51 +0100",
        "text": "L'interdiction couvre plus de 2,5 millions de km\u00b2 et vise \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger l'environnement, malgr\u00e9 l'opposition de Donald Trump, qui promet de l'annuler d\u00e8s son entr\u00e9e en fonction."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Editorial | Dix ans apr\u00e8s les attentats de 2015, la France toujours sous le choc;https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/01/06/dix-ans-apres-les-attentats-de-2015-la-france-toujours-sous-le-choc_6484451_3232.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:00:12 +0100",
        "text": "Comment ne pas d\u00e9plorer que les \u00ab\u00a0Je suis Charlie\u00a0\u00bb aient laiss\u00e9 la place \u00e0 un relativisme sur la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression et le droit au blasph\u00e8me\u00a0? L\u2019anniversaire des attentats de janvier 2015\u00a0doit permettre de rappeler la fragilit\u00e9 de l\u2019h\u00e9ritage universaliste des Lumi\u00e8res."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Temp\u00eate Floriane\u00a0: trois d\u00e9partements de l\u2019est en vigilance orange pour vents, le trafic SNCF est perturb\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/06/tempete-floriane-trois-departements-de-l-est-en-vigilance-orange-pour-vents-le-trafic-sncf-est-perturbe_6482494_3245.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:31:17 +0100",
        "text": "Jusqu\u2019\u00e0 20\u00a0d\u00e9partements ont \u00e9t\u00e9 concern\u00e9s par une vigilance orange, avant que la plupart ne soient r\u00e9trograd\u00e9s. La SNCF a pr\u00e9vu des abaissements de vitesse sur certaines lignes ou la non-desserte de gares. 40\u00a0000 foyers sont priv\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Nippon Steel et US\u00a0Steel attaquent l\u2019administration de Joe Biden pour \u00ab\u00a0ing\u00e9rence ill\u00e9gale\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/nippon-steel-et-us-steel-attaquent-l-administration-de-joe-biden-pour-ingerence-illegale_6484416_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:40:55 +0100",
        "text": "Les deux groupes contestent le blocage de l\u2019acquisition \u00e0 14,9\u00a0milliards de dollars, jug\u00e9e risqu\u00e9e pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale par le pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Op\u00e9rations antidjihadistes au Sahel\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0On a oubli\u00e9 de nous dire merci\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9plore Macron;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/interventions-contre-le-terrorisme-en-afrique-on-a-oublie-de-nous-dire-merci-deplore-macron_6484350_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:07:49 +0100",
        "text": "A l\u2019occasion de la Conf\u00e9rence annuelle des ambassadrices et des ambassadeurs, qui se tient lundi 6\u00a0janvier, le pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais fixe ses priorit\u00e9s de politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re en\u00a02025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Emmanuel Macron accuse Elon Musk de soutenir une \u00ab\u00a0internationale r\u00e9actionnaire\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/06/emmanuel-macron-accuse-elon-musk-de-soutenir-une-internationale-reactionnaire_6484316_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:48:03 +0100",
        "text": "Le chef de l\u2019Etat a longuement \u00e9voqu\u00e9 le \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9sordre du monde\u00a0\u00bb lors de la trenti\u00e8me conf\u00e9rence des ambassadrices et des ambassadeurs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Autriche\u00a0: l\u2019extr\u00eame droite charg\u00e9e des n\u00e9gociations en vue de former un gouvernement;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/autriche-l-extreme-droite-chargee-des-negociations-en-vue-de-former-un-gouvernement_6484315_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:41:39 +0100",
        "text": "Cette d\u00e9cision intervient apr\u00e8s une volte-face politique des conservateurs, qui ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dimanche \u00eatre pr\u00eats \u00e0 entamer des n\u00e9gociations avec le FP\u00d6, apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9chec des discussions de coalition avec les lib\u00e9raux et les sociaux-d\u00e9mocrates."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pourquoi le possible effondrement de la circulation oc\u00e9anique atlantique inqui\u00e8te les scientifiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/06/le-possible-effondrement-de-la-circulation-oceanique-atlantique-regulant-le-climat-inquiete-les-scientifiques_6483544_3244.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019AMOC, qui contribue \u00e0 maintenir un climat doux en Europe, des pluies dans les tropiques et qui stocke du CO\u2082, devrait ralentir, et pourrait m\u00eame s\u2019arr\u00eater, en raison du d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, soup\u00e7ons de financement ill\u00e9gal\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Si Nicolas Sarkozy \u00e9tait condamn\u00e9, la\u00a0V\u1d49\u00a0R\u00e9publique serait atteinte\u00a0\u00bb, estime l\u2019historien Gilles Richard;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2025/01/06/en-direct-ouverture-du-proces-de-nicolas-sarkozy-sur-les-soupcons-de-financement-libyen-l-ancien-president-arrive-au-tribunal_6483778_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:28:38 +0100",
        "text": "Poursuivi notamment pour \u00ab\u00a0corruption\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0association de malfaiteurs\u00a0\u00bb, l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident compara\u00eet \u00e0 partir de lundi aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de trois anciens ministres, dont Claude Gu\u00e9ant et Brice Hortefeux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019archev\u00eaque d\u2019York prend temporairement la t\u00eate de l\u2019Eglise d\u2019Angleterre, apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9mission de Justin Welby;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/l-archeveque-d-york-prend-temporairement-la-tete-de-l-eglise-d-angleterre-apres-la-demission-de-justin-welby_6484281_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:19:23 +0100",
        "text": "Un rapport accablant publi\u00e9 en novembre a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que Justin Welby n\u2019avait pas signal\u00e9 aux autorit\u00e9s un agresseur de plus d\u2019une centaine d\u2019enfants, un avocat li\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Eglise."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au proc\u00e8s des soup\u00e7ons de financement libyen, les peines qu\u2019encourent Nicolas Sarkozy et les autres pr\u00e9venus;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/financement-libyen-sarkozy-gueant-hortefeux-takieddine-saleh-les-13-prevenus-et-les-peines-qu-ils-encourent_6484247_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0100",
        "text": "Les treize pr\u00e9venus risquent tous dix ans d\u2019emprisonnement, sauf Eric Woerth. De lourdes peines d\u2019amende sont \u00e9galement encourues, qui peuvent \u00eatre aggrav\u00e9es en cas de condamnation pour blanchiment jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la moiti\u00e9 des fonds blanchis."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: Emmanuel Macron affirme que les Ukrainiens auront \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 mener des discussions r\u00e9alistes sur les questions territoriales\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/06/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-les-russes-continuent-d-avancer-dans-l-oblast-de-donetsk-selon-deepstate_6482085_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:09:39 +0100",
        "text": "Lors d\u2019une r\u00e9union avec les ambassadeurs de France, le chef de l\u2019Etat a pr\u00e9venu qu\u2019il n\u2019y aurait \u00ab\u00a0pas de solution rapide et facile en Ukraine\u00a0\u00bb, alors que le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu des Etats-Unis, Donald Trump, avait promis un r\u00e8glement express."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au Soudan, une frappe a\u00e9rienne fait dix morts dans le sud de Khartoum;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/au-soudan-une-frappe-aerienne-fait-dix-morts-dans-le-sud-de-khartoum_6484181_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:50:48 +0100",
        "text": "La guerre qui oppose l\u2019arm\u00e9e r\u00e9guli\u00e8re et les paramilitaires des Forces de soutien rapide a tu\u00e9 des dizaines de milliers de personnes depuis avril\u00a02023."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Immobilier\u00a0: le march\u00e9 donne des signes de reprise, apr\u00e8s deux ann\u00e9es de recul;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/06/immobilier-le-marche-donne-des-signes-de-reprise-apres-deux-annees-de-recul_6484114_3234.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:30:04 +0100",
        "text": "Dans le r\u00e9seau Century 21, le nombre de ventes, qui avait chut\u00e9 de plus de 10\u00a0% en d\u00e9but d\u2019ann\u00e9e, a bondi d\u2019un peu plus de 20\u00a0% au quatri\u00e8me trimestre 2024. Les autres r\u00e9seaux font le m\u00eame constat. Une \u00e9claircie port\u00e9e par le desserrement du cr\u00e9dit et la baisse des prix des logements."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Radio France\u00a0: France Bleu change de nom et devient Ici;https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2025/01/06/radio-france-france-bleu-change-de-nom-et-devient-ici_6484081_3236.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:23:51 +0100",
        "text": "Ce nouveau nom s\u2019inscrit dans le cadre d\u2019un rapprochement avec France\u00a03, o\u00f9 le logo Ici est d\u00e9j\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cran depuis le 5\u00a0novembre pendant les programmes r\u00e9gionaux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attaque de Magdebourg, en Allemagne\u00a0: le bilan passe \u00e0 six morts, les motivations du conducteur restent floues;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/attaque-de-magdebourg-en-allemagne-le-bilan-passe-a-six-morts-les-motivations-du-conducteur-restent-floues_6484048_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:07:14 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019auteur de l\u2019attaque, un m\u00e9decin saoudien de 50\u00a0ans, avait bless\u00e9 299 personnes sur un march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl, avant d\u2019\u00eatre arr\u00eat\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mozambique\u00a0: le leader de l\u2019opposition annonce son retour d\u2019exil;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/mozambique-le-leader-de-l-opposition-annonce-son-retour-d-exil_6484047_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:57:01 +0100",
        "text": "Venancio Mondlane devrait revenir \u00e0 Maputo le 9\u00a0janvier, six jours avant l\u2019investiture du nouveau pr\u00e9sident, Daniel Chapo."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019Alg\u00e9rie se \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9shonore\u00a0\u00bb en ne lib\u00e9rant pas l\u2019\u00e9crivain Boualem Sansal, estime Emmanuel Macron;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/paris-a-des-doutes-sur-les-intentions-de-l-algerie-envers-la-france_6484014_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:48:46 +0100",
        "text": "Devant les ambassadeurs fran\u00e7ais r\u00e9unis \u00e0 l\u2019Elys\u00e9e, le chef de l\u2019Etat a estim\u00e9 que M.\u00a0Sansal, incarc\u00e9r\u00e9 depuis la mi-novembre pour atteinte \u00e0 la s\u00fbret\u00e9 de l\u2019Etat et actuellement dans une unit\u00e9 de soins, est \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9tenu de mani\u00e8re totalement arbitraire par les responsables alg\u00e9riens\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le taux du Livret A va baisser \u00ab\u00a0autour de 2,5\u00a0%\u00a0\u00bb, annonce le ministre de l\u2019\u00e9conomie;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/06/le-taux-du-livret-a-va-baisser-autour-de-2-5-annonce-le-ministre-de-l-economie_6483946_3234.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:11:31 +0100",
        "text": "Le taux du Livret\u00a0A, qui n\u2019a pas connu de baisse depuis 2020, \u00e9tait fix\u00e9 \u00e0 3\u00a0% depuis le d\u00e9but de 2023. \u00ab\u00a0Le gouverneur de la Banque de France fera une proposition, tr\u00e8s certainement de baisse\u00a0\u00bb, pour une mise en appplication au 1er f\u00e9vrier, a indiqu\u00e9 Eric Lombard."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soudan\u00a0: le chef de l\u2019arm\u00e9e favorable \u00e0 l\u2019offre turque pour r\u00e9soudre le conflit;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/soudan-le-chef-de-l-armee-favorable-a-l-offre-turque-pour-resoudre-le-conflit_6483945_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:08:44 +0100",
        "text": "Le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Bourhane a demand\u00e9 de \u00ab\u00a0transmettre au pr\u00e9sident turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, l\u2019accueil favorable des dirigeants soudanais \u00e0 l\u2019initiative\u00a0\u00bb d\u2019Ankara."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le gouvernement vise un d\u00e9ficit public compris entre 5\u00a0% et 5,5\u00a0% du PIB en\u00a02025;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/06/le-gouvernement-vise-un-deficit-public-compris-entre-5-et-5-5-du-pib-en-2025_6483878_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:48:36 +0100",
        "text": "Le ministre de l\u2019\u00e9conomie, Eric Lombard, a dit vouloir \u00ab\u00a0prot\u00e9ger la croissance\u00a0\u00bb, au premier jour des consultations avec les forces politiques en vue de pr\u00e9parer le budget."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Comment la lutte antiterroriste a \u00e9volu\u00e9 apr\u00e8s les attentats de janvier 2015;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/attentats-de-janvier-2015-dix-ans-apres-prise-en-defaut-la-lutte-antiterroriste-a-renforce-son-volet-renseignement_6483777_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:59:58 +0100",
        "text": "Si des signaux existaient avant les attaques terroristes, ils n\u2019avaient pas \u00e9t\u00e9 assembl\u00e9s. Depuis, certaines pratiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 renforc\u00e9es, comme la collaboration entre DGSE et DGSI, ainsi que le cadre dans lequel les services de renseignement sont autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 recourir \u00e0 des techniques d\u2019\u00e9coute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;\u00ab\u00a0L\u2019envie de rire ne dispara\u00eetra jamais\u00a0\u00bb, affirme \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, dix ans apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat;https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2025/01/06/l-envie-de-rire-ne-disparaitra-jamais-affirme-charlie-hebdo-dix-ans-apres-l-attentat_6483779_3236.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:04:09 +0100",
        "text": "Un num\u00e9ro sp\u00e9cial de 32\u00a0pages doit \u00eatre publi\u00e9 mardi, dix ans jour pour jour apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat djihadiste qui avait provoqu\u00e9 la mort de douze personnes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soup\u00e7ons de financement libyen\u00a0: le proc\u00e8s de Nicolas Sarkozy et de ses proches s\u2019ouvre \u00e0 Paris;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/soupcons-de-financement-libyen-le-proces-de-nicolas-sarkozy-et-de-ses-proches-s-ouvre-a-paris_6483443_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:36:22 +0100",
        "text": "Accus\u00e9 d\u2019avoir nou\u00e9 un \u00ab\u00a0pacte de corruption\u00a0\u00bb avec Mouammar Kadhafi en vue de financer sa campagne pr\u00e9sidentielle de 2007, l\u2019ancien chef de l\u2019Etat est jug\u00e9 jusqu\u2019en avril. Parmi les autres pr\u00e9venus figurent trois anciens ministres \u2013 Brice Hortefeux, Claude Gu\u00e9ant et Eric Woerth \u2013, un ex-dignitaire libyen et les interm\u00e9diaires Ziad Takieddine et Alexandre Djouhri."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La Cor\u00e9e du Nord lance un missile balistique alors que le secr\u00e9taire d\u2019Etat am\u00e9ricain, Antony Blinken, est \u00e0 S\u00e9oul;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/la-coree-du-nord-lance-un-missile-balistique-alors-que-le-secretaire-d-etat-americain-antony-blinken-est-a-seoul_6483678_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:25:40 +0100",
        "text": "Les derniers tirs, une salve de missiles balistiques \u00e0 courte port\u00e9e, avaient eu lieu le 6\u00a0novembre, \u00e0 quelques heures de l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle aux Etats-Unis."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le patrimoine national a baiss\u00e9 avec les prix de l\u2019immobilier;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/06/le-patrimoine-national-a-baisse-avec-les-prix-de-l-immobilier_6483644_3234.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:41:29 +0100",
        "text": "Pour la premi\u00e8re fois depuis huit ans, le patrimoine \u00e9conomique national a baiss\u00e9 en\u00a02023. Une cons\u00e9quence de la baisse de la valeur des biens immobiliers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les agriculteurs de la Coordination rurale bloqu\u00e9s dans leur tentative de rallier Paris;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/06/les-agriculteurs-de-la-coordination-rurale-bloques-dans-leur-tentative-de-rallier-paris_6483578_3234.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:18:56 +0100",
        "text": "Les manifestants voulaient rejoindre la capitale pour exprimer leur m\u00e9contentement, d\u00e9non\u00e7ant toujours l\u2019accord commercial entre l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne et le Mercosur, mais les forces de l\u2019ordre les ont emp\u00each\u00e9 d\u2019avancer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le film de Jacques Audiard \u00ab\u00a0Emilia Perez\u00a0\u00bb triomphe aux Golden Globes;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/live/2025/01/06/en-direct-golden-globes-2025-zoe-saldana-et-kieran-culkin-l-equipe-de-shogun-suivez-le-palmares-des-recompenses-du-cinema-et-de-la-television_6483203_3246.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:02:56 +0100",
        "text": "Le palmar\u00e8s de la 82\u1d49 c\u00e9r\u00e9monie a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9voil\u00e9, dimanche 5\u00a0janvier, \u00e0 Beverly Hills. \u00ab\u00a0Emilia Perez\u00a0\u00bb a \u00e9t\u00e9 sacr\u00e9 meilleur com\u00e9die/com\u00e9die musicale, meilleur film \u00e9tranger, meilleure chanson et meilleur second r\u00f4le pour Zoe Saldana. C\u00f4t\u00e9 drames, \u00ab\u00a0The Brutalist\u00a0\u00bb a domin\u00e9 la comp\u00e9tition. La s\u00e9rie \u00ab\u00a0Shogun\u00a0\u00bb a obtenu tous les prix dans sa cat\u00e9gorie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;D\u00e9but du proc\u00e8s de l\u2019attentat de 2020\u00a0devant les anciens locaux de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, un acte de terrorisme d\u2019inspiration culturelle;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/attentat-devant-les-anciens-locaux-de-charlie-hebdo-le-proces-du-terrorisme-culturel_6483374_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "Le 25\u00a0septembre\u00a02020, apr\u00e8s la republication des caricatures de Mahomet, un Pakistanais avait attaqu\u00e9 au couteau deux personnes devant les anciens locaux de l\u2019hebdomadaire, ignorant que la r\u00e9daction avait d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9. Un attentat qui n\u2019\u00e9tait pas inspir\u00e9 par un groupe djihadiste ou par une pol\u00e9mique, mais par le code p\u00e9nal du Pakistan, o\u00f9 le blasph\u00e8me est passible de la peine de mort."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Aux Pays-Bas, les noms des personnes soup\u00e7onn\u00e9es de collaboration avec l\u2019Allemagne nazie rendus publics;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/aux-pays-bas-les-noms-des-personnes-soupconnees-de-collaboration-avec-l-allemagne-nazie-rendus-publics_6483340_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:30:07 +0100",
        "text": "Les archives nationales ont mis en ligne une base de donn\u00e9es o\u00f9 figurent des centaines de milliers de personnes ayant fait l\u2019objet d\u2019une enqu\u00eate pour collaboration. Ce document, tr\u00e8s consult\u00e9, pose des questions \u00e9thiques."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Cor\u00e9e du Sud\u00a0: \u00e0 quelques heures de son expiration, possible prolongation du mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat contre le pr\u00e9sident destitu\u00e9 Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/coree-du-sud-possible-prolongation-du-mandat-d-arret-contre-le-president-destitue-yoon-suk-yeol-a-quelques-heures-de-son-expiration_6483271_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:05:33 +0100",
        "text": "Le service anticorruption, charg\u00e9 de l\u2019enqu\u00eate sur la loi martiale, a jusqu\u2019\u00e0 lundi minuit (16\u00a0heures \u00e0 Paris) pour arr\u00eater le chef de l\u2019Etat, retranch\u00e9 dans sa r\u00e9sidence de S\u00e9oul. Les enqu\u00eateurs ont annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019ils allaient demander un d\u00e9lai suppl\u00e9mentaire apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 emp\u00each\u00e9s par la garde rapproch\u00e9e du dirigeant de l\u2019appr\u00e9hender, vendredi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ligue 1\u00a0: Marseille, facile contre Le\u00a0Havre, conforte sa deuxi\u00e8me place;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/06/ligue-1-marseille-deroule-contre-le-havre-et-conforte-sa-deuxieme-place_6483237_3242.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:36:02 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019OM s\u2019est facilement impos\u00e9 (5-1) dimanche soir au V\u00e9lodrome. Il pointe d\u00e9sormais \u00e0 sept points du PSG et poss\u00e8de trois longueurs d\u2019avance sur Monaco, \u00e0 une journ\u00e9e de la mi-saison du championnat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Troph\u00e9e des champions\u00a0: le r\u00e9sum\u00e9 de la courte victoire du PSG contre l\u2019AS Monaco;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/05/trophee-des-champions-le-resume-de-la-courte-victoire-du-psg-contre-l-as-monaco_6483136_3242.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:58:40 +0100",
        "text": "Le Paris Saint-Germain a remport\u00e9, dimanche 5\u00a0janvier, contre Monaco, le treizi\u00e8me Troph\u00e9e des champions de son histoire gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un but d\u2019Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 dans les derni\u00e8res minutes du match."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attentats de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et de l\u2019Hyper Cacher\u00a0: trois jours de sang, de terreur et de larmes;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/05/attentats-de-charlie-hebdo-et-de-l-hyper-cacher-trois-jours-de-sang-de-terreur-et-de-larmes_6483068_3224.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:15:03 +0100",
        "text": "Des locaux de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, \u00e0 Paris, \u00e0 Montrouge, dans les Hauts-de-Seine, puis \u00e0 l\u2019Hyper Cacher de la porte de Vincennes, r\u00e9cit des attentats du 7\u00a0au 9\u00a0janvier\u00a02015, et de la traque de leurs auteurs, les fr\u00e8res Sa\u00efd et Ch\u00e9rif Kouachi et Amedy Coulibaly."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un troisi\u00e8me influenceur alg\u00e9rien interpell\u00e9 en\u00a0France apr\u00e8s des propos violents sur TikTok;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/05/un-troisieme-influenceur-algerien-interpelle-en-france-apres-des-propos-violents-sur-tiktok_6483066_3224.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:45:54 +0100",
        "text": "Les autorit\u00e9s avaient alert\u00e9 la justice, samedi, apr\u00e8s la diffusion d\u2019une vid\u00e9o appelant \u00e0 la violence contre un manifestant alg\u00e9rien antir\u00e9gime. Youcef\u00a0A. et Imad Tintin, arr\u00eat\u00e9s \u00e0 Brest et Echirolles, vendredi, ont\u00a0\u00e9t\u00e9 respectivement plac\u00e9 en d\u00e9tention provisoire et plac\u00e9 sous contr\u00f4le judiciaire avant comparution imm\u00e9diate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Peter Singer, philosophe\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0J\u2019accepte mieux l\u2019id\u00e9e que nous ne sommes pas des \u00eatres purement rationnels\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/intimites/article/2025/01/05/peter-singer-philosophe-j-accepte-mieux-l-idee-que-nous-ne-sommes-pas-des-etres-purement-rationnels_6481982_6190330.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 04:30:01 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Avec le temps\u00a0\u00bb. Quelles certitudes garde-t-on \u00e0 la fin de sa vie\u00a0? Comment voit-on la mort lorsqu\u2019elle se rapproche\u00a0? Dans cette s\u00e9rie, \u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb interroge des personnalit\u00e9s sur ce qui passe et ce qui reste.  A 78\u00a0ans, le philosophe australien, l\u2019un des plus influents au monde, se montre serein mais exigeant."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Autriche\u00a0: les conservateurs font volte-face et\u00a0se\u00a0disent pr\u00eats \u00e0 n\u00e9gocier avec l\u2019extr\u00eame droite pour former un gouvernement;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/autriche-les-conservateurs-font-volte-face-et-se-disent-prets-a-negocier-avec-l-extreme-droite-pour-former-un-gouvernement_6482999_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:12:38 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019Autriche a plong\u00e9 dans l\u2019incertitude politique samedi lorsque le chancelier conservateur, Karl Nehammer, a mis fin aux pourparlers visant \u00e0 former un gouvernement centriste sans l\u2019extr\u00eame droite, qui\u00a0est arriv\u00e9e en t\u00eate aux \u00e9lections l\u00e9gislatives."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, PSG-Monaco\u00a0: suivez le Troph\u00e9e des champions;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/live/2025/01/05/en-direct-psg-monaco-suivez-le-match-du-trophee-des-champions_6482796_3242.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:30:09 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s avoir remport\u00e9 les deux derni\u00e8res \u00e9ditions du Troph\u00e9e des champions, le Paris Saint-Germain vise le tripl\u00e9 face \u00e0 l\u2019AS Monaco, dimanche, \u00e0 Doha, pour son premier match de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le centre des Etats-Unis menac\u00e9 par une temp\u00eate hivernale;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/05/le-centre-des-etats-unis-menace-par-une-tempete-hivernale_6482964_3244.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:23:37 +0100",
        "text": "La temp\u00eate va balayer le pays avec de l\u2019air arctique jusqu\u2019\u00e0 lundi et entra\u00eener de fortes perturbations dans les transports."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sarkozy-Kadhafi\u00a0: tout comprendre \u00e0 l\u2019affaire du  financement libyen avant l\u2019ouverture du proc\u00e8s;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2025/01/05/sarkozy-kadhafi-tout-comprendre-a-l-affaire-du-financement-libyen-avant-l-ouverture-du-proces_6482596_4355770.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:00:03 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident est jug\u00e9, \u00e0 partir de lundi, pour \u00ab\u00a0corruption passive, financement ill\u00e9gal de campagne \u00e9lectorale, association de malfaiteurs et recel de d\u00e9tournement de fonds publics libyens\u00a0\u00bb. Douze autres pr\u00e9venus, dont trois anciens ministres, compara\u00eetront dans ce proc\u00e8s devant le tribunal correctionnel de Paris jusqu\u2019au 10\u00a0avril."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Russie\u00a0: plus de 30 c\u00e9tac\u00e9s retrouv\u00e9s morts apr\u00e8s la\u00a0mar\u00e9e noire pr\u00e8s de la Crim\u00e9e annex\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/05/russie-plus-de-30-cetaces-retrouves-morts-apres-la-maree-noire-pres-de-la-crimee-annexee_6482896_3244.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:43:08 +0100",
        "text": "Le 15\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, deux p\u00e9troliers russes, le \u00ab\u00a0Volgoneft-212\u00a0\u00bb et le \u00ab\u00a0Volgoneft-239\u00a0\u00bb, se sont \u00e9chou\u00e9s au cours d\u2019une temp\u00eate dans le d\u00e9troit de Kertch entre la Russie et la p\u00e9ninsule ukrainienne de Crim\u00e9e, annex\u00e9e par Moscou en\u00a02014. Ces navires transportaient 9\u00a0200\u00a0tonnes de mazout, dont environ 40\u00a0% pourraient s\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9vers\u00e9s en mer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Grande-Bretagne, en Allemagne et aux Pays-Bas, perturbations dans les a\u00e9roports en raison de\u00a0chutes de neige;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/en-angleterre-et-en-allemagne-perturbations-dans-les-aeroports-en-raison-de-chutes-de-neige_6482529_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 13:18:17 +0100",
        "text": "Plusieurs centim\u00e8tres de neige ont recouvert l\u2019Angleterre et le Pays de Galles, causant des fermetures d\u2019a\u00e9roports et de routes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;New York lance son p\u00e9age urbain pour entrer dans Manhattan, malgr\u00e9 la \u00ab\u00a0forte opposition\u00a0\u00bb de Donald Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/05/new-york-lance-son-peage-urbain-pour-entrer-dans-manhattan-malgre-la-forte-opposition-de-donald-trump_6482493_3210.html;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:40:06 +0100",
        "text": "La gouverneure d\u00e9mocrate de l\u2019Etat, Kathy Hochul, a annonc\u00e9 un p\u00e9age de 9\u00a0dollars, pour entrer au sud de Central Park, qui vise \u00e0 r\u00e9duire la pollution et financer le m\u00e9tro."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;FMGs stage protest over delay in granting Permanent Registrations;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/fmgs-stage-protest-over-delay-in-granting-permanent-registrations/article69068008.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:08:39 +0530",
        "text": "Around 100 Foreign Medical Graduates have also expressed their resentment over the internship norms"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;UGC\u2019s new draft guidelines give powers to Chancellors to constitute panel to appoint Vice-Chancellors;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ugcs-new-draft-guidelines-give-powers-to-chancellors-to-constitute-panel-to-appoint-vice-chancellors/article69069448.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:05:28 +0530",
        "text": "The Commission has given 30 days for stakeholders and public to offer comments on the draft"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bengaluru: 16th edition of BIFFes to be held from March 1 to 8;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bengaluru-16th-edition-of-biffes-to-be-held-from-march-1-to-8/article69068982.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:03:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Announce 8th Pay Commission soon, trade unions tell Finance Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/announce-8th-pay-commission-soon-trade-unions-tell-finance-minister/article69069585.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:00:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;AIADMK members evicted from House; Congress, PMK, BJP stage walk out;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-members-evicted-from-house-congress-pmk-bjp-stage-walk-out/article69069078.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:00:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Low bird count in Kole wetlands in Thrissur worry birders;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/low-bird-count-in-kole-wetlands-in-thrissur-worry-birders/article69069569.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:00:27 +0530",
        "text": "Around 1,000 terns, 576 swamphens, 55 Openbill Storks, and 261 painted Storks were spotted during the exercise"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Investors seek steps to return deposits;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/investors-seek-steps-to-return-deposits/article69068937.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:58:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Ernakulam District Election dept. busy vetting inquiry reports on plaints over delimitation of wards;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ernakulam-district-election-dept-busy-vetting-inquiry-reports-on-plaints-over-delimitation-of-wards/article69068277.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:57:43 +0530",
        "text": "Over 1,000 complaints about ward delimitation in 96 local bodies have been filed in the district"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bharathidasan University to rope in  educational technology service providers to support its distance learning programmes;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/bharathidasan-university-to-rope-in-educational-technology-service-providers-to-support-its-distance-learning-programmes/article69068674.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:54:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Protest in Kollidam against merger of village panchayats to form town panchayat;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/protest-in-kollidam-against-merger-of-village-panchayats-to-form-town-panchayat/article69068641.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:51:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Crude bomb explosion injures two minors in West Bengal\u2019s Malda;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/crude-bomb-explosion-injures-two-minors-in-west-bengals-malda/article69069318.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:49:07 +0530",
        "text": "The incident comes days after a crude bomb explosion in neighbouring Murshidabad injured a TMC worker"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New SP of Tiruchi district takes charge;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/new-sp-of-tiruchi-district-takes-charge/article69068669.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:47:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers raise concerns as lone tusker is on crop raid near Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/farmers-raise-concerns-as-lone-tusker-is-on-crop-raid-near-coimbatore/article69069077.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:43:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;I am being made a \u2018scapegoat\u2019, claims suspended GCDA engineer;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/i-am-being-made-a-scapegoat-claims-suspended-gcda-engineer/article69068425.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:40:47 +0530",
        "text": "The GCDA Chairman K. Chandran Pillai says that the issue is under investigation and the assistant executive engineer will be exonerated if her claims are proven true"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;MCC to hold public consultation tomorrow;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mccs-public-consultation-tomorrow/article69069109.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:40:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;DGCA removes Akasa Air pilot from training duties after lapses;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dgca-removes-akasa-air-pilot-from-training-duties-after-lapses/article69069410.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:39:53 +0530",
        "text": "Action follows an incident of unstable landing in Bengaluru airport in March 2024;\u00a0DGCA says airline didn\u2019t provide mandatory corrective training"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bengaluru: BBMP attaches 81,000 properties over\u00a0non-payment of tax this fiscal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bengaluru-bbmp-attaches-81000-properties-over-non-payment-of-tax-this-fiscal/article69068319.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:37:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;PM to launch projects worth over \u20b92 lakh crore in Visakhapatnam on January 8;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/pm-to-launch-projects-worth-over-2-lakh-crore-in-visakhapatnam-on-january-8/article69069254.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:37:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Syro-Malabar Church synod opens amid rebel protests;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/syro-malabar-church-synod-opens-amid-rebel-protests/article69068516.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:37:14 +0530",
        "text": "Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil will officially inaugurate the 33rd synod of bishops with 54 bishops participating"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kolkali competition showcases precision and passion, wowing audience;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kolkali-competition-showcases-precision-and-passion-wowing-audience/article69069496.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:37:06 +0530",
        "text": "The 12-member teams, dressed in matching mundu and vests, with thick waist belts and headgear, executed their movements with remarkable precision and energy."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Canada\u2019s Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/canadas-trudeau-announces-decision-to-resign-as-liberal-party-leader-spelling-end-to-time-in-power/article69069539.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:37:03 +0530",
        "text": "Trudeau came to power in 2015 after 10 years of Conservative Party rule, and had initially been hailed for returning the country to its liberal past"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 40 sovereigns of gold, \u20b98.50 lakh stolen from house  in Aluva;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/over-40-sovereigns-of-gold-850-lakh-stolen-from-house-in-aluva/article69069086.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:35:42 +0530",
        "text": "The stolen valuables were reportedly kept in two almirahs in the house"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Palaniswami says his party did not boycott Governor\u2019s address;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/palaniswami-says-his-party-did-not-boycott-governors-address/article69069282.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:35:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Minister allays concern over HMPV;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/minister-allays-concern-over-hmpv/article69068996.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:34:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Skull, human skeleton parts found in abandoned house in Kochi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/skull-human-skeleton-parts-found-in-abandoned-house-in-kochi/article69069267.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:34:18 +0530",
        "text": "The police reportedly made the discovery while inspecting the house and its grounds following a complaint from the panchayat ward member about anti-social activities at the property"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Special teams formed to trace suspects in Sirkazhi ATM theft;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/special-teams-formed-to-trace-suspects-in-sirkazhi-atm-theft/article69068503.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:30:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mamata says Centre supports the Kumbh Mela but not the Gangasagar Mela;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/mamata-says-centre-supports-the-kumbh-mela-but-not-the-gangasagar-mela/article69068953.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:30:25 +0530",
        "text": "West Bengal Chief Minister took stock of the preparations for the upcoming Gangasagar Mela held on Sagar island on the occasion of Makar Sankranti"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;State School Arts Festival: My Space;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-school-arts-festival-my-space/article69069299.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:28:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers losing livestock, poultry to wandering dogs in Tiruppur await Government Order on compensation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/farmers-losing-livestock-poultry-to-wandering-dogs-in-tiruppur-await-government-order-on-compensation/article69068881.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:27:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Constituency redivision based on population census soon, says Kiran Kumar Reddy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/constituency-redivision-based-on-population-census-soon-says-kiran-kumar-reddy/article69068991.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:26:25 +0530",
        "text": "The BJP leader expresses hope that he will appear before the people in a key position at the right time"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HMPV: Private schools ask parents to not send children if they have even mild cough, cold, or fever;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hmpv-private-schools-ask-parents-to-not-send-children-if-they-have-even-mild-cough-cold-or-fever/article69068588.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:26:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Advocates protest in Nagapattinam, demand special law;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/advocates-protest-in-nagapattinam-demand-special-law/article69068451.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:25:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;ASHA workers to strike work in State from today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/asha-workers-to-strike-work-in-state-from-today/article69069393.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:25:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;NHRC concerned at death of sanitation workers despite steps to eradicate manual scavenging;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nhrc-concerned-at-death-of-sanitation-workers-despite-steps-to-eradicate-manual-scavenging/article69068225.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:21:48 +0530",
        "text": "The rights panel asks government to ponder over using technology/robots for cleaning sewer lines and septic tanks"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Inclusion and empowerment of women pivotal for socio-economic change: Om Birla;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/inclusion-and-empowerment-of-women-pivotal-for-socio-economic-change-om-birla/article69068628.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:20:44 +0530",
        "text": "At \u2018Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0\u2019 event, Lok Sabha Speaker hails role of women representatives, says their better and more sensitive leadership effectively addresses community concerns"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New green energy policy of Telangana to be unveiled on Jan. 9: Deputy CM;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-green-energy-policy-of-telangana-to-be-unveiled-on-jan-9-deputy-cm/article69068945.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:20:14 +0530",
        "text": "Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka hands over appointment letters 315 AEs recruited by TG-Genco at Rajiv Gandhi statue outside the Secretariat"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kanniyakumari SP announces strengthened border surveillance measures;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/kanniyakumari-sp-announces-strengthened-border-surveillance-measures/article69069339.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:18:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Girls\u2019 innovation steals the spotlight as boys stick to tradition in mimicry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/girls-innovation-steals-the-spotlight-as-boys-stick-to-tradition-in-mimicry/article69069195.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:18:24 +0530",
        "text": "While the boys largely followed a formulaic approach, sticking to traditional imitations of animal sounds, automobiles, and chainsaws, the girls brought fresh and creative elements to the stage, tackling contemporary issues with a distinct flair"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Final number of voters in Andhra Pradesh stands at 4,14,40,447 after special summary revision, says Chief Electoral Officer;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/final-number-of-voters-in-andhra-pradesh-stands-at-41440447-after-special-summary-revision-says-chief-electoral-officer/article69069133.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:18:23 +0530",
        "text": "The voters have been advised to check their names and polling stations in the final rolls online from https://electoralsearch.eci.gov.in/ website and through voter helpline app / voters.eci.gov.in"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TTD planning to clear VIP crowd quickly on Vaikunta Ekadasi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ttd-planning-to-clear-vip-crowd-quickly-on-vaikunta-ekadasi/article69069094.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:16:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Panchayat president ordered to repay \u20b926 lakh with interest for financial mismanagement;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/panchayat-president-ordered-to-repay-26-lakh-with-interest-for-financial-mismanagement/article69069211.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:16:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka has 5.52 crore electors in final electoral rolls for 2025;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-has-552-crore-electors-in-final-electoral-rolls-for-2025/article69069188.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:16:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka Chief Minister launches KSRTC Arogya scheme for cashless medical treatment;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-chief-minister-launches-ksrtc-arogya-scheme-for-cashless-medical-treatment/article69068499.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:13:50 +0530",
        "text": "According to Mr Siddaramaiah, the scheme aims to provide cashless medical treatment to over 34,000 KSRTC employees and their dependents, benefitting nearly 1.5 lakh individuals"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;V.O.C Port handles substantial number of windmill blades;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/voc-port-handles-substantial-number-of-windmill-blades/article69069416.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:13:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BRS faults ACB for not allowing advocate with KTR during statement recording;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/brs-faults-acb-for-not-allowing-advocate-with-ktr-during-statement-recording/article69069399.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:12:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Couple found dead at home in Ameenpur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/couple-found-dead-at-home-in-ameenpur/article69069038.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:12:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Malapulayattam takes centre stage this year with its infectious beats;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malapulayattam-takes-centre-stage-this-year-with-its-infectious-beats/article69069242.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:12:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Human Metapneumovirus: let\u2019s all calm down first;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/human-metapneumovirus-lets-all-calm-down-first/article69069290.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:11:50 +0530",
        "text": "For infectious disease specialists, HMPV is a well-known pathogen and has been circulating in most countries, including India, for quite some time"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vizhinjam Conclave 2025 to begin on January 28: over 300 delegates, 50 investors to participate;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/vizhinjam-conclave-2025-to-begin-on-january-28-over-300-delegates-50-investors-to-participate/article69069005.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:11:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;New Air Traffic Control tower at Tiruchi airport likely to be commissioned before this year end;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/new-air-traffic-control-tower-at-tiruchi-airport-likely-to-be-commissioned-before-this-year-end/article69068449.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:11:00 +0530",
        "text": "The new project is being executed at a cost of Rs. 60.75 crore as part of upgradation of non-metro Tiruchi airport; the technical\u00a0work will be taken up once the civil work is completed"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Justice Raghunandan Rao nominated as Chairman of A.P. High Court Legal Services Committee;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/justice-raghunandan-rao-nominated-as-chairman-of-ap-high-court-legal-services-committee/article69069097.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:09:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Padi Kaushik Reddy\u2019s election campaign case: HC issues notice to government;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/padi-kaushik-reddys-election-campaign-case-hc-issues-notice-to-government/article69068908.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:09:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Women outnumber men voters in Dindigul, Theni districts;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/women-outnumber-men-voters-in-dindigul-theni-districts/article69069364.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:09:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh, Odisha excise officials conduct joint raids in border villages to check inflow of ID liquor;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-odisha-excise-officials-conduct-joint-raids-in-border-villages-to-check-inflow-of-id-liquor/article69069087.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:06:57 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Attack on DFO office: P.V. Anvar released on bail;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/attack-on-dfo-office-pv-anvar-released-on-bail/article69069311.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:06:23 +0530",
        "text": "The police opposed his bail arguing that his release will badly affect the case in which he was booked along with 10 others. The court rejected the prosecution demand for Anvar\u2019s police custody"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government is simplifying regulations to boost realty sector in Andhra Pradesh, says Municipal Administration Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/government-is-simplifying-regulations-to-boost-realty-sector-in-andhra-pradesh-says-municipal-administration-minister/article69069052.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:03:54 +0530",
        "text": "New building construction regulations will be issued next Thursday, he says"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Govt. considering new curriculum from primary to PG level, says Lokesh;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/govt-considering-new-curriculum-from-primary-to-pg-level-says-lokesh/article69068701.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:01:16 +0530",
        "text": "Education and IT Minister promises to ensure that there will be no political interference in education sector, and teaching fraternity is not assigned any work except teaching"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u20b920 crore distributed to 41 property owners for old city metro stretch;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/20-crore-distributed-to-41-property-owners-for-old-city-metro-stretch/article69069272.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:00:51 +0530",
        "text": "AIMIM Member of Parliament from Hyderabad Asaddudin Owaisi thanked the owners for their willingness to hand over their ancestral lands and also appreciated Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for readily accepting to hike the compensation amount"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Suicide notes released by Cong. leader\u2019s kin renew controversy in Wayanad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/suicide-notes-released-by-cong-leaders-kin-renew-controversy-in-wayanad/article69068581.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:58:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CITU protests discharge of sewage into Agnitheertham in Rameswaram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/citu-protests-discharge-of-sewage-into-agnitheertham-in-rameswaram/article69069243.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:57:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Final voter list for Bengaluru released;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/final-voter-list-for-bengaluru-released/article69068650.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:56:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TDP MLA vows to expose \u2018YSRCP misdeeds\u2019 in Macherla;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-mla-vows-to-expose-ysrcp-misdeeds-in-macherla/article69068737.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:56:00 +0530",
        "text": "Julakanti accuses Pinnelli brothers of fostering chaos and amassing wealth through illegal activities in the constituency"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mysuru bandh called today in protest against Amit Shah\u2019s remarks on Ambedkar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-bandh-called-today-in-protest-against-amit-shahs-remarks-on-ambedkar/article69069073.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:53:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;10-year-old boy dies in accident in Whitefield;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/10-year-old-boy-dies-in-accident-in-whitefield/article69068587.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:51:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Injured leopard rescued from snare in Kannur; prohibitory orders imposed;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/injured-leopard-rescued-from-snare-in-kannur-prohibitory-orders-imposed/article69068865.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:50:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two charred to death in SUV fire on Ghatkesar ORR;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/two-charred-to-death-in-suv-fire-on-ghatkesar-orr/article69069103.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:50:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Blacklist contractor of Indrali RoB project, DC tells PWD;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/blacklist-contractor-of-indrali-rob-project-dc-tells-pwd/article69068710.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:49:13 +0530",
        "text": "She says district administration has been at the receiving end of public wrath over the inordinate delay in RoB completion"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mentoring students to craft stories of history through Chavittunatakam performances;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/mentoring-students-to-craft-stories-of-history-through-chavittunatakam-performances/article69068883.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:47:41 +0530",
        "text": "At the Kerala State School Arts Festival this year, he has trained eight teams in the high school category and six teams in the higher secondary category."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018Total censorship\u2019 of House proceedings reminds the country of the days of Emergency: Raj Bhavan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/total-censorship-of-house-proceedings-reminds-the-country-of-the-days-of-emergency-raj-bhavan/article69068965.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:46:03 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Residents oppose merger of villages with Tiruchi Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/residents-oppose-merger-of-villages-with-tiruchi-corporation/article69068408.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:45:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC directs passport authorities to issue passport to Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-directs-passport-authorities-to-issue-passport-to-minister/article69068773.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:45:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nellore-based para athlete gets \u20b91 lakh from NRI Cell;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nellore-based-para-athlete-gets-1-lakh-from-nri-cell/article69069215.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:44:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Police ask TDB to halt spot booking on Makaravilakku day;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/police-asks-tdb-to-halt-spot-booking-on-makaravilakku-day/article69069218.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:43:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;After delay, first Made-in-India driverless trainset for Yellow Line handed over to BMRCL;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/after-delay-first-made-in-india-driverless-trainset-for-yellow-line-handed-over-to-bmrcl/article69068368.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:43:22 +0530",
        "text": "The trainset is expected to arrive at Bengaluru\u2019s Hebbagodi depot by road within 15 days, according to officials from the BMRCL"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Third edition of Kerala Legislature International Book Festival from Tuesday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/third-edition-of-kerala-legislature-international-book-festival-from-tuesday/article69069138.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:43:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;All-party team demands Minister Dhananjay Munde\u2019s resignation over sarpanch murder case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/all-party-team-demands-minister-dhananjay-mundes-resignation-over-sarpanch-murder-case/article69068081.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:42:15 +0530",
        "text": "NCP supremo Sharad Pawar writes to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, seeking protection for public representatives"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hindustan Shipyard Limited conducts Meet and Greet;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/hindustan-shipyard-limited-conducts-meet-and-greet/article69069158.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:42:03 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HDK cites Congress leaders\u2019 remarks on commission in public works to support his corruption charges;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hdk-cites-congress-leaders-remarks-on-commission-in-public-works-to-support-his-corruption-charges/article69068861.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:40:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Four CPI(M) leaders convicted in Periye murder case file appeal in HC;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/four-cpim-leaders-convicted-in-periye-murder-case-file-appeal-in-hc/article69068900.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:39:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two thieves nabbed, gold ornaments worth \u20b9 12 lakh recovered;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-thieves-nabbed-gold-ornaments-worth-12-lakh-recovered/article69069207.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:39:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Forest dept. intensifies efforts to capture tiger causing panic in Chuzhali in Wayanad;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/forest-dept-intensifies-efforts-to-capture-tiger-causing-panic-in-chuzhali/article69068831.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:37:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala State School Arta Festival: festival diary;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-state-school-arta-festival-school-festival-diary/article69068994.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:36:44 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Centre\u2019s response to SilverLine: E. Sreedharan says Railway Board lacks vision, professionalism;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/centres-response-to-silverline-e-sreedharan-says-railway-board-lacks-vision-professionalism/article69068876.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:34:47 +0530",
        "text": "He finds fault with suggestions on integrating new line with existing network and ensuring a speed potential of 160 kmph. He says high-speed routes should be capable of operating trains at 200 kmph and advanced signalling system should be used instead of Kavach"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Underage driving on the rise in Puducherry;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/underage-driving-on-the-rise-in-puducherry/article69064928.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:34:04 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man arrested after he gets his father killed for insurance money with the help of three;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/man-arrested-after-he-kills-his-father-for-insurance-money-with-the-help-of-three/article69068824.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:32:20 +0530",
        "text": "Kalaburagi Police launch a thorough investigation when Satish became hesitant during questioning, leading to the arrest of all the accused"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC orders CBI probe in cash-for-job case against former Minister Rajenthra Bhalaji;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-orders-cbi-probe-in-cash-for-job-case-against-former-minister-rajenthra-bhalaji/article69068960.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:31:20 +0530",
        "text": "Justice P. Velmurugan orders transfer of investigation from Virudhunagar District Crime Branch police"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Draft data protection rules include deletion of social media accounts upon death, unless relatives are nominated;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/draft-data-protection-rules-include-deletion-of-social-media-accounts-upon-death-unless-relatives-are-nominated/article69068854.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:31:18 +0530",
        "text": "Social media profiles of deceased persons may be deleted after prolonged inactivity under the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025; the parent Act provides users with nomination facility in the event of death"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Don\u2019t politicise dinner meetings, says Shivakumar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dont-politicise-dinner-meetings-says-shivakumar/article69068508.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:31:03 +0530",
        "text": "I too organise such meets regularly: Deputy Chief Minister"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pondicherry University launches afforestation drive to offset trees lost in cyclone;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/pondicherry-university-launches-afforestation-drive-to-offset-trees-lost-in-cyclone/article69064756.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:31:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;YSR Electricity Employees\u2019 Union leaders release New Year diary and calendar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysr-electricity-employees-union-leaders-release-new-year-diary-and-calendar/article69068384.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:30:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Municipal Commissioner reviews development projects in Guntur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/municipal-commissioner-reviews-development-projects-in-guntur/article69068791.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:29:21 +0530",
        "text": "Srinivasulu directs officials to expedite road expansion works of Reddypalem Inner Ring Road and work in tandem to minimise the inconvenience caused to the residents during the project execution"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Residents oppose move to merge villages with Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/residents-oppose-move-to-merge-villages-with-corporation/article69069004.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:27:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tharuvaikulam marine police seize around 2000 kg of beedi leaves;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/tharuvaikulam-marine-police-seize-around-2000-kg-of-beedi-leaves/article69069014.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:24:22 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CBI will raid Manish Sisodia's house in next few days, alleges Kejriwal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/cbi-will-raid-manish-sisodias-house-in-next-few-days-alleges-kejriwal/article69068990.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:23:45 +0530",
        "text": "Mr. Kejriwal's accusation comes ahead of the elections for Delhi Assembly's 70 seats due next month"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Many pay tributes to Na. D\u2019Souza in Sagar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/many-pay-tributes-to-na-dsouza-in-sagar/article69068733.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:23:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Residents raise key issues at grievance meeting;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/residents-raise-key-issues-at-grievance-meeting/article69068882.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:22:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Another rain spell awaits T.N. before northeast monsoon retreats from the region;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/another-rain-spell-awaits-tn-before-northeast-monsoon-retreats-from-the-region/article69068921.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:22:01 +0530",
        "text": "The Regional Meteorological Centre has predicted a marginal increase in rainfall intensity between January 9 and January 11 in coastal and southern parts of the State."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Ashish Rawat takes charge as Sivaganga SP;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/ashish-rawat-takes-charge-as-sivaganga-sp/article69068934.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:20:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Paper Limited\u2019s Rajamahendravaram unit declares lockout as workers continue strike for pay revision;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-paper-limiteds-rajamahendravaram-unit-declares-lockout-as-workers-continue-strike-for-pay-revision/article69068458.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:20:00 +0530",
        "text": "Nearly 1,750 contract and 450 permanent workers have been on the strike since January 4 seeking pay hike"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;A.P. doctors\u2019 body seeks security for teams during reverification of disability certificates for govt. aid;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-doctors-body-seeks-security-for-teams-during-reverification-of-disability-certificates-for-govt-aid/article69068358.ece;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:19:41 +0530",
        "text": "Government Doctors\u2019 Association fears backlash from people who may become disqualified for the government pension scheme after the door-to-door inspection process"
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Slow down on Hong Kong\u2019s less-urgent public projects to save money: lawmakers;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293646/slow-down-hong-kongs-less-urgent-public-projects-save-money-lawmakers?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:32:26 +0800",
        "text": "Legislators suggest putting projects on hold or breaking them up into stages to tackle budget deficit expected to reach nearly HK$100 billion."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hotspot for sex? Video debunks party zone claims about Hong Kong\u2019s Kwun Tong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293643/hotspot-sex-video-debunks-hong-kongs-kwun-tong-sleazy-gen-z-party-zone?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:49:51 +0800",
        "text": "Several revellers interviewed at Kwun Tong Promenade said they had seen scuffles, but rarely hookups in public toilets."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s HK Express crowned \u2018fastest-growing airline of 2024\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293636/hong-kongs-hk-express-crowned-fastest-growing-airline-2024?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:04:55 +0800",
        "text": "Budget arm of Hong Kong\u2019s Cathay Pacific Airways managed to increase passenger numbers to 6 million last year, marking 40 per cent rise from 2023."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Jimmy Lai calls Taiwan \u2018unique country\u2019, denies backing independence;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293634/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-denies-advocating-taiwans-independence-court-hears?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:55:27 +0800",
        "text": "Former media tycoon has returned to the witness box following two-week break during holidays."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong customs officer arrested after attempting to stop fleeing motorcyclist;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293623/hong-kong-customs-officer-arrested-after-attempting-stop-fleeing-motorcyclist?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:47:34 +0800",
        "text": "Incident that killed the rider has sparked heated debate over whether the off-duty officer\u2019s actions were appropriate."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong green group slams Kai Tak rugby event for banning water bottles;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293626/hong-kong-green-group-slams-kai-tak-rugby-event-banning-water-bottles?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:45:27 +0800",
        "text": "Event at main stadium of soon-to-be-opened sports park banned spectators from bringing in mugs and bottles to be refilled at water dispensers."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Temperatures in Hong Kong will dip to 12 degrees Celsius on Friday: Observatory;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293616/temperatures-hong-kong-will-dip-12-degrees-celsius-friday-observatory?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:46:17 +0800",
        "text": "Mercury dip due to approaching winter monsoon, with temperature difference between day and night over inland areas to be \u2018rather large\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong travel agencies adjust tour plans amid South Korean protests;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293614/hong-kong-travel-agencies-adjust-tour-plans-amid-south-korean-protests?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:37:08 +0800",
        "text": "Thousands of protesters recently gathered in Seoul following failed attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol last week."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong products expo logs 30% rise in footfall, but sales expected to stagnate;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293602/hong-kong-products-expo-logs-30-surge-footfall-sales-expected-stagnate?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:00:29 +0800",
        "text": "Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo draws 1.3 million visitors, but sales expected to remain flat at around HK$1 billion."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s justice minister names 3 to oversee estate of late tycoon Nina Wang;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293584/hong-kongs-justice-minister-names-3-oversee-late-tycoon-nina-wangs-estate?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:53:06 +0800",
        "text": "Appointees include former Legco president Rita Fan and ex-Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Joseph Yam."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Civil servant pay cut to reduce Hong Kong deficit \u2018counterproductive\u2019: experts;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293565/civil-servant-pay-cut-counterproductive-reduce-hong-kong-deficit-experts?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:10:48 +0800",
        "text": "Lawmaker and academic warn against cutting wages, suggest delaying minor infrastructure projects instead."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong public dental clinics fill quotas, but waiting list draws complaints;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293556/hong-kong-public-dental-clinics-fill-quotas-despite-continued-teething-problems?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:21:24 +0800",
        "text": "Switch to online booking system and waiting list arrangement aimed at easing appointment process, but some elderly patients still struggling with it."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong driver dies after his truck collides with waste collection vehicle;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293536/hong-kong-driver-dies-after-his-truck-collides-garbage-vehicle?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:19:48 +0800",
        "text": "Authorities say some lanes of Lin Cheung Road had to be closed to traffic due to accident."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Sino Group marks 20 years of partnership with Operation Santa Claus in Hong Kong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293530/sino-group-marks-20-years-partnership-operation-santa-claus-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:15:08 +0800",
        "text": "Developer had worked closely with OSC to organise diverse festive activities centred on education, sustainability and support for ethnic minority groups."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong property: 10,000 new flats set to hit already supply-heavy market in 2025;https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3293478/hong-kong-property-10000-new-flats-set-hit-already-supply-heavy-market-2025?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:00:12 +0800",
        "text": "Low prices will persist as developers offload inventory, but the market will fail to woo investors, according to experts."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;3 aid workers win top Hong Kong-based award for improving education in war zones;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293506/3-aid-workers-win-top-hong-kong-based-award-improving-education-war-zones?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:30:16 +0800",
        "text": "War Child Alliance wins HK$30 million Yidan Prize and plans to expand educational games programme to over a million pupils in five years."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hongkongers deserve credit for getting through a tough 2024;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3293294/hongkongers-deserve-credit-getting-through-tough-2024?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:30:08 +0800",
        "text": "If John Lee had hoped to rally people to rise to the challenge of 2025 in his New Year\u2019s address, he should have learned from Xi Jinping\u2019s focus on people."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s nest egg fund gained 13% in 2024, at the best pace in 4 years for pensioners;https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3293497/hong-kong-pension-fund-grows-13-2024-best-returns-4-years?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:20 +0800",
        "text": "The increase of HK$102.4 billion (US$13 billion) works out to HK$21,500 per member, says MPF Ratings."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong can adopt mainland building material standards to cut costs, experts say;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293511/adopt-mainland-building-material-standards-hong-kong-industry-suggests?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:30:11 +0800",
        "text": "Construction industry experts say reliance on British, European standards for materials contributing to city\u2019s high building costs."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong exchange\u2019s IPO reforms would draw more listings, bankers say;https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3293362/hong-kong-exchanges-ipo-reforms-would-draw-more-listings-bankers-say?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:00:14 +0800",
        "text": "HKEX proposals on public float and allocation requirements would help city draw more listings, institutional investors, UBS says."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trudeau to resign as Canada's ruling party leader and PM;https://www.dw.com/en/trudeau-to-resign-as-canada-s-ruling-party-leader-and-pm/a-71226175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement amid mounting dissent within his Liberal Party. The move comes ahead of the party's national caucus on Wednesday."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;European leaders decry Elon Musk's meddling;https://www.dw.com/en/european-leaders-decry-elon-musk-s-meddling/a-71227690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Germany has said that Musk's attempts to influence the coming German election are futile as the Tesla CEO voices support for the far right. The UK's Starmer and France's Macron echoed the German government's sentiments."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;More Iranian women forced into illegal abortions;https://www.dw.com/en/more-iranian-women-forced-into-illegal-abortions/a-71229081?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Hundreds of thousands of women seek illegal abortions every year in Iran, defying strict family planning laws enforced by the Islamist regime."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;France and Germany falter as Trump presidency looms;https://www.dw.com/en/france-and-germany-falter-as-trump-presidency-looms/a-71210372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president. Often called the twin engines of EU growth, they are hampered by huge economic and financial problems."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ivory Coast shifts French military partnership;https://www.dw.com/en/ivory-coast-shifts-french-military-partnership/a-71210349?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "French troops will soon begin departing Ivory Coast, raising questions about what France's military presence in West Africa will look like, and how Ivory Coast will fill the security void."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Inflation rose to 2.6% in December;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inflation-rose-to-2-6-in-december/a-71228623?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Germany has struggled with rising prices due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The German figures come one day before the eurozone will release its December inflation numbers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria's far-right Freedom Party asked to form government;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-s-far-right-freedom-party-asked-to-form-government/a-71228157?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "FP\u00d6 leader Herbert Kickl formally received a mandate to form a new government, after coalition talks between centrist parties had collapsed."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Biden to ban offshore drilling before Trump's inauguration;https://www.dw.com/en/biden-to-ban-offshore-drilling-before-trump-s-inauguration/a-71227244?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "President Joe Biden's ban will protect more than 625 acres of water across United States coastlines. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on increasing fossil fuel production."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea's political crisis dragging down economy;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-s-political-crisis-dragging-down-economy/a-71227722?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The power struggle in South Korea has made the stock exchange jittery and pushed its currency to historic lows. Even its biggest companies are uncertain about what's coming next."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia P\u00e9rez' and 'The Brutalist' dominate;https://www.dw.com/en/golden-globes-2025-emilia-p\u00e9rez-and-the-brutalist-dominate/a-71225170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. \"Emilia P\u00e9rez\" and \"The Brutalist\" won big. Surprises included wins for actresses Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Indian police officers killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack;https://www.dw.com/en/indian-police-officers-killed-in-chhattisgarh-maoist-attack/a-71226557?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "At least eight police officers and a driver have been killed in a bomb blast in the central Indian state. Authorities blamed the attack on Maoist guerrillas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Clean energy, electric cars, climate: What will Trump do?;https://www.dw.com/en/clean-energy-electric-cars-climate-what-will-trump-do/a-70932970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term. And for many, the outlook is bleak."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Middle East updates: Israel unclear on 'status of hostages';https://www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-israel-unclear-on-status-of-hostages/live-71225138?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Israel says it has yet to hear whether the hostages on a list to possibly be handed over are alive or dead. Meanwhile, a shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the West Bank killed at least three. DW has more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'three wise men from the east' ended up in Cologne;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-three-wise-men-from-the-east-ended-up-in-cologne/a-67770427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary which tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. But how did they get there?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Death toll from Magdeburg Christmas market attack rises to 6;https://www.dw.com/en/death-toll-from-magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-rises-to-6/a-71224699?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "A woman who was critically injured in the attack has succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors have said. Attacks on Christmas markets in recent years have resulted in increased security across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ex-French President Sarkozy on trial over 'Libyan case';https://www.dw.com/en/ex-french-president-sarkozy-on-trial-over-libyan-case/a-71224357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Nicolas Sarkozy has denied allegations he received campaign funding from the government of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. He faces up to 10 years in prison."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;North Korea fires missile during Blinken visit to South;https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-fires-missile-during-blinken-visit-to-south/a-71224011?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Seoul has accused Pyongyang of taking advantage of its political turmoil with an uptick in missile tests. At the same time, North Korea has promised to step-up its anti-United States policies."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Korea set to renew efforts to detain impeached Yoon;https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-set-to-renew-efforts-to-detain-impeached-yoon/a-71223631?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol remains at his Seoul residence after last week's failed attempt to detain him. Meanwhile, Antony Blinken is holding talks with his South Korean counterpart, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How India became a methamphetamine and cocaine hub;https://www.dw.com/en/how-india-became-a-methamphetamine-and-cocaine-hub/a-71210919?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Drug seizures by Indian authorities show a significant increase in drug smuggling and usage in the country. DW explores why more Indian youth are falling into substance abuse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-condemns-cdu-member-post-about-putin-meetup/a-71221495?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austrian conservative leader open to talks with far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-conservative-leader-open-to-talks-with-far-right/a-71221489?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The interim leader of the conservative Austrian People's Party has said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party. It comes as the president is to meet the Freedom Party's leader Kickl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches fresh Kursk offensive;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-launches-fresh-kursk-offensive/live-71220976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "A new Ukrainian operation appears to be underway in Russia's region of Kursk. Kyiv's forces seeking to take control of a road to the regional capital. Follow DW for the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Munich, Frankfurt flights canceled amid winter weather;https://www.dw.com/en/munich-frankfurt-flights-canceled-amid-winter-weather/a-71219425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis;https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-jd-vance-is-wrong-about-afd-nazis/a-71212825?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Has the far-right AfD achieved its greatest electoral successes in the parts of Germany that previously resisted the Nazis? No, it hasn't \u2014 and here's why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German interior minister says some Syrians may be sent back;https://www.dw.com/en/german-interior-minister-says-some-syrians-may-be-sent-back/a-71218324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Almost a month after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said the government might revoke protection status for some Syrian refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-braces-for-extreme-weather-and-disruptions/a-71218228?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Treacherous weather conditions this weekend have caused flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police detain influencer over NYE firework incident;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-influencer-over-nye-firework-incident/a-71217935?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The suspect is accused of intentionally shooting a firework rocket into a Berlin apartment. He expressed confusion about why the police wanted to question him."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Chancellor Nehammer to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-chancellor-nehammer-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse/a-71217910?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "There was political turbulence in Austria on Saturday night after coalition talks between the country's centrist parties broke down and Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation. What happens next is unclear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are strict migration proposals by Bavaria's CSU party legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-strict-migration-proposals-by-bavaria-s-csu-party-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Ahead of Germany's election in February, Bavaria's conservative CSU party has said it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy's global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-police-and-doctors-urge-national-fireworks-ban/a-71191493?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "German police and medical associations have repeated calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, citing their reckless and dangerous use around New Year celebrations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Croatia's populist, anti-EU president set for a second term?;https://www.dw.com/en/croatia-s-populist-anti-eu-president-set-for-a-second-term/a-71177040?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Polarizing anti-EU incumbent Zoran Milanovic is expected to win the first round of Sunday's presidential election in Croatia. Often described as \"Croatia's Trump,\" it's still difficult to determine what he stands for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia to halt gas deliveries to Moldova from January 1;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-to-halt-gas-deliveries-to-moldova-from-january-1/a-71177330?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Moldova's prime minister accused the Kremlin of \"oppressive tactics\" and weaponizing the energy supply, but Russian energy giant Gazprom blames the upcoming halt on a debt dispute."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Georgia: Pro-EU protesters, president form human chain;https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-pro-eu-protesters-president-form-human-chain/a-71177123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Demonstrators created a human \"Chain of Unity\" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize: Baker, Hassabis, Jumper given chemistry honor for research leading to AlphaFold;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-baker-hassabis-jumper-given-chemistry-honor-for-research-leading-to-alphafold/a-70374543?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper have been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their research into designing proteins and predicting their structures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Europe build itself a rival to Google?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-europe-build-itself-a-rival-to-google/a-70898027?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-06 08:42:35",
        "text": "European search engines Ecosia and Qwant are joining forces to challenge Google's dominance. Can they compete with the US tech giant's powerful search engine?"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Moldova offered no help to Transnistria in resolving energy crisis, president says;https://tass.com/economy/1896595;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:43:13 +0300",
        "text": "He pointed out that, previously, the authorities of Transnistria have repeatedly asked Moldova to reject economic pressure measures"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Amman, Ankara coordinate efforts on repatriation of refugees to Syria \u2014 Foreign Minister;https://tass.com/world/1896591;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:08:36 +0300",
        "text": "He noted that Jordan and Turkey as Syria\u2019s neighboring states welcome the transitional political process in the Arab republic and would like to see stability restored there"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Four Ukrainian drones wiped out over Kursk, Belgorod regions;https://tass.com/defense/1896587;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:20:07 +0300",
        "text": "\"Two drones each have been downed over the Belgorod and Kursk regions,\" the ministry said in a statement."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian projectile shot down over Russia\u2019s borderline Kursk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896589;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:19:43 +0300",
        "text": "On the morning of January 6, the regional headquarters reported a Ukrainian projectile shot down in the skies over the Kursk Region"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian forces liberate village of Dachenskoye in DPR;https://tass.com/defense/1896585;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:03:41 +0300",
        "text": "The ministry specified that the adversary has lost up to 535 troops"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Hamas agrees to free 34 hostages during first stage of deal with Israel \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1896583;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:03:17 +0300",
        "text": "The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that the list was not prepared by Hamas but handed over by Israel last summer"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin to traditionally attend Christmas service \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/society/1896581;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:02:41 +0300",
        "text": "The Kremlin official noted that additional details will be provided later"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Taiwan registers 7 Chinese aircraft, 7 ships approaching island;https://tass.com/world/1896545;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:33:31 +0300",
        "text": "7 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Over 15,000 Ukrainian troops engaged in Kurakhovo, says Russian top brass;https://tass.com/defense/1896539;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:21:40 +0300",
        "text": "Control over Kurakhovo hinders supplies to Ukrainian troops"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Missile launched by North Korea traveled about 1,100 km, Seoul says;https://tass.com/world/1896537;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:09:25 +0300",
        "text": "As reported earlier, the missile was launched from Pyongyang in the direction of the Sea of Japan about noon local time"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian forces partially pushed back from Kurakhovo power plant in DPR;https://tass.com/defense/1896525;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:26:01 +0300",
        "text": "Combat for the plant\u2019s administrative building is underway."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll among journalists in Gaza climbs to 220 \u2014 Al Jazeera;https://tass.com/world/1896523;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:25:29 +0300",
        "text": "The TV channel cited a statement from the Gaza Ministry of Health that Hijazi was among nearly 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across the embattled enclave over the weekend"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Air defense takes down drone over Russia\u2019s borderline Bryansk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896521;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:24:58 +0300",
        "text": "According to the governor, this was a second drone shot down on Monday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian projectile eliminated over Russia\u2019s borderline Kursk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896519;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:28:43 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that 12 unmanned aerial vehicles had been shot down over Russian regions, including seven drones over the Kursk Region"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;North Korea probably launched intermediate-range missile \u2014 news agency;https://tass.com/world/1896517;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:34:13 +0300",
        "text": "The launch was from the Pyongyang area towards the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;North Korea made first missile launch this year \u2014 Japan Coast Guard;https://tass.com/world/1896509;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:43:41 +0300",
        "text": "This is the first missile launch by Pyongyang this year"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Armed Forces destroy over 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers over week in LPR;https://tass.com/politics/1896505;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:29:06 +0300",
        "text": "Battlegroup West units thwarted 35 counterattacks of the adversary from December 28, 2024 to January 3, 2025, defense expert Andrey Marochko said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Arrest warrant against Korean President to be extended \u2014 news agency;https://tass.com/world/1896503;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:27:25 +0300",
        "text": "\"We are thinking of writing an application to court for extension of the arrest warrant today. We plan to listen to the position of the National Office of Investigation and submit the application,\" the agency said, citing high-ranking CIO official"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;South Korean police receives right to arrest president;https://tass.com/world/1896501;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:44:36 +0300",
        "text": "The warrant expires on January 6"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Experts note growth of Russians\u2019 demand for air tickets to China, Japan in 2024;https://tass.com/economy/1896499;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:33:21 +0300",
        "text": "Vietnam was also popular in 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Biden confirms that he views Trump\u2019s action during Capitol attack as threat to democracy;https://tass.com/world/1896497;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:32:08 +0300",
        "text": "\"I think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy, and I\u2019m hopeful that we\u2019re beyond it,\"  incumbent US president said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian radio technical troops detected, tracked over 2 mln aerial objects in 2024;https://tass.com/defense/1896495;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:47:07 +0300",
        "text": "These include more than 600,000 foreign aircraft"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Liege court to consider whether EC President is immune to corruption charges;https://tass.com/world/1896493;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:31:55 +0300",
        "text": "The court hearing on January 6 will be held upon an address of the EU office of prosecutor"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Fishing boat overturned in Japan \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896491;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:00:12 +0300",
        "text": "Seventeen crewmembers were managed to be found during the rescue operation, with two of them died, NHK said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Venezuelan parliament invites Maduro to assume third presidential term;https://tass.com/world/1896485;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:19:24 +0300",
        "text": "The inauguration and taking of the oath will take place at noon at the Federal Legislative Palace"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Zelensky uses foul language, blames West for not providing help;https://tass.com/world/1896483;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:49:18 +0300",
        "text": "In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to \"intimidate\" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Congress to approve Trump\u2019s victory at presidential election;https://tass.com/world/1896481;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:39:50 +0300",
        "text": "Incumbent President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will not attend the meeting"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kiev ready to conflict settlement talks in late January;https://tass.com/world/1896479;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:04:41 +0300",
        "text": "Secondly - Europe, then the talk with Russians can take place, Vladimir Zelensky said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;More than thirty died dolphins found after tankers shipwreck in Kerch Strait;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896475;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:46:12 +0300",
        "text": "The condition of corpses may evidence that the majority of detected cetaceans died during the first ten days after the emergency with tankers"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FIB hopes new IOC president will help Russian teams return to international tournaments;https://tass.com/sports/1896471;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:31:41 +0300",
        "text": "The IOC\u2019s tenth president will be elected at an upcoming session scheduled to be held in Greece in March 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Hamas yet to give list of hostages to be released, Israeli PM\u2019s adviser tells TASS;https://tass.com/world/1896469;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 23:03:49 +0300",
        "text": "\"Israel has not received any names of abducted citizens at the [resumed] negotiations,\" the Israeli prime minister\u2019s adviser Dmitri Gendelman said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Two more oil spills detected off Anapa, Crimea in Russia's Black Sea waters;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896457;Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:49:34 +0300",
        "text": "The Marine Rescue Service has started to collect the oily mixture, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns as party leader;https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-resigns-as-party-leader-20250107-p5l2g7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:04:57 +1100",
        "text": "The Canadian prime minister was celebrated for returning the country to its liberal past after he was elected in 2015, but he has since become widely unpopular."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Kohli, Konstas clash in fiery MCG moment;https://www.smh.com.au/national/kohli-konstas-clash-in-fiery-mcg-moment-20241226-p5l0pm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:53:03 +1100",
        "text": "Virat Kohli lays a shoulder bump on Sam Konstas on the first morning of the Boxing Day Test."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Thanasi Kokkinakis v Yoshihito Nishioka;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-thanasi-kokkinakis-v-yoshihito-nishioka-20250107-p5l2g6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:50:32 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Thanasi Kokkinakis & Yoshihito Nishioka on Day 1 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Can carmakers survive the \u2018Made in China\u2019 crisis?;https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/can-carmakers-survive-the-made-in-china-crisis-20250106-p5l2dr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +1100",
        "text": "Chinese manufacturers and electrification have taken the world of cars by storm, and the heavyweights of the past are struggling to catch up."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Tuesday, January 7;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-tuesday-january-7-20250106-p5l2d2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 7, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-7-2025-20250106-p5l2g5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:11:23 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-cathy-wilcox-20230608-p5df54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:07:18 +1100",
        "text": "The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Christopher O'Connell v Arthur Rinderknech;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-christopher-oconnell-v-arthur-rinderknech-20250106-p5l2g4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:50:00 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Christopher O'Connell & Arthur Rinderknech on Day 1 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Peyton Stearns v Paula Badosa;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-peyton-stearns-v-paula-badosa-20250106-p5l2g2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:14:23 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Peyton Stearns & Paula Badosa on Day 1 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Accused hit-run driver warned charges could be upgraded;https://www.smh.com.au/national/accused-hit-run-driver-warned-charges-could-be-upgraded-20250106-p5l2g1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:03:42 +1100",
        "text": "The truck driver, who was driving a car at the time of the crash, has faced court in Perth."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;West Coast Eagles young gun charged with public urination;https://www.smh.com.au/national/west-coast-eagles-young-gun-charged-with-public-urination-20250106-p5l2g0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:59:23 +1100",
        "text": "Police claim the 20-year-old was caught urinating in public at the Wildlands music festival."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Close encounters with sharks at Perth beaches;https://www.smh.com.au/national/close-encounters-with-sharks-at-perth-beaches-20250106-p5l2fz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:54:52 +1100",
        "text": "Locals are alarmed at the time it took to close Mullaloo beach after a swimmer's close encounter with a shark last week."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Close encounter with \u2018Trevor\u2019 the tiger shark prompts call for quicker Perth beach warnings;https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/trevor-the-shark-close-encounter-prompts-calls-for-quicker-perth-beach-warnings-20250103-p5l201.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:30:00 +1100",
        "text": "A number of tiger sharks were spotted by a keen wildlife videographer last week, who even used his drone to warn a woman that she was dangerously close to one of them."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Battin expected to bridge factional divide in new-look frontbench;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/battin-expected-to-bridge-factional-divide-in-new-look-front-bench-20250106-p5l2fr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:15:54 +1100",
        "text": "The newly minted opposition leader is likely to unveil a reshuffled shadow cabinet on Tuesday."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Two house fires sparked by lithium batteries;https://www.smh.com.au/national/two-house-fires-sparked-by-lithium-batteries-20250106-p5l2fx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:14:34 +1100",
        "text": "Fire crews have battled blazes in two Perth homes sparked by lithium batteries."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Nuclear plan for Queensland a \u2018Soviet-style\u2019 takeover: PM;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/nuclear-plan-for-queensland-a-soviet-style-takeover-pm-20250106-p5l2cs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:01:45 +1100",
        "text": "The comments came as the prime minister made a major funding announcement for Queensland."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Getting in a flap over hibiscus sabdariffa;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/getting-in-a-flap-over-hibiscus-sabdariffa-20250106-p5l29s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "At a nice spread in the Northern Rivers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;After a solid 2024, here\u2019s what\u2019s in store for Brisbane in 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/after-a-solid-2024-here-s-what-s-in-store-for-brisbane-in-2025-20241227-p5l0vf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:54:32 +1100",
        "text": "And what \u2013 or who \u2013 could be on the way out this year ..."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Victoria Park campaigners lodge formal objection to Games stadium plan;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/victoria-park-campaigners-lodge-formal-objection-to-games-stadium-plan-20250103-p5l1z9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:54:23 +1100",
        "text": "With momentum building for a new stadium, the Save Victoria Park community group has mobilised against the plan and made its case to the 100-day Olympic venue review."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;My least favourite thing;https://www.smh.com.au/national/my-least-favourite-thing-20241231-p5l1ez.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:16:38 +1100",
        "text": "Age journalists and writers share their humorous, poignant and thought-provoking tales about the objects in their lives that they just can\u2019t seem to get rid of."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plan to resign;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-announces-resignation/104760190;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:08:59 +0000",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau will end his nine years in power, following increasing pressure from his own party to step down."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Pope names Trump critic as Washington DC's new archbishop;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/pope-names-robert-mcelroy-as-washington-archbishop/104790278;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:17:52 +0000",
        "text": "During Trump's first administration, Cardinal McElroy sharply criticised his plan to launch a mass deportation campaign targeting millions of immigrants living in the United States."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Winter blast grips US from Midwest to east coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/winter-blast-of-snow-ice-and-bitter-cold-grips-the-us-from-the-m/104790200;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:45:35 +0000",
        "text": "Cold weather created dangerous travel conditions from the US's central and southern states all the way to the east coast early on Monday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank attack, says ambulance service;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/israelis-killed-in-northern-west-bank-shooting/104790202;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 11:22:28 +0000",
        "text": "Two women in their 60s and a man about 40 years old were pronounced dead at the scene, while seven passengers were wounded, Israel's ambulance service said."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Why Justin Trudeau could resign this week;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/calls-for-canada-justin-trudeau-to-resign-explained/104789274;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:52:10 +0000",
        "text": "A decade ago, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was a shining figure in international diplomacy. Now he's facing a no-confidence vote."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Baggy green still wet with beer, Webster's ready for more;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/cricket-debutant-beau-webster-returns-to-hero-welcome/104788368;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:48:56 +0000",
        "text": "From the tiny town of Snug to the national stage, Tasmanian cricketer Beau Webster has returned home after a stunning Test cricket debut \u2014 his Baggy Green still wet with beer."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Gas giant Santos fined $10,000 for 25,000-litre oil spill off Pilbara coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/santos-fined-oil-spill-regulator-legal-proceedings-pilbara-wa/104789170;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:38:51 +0000",
        "text": "The energy giant has pleaded guilty to causing an oil spill in 2022, that leaked 25,000 litres of oil off WA's north-west coast. Santos will pay a $10,000 fine and $9,700 in court costs for failing to prevent the spill."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Cricket's historic summer fuelled by growing diaspora's influence;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/indian-diaspora-test-cricket-series-crowds/104789132;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:23:52 +0000",
        "text": "The historic series will be remembered for its enormous crowds, partly due to the massive turnout of fans from Australia's growing Indian community."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Retired Tasmanian police officer charged with child sex offences;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/tasmanian-cop-living-in-qld-charged-with-child-sex-offences/104789600;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:08:08 +0000",
        "text": "Detectives from Tasmania have travelled to Queensland to charge a 74-year-old former police sergeant with child sex offences."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two brothers charged over woman's alleged shooting murder north of Brisbane;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/caboolture-murder-arrest-chloe-mason/104789558;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:49:44 +0000",
        "text": "Chloe Jade Mason was found unconscious in the front yard of a house on Railway Parade at Caboolture in the early hours of December 22."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Golden Globes: Nikki Glaser's 'pope-ular' song, Demi Moore's first big win;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/golden-globes-2025-key-moments-shogun-demi-moore-brutalist/104787506;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 05:35:32 +0000",
        "text": "This year's Golden Globes had an first-time win for 62-year-old Demi Moore, another awards sweep for Sh\u014dgun, and celebrity lookalikes on the red carpet."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'No end date' on Khawaja as Cummins backs veteran opener to play on;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/pat-cummins-backs-usman-khawaja-to-retain-test-spot-for-ashes-se/104789126;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:54:13 +0000",
        "text": "Usman Khawaja's dream of a farewell Ashes series is alive and well, with Australian skipper Pat Cummins backing the opener to play on despite his struggles against India."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Aussie teen defeats top-50 opponent for the first time;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/emerson-jones-defeats-xinyu-wang-at-adelaide-international/104789094;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:44:03 +0000",
        "text": "Australian teen Emerson Jones secures the biggest win of her young career, taking down a top-50-ranked player for the first time."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'That finished it': Warning of history repeating as WA government spruiks ferry expansion;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/perth-swan-river-ferry-plans-announced-march-wa-election/104788586;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:27:51 +0000",
        "text": "WA Labor says it will press ahead with plans to expand Swan River ferry services, extending connections to UWA and Applecross, despite concerns from sailing clubs about increased river traffic."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Fixing the notorious Bruce Highway will take decades, experts say;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/federal-government-bruce-highway-upgrade-to-take-decades-qld/104781466;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:26:06 +0000",
        "text": "Road safety experts have warned that fixing the Bruce Highway will likely have no \"end point\" despite the federal government announcing a major $7.2 billion upgrade."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man faces Fijian court over alleged rape of Virgin Airlines crew member;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/man-faces-fijian-court-over-alleged-rape-of-australian-woman/104788002;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:19:00 +0000",
        "text": "A 24-year-old man faces court in Fiji over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 21-year-old Melbourne woman in the south Pacific nation."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;SA police officers deployed to Alice Springs amid ongoing crime;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/sa-police-officers-deployed-to-alice-springs-nt-amid-crime/104787772;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:17:02 +0000",
        "text": "South Australian police officers will be deployed to Alice Springs, following calls for assistance from the Northern Territory police commissioner."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Report of bulk carrier fire was false alarm;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/ship-on-fire-in-esperance-harbour/104788708;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:10:26 +0000",
        "text": "Smoke was seen billowing from the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree, anchored off Esperance Port, for several hours on Monday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Two men dead after being found unresponsive on beach in south-east SA;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/two-dead-after-incident-near-beachport/104788128;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:09:20 +0000",
        "text": "Two people have died and a third has been taken to hospital after being found unresponsive on shore, SA Police say. In a separate incident, emergency services have called off a search in waters off Henley Beach."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Your favourite recipes from 2024;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/popular-recipes-2024/104653098;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:59:08 +0000",
        "text": "If you're looking to add new meals to your rotation, or simply have a bit more time to cook over summer, here are 10 of your favourites."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Undersea cable near Taiwan damaged in suspected sabotage;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/undersea-cable-near-taiwan-damaged-in-suspected-sabotage/104788140;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:58:55 +0000",
        "text": "Taiwan is investigating damage to an undersea cable near Yehliu, suspected to have been caused by a Cameroonian-registered cargo ship with links to mainland China, amid growing concerns over maritime sabotage worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Sadness and frustration as Christmas presents, cards destroyed;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/christmas-parcel-truck-fire-country-wa/104783244;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 03:46:08 +0000",
        "text": "A burnt-out delivery truck north of Perth has left people waiting for mail, including some overdue Christmas gifts, that will not arrive."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Double tragedy sparks renewed calls for investigation of all fatal aviation crashes;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/community-pays-tribute-to-two-men-killed-in-plane-crash-nsw/104787464;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:41:08 +0000",
        "text": "Local aviation groups have paid tribute to two experienced pilots killed in a plane crashed near a beach on the NSW mid-north coast over the weekend."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Russell Crowe denies rumours he is selling Rabbitohs stake;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/rugby-league-nrl-russell-crowe-denies-rabbitohs-sale-talks/104788372;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:30:10 +0000",
        "text": "Hollywood actor Russell Crowe denies reports he is looking to sell the 25 per cent stake in the club he purchased in 2006."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Drowning near Esperance brings summer's national toll to 42;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-06/perth-tourist-drowns-at-salmon-beach-near-esperance/104787916;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 02:16:00 +0000",
        "text": "A 40-year-old Perth woman has died after being swept off rocks at Salmon Beach near Esperance on Western Australia's south coast."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father\u2019s interest in owning island;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/donald-trump-jr-greenland-visit;2025-01-07T15:13:44Z",
        "text": "Donald Trump Jr touched down in Greenland on Tuesday, hours after his father reiterated his interest in taking control of the Arctic autonomous territory, pledging to \u201cmake Greenland great again\u201d. After arriving in the Greenlandic capital in a Trump-branded plane, he told a waiting crowd in the Nuuk airport arrivals hall \u2013 some wearing red Make America Great Again caps \u2013 that he was \u201cvery excited to be here\u201d. It was, he said, \u201ca little colder here than it is in Florida\u201d, adding that the US president-elect \u201csays hello to everyone in Greenland\u201d. Asked about his plans, he said he was visiting as a tourist, had no plans to meet politicians and declined to talk about US interest in Greenland, saying he was merely there to \u201csee a lot of the sights, talk to some people and have a good time\u201d. He was later pictured outside a controversial statue of Hans Egede, a Danish-Norwegian missionary who is seen as a symbol of Danish colonialism. Trump Jr said in a podcast that aired on Monday that he was \u201cnot buying Greenland\u201d but that he was going on a \u201cvery long, personal day trip\u201d. He added: \u201cI\u2019m hopping on Trump Force One and landing in Greenland tomorrow morning.\u201d Nevertheless, his arrival in the capital, Nuuk, prompted the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, to break her silence to say the autonomous territory was \u201cnot for sale\u201d. \u201cSeen through the eyes of the Danish government, Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,\u201d the Social Democrat told TV2. Describing the US as \u201cour absolute closest ally\u201d, she said \u201cwe always want to work more closely with the Americans\u201d. But she called on \u201ceveryone to respect that Greenlanders are a people, a population,\u201d adding: \u201cOnly they can define their future.\u201d The visit is taking place against the backdrop of escalating tensions between Greenland and Denmark as the Trump administration prepares to take office. Greenland is a former Danish colony and remains part of the kingdom of Denmark, which continues to control its foreign and security policy. As well as its supply of multiple in-demand raw materials for green technology \u2013 including 25 of the 34 that the EU needs \u2013 amid melting Arctic ice and strategically positioned between the US and Russia, Greenland is viewed as increasingly important for defence and emerging as an international geopolitical battleground. The Danish King Frederik shocked some historians with a new year move to change the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which was also seen as a rebuke to Trump\u2019s advances. A meeting between the Greenlandic prime minister, M\u00fate Egede, and the king, scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Denmark, was cancelled on Monday without explanation. The royal house has since put it down to \u201ccalendar gymnastics\u201d. Trump Jr has said he is visiting the vast island in a private capacity and as a tourist. Others in his group include the political activist Charlie Kirk, who cofounded the pro-Trump conservative organisation Turning Point USA. \u201cWe want to meet people,\u201d the president-elect\u2019s son said in his podcast, Triggered. \u201cThey seem like a great bunch of people.\u201d The Greenlandic government said no meetings had been scheduled with government representatives. The Danish and Greenlandic governments have both said it is a private visit. \u201cWe have not been briefed on the nature of his programme, and therefore this is a private visit,\u201d Mininnguaq Kleist, Greenland\u2019s minister of independence and foreign affairs, told Reuters. He added that Trump Jr was expected to land at about 1300 GMT and stay for about four to five hours. In a statement, Greenland\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs said: \u201cGreenland is open and those who wish to visit us are welcome.\u201d Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark with a population of just 57,000, boasts mineral, oil and natural gas wealth. But development has been slow, leaving its economy reliant on fishing and annual subsidies from Denmark. The capital, Nuuk, is closer to New York than to the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Trump, who takes office on 20 January, said his son and various representatives were going to visit \u201csome of the most magnificent areas and sights\u201d. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump praised the island and promised to \u201cMAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!\u201d \u201cGreenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation,\u201d he wrote. Trump expressed interest in buying Greenland during his 2017-2021 term but was publicly rebuffed by Greenlandic and Danish authorities before any conversations could take place. Over recent months, tensions have escalated significantly between Greenland and Denmark. There is intense anger in Greenland over investigations into the forced contraceptive scandal of the 1960s and 70s, prompting the Greenlandic prime minister to accuse Denmark of genocide. There are also continuing protests in Copenhagen and Nuuk over the separation of Greenlandic children from their parents. Last week, Egede stepped up a push for independence from Denmark in his new year speech, saying he wanted it to break free from \u201cthe shackles of colonialism\u201d to shape its own future, although he did not mention the US. Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, said the idea of a US takeover should be firmly rejected. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be a pawn in Trump\u2019s hot dreams of expanding his empire to include our country,\u201d she said. Two weeks ago, Trump said on Truth Social that \u201cthe ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity\u201d. Reuters contributed to this report"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;German election 2025 poll tracker: which party is leading and who could be chancellor?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jan/07/german-election-2025-opinion-poll-tracker-bundestag-chancellor;2025-01-07T14:50:52Z",
        "text": "Germany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag, the lower house of its parliament, on 23 February, after its \u201ctraffic-light\u201d coalition of social democrats, liberals and greens collapsed. The country\u2019s electoral system is highly proportional, so polls give a good indication of what shape of government might be possible after the election. Who\u2019s who? Party profiles Possible coalitions post-election It is very unlikely that any party will have a majority in the Bundestag, so the parties and German voters will already be thinking about what coalitions might be possible. The two major centre-left and centre-right parties have served in Bundestag coalitions before, and coalitions featuring the Greens or FDP are not unusual. An important consideration is that a party\u2019s share of seats in the Bundestag is usually slightly bigger than its share of votes overall, because parties which fail to cross a 5% national vote share \u2013 with some exceptions \u2013 don\u2019t get seats, so the seats are distributed proportionally among the parties who do. These rough projections are therefore only a guide to what may be feasible. The outgoing Bundestag It\u2019s clear from the makeup of the current chamber that Scholz\u2019s government could not survive without the FDP, but would also have struggled to form any new coalition that did not include the conservative CDU/CSU. For their part, Friedrich Merz\u2019s party had more to gain from new elections than from propping up the chancellor."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden\u2019s commutations;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/death-row-inmates-reject-biden-presidential-commutation;2025-01-07T12:57:39Z",
        "text": "Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison without parole last month by Joe Biden are refusing to accept the action. Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, both currently held at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, filed emergency motions in court on 30 December seeking injunctions to block the commutation of their death sentences. The two men argue that accepting the commutations puts them at a legal disadvantage as they are seeking to appeal their cases. \u201cTo commute his sentence now, while the defendant has active litigation in court, is to strip him of the protection of heightened scrutiny. This constitutes an undue burden, and leaves the defendant in a position of fundamental unfairness, which would decimate his pending appellate procedures,\u201d according to Agofsky\u2019s filing, first reported by NBC News. Agofsky\u2019s wife told NBC News the concern was he would lose legal counsel provided to him if his sentence were commuted. Agofsky received a life sentence after being convicted in 1989 in the robbery and killing of Oklahoma bank president Dan Short. While imprisoned in a Texas prison, he was convicted in the 2001 stomping death of another prisoner, placing him on death row. In the filing, Agofsky is disputing how he was charged with the murder of the fellow prisoner and is trying to establish his innocence in the 1989 case. Len Davis, a former New Orleans police officer, was convicted for the 1994 murder of Kim Groves, who had filed a civil complaint against him, accusing him of beating a teenager in her neighborhood. Biden\u2019s action marked the highest number of death sentences commuted by any American president in the modern era. The clemency action applied to all federal death row inmates except three who were convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder. They were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted of attacking the Boston marathon; Dylann Roof, who shot dead nine Black church members in South Carolina; and Robert Bowers, who killed 11 worshippers in a synagogue in 2018."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/hermit-guardian-budelli-island-off-sardinia-dies;2025-01-07T12:31:50Z",
        "text": "Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed \u201cRobinson Crusoe\u201d by the media after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85. Morandi stumbled upon Budelli, an island off Sardinia famous for its pink-sanded beach, in 1989 after his catamaran broke down on the way to the South Pacific. He soon learned that the island\u2019s caretaker was about to retire, and so he abandoned the sailing trip, sold his boat and took over the role. His home on Budelli was a former second world war shelter until 2021, when he was evicted after a lengthy tussle with La Maddalena national park authorities, who had planned to transform the island into a hub for environmental education. Morandi moved into a one-bedroom apartment on La Maddalena, the largest of the archipelago of seven islands off the north coast of Sardinia. He spent some time in a care home in Sassari last summer after a fall, and is reported to have died at the weekend in Modena, northern Italy, where he was originally from, after his health deteriorated. In an interview with the Guardian in 2021, Morandi said he was struggling to adapt to life after Budelli. \u201cI became so used to the silence. Now it\u2019s continuous noise,\u201d he said. Exasperated by consumerism, politics and other aspects of society, Morandi had set sail for Polynesia in 1989 in search of his idyll. But his journey was scuppered soon after leaving mainland Italy due to a technical hitch on his catamaran, forcing him to anchor in La Maddalena. He decided to work for some time on the island to pay off the cost of the boat and fund the rest of the trip. But then, after clapping eyes on the nearby uninhabited Budelli, Morandi realised his paradise was much closer to home. For years, Morandi guarded Budelli trouble-free, clearing its paths, keeping its beaches pristine and teaching summer day-trippers about its ecosystem. Tourists, who have been banned from walking on the island\u2019s pink beach since the 1990s, were often surprised to come across its sole inhabitant. Food was delivered to him by boat from La Maddalena, and a homemade solar system powered his lights, fridge and, in later years, his internet connection. During winter, when there are no visitors, he spent his days collecting firewood, reading and sleeping. Morandi had more than 70,000 followers across Instagram and Facebook. Followers paid tribute to him. \u201cCiao Mauro, now you can return to the island that protected you for decades,\u201d wrote one follower."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tibet earthquake: at least 95 reported dead as strong quake strikes near holy Shigatse city \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/07/tibet-earthquake-live-updates-strong-quake-shigatse-city-nepal-bihar-latest-news;2025-01-07T12:27:46Z",
        "text": "At least 95 people were killed and 130 others reported injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region this morning, according to Chinese state media. The area most affected is surrounded by mountainous terrain on the Chinese side of Mount Everest. Tingri, the centre, is home to about 62,000 people, and is much less developed than urban centres like Tibet\u2019s capital Lhasa. State media said the initial earthquake was followed by a number of aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4. About 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am local time. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, where residents ran from their houses. They were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. Tuesday\u2019s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre (124-mile) radius in the last five years, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. Tibet\u2019s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d and was offering prayers for those killed in the earthquake. Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected areas, China\u2019s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the region. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter. You can read more on the Tibet earthquake here. Our video team has put together a report on the deadly earthquake and its aftermath: Russia\u2019s president, Vladimir Putin, has expressed his \u201csincerest condolences\u201d to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, over the Tibet earthquake that killed at least 95 people. \u201cRussia shares the grief of those who have lost relatives and close ones as a result of this natural disaster, and hopes for a speedy recovery,\u201d Putin told Xi in a message posted by the Kremlin. China annexed Tibet in 1951 and has retained tight control over the region ever since. The epicentre of the earthquake was high up in the remote Tibetan plateau close to the Himalayan border with Nepal, about 50 miles north of Mount Everest. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, 400km (250 miles) away, where residents ran from their houses. Tremors were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. Here is a graphic of the areas affected by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake: We mentioned in a previous post (see at 07.35) that the Chinese air force has launched rescue efforts and drones to the area affected by the earthquake. Reports are now coming through of Chinese vice-premier Zhang Guoqing being dispatched to the area to guide the work. The government, meanwhile, has announced the allocation of 100 million yuan ($13.6m; \u00a310.8m) for disaster relief. The earthquake struck this morning in Dingri county in the Tibet region of China, with several aftershocks subsequently felt in the area, including in Nepal. The earthquake\u2019s epicentre was recorded in Shigatse city, the second-largest city in Tibet. Tibet\u2019s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d and was offering prayers for those killed in a devastating earthquake in China\u2019s remote Himalayan region. The exiled leader, who fled into India in March 1959 as Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet, said in a statement on Tuesday: I am deeply saddened to learn of the devastating earthquake \u2026 It has caused the tragic loss of many lives, numerous injuries, and extensive destruction to homes and property. I offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the holiest figure in Tibetan Buddhism and has lived in exile in India since 1959, when Tibet was annexed by China. The 89-year-old stepped down as his people\u2019s political head in 2011, passing the baton of secular power to a government chosen democratically by about 130,000 Tibetans across the world. Tenzin Lekshay, a spokesperson of that government, said they were also \u201cdeeply saddened by the loss of lives and the extensive destruction of property\u201d caused by the earthquake. \u201cOur heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving families,\u201d he said. Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of the leader of an institution dating back six centuries, chosen by monks according to ancient Buddhist traditions. As of 11:40am local time, over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected earthquake areas, China\u2019s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the region, it said. The impact of the earthquake, that hit Tibet\u2019s holy Shigatse city about 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT), was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. State media said the initial earthquake \u2013 that had an epicentre in the Tingri region, about 240 miles from Tibet\u2019s capital Lhasa \u2013 was followed by a number of aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4. The earthquake\u2019s epicentre was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the world\u2019s tallest peaks. About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed after the quake, according to the Associated Press. Residents in Tingri county, near the earthquake\u2019s epicentre, have said the quake wreaked so much destruction partly because of the flimsy design of houses there. The quake led to the damage of more than 1,000 houses. Sangji Dangzhi, 34, whose supermarket in Tingri county suffered considerable damage, described the situation as \u201cvery serious\u201d with ambulances taking people to hospital throughout the day. \u201cHere the houses are made from dirt so when the earthquake came \u2026 lots of houses collapsed,\u201d Dangzhi, who returned home from Shigatse after the earthquake struck, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Disaster relief aid, including cotton tents, quilts and items for high-altitude and frigid areas, had been dispatched by central authorities to areas affected by the earthquake. Chinese state media reported earlier that at least 53 people were killed and 62 others injured after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning. The death toll, given by Chinese state media, has now been increased to 95. 130 people were reported to have been injured. \u201cA total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 pm (0700 GMT),\u201d Xinhua news agency said. The earthquake shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India but all the deaths were reported on the Tibetan side. Here are some more pictures being sent to us over the newswires from Tibet: There are three townships and 27 villages within 20 km (12 miles) of the epicentre of the earthquake, which had its epicentre high up in the remote Tibetan plateau close to the Himalayan border with Nepal, about 50 miles north of Mount Everest. These affected areas had a total population of about 6,900, Chinese state media reported. More than 1,000 houses have reportedly been damaged. As we have been reporting, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake\u2019s epicentre is located in Tingri, a rural Chinese county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region. Temperatures in the county are around -8C (17.6F) and are estimated by forecasters to drop to -18 this evening. The Chinese air force has launched rescue efforts and drones to the affected area amid the below-freezing conditions. Tuesday\u2019s epicentre was around 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world\u2019s highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers and trekkers. Winter is not a popular season for climbers and hikers in Nepal, with a German climber the lone mountaineer with a permit to climb Mount Everest, Reuters reports. He had already left the base camp after failing to reach the summit, Lilathar Awasthi, a Department of Tourism official, said. Nepal\u2019s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the tremors were felt in seven hill districts bordering Tibet. \u201cSo far we have not received any information of any loss of life and property,\u201d NDRRMA spokesman Dizan Bhattarai told Reuters. \u201cWe have mobilised police, security forces and local authorities to collection information,\u201d he said. Many villages in the Nepalese border area, which are sparsely populated, are remote and can only be reached by foot. The Associated Press has put together a short timeline of the worst earthquake to hit China in recent years, including the 2008 Sichuan quake that killed nearly 90,000 people. It notes that earthquakes in China happen most frequently on the Tibetan Plateau or its fringes. The seismically active area is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts that can be strong enough to change the heights of Himalayan peaks. Here\u2019s the timeline: \u2014 May 2008: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake leaves nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead in Sichuan province. \u2014 April 2010: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake kills 2,698 people in Qinghai province. \u2014 April 2013: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake kills 196 people in Sichuan. \u2014 July 2013: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake kills 95 people in Gansu province. \u2014 August 2014: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills 617 people in Yunnan province. \u2014 September 2022: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake kills 93 people in Sichuan. \u2014 December 2023: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills at least 126 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Some more pictures have come in from Lhatse county in Shigatse, the Tibetan city worst hit by the earthquake: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered \u201call-out\u201d rescue efforts to save lives and minimise casualties, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. The president had also \u201curged efforts to prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle affected residents, and handle the aftermath work effectively\u201d, it reported. As well as Kathmandu, areas around Lobuche in Nepal in the high mountains near Everest were also rattled by the tremor and aftershocks, AFP reported. \u201cIt shook quite strongly here, everyone is awake,\u201d said government official Jagat Prasad Bhusal in Nepal\u2019s Namche region, which lies nearer to Everest. But no damage or deaths had been reported so far and security forces had been deployed, Nepali home minister spokesman Rishi Ram Tiwari said. Nepal lies on a major geological faultline where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, forming the Himalayas, and earthquakes are a regular occurrence. In 2015, nearly 9,000 people died and more than 22,000 were injured when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Nepal, destroying more than half a million homes. Pictures are starting to trickle in from the areas affected by the earthquake, although they\u2019re still few and far between. Here are a couple from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, where tremors sent people out onto the streets: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in Tibet. The quake struck near one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) has said, killing at least 53 people and collapsing \u201cmany buildings\u201d with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal\u2019s capital Kathmandu and parts of India. The quake struck Dingri county with a magnitude of 6.8 near the border with Nepal on Tuesday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The US Geological Survey reported the tremor as magnitude 7.1. \u201cFifty-three people have been confirmed dead, and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region at 9:05 am Tuesday,\u201d the official Xinhua news agency said. Videos published by China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV showed destroyed houses with walls torn apart and rubble strewn across the ruins in the aftermath of the earthquake. Temperatures in Dingri are around minus 8 degrees Celsius and will drop to minus 18 this evening, according to the China Meteorological Administration, AFP reported. The high-altitude county in the Tibet region is home to about 62,000 people and situated on the Chinese side of Mount Everest. While earthquakes are common in the region, Tuesday\u2019s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre radius in the last five years, the CENC added. Stay with us as we cover the developments."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/jean-marie-le-pen-french-far-right-leader-dies;2025-01-07T12:08:19Z",
        "text": "Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France\u2019s far-right National Front party, who sent shock waves through the country when he made it to the second round of the presidential election in 2002, has died aged 96. The former paratrooper, who led the party from 1972 to 2011, was repeatedly convicted over comments about the Holocaust, which he once dismissed as \u201cmerely a detail of history\u201d. His daughter Marine Le Pen took the party\u2019s leadership in 2011 and expelled him four years later, seeking to distance the movement from his extremist reputation. The party has since been renamed the National Rally (RN). Le Pen\u2019s family said in a statement that he had been in a care facility for several weeks and he died at midday on Tuesday \u201csurrounded by his loved ones\u201d. However, it emerged that Marine Le Pen only learned of his death from reporters while flying back from a visit to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, where she had been visiting victims of Cyclone Chido. Sophie Dupont, a journalist with BFMTV who was on the plane with Marine Le Pen, said the politician was told when the flight made a technical stop in Nairobi. \u201cMarine Le Pen\u2019s press officer didn\u2019t know. He went to tell her,\u201d Dupont said. Marine Le Pen\u2019s entourage said she would not make any immediate comment. The Elys\u00e9e, in a statement, trod a diplomatic line, summarising Le Pen\u2019s political career: an MP three times, a presidential candidate five times, an MEP seven times, a town councillor and regional councillor. \u201cA historic figure of the far right, he played a role in the public life of our country for nearly 70 years, which is now a matter for history to judge,\u201d it said. RN said Le Pen had defended \u201cthe idea of French greatness with all his soul and at the risk of his own life\u201d. Last year Le Pen faced charges, along with Marine Le Pen, over allegations they and other party figures had embezzled money from the European parliament with fake jobs. Jean-Marie Le Pen was excused from attending court for health reasons. Twenty-three years ago he had put the far right at the heart of French politics with his surprise, second-place finish in the first round of the 2002 presidential election. In the run-off he was defeated by Jacques Chirac in a landslide. Controversies over his statements about race and the Holocaust put him at odds with his daughter\u2019s attempts to sanitise the party and move away from its jackbooted, antisemitic image. He was convicted and fined several times for contesting crimes against humanity, and in 2014 suggested the Ebola virus could be a solution to the global population explosion. Two years later, he was convicted of \u201cprovoking hatred and ethnic discrimination\u201d for telling a public meeting three years earlier that Roma in the city were \u201crash-inducing\u201d and smelly. Le Pen was made lifetime honorary president of the FN when his daughter took over as party leader in 2011. She threw him out in 2015 after he refused to temper his incendiary language as she attempted to clean up the FN\u2019s reputation, but only finally succeeded in ejecting him in 2018 after several legal battles. Jean-Marie Le Pen was born on 20 June 1928, the only child of a Breton fisherer and his wife, a seamstress. In his autobiography, M\u00e9moires: fils de la nation (Son of the Nation), he described his childhood as \u201cmodest\u201d in a home with \u201ca dirt floor\u201d. His father died in 1942 when Jean, as he was then, was 14, after a mine caught up in his fishing net exploded. At 16, Le Pen sought to join the military \u2013 specifically the French Interior Forces (FFI) \u2013 but was refused as he was too young. Col Henri de la Vaissi\u00e8re reportedly told him: \u201cThink of your mother.\u201d In 1946, he was expelled from his secondary school and moved to the Paris region, where he passed his baccalaur\u00e9at and began studying law. He later joined the French Foreign Legion\u2019s parachute regiment and took part in the war in Indochina and in the Algerian war of independence, during which he was accused of torturing detainees. In 1962, Le Pen told the newspaper Combat: \u201cI\u2019ve nothing to hide. We tortured because it had to be done.\u201d Later, Le Pen denied further accusations of torture in Algeria, claiming they were part of a leftwing \u201cgovernment plot\u201d to discredit him. He had three daughters with his first wife, Pierrette, of whom Marine was the youngest. He was reported to have been closest to his granddaughter, Marion Mar\u00e9chal, daughter of Yann Le Pen, his middle child. He married his second wife, Jany, in 1991. On learning of his death, Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, leader of the hard left France Unbowed, wrote on X that he believed in \u201crespect for the dignity of the dead and the grief of their loved ones \u2026\u201d adding \u201cthis does not erase the right to judge their actions. Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s actions remain intolerable. The battle against the man is over, that against hatred, racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism that he spread continues.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;What questions do you have about the fertility crisis?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/what-questions-do-you-have-about-the-fertility-crisis;2025-01-07T12:01:20Z",
        "text": "It\u2019s increasingly harder to overlook the global fertility crisis. Fertility rates in more economically advantaged countries are in serious decline. This raises concerns for the future of many countries, with some governments beginning campaigns. The issue is even becoming more politicised, as more nations are offering financial incentives for its citizens to start family planning. We hope to explain the issues that can arise due to this fertility crisis with our new video podcast on The Guardian\u2019s new YouTube channel, It\u2019s Complicated. This particular topic is a complex one, and some of the queries that might arise from it can be influenced by a range of issues, including economic uncertainty, cultural shifts, government policies, environmental concerns, forever chemicals, and hormonal changes. These are a few questions we have but we would like to hear from you. We\u2019re inviting you to share your questions, insights, or what you\u2019ve always wondered about the fertility crisis. Your responses will help guide our research and may be answered by guest experts in our video podcast. Join the conversation by getting in touch \u2014 your thoughts are invaluable as we navigate this complex topic together."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;French minister warns of \u2018threat from within\u2019 on Charlie Hebdo attack anniversary;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/social-media-fuelling-rising-terror-threat-in-france-says-minister;2025-01-07T11:26:11Z",
        "text": "The threat of a terrorist attack on France is being fuelled by social media and has never been greater, the country\u2019s interior minister has said, 10 years after gunmen killed 12 people in an attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. Speaking on the anniversary of the massacre at the paper\u2019s offices, Bruno Retailleau said French intelligence had foiled nine planned attacks last year \u2013 three targeting the Olympic Games \u2013 and the country \u201ccould be hit tomorrow\u201d. Retailleau, who was appointed last September, said it was the largest number of prevented attacks since 2017. The threat, he said, came from youngsters radicalised by social media and increasingly collaborating with foreign groups. \u201cThankfully, since 2015 France has rearmed against terrorism \u2026 but the battle against Islamic totalitarianism is far from won and it\u2019s clear that tomorrow France could be hit again,\u201d he said. The minister, who is known for his hardline conservative views, added: \u201cDuring the last year, the threat was from within [France]. There may now be a growing cooperation between foreign groups and the domestic threat from youngsters radicalised by social networks. We can exclude nothing.\u201d Retailleau made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Le Parisien to mark the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, which came on the first of three days of terrorist assaults in 2015 that left 17 people dead. The attack sparked a wave of international solidarity summed up by the slogan JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie). A commemorative double-issue of Charlie Hebdo was published on Tuesday, a decade after Ch\u00e9rif and Sa\u00efd Kouachi stormed the newspaper\u2019s offices and killed 10 staff members including some of the country\u2019s most recognised caricaturists, along with the then editor\u2019s security officer, Franck Brinsolaro. A 12th victim, a police officer named Ahmed Merabet, was shot in cold blood as he lay injured on the pavement outside. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, as well as several ministers, celebrities and relatives of the victims were expected at a series of ceremonies in Paris to remember the victims. Those killed included Clarissa Jean-Philippe, 26, a trainee police officer shot dead by a third terrorist, Am\u00e9dy Coulibaly, on 8 January. On 9 January, Coulibaly took hostages at the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket and killed four Jewish people, Yohan Cohen, Yoav Hattab, Philippe Braham and Fran\u00e7ois-Michel Saada. All three gunmen were killed in separate shootouts with police on 9 January. \u201cParis remembers\u201d was the message on Paris City Hall\u2019s website on Tuesday. It said the commemorations would be conducted with low-key \u201csolemnity, as wished by the victims\u2019 families\u201d. After a ceremony outside Charlie Hebdo\u2019s former offices in the 11th arrondissement and the laying of wreaths at the spot where Merabet was killed, mourners led by Macron and Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, were due to gather outside Hyper Cacher in the 20th arrondissement. A separate ceremony was to be held for Jean-Philippe. On Tuesday evening, the French television channel France 2 was scheduled to feature an \u201cexceptional\u201d broadcast around the theme: \u201cAre we still all Charlie?\u201d Macron has announced he is reviving a plan to build a multimillion-euro museum-memorial to the victims of terrorism at Mont Val\u00e9rien, an existing memorial site honouring soldiers and resistants who died in the second world war. The plan was reported to have been dropped before Christmas, but the president said it would go ahead, with a planned opening in 2027."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Taiwan investigating Chinese vessel over damage to undersea cable;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/taiwan-investigating-chinese-vessel-over-damage-to-undersea-cable;2025-01-07T10:16:32Z",
        "text": "Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-owned vessel that is suspected of damaging an undersea internet cable, causing limited disruption. The Cameroon-registered vessel Shunxing 39 was briefly detained by Taiwan\u2019s coastguard on Friday on suspicion of dragging its anchor over an international subsea cable north-east of the island. The cable runs to the US and is co-owned by several international companies. Taiwan\u2019s Chunghwa Telecom said services in Taiwan were mostly uninterrupted and that it had been able to quickly reroute data to other cables. The Guardian understands the incident is being treated as a possible act of sabotage. Taiwan\u2019s coastguard said on Tuesday it was collating evidence and referring the case to Taiwan\u2019s district prosecutor\u2019s office for investigation. It also said it had asked for assistance from the ship\u2019s destination port of Busan, in South Korea. After identifying the ship, Taiwan\u2019s coastguard had ordered the vessel to return to Taiwanese waters for investigation but was unable to board due to rough weather. The Shunxing 39 then sailed to South Korea. On Tuesday the coastguard told AFP the Shunxing 39 had since turned off its automatic identification systems (AIS), which transmit a ship\u2019s name, class and location. Open-source marine trackers show it last transmitted its location on Friday morning, in the vicinity of the cable. \u201cReferencing incidents of undersea cables being damaged in the Baltic Sea in Europe last year, and judging from the historical tracks of the vessel, it is not possible to confirm the real intention of the vessel,\u201d the coastguard said. \u201cHowever, we cannot rule out the possibility of a Chinese flag-of-convenience ship engaging in grey-zone harassment.\u201d The freighter is registered under a Cameroon flag but reportedly owned by a Hong Kong company with links to mainland China, and according to Taiwan\u2019s coastguard had a crew of seven Chinese nationals. It had operated under at least two different flags and two sets of AIS, the coastguard said. Marine tracking data shows the vessel sailing short laps in the waters to the north of Taiwan since early December. China\u2019s government has not commented on the incident. A Chinese bulk carrier was suspected of involvement in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in November, and a tanker linked to Russia was suspected of sabotaging a Finnish power cable and four telecom lines in December. Undersea connectivity is a crucial global service but also extremely vulnerable. It has been repeatedly identified as a key vulnerability in Taiwan\u2019s critical infrastructure defence against Chinese attacks. China\u2019s government has vowed to annex Taiwan, and for years has waged a campaign of military, legal and cognitive harassment designed to pressure the island\u2019s government and people into submission. Sunday\u2019s incident is the latest among dozens of undersea cable cuttings around Taiwan in recent years. In February 2023, damage to two cables near the outlying Matsu islands, close to the Chinese mainland, left residents without internet access for weeks. Two Chinese ships were blamed for cutting the cables in two incidents almost a week apart. However, the government stopped short of calling it a deliberate act on behalf of Beijing. Taiwan government bodies this week convened emergency meetings to review protection and response measures on submarine cable damage. \u201cEnsuring connectivity is critical for informational operations and narrative control, which drives international support,\u201d Raymond Kuo, director of the Taiwan Policy Initiative at the research organisation Rand, told the Guardian, citing a recent report by the Centre for Naval Analysis on the lessons Taiwan has taken from Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. \u201cCutting those cables is a real concern in light of that, and it has prompted Taiwanese interest in independent control or assured reliability of satellite communications that can\u2019t be as easily disrupted.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tibet earthquake: scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/tibet-earthquake-holy-city-of-shigatse-nepal-magnitude-quake;2025-01-07T08:19:36Z",
        "text": "A strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died, more than 188 had been injured, and about 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1, while China recorded it as 6.8. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, who lives in exile in India, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the natural disaster. \u201cI offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured,\u201d he said. Tenzin Lekshay, a spokesperson for the Central Tibetan Administration, the government in exile for Tibet, said: \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the loss of lives and the extensive destruction of property in Tibet following the recent series of earthquakes. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving families. We are holding a prayer service in remembrance and solidarity.\u201d More than 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have been dispatched to the affected areas, Xinhua news agency reported. Some 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the quake-hit region, it said. The state broadcaster CCTV said earlier: \u201cDingri county and its surrounding areas experienced very strong tremors, and many buildings near the epicentre have collapsed.\u201d It said more than 40 aftershocks had been registered by midday, including 16 above magnitude 3.0. Dingri is a county home to about 60,000 people, according to 2020 figures. The average altitude in the area around the epicentre, which borders the Himalayas, is about 4,200 metres. Temperatures in Dingri are around -8C (18F) and will drop to -18C this evening, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Li Qiang, China\u2019s premier, stressed the need to ensure that people in the quake-stricken area were kept warm, according to Chinese state media. Shigatse is regarded as the seat of the Panchen Lama, a holy figure in Tibetan Buddhism who is second only to the Dalai Lama. Crumbled shop fronts could be seen in a video showing the aftermath from the nearby town of Lhatse, with debris spilling out on to the road. Reuters was able to confirm the location from nearby buildings, windows, road layout and signage that match satellite and street view imagery. The date could not be verified independently. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, 400km (250 miles) away, where residents ran from their houses. Tremors were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. As walls shook, people rushed out of their homes and apartments to open areas. So far, no reports of any damage or loss to property have been received, officials in India said. A magnitude 7.1 quake is considered strong and is capable of causing severe damage. South-western parts of China are frequently hit by earthquakes. A huge quake in Sichuan province in 2008 killed almost 70,000 people. According to CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes with magnitudes of three or higher within 200km of the Shigatse quake in the past five years, all of which were smaller than the one that struck on Tuesday morning. In 2015, a magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Kathmandu in neighbouring Nepal, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in that country\u2019s worst earthquake. Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report \u2022 This article was amended on 7 January 2025 to correct the fahrenheit conversion of -8C."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tuesday briefing: How Britain has coped with an Arctic blast;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/tuesday-briefing-how-britain-has-coped-with-an-arctic-blast;2025-01-07T06:34:35Z",
        "text": "Good morning. British winters have grown markedly milder over the past century: analysis has shown that the average UK winter has gotten 1C warmer and 15% wetter in the last century. Last February was the warmest in recorded history. There have been fewer and fewer snow days and the Met Office found that ground frost periods are three weeks shorter compared to the 1970s. Though cold snaps are less frequent, when they do happen, they are disruptive. Over the last week, the UK has experienced a significant drop in temperatures due to a cold Arctic blast. Heavy snow, sleet and rain disrupted transport networks, closed roads and prevented thousands of pupils from attending their first day back at school. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for snow and ice that are in place until this morning for most of Northern Ireland, the north and west of Scotland, most of Wales, and western and south-western regions of England. Today\u2019s newsletter examines the toll of last week\u2019s freezing weather. That\u2019s right after the headlines. Five big stories Canada | Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada\u2019s prime minister. His resignation throws open the doors to a fierce political battle to be the country\u2019s next leader, with polls showing the Liberals losing badly to the official opposition Conservatives. Child sexual exploitation | Keir Starmer has condemned Elon Musk\u2019s increasingly erratic attacks on the government, suggesting that his \u201clies and misinformation\u201d on grooming gangs were amplifying the \u201cpoison\u201d of the far right. Ministers meanwhile promised to implement a key demand of a 2022 child sex abuse inquiry so that professionals who do not report claims of abuse will be sanctioned. US politics | The US Congress certified Donald Trump\u2019s presidential election victory on Monday, in an event heavy with symbolism four years to the day since he incited a violent mob to disrupt a similar ceremony. Kamala Harris presided over a joint Senate and House of Representatives session to validate the result. Foster care | The UK is facing a fostering crisis where retiring carers are not being replaced by younger people, while the number of children entering care homes is rising, a charity has warned. The decline in foster carers is due to the impact of the pandemic, the costof living crisis, biological children staying at home for longer, spare rooms being used as home offices and changing family situations, Barnardo\u2019s children\u2019s charity said. Tibet | A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has struck near one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities, the China Earthquake Networks Centre has said, killing 53 people, injuring 62 and damaging buildings around Shigatse, according to state media. In depth: Flood alerts, dramatic rescues and emergency measures follow Britain\u2019s big freeze Because this is Britain, there is reasonable consternation every time the country seems to grind to a halt at the slightest shift in weather. Britain\u2019s infrastructure has not been built to cope with harsh winters and regular flooding. With increasingly wet winters and unpredictable cold snaps, vulnerable regions face mounting risks from infrastructure failures that could leave communities isolated and essential services disrupted \u2013 as last week demonstrated. *** Flooding As of this morning, 200 flood warnings and 300 flood alerts have been issued in England, according to the government. The Environment Agency, which monitors flooding in England, has said a combination of melting snow and rain could lead to \u201csignificant river flooding\u201d, adding that it is monitoring swollen rivers. Flooding has brought rail services in several places to a grinding halt, with widespread cancellation and delays due to flooded tracks across the country. In Scotland, dangerous water levels and a landslip triggered major disruption last week. Major rescue operations have unfolded: hundreds were evacuated in Manchester after torrential rain trapped residents, while Rutland and Leicestershire declared major incidents yesterday, with fire services fielding more than 200 emergency calls and rescuing a least 59 people. In Newport, Wales, flooding was so severe that police had to seize drifting cars, and footage was released of a completely submerged car in Birmingham. *** The drop in temperatures Sudden temperature falls can lead to widespread power outages. The network operators Northern Powergrid said more than 27,000 homes and businesses across Yorkshire and north-east England lost power on Sunday night. In Ireland, almost 60,000 homes and businesses were without power and 40,000 without water. Some households will struggle to warm their homes to the recommended 18C, which is likely exacerbated by power outages. Last week, the UK\u2019s Health Security Agency issued an amber alert for social care in England, saying vulnerable people were at risk. London councils have also activated an emergency accommodation protocol for people sleeping rough in freezing conditions, which will involve extra beds being made available. *** Snow and sleet Icy conditions rendered many motorways and roads impassable, with others brought to a standstill by traffic pile-ups. Despite speed restrictions and closures, treacherous conditions have still led to numerous vehicle collisions. Authorities are urging people to travel only when absolutely necessary, though this risks isolating rural and remote areas. The RAC reported that yesterday was likely the busiest day of the winter so far for vehicle breakdowns due to the severe weather. The harsh conditions have also left people stranded in perilous situations: in one instance, five men were rescued from a mountain in the Lake District, where they were found \u201cwaist-deep\u201d in snow. Several airports, including Manchester and Liverpool, temporarily closed their runways because of heavy snow and ice. The UK\u2019s typically mild climate means most airports have not invested in infrastructure to handle unusual or extreme weather events, leaving thousands of passengers in the lurch or waiting hours on end for their flight to take off. With freezing temperatures expected to persist into next week, further disruption seems inevitable. What else we\u2019ve been reading After Demi Moore (above) celebrated her first major award win for the Substance, Steve Rose has a great profile of a star written off as a \u201cpopcorn actress\u201d: \u201cShe has had the kind of Hollywood career most female actors would both dream of and never wish on their worst enemy\u201d. Archie On 6 January 2021, scores of people stormed the US Capitol in an insurrection that stunned the nation. Four years on, Rachel Leingang reports that some of those accused or convicted of participation in the attack are convinced that, with Donald Trump\u2019s return to power right around the corner, pardons and redemption are imminent. Nimo Sociologist Dan Evans has a smart piece arguing that the \u201cgraduates without a future\u201d are the voters who will decide future British elections: \u201cThe middle classes function as a stabilising rod for society, and the crumbling of this pillar has driven the febrility of modern politics.\u201d Archie ICYMI: Bethan McKernan and Sufian Taha\u2019s report about the killing of 22-year-old journalism student Shatha al-Sabbagh in the West Bank is a fascinating must-read. Nimo As Elon Musk continues with his bewildering campaign against British politicians, this piece by Phil Tinline for the New Statesman \u2013 originally published in October \u2013 sheds useful light on why the UK has become such an obsession for the American right. Archie Sport Premier League | Nottingham Forest extended their remarkable form and moved level with second-placed Arsenal with a convincing 3-0 win over Wolves. Wolves\u2019 former head coach Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo and academy product Morgan Gibbs-White returned to haunt the Molineux, while New Zealand striker Chris Wood was again among the goals. Cricket | England and Australia could play two Ashes series every three years from 2027 onwards under a radical two-division plan being considered for Test cricket. The potential move is in response to a major gap in interest between the most lucrative contests between the world\u2019s leading sides and series involving smaller cricketing nations. Tennis | A local campaign group is taking legal action to stop the expansion of the All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELTC), as the row over the future of Wimbledon reignited on Monday. The group are seeking a judicial review of plans to convert a swathe of the former Wimbledon Golf Club into a vastly expanded grand slam venue. The front pages Keir Starmer\u2019s war of words with Elon Musk dominates the day\u2019s headlines. The Guardian leads with \u201cPM condemns Musk for \u2018lies and misinformation\u2019 on abuse cases\u201d. The Financial Times, similarly, has \u201cStarmer strikes back at Musk over \u2018lies and misinformation\u2019 on abuse cases\u201d. The Times reports \u201cEurope turns on Musk over attempts to sway voters\u201d. The Mail, meanwhile, goes with \u201cFury as PM suggests those calling for inquiry into scandal are \u2018jumping on a far-Right bandwagon\u2019\u201d. The Express, in much the same vein, has \u201cFury as PM \u2018smears\u2019 concerned politicians for \u2018jumping on far-Right bandwagon\u2019\u201d. The Telegraph leads with \u201cStarmer - Calls for grooming probe are far-Right\u201d. The Mirror simply splashes with the one-word headline \u201cPOISON\u201d. i leads on \u201cNHS will send extra 2.5 million patients to private hospitals in \u2018urgent\u2019 attempt to cut waiting lists\u201d. Today in Focus The month that changed South Korea for ever Raphael Rashid and Haeryun Kang chart the turmoil that has engulfed the country over the past month, from a declaration of martial law to two impeachments and the worst domestic aviation disaster in its history Cartoon of the day | Pete Songi The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad In this week\u2019s edition of the Filter newsletter, Hannah Booth rounded up Guardian readers\u2019 shopping resolutions. (And do sign up to the Filter here.) From cutting down on skincare stuff to finally clearing out the food in your freezer, there\u2019s something for anyone still looking for a truly life-changing resolution in 2025. Reader Jane pledges: \u201cI will try to shop more frequently so that food is fresh. I eat lots of fruit and veg and could increase the variety.\u201d Another reader, Victoria, wants to buy fewer clothes. But, she admits: \u201cI set this intention every year, but I seem to weaken around June and October.\u201d We believe in you, Victoria! Sign up here for a weekly roundup of The Upside, sent to you every Sunday Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply \u2022 This article was amended on 7 January 2025. An earlier version reported that the Environment Agency is monitoring flooding around the UK. However, the agency is monitoring flooding in England. Other services monitor flooding in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau\u2019s reluctant departure will leave his Liberal party in freefall;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/justin-trudeau-canada-political-leadership-crisis;2025-01-07T05:00:53Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau\u2019s decision to resign as prime minister has jolted his ailing Liberal party, kicking off a leadership race that could determine the future \u2013 or the demise \u2013 of Canada\u2019s \u201cnatural governing party\u201d. On a frigid Monday morning, Trudeau said that while \u201cevery bone in my body tells me to fight\u201d, a procedural standstill in parliament, as well as his dismal polling numbers, meant there was no path forward to contest a fourth term as leader. His decision to step away from a job he has held for nearly a decade comes as the party\u2019s political fortunes are in freefall, suffering the loss of key political strongholds in recent byelections and the abdication of prominent cabinet ministers. All opposition parties have vowed to bring down Trudeau\u2019s minority government given the chance, and recent polling has the Liberals at 16% support, the party\u2019s worst pre-election standing in more than a century. With eyes on the looming leadership contest, Trudeau\u2019s dramatic reshaping of the Liberal party into a political entity tightly arrayed around its leader \u2013 and one with no heir apparent \u2013 offers a glimpse into the challenge prospective candidates face in vying for the top job and the damage the prime minister has done in delaying that process. All politicians seek out allies for advice and support, but Trudeau\u2019s decision to surround himself with close friends within his inner circle was unusual and probably played a role in convincing him he could contest the next election effectively even when public opinion suggested otherwise, said Lori Turnbull, the director of Dalhousie University\u2019s school of public administration. A number of ministers were at his wedding party and the current finance minister is his former babysitter. \u201cThis is somebody who has packed the place with his friends, people he trusts on a personal level, who won\u2019t be transactional with him. You have to be loyal to him. You have to be devoted to him. But he is not loyal and devoted to you,\u201d she said. Turnbull pointed to his recent decision to force Chrystia Freeland, his closest political ally, out of her role as finance minister after failing to recruit the former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney to replace her. Freeland stepped down in mid-December amid a row over the appropriate response to Donald Trump\u2019s looming economic nationalism. Her scathing resignation letter accused Trudeau of \u201ccostly political gimmicks\u201d and cast doubt on his understanding of the \u201cgravity of the moment\u201d. \u201cHe will throw you away in a heartbeat because of what he wants to do \u2026 yet he expects this completely undying loyalty from people,\u201d said Turnbull. \u201cWhoever inherits this mess will have just a shell to work with. It\u2019s in tatters.\u201d Trudeau\u2019s decision to step down follows immense pressure from lawmakers from within his own party, including one who decried the \u201csmall cabal\u201d of the PM\u2019s inner circle that pursued \u201ca reckless strategy of mutual assured political destruction\u201d. His reversal of fortunes has been in the works for years as the public slowly turned sour on a political figure whose historic surname \u2013 he is the son of the former prime minister Pierre Trudeau \u2013 good looks and charisma elevated him into a global celebrity, or, as a 2016 Vogue profile put it, the \u201cnew young face of Canadian politics\u201d. When he became Liberal leader in 2013, Trudeau inherited a party reeling from a string of defeats. He made swift changes \u2013 including changing how party membership was handled \u2013 that in effect severed ties to a previous generation of party brass. And he defied expectations, overturning a three-way race to secure a surprise majority government. But a leader seemingly attuned to the mood of the country found himself embroiled in series of personal scandals, including a family trip to the Aga Khan\u2019s private island, and skipping the country\u2019s first national day of truth and reconciliation for a surfing vacation. Three damning images of the Canadian prime minister in blackface and revelations that members of his family were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a charity to which his government recently awarded a substantial contract also eroded his carefully crafted public image. Trudeau\u2019s apparent inability to understand public outrage in each case offers an explanation for his protracted refusal to step down and his seeming blindness to growing dissatisfaction within his party and the broader public. \u201cEvery day he remained silent, he increased the number of voices saying \u2018you need to depart\u2019. His silence diminished the impression that he made a choice of his own volition and that delay has likely taken a shark-sized bite out of the prime minister\u2019s legacy,\u201d said Scott Reid, a political adviser and former director of communications to the Liberal former prime minister Paul Martin. \u201cBut the inherent self-confidence required to be a successful prime minister, be the kind of person that can compete to lead the country and succeed at it always, always makes you vulnerable to having a blind spot, especially when recognising the end is nigh. And so what we thought was going to be a political story about a man who resurrected his political party is now at risk. \u201cHe won\u2019t just not be the hero of that story, but he may return [the Liberal party] to the same dismal place that he discovered it \u2013 or worse.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says nearly 15,000 Russian troops have died in Kursk;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-says-nearly-15000-russian-troops-have-died-in-kursk;2025-01-07T02:55:21Z",
        "text": "Ukrainian president, Voldymyr Zelenskyy, said that almost 15,000 Russian soldiers had died after five months of fighting in Kursk. He also said Ukraine\u2019s forces had created a buffer zone in the Kursk region, preventing Russians from \u201cdirect[ing]\u2026 force to other directions, particularly to the Donetsk region, Sumy, Kharkiv region or Zaporizhzia\u201d. Russia said its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region. Russia\u2019s defence ministry said its forces had captured the town of Kurakhove, 32 km (20 miles) south of Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian logistics hub toward which Russian forces have been advancing for months. The ministry said the capture would allow Russian forces to seize the rest of the Donetsk region \u201cat an accelerated pace\u201d. Though the local military command defending Kurakhove conceded that Russian forces were attacking urban areas, it said \u201cmeasures to identify and destroy enemy assault groups\u201d were under way. US president-elect Donald Trump\u2019s incoming Ukraine envoy has postponed a fact-finding trip to Kyiv and other European capitals until after Trump\u2019s inauguration on 20 January, according to four sources with knowledge of the trip\u2019s planning, Reuters reported. The trip, which would have marked the first time incoming Trump administration officials headed to Kyiv since the November election. It was not immediately clear why the trip was delayed. Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that he could solve the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office, but has made little progress to that end. French president, Emmanuel Macron, said on Monday that Ukraine needed to have \u201crealistic discussions on territorial issues\u201d, and urged Ukraine to consider territorial concessions. He called on the United States to convince Russia to enter negotiations, adding the \u201cnew American president himself knows the United States has no chance of winning anything if Ukraine loses\u201d. The United States believes Russia is expanding space cooperation with North Korea in return for military support, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said during a visit to Seoul on Monday. \u201cThe DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment and training. Now we have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with Pyongyang,\u201d Blinken told a news conference. According to US, Ukrainian and South Korean assessments, North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops and conventional weapons systems to support Moscow\u2019s war campaign. A Scottish man has been killed while serving on the frontline with the Ukrainian army, his family said. Jordan Maclachlan, 26, from Ardnamurchan in the Scottish Highlands, died on Friday while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian army, his family said in a statement to the BBC. \u201cJordan always believed that he was making a difference and we are all so proud of him helping others,\u201d the statement said. A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson told the broadcaster: \u201cWe are supporting the family of a British man who died in Ukraine and are in contact with the local authorities.\u201d Ukraine\u2019s land force commander has admitted \u201cproblems\u201d with an army unit trained partly in France, after many of its soldiers reportedly deserted. Commander Mykhailo Drapaty said that officials were aware of problems of staffing, training and command staff. Ukraine\u2019s State Bureau of Investigation was investigating desertion in the unit and \u201cabuse of power\u201d by a military official. Drapaty said he \u201cwill not refute\u201d reports made in December that 1,700 soldiers had fled the brigade without going into combat, and 50 had escaped while training in France. Thousands in Moldova\u2019s pro-Russian separatist region have been left without heat or gas since New Year\u2019s Day. Transdniestria, which lies near the Ukraine border, had received Russian gas via Ukraine for decades, but the supply was cut off after Ukraine refused to extend a transit deal. The Modolvan government said Russian gas export Gazprom refused to supply contracted gas to Tansdniestra, as Russia deflected blame to Ukraine. The patriarch of Russia\u2019s Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said the western world despised Russia and its \u201calternative path of civilised development\u201d. Orthodox Christians in Russia celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian calendar. Patriarch Kirill, an enthusiastic backer of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, blessed icons and crosses that were to be engraved with the president\u2019s initials and sent to servicemen in the 34-month-old war, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Louisiana reports first human death in US from bird flu;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/first-human-death-bird-flu-louisiana;2025-01-06T22:49:01Z",
        "text": "A patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of bird flu. The Louisiana department of health reported on Monday afternoon that a patient who had been hospitalized in the state with the first human case of avian influenza has now died. The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions, the department announced in a statement. The patient contracted bird flu, officially known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds. A genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have resulted in a more severe illness. This marked the first human case in the US linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Louisiana department of health\u2019s extensive public health investigation has identified no additional H5N1 cases nor evidence of person-to-person transmission. This patient remains the only human case of H5N1 in Louisiana, the LDH added. In the statement, the department \u201cexpresses its deepest condolences to the patient\u2019s family and friends as they mourn the loss of their loved one\u201d. It added that patient confidentiality and respect for the family meant there would not be further updates about the patient from that authority. The patient has not been named. The department added that \u201cwhile the current public health risk for the general public remains low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk. The best way to protect yourself and your family from H5N1 is to avoid sources of exposure. That means avoiding direct contact with wild birds and other animals infected with or suspected to be infected with bird flu viruses.\u201d Since March last year, 66 confirmed bird flu infections in humans have been reported in the US, but previous cases have been mild, with most having been detected among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows. In two cases \u2013 and adult in Missouri and a child in California \u2013 health officials have not determined how the virus was caught. The Associated Press contributed reporting"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau: Canadian politicians react as prime minister announces plan to resign \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/06/justin-trudeau-cananda-quits-resigns-latest-live-news-updates;2025-01-06T19:16:33Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada\u2019s prime minister after his party has finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end to nearly a decade in power. Here\u2019s a recap of today\u2019s developments: Trudeau said he will stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the ruling Liberal party is chosen through a \u201crobust, nationwide\u201d process. Trudeau said Canadians \u201cdeserve a clear choice in the next election\u201d, adding that party infighting had made it impossible for him to face off against his political rivals. Parliament had been due to resume on 27 January and opposition parties had vowed to bring down the government as soon as they could. Trudeau has announced that parliament will be now prorogued until 24 March. The Liberal party president, Sachit Mehra, said he will convene a meeting of the National Board this week to select a new leader of the party. Trudeau\u2019s announcement throws open the doors to a fierce political battle to be Canada\u2019s next leader. Polls show the Liberals losing badly to the opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October. Potential successors to Trudeau as the Liberal leader responded to his resignation. Mark Carney, previously head of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, thanked Trudeau for his leadership. Christy Clark, a former premier of British Columbia, also thanked him for his service. Pierre Poilievre, leader of the official opposition Conservative party, said \u201cnothing has changed\u201d following the announcement. In his resignation speech, Trudeau warned that Poilievre\u2019s vision for Canada \u201cis not the right one for Canadians.\u201d Other Canadian opposition party leaders also responded to the news. Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democratic party, said the Liberals \u201cdo not deserve another chance, no matter who is the leader.\u201d Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanche, leader of the Bloc Quebecois, called for a general election to be held as soon as possible. US president-elect Donald Trump suggested Canada should become America\u2019s \u201c51st state\u201d, writing on Truth Social that if Canada merged with the US that taxes would decrease and that there would be no tariffs. Canadian officials increasingly fear US tariffs will devastate the Canadian economy and a prorogued parliament is unlikely to ease these fears. Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic party whose support helped to keep Justin Trudeau in office, has been speaking to reporters. Trudeau and the Liberal party have \u201clet down Canadians\u201d, Singh said. It doesn\u2019t matter who the next Liberal leader is. They have let you down. They do not deserve another chance. He added that \u201cas soon as there is a confidence vote, we will be voting against the government.\u201d As we reported earlier, Singh has issued a statement urging voters to back his party and warning that Canadians will \u201cpay the price of [Conservative leader Pierre] Poilievre\u2019s cuts.\u201d The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announced his resignation at a news conference at his temporary residence, Rideau Cottage, in Ottawa. In his speech, he said a new prime minister and leader of the Liberals will carry the values and ideas of the party in the next elections. Here\u2019s a clip of Trudeau\u2019s announcement: President-elect Donald Trump has reacted to Justin Trudeau\u2019s announcement by suggesting that Canada should become the US\u2019s \u201c51st state\u201d. In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Trudeau resigned because Canada relies on subsidies from the US to stay afloat. He wrote: If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!! Justin Trudeau had no choice but to step aside, a political analyst told Associated Press. \u201cMost of his caucus wanted him gone,\u201d said Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Trudeau\u2019s resignation had an inevitability about it since the party lost byelections in Toronto and Montreal strongholds, beginning in the summer. Sachit Mehra, the president of the Liberal party, said its national board will meet this week to begin the process of selecting a new party leader to succeed Justin Trudeau. In a statement on X, Mehra said Liberals across the country are \u201cimmensely grateful\u201d to Trudeau for more than a decade of leadership. Trudeau \u201crebuilt our Party, making it the most open and inclusive moment in Canadian politics,\u201d he wrote, adding: We thank him for his service to Canada, and we look forward to his continued leadership until a new leader is chosen. Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet, the leader of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, has called for a general election to be held directly after the Liberals pick a successor to Justin Trudeau. Blanchet, in a press conference after Trudeau\u2019s announcement, said: There is no viable reason for this government to stay in power any longer than the minimum necessary to designate a new leader. I don\u2019t see any other scenarios. He praised Trudeau for stepping down and said he hoped the prime minister will have \u201cmany years of happiness and serenity\u201d. He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority, promising change, hope and \u201csunny ways\u201d as he charmed Canadians and much of the world with a brand that sought to embrace feminism, welcome refugees and reset Canada\u2019s relationship with Indigenous peoples. Nearly 10 years later, however, Justin Trudeau\u2019s political career has come to a halt, with the 53-year-old on Monday announcing his decision to step down. In the end, Trudeau\u2019s boyish charisma was not enough to reassure Canadians facing enormous jumps in housing prices, rocketing groceries inflation and the prospect of huge tariffs imposed by the country\u2019s main trading partner, the US. The decision capped off a stunning, years-long turn of fortune for Trudeau, a former high school teacher and the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau, one of Canada\u2019s best-known prime ministers. For months he had fended off calls to resign, insisting he would stay on even as a swelling chorus of his own party members urged him to go and after Chrystia Freeland, one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, delivered a scathing blow as she announced her own resignation. The swirling questions over Trudeau\u2019s resignation sharpened after Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), recently vowed to present a parliamentary motion to topple Trudeau\u2019s government. The long, drawn-out end was a sharp contrast to his meteoric rise; in 2015, after catapulting his party from third in the polls to a first-place finish, he became the country\u2019s prime minister, making headlines around the world as he ushered in the country\u2019s first gender-balanced cabinet with the pithy line: \u201cBecause it\u2019s 2015.\u201d Chrystia Freeland, whose dramatic resignation as Justin Trudeau\u2019s deputy prime minister and minister of finance last month thrust the party into tumult, has posted on X after Trudeau\u2019s press conference. Freeland wrote: I thank Justin Trudeau for his years of service to Canada and Canadians. I wish him and his family the very best. Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of public services and procurement, said Justin Trudeau will leave a \u201clasting positive legacy\u201d for Canadians. In a statement posted on X, Duclos thanked the prime minister for his service and for \u201ceverything he has done to improve the quality of life of Canadians and make our country a better place to live.\u201d He says under Trudeau\u2019s leadership, Canada has \u201cmoved forward on reconciliation, fighting climate change, tackling the housing crisis and building a brighter future\u201d. Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic party, said Justin Trudeau has let Canadians down, \u201cover and over\u201d. Trudeau \u201clet you down on the cost of housing and groceries\u201d and \u201con fixing health care,\u201d Singh said in a statement posted on X. It doesn\u2019t matter who leads the Liberals. They don\u2019t deserve another chance. He says the Conservative party is \u201cjumping at the opportunity to take from you and give more to CEOs\u201d, adding that Canadians will \u201cpay the price of [Conservative leader Pierre] Poilievre\u2019s cuts.\u201d If you oppose callous Conservative cuts; if you oppose the rich getting richer while everyone else falls further behind \u2013 stand with the NDP this time. You can have a government that works for you for a change. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative party, said \u201cnothing has changed\u201d after Justin Trudeau\u2019s announcement that he plans to step down as leader of the Liberal party. In a post on X, Poilievre wrote: Every Liberal MP and Leadership contender supported EVERYTHING Trudeau did for 9 years, and now they want to trick voters by swapping in another Liberal face to keep ripping off Canadians for another 4 years, just like Justin. He says the only way to \u201cfix what Liberals broke\u201d is a carbon tax election to elect Conservatives \u201cwho will bring home Canada\u2019s promise\u201d. Christy Clark, the former premier of British Columbia, has also issued a statement thanking Justin Trudeau for his service. In a post on X, Clark wrote: After a lifetime of public service Justin Trudeau has stepped aside as both Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. I want to thank him as a Canadian for his service to the country that he so clearly loves. I wish him and his family well. As a lifelong Liberal I look forward to joining tens of thousands of Canadians to choose our next Leader. This is the biggest opportunity in over a decade that we\u2019ve had to grow our Party and welcome new Liberals - including Canadians concerned about the future of our country - let\u2019s seize it! Clark, who served as premier from 2011-17, has previously suggested she would be interested in running for Liberal leader if Trudeau stepped down. Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, has posted to X thanking Justin Trudeau for his leadership. He wrote: Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for your leadership, for your many contributions to Canada, and for the sacrifices you and your family have made for public service. Wishing you the best for your next chapters. Carney is reportedly considering running in the Liberal party leadership race. He served as the governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. Asked why he is not calling an election, Trudeau says parliament has been \u201cseized by obstruction, filibustering and a total lack of productivity\u201d for the past several months. \u201cIt\u2019s time for a reset,\u201d he says. It\u2019s time for the temperature to come down, for the people to have a fresh start in parliament, to be able to navigate through these complex times. He says that reset comes in two parts \u2013 the first is the prorogation of parliament, the other is recognising that removing him as the Liberal leader should \u201cdecrease the level of polarisation\u201d in the House and in Canadian politics. Trudeau says the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, is not the right vision for Canadians. \u201cStopping the fight against climate change doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d he tells reporters, adding that \u201cattacking journalists\u201d is \u201cnot what Canadians need in this moment\u201d. He says: We need an ambitious, optimistic view of the future, and Pierre Poilievre is not offering that. Trudeau says he looks forward to the fight as progressives \u201cstand up\u201d for a vision for a better country \u201cdespite the tremendous pressures around the world to think smaller\u201d. Trudeau says that his former deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, had been at his side for nearly 10 years and has been an \u201cincredible\u201d political partner. He says he had hoped that Freeland would have continued in her roles \u201cbut she chose otherwise\u201d. Trudeau adds: In regards to what actually happened, I am not someone who\u2019s in the habit of sharing private conversations. Freeland stepped down in December after clashing with Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs. Trudeau says he has one particular regret going into this next election, which is that he could have changed the way Canadians elect governments with the option of a second or third choice on the ballot. Doing so would have meant that parties would have spent more time trying to be people\u2019s second or third choices, he says: People would have been looking for things they have in common, instead of trying to polarize and divide Canadians against each other. Trudeau says a new prime minister and leader of the Liberals will carry the values and ideas of the party in the next elections. He says he is looking forward to that process. Asked why he decided to make the announcement today, he says he is \u201cnot someone who backs down very easily in a fight\u201d but that he has \u201calways been driven by my love for Canada\u201d. Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election, and it has become obvious to me with the internal battles that I cannot be the one to carry the liberal standard into the next election. Trudeau says he told his children last night of the decision that he is announcing today. I intend to resign as party leader as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process. He says he asked the president of the Liberal party to begin that process last night. This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I\u2019m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election. Justin Trudeau has begun speaking at his press conference from Rideau Cottage. He starts by saying that every morning that he has woken up as prime minister, he has been \u201cinspired\u201d by the \u201cresilience, the generosity and the determination\u201d of Canadians. He says it has been the \u201cdriving force\u201d behind why he has been fighting for this country since 2015. He says: I\u2019m a fighter, every bone in my body has always told me to fight, because I care deeply about Canadians. Justin Trudeau is due to hold a press conference to begin shortly at 10.45am local time (1545 GMT). The Canadian prime minister is expected to speak about his political future from Rideau Cottage, his temporary residence. The press conference marks the first time that he will have answered questions from reporters since November. Justin Trudeau is expected to seek prorogation to end all House of Commons business, according to multiple Canadian outlets. Trudeau met with Canada\u2019s governor general earlier this morning and asked her to prorogue parliament, according to reports. Prorogation of parliament would formally end the current session, delaying the returning of the House by several weeks and allowing the government to unveil a new plan for how it plans to run the country, according to Reuters. The news agency writes: This would have the advantage of delaying any motion of no-confidence, but it could further anger Liberal legislators, especially if Trudeau were still prime minister. Many Canadian observers now expect an election to be called for spring. If he announces plans to resign, it is unclear whether Justin Trudeau would stay on as prime minister until a new Liberal leader is selected. The Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, has repeated his calls for an immediate election, saying: \u201cThe government of Canada is itself spiralling out of control.\u201d On 23 December, dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau\u2019s Liberal party agreed that the embattled prime minister should step down after the catastrophic resignation of his deputy \u2013 a sign he had completely lost support from a group who had been crucial loyalists. Several Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Toronto Star, reported that 51 of Ontario\u2019s Liberal MPs met virtually and agreed collectively that Trudeau\u2019s time in office has expired. There are a total of 75 Liberal MPs in the province that is the country\u2019s most populous and represents where most of the party\u2019s support lies, indicating the core of the Liberals have abandoned Trudeau. Justin Trudeau, 53, took office in November 2015 and has won re-election twice, becoming one of Canada\u2019s longest-serving prime ministers. However, his popularity began to decline two years ago amid public anger over high prices and a housing shortage, the Associated Press reports, and his fortunes never recovered. Polls show the Liberals will badly lose to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October 2025. Liberal leadership races usually take months to arrange and even if the party speeds up the process, Trudeau will still not be leaving office any time soon. This means he will be prime minister on 20 January when US president-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs that would cripple Canada\u2019s economy. Another worry for the Liberals is the threat by opposition parties to bring down the government. A no-confidence motion could be proposed as soon as the end of March, and if all parties vote in favour, an election will be triggered. Trudeau had until recently been able to fend off Liberal legislators worried about the polls and the loss of safe seats in two special elections last year. But calls for him to step aside have soared since last month, when he tried to demote finance minister Chrystia Freeland, one of his closest cabinet allies, after she pushed back against his proposals for more spending. Freeland quit instead and penned a letter accusing Trudeau of \u201cpolitical gimmicks\u201d rather than focusing on what was best for the country. Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation at a news conference at 10.45 am EST (15.45 GMT) on Monday, CBC News reported, after a snowballing leadership crisis that has caused the prime minister to lose support within his party. The prime minister\u2019s office said he would speak about his political future from Rideau Cottage, his temporary residence. The press conference marks the first time that he will have answered questions from reporters since November. The Globe and Mail newspaper cited three sources as saying that Trudeau, 53, would quit as head of the ruling Liberal party after nearly a decade in office. It said one of the sources had recently spoken to the prime minister and believed he intended to step down before an emergency meeting of party members on Wednesday, \u201cso it doesn\u2019t look like he was forced out by his own MPs\u201d. The Toronto Star said it had also confirmed that Trudeau was \u201cexpected to signal his intentions to step aside as early as Monday\u201d, citing what it said was a senior source. Trudeau\u2019s popularity has plummeted amid record inflation, an acute housing crisis, high food prices and voter fatigue with incumbent politicians. Recent polling put the Liberals at 16% support, their worst pre-election standing in more than a century, with the opposition Conservatives coming out on top."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Foreign Office refused to give us details about Briton jailed in Saudi, family say;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/foreign-office-refused-to-give-us-details-about-briton-jailed-in-saudi-family-say;2025-01-06T18:22:58Z",
        "text": "The family of a British national held in a Saudi jail without charge for more than four months have spoken about his alleged maltreatment, including the refusal of the UK Foreign Office for two months to share any information about his plight with his pregnant wife. The Saudi authorities arrested Ahmed al-Doush after a family visit on 31 August, and UK officials have been granted consular access to him only once, in November. He has not been allowed access to a lawyer in Saudi Arabia, and during his detention his wife gave birth to their fourth child. He was refused permission to speak to his wife on the day of the birth. He is believed to have been in solitary confinement since his arrest and he has been incommunicado for a total of 33 days. The Manchester-based 41-year-old works on a contract for Bank of America as a senior business analyst. His British-based lawyer, Haydee Dijkstal, said he had no history of political activism, focusing instead on his family and his business career. He has been given no reason for his arrest and has not been charged, but has been cross-examined about his very limited social media accounts. Doush sent out one tweet concerning Sudan, from which he originally hails, but it contained no mention of Saudi Arabia, or its support for one faction in the country\u2019s civil war, and his account had just 37 followers. His Instagram account is private. The only other possible explanation for his arrest cited by his lawyers is that he is a friend of a man whose father is a Saudi political dissident, Saad Al-Fagih, but his lawyers said he did not know the father, and even if he had, such an association could not warrant his arrest. Dijkstal, head of international law at 33 Bedford Row chambers, said the family had hesitated about seeking publicity but that the lack of progress in his case and the minimal interventions by the Foreign Office to secure his release had forced them to publicise Doush\u2019s plight. Doush\u2019s wife, Amaher Nour, said: \u201cAhmed was taken from me and the children without warning or explanation. His absence has been deeply distressing to me and my children. \u201cOur fourth child arrived only a week ago and Ahmed was not able to be there. I could not even speak to him on the phone. My children and I want him home as soon as possible and seek the active support and help of the UK government to protect his rights.\u201d She said her three other children were now very anxious about ever leaving her side. Nour said she was also seeking a meeting with the foreign secretary, David Lammy. A formal complaint about his treatment was submitted on 16 December to the UN working group on arbitrary detention, arguing that he had been denied his right to a fair trial. Dijkstal said: \u201cThe information available clearly indicates that Al-Doush\u2019s right to a fair trial and due process has been so severely violated that his detention should be found to be arbitrary under international law. This, along with information that his detention is based on his exercise of the right to free expression and on a perceived association, supports a swift and decisive finding that his detention is arbitrary.\u201d She said it was unacceptable that the family had been left in the dark not only by Saudi Arabia but also by Doush\u2019s own government. In an extraordinary twist to the case that has arisen in other cases of British nationals being held abroad, the Foreign Office refused to give Doush\u2019s wife any information about his wellbeing or whereabouts for two-and-a-half months, saying data protection laws meant they first needed to gain his permission to communicate with her. Since at the time the Saudi authorities were actively preventing British consular staff from meeting Doush, gaining his permission for the Foreign Office to communicate with his wife was highly unlikely. The Foreign Office\u2019s handling of the case has also been raised in the complaint to the UN, with lawyers arguing: \u201cThe actions of the UK government exacerbated the impact and harm of his arrest.\u201d Dijkstal said: \u201cIt is unacceptable that the family were left in the dark for the prolonged period of two-and-a-half months not only by Saudi Arabia, which bears the responsibility for his care in their custody, but also by Mr Al-Doush\u2019s own government.\u201d The Saudi embassy in London said it was looking into the issue, and the Foreign Office said: \u201cWe are supporting a British man who is detained in Saudia Arabia and are in contact with his family and the local authorities.\u201d Foreign Office policy says it cannot interfere in the judicial systems of another country."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Reports of optimism about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/reports-of-optimism-about-israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostage-release-deal;2025-01-06T17:29:01Z",
        "text": "Israel and Hamas appear to be edging closer towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal that could bring the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip to an end amid reports of optimism among decision makers. The latest round of negotiations intended to broker a lasting truce in the 15-month-old conflict resumed in Qatar on Sunday. Hamas said on Monday that it had given mediators a list of 34 Israeli captives seized during the group\u2019s attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered the war, who could be freed as part of the \u201cfirst phase of a prisoner exchange deal\u201d. The list included the remaining women, children and older and injured people, Hamas said, although Israel said the militant group had yet to convey whether those named were alive or dead. A Hamas official told Agence France-Presse that the group needed at least a week of calm in Gaza to determine the hostages\u2019 locations and communicate with captors about their status. Despite the latest talks, Israel has stepped up airstrikes on the Palestinian territory that killed at least 100 people over the weekend, local health officials said. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the toll. The same list of 34 hostages was first put forward in July 2024, according to the office of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli and western intelligence services estimate that at least one-third of the remaining 95 or so Israeli captives in Gaza have been killed. Several rounds of talks mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar have failed to produce a lasting ceasefire. Officials have repeatedly voiced optimism that a breakthrough was close only for the negotiations to founder. A renewed push is under way, however, before Donald Trump takes office as US president on 20 January. Trump, whose first term was notable for strong support for Israel and an otherwise mercurial foreign policy, has warned Hamas of \u201chell to pay\u201d if the group does not free Israeli hostages. The Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Monday that negotiations with Hamas \u201care approaching a crossroads, and the Israeli delegation is optimistic that a deal can be finalised within the next few days\u201d. The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said on Monday during a visit to South Korea: \u201cIf we don\u2019t get [a deal] across the finish line in the next two weeks, I\u2019m confident that it will get its completion at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later.\u201d Conditions in Gaza, where almost all of the population on 2.3 million are living in makeshift accommodation, are deteriorating in the face of cold and wet winter weather, which has caused flooding. Another infant was reported to have died of hypothermia on Monday, bringing the number of babies killed in recent weeks by the harsh conditions to seven. Israeli ground operations have concentrated on the northern third of Gaza over the past three months, but on Monday two children were killed in a drone strike in al-Shawka in the southern town of Rafah, the civil defence service said. The World Food Programme also said on Monday that Israeli forces had opened fire on its clearly marked convoy near Wadi Gaza the day before, despite it receiving prior security clearances from the Israeli authorities. There were no reported casualties. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the incident. Three Israelis were killed and seven injured in a drive-by shooting targeting a bus in the occupied West Bank on Monday, and the IDF killed two Palestinians, including a 17-year-old boy, near Jenin and Nablus. Violence in the West Bank has surged in tandem with the war in Gaza, where the health ministry said on Monday that the death toll has reached 45,800. The UN and aid agencies consider the ministry\u2019s data to be accurate. About 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage in the Hamas attack that triggered the war in October 2023. Eighty captives were released in exchange for 240 Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails in a ceasefire in November that year, but the truce collapsed after a week."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Why is Canada\u2019s Justin Trudeau stepping down as prime minister?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/why-is-canadas-justin-trudeau-stepping-down-as-prime-minister;2025-01-06T17:01:57Z",
        "text": "After nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau has said he intends to step down as prime minister. The 53-year-old politician, who rose to become prime minister in November 2015 on the promise of hope and revitalisation, has been under pressure to quit for months. Why was he under pressure? Once the rising star of global progressive politics, Trudeau saw his approval ratings drop to a new low of only 33% late last year. The same poll revealed widespread frustration with economic malaise. Like many leaders in the west, Trudeau suffered under record inflation and high food prices. A domestic housing crisis, which saw house prices in some areas jumping by 30%-40% in recent years, has deepened resentment with the government. Political scandals during a long tenure have not helped either. Trudeau was reprimanded in 2017 for accepting gifts including holidays and private helicopter flights. Skipping out on the country\u2019s first national day of truth and reconciliation for a surfing vacation, and revelations that members of his family were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a charity to which his government recently awarded a substantial contract also harmed his reputation. Why has this happened now? Under federal law, an election must happen by October 2025. But in recent months, members of Trudeau\u2019s Liberal party will have been assessing whether it would be time for the leader to step aside and bring in someone new. Late last year, nearly two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed a letter calling for the prime minister to step down or face the possibility of a crushing defeat. But it was not until mid-December when his stalwart deputy, Chrystia Freeland, left dramatically, criticising the prime minister publicly and questioning whether he could handle a second Donald Trump term. Days later, Liberal lawmakers from Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec said it was time for a new leader. How is Trump involved? The US president-elect\u2019s \u201cAmerica first\u201d economic nationalism includes a threat of 25% tariffs on Canada. Freeland has warned that Canada, which is the US\u2019s biggest trade partner, needed to take that threat \u201cextremely seriously\u201d. Trump has mocked Trudeau by calling him a \u201cgovernor\u201d, not prime minister, of the \u201cgreat state of Canada\u201d, suggesting it is a US state and not a sovereign country. However, Freeland\u2019s pointed comments on Trudeau\u2019s ability to deal with Trump may be part of a more domestic play for power. She had been tipped as a successor to run the Liberal party if Trudeau were to step down. What happens now? Liberal lawmakers were due to meet on Wednesday to discuss whether Trudeau\u2019s future would be tenable. Trudeau\u2019s announcement on Monday that he plans to step down after the party chooses a replacement was seen as preempting that meeting. In the same speech, he announced he would suspend parliament until 24 March, which will give his party time to choose a new leader. When will there be an election? Federal law requires an election be held by October 2025 but with all opposition parties saying publicly they no longer have confidence in the governing Liberals, an election is likely to happen much sooner. The Conservatives are expected to win a majority government given current polling. But that result could sway substantially depending on the new leaders the Liberals choose."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;E coli found in water supply of property in south-east London;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/e-coli-found-in-water-supply-of-properties-of-south-east-london;2025-01-06T16:42:28Z",
        "text": "Households in south-east London have been told to boil their water after E coli was found in the supply of a property. People in properties in Brockley have been advised to boil any water they use until the results of tests conducted during visits by Thames Water are returned. The boil water notice, seen by the Guardian, says: \u201cThe samples we have recently collected from your drinking water tap were not of the quality we would normally expect. \u201cWe are investigating whether this may be due to an issue with our mains supply or whether this is related to your internal pipework or fittings. As a precaution we therefore advise you to boil all water before it is used for drinking, cleaning teeth, preparing food, provision of drinking water for pets.\u201d It also recommends that taps and sinks are bleached after use. David Bowen, a resident of one of the properties affected, told the Guardian that he was informed by Thames Water that E coli had been found in his tap water after testing conducted at the weekend. Since Saturday, he has been told to continue boiling any water he drinks. Thames Water also tested the properties either side of his home and advised that they boil their water while they waited for results. However, others in the area say they have had requests for testing refused. Bowen added: \u201cThe testers refused to do any testing requested by other [more vulnerable] neighbours.\u201d The local Labour MP, Vicky Foxcroft, is aware. A spokesperson for her office told the Guardian: \u201cThames Water say they are engaging with the resident(s) and supplying them with bottled water while they investigate.\u201d E coli can cause serious illness including severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhoea and vomiting. Last year, a boil water notice was issued for tens of thousands of Devon households after the parasite cryptosporidium was found in the supply. Some homes had to boil their water before use for more than a month. Water industry whistleblowers also recently told this newspaper that the safety of tap water in the UK could be at risk because water companies are unable to use products to clean it, as all the laboratories that test and certify the chemicals have shut down. A Thames Water spokesperson said: \u201cAs part of our standard water quality testing that we carry out throughout the year, last week tests were undertaken at a property where traces of E coli were found. We also tested surrounding properties and no further traces were found. \u201cFor the impacted one property \u2013 we have issued a boil water notice and have supplied the resident with bottled water while investigations are ongoing. Follow-up investigations indicated this is likely due to either contamination of the tap or internal plumbing system. We are continuing to engage with the customer providing advice on flushing the taps to bring high-quality water back into the taps.\u201d The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been contacted for comment. \u2022 This article was amended on 6 January 2025 to clarify that traces of E coli were found in the water at a single property in Brockley, though other properties were advised to boil their water as a precaution while further tests were carried out."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Justin Trudeau announces plan to quit as Canada\u2019s prime minister;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/justin-trudeau-to-step-down-as-canada-prime-minister;2025-01-06T16:37:06Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada\u2019s prime minister after his party finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end to nearly a decade in power. \u201cCanadians deserve a clear choice in the next election,\u201d Trudeau said, adding that party infighting had made it impossible for him to face off against his political rivals. Trudeau said would stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the ruling Liberal party was chosen through a \u201crobust, nationwide\u201d process. His resignation throws open the doors to a fierce political battle to be the country\u2019s next leader, with polls showing the Liberals losing badly to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October, regardless of who the leader is. Trudeau, who used his address to recount his government\u2019s accomplishments over three terms, said parliament would be suspended until 24 March. His decision to resign also comes at a time when deep anxiety has settled over Canadian politics before Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration as US president. Canadian officials increasingly fear US tariffs will devastate the country\u2019s economy and a prorogued parliament is unlikely to ease these fears. Hours after Trudeau said he would resign, Trump revived his running jibe on social media about persuading Canada to seek US statehood. \u201cMany people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,\u201d the incoming president wrote. \u201cJustin Trudeau knew this, and resigned. If Canada merged with the US, there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!\u201d Trudeau had attempted to placate the incoming US president, both with an array of policy concessions and a visit to Florida, where they posed smiling for a photo. He told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation he had promised Trump Canada would shore up border security. Days later, however, Trump publicly mocked Trudeau, belittling him as the \u201cgovernor\u201d of Canada, as if his country were merely a US state. Reaction from Trudeau\u2019s political rivals to his decision to step down was swift and unforgiving. \u201cNothing has changed,\u201d said Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader. \u201cEvery Liberal MP and leadership contender supported everything Trudeau did for nine years, and now they want to trick voters by swapping in another Liberal face to keep ripping off Canadians for another four years, just like Justin.\u201d Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic party, said in a statement that the Liberals \u201cdo not deserve another chance, no matter who is the leader\u201d. Singh propped up the Liberal\u2019s minority government for three years under a confidence and supply agreement, but withdrew his support at the end of 2024. Earlier in the day, Trudeau met the governor general, Mary Simon, and requested the prorogation of parliament until 24 March in order to give the party sufficient time to find a new leader. Lawmakers were due to return in late January and the Conservatives, also known as the Tories, had pledged to bring down the government with a vote of non-confidence, which could have forced an election. A meeting of the national caucus is expected to take place later in the day in order to plan for the transition to a new leader. The 53-year-old Trudeau has led the ruling Liberal party since 2013 and became prime minister in November 2015. Until recently, he had told reporters on numerous occasions he expected to lead the Liberals into the next election. But the recent developments reflect Trudeau\u2019s waning popularity \u2013 and that of his governing Liberals. In recent months, the party has after lost both political strongholds in recent byelections and prominent cabinet ministers. Recent polling has the Liberals at 16% support, their worst pre-election standing in more than a century. For Trudeau, the reversal of fortunes has been in the works for years as the public slowly soured on a leader whose historic surname, good looks and charisma elevated him into a global celebrity, or, as a 2016 Vogue profile put it, the \u201cnew young face of Canadian politics\u201d. At home, however, his reputation has \u2013 like those of many incumbents in power over the past year \u2013 become increasingly tarnished by high inflation and out-of-control housing prices. But a leader seemingly attuned to the mood of the country found himself embroiled in series of personal scandals, including a family trip to the Aga Khan\u2019s private island, skipping out on the country\u2019s first national day of truth and reconciliation for a surfing vacation, and revelations that members of his family were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a charity to which his government recently awarded a substantial contract. In each case, Trudeau\u2019s apparent inability to understand public outrage helps to explain his refusal to step down \u2013 and seemingly blinded him to the growing dissatisfaction which threatens to cast a shadow over his political legacy. Almost two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed a letter calling on Trudeau to step down late last year over fears of a potentially seismic electoral defeat. In mid-December Trudeau\u2019s closest political ally, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, stepped down amid a row over the appropriate response to Donald Trump\u2019s looming economic nationalism. Her scathing resignation letter accused Trudeau of \u201ccostly political gimmicks\u201d and cast doubt on his understanding of the \u201cgravity of the moment\u201d. Federal law requires an election be held by October 2025 but with all opposition parties saying publicly they no longer have confidence in the governing Liberals, an election is certain when parliament returns in late March. The Tories are expected to win a majority government given current polling. But that result could sway substantially depending on the new leaders the Liberals choose."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/g-s1-40964/ukraine-coal-mines-women-russia-war;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:58:25 -0500",
        "text": "War has changed Ukraine's workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining. With men conscripted to fight the war against Russia, women have started working in traditionally male jobs."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Jean-Marie Le Pen, French fiery far-right leader, dies at 96;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5251155/jean-marie-le-pen-france-obit;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:10:37 -0500",
        "text": "Le Pen was convicted numerous times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. But the nativist ideas that propelled his popularity remain ascendant in today's France and beyond."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;They were going to be doctors. Instead, they had to dodge bombs and flee war;https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/07/g-s1-40845/war-education-doctors-bombs-sudan;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:56:36 -0500",
        "text": "The war in Sudan has taken a toll on the medical profession. Health workers have fled the country, and those seeking to complete their medical education are finding it an increasingly impossible task."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin in DC. And, photos from the major winter storm;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/g-s1-41313/up-first-newsletter-jimmy-carter-funeral-services-dc-winter-storm-justin-trudeau-resigns;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:12:36 -0500",
        "text": "Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin in Washington, D.C., today, and NPR will have special coverage of the events. And, photos from the winter storm plowing through parts of the U.S."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5250210/tiny-fish-on-ketamine-may-show-how-drug-eases-depression;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in \"giving up.\" That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;What America's top economists are saying about AI and inequality;https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/01/07/g-s1-41290/what-americas-top-economists-are-saying-about-ai-and-inequality;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Planet Money attended the annual meeting of American economists \u2014 and the most popular topic this year was artificial intelligence."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;McDonald's says it is revising some of its diversity practices;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5250778/mcdonalds-dei-diversity-revision;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:01 -0500",
        "text": "McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;How to quickly find something you lost: 10 clever and practical techniques;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/g-s1-37741/how-to-quickly-find-something-you-lost-10-clever-practical-techniques;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "NPR readers share their best methods for finding missing objects \u2014 from tiny screws to lost wallets. One favorite tip? Use a good flashlight."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin in Washington, D.C., today;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5249994/jimmy-carter-funeral-washington-dc;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The next stop in former President Jimmy Carter's six days of funeral services is Washington, D.C., where he will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol through Thursday morning."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Biden creates 2 new national monuments, setting a conservation record;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5250312/biden-national-monuments-california;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The White House says President Biden has now protected a total of 674 million acres of lands and waters \u2014 a record for any administration. This includes two new national monuments in California."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Paris marks ten years since Charlie Hebdo, Jewish supermarket attacks;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/7/paris-marks-ten-years-since-charlie-hebdo-jewish-supermarket-attacks?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:31:23 +0000",
        "text": "France commemorated the tenth anniversary of attacks against Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Who will replace Trudeau as Canada\u2019s Liberal party leader?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/who-will-replace-trudeau-as-canadas-liberal-party-leader?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:31:14 +0000",
        "text": "With Trudeau&#039;s nine-year stint as prime minister ending, several politicians are frontrunners to take over his role."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/french-far-right-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-dies-aged-96?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:58:18 +0000",
        "text": "Co-founder of the National Front led the party for decades and was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;At least 126 killed after strong earthquake hits China\u2019s Tibet;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/7/at-least-126-killed-after-strong-earthquake-hits-chinas-tibet?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:56:39 +0000",
        "text": "Rescue efforts are under way after an earthquake hits Tibet, with tremors felt as far away as Nepal, India and Bhutan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Last Days of the Bibby Stockholm: Life aboard the UK\u2019s migrant barge;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2025/1/7/last-days-of-the-bibby-stockholm-life-aboard-the-uks-migrant-barge?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000",
        "text": "Living on a UK migrant barge, an asylum seeker battles depression through running while awaiting an asylum decision."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;The secret to a balanced diet? Better roads, say scientists;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/the-secret-to-a-balanced-diet-better-roads-say-scientists?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:51:08 +0000",
        "text": "A new study challenges the conventional wisdom that crop diversity alone addresses nutritional deficiencies."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/gang-violence-killed-more-than-5600-people-in-haiti-in-2024-un?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:19:35 +0000",
        "text": "Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country&#039;s capital, Port-au-Prince."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Korean court extends arrest warrant for impeached Yoon;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/south-korean-court-extends-arrest-warrant-for-impeached-yoon?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:05:52 +0000",
        "text": "The impeached former president has refused questioning three times since his bungled December 3 martial law decree."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/israel-extends-closure-of-al-jazeera-office-in-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:41:42 +0000",
        "text": "The move follows a raid last September by Israeli forces that shut Al Jazeera&#039;s Ramallah office for 45 days."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine\u2019s manpower struggles worsen;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/as-battles-against-russia-intensify-ukraines-manpower-struggles-worsen?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:40:13 +0000",
        "text": "Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;\u2018It\u2019s the only way\u2019: Migrants, army face-off along S Africa-Zimbabwe border;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/7/its-the-only-way-migrants-army-face-off-along-s-africa-zimbabwe-border?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:26:23 +0000",
        "text": "South Africa&#039;s military has enhanced border operations along the Limpopo River to halt smugglers and illegal crossings."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Good riddance, Justin Trudeau;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/7/good-riddance-justin-trudeau?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:12:01 +0000",
        "text": "The outgoing Canadian prime minister was a &#039;progressive&#039; fraud and a liar. History will judge him harshly."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Carnival season offers New Orleans hope following truck attack;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/7/carnival-season-offers-new-orleans-hope-following-attack?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:09:25 +0000",
        "text": "Hundreds take part in a parade honouring the life of Joan of Arc in the heart of the historic French Quarter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/7/israeli-settler-attacks-against-palestinians-in-the-occupied-west-bank?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:41:54 +0000",
        "text": "Israeli settlers have carried out a series of arson attacks across the occupied West Bank."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;US diverting military funds from Egypt to Lebanon, report claims;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/us-diverting-military-funds-from-egypt-to-lebanon-report-claims?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:11:11 +0000",
        "text": "The White House is to send $95m to Lebanon, citing regional security, while eyeing human rights concerns in Egypt."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli \u201ccommitment\u201d needed for release of Hamas captives;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2025/1/7/aje-onl-qt_ali-hashem-060125?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:05:19 +0000",
        "text": "Israel may need to make a \u201ccommitment\u201d to secure the release of more than 30 captives being held in Gaza."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Gaza aid effort at \u2018breaking point\u2019, warns UN;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/gaza-aid-effort-at-breaking-point-warns-un?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:18:35 +0000",
        "text": "OCHA chief says attacks by Israeli troops and Palestinian groups stifling bid to save lives in war-torn enclave."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Deadly earthquake hits Tibet\u2019s Shigatse: What we know so far;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/earthquake-hits-tibets-shigatse-what-we-know-so-far?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:05:31 +0000",
        "text": "Rescue efforts are under way after the earthquake hits Tibet, with tremors felt as far as Nepal, India and Bhutan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;No food, no sleep, no hope in Gaza;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/7/no-food-no-sleep-no-hope-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:11:35 +0000",
        "text": "Even those who are supposed to help and bring relief in Gaza are falling into despair."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;US pauses select restrictions on Syria, offering hope on Western sanctions;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/us-pauses-select-restrictions-on-syria-offering-hope-on-western-sanctions?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:58:42 +0000",
        "text": "Washington opens the way for some transactions in a move seen as an &#039;important step&#039; towards easing sanctions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Analysis: Turkiye\u2019s road ahead in a post-Assad Syria;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/turkiyes-road-ahead-in-a-post-assad-syria?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:37:21 +0000",
        "text": "Challenges and opportunities await Ankara as its neighbour reimagines itself after decades of dictatorship."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Dozens killed and injured in earthquake in China\u2019s Tibet;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/7/dozens-killed-and-injured-in-earthquake-in-chinas-tibet?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:16:44 +0000",
        "text": "Videos have captured the moments a powerful earthquake hit the Chinese region of Tibet, reportedly killing dozens."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/indonesia-joins-brics-group-of-emerging-economies?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:09:02 +0000",
        "text": "Indonesia joins Russia, China and others in the group, which is viewed as a counterweight to the West."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Three feared dead as mine accident traps workers in India\u2019s Assam;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/three-feared-dead-in-northeast-india-mine-accident?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:25:17 +0000",
        "text": "Rescue operations still under way as nine others remain trapped in flooded Assam coal mine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/7/uk-politicians-urge-england-to-boycott-afghanistan-at-champions-trophy?traffic_source=rss;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:09:40 +0000",
        "text": "In response, ECB proposes an &#039;ICC-wide&#039; action against Afghanistan over the Taliban&#039;s crackdown on women."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly74mpy8klo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:24:08 GMT",
        "text": "Meta says its platforms will instead rely on \"community notes\" from its users, an approach pioneered by X."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;McDonald's boss says 29 people fired over abuse;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg8mk6dze8o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:54:57 GMT",
        "text": "It comes after workers at the fast-food chain told the BBC they are still facing sexual abuse and harassment."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7rle3vynko;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:07:09 GMT",
        "text": "Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris were last heard from on 1 January and never boarded a flight home."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;New grooming gangs inquiry would delay action on child abuse, inquiry chair tells BBC;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp836w074gko;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:29:59 GMT",
        "text": "Victims want change now, Prof Alexis Jay says, and people need to \"step up to the mark\" and implement her recommendations."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;A&E patients facing two-day waits in Liverpool;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2elw4dwx0o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:32:31 GMT",
        "text": "The Royal Liverpool University Hospital declares a \"critical incident\" due to the pressures on A&amp;E."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder of French far right and 'Devil of the Republic' - dies at 96;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84z7pl4193o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:12:18 GMT",
        "text": "A Holocaust denier and unrepentant extremist on race and immigration, the far-right politician has died at 96."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Apple urged to withdraw 'out of control' AI news alerts;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge93de21n0o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:52:57 GMT",
        "text": "Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Next blames clothes price rises on wage increases set out in Budget;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkxlnlne0po;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:12:51 GMT",
        "text": "The retailer expects employee costs to increase by \u00a373m due in part to rising National Insurance"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Trump Jr arrives in Greenland after dad says US should own the territory;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv10knyd9o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:20:52 GMT",
        "text": "The president-elect has said Greenland \"will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Tibet earthquake rescuers search for survivors in freezing temperatures;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqg95n9n1o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:14:19 GMT",
        "text": "Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Campaign group report Prince Andrew to police over 'false' business name claim;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4glnezg890o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:27:11 GMT",
        "text": "Prince Andrew has been accused of using a 'false name' in how a business was registered."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The latest forecast covering the UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cg52r166z9jo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:48:43 GMT",
        "text": "BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has the latest UK forecast for Tuesday."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;New snow and ice warning for Scotland issued;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7ve287qqdlo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:18:31 GMT",
        "text": "The alert will run for 24 hours from midday, covering Grampian, the Highlands, Orkney & Shetland, Dumfries & Galloway and across Ayrshire."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Boy, 17, rescued from floodwater in Lincolnshire;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8g038jj99o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:14:33 GMT",
        "text": "Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the region following heavy rain."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Thousands without water in Republic of Ireland;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7vg535vvro;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:53:36 GMT",
        "text": "Irish national weather forecaster Met \u00c9ireann has issued a fresh orange warning in the Republic."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why the Justin Trudeau era has come to an end now;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17d402e5rwo;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:32:57 GMT",
        "text": "A self-described fighter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignored calls for him to step down - until he couldn't."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What you need to know about HMPV;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vjg7v7k0o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:45:12 GMT",
        "text": "Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What Netflix deal means for WWE as it makes streaming debut;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xjzxwxxq0o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:06:27 GMT",
        "text": "Stars such as The Rock and John Cena make a return as the flagship Raw show launches on Netflix."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Stop shooting! My daughter is dead': Woman killed as West Bank power struggle rages;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv3rl9prp6o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:11:01 GMT",
        "text": "Shatha al-Sabbagh's family accuses the Palestinian Authority over her death in Jenin, but the PA blames \"outlaws\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Better resilience is solution to child mental health crisis, experts say;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp19n111vo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:50:13 GMT",
        "text": "The surge in mental health referrals among young people has prompted debate among experts about the cause - and the most effective solution"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Myles Smith wrote 2024's biggest British hit;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg6m07qpymo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:37:10 GMT",
        "text": "The Luton-born singer-songwriter has taken fourth place on BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Can Djokovic win record 25th Grand Slam aged 37?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cy8yekpy27zo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:37:11 GMT",
        "text": "Novak Djokovic may be 37, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion can never be counted out as he aims to make more history in Melbourne."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;UK special forces investigated over Libya operation;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c627png2845o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:32:00 GMT",
        "text": "Members of the Special Boat Service are facing a probe over an operation two years ago."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Bet365 boss takes big pay cut but still makes \u00a3158m;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce90k034mzvo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:45:52 GMT",
        "text": "Denise Coates has been credited with the rapid rise of the online gambling firm."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Aubrey Plaza calls husband's death 'unimaginable tragedy';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp836yw659ko;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:24:50 GMT",
        "text": "The actress and filmmaker's family ask for privacy after the announcement of his death at the weekend."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Italian village forbids residents from becoming ill;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxnv6ng7yo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:13:55 GMT",
        "text": "The mayor of Belcastro said the \"humorous provocation\" was an attempt to expose the state of the region's healthcare system."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Stamp duty changes will motivate first-time buyers, says Halifax;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rq5rzgy4go;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:07:07 GMT",
        "text": "The UK's biggest mortgage lender says house prices rose 3.3% during the course of 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Iran reportedly executed at least 901 people in 2024, UN says;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced8qw8q62jo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:58:35 GMT",
        "text": "The UN human rights chief says it is time Iran \"stems this ever-swelling tide of executions\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;More than 200 death and injury cases at NHS trust now under investigation;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp31gewg02do;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:12:37 GMT",
        "text": "Sussex Police began with an initial 105 cases, but the BBC understands there are now more than 200."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Starmer Hits Back at Musk;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kgzz3d;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:36:00 GMT",
        "text": "PM attacks those \u201cspreading lies\u201d on grooming gangs."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Has Trump caused the Canadian prime minister to resign?;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kgvfrr;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:18:00 GMT",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Is two-tier Test system 'greedy' or will it help cricket survive?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cql5q4rg326o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:38:36 GMT",
        "text": "After a report by the Melbourne Age suggests that plans for a two-tier World Test Championship would be discussed later this month, BBC Sport looks at the reaction so far."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The rise and rise of Newcastle's Isak;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq5lveg301go;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:49:40 GMT",
        "text": "With Alexander Isak leading the charge for a reinvigorated Newcastle United, BBC Sport looks at the rise of Tyneside's crown jewel."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;McKibbin set for shock move to Rahm's LIV Golf team;https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/crmng8xezlwo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:17:18 GMT",
        "text": "Northern Ireland's Tom McKibbin is set for a shock switch to join Jon Rahm's LIV Golf team."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I can't give it up' - Care to stay with Harlequins for 20th season;https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/cp31e970830o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:52:31 GMT",
        "text": "Scrum-half Danny Care says he will stay with Harlequins through 2025-26, for what will be his 20th campaign with the club."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Spurs trigger extension in Son contract until 2026;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn08lkqvzvzo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:00:16 GMT",
        "text": "Tottenham Hotspur trigger an option to extend forward Son Heung-min's contract by a year, until the summer of 2026."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Isak transfer fee would be off the charts - Shearer;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/ced8q9w7g04o;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:05:05 GMT",
        "text": "Alan Shearer and Shay Given discuss the importance of striker Alexander Isak as well as Newcastle United's recent form."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;GB's Jones & Harris win in Australian Open qualifying;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c30ng18j7qlo;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:59:25 GMT",
        "text": "Fran Jones and Billy Harris are through to the second round of Australian Open qualifying but three more Britons were beaten."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Agressions et guet-apens homophobes\u00a0: le g\u00e9rant du site Coco.fr plac\u00e9 en garde \u00e0 vue;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/agressions-et-guet-apens-homophobes-le-gerant-du-site-coco-fr-place-en-garde-a-vue_6486558_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:00:49 +0100",
        "text": "Le site, connu pour \u00eatre la plaque tournante de pratiques ill\u00e9gales, a \u00e9t\u00e9 ferm\u00e9 en juin\u00a02024. Son g\u00e9rant est \u00ab\u00a0entendu en garde \u00e0 vue dans une enqu\u00eate de la juridiction nationale de lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9 organis\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb, rapporte le parquet."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Face aux ing\u00e9rences d\u2019Elon Musk, les Europ\u00e9ens d\u00e9sunis;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/face-a-elon-musk-les-europeens-desunis_6486352_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:00:07 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que le pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais, Emmanuel Macron, accuse le patron de X de soutenir \u00ab\u00a0une nouvelle internationale r\u00e9actionnaire\u00a0\u00bb, la pr\u00e9sidente de la Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, est jusqu\u2019ici rest\u00e9e silencieuse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Chez les Le Pen, une longue histoire de conflits p\u00e8re-fille;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2025/01/07/chez-les-le-pen-une-longue-histoire-de-conflits-pere-fille_4611645_4355771.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:43:33 +0100",
        "text": "Archive. La nouvelle crise entre Marine et Jean-Marie Le Pen n'est que le dernier \u00e9pisode de plusieurs ann\u00e9es de prises de distance et de ruptures."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Deepfakes\u00a0: le Royaume-Uni annonce de nouvelles mesures contre les images truqu\u00e9es \u00e0 caract\u00e8re sexuel;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/07/deepfakes-le-royaume-uni-annonce-de-nouvelles-mesures-contre-les-images-truquees-a-caractere-sexuel_6486521_4408996.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:53 +0100",
        "text": "Dans le cadre de la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes, le gouvernement britannique veut s\u00e9vir contre la cr\u00e9ation et le partage de deepfakes pornographiques, en interdisant la prise de photos intimes sans consentement."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, attentats contre \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et l\u2019Hyper Cacher\u00a0: posez vos questions \u00e0 Fran\u00e7ois Molins, ancien procureur de Paris;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-attentats-contre-charlie-hebdo-et-l-hyper-cacher-posez-vos-questions-a-francois-molins-ancien-procureur-de-paris_6485652_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:22:54 +0100",
        "text": "Le magistrat r\u00e9pond\u00a0\u00e0 toutes vos interrogations sur la r\u00e9ponse judiciaire aux attentats de janvier 2015 et le renforcement de l\u2019arsenal l\u00e9gislatif fran\u00e7ais pour lutter contre la menace terroriste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: l\u2019arm\u00e9e ukrainienne dit mener de \u00ab\u00a0nouvelles op\u00e9rations offensives\u00a0\u00bb dans l\u2019oblast de\u00a0Koursk, en Russie;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-l-armee-ukrainienne-dit-mener-de-nouvelles-operations-offensives-dans-l-oblast-de-koursk-en-russie_6482085_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:02:55 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019arm\u00e9e russe avait fait \u00e9tat, dimanche, d\u2019une nouvelle offensive ukrainienne dans\u00a0cette r\u00e9gion russe."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au Tibet, le bilan du puissant tremblement de terre monte \u00e0 126\u00a0morts;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/au-tibet-le-bilan-du-puissant-tremblement-de-terre-s-alourdit-a-126-morts_6485410_3211.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:34:38 +0100",
        "text": "Le s\u00e9isme de magnitude 6,8 a secou\u00e9 le canton de Dingri, situ\u00e9 en haute altitude, dans la r\u00e9gion himalayenne. \u00ab\u00a0De nombreux b\u00e2timents se sont effondr\u00e9s pr\u00e8s de l\u2019\u00e9picentre\u00a0\u00bb, a\u00a0rapport\u00e9 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision publique chinoise CCTV."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le pr\u00e9sident tchadien condamne les propos d\u2019Emmanuel Macron sur l\u2019intervention militaire de la France en Afrique\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Il se trompe d\u2019\u00e9poque\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/07/le-president-tchadien-condamne-les-propos-d-emmanuel-macron-sur-l-intervention-militaire-de-la-france-en-afrique-il-se-trompe-d-epoque_6486387_3212.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:15:20 +0100",
        "text": "Lundi, le pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais avait dit regretter que les dirigeants africains aient \u00ab\u00a0oubli\u00e9 de dire merci\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 la France pour son intervention antiterroriste au Sahel. Ses propos ont suscit\u00e9 la pol\u00e9mique, en Afrique mais \u00e9galement en France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Riss, dix ann\u00e9es pour garder \u00ab\u00a0Charlie\u00a0\u00bb en vie;https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2025/01/07/riss-dix-annees-pour-garder-charlie-en-vie_6485374_3236.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:30:04 +0100",
        "text": "Le dessinateur de 58\u00a0ans reste profond\u00e9ment marqu\u00e9 par la perte de ses coll\u00e8gues depuis l\u2019attentat du 7\u00a0janvier\u00a02015. Devenu directeur de l\u2019hebdomadaire satirique, il s\u2019efforce de transmettre aux jeunes g\u00e9n\u00e9rations \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019esprit Charlie\u00a0\u00bb, mais confie sa souffrance \u00e0 vivre en permanence sous protection."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pour l\u2019Elys\u00e9e, Jean-Marie Le Pen a jou\u00e9 un \u00ab\u00a0r\u00f4le dans la vie publique\u00a0\u00bb qui \u00ab\u00a0rel\u00e8ve d\u00e9sormais du jugement de l\u2019histoire\u00a0\u00bb. Suivez notre direct;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-mort-de-jean-marie-le-pen-suivez-les-reactions_6486203_3382.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:14:33 +0100",
        "text": "Jean-Marie Le Pen, figure de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite en France, est mort mardi 7\u00a0janvier. Abel Mestre, chef adjoint du service politique du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, va r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 vos questions dans un tchat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le braqueur multir\u00e9cidiviste R\u00e9doine Fa\u00efd en garde \u00e0 vue pour des projets d\u2019\u00e9vasion;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/le-braqueur-multirecidiviste-redoine-faid-en-garde-a-vue-pour-des-projets-d-evasion_6486282_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:31:28 +0100",
        "text": "Condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 quatorze ans de prison en\u00a02023, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 extrait de sa cellule pour \u00eatre entendu dans le cadre d\u2019une enqu\u00eate de la juridiction nationale de lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9 organis\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Proche-Orient\u00a0: le Qatar confirme la poursuite de discussions \u00ab\u00a0techniques\u00a0\u00bb sur une tr\u00eave entre Isra\u00ebl et le Hamas;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-proche-orient-le-qatar-confirme-la-poursuite-de-discussions-techniques-sur-une-treve-entre-israel-et-le-hamas_6480664_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:05:17 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Les r\u00e9unions techniques se poursuivent entre les deux parties\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le porte-parole du minist\u00e8re des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res qatari, Majed Al-Ansari, en faisant r\u00e9f\u00e9rence aux discussions entre les repr\u00e9sentants des principaux n\u00e9gociateurs sur les d\u00e9tails d\u2019un accord."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Iran\u00a0: plus de 900\u00a0personnes ex\u00e9cut\u00e9es en\u00a02023, d\u00e9nonce\u00a0l\u2019ONU;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/iran-plus-de-900-personnes-executees-en-2023-denonce-l-onu_6486213_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:36:36 +0100",
        "text": "Hormis la Chine, pour laquelle aucun chiffre ne peut \u00eatre obtenu, l\u2019Iran est le pays qui ex\u00e9cute le plus grand nombre de personnes dans le monde."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de Jean-Marie Le Pen, cofondateur du Front national et figure de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite fran\u00e7aise;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/07/jean-marie-le-pen-l-homme-qui-a-remis-l-extreme-droite-au-c-ur-du-jeu-politique-francais-est-mort_6486200_3382.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:02:42 +0100",
        "text": "Du plus jeune d\u00e9put\u00e9 de France au pr\u00e9sident d\u2019honneur du Front national, Jean-Marie Le Pen aura \u00e9pous\u00e9 toutes les vicissitudes de l\u2019histoire de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite fran\u00e7aise. Il est mort mardi 7\u00a0janvier, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 96\u00a0ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Rugby\u00a0: fin de saison pour Charles Ollivon, priv\u00e9 du Tournoi des six nations;https://www.lemonde.fr/rugby/article/2025/01/07/rugby-fin-de-saison-pour-charles-ollivon-prive-du-tournoi-des-six-nations_6486166_1616937.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:54:11 +0100",
        "text": "Le joueur toulonnais s\u2019est bless\u00e9 au genou, samedi 4\u00a0janvier, lors du match de Top\u00a014\u00a0contre le Racing 92. La question de son remplacement se pose en \u00e9quipe de France \u00e0 trois semaines du match contre le Pays de Galles, le 31\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque de Fr\u00e9jus-Toulon d\u00e9missionne \u00e0 la demande du pape, apr\u00e8s un audit du Vatican sur sa gestion controvers\u00e9e du dioc\u00e8se;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/apres-un-audit-du-vatican-l-eveque-de-frejus-toulon-demissionne-a-la-demande-du-pape_6486165_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:47:17 +0100",
        "text": "Ce promoteur d\u2019un catholicisme remuscl\u00e9 \u00e9tait critiqu\u00e9 au sein de l\u2019Eglise pour son style qui a pu s\u2019inspirer de pasteurs \u00e9vang\u00e9liques am\u00e9ricains. Il y a un an, un \u00e9v\u00eaque adjoint avait \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 pour infl\u00e9chir ses m\u00e9thodes controvers\u00e9es."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La ministre des sports veut solliciter plus fortement les taxes sur les paris sportifs pour financer la pratique sportive;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/07/la-ministre-des-sports-veut-solliciter-plus-fortement-les-taxes-sur-les-paris-sportifs-pour-financer-la-pratique-sportive_6486132_3242.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:39:45 +0100",
        "text": "Marie Barsacq a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dans un entretien au \u00ab\u00a0Parisien\u00a0\u00bb, mardi, qu\u2019affecter \u00e0 l\u2019Agence nationale du sport un montant plus important de la fiscalit\u00e9 des paris sportifs \u00ab\u00a0permettrait de donner au sport des moyens d\u2019accueillir de nouveaux licenci\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Cor\u00e9e du Sud\u00a0: nouveau mandat pour arr\u00eater le\u00a0pr\u00e9sident destitu\u00e9, Yoon Suk Yeol;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/coree-du-sud-nouveau-mandat-pour-arreter-le-president-destitue-yoon-suk-yeol_6486131_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:29:31 +0100",
        "text": "Le premier mandat d\u2019arr\u00eat a expir\u00e9 lundi, sans que le bureau d\u2019enqu\u00eate sur la corruption des hautes personnalit\u00e9s parvienne \u00e0 s\u2019emparer de Yoon Suk Yeol pour l\u2019interroger."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Apple Intelligence, un outil qui r\u00e9sume les actualit\u00e9s sur iPhone, \u00e9pingl\u00e9 pour avoir g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 de fausses informations;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/07/apple-intelligence-un-outil-qui-resume-les-actualites-sur-iphone-epingle-pour-avoir-genere-de-fausses-informations_6486098_4408996.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:12:18 +0100",
        "text": "Cette nouvelle fonctionnalit\u00e9, qui repose sur de l\u2019intelligence artificielle et n\u2019est pas encore d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e en France, a diffus\u00e9 des notifications contenant des informations erron\u00e9es et attribu\u00e9es, \u00e0 tort, \u00e0 la BBC. Apple a affirm\u00e9 lundi travailler sur une mise \u00e0 jour."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot appelle \u00e0 \u00e9viter l\u2019Iran jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la lib\u00e9ration des otages fran\u00e7ais;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/jean-noel-barrot-appelle-a-eviter-l-iran-jusqu-a-la-liberation-des-otages-francais_6486060_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:16 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis l\u2019\u00e9lection du pr\u00e9sident iranien, Massoud Pezeshkian, la situation des otages fran\u00e7ais dans le pays \u00ab\u00a0s\u2019est d\u00e9grad\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb, selon le ministre des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Comment des \u00ab\u00a0influenceurs\u00a0\u00bb alg\u00e9riens accroissent la tension entre Paris et Alger;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/des-influenceurs-algeriens-accroissent-la-tension-entre-paris-et-alger_6485412_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:45:03 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019exhumation de vid\u00e9os appelant \u00e0 la violence a d\u00e9bouch\u00e9 sur l\u2019interpellation de trois d\u2019entre eux, install\u00e9s en France. Tr\u00e8s suivis sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, ils ont bascul\u00e9, depuis quelques mois, dans un nationalisme extr\u00eame et belliqueux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Ce que contient le projet de loi d\u2019urgence pour Mayotte;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/ce-que-contient-le-projet-de-loi-d-urgence-pour-mayotte_6485961_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:27:26 +0100",
        "text": "Un texte d\u2019une vingtaine d\u2019articles, consacr\u00e9 \u00e0 la reconstruction des \u00e9coles, des infrastructures et des logements dans l\u2019archipel d\u00e9vast\u00e9 par le cyclone Chido, devrait \u00eatre pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 en conseil des ministres mercredi 8\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Tennis\u00a0: en\u00a02025, les spectateurs de Roland-Garros seront tir\u00e9s au sort;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/07/tennis-en-2025-les-spectateurs-de-roland-garros-seront-tires-au-sort_6485928_3242.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:22:30 +0100",
        "text": "La F\u00e9d\u00e9ration fran\u00e7aise de tennis a annonc\u00e9, mardi, la mise en place d\u2019un nouveau syst\u00e8me pour la billetterie du Grand Chelem parisien, qui se d\u00e9roulera du 25\u00a0mai au 8\u00a0juin."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Des tags antis\u00e9mites d\u00e9couverts \u00e0\u00a0la\u00a0synagogue de\u00a0Rouen, une plainte d\u00e9pos\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/des-tags-antisemites-decouverts-a-la-synagogue-de-rouen-une-plainte-deposee_6485829_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:47:11 +0100",
        "text": "Des \u00e9toiles de David et l\u2019inscription \u00ab\u00a0juif\u00a0\u00bb ont \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9es lundi sur des b\u00e2timents \u00e0 Saint-Mand\u00e9 et Vincennes, dans le Val-de-Marne, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de l\u2019Hyper Cacher, dix ans apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat de 2015."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Allemagne, l\u2019immigration s\u2019invite au c\u0153ur de la campagne \u00e9lectorale;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/en-allemagne-l-immigration-s-invite-au-c-ur-de-la-campagne-electorale_6485826_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:30:05 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019attentat de Magdebourg, le 20\u00a0d\u00e9cembre, a mis le th\u00e8me de l\u2019immigration en t\u00eate des pr\u00e9occupations de tous les partis politiques allemands, et pas seulement de l\u2019AfD, \u00e0 l\u2019approche des \u00e9lections l\u00e9gislatives du 23\u00a0f\u00e9vrier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Cor\u00e9e du Sud, Antony Blinken d\u00e9fend la solidit\u00e9 d\u2019une alliance bilat\u00e9rale menac\u00e9e par les incertitudes politiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/en-coree-du-sud-antony-blinken-defend-la-solidite-d-une-alliance-bilaterale-menacee-par-les-incertitudes-politiques_6485825_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:28:05 +0100",
        "text": "Le secr\u00e9taire d\u2019Etat am\u00e9ricain veut consolider les liens \u00e0 l\u2019approche de l\u2019entr\u00e9e en fonctions de Donald Trump et d\u2019une \u00e9ventuelle pr\u00e9sidentielle anticip\u00e9e \u00e0 S\u00e9oul. Il a salu\u00e9 la r\u00e9silience de la d\u00e9mocratie sud-cor\u00e9enne alors que perdure la crise n\u00e9e de la d\u00e9claration de loi martiale par le pr\u00e9sident Yoon Suk Yeol."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Washington d\u00e9nonce des \u00ab\u00a0violations flagrantes du cessez-le-feu\u00a0\u00bb en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/07/washington-denonce-des-violations-flagrantes-du-cessez-le-feu-en-republique-democratique-du-congo_6485824_3212.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:27:06 +0100",
        "text": "Les rebelles du Mouvement du 23\u00a0mars, soutenus par le Rwanda, ont pris le contr\u00f4le de la ville de Masisi, \u00e0 l\u2019est de la R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, samedi 4\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le pape Fran\u00e7ois nomme pour la premi\u00e8re fois une femme \u00e0 la t\u00eate d\u2019un \u00ab\u00a0minist\u00e8re\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/le-pape-nomme-une-femme-a-la-tete-d-un-ministere_6485823_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:14:06 +0100",
        "text": "S\u0153ur Simona Brambilla, 59\u00a0ans, va diriger le dicast\u00e8re pour la vie consacr\u00e9e et les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de vie apostoliques au Vatican."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Avec 1,3\u00a0% de hausse des prix sur 2024, le reflux de l\u2019inflation se confirme en France;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/07/le-reflux-de-l-inflation-se-confirme-en-france_6485687_3234.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:11:33 +0100",
        "text": "Sur l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019ann\u00e9e, l\u2019inflation s\u2019est \u00e9lev\u00e9e \u00e0 1,3 %, apr\u00e8s 5,9 % en 2022 et 4,9 % en 2023. La d\u00e9sinflation devrait se poursuivre en 2025. Une premi\u00e8re cons\u00e9quence concr\u00e8te sera la baisse du taux du Livret A."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Elon Musk l\u00e2che le Britannique Nigel Farage au profit de l\u2019activiste d\u2019extr\u00eame droite Tommy Robinson;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/elon-musk-lache-le-britannique-nigel-farage-au-profit-de-l-activiste-d-extreme-droite-tommy-robinson_6485654_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:55:55 +0100",
        "text": "Le milliardaire am\u00e9ricain, qui avait promis d\u2019investir 100\u00a0millions de dollars dans le parti d\u2019extr\u00eame droite Reform UK, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que son pr\u00e9sident \u00ab\u00a0n\u2019a pas ce qu\u2019il faut pour [en] \u00eatre le leader\u00a0\u00bb. Les deux hommes s\u2019opposent sur le sort de Tommy Robinson, un activiste islamophobe et conspirationniste actuellement en d\u00e9tention."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Cor\u00e9e du Nord, Kim Jong-un teste un missile hypersonique peu avant l\u2019entr\u00e9e en fonctions de Donald Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/en-coree-du-nord-kim-jong-un-teste-un-missile-hypersonique-peu-avant-l-entree-en-fonctions-de-donald-trump_6485653_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:49:04 +0100",
        "text": "Cette nouvelle arme \u00ab\u00a0dissuadera de fa\u00e7on fiable tous les rivaux de la r\u00e9gion Pacifique qui peuvent affecter la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de notre Etat\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le dirigeant nord-cor\u00e9en."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pour Bruno Retailleau, les accompagnatrices de\u00a0sorties scolaires \u00ab\u00a0n\u2019ont pas \u00e0 \u00eatre voil\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/pour-bruno-retailleau-les-accompagnatrices-de-sorties-scolaires-n-ont-pas-a-etre-voilees_6485619_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:17:28 +0100",
        "text": "Dans une interview au \u00ab\u00a0Parisien\u00a0\u00bb, le ministre de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur qualifie le voile d\u2019\u00ab\u00a0\u00e9tendard pour l\u2019islamisme\u00a0\u00bb et veut faire de la lutte contre les Fr\u00e8res musulmans \u00ab\u00a0une des grandes priorit\u00e9s de ces prochains mois\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Vid\u00e9o\u00a0| Attentats de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et de l\u2019Hyper Cacher\u00a0: comment se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9es les attaques terroristes de janvier 2015;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/video/2025/01/07/attentats-de-charlie-hebdo-et-de-l-hyper-cacher-le-recit-en-video-des-attaques-terroristes-de-janvier-2015_6485375_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:30:01 +0100",
        "text": "Entre le 7\u00a0et le 9\u00a0janvier 2015, trois terroristes tuent 17\u00a0personnes et en blessent gri\u00e8vement quatre autres. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des documents rarement diffus\u00e9s et au t\u00e9moignage exclusif de Fran\u00e7ois Molins, procureur de Paris au moment des faits, \u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb a reconstitu\u00e9, minute par minute, ces trois jours qui ont traumatis\u00e9 la France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un nouvel indice de durabilit\u00e9 sur les t\u00e9l\u00e9viseurs, pour mieux choisir un mod\u00e8le durable;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/07/un-nouvel-indice-de-durabilite-sur-les-televiseurs-pour-mieux-choisir-un-modele-durable_6485549_4408996.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:00:09 +0100",
        "text": "Une nouvelle \u00e9tiquette remplace, \u00e0 partir du mercredi 8\u00a0janvier, l\u2019indice de r\u00e9parabilit\u00e9, qui n\u2019\u00e9valuait que la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9panner l\u2019appareil. Parmi les nouveaux crit\u00e8res\u00a0de calcul\u00a0: la r\u00e9sistance aux tests de vieillissement acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9 ou la garantie de trois\u00a0ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Rudy Giuliani, ex-avocat de\u00a0Donald Trump, d\u00e9clar\u00e9 responsable d\u2019entrave \u00e0 la justice;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/rudy-giuliani-ex-avocat-de-donald-trump-declare-responsable-d-entrave-a-la-justice_6485515_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:41:11 +0100",
        "text": "Un juge f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de Manhattan a estim\u00e9 que l\u2019ancien maire de New York avait manqu\u00e9 \u00e0 ses obligations d\u2019information sur ses avoirs et la mani\u00e8re de d\u00e9dommager deux femmes qu\u2019il avait diffam\u00e9es apr\u00e8s la pr\u00e9sidentielle de novembre\u00a02020."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Retraites\u00a0: ce qui change en\u00a02025;https://www.lemonde.fr/argent/article/2025/01/07/retraites-ce-qui-change-en-2025_6485447_1657007.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:00:07 +0100",
        "text": "Presque toutes les pensions de base sont, finalement, revaloris\u00e9es de 2,2\u00a0%. Certaines retraites compl\u00e9mentaires sont aussi augment\u00e9es, \u00e0 des taux variables selon les r\u00e9gimes. Et les cotisations d\u2019une cat\u00e9gorie d\u2019autoentrepreneurs \u00e9voluent."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Budget\u00a02025\u00a0: Elisabeth Borne face au compte \u00e0 rebours de la rentr\u00e9e scolaire;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/budget-2025-elisabeth-borne-face-au-compte-a-rebours-de-la-rentree-scolaire_6485411_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:45:03 +0100",
        "text": "La pr\u00e9paration du retour en classe, le 1\u1d49\u02b3\u00a0septembre, a d\u00e9j\u00e0 pris du retard par rapport au calendrier habituel, alors que de nouveaux arbitrages doivent encore avoir lieu sur des suppressions de postes d\u2019enseignants."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Dans le proc\u00e8s Sarkozy-Kadhafi, les avocats de Brice Hortefeux et de l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident ont soulev\u00e9 l\u2019incomp\u00e9tence du tribunal;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/proces-sarkozy-kadhafi-les-avocats-de-brice-hortefeux-et-de-l-ancien-president-ont-souleve-l-incompetence-du-tribunal_6485376_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:30:14 +0100",
        "text": "Le premier jour du proc\u00e8s, qui doit se tenir jusqu\u2019au 10\u00a0avril, a \u00e9t\u00e9 consacr\u00e9 aux questions de proc\u00e9dure, et les pr\u00e9venus n\u2019ont pas eu un mot \u00e0 dire. Ce sont leurs conseils qui ont ouvert le feu. L\u2019ancien chef de l\u2019Etat doit r\u00e9pondre d\u2019accusations de financement ill\u00e9gal de sa campagne de 2007 par la Libye de Mouammar Kadhafi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Nouvelle-Cal\u00e9donie\u00a0: le\u00a0nouveau gouvernement ne parvient pas \u00e0\u00a0d\u00e9signer un\u00a0pr\u00e9sident;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/nouvelle-caledonie-le-nouveau-gouvernement-ne-parvient-pas-a-designer-un-president_6485340_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:01:50 +0100",
        "text": "Les non-ind\u00e9pendantistes, majoritaires apr\u00e8s l\u2019\u00e9lection des membres du Congr\u00e8s, n\u2019ont pas r\u00e9ussi, mardi, \u00e0 se mettre d\u2019accord sur un nom pour la succession de l\u2019ind\u00e9pendantiste Louis Mapou, dont le gouvernement a \u00e9t\u00e9 renvers\u00e9 le 24\u00a0d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le regain d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat pour les Golden\u00a0Globes est confirm\u00e9 avec dix millions de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs;https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2025/01/07/les-golden-globes-confirment-leur-regain-d-interet-avec-dix-millions-de-telespectateurs_6485238_3246.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:43:13 +0100",
        "text": "La 82\u1d49\u00a0c\u00e9r\u00e9monie des Golden Globes, diffus\u00e9e dimanche soir sur CBS, a vu son audience augmenter de 7\u00a0% par rapport \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9dition 2024. Ce programme, r\u00e9compensant les films et s\u00e9ries t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9es, avait \u00e9t\u00e9 plomb\u00e9 par la pand\u00e9mie, puis boycott\u00e9 en\u00a02022."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Les Etats-Unis rapportent un\u00a0premier d\u00e9c\u00e8s humain li\u00e9 \u00e0\u00a0la\u00a0grippe aviaire;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/07/les-etats-unis-rapportent-un-premier-deces-humain-lie-a-la-grippe-aviaire_6485204_3244.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:09:35 +0100",
        "text": "Le malade, \u00e2g\u00e9 de plus de 65\u00a0ans, \u00e9tait le premier cas grave humain d\u00e9tect\u00e9 dans le pays, et souffrait d\u2019autres pathologies. Il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 contamin\u00e9 par le virus H5N1 par des oiseaux de basse-cour et sauvages."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Aux Etats-Unis, au\u00a0moins cinq morts dans la\u00a0temp\u00eate hivernale qui balaie le\u00a0centre et\u00a0l\u2019est du\u00a0pays;https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2025/01/07/aux-etats-unis-au-moins-cinq-morts-dans-la-tempete-hivernale-qui-balaie-le-centre-et-l-est-du-pays_6485171_1652612.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:35:14 +0100",
        "text": "Les cinq personnes sont mortes dans des accidents li\u00e9s \u00e0 des conditions \u00e9pouvantables dans le Missouri et le Kansas. Les services m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques pr\u00e9voient par endroits une aggravation du ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne avec une chute des temp\u00e9ratures jusqu\u2019\u00e0 \u2212\u00a018\u00a0\u00b0C et de fortes rafales de vent."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Aux Etats-Unis, le Congr\u00e8s ent\u00e9rine le retour de Donald Trump, quatre ans jour pour jour apr\u00e8s l\u2019assaut contre le Capitole;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/aux-etats-unis-le-congres-enterine-le-retour-de-donald-trump-quatre-ans-jour-pour-jour-apres-l-assaut-contre-le-capitole_6485072_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:40:00 +0100",
        "text": "Les repr\u00e9sentants des Etats se sont succ\u00e9d\u00e9 au pupitre du S\u00e9nat, lundi, pour confirmer leur liste de grands \u00e9lecteurs, consacrant la victoire officielle du r\u00e9publicain face \u00e0\u00a0Kamala Harris. La prestation de serment se tiendra le 20\u00a0janvier, \u00e0 Washington."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Kemi Seba candidat \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidentielle au B\u00e9nin;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/kemi-seba-candidat-a-la-presidentielle-au-benin_6485039_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:34:09 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019activiste, d\u00e9chu de sa nationalit\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise en juillet et condamn\u00e9 plusieurs fois pour incitation \u00e0 la haine raciale, a annonc\u00e9 briguer la magistrature supr\u00eame en\u00a02026 dans le pays natal de ses parents."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mpox\u00a0: le nouveau variant identifi\u00e9 \u00e0 travers un premier cas en France;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/mpox-un-premier-cas-du-nouveau-variant-identifie-en-france_6485006_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:03:49 +0100",
        "text": "Le ministre de la sant\u00e9, Yannick Neuder, a assur\u00e9 mardi \u00e0 Rennes, o\u00f9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9 le variant du virus monkeypox de clade\u00a01b, qu\u2019il n\u2019y avait \u00ab\u00a0pas d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude \u00e0 avoir\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Elon Musk multiplie les attaques contre le premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/elon-musk-multiplie-les-attaques-contre-le-premier-ministre-britannique-keir-starmer_6484970_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:15:38 +0100",
        "text": "Le milliardaire am\u00e9ricain, qui cible depuis plusieurs semaines le gouvernement britannique, a franchi une nouvelle \u00e9tape, en accusant le premier ministre travailliste d\u2019avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 le \u00ab\u00a0complice\u00a0\u00bb de r\u00e9seaux p\u00e9docriminels. Ce dernier a d\u00e9nonc\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0les mensonges et la d\u00e9sinformation\u00a0\u00bb r\u00e9pandue par le fondateur de Tesla."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au proc\u00e8s d\u2019\u00ab\u00a0Imad Tintin\u00a0\u00bb, influenceur alg\u00e9rien accus\u00e9 de propos violents, la d\u00e9fense plaide le \u00ab\u00a0montage\u00a0\u00bb et l\u2019emballement;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/au-proces-d-imad-tintin-influenceur-algerien-accuse-de-propos-violents-la-defense-plaide-le-montage-et-l-emballement_6484971_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:45:33 +0100",
        "text": "Interpell\u00e9, comme une s\u00e9rie d\u2019autres internautes alg\u00e9riens, pour avoir tenu des propos violents sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, le pr\u00e9venu, qui a demand\u00e9 le renvoi de son proc\u00e8s, reste en d\u00e9tention provisoire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soup\u00e7ons de financement ill\u00e9gal\u00a0: premi\u00e8res tensions \u00e0 l\u2019ouverture du proc\u00e8s de Nicolas Sarkozy;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/soupcons-de-financement-illegal-premieres-tensions-a-l-ouverture-du-proces-de-nicolas-sarkozy_6484904_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:44:42 +0100",
        "text": "Poursuivi notamment pour \u00ab\u00a0corruption\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0association de malfaiteurs\u00a0\u00bb, l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident compara\u00eet depuis lundi. Pour quatre mois, il doit r\u00e9pondre d\u2019accusations de financement ill\u00e9gal de sa campagne de 2007 par la Libye de Mouammar Kadhafi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;\u00ab\u00a0Cher Charlie\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: dans les archives des lettres envoy\u00e9es \u00e0 la r\u00e9daction apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat du 7\u00a0janvier\u00a02015;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/cher-charlie-dans-les-archives-des-lettres-envoyees-a-la-redaction-apres-l-attentat-du-7-janvier-2015_6484657_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:00:22 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s la tuerie, \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb a re\u00e7u des dizaines de milliers de courriers, conserv\u00e9s aux Archives de Paris, que \u00ab\u00a0Le Monde\u00a0\u00bb a pu consulter. On y trouve, en provenance de partout, beaucoup de dessins d\u2019enfants envoy\u00e9s par des professeurs et des parents, et des messages de soutien d\u2019adultes, souvent \u00e9mouvants."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Iran\u00a0: 31\u00a0femmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 ex\u00e9cut\u00e9es en\u00a02024, un chiffre sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent, selon Iran Human Rights;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/06/iran-trente-et-une-femme-ont-ete-executees-en-2024-un-chiffre-sans-precedent-selon-iran-human-rights_6484835_3210.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:28:02 +0100",
        "text": "Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un bilan in\u00e9dit depuis que cette organisation non gouvernementale a commenc\u00e9, en\u00a02008, \u00e0 recenser l\u2019application de la peine capitale dans la R\u00e9publique islamique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Vincennes\u00a0: une enqu\u00eate ouverte apr\u00e8s la d\u00e9couverte d\u2019\u00e9toiles de David tagu\u00e9es \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de l\u2019Hyper Cacher attaqu\u00e9 en\u00a02015;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/06/vincennes-des-etoiles-de-david-taguees-a-proximite-de-l-hyper-cacher-attaque-en-2015-une-enquete-ouverte_6484799_3224.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:37:45 +0100",
        "text": "Les tags ont \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9s sur des b\u00e2timents \u00e0 Saint-Mand\u00e9 et Vincennes, dans le Val-de-Marne, pr\u00e8s du magasin vis\u00e9 apr\u00e8s l\u2019attentat contre \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019affectation \u00e0 l\u2019Agence nationale du sport des taxes sur les paris sportifs \u00ab\u00a0difficile \u00e0 justifier\u00a0\u00bb, selon le Conseil des pr\u00e9l\u00e8vements obligatoires;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/06/l-affectation-a-l-agence-nationale-du-sport-des-taxes-sur-les-paris-sportifs-difficile-a-justifier-selon-le-conseil-des-prelevements-obligatoires_6484796_3242.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:27:55 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019organisme consid\u00e8re qu\u2019il faut remplacer ce financement par une dotation issue du budget de l\u2019Etat. Sa recommandation survient alors que parlementaires et \u00e9lus locaux cherchent \u00e0 compenser la baisse des cr\u00e9dits pour le sport."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soup\u00e7ons de financement ill\u00e9gal\u00a0: le proc\u00e8s de Nicolas Sarkozy s\u2019est ouvert \u00e0 Paris\u00a0; retrouvez les r\u00e9ponses \u00e0 vos questions;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2025/01/06/en-direct-soupcons-de-financement-illegal-le-proces-de-nicolas-sarkozy-s-est-ouvert-a-paris_6483778_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:22:01 +0100",
        "text": "Poursuivi notamment pour \u00ab\u00a0corruption\u00a0\u00bb et \u00ab\u00a0association de malfaiteurs\u00a0\u00bb, l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident compara\u00eet \u00e0 partir de lundi aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de trois anciens ministres, dont Claude Gu\u00e9ant et Brice Hortefeux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La nature, ce poumon vert qui dope notre sant\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/06/la-nature-ce-poumon-vert-qui-dope-notre-sante_6484761_1650684.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:02:55 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que plus de 55\u00a0% des humains vivent en ville, renouer les liens distendus avec la verdure est un puissant levier d\u2019am\u00e9lioration de notre sant\u00e9\u00a0: baisse de la mortalit\u00e9, des marqueurs d\u2019inflammation et de l\u2019adiposit\u00e9 des enfants, vertus antistress\u2026 Tour d\u2019horizon des \u00e9tudes qui pourraient inspirer d\u2019ambitieuses politiques de verdissement urbain."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au Mali, une entreprise canadienne fixe un d\u00e9lai \u00e0 la junte pour lib\u00e9rer des stocks d\u2019or;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/06/au-mali-une-entreprise-canadienne-fixe-un-delai-a-la-junte-pour-liberer-des-stocks-d-or_6484760_3212.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:59:48 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que le pouvoir malien avait ordonn\u00e9 au groupe canadien Barrick Gold de livrer les stocks d\u2019or du site de Loulo-Gounkoto, ce dernier lui donne quelques jours pour les d\u00e9bloquer. En cas de refus, il suspendra ses op\u00e9rations mini\u00e8res."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le d\u00e9r\u00e8glement climatique fait grimper le cours du caf\u00e9 br\u00e9silien;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/06/le-dereglement-climatique-fait-grimper-le-cours-du-cafe-bresilien_6484727_3244.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:36:28 +0100",
        "text": "Le prix du sac a battu un record d\u00e9but janvier. En cause, les \u00e9v\u00e9nements climatiques extr\u00eames qui s\u2019encha\u00eenent. Les terres propices \u00e0 la culture du grain noir vont se r\u00e9duire."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Budget 2025\u00a0: le PS r\u00e9clame des \u00ab\u00a0concessions remarquables\u00a0\u00bb pour ne pas censurer le\u00a0gouvernement Bayrou;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/06/budget-2025-le-ps-reclame-des-concessions-remarquables-pour-ne-pas-censurer_6484694_823448.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:31:44 +0100",
        "text": "Le PS a r\u00e9clam\u00e9 une v\u00e9ritable \u00ab\u00a0n\u00e9gociation\u00a0\u00bb sur le budget 2025, pr\u00e9cisant que le gouvernement lui\u00a0a\u00a0d\u00e9j\u00e0 fait \u00ab\u00a0une proposition de modification\u00a0\u00bb de la contest\u00e9e r\u00e9forme des retraites."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Troph\u00e9e Jules-Verne\u00a0: Thomas Coville abandonne son second essai pour battre le record du tour du monde \u00e0 la voile;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/06/trophee-jules-verne-thomas-coville-abandonne-son-second-essai-pour-battre-le-record-du-tour-du-monde-a-la-voile_6484653_3242.html;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:56:17 +0100",
        "text": "Lanc\u00e9s en mer depuis le 20\u00a0d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024 \u00e0 bord du maxi-trimaran \u00ab\u00a0Sodebo-Ultim 3\u00a0\u00bb, le skippeur fran\u00e7ais et son \u00e9quipe ont annonc\u00e9 renoncer \u00e0 leur tentative, lundi, \u00e0 cause d\u2019une grave avarie."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two from State die on the spot, four suffer injuries in road accident in Telangana;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-from-state-die-on-the-spot-four-suffer-injuries-in-road-accident-in-telangana/article69073560.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:32:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Four arrested for assaulting journalist in Pavagada;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/four-arrested-for-assaulting-journalist-in-pavagada/article69073208.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:31:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Illegal gratification: former passport officer gets five-year jail term;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/illegal-gratification-former-passport-officer-gets-five-years-in-jail/article69073057.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:29:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Students\u2019 body, teachers question new UGC draft regulation on faculty appointments;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/students-body-teachers-question-new-ugc-draft-regulation-on-faculty-appointments/article69073289.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:28:29 +0530",
        "text": "Proposed rules another attempt to \u2018corporatise\u2019 campuses, they say and flag changes around Vice-Chancellor appointments and staff recruitment criteria as problematic"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka Health Department issues HMPV advisory;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-health-department-issues-hmpv-advisory/article69073433.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:26:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;No restrictions on travelling and gatherings at present in Andhra Pradesh, says health official;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/no-restrictions-on-travelling-and-gatherings-at-present-in-andhra-pradesh-says-health-official/article69073330.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:26:24 +0530",
        "text": "People are however advised to wear a mask and follow hygiene etiquette while in public or crowded places, says Director of Medical Education"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Air India Express defers proposed Mangaluru-Singapore flight schedule;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/air-india-express-defers-proposed-mangaluru-singapore-flight-schedule/article69073512.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:25:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Woman with newborn, family spend night in the open as finance firm locks their house;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/woman-with-newborn-family-spend-night-in-the-open-as-finance-firm-locks-their-house/article69073350.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:25:00 +0530",
        "text": "Staff of the Chennai-based finance company take action based on a court order against farmer Shankareppa Gaddadi for defaulting on a loan"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bar Council of TN & Puducherry insists on social diversity in filling up judges\u2019 vacancies;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bar-council-of-tn-puducherry-insists-on-social-diversity-in-filling-up-judges-vacancies/article69072842.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:22:41 +0530",
        "text": "Makes a representation to Madras High Court Chief Justice K.R. Shriram and marks copies to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and others"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Scintillating vocal concert by Sandeep Narayan at music festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/scintillating-vocal-concert-by-sandeep-narayan-at-music-festival/article69072358.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:22:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Doctors say by the age of 5, every child would have been exposed to HMPV;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/doctors-say-by-the-age-of-5-every-child-would-have-been-exposed-to-hmpv/article69072944.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:21:46 +0530",
        "text": "HMPV is responsible for approximately 3% of respiratory infections, with estimates suggesting that it causes 10-12% of respiratory illnesses in children"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TPCC chief renews debate challenge, predicts KTR\u2019s imprisonment;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tpcc-chief-renews-debate-challenge-predicts-ktrs-imprisonment/article69073173.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:20:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Headmaster arrested for sexually abusing two boys in Srivilliputtur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/headmaster-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-two-boys-in-srivilliputtur/article69073310.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:20:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Uma Thomas incident: one more arrested;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/uma-thomas-incident-one-more-arrested/article69072684.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:19:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SI placed under suspension for assaulting mechanic;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/si-placed-under-suspension-for-assaulting-mechanic/article69073405.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:18:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;ED raids BBMP head office in connection with alleged borewell, RO scam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ed-raids-bbmp-head-office-in-connection-with-alleged-borewell-ro-scam/article69072579.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:17:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;12,632 bulls and 5,347 tamers register for 3 jallikattu events in Madurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/12632-bulls-and-5347-tamers-register-for-3-jallikattu-events-in-madurai/article69073327.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:16:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Six Maoists to surrender in Chikkamagaluru, return to mainstream;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/six-maoists-to-surrender-in-chikkamagaluru-return-to-mainstream/article69072574.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:15:20 +0530",
        "text": "According to the policy, they will have to undergo the procedure as per the law, depending on the cases they are facing"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Both Harappan cities and Keeladi had burial sites outside the habitation area: Amarnath Ramakrishna;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/both-harappan-cities-and-keeladi-had-burial-sites-outside-the-habitation-area-amarnath-ramakrishna/article69073094.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:15:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Call to prevent animal sacrifice during Ambadevi temple fair in Sindhanur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/call-to-prevent-animal-sacrifice-during-ambadevi-temple-fair-in-sindhanur/article69073035.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:15:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Potholes on NS spillway bund portion to be plugged with IIT Roorkee expertise;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/potholes-on-ns-spillway-bund-portion-to-be-plugged-with-iit-roorkee-expertise/article69073412.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:14:48 +0530",
        "text": "Minister Uttam Reddy wants early approvals from revival of LI schemes to serve more ayacut"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Samastha supreme body raises concern at Wahabism infiltration;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/samastha-supreme-body-raises-concern-at-wahabism-infiltration/article69073463.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:14:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Trade unions warn of general strike if Centre notifies labour codes;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/trade-unions-warn-of-general-strike-if-centre-notifies-labour-codes/article69073113.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:13:31 +0530",
        "text": "In meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman, they call for repeal of the four codes; pro-government Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, however, asks Minister to  notify the rules of at least two labour codes."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kids for Tigers to hold their annual inter-school tiger fest;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kids-for-tigers-to-hold-their-annual-inter-school-tiger-fest/article69071035.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:12:57 +0530",
        "text": "This is the 25th year of the initiative, which currently works with more than 90 schools in six cities"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jagga Reddy accuses BJP of indulging in provocative politics, demands apology for comments on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/jagga-reddy-accuses-bjp-of-indulging-in-provocative-politics-demands-apology-for-comments-on-priyanka-gandhi-vadra/article69073303.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:11:35 +0530",
        "text": "TPCC working president and former MLA warned the BJP against underestimating the strength of the Congress activists"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mysuru bandh: Hoteliers\u2019 association president questions police failure to prevent \u2018forcible closure\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-bandh-hoteliers-association-president-questions-police-failure-to-prevent-forcible-closure/article69073351.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:10:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Congress dials down its reservations about politically accommodating Anvar even as some leaders voice concern;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/congress-dials-down-its-reservations-about-politically-accommodating-anvar-even-as-some-leaders-voice-concern/article69072155.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:10:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Final voters\u2019 list of Kozhikode district published;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/final-voters-list-of-kozhikode-district-published/article69073372.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:08:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Poster for Bahuroopi theatre festival released;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/poster-for-bahuroopi-theatre-festival-released/article69073361.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:07:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two burglars arrested;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/two-burglars-arrested/article69071509.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:06:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Allahabad High Court dismisses PIL challenging impeachment motion against Justice Shekhar Yadav over his communal speech;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/allahabad-high-court-dismisses-pil-challenging-impeachment-motion-against-justice-shekhar-yadav-over-his-communal-speech/article69072784.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:05:55 +0530",
        "text": "Bench says \u201cwe do not see the cause espoused in the present writ petition relates to any vulnerable section of people\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BBMP clears illegal sheds on stormwater drain in Hosakerehalli;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bbmp-clears-illegal-sheds-on-stormwater-drain-in-hosakerehalli/article69073078.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:04:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Folk song competition showcases rich traditions in a melodic celebration of culture;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/folk-song-competition-showcases-rich-traditions-in-a-melodic-celebration-of-culture/article69073404.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:03:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rural Development Officials protest pressing for demands;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/rural-development-officials-protest-pressing-for-demands/article69073454.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:03:51 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Drive against banned tobacco products to continue in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/drive-against-banned-tobacco-products-to-continue-in-coimbatore/article69073022.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:03:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Private polytechnic colleges in Tiruchi feel the pinch because of poor patronage;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/private-polytechnic-colleges-in-tiruchi-feel-the-pinch-because-of-poor-patronage/article69073081.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:02:41 +0530",
        "text": "In the post-pandemic years, the enrolment has been dwindling putting pressure on self-financed polytechnic colleges which have been admitting school dropouts"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers\u2019 stir: Akali Dal blames Centre, AAP govt. in Punjab for deepening agri crises;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/punjab/farmers-stir-akali-dal-blames-centre-aap-govt-in-punjab-for-deepening-agri-crises/article69073003.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:02:39 +0530",
        "text": "The SAD also asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to approach the Prime Minister Modi immediately and to ask him to take the necessary steps to save the life of fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;No water supply to four town panchayats for four days;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-water-supply-to-four-town-panchayats-for-four-days/article69072777.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:01:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bear attack: Forest department asks villagers near Andipatti to stay indoors at night;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/bear-attack-forest-department-asks-villagers-near-andipatti-to-stay-indoors-at-night/article69073408.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:59:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pongal hamper distribution to commence on Thursday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/pongal-hamper-distribution-to-commence-on-thursday/article69072680.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:59:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Frame guidelines to tackle issue of pledging of stolen ornaments in gold finance companies: Karnataka High Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/frame-guidelines-to-tackle-issue-of-pledging-of-stolen-ornaments-in-gold-finance-companies-karnataka-high-court/article69072649.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:58:33 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;APSCHE warns colleges against violation of fee refund policy, retention of students\u2019 certificates;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/apsche-warns-colleges-against-violation-of-fee-refund-policy-retention-of-students-certificates/article69072852.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:58:12 +0530",
        "text": "Taking a serious note of the complaints from students and parents, APSCHE official warns erring institutions of strict action, which includes disaffiliation by the university and legal action"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SCR announces special trains for Sankranti;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/scr-announces-special-trains-for-sankranti/article69073220.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:56:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Forensic examination of what is believed to be deceased Congress leader Vijayan\u2019s suicide notes soon;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/forensic-examination-of-what-is-believed-to-be-deceased-congress-leader-vijayans-suicide-notes-soon/article69072885.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:54:09 +0530",
        "text": "KPCC inquiry committee to visit Kalpetta on a fact-finding mission on January 8"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Child verification can happen \u2018without disruption\u2019 using tokenisation: Vaishnaw;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/child-verification-can-happen-without-disruption-using-tokenisation-vaishnaw/article69072417.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:54:07 +0530",
        "text": "Draft Rules require platforms to verify the age of applicants, or their guardians in the case of minors, for age-restricted services; this was formulated in consultation with the tech industry, says Minister"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Final voters\u2019 list published for Thrissur, with 26,74,625 voters;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/final-voters-list-published-for-thrissur-with-2674625-voters/article69073194.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:53:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Erode (East) bypoll 2025 | Nominations can be filed only\u00a0on\u00a0three days: District Election Officer;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/erode-east-bypoll-2025-nominations-can-be-filed-only-on-three-days-district-election-officer/article69073356.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:52:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Training on entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystem begins at NIT-K;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/training-on-entrepreneurship-innovation-ecosystem-begins-at-nit-k/article69073342.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:49:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Srirangam residents seek street lights beneath outer gopurams in the temple town;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/srirangam-residents-seek-street-lights-beneath-outer-gopurams-in-the-temple-town/article69072977.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:49:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Another cheating complaint filed against Aishwarya Gowda;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/another-cheating-complaint-filed-against-aishwarya-gowda/article69072493.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:49:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Veena George says no need to worry about HMPV infection;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/veena-george-says-no-need-to-worry-about-hmpv-infection/article69073013.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:46:45 +0530",
        "text": "Institute of Advanced Virology has already detected 11 cases in 2023 and 2024. Therefore, the claim that it is being reported for the first time in the country is completely false, says the Minister"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Firm given nod to implement smart meter project for power consumers in U.T.;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/firm-given-nod-to-implement-smart-meter-project-for-power-consumers-in-ut/article69072442.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:44:30 +0530",
        "text": "The private firm will supply and install around 4.07 lakh smart meters across the Union Territory and also carry out maintenance of the equipment"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Burglars decamp with silver and cash in Salem;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/burglars-decamp-with-silver-and-cash-in-salem/article69071918.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:44:15 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP aims to enrol 1.5 crore\u00a0new members;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-aims-to-enrol-15-crore-new-members/article69072800.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:43:45 +0530",
        "text": "The\u00a0campaign will also include MLAs, MPs, Ministers, and\u00a0panchayats level representatives as well as senior party leaders"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;MGMGH surgeons remove large tumour from an elderly patient\u2019s liver;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/mgmgh-surgeons-remove-large-tumour-from-an-elderly-patients-liver/article69072767.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:40:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Fervor marks Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/fervor-marks-koil-alwar-thirumanjanam/article69073138.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:39:54 +0530",
        "text": "Sacred ritual is observed at the hill temple four times a year, on the preceding Tuesday of major festivals like Ugadi, Anivara Asthanam, Brahmotsavams and Vaikunta Ekadas"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;T.N. government gives permission to DMK for protest, but denies it to Opposition parties: Tamilisai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tn-government-gives-permission-to-dmk-for-protest-but-denies-it-to-opposition-parties-tamilisai/article69072952.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:39:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Parameshwara calls dinner meeting of Dalit leaders but calls it off after high command\u2019s intervention;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/parameshwara-calls-dinner-meeting-of-dalit-leaders-but-calls-it-off-after-high-commands-intervention/article69072404.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:39:05 +0530",
        "text": "Shivakumar, who was in Delhi, reportedly complained to the party leadership about the \u2018dinner meeting culture\u2019 in the party"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Solar powered lights for Yelagiri Hills road in Tirupattur soon;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/solar-powered-lights-for-yelagiri-hills-road-in-tirupattur-soon/article69072437.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:38:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Activist contests appointment of RERA chairperson and members, seeks their dismissal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/activist-contests-appointment-of-rera-chairperson-and-members-seeks-their-dismissal/article69072747.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:38:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Wayanad DDMA to acquire plantation land for township development for landslide survivors;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/wayanad-ddma-to-acquire-plantation-land-for-township-development-for-landslide-survivors/article69073158.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:37:04 +0530",
        "text": "The plan includes the acquisition of 65 hectares of plantation land in Nedumpala, Kottappadi village, and 78.73 hectares in Elstone, Kalpetta village"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government\u2019s goal is land and home for everyone: Minister K. Rajan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/governments-goal-is-land-and-home-for-everyone-minister-k-rajan/article69073096.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:36:43 +0530",
        "text": "Kunnamkulam taluk-level grievance redressal adalat as part of Karuthalum Kaithangum held.  Twelve individuals given land deeds, and 20 priority ration cards"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Auroville to propagate sustainability practices in Gujarat;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/auroville-to-propagate-sustainability-practices-in-gujarat/article69072766.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:36:35 +0530",
        "text": "The primary objective of the initiative, led by Jayanti S. Ravi, Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat State government and Secretary of Auroville Foundation, is to highlight Auroville\u2019s unique, environmental-friendly projects and encourage their adoption for a greener future and explore scope for closer collaboration"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Most wild elephant attack deaths inside reserve forest areas, says Forest dept. data; farmers groups oppose claim;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/most-wild-elephant-attack-deaths-inside-reserve-forest-areas-says-forest-dept-data-farmers-groups-oppose-claim/article69068385.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:34:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Mainstream political parties express solidarity with Coimbatore and Tiruppur farmers opposing BPCL\u2019s IDPL project;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/mainstream-political-parties-express-solidarity-with-coimbatore-and-tiruppur-farmers-opposing-bpcls-idpl-project/article69073197.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:34:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Where teachers, unsung heroes of State School Arts Festival, turn into event managers with ease;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/where-teachers-unsung-heroes-of-state-school-arts-festival-turn-into-event-managers-with-ease/article69073117.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:34:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bandh observed in Mandya to protest against Amit Shah\u2019s remarks on Ambedkar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bandh-observed-in-mandya-to-protest-against-amit-shahs-remarks-on-ambedkar/article69073060.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:33:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Special Sub-Inspector transferred after demanding paper bundle in Salem;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/special-sub-inspector-transferred-after-demanding-paper-bundle-in-salem/article69071858.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:33:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;DMK functionaries stage protests against Governor;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/dmk-functionaries-stage-protests-against-governor/article69073006.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:32:48 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Formula E race: ED asks KTR to appear on January 16, B.L.N. Reddy to appear before ACB on January 8;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/formula-e-race-ed-asks-ktr-to-appear-on-january-16-bln-reddy-to-appear-before-acb-on-january-8/article69072301.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:32:40 +0530",
        "text": "The ED inquiry follows an FIR registered by the ACB on December 19, 2024, based on a complaint by Principal Secretary M. Dana Kishore"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Call to tap youth power for development of spirituality in nation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/call-to-tap-youth-power-for-development-of-spirituality-in-nation/article69072955.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:31:09 +0530",
        "text": "SVIMS Vice-Chancellor and Director exhorted youth to derive inspiration from Swamy Vivekananda and inculcate leadership skills, art of self-empowerment and take interest in nation building"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kerala to launch organic water bottles soon;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-to-launch-organic-water-bottles-soon/article69072851.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:30:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;How a Calicut merchant boosted business in Jeddah port in 15th century;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/how-a-calicut-merchant-boosted-business-in-jeddah-port-in-15th-century/article69073010.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:29:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Governor violates Constitutional provisions bestowed on him: DMK;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/governor-violates-constitutional-provisions-bestowed-on-him-dmk/article69073178.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:29:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;UDF\u2019s Forest Bill gambit an attempt to create insecurity among settler farmers: Govindan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/udfs-forest-bill-gambit-an-attempt-to-create-insecurity-among-settler-farmers-govindan/article69073067.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:29:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Women says absence of doctor, negligence by nurses at PHC caused husband\u2019s death;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/women-says-absence-of-doctor-negligence-by-nurses-at-phc-caused-husbands-death/article69072950.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:28:50 +0530",
        "text": "Manjula Devi, along with her relatives, had taken her husband A. Pandidurai, who suffered an electric shock, to the PHC for treatment on January 4"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Fingerlings released into tank;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/fingerlings-released-into-tank/article69072819.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:27:22 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KRS creates history as reservoir stays full for 156 days: Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/krs-creates-history-as-reservoir-stays-full-for-156-days-minister/article69072930.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:27:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Heavy traffic at Jagadamba Junction as shoppers flock for Sankranti discounts at garment stores in Visakhapatnam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/heavy-traffic-at-jagadamba-junction-as-shoppers-flock-for-sankranti-discounts-at-garment-stores-in-visakhapatnam/article69073084.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:25:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Businessman found dead in lodge in Hulimavu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/businessman-found-dead-in-lodge-in-hulimavu/article69072776.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:25:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Twin cities councillors hike their honorarium by four times;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/twin-cities-councillors-hike-their-honorarium-by-four-times/article69073089.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:47 +0530",
        "text": "This comes at a time when the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is unable to mobilise funds for its development works"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Silk Fab expo under way at JSS Urban Haat;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/silk-fab-expo-under-way-at-jss-urban-haat/article69073017.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:22:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bandh evokes good response in Mysuru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bandh-evokes-good-response-in-mysuru/article69072881.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:22:17 +0530",
        "text": "Life affected; activists go around the city asking people to support the call"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Railway gangman run over near Arakkonam railway station;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/railway-gangman-run-over-near-arakkonam-railway-station/article69072456.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:21:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Water from KRS to be released for crops from January 10;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/water-from-krs-to-be-released-for-crops-from-january-10/article69072918.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:21:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hospital hosts conference on role of AI in healthcare;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hospital-hosts-conference-on-role-of-ai-in-healthcare/article69072765.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:21:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP member booked in rape case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-member-booked-in-rape-case/article69072343.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:21:06 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;DMK protests held in Krishnagiri;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-protests-held-in-krishnagiri/article69072363.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:20:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;AIADMK urges Corporation officials to remove accumulated garbage;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/aiadmk-urges-corporation-officials-to-remove-accumulated-garbage/article69072771.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:17:21 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;31 students of residential school fall ill in Karimnagar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/31-students-of-residential-school-fall-ill-in-karimnagar/article69072999.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:17:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Skull, skeleton parts found at abandoned house at Chottanikkara were used for academic purposes: police;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/skull-skeleton-parts-found-at-abandoned-house-at-chottanikkara-were-used-for-academic-purposes-police/article69073024.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:17:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Choontharu hands over charge of district Home Guards to Additional SP;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/choontharu-hands-over-charge-of-district-home-guards-to-additional-sp/article69072906.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:16:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Akbaruddin Owaisi advocates inclusion of dargahs, Medak Cathedral and gurudwaras in Telangana\u2019s tourism policy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/akbaruddin-owaisi-advocates-inclusion-of-dargahs-medak-cathedral-and-gurudwaras-in-telanganas-tourism-policy/article69072857.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:15:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Revenue official in Tiruvannamalai held for bribery;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/revenue-official-in-tiruvannamalai-held-for-bribery/article69072462.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:14:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;AIPF appeals to people to stand by Dallewal who is on a hunger protest;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/aipf-appeals-to-people-to-stand-by-dallewal-who-is-on-a-hunger-protest/article69072434.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:13:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Diverted Turkish flight stuck in Thiruvananthapuram for a day;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/diverted-turkish-flight-stuck-in-thiruvananthapuram-for-a-day/article69072820.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:13:04 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sugarcane farmers in Mandya may get additional power for pump sets;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sugarcane-farmers-in-mandya-may-get-additional-power-for-pump-sets/article69072545.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:11:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Ponguleti responds to KTR\u2019s tweet, says those committing mistakes cannot escape;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ponguleti-responds-to-ktrs-tweet-says-those-committing-mistakes-cannot-escape/article69072897.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:10:34 +0530",
        "text": "Series of inquires into power sector issues, phone tapping and others of BRS Govt under progress"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court strikes down Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022, saying Centre lacks legislative competence to frame this law;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-strikes-down-green-energy-open-access-rules-2022-saying-centre-lacks-legislative-competence-to-frame-this-law/article69072378.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:07:59 +0530",
        "text": "The rules were framed to achieve India\u2019s goal to achieve net-zero emission by 2070 as per its commitment made in Paris Climate Change Conference"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Entry timing for Sathram-Pallumedu route revised;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/entry-timing-for-devotees-trekking-on-sathram-pallumedu-route-revised/article69072891.ece;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:07:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;2 Cathay passengers charged over scuffle on flight from Japan to Hong Kong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293810/2-cathay-passengers-charged-over-scuffle-flight-japan-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:16:59 +0800",
        "text": "Woman from Hong Kong and another from mainland China arrested after altercation that allegedly involved throwing items at each other."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;What you should consider before making a citizen\u2019s arrest in Hong Kong;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293807/what-you-should-consider-making-citizens-arrest-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:51:27 +0800",
        "text": "Experts explain what resident should be aware of when making a citizen\u2019s arrest after off-duty customs officer tried to stop motorcycle rider, who crashed and died."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Paul Chan on Indonesia mission as city\u2019s firms eye huge market;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293804/hong-kongs-paul-chan-indonesia-mission-citys-firms-eye-huge-market?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:19:04 +0800",
        "text": "Financial secretary has arrived in Jakarta with a business delegation to promote Hong Kong\u2019s advantages to local companies."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Teachers must embrace AI, founder of Hong Kong-based philanthropic foundation says;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293801/teachers-must-embrace-ai-founder-hong-kong-based-philanthropic-foundation-says?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:49:02 +0800",
        "text": "Tencent co-founder Charles Chen Yidan calls on educators to explore how AI can improve not only learning but also their own skills."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s ambitious plan to build 3 artificial islands set for another delay;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293798/hong-kongs-ambitious-plan-build-3-artificial-islands-set-another-delay?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:25:37 +0800",
        "text": "Development chief refuses to set starting date for reclamation work for HK$580 billion project as government grapples with ballooning deficit."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;\u2018We got your back,\u2019 Hong Kong breast milk donors tell mums of premature babies;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293795/we-got-your-back-hong-kong-breast-milk-donors-tell-mums-premature-babies?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:06:51 +0800",
        "text": "Hong Kong Children\u2019s Hospital in Kowloon Bay is home to the city\u2019s first breast milk bank, which hopes to collect 1,000 litres a year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Judges grill Hong Kong\u2019s Jimmy Lai over calls for Taiwan to join US alliance;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293792/taiwan-should-join-us-led-alliance-protection-hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-says?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:51:25 +0800",
        "text": "Remarks prompt two High Court judges to question Apple Daily founder over his earlier claim that he opposed Taiwan\u2019s independence."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;District councillors oppose first project under Hong Kong land sharing scheme;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3293788/district-councillors-oppose-first-project-under-hong-kong-land-sharing-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:14:56 +0800",
        "text": "More than 10 council members oppose plan to build over 1,700 homes in Tai Po, citing transport capacity concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to offer just 1 land plot this quarter amid developer caution;https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3293786/hong-kong-offer-just-one-land-plot-quarter-amid-developer-caution?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:04:02 +0800",
        "text": "The plan for the Tung Chung site has been revised to allow for 745 flats following an unsuccessful tender in 2023."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;100,000 spectators expected at Hong Kong Lunar New Year float parade;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293785/100000-spectators-expected-hong-kong-lunar-new-year-float-parade?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:49:55 +0800",
        "text": "Night parade will be held on the first day of the Year of the Snake, showcasing 55 performance groups, including K-pop band Kep1er."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;3 men injured when speedboat explodes in Hong Kong waters;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293779/3-men-injured-when-speedboat-explodes-hong-kong-waters?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:06:08 +0800",
        "text": "Hongkonger and mainland Chinese victim are in critical condition, while a second mainlander is listed as serious after boat explodes in waters off Tuen Mun."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong immigration officers arrest 26 suspected illegal workers in crackdown;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293770/hong-kong-immigration-officers-arrest-26-suspected-illegal-workers-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:22:07 +0800",
        "text": "Authorities also arrest three suspected employers, saying illegal workers could seek to capitalise on demand in run-up to Lunar New Year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;2 winning tickets share record Hong Kong Mark Six jackpot of HK$138 million;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293737/record-hk128-million-mark-six-jackpot-draws-hundreds-hong-kongs-central?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:33:05 +0800",
        "text": "Each winner takes home HK$69,234,020 after punters earlier packed Jockey Club betting branches for a shot at record prize."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to ease asset requirements in cash-for-residency scheme;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293701/hong-kong-ease-asset-requirements-cash-residency-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:17:27 +0800",
        "text": "Changes also aimed at bolstering city\u2019s status as family office hub, but questions remain over whether Hong Kong can lure business away from Singapore."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong bus driver arrested after his vehicle hits man, who later dies;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293699/hong-kong-bus-driver-66-arrested-after-his-vehicle-hits-man-who-later-dies?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:01:32 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018The man sustained chest injuries and \u2026 was certified dead at 7.35pm [on Monday],\u2019 police say."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong-based investment firm keeps cash flowing for charity;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293667/operation-santa-claus-hong-kong-based-investment-firm-keeps-cash-flowing-charity?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:15:07 +0800",
        "text": "Segantii Capital Management has donated HK$14 million to Operation Santa Claus over past 14 years, supporting over 140 projects."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Young Hongkongers say adapting to mainland Chinese work culture key to smooth transition;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293649/young-hongkongers-say-adapting-mainland-work-culture-key-smooth-transition?utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:30:14 +0800",
        "text": "Greater Bay Area youth job scheme offers opportunities, but some struggle to cope with fast pace, long hours."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong expo footfall \u2018back to pre-pandemic levels\u2019 but no sales boost;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293602/hong-kong-products-expo-logs-30-surge-footfall-sales-expected-stagnate?utm_source=rss_feed;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:00:29 +0800",
        "text": "Hong Kong Brands and Products Expo draws 1.3 million visitors, but sales expected to remain flat at around HK$1 billion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Deadly earthquake hits Tibet, tremors felt in Nepal, India;https://www.dw.com/en/deadly-earthquake-hits-tibet-tremors-felt-in-nepal-india/a-71234032?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "At least 120 people have been reported dead after a powerful earthquake in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tremors were also felt in Nepal and India."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Germany seeks to cut electricity costs;https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-seeks-to-cut-electricity-costs/a-71239301?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Nowhere in Europe is electricity more expensive than in Germany. That's a burden for consumers, but especially for the sluggish economy. Politicians are looking for solutions. What options do they have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Meta abandons fact-checkers, following in X's footsteps;https://www.dw.com/en/meta-abandons-fact-checkers-following-in-x-s-footsteps/a-71238829?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The social media giant said it would replace its fact-checkers with community notes, claiming the former were \"too politically biased.\" It comes as Meta owner Zuckerberg aims to reconcile with US President-elect Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Freedom Party path to power may boost EU far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-freedom-party-path-to-power-may-boost-eu-far-right/a-71237175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Austria's Freedom Party could lead the country's next government in a historic first, giving far-right politicians more power in the EU."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates:  Kurakhove battles still ongoing, Kyiv says;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kurakhove-battles-still-ongoing-kyiv-says/live-71238695?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A Ukrainian military unit says it is still fighting for a strategic town in eastern Ukraine after Russia claimed victory there. Meanwhile, Moscow's top cleric says the West is seeking to weaken Russia. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;French far right's former leader Jean-Marie Le Pen dies;https://www.dw.com/en/french-far-right-s-former-leader-jean-marie-le-pen-dies/a-71237977?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Jean-Marie Le Pen centered his political career around provocative rhetoric. He was eventually estranged from his daughter, Marine Le Pen, who sought to distance the party he founded from his extremist image."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Will Donald Trump be able to save TikTok in the US?;https://www.dw.com/en/will-donald-trump-be-able-to-save-tiktok-in-the-us/a-71230715?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "In the latest tussle between Trump and Biden over future US policy, the president-elect is seeking to pause a law banning Chinese-owned social video app TikTok. Donald Trump says he wants to solve the case politically."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why are millions of Bangladeshi girls quitting school?;https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-millions-of-bangladeshi-girls-quitting-school/a-71237951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Education is highly regarded in Bangladesh, with many seeing it as a lifeline for escaping poverty. But even the most basic expenses can be too much for low-income families."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Asia faces economic headwinds from Trump and sluggish China;https://www.dw.com/en/asia-faces-economic-headwinds-from-trump-and-sluggish-china/a-71111332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Slow Chinese economic growth and the possibility of a global trade conflict under US President-elect Donald Trump mean slower growth and turbulence are on the horizon for Asia in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation stays sticky, rising to 2.4%;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-stays-sticky-rising-to-2-4/a-71236470?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Data shows that inflation in the eurozone rose to its highest level in five months for December. The figures appear to confirm suspicion that price rises may not have been tamped down."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;GIRLZ OFF MUTE;https://www.dw.com/en/girlz-off-mute/a-61561323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "DW's GirlZ Off Mute provides a platform for young, female reporters across Africa. Equipped with a camera and mic, 13- to 18-year-old girls and young women cover the stories that matter to them and their peers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: First international flights land after Assad fall;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-first-international-flights-land-after-assad-fall/a-71235844?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A Qatari plane was the first commercial passenger aircraft to land at Damascus Airport since early December. Officials are still evaluating whether the airport can fully reopen to international traffic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;France marks 10 years since Charlie Hebdo attacks;https://www.dw.com/en/france-marks-10-years-since-charlie-hebdo-attacks/a-71234663?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "President Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo led the commemorations. The attacks, which killed 12 people, began a spate of violence throughout 2015."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;India: Three feared dead in mining accident;https://www.dw.com/en/india-three-feared-dead-in-mining-accident/a-71234400?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Rescuers said three out of nine miners were feared dead after a mining accident in India's Assam state. Illegal mines with poor safety conditions are common in the area."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Charlie Hebdo's anniversary edition: A playful jab at God;https://www.dw.com/en/charlie-hebdo-s-anniversary-edition-a-playful-jab-at-god/a-71203106?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking 10 years since the terror attacks on its Paris office by running a cartoon contest asking for God-mocking submissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Donald Trump Jr. visits Greenland amid father's interest;https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-jr-visits-greenland-amid-father-s-interest/a-71234078?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Donald Trump Jr. is making an unofficial visit to Greenland to shoot content for his podcast. His father President-elect Trump has expressed interest that the island should be part of the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nigeria: Bomb hits school, killing at least two;https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-bomb-hits-school-killing-at-least-two/a-71234013?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "At least two men were killed by an explosion at a school near Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Police have identified three suspects from the northern state of Katsina and an investigation is underway."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Kazakhstan receives Azerbaijan Airlines black box crash data;https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-receives-azerbaijan-airlines-black-box-crash-data/a-71234012?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The voice recorders from the Brazilian-made plane were analyzed in Brasilia before the data was handed to Kazakh authorities. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has directed unusually strong words towards Moscow."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US releases 11 Yemen nationals from Guantanamo Bay;https://www.dw.com/en/us-releases-11-yemen-nationals-from-guantanamo-bay/a-71233775?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The latest release reduces the total population of the notorious US facility to 15. At its peak, almost 700 prisoners were held in Guantanamo Bay, many of whom were never charged with crimes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS bloc;https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-officially-becomes-full-member-of-brics-bloc/a-71233628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The BRICS bloc of developing nations has a tenth full member: Indonesia. The world's fourth-most populous nation officially joined the group on Monday, alongside India, Russia, China and others."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Two Baltic Sea cables repaired after suspected sabotage;https://www.dw.com/en/two-baltic-sea-cables-repaired-after-suspected-sabotage/a-71232886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The Finnish operator of the cables suspected to have been damaged by a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet on Christmas Day says the cables have now been repaired. A power cable damaged that day is still out of service."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-know-about-the-hmpv-outbreak-in-china/a-71230553?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness. HMPV has likely been around for centuries, and it has likely infected most people once in their lifetime."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Russia claims to control key eastern town;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-claims-to-control-key-eastern-town/live-71230358?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Ukraine denied Russia's claims that it had captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthlong battle. Meanwhile, French President Macron thinks Ukraine should be \"realistic\" on territorial issues. DW has more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;European leaders decry Elon Musk's meddling;https://www.dw.com/en/european-leaders-decry-elon-musk-s-meddling/a-71227690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Germany has said that Musk's attempts to influence the coming German election are futile as the Tesla CEO voices support for the far right. The UK's Starmer and France's Macron echoed the German government's sentiments."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;France and Germany falter as Trump presidency looms;https://www.dw.com/en/france-and-germany-falter-as-trump-presidency-looms/a-71210372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president. Often called the twin engines of EU growth, they are hampered by huge economic and financial problems."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Inflation rose to 2.6% in December;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inflation-rose-to-2-6-in-december/a-71228623?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Germany has struggled with rising prices due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The German figures come one day before the eurozone will release its December inflation numbers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia P\u00e9rez' and 'The Brutalist' dominate;https://www.dw.com/en/golden-globes-2025-emilia-p\u00e9rez-and-the-brutalist-dominate/a-71225170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. \"Emilia P\u00e9rez\" and \"The Brutalist\" won big. Surprises included wins for actresses Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Clean energy, electric cars, climate: What will Trump do?;https://www.dw.com/en/clean-energy-electric-cars-climate-what-will-trump-do/a-70932970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term. And for many, the outlook is bleak."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'three wise men from the east' ended up in Cologne;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-three-wise-men-from-the-east-ended-up-in-cologne/a-67770427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary which tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. But how did they get there?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-condemns-cdu-member-post-about-putin-meetup/a-71221495?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austrian conservative leader open to talks with far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-conservative-leader-open-to-talks-with-far-right/a-71221489?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The interim leader of the conservative Austrian People's Party has said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party. It comes as the president is to meet the Freedom Party's leader Kickl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches fresh Kursk offensive;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-launches-fresh-kursk-offensive/live-71220976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A new Ukrainian operation appears to be underway in Russia's region of Kursk. Kyiv's forces seeking to take control of a road to the regional capital. Follow DW for the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Munich, Frankfurt flights canceled amid winter weather;https://www.dw.com/en/munich-frankfurt-flights-canceled-amid-winter-weather/a-71219425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis;https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-jd-vance-is-wrong-about-afd-nazis/a-71212825?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Has the far-right AfD achieved its greatest electoral successes in the parts of Germany that previously resisted the Nazis? No, it hasn't \u2014 and here's why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German interior minister says some Syrians may be sent back;https://www.dw.com/en/german-interior-minister-says-some-syrians-may-be-sent-back/a-71218324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Almost a month after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said the government might revoke protection status for some Syrian refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-braces-for-extreme-weather-and-disruptions/a-71218228?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Treacherous weather conditions this weekend have caused flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police detain influencer over NYE firework incident;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-influencer-over-nye-firework-incident/a-71217935?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The suspect is accused of intentionally shooting a firework rocket into a Berlin apartment. He expressed confusion about why the police wanted to question him."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Chancellor Nehammer to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-chancellor-nehammer-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse/a-71217910?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "There was political turbulence in Austria on Saturday night after coalition talks between the country's centrist parties broke down and Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation. What happens next is unclear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are strict migration proposals by Bavaria's CSU party legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-strict-migration-proposals-by-bavaria-s-csu-party-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Ahead of Germany's election in February, Bavaria's conservative CSU party has said it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy's global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: CDU's Merz wants 'positive' Trump trade approach;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-s-merz-wants-positive-trump-trade-approach/a-71199987?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could \"prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs.\" The opposition Christian Democrat leader hopes to become chancellor after February's early elections."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-4-killed-warehouse-fire-amid-new-year-s-fireworks/a-71194332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Four people died around the country amid Germany's firework-filled street parties on New Year's Eve. Fireworks were also the presumed cause of a large warehouse blaze, while the public bombarded police in several cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-insults-german-president-frank-walter-steinmeier/a-71191756?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Tesla boss Elon Musk has added German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the list of politicians he has insulted in Europe. He also announced a plan to speak to the leader of the country's far-right AfD."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Serbia: Ex-minister among 13 indicted for station collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-ex-minister-among-13-indicted-for-station-collapse/a-71185266?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The public prosecutor's office said there was \"justified suspicion\" that \"a serious offense against general safety\" had taken place."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Milanovic leads Croatian presidential race;https://www.dw.com/en/milanovic-leads-croatian-presidential-race/a-71181883?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Incumbent President Zoran Milanovic is set to face off against Dragan Primorac in a second round of voting in January. Primorac and his conservative HDZ party sought to portray the populist Milanovic as \"pro-Russian.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia: Man accused of organizing LGBTQ+ tours dies in jail;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-man-accused-of-organizing-lgbtq-tours-dies-in-jail/a-71181424?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Andrei Kotov, the director of the travel agency Men Travel, died while in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Russia officially views the \"LGBT movement\" as an illegal extremist group."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's new president;https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-kavelashvili-sworn-in-as-georgia-s-new-president/a-71178380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Former Manchester City footballer Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. Georgia's outgoing pro-EU president has denounced Kavelashvili as illegitimate."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dubai chocolate: As a tasty trend goes viral, who owns the trademark?;https://www.dw.com/en/dubai-chocolate-as-a-tasty-trend-goes-viral-who-owns-the-trademark/a-70987768?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "This Christmas, chocolate lovers are going nuts about \"Dubai chocolate\" Manufacturers are selling their own versions, and it's even available at German Christmas markets. But is just anyone allowed to use this name?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria after Assad: What's next for the devastated economy?;https://www.dw.com/en/syria-after-assad-what-s-next-for-the-devastated-economy/a-71003751?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Syria's economy contracted by 85% during nearly 14 years of civil war, which decimated infrastructure and sparked hyperinflation. The challenges are enormous and recovery will require support from the rest of the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA;https://www.dw.com/en/nobel-prize-in-medicine-awarded-to-victor-ambros-gary-ruvkun-for-discovery-of-microrna/a-70374530?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine recognizes their research into microRNA."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany returns ritual items to Colombia's Kogi people;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-returns-ritual-items-to-colombia-s-kogi-people/a-70917380?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-07 08:09:19",
        "text": "Three sacred items held in Berlin collections are going back to Colombia. The return offers a look at the collaboration behind restitution."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Qatar doesn\u2019t plan to ship gas to Europe via Syria, Turkey \u2014 MFA;https://tass.com/economy/1896747;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:05:58 +0300",
        "text": "According to Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari, Doha is currently focused on preserving stability in Syria and \"meeting the needs of the Syrian people\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll from Tibet earthquake rises to 126;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896745;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:33:59 +0300",
        "text": "At the same time, 188 others are injured, Xinhua reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia says its Su-34 launched glide bombs at Ukrainian armored vehicles in Kursk Region;https://tass.com/defense/1896743;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:31:31 +0300",
        "text": "Upon receiving confirmation from reconnaissance personnel that the Ukrainian manpower and military vehicles were destroyed, the crew safely returned to the airfield of departure"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Utair plane lands in Moscow after malfunction of engine stabilizer;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896741;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:33:30 +0300",
        "text": "Prosecutors are looking into the incident"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine must comply with EU deal and continue gas transit from Russia \u2014 Szijjarto;https://tass.com/economy/1896737;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:53:49 +0300",
        "text": "The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that he had discussed the current situation on the phone with the Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96 \u2014 AFP;https://tass.com/society/1896735;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:43:03 +0300",
        "text": "On the day of his death the founder of the National Front party was in a medical facility in Garches"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin expresses condolences to Xi Jinping over Tibet earthquake;https://tass.com/society/1896731;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:15:56 +0300",
        "text": "The Russian president said that his country \"shares the grief of those who lost their loved ones as a result of this natural disaster and wishes a speedy recovery to all those affected\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Talks on settlement in Gaza Strip continue, but remain difficult \u2014 Qatari Foreign Ministry;https://tass.com/world/1896727;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:55:39 +0300",
        "text": "\"As for expectations, we cannot set a specific timeframe. An agreement will be reached when it is reached,\" spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Gas price in Europe falls below $500, first time since December 27;https://tass.com/economy/1896725;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:54:03 +0300",
        "text": "The total price decline since the beginning of the day reached about 2%"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian forces hit infrastructure of military airfields, weapons depots in 164 districts;https://tass.com/defense/1896715;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:34:28 +0300",
        "text": "Russian air defense systems downed 6 HIMARS projectiles and 50 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine loses up to 49,800 servicemen since beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction;https://tass.com/defense/1896705;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:19:24 +0300",
        "text": "Sever fighters in the Kursk region have also defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kazachya Loknya, Kubatkin, Lebedevka, Nikolskoye, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, the Russian Defense Ministry reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll in Tibet earthquake rises to 95;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896711;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:15:08 +0300",
        "text": "\u0410 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the Tibet Autonomous Region on the border with Nepal"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Gas reserves in UGS facilities in Europe fall below 70%.;https://tass.com/economy/1896663;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:52:43 +0300",
        "text": "The withdrawal rate since the beginning of the heating season is about 30% higher than the average for the past five years, according to data from GIE"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;State of emergency declared in Petrozavodsk after household gas explosion;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896661;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:03:38 +0300",
        "text": "Four people were injured and residents were evacuated, Head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Residents of Moscow donate over $3.51 mln to charity in 2024;https://tass.com/society/1896659;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:32:34 +0300",
        "text": "Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin noted that with the help of the mos.ru charity service, Muscovites sent over $694,812 to non-profit organizations"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Kellogg postpones visit to Kiev;https://tass.com/world/1896655;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:34:17 +0300",
        "text": "Keith Kellogg is expected to visit Ukraine after the US president-elect takes office; the date of the visit has not yet been set"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Greenland will benefit from joining the US, Trump believes;https://tass.com/world/1896653;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:45:12 +0300",
        "text": "The US President-elect also confirmed that his son, Donald Trump Jr., will travel to the island \"to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Washington views Canada\u2019s PM Trudeau as \u2018stalwart friend\u2019 of US \u2014 official;https://tass.com/world/1896651;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:39:06 +0300",
        "text": "White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added that the US would \"stand with\" all people of Canada as they elected a new leader"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least 53 killed, 62 injured after devastating earthquake hits Tibet \u2014 Xinhua;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896647;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:15:10 +0300",
        "text": "The natural calamity destroyed numerous buildings and the local authorities launched search and rescue operations, according to the news agency"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;United States supports Syria\u2019s transition of power to form new government \u2014 Blinken;https://tass.com/world/1896645;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:10:22 +0300",
        "text": "\"The Secretary also emphasized the need for the international community to facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance throughout Syria and thanked the Saudi government for providing aid to the Syrian people,\" the high-ranking US official said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;At least 28 Palestinians killed following Israel\u2019s strikes on Gaza Strip over past day;https://tass.com/world/1896641;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:17:54 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military delivered strikes on the central Bureij refugee camp as well as on Gaza City and Rafah"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US reports first human death caused by avian influenza;https://tass.com/society/1896643;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:17:25 +0300",
        "text": "\"The patient was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions,\" according to the statement"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;North Korea test-fires newest intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on January 6;https://tass.com/world/1896637;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:32:54 +0300",
        "text": "According to KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the test launch of the country's cutting-edge ballistic missile"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;President Putin congratulates Russians with Orthodox Christmas holiday;https://tass.com/society/1896635;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:31:32 +0300",
        "text": "\"During the Christmas season we clearly feel with all our heart how important for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from generation to generation,\" Vladimir Putin said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin attends Orthodox Christmas service at Church of St. George the Victorious in Moscow;https://tass.com/society/1896625;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 02:48:49 +0300",
        "text": "As a rule, Putin celebrates Christmas outside Moscow, while on Easter he usually goes to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: Orthodox Christian world celebrates Christmas;https://tass.com/society/1896621;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:09:28 +0300",
        "text": "On January 7, Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the Old Believers"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Yemeni Houthis claim strike at US aircraft carrier in Red Sea;https://tass.com/world/1896619;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:57:59 +0300",
        "text": "According to the movement\u2019s military spokesman Yahya Saree, during the Houthi strike, the US aircraft carrier group was preparing to attack the Houthi-controlled Yemeni territory"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;No answer from JD Vance if Trump plans to have phone call with Putin;https://tass.com/world/1896617;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:56:42 +0300",
        "text": "On December 16, Trump said during the first press conference after his election victory that he plans to stay in contact with Putin in order to settle the conflict in Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Congress approves Trump\u2019s victory in US Presidential election;https://tass.com/world/1896615;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:15:57 +0300",
        "text": "The meeting was attended by US Vice President-elect James David Vance"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian diplomat summoned to Moldovan Foreign Ministry after statement on energy crisis;https://tass.com/world/1896601;Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:00:53 +0300",
        "text": "According to the spokeswoman, such statements negatively affect the relations between Chisinau and Moscow"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Powerful earthquake strikes Tibet, rattles Everest region;https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/powerful-tibet-earthquake-near-nepal-kills-dozens-20250107-p5l2n3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 01:27:20 +1100",
        "text": "The magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Surprising amount you could afford to spend on a house;https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/surprising-amount-you-could-afford-to-spend-on-a-house-20250107-p5l2i4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +1100",
        "text": "For anyone watching homes in their area sell for millions, the budget considered achievable for an average household would be a big surprise."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;What drives Germany\u2019s neo-Nazis? This masterful novel seeks answers;https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/what-drives-germany-s-neo-nazis-this-masterful-novel-seeks-answers-20241224-p5l0kj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "Bernhard Schlink took us inside the mind of an SS guard in The Reader. His latest work explores a modern country still shadowed by the past."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Wednesday, January 8;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-wednesday-january-8-20250107-p5l2jt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96;https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/national-front-founder-jean-marie-le-pen-dies-aged-96-20250107-p5l2pb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:20:10 +1100",
        "text": "Jean-Marie Le Pen shook the French political establishment when he used his pugnacious race politics to reach the presidential election run-off in 2002."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Danielle Collins v Ons Jabeur;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-danielle-collins-v-ons-jabeur-20250107-p5l2p8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:12:19 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Danielle Collins & Ons Jabeur on Day 2 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Straining to fathom water filters;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/straining-to-fathom-water-filters-20250107-p5l2ha.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:32:41 +1100",
        "text": "Overall, it\u2019s a bit of a dampener."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 8, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-8-2025-20250107-p5l2p7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:21:12 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-cathy-wilcox-20230608-p5df54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:20:53 +1100",
        "text": "The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-simon-letch-20230608-p5df4g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:19:41 +1100",
        "text": "Gallery of illustrations by the Sydney Morning Herald artist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-matt-golding-20230608-p5df5o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:16:04 +1100",
        "text": "Illustrations by the artist from The Age."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Anna Kalinskaya v Belinda Bencic;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-anna-kalinskaya-v-belinda-bencic-20250107-p5l2ox.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:32:12 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Anna Kalinskaya & Belinda Bencic on Day 2 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Yannick Hanfmann v Brandon Nakashima;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-yannick-hanfmann-v-brandon-nakashima-20250107-p5l2nz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:31:55 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Yannick Hanfmann & Brandon Nakashima on Day 2 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: David Goffin v Rinky Hijikata;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-david-goffin-v-rinky-hijikata-20250107-p5l2ol.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:31:47 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between David Goffin & Rinky Hijikata on Day 2 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Tom\u00e1s Mart\u00edn Etcheverry v Tristan Schoolkate;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-tomas-martin-etcheverry-v-tristan-schoolkate-20250107-p5l2p6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:31:44 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Tom\u00e1s Mart\u00edn Etcheverry & Tristan Schoolkate on Day 2 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Mother who fled war-torn Ukraine drowns in WA;https://www.smh.com.au/national/mother-who-fled-war-torn-ukraine-drowns-in-wa-20250107-p5l2p5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:21:23 +1100",
        "text": "A mother who fled war-torn Ukraine to start a new life in Australia has drowned in Western Australia."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Perth boy who survived crash in Bali finally home;https://www.smh.com.au/national/perth-boy-who-survived-crash-in-bali-finally-home-20250107-p5l2p3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:18:08 +1100",
        "text": "A Perth boy who survived a quad bike crash in Bali is finally home."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Sea plane plunges into waters off WA;https://www.smh.com.au/national/sea-plane-plunges-into-waters-off-wa-20250107-p5l2p2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:18:00 +1100",
        "text": "Authorities are searching for an unknown number of passengers and pilots after an aircraft crashed into the water off Western Australia."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Three people still missing after seaplane crashes off Rottnest Island;https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/several-people-injured-in-seaplane-crash-off-rottnest-island-20250107-p5l2ov.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:12:11 +1100",
        "text": "Water Police and several private boats rushed to the scene after the privately owned aircraft crashed into waters near Thompson Bay shortly after take-off."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Pickleball plan for historic Brisbane school site on brink of ruin;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/pickleball-plan-for-historic-brisbane-school-site-on-brink-of-ruin-20250107-p5l2ks.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:55:44 +1100",
        "text": "Seventeen years after the last students left, the heritage-listed but decrepit Pinkenba State School site could be transformed into a racket sport centre."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australian home prices tipped to keep falling in early 2025;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/australian-home-prices-tipped-to-keep-falling-in-early-2025/104791244;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:01:14 +0000",
        "text": "Most experts are predicting Australian home prices will keep falling in early 2025. But the news isn't great for would-be buyers, with the decline expected to be small and short-lived."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Prominent far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen dies;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/far-right-french-politician-jean-marie-le-pen-dies/104793746;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:03:12 +0000",
        "text": "Le Pen founded the populist and Eurosceptic political party National Front, which is now led by his daughter and is the largest party in France's parliament."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;South Korean court re-issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/new-arrest-warrant-for-president-yoon/104793688;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:20:16 +0000",
        "text": "The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials has not confirmed how long the warrant would remain valid."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Veteran political journalist and ABC host Ken Randall dies aged 88;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/ken-randall-journalist-former-national-press-club-president-dies/104793604;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:33:02 +0000",
        "text": "The highly respected journalist was also the longest ever serving president of the National Press Club (NPC) in Canberra, a position he held for 22 years, where he was patron from 2016 until his death on Monday evening."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Crisafulli calls for politicians to can 'childish' talk on Australia's energy future;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/david-crisafullis-election-pledge-for-queensland-anti-nuclear/104793512;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:30:29 +0000",
        "text": "Queensland Premier David Crisafulli opens up on his plans to use the federal election to his advantage."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;South Korean minister plans to resign over country's worst plane crash;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/south-korea-minister-to-resign-after-crash/104793524;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:22:47 +0000",
        "text": "Park Sang-woo said \"I feel heavy responsibility for this disaster,\" and that he will try to find the right time to resign from his post."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Jeff McLaughlin avoids conviction, cleared of serious drug charges;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/jeff-mclaughlin-cleared-of-serious-drug-charges/104791448;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:39:34 +0000",
        "text": "Former Barkly mayor Jeff McLaughlin has avoided a conviction for drug-driving and cannabis possession after prosecutors withdrew more serious charges against him."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Three seriously injured, three unaccounted for after Rottnest Island plane crash;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/rottnest-island-plane-crash/104793466;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:24:03 +0000",
        "text": "Three people are unaccounted for after a plane crash on Rottnest Island, a seaplane the ABC has confirmed was 'brand new'."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police still chasing leads on burnt-out car death, as two women charged with murder;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/wa-police-appeal-for-help-over-boddington-murder/104792672;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:57:24 +0000",
        "text": "Police say they're still investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a burnt-out car along a forest track, despite already charging two women with murder."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Authorities reveal cause of Etihad Airways aborted take-off in Melbourne;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/etihad-airways-melbourne-airport-aborted-take-off-cause/104792948;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:40:58 +0000",
        "text": "The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says an engine gauge on the Etihad Airways passenger plane was showing a high exhaust gas temperature."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Firefighters survive burnover while battling bushfire in southern WA;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/firefighter-injured-capel-western-australia/104792898;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 07:20:42 +0000",
        "text": "An abrupt wind change leaves a volunteer firefighter with burns while battling a bushfire near Capel, south of Bunbury."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Council hopes new wind farm deal will set precedent for country WA;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/wind-farm-backer-pushes-community-benefit-wheatbelt-wa/104791602;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:53:23 +0000",
        "text": "Tim Stevenson hopes the wind farm on his family property near Dandaragan will deliver genuine benefits to a small WA farming town."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Grooming allegations against former mayor aired in risk assessment;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/councillor-danny-gibson-accused-of-indecent-assault-in-taxi/104790526;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:35:32 +0000",
        "text": "Child grooming and indecent assault are among a raft of allegations made against Launceston councillor Danny Gibson from information received by Tasmania's Justice Department."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police hunt for 'blessing' scammers targeting elderly in Melbourne's east;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/box-hill-spirit-blessing-scammers-police/104792758;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:20:05 +0000",
        "text": "Three elderly victims were allegedly scammed out of more than $200,000 in Box Hill last year, after being told they were being followed by an evil spirit."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Suspicious items found near damaged Gold Coast Magic Millions racetrack;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/suspicious-items-found-gold-coast-magic-millions-racetrack/104792200;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:02:47 +0000",
        "text": "Police are testing discarded weed spray nozzles found at the Gold Coast Turf Club as the mystery deepens into how the track was poisoned ahead of the city's Magic Millions race day."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;NT police station cells at capacity with prisoners, as arrests rise;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/nt-police-watch-houses-full-as-prisoner-numbers-hit-new-record/104789666;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:53:52 +0000",
        "text": "Ballooning numbers of arrests are putting immense pressure on the NT\u2019s police station cells, with the police association president saying he fears it's a \"matter of time\" until a death in custody."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Man on life support after NYE jetty jump faces long hospital recovery;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/bawley-point-gantry-blake-dombrain-jetty-jump-accident/104791768;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:38:41 +0000",
        "text": "Blake D'Ombrain, 19, broke his neck after jumping headfirst into a sandbank off a popular jetty on New Year's Eve."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Travellers will soon have to pay to enter the UK. What you need to know;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/uk-introduces-eta-system-for-australian-travellers/104792410;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:29:22 +0000",
        "text": "Planning to head to the UK in 2025? Here's what you need to know about a new digital travel permit."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Wife of Bali drowning victim will use fundraiser to bring husband home;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/bali-drowning-fundraiser-jacob-vennix-family/104791964;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:05:47 +0000",
        "text": "The heartbroken wife of Jacob Vennix, who drowned during their Bali honeymoon, says she will use the money to return him home and to donate a defibrillator to the hospital he was taken to after he was pulled from the ocean."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Victoria's new opposition leader unveils shadow ministry;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/brad-battin-new-shadow-cabinet-victorian-state-opposition/104791388;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:41 +0000",
        "text": "Newly minted Victorian Opposition Leader Brad Battin has announced the line-up of his shadow ministry, with his predecessor John Pesutto on the backbench."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Bernard Tomic and Cruz Hewitt out of Australian Open qualifiers;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/bernard-tomic-cruz-hewitt-australian-open-qualifiers-/104792478;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:31:10 +0000",
        "text": "Veteran Bernard Tomic and 16-year old Cruz Hewitt have both made quick exits from the Australian Open qualifiers as the duo both fell in straight sets in the first round."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Dredging creates 'perfect' island hatchery for endangered birds;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/little-tern-nesting-habitat-swansea-dredging-lake-macquarie-nsw/104787892;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:25:01 +0000",
        "text": "More than 30,000 cubic metres of dredged sand deposited on a tiny island south of Newcastle in NSW has delighted an endangered little tern population. More than 50 have begun to lay and hatch their eggs in sand on the island."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Search for missing fisherman suspended after four days;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/search-for-missing-fisherman-tony-andeliero-suspended/104788674;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:13:43 +0000",
        "text": "Tony Andeliero's aluminium boat was found floating unoccupied in waters near Windang Island, south of Wollongong, on Friday."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Fed-up farmer quits industry over supermarket price discrepancy;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/farmer-quits-industry-over-farm-gate-prices/104791750;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:07:14 +0000",
        "text": "Ross Marsolino has spent more than 40 years feeding Australian families. But the price discrepancies he has faced recently have driven him to leave the industry completely."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;At least 126 killed as magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits China's Tibet region;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/people-killed-as-magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-china/104792224;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:54:40 +0000",
        "text": "Chinese state media said the quake struck China's Dingri county at the foot of Mount Everest and was felt as far away as neighbouring Nepal and parts of India."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Spanish PM Pedro S\u00e1nchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/spain-pm-pedro-sanchez-denounces-elon-musk-at-franco-anniversary-event;2025-01-08T15:51:40Z",
        "text": "Pedro S\u00e1nchez has hit out at Elon Musk and his allies for \u201copenly attacking our institutions, inciting hatred and openly calling for people to support the heirs of Nazism\u201d, saying the politics of division, disinformation and hatred risk ushering in a new age of authoritarianism. Speaking in Madrid on Wednesday as Spain prepares to mark the 50th anniversary in November of the death of General Franco and the country\u2019s subsequent return to democracy, the Spanish prime minister said hard-won, basic freedoms could not, and should not, be taken for granted. \u201cWhen you\u2019ve spent your life under its protective veil, it\u2019s easy to forget the enormous strengths of democracy and to let yourself be seduced by those who promise people order, security and wealth in exchange for robbing us of the most precious thing a person can have, which is the power to choose our own destiny,\u201d he said. The socialist leader said it was clear that autocratic regimes and values of the last century were on the rise again across the world \u2013 not least in the shape of Musk and his ilk. \u201cThe fascism that we thought we\u2019d left behind is now the third biggest political force in Europe,\u201d said S\u00e1nchez. \u201cAnd, as President Macron [of France] said only a few days ago, the international reactionary movement \u2013 or the international far-right movement that we\u2019ve been warning about for years in Spain \u2013 which is being led in this case by the richest man on the planet, is openly attacking our institutions, inciting hatred and openly calling for people to support the heirs of Nazism in Germany in the forthcoming elections that will be held in Europe\u2019s most important economy.\u201d If history teaches us anything, he said, it\u2019s that \u201cfreedom is never won on a permanent basis\u201d and that democracy could be snuffed out again in parts of the world. S\u00e1nchez said the best way to defend and strengthen Spain\u2019s democracy was to build \u201ca more prosperous, cohesive, free and tolerant society\u201d and to fight lies and fake news. \u201cLies and disinformation are the main weapons of the enemies of democracy,\u201d he said. S\u00e1nchez is the latest European leader to speak out against Musk\u2019s attempts to influence the continent\u2019s political direction. \u201cTen years ago, who would have imagined that the owner of one of the world\u2019s largest social networks would be supporting a new international reactionary movement and intervening directly in elections, including in Germany,\u201d Macron said on Monday. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, has also condemned Musk\u2019s attacks on the government, suggesting his \u201clies and misinformation\u201d on grooming gangs were amplifying the \u201cpoison\u201d of the far right. Announcing a year-long programme of events to mark the beginning of Spain\u2019s return to democracy, S\u00e1nchez said the idea was to celebrate the country\u2019s transformation over the past five decades, to honour all those who made it possible and to teach young people about the importance of democracy. \u201cFifty years ago, Spain began to work towards freedom, emerging from the ashes of the last dictatorship in western Europe,\u201d he said. \u201cOur mothers and fathers, our grandmothers and grandfathers \u2013 and we ourselves \u2013 helped forge one of the most complete and prosperous democracies on the planet, the democracy we are today. Let\u2019s celebrate it and let\u2019s use it to build another 50 years of progress and freedom.\u201d The recently announced initiative, however, has failed to secure universal political support. Wednesday\u2019s launch was boycotted by the conservative People\u2019s party (PP) and the far-right Vox party, both of which have accused S\u00e1nchez of playing politics with the past to distract from the corruption allegations his administration faces. The PP\u2019s leader, Alberto N\u00fa\u00f1ez Feij\u00f3o, pointedly skipped the event in favour of a visit to the eastern region of Valencia, which is still recovering from the disastrous floods late last year that left 232 people dead. The PP, which rules the region, has been heavily criticised for its handling of the disaster, and for the fact that the regional president enjoyed a three-hour lunch with a journalist on the day the floods devastated many towns and villages. \u201cS\u00e1nchez is with Franco, Feij\u00f3o is with the people of Valencia,\u201d PP sources said. Vox has accused the government of squandering public money on the anniversary and using the past to partisan ends. \u201cWe won\u2019t take part in this absurd necrophilia that divides Spaniards,\u201d the party said. King Felipe, whose father, Juan Carlos, helped steer Spain back to democracy despite being groomed as Franco\u2019s successor, was also absent from the launch as he was receiving the credentials of six new ambassadors."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Body found in Dolomites believed to be that of missing Briton Sam Harris;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/body-found-search-british-climbers-aziz-ziriat-sam-harris-missing-in-italy;2025-01-08T15:48:04Z",
        "text": "A body found in the search for two missing British walkers in the Dolomites is believed to be that of Sam Harris, Italy\u2019s alpine rescue service said. The 35-year-old\u2019s body was found buried in deep snow at the foot of a cliff at about 2,600 metres above sea level in the area of the Conca pass in the Adamello nature park. Harris\u2019s body was recovered by helicopter and transferred to Spiazzo in Trento. \u201cThe dynamics of the accident are still being examined by the police but it is possible that the mountaineer fell from a height,\u201d the rescue service said in a statement. The discovery came after two rucksacks and other equipment were found in a refuge on Wednesday. The location of Harris\u2019s body was traced through his mobile phone. Harris\u2019s family who are in Italy helping with the search are believed to have been informed. The land and air search for his friend Aziz Ziriat, 36, was stalled on Wednesday afternoon due to wind, fog and the risk of avalanches. \u201cAs soon as a window of good weather permits, the search for the second climber will resume,\u201d the rescue service said. Ziriat and Harrishave been missing since New Year\u2019s Day, when they last sent messages home. The pair, both from London, did not check in to their flight home on 6 January. Their relatives have travelled to Italy. On Tuesday, Crystal Palace\u2019s official charity, Palace for Life, where Ziriat worked, appealed for anyone who knew the area where they went missing and could help to call 999 with the reference: CAD 0197/07 Jan25. The search on Tuesday was hampered by bad weather. The men\u2019s last known location was near a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, close to the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva Del Garda, on Lake Garda. Joe Stone, a university friend of Ziriat, told the PA news agency the pair were experienced hikers who liked to go off the grid, but \u201calarm bells were raised\u201d when they failed to check in for their return flight. He said: \u201cThey are experienced hikers and they go a couple of times a year. It wasn\u2019t surprising that they had no signal as they like going off the grid. Alarm bells were raised though when they didn\u2019t turn up for their flight.\u201d Ziriat\u2019s girlfriend and friends of the hikers are in Italy helping to coordinate the search with local authorities. Stone praised the public response and said they had seen a \u201cnice side of humanity\u201d since asking for help. He added: \u201cThe response from the local authorities has been fantastic and people from all walks of life have been trying to help, both in Italy and in the UK.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/california-palisades-wildfire-callout;2025-01-08T15:24:52Z",
        "text": "More than 1,400 firefighters have been deployed in California to deal with the \u201cunprecedented\u201d wildfires in and around Los Angeles, according to the state\u2019s governor, Gavin Newsom. Tens of thousands of California residents have been placed under evacuation orders as firefighters work on three separate major wildfires \u2013 the Palisades, the Eaton and the Hurst fires \u2013 which between them cover nearly 4,500 acres of land. We would like to hear from people in the US about the impact of the wildfires. Have you been affected by the recent fires? How are you coping? We would like to hear about your experiences. Though we\u2019d like to hear from you, your safety and security are most important. When recording or sharing your content with us, please put your welfare and the welfare of others first. Extreme weather events can be very unpredictable and carry very real risks."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;People in Greenland: share your reaction to Trump\u2019s comments ;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/people-in-greenland-share-your-reaction-to-trumps-comments;2025-01-08T13:55:20Z",
        "text": "During a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, the incoming US president Donald Trump refused to rule out using American military force to seize Greenland. He also threatened economic retaliation against Denmark, noting that if that country resisted his territorial ambitions for Greenland he \u201cwould tariff Denmark at a very high level\u201d. \u201cI can\u2019t assure you,\u201d Trump said in response to a reporter\u2019s question. \u201cBut I can say this, we need them [the Panama Canal and Greenland] for economic security.\u201d We would like to hear your reaction to what Trump has said about Greenland. What do you think of his territorial ambitions?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Meta is ushering in a \u2018world without facts\u2019, says Nobel peace prize winner;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa;2025-01-08T13:42:35Z",
        "text": "The Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has said Meta\u2019s decision to end factchecking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means \u201cextremely dangerous times\u201d lie ahead for journalism, democracy and social media users. The American-Filipino journalist said Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s move to relax content moderation on the Facebook and Instagram platforms would lead to a \u201cworld without facts\u201d and that was \u201ca world that\u2019s right for a dictator\u201d. \u201cMark Zuckerberg says it\u2019s a free speech issue \u2013 that\u2019s completely wrong,\u201d Ressa told the AFP news service. \u201cOnly if you\u2019re profit-driven can you claim that; only if you want power and money can you claim that. This is about safety.\u201d Ressa, a co-founder of the Rappler news site, won the Nobel peace prize in 2021 in recognition of her \u201ccourageous fight for freedom of expression\u201d. She faced multiple criminal charges and investigations after publishing stories critical of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa rejected Zuckerberg\u2019s claim that factcheckers had been \u201ctoo politically biased\u201d and had \u201cdestroyed more trust than they\u2019ve created\u201d. \u201cJournalists have a set of standards and ethics,\u201d Ressa said. \u201cWhat Facebook is going to do is get rid of that and then allow lies, anger, fear and hate to infect every single person on the platform.\u201d The decision meant \u201cextremely dangerous times ahead\u201d for journalism, democracy and social media users, she said. Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday he would remove factcheckers in the US and replace them with a crowd-sourced moderating service similar to the \u201ccommunity notes\u201d feature on the rival social media platform X. He added that Meta would also \u201cget rid of a bunch of restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are just out of touch with mainstream discourse\u201d and \u201cwork with President Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more\u201d. Meta has said it has \u201cno immediate plans\u201d to remove factcheckers outside the US, although the rest of the changes will be implemented worldwide. Ressa said she would do everything she could to \u201censure information integrity\u201d. \u201cThis is a pivotal year for journalism survival,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ll do all we can to make sure that happens.\u201d In October, the human rights group Amnesty International claimed that authorities in the Philippines were using Facebook to \u201cred-tag\u201d young activists, a term referring to the labelling of campaigners and others as alleged \u201ccommunist rebels\u201d and \u201cterrorists\u201d. In 2021 a Meta whistleblower, Frances Haugen, claimed there was a lack of safety controls in non-English language markets, such as Africa and the Middle East, and that Facebook was being used by human traffickers and armed groups in Ethiopia. \u201cI did what I thought was necessary to save the lives of people, especially in the global south, who I think are being endangered by Facebook\u2019s prioritisation of profits over people,\u201d she told the Observer. At the time, Meta, then operating under the corporate brand of Facebook, said the premise that it prioritised profit over safety was \u201cfalse\u201d and that it had invested $13bn (\u00a311bn) in protecting users. In 2018, after the massacre of Rohingya Muslims by the military in Myanmar, Facebook admitted that the platform had been used to \u201cfoment division and incite offline violence\u201d. Three years later, the human rights group Global Witness claimed that Facebook was promoting content that incited violence against political protesters in Myanmar. Facebook said it had proactively detected 99% of the hate speech removed from the platform in the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ryanair sues \u2018unruly\u2019 passenger it says disrupted Dublin to Lanzarote flight;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/ryanair-sues-passenger-dublin-to-lanzarote-flight;2025-01-08T13:14:21Z",
        "text": "Ryanair is suing a passenger it claims disrupted a flight between Dublin and Lanzarote, seeking \u20ac15,000 (\u00a312,500) in damages to cover expenses incurred when the plane was diverted to Portugal. The airline said on Wednesday it had filed proceedings in Dublin\u2019s circuit court against the passenger, whose behaviour on the flight last April it described as \u201cinexcusable\u201d and \u201ccompletely unacceptable.\u201d The damages would cover the cost of overnight accommodation and other expenses it had to pay for people onboard the flight after the aircraft was diverted to Porto. Ryanair said it would \u201ccontinue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour on aircraft\u201d. The airline said the passenger\u2019s behaviour forced the flight in question to divert to Porto, where it was delayed overnight, and caused 160 passengers to \u201cface unnecessary disruption as well as losing a full day of their holiday\u201d. Announcing what the airline described as a \u201cmajor clampdown\u201d, a spokesperson said: \u201cIt is unacceptable that passengers \u2013 many of whom are heading away with family or friends to enjoy a relaxing summer holiday \u2013 are suffering unnecessary disruption and reduced holiday time as a result of one unruly passenger\u2019s behaviour.\u201d The spokesperson said Ryanair hoped the civil proceedings in the Irish court would deter further disruptive behaviour on flights. The passenger has not been named. Under EU laws, passengers are entitled to compensation for flights within the EU that are cancelled or delayed by three hours or more. Hotel accommodation must be offered free of charge if an overnight stay becomes necessary, as well as transport between the hotel and the airport along with a free meal and refreshments. In June, US federal regulators pursued a Texan woman for $82,000 after she allegedly acted erratically and was violent toward crew members during an American Airlines flight in 2021."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from detention in Iran;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-freed-from-detention-in-iran;2025-01-08T12:38:18Z",
        "text": "Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist detained in solitary confinement in Iran, has been freed and is heading back to Italy. A plane carrying the 29-year-old took off from Tehran after \u201cintensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels\u201d, a statement from the office of the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said. The flight is due to arrive at Rome\u2019s Ciampino airport at 3.30pm local time. Sala, a reporter for Il Foglio, was arrested on 19 December on charges of breaching Islamic law \u2013 three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa. Her plight had become intertwined with that of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer arrested at Milan\u2019s Malpensa airport on a US warrant a few days before Sala was detained. Najafabadi is accused of supplying drone components to Tehran. Prosecutors in Milan on Tuesday denied a request for house arrest from Najafabadi\u2019s defence lawyers. A hearing is scheduled on 15 January. As of Wednesday morning, it was unclear how Sala\u2019s release would influence Najafabadi\u2019s case. Iran on Monday denied there was a link between Sala\u2019s arrest and that of Abedini. Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, said Sala had been arrested for \u201cviolating the law of the Islamic republic\u201d during her reporting trip. The journalist\u2019s release comes a few days after Meloni made a flying visit to Donald Trump\u2019s Florida golf club, during which she reportedly \u201cpressed hard\u201d on Sala\u2019s case. Daniele Raineri, Sala\u2019s boyfriend, told the news agency Ansa: \u201cI have heard from her \u2026 she was excited and very happy.\u201d Sala\u2019s father, Renato Sala, told Ansa: \u201cI\u2019ve only cried three times in my life. I believe our government has done an exceptional job. I will tell her I am proud of her and of her ability and composure.\u201d During a phone call to her parents last week, Sala described the harsh conditions of her detainment in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep on the floor of her cell without a mattress and being given food through a crack in the door. The prison is known for the detainment of opponents of the Iranian regime, journalists and foreign citizens. Among its recent prisoners is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel peace prize laureate, who said in an interview published by the French magazine, Elle, last week that Evin was a place \u201cwhere political prisoners die\u201d. She said there were 70 prisoners in the women\u2019s wing \u201cfrom all walks of life, of all ages and of all political persuasions\u201d, including journalists, writers, women\u2019s rights activists and people persecuted for their religion. One of the most commonly used \u201cinstruments of torture\u201d was isolation, said Mohammadi, who shared a cell with 13 other prisoners before being released on temporary medical leave on 4 December. Mohammadi has personally documented cases of torture and serious sexual violence against her fellow prisoners. She had been due to go back to jail on 25 December when the three-week leave period expired but her Iranian legal team asked for an extension, a move backed by a medical committee but which has yet to be approved by prosecutors. For now, Mohammadi remains at liberty but in a state of limbo in the absence of a response by Iranian authorities to the request, the France-based lawyer for her family, Chirinne Ardakani, told Agence France-Presse on Monday. \u201cThis is a cruel strategy deployed deliberately by the authorities,\u201d she said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;EU Commission urged to act over Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018interference\u2019 in elections;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/eu-commission-urged-to-act-elon-musk-interference-elections;2025-01-08T12:13:24Z",
        "text": "The EU executive has been too slow in enforcing a major law intended to ensure good behaviour of social media companies, MEPs have said, amid growing concern about the aggressive forays of Elon Musk into European politics. Pressure on the European Commission to act is growing as Musk, the X owner and world\u2019s richest man, prepares to host a livestream conversation on the platform on Thursday with the leader of the far-right Alternative for Deutschland, Alice Weidel. The conversation with Musk, whose website claims he has 211.4 million followers, is seen as handing a significant advantage to the AfD as Germany prepares for elections on 23 February. Damian Boeselager, an MEP, co-founder of the pan-European Volt party and candidate for the Bundestag in the German election, has written to the Commission urging it to examine Musk\u2019s \u201cinterference\u201d in European elections. The MEP wants the Commission to investigate whether X\u2019s apparent promotion of Musk\u2019s tweets is legal under the EU\u2019s Digital Services Act, which came into force in 2022. Speaking to the Guardian, Boeselager said the system used to amplify Musk\u2019s tweets was \u201cprobably illegal under the DSA\u201d, because he believes it fails to meet the law\u2019s transparency requirements. He became aware that the X algorithm had been reconfigured to promote Musk\u2019s tweets after a report in tech news site Platformer last February that Musk later appeared to confirm, by posting a meme about forcing followers to consume his tweets. The MEP told the Guardian he had become more concerned about the issue recently after Musk waded into European politics, for example with a post last month when he said \u201conly the AfD can save Germany\u201d. The MEP said: \u201cI don\u2019t understand why people believe that free speech is not affected by the concentration of opinion-making power in the hands of the few. For me, that has rather illiberal, autocratic tendencies, rather than liberal tendencies, when one voice is so much more powerful than all the others.\u201d On Wednesday France\u2019s foreign minister, Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, added to pressure on the Commission to use EU law in a tougher way. \u201cEither the European Commission applies with the greatest firmness the laws that exist to protect our unique space or it does not and in that case it should think about giving the capacity to do so back to the member states of the European Union, to France,\u201d he said. The DSA, which came into force in 2022, is meant to clamp down on companies \u201ctoo big to care\u201d and imposes duties to remove illegal content, tackle disinformation and protect elections. Companies found to have broken the DSA can be fined up to 6% of global turnover or banned from operating in the EU. After an initial investigation, the Commission last July accused X of violating the DSA in three areas, including by \u201cdeceiving users\u201d by allowing anyone to buy so-called blue-tick \u201cverification\u201d, which has opened the door to scammers. The Commission, since last month under new leadership on tech policy, has yet to conclude the investigation, which was launched in December 2023. Arba Kokalari, a Swedish centre-right lawmaker who was involved in drafting the DSA, told the Guardian that the commission was \u201cvery slow or too slow\u201d in investigating social media platforms, including X. Referring to X and other social media companies, she said: \u201cThere is a spread of disinformation and so much illegal content and these platforms are not respecting the DSA and our rules. So I think the Commission could do more in the framework that we have given them as legislators.\u201d Christel Schaldemose, a Social Democrat vice-president of the European parliament, said the Commission needed to \u201cstep up\u201d enforcement of the DSA, and \u201cdo things faster\u201d and \u201cmore proactively\u201d to ensure platforms were doing enough to protect against a \u201csystemic risk against democracy\u201d. Referring to Musk, she asked: \u201cIs it fair that one person can adjust his algorithms in a way that makes him and his politics and opinions more prevalent than others? Is it OK? Is it risky? Is it in line with the DSA?\u201d The former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, who clashed with colleagues over how to handle X, has suggested that Musk\u2019s support for the AfD constitutes foreign interference, and described his forthcoming conversation with Weidel as handing \u201ca significant and valuable advantage\u201d to the AfD leader. The Commission said earlier this week that its investigation was ongoing, without indicating when it might be complete: \u201cWe are talking about a private business and we need to make sure our position is well founded,\u201d a spokesperson said. The Commission, the spokesperson said, would \u201ccarefully analyse\u201d the Weidel-Musk conversation. \u201cNothing in the DSA prohibits such a live stream,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cWhat we want, however, is that the owner of the platform \u2026 or the provider of the platform make sure that the platform is not misused or giving a preferential treatment to certain types of content, or an increased visibility to just one type of content.\u201d X did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Spain added its voice on Wednesday to the governments of the UK, France and Germany, which have criticised Musk\u2019s hostile and often misleading tweets about European politics and society. In one of his latest salvoes, Musk reposted an account that contained a screenshot of rape convictions in Catalonia. Spain\u2019s prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, accused Musk of heading an \u201cinternational reactionary movement\u201d that \u201copenly attacks our institutions, stirs up hatred and openly calls for the support of the heirs of Nazism in Germany\u2019s upcoming elections\u201d. Additional reporting by Sam Jones in Madrid"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Met to face inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/met-to-hold-inquiry-over-handling-of-mohamed-al-fayed-allegations;2025-01-08T11:17:24Z",
        "text": "The police watchdog is to examine new complaints from victims of Mohamed Al Fayed about the way the Metropolitan police handled allegations against him The complaints by two victims of the former Harrods owner will be investigated by the force\u2019s directorate of professional standards under the direction of Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The complaints from 2008 and 2013, which were referred to the IOPC by the Met, involve the quality of the force\u2019s response to allegations of sexual assault by Fayed, who died in 2023. The 2013 complaint includes how details about the allegations were leaked to the press. The IOPC also said it expected a Met review of the way it handled 21 allegations against Fayed would widen as more victims came forward. Its director of operations, Steve Noonan, said: \u201cOur sympathies are with all the victim-survivors who reported allegations against Mr Al Fayed. \u201cThere is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegations reported over many years while Mr Al Fayed was still alive. It\u2019s important that an investigation is carried out into these complaints to identify if there were any missed opportunities or failures by officers to properly investigate these reports made back in 2008. \u201cWe\u2019ve decided to direct these investigations as the Met\u2019s ongoing review of 21 allegations means it could become much wider than two complaints, and also it will help information sharing between DPS and the ongoing criminal investigation into those who potentially enabled or assisted the alleged offending. The complainants will be kept regularly updated throughout the investigation.\u201d Fayed was arrested in 2013 over a rape allegation, but never charged. In October 2024 the Guardian reported claims that corrupt police officers had helped Fayed in persecuting members of his staff, including a young woman who allegedly rebuffed the Harrods owner\u2019s sexual advances. In November the Met said Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls over nearly four decades. The alleged cases of abuse involving Fayed include 21 alleged victims who reported crimes to the police between 2005 and his death, and 90 women who have come forward since the BBC aired a documentary on Fayed in September. More than 400 alleged victims of Fayed predatory behaviour have come forward. Harrods has said more than 250 people are part of its process to settle compensation claims against Fayed."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Awards success of cartel boss musical Emilia P\u00e9rez prompts outrage in Mexico;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/emilia-perez-film-mexico-misrepresentation;2025-01-08T10:00:07Z",
        "text": "A musical about a Mexican cartel boss who fakes their death, transitions and is reborn as a heroine searching for the forcibly disappeared is sweeping international film awards, but prompted amusement and outrage in Mexico. Emilia P\u00e9rez, directed by Jacques Audiard, has been largely praised by international critics, though some noted it risked trivialising extremely sensitive issues. It scooped the jury prize at Cannes before winning four Golden Globes on Sunday, including those for best musical or comedy and best non-English language film. People in Mexico won\u2019t be able to see it until later this month, and most of them were unaware of it until clips started circulating online of Selena Gomez delivering bizarre sexual lines in stilted Mexican Spanish. Eugenio Derbez, a Mexican actor, described Gomez\u2019s acting as \u201cindefensible\u201d, before apologising when his comments blew up online and Gomez responded that she had tried her best. But then Mexicans began observing that Emilia P\u00e9rez was a film about Mexico where just one main actor was Mexican, made by a French director who speaks no Spanish, shot in France, scripted with unnatural-sounding dialogue, and heavy with stereotypes. Comments online were by turns amused and annoyed, but also baffled that the film was being garlanded at international film awards. \u201cEmilia P\u00e9rez makes history as the first winner of Best Motion Picture \u2013 Non-English Language written with Google Translate!\u201d one user wrote on X. Karla Sof\u00eda Gasc\u00f3n, the Spanish transgender woman who plays Emilia P\u00e9rez, shot back on X saying the \u201cunjustified hate\u201d was coming from \u201ca few people with their own interests\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s a pity that they use so many profiles to (uselessly) attack a film with such a beautiful message and representation, instead of using them to support Mexican films and creators,\u201d said Gasc\u00f3n. \u201cIt\u2019s a pity they don\u2019t use these same bots and paid attacks to demand justice and a fairer society in the world.\u201d Mexicans responded to the idea that it represented their country with ridicule. One account quipped that Gasc\u00f3n must be \u201cthe first winner of a Golden Globe to have blocked half of Mexico.\u201d Activists have also questioned the film\u2019s trans representation, noting its use of trans identity as an \u201cinherently redemptive\u201d tool for its criminal protagonist. Glaad, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organisation, described the film as a \u201cprofoundly retrograde portrayal of a trans woman\u201d and a \u201cstep backward for trans representation\u201d. But the aspect of the film that sparked most outrage in Mexico is the frivolity with which it treats the issues of violence and the disappeared. Gaby Meza, a film critic, told the BBC it had been perceived in Mexico as \u201cexploiting a current tragedy \u2026 to generate an entertainment product\u201d. There are roughly 30,000 homicides a year in Mexico, and more than 100,000 people are missing. Organised crime, the police and the army have all been implicated. Impunity is almost absolute. \u201cI didn\u2019t study [Mexico] much,\u201d admitted Audiard in an interview. \u201cWhat I needed to know I already knew a little bit.\u201d \u201cThat [Emilia P\u00e9rez] wins the Golden Globe for best foreign film, in the midst of a human rights crisis for trans women in Mexico, transfemicides, drug trafficking, thousands of disappearances and victims, is NOT VISIBILITY,\u201d wrote Natalia Lane, a transgender activist in Mexico. Hot off its success at the Golden Globes, Emilia P\u00e9rez is a favourite for the Oscars next month \u2013 where it has been put forward as France\u2019s entry for best international feature film. In any case, Mexicans will be thrilled to know that Audiard has already teased a prequel."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Who could replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada\u2019s Liberal party?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/justin-trudeau-replacement;2025-01-08T09:33:39Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau\u2019s announcement that he will step down in the coming months means Canada\u2019s Liberal party needs a new leader. With the government likely to fall when parliament returns in March, the party will be keen to put someone in place as soon as possible. The party\u2019s national board is due to meet this week to begin the process, which in the past has taken months. Polls indicate the Liberals are on track to lose the election no matter who leads the party, which may put off some potential candidates. In the meantime here\u2019s a look at some of the people who may throw their hats into the ring. Historically, the party has almost exclusively drawn its leaders from Ontario and Quebec, but three of the possible candidates \u2013 Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney and Christy Clark \u2013 all have ties to western Canada, which could expand the party\u2019s appeal in a region dominated by the Conservatives. Chrystia Freeland The former finance minister and deputy prime minister is regarded as having triggered Trudeau\u2019s resignation announcement by making her own three weeks ago. Once a key ally of the prime minister, she stepped down over disagreements with him about how to deal with the incoming Trump administration\u2019s threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods and services. In her resignation letter, she was scathing, warning Trudeau against \u201ccostly political gimmicks\u201d and warning that the country faced \u201ca grave challenge\u201d. Freeland has established herself as a reliable and longstanding member of Trudeau\u2019s cabinet since he became PM in 2015, serving in several cabinet portfolios including foreign affairs and international trade. She is known for deftly renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with the first Trump administration, which secured Canadian access to the US market despite Trump\u2019s politics. The former journalist is seen as a frontrunner in the race to replace Trudeau. Mark Carney The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor has long been floated as a potential cabinet minister, with Trudeau confirming in 2024 he had been encouraging him to enter federal politics; indeed, relations between Freeland and Trudeau were also understood to have deteriorated amid allegations he wanted to replace her with Carney. In a statement on Monday, Carney, 59, said he would be \u201cconsidering this decision closely with my family over the coming days\u201d. His economic credentials at a time of global economic crisis are seen as an asset by some but there is some scepticism about his bid, given he has never held political office before. Tradition dictates that Carney, now chair of Brookfield Asset Management, would need to secure a seat in parliament in order to take office if he won the party leadership. Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne Champagne has served in a number of top cabinet positions since 2018 including foreign affairs and is now the minister of innovation. He has often been characterised as an \u201cEnergizer bunny\u201d and credited with landing several lucrative deals for Canada, including a C$2.8bn deal with Stellantis to boost EV production in Canada and a C$7bn project with Volkswagen to build its first gigafactory outside Europe. That business acumen as well as his reported charm and optimism could serve him well in a Liberal leadership role. He was also born in Quebec, a province that has often been key to winning federal elections. M\u00e9lanie Joly Just weeks before Trudeau\u2019s resignation announcement, the New York Times declared in a lengthy profile piece that the foreign minister was a \u201ctop contender\u201d to replace him. Its publication forced her to restate her support for the prime minister, although she would not explicitly deny her leadership ambitions. An Oxford-educated lawyer, she has held the foreign affairs portfolio for three years. That brief has placed her at the centre of Canada\u2019s well-documented rows with New Delhi over allegations that Indian diplomats have carried out criminal activities including homicide in Canada, as well as with Beijing over its jailing of two Canadians apparently in retaliation for the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada. She has been criticised by some for her approach to those crises, potentially undermining any leadership bid, and a poll cited by CTV News gave her just 4% support but as she told the Times: \u201cIt\u2019s been the story of my life, you know, being underestimated.\u201d Anita Anand Elected in 2019, the now transport minister quickly took on a pivotal role during the Covid pandemic, with responsibility as procurement minister for buying in vaccines and PPE. She then became minister of defence, leading Canada\u2019s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the government\u2019s response to a review of sexual misconduct allegations within the military. Her high-profile portfolios quickly led to speculation about her leadership potential. A 2023 cabinet reshuffle that saw her become president of the Treasury Board prompted rumours of a demotion due to her alleged ambitions. Dominic LeBlanc LeBlanc, a longtime Trudeau ally, has previously run for the leadership and reportedly has the support of at least a dozen Liberal MPs. He is widely regarded as a safe pair of hands, taking on tricky portfolios, including stepping in to replace Freeland as finance minister after her resignation. He has also been at the forefront of Canada\u2019s attempts to develop relations with the incoming Trump administration, accompanying Trudeau to Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort in November. Like Trudeau, he is political royalty in Canada; his father was the former governor-general, MP and senator Rom\u00e9o LeBlanc. The families\u2019 relationship goes back decades \u2013 LeBlanc babysat for Trudeau when they were younger and he was a pall bearer at the funeral of his father, the former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. LeBlanc chose not to run in the 2012 leadership race when Trudeau made his ambitions known. Christy Clark Clark, the former premier of British Columbia, has also emerged as a possible contender given her past experience \u2013 and her distance from Trudeau. A fiscally conservative politician, Clark served as premier from 2011 to 2017 and leader of the BC Liberal party which is unaffiliated with the federal Liberals. A strong critic of Trudeau, Clark posted on social media soon after the prime minister announced his resignation. \u201cAs a lifelong Liberal I look forward to joining tens of thousands of Canadians to choose our next leader,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThis is the biggest opportunity in over a decade that we\u2019ve had to grow our Party and welcome new Liberals \u2013 including Canadians concerned about the future of our country \u2013 let\u2019s seize it.\u201d While Clark has governing credentials, her command of French is not strong compared with other candidates. Proficiency in both of Canada\u2019s official languages is a customary prerequisite for the role of prime minister, while francophone Quebec has long been a stronghold for the party and a candidate with a linguistic weakness could be a political liability in the province."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Tibet earthquake: rescuers search for survivors after powerful quake kills 126;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/tibet-earthquake-rescuers-search-for-survivors-shigatse;2025-01-08T09:27:13Z",
        "text": "Rescuers in China\u2019s Tibet region were continuing to search for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a devastating 6.8-magnitude quake struck the remote area and killed at least 126 people. The powerful quake struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday,about 80km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world\u2019s highest mountain. Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. At least 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 injured, while initial surveys showed more than 3,600 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region of Tibet, according to Chinese state media. Photos and video online show numerous houses and buildings reduced to rubble. \u201cHere the houses are made from dirt so when the earthquake came \u2026 lots of houses collapsed,\u201d said 34-year-old Sangji Dangzhi, whose supermarket in Tingri sustained considerable damage. Authorities said more than 400 people had been rescued so far, but an unknown number were still missing. Rescue efforts have been complicated by the more than 500 aftershocks recorded since Tuesday, and extreme cold. Temperatures in the high altitude plateau dropped to as low as -18C (0 degrees fahrenheit) overnight, adding to the misery of those left homeless, and prompting authorities to urgently scramble for blankets and temporary shelters. The epicentre was in Tingri county, home to about 62,000 of Shigatse\u2019s 800,000 residents. It is much less developed than urban centre\u2019s like Tibet\u2019s capital Lhasa. No deaths have been reported in Nepal or elsewhere. China\u2019s government raised its national emergency response level to the highest of four tiers on Tuesday. Military personnel, 3,400 rescuers and hundreds of medical workers had been dispatched to help the injured, state media reported. Rescue workers waded through rubble strewn across the ruins in the aftermath, footage showed, while some gave locals thick blankets to keep warm. Tents, food rations, electrical generators and other supplies had reached the site by late on Tuesday, and all sections of road damaged by the temblor had been reopened, state media said. Tourist Meng Lingkang said in the town of Lhatse, 65km from the epicentre, \u201cthe buildings had cracked open\u201d. \u201cSome of the older houses collapsed, and a large part of the buildings made from bricks had cracked open, with big fissures,\u201d the 23-year-old told AFP. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for \u201call-out search and rescue efforts, minimising casualties to the greatest extent possible, properly resettling affected residents, and ensuring their safety and warmth through the winter\u201d, the state broadcaster said. Beijing, which administers part of Tibet as an autonomous region within China, rejects criticism from rights groups and exiles who accuse it of trampling on the religious and cultural rights of the Tibetan people. With Reuters and Agence France-Presse"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Wednesday briefing: What Elon Musk\u2019s focus on grooming gangs reveals about alt-right online discourse;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/wednesday-briefing-what-elon-musks-focus-on-grooming-gangs-reveals-about-alt-right-online-discourse;2025-01-08T06:52:36Z",
        "text": "Good morning. What is a news story in the UK? Whatever Elon Musk says it is. That is the conclusion you might draw, anyway, from the influence of the billionaire Trump adviser\u2019s posts on X claiming that \u201ca quarter-million little girls were \u2013 still are \u2013 being systematically raped by migrant gangs in Britain\u201d, and demanding a new public inquiry into historic child sexual exploitation in Oldham, Rotherham, Rochdale and elsewhere. There is no reliable basis for the quarter-million figure. In any case, Prof Alexis Jay, the chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in England and Wales that looked extensively at grooming gang scandals and published a series of recommendations in 2022, said yesterday that \u201cwe\u2019ve had enough of inquiries, consultations and discussions\u201d, and urged the government to instead implement more of her proposals. But the political energy is still around the idea of a new inquiry as some sort of panacea, and the Conservatives will try to force a vote on one in parliament today. If Musk is the puzzling originator of this row, he is not operating in a vacuum. Today\u2019s newsletter explains where the owner of X drew his ideas from, and what their further dissemination reveals about the remarkable influence of the online radical right. Here are the headlines. Five big stories Social media | Meta will get rid of factcheckers, \u201cdramatically reduce the amount of censorship\u201d and recommend more political content on Facebook and Instagram, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. The suite of changes was met with dismay by critics, who described them as \u201ca full bending of the knee to Trump\u201d. British army | Afghans who were killed by members of the SAS in Afghanistan were described dismissively as having been \u201cflat packed\u201d, according to a former member of the elite force\u2019s sister unit. The soldier, known only as N1799, was giving evidence to an inquiry into the deaths of 80 civilians in Helmand province. California | A fast-moving wildfire erupted in Los Angeles on Tuesday, quickly consuming nearly 3,000 acres and destroying homes in an affluent community along the Pacific Ocean. Amid a significant windstorm across much of southern California, a second unrelated blaze also forced evacuations in a different part of Los Angeles. France | Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France\u2019s far-right National Front party, who sent shock waves through the country when he made it to the second round of the presidential election in 2002, has died at 96. Drugs | Ketamine could be reclassified as a class A drug by the Home Office after illegal use reached record levels last year. Ministers are seeking \u201cexpert advice\u201d on reclassification \u2013 it is currently a class B substance \u2013 after an estimated 299,000 people reported use of the drug in 2024. In depth: Where Musk\u2019s obsession with the UK comes from \u2013 and how his rhetoric is percolating into mainstream politics It is true that multiple inquiries have found that the rape and sexual abuse of children by organised grooming gangs was shamefully allowed to continue for many years. The culprits in the high-profile cases brought to light in places like Rochdale and Rotherham were predominantly of Pakistani heritage; more generally, Alexis Jay\u2019s inquiry found that a lack of police data in a series of case studies made it impossible to know whether any particular ethnic group was overrepresented, but that a background literature review suggested that most perpetrators of child sexual exploitation were young white men. It is also true that: these inquiries have set out numerous steps to prevent that pattern being repeated; that the last Conservative government did not implement any of the measures proposed by Jay; and that the new Labour government only now appears to be acting to make it an offence to cover up abuse because of the renewed media spotlight. What is much less clear, according to Jay, is that an additional new national inquiry would be a useful mechanism for the protection of children. She also criticised the \u201cuninformed\u201d politicisation of the story. A key question, then, is where Musk and his fellow travellers are sourcing their claims \u2013 and what is motivating his sudden interest in a subject which has been widely reported on and discussed in the UK for many years. *** How did Musk alight on the subject of grooming gangs? Musk does not have a history of deep engagement in British political debates. Last summer, though, he became extremely animated about the policing of the anti-immigration riots that swept the UK. After Keir Starmer warned large social media companies that incitement to violent disorder was a crime, Musk said that Starmer\u2019s statement was \u201cinsane\u201d. He presented the crisis as a free speech issue, and said that \u201ccivil war is inevitable\u201d in Britain. The seeds of his most recent interventions appear to have been planted shortly afterwards. In September, he claimed that the UK was \u201creleasing convicted pedophiles in order to imprison people for social media posts\u201d. It is not true that paedophiles were included in the cohort whose custodial sentences ended early in response to the prison overcrowding crisis, which had built up over many years. Nonetheless, in an interview last October with Tucker Carlson, Musk elaborated on his claim by saying that \u201cthere were \u2026 migrant rape gangs in England\u201d and that people who \u201ccomplained about it online\u201d were \u201csent to prison\u201d. This appears to be a reference to Tommy Robinson and the claim that he has been jailed for telling the truth about child sexual exploitation. In fact, he is in prison after he admitted contempt of court for repeating libellous and false claims that a Syrian refugee schoolboy had attacked English girls. Musk\u2019s exposure to Robinson and his supporters appears to have been key to his interest in child exploitation in the UK. When it emerged that Labour\u2019s Jess Phillips, the minister for safeguarding, had in October declined to order a new national public inquiry into child exploitation \u2013 pointing out the reviews and inquiries had already taken place \u2013 the groundwork had already been laid. The 250,000 figure that Musk has quoted has been recycled many times on the alt-right. It appears to have first been aired by the Ukip peer Lord Pearson, who claimed in 2018 that \u201cthere appear to have been upwards of 250,000 young white girls raped in this century\u201d, a claim that was based only on his own calculation of extrapolating the number of victims in Telford, Oxford and Rotherham across the whole country. *** What else can we learn from the talking points Musk has picked up? Strikingly, Musk and many of his US sources treat each detail they discover about the saga as a new revelation, rather than something they are now catching up on because they haven\u2019t previously paid attention. Imagine a British social media user telling Americans that they have just uncovered that children are dying in mass shootings to have a sense of the effect. Beyond that general tone, there is a clear pattern in Musk\u2019s recent posts: he picks up an assertion about the grooming scandal from a dubious source, shares it uncritically, and then repeats the framing under his own name \u2013 effectively laundering the argument into the mainstream. Robinson\u2019s incendiary and highly misleading \u201cdocumentary\u201d about grooming gangs is an obvious case in point. Musk\u2019s tear of posts last week quoted a number of prominent alt-right X users, some of whom have espoused plainly racist or conspiratorial thinking elsewhere. A look at some of these accounts offers clues as to how that tendency now intersects with Reform UK, which in turn feeds into the UK\u2019s right-leaning media and parts of the Conservative party. One post he shared, for example, quoted another which said: \u201cpeople should have hung for Rotherham\u201d. That was from a contributor to Pimlico Journal, a niche Substack publication with an online-right feel that is very sympathetic to Reform but also reportedly read by Conservative advisers and MPs. Another striking feature of this discourse is the idea that Britain is now a failed state, taken over by Islamism, that needs an intervention led by the American right. That is an idea found on both sides of the Atlantic, and repeatedly entertained by Musk when he comes across it. For example, after Mike Cernovich, a prominent right-wing commentator in the US, posted yesterday that it was a \u201cbig mistake for UK politicians to run their mouths about our country and Elon\u201d and called Britain a \u201cjoke country\u201d, Musk replied: \u201cThey are in for a rude awakening.\u201d *** Why is Elon Musk so obsessed with the UK? Well, he may simply feel that above any other country in the world, the UK\u2019s social crises are so horrific that he is honour-bound to intervene. But, while it is impossible to know his underlying motives, some posit a more self-interested explanation. As well as his attacks on the UK over the freedom of speech and the grooming gangs scandal, Musk has taken issue with the provisions contained in the Online Safety Act, which was passed in late 2023 but is yet to come fully into force. The act will allow the regulator, Ofcom, to exact fines of up to 10% of global revenue against social media companies that host illegal content on their sites, including the incitement of violence and racially aggravated public order offences \u2013 the kind of material, for example, that Musk criticised the UK for policing during the riots \u2013 and content relating to child sexual abuse. Service providers such as X will be subject to Ofcom enforcement from early this year. Yesterday, Musk drew those two themes together himself, reposting an X user who said that \u201cthe UK threatens American and US companies with their stupid \u201chate speech\u201d laws but when people start talking about their politicians covering up rape gangs, suddenly they don\u2019t think other countries should get involved in theirs\u201d. He added the comment: \u201cYup\u201d. *** How have Musk\u2019s demands percolated into the British mainstream? Musk has been critical of the Conservative party, and while his attacks have not been as rough as those on Labour, they are potentially much more damaging \u2013 since any surge in support for Reform is bound to come primarily at the Tories\u2019 expense. One notable thing about many of the UK accounts that Musk has promoted is that they hate the Tories as much as they hate Labour, and have made a decisive break with traditional Conservatism. A regular theme in the ecosystem Musk is promoting, for example, is the \u201cBoriswave\u201d: the idea that Boris Johnson betrayed voters by failing to bring down immigration after Brexit, blamed by some on a Tory alliance with a cultural elite in London. That may be part of the reason that Kemi Badenoch and her shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, have picked up Musk\u2019s arguments and run with them, with Badenoch also calling for a full public inquiry. Jenrick, for his part, has taken an incendiary line, referring to Britons of Pakistani origin as \u201cpeople from alien cultures\u201d and adding that it is the arrival of \u201cmillions of people \u2026 into our country in recent times\u201d from \u201ccountries and cultures with backwards attitudes to women\u201d that explain the grooming scandal. That is language which would once have been confined to the far right. But Musk\u2019s ability to drive this issue to the top of the political agenda is a neat parable for how thoroughly the discourse has changed. What else we\u2019ve been reading The impact of Trump\u2019s victory on social media is not limited to Elon Musk\u2019s relentless posting. In this excellent analysis of Meta\u2019s decision to dump its factchecking teams, Chris Stokel-Walker describes \u201can extinction-level event for the idea of objective truth on social media\u201d. Archie Have you noticed how people drop out of social plans more often? How bailing has been reframed as \u201cself-care\u201d? Or that we now valorise \u2018that feeling when someone cancels dinner\u2019? Jedidajah Otte investigates the supposed rising wave of flaking, and what it says about our commitment to each other. Charlie Lindlar, acting deputy editor, newsletters Labour saw a sharp fall in its support among black voters at the last election. Chris Osuh and Aamna Mohdin spoke to voters (pictured above) in two constituencies where that affect was particularly acute, and paint a picture of deep political disillusionment. Archie Not unrelated to \u201cflaking\u201d, I enjoyed Matthew Schnipper\u2019s piece in the Atlantic on the agony of texting among male friends, who can be spotty communicators at the best of time. \u201cThe stereotype that men struggle to communicate is an old one. But modern friendship\u2019s reliance on texting illuminates how grim the problem is.\u201d Charlie Kemi Badenoch has had a choice of how to respond to the ascent of Donald Trump, writes Rafael Behr: \u201cpolice the boundary where reputable Tory tradition shades into racially aggravated nationalism, or hasten the dissolution of that line\u201d. Her response to Elon Musk\u2019s recent behaviour suggests a decisive break from the Conservatives\u2019 history. Archie Sport Football | Goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon (above) gave Newcastle a famous 2-0 win at Arsenal in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. While Arsenal had 23 chances in total, only three were on target. Cricket | Australia all-rounder Ash Gardner and England opener Tammy Beaumont have put their rivalry to one side to call for the Women\u2019s Ashes to be expanded with the addition of more Test matches. The series is currently played across seven contests, but only one of them is in the game\u2019s longest format. Football | Manchester United will listen to serious offers for any of Ruben Amorim\u2019s squad, including Kobbie Mainoo, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus H\u00f8jlund, who were previously deemed untouchable. The club\u2019s position reflects its difficult financial position under profitability and sustainability rules as Amorim plans to reshape the squad to suit his tactics. The front pages The Guardian splashes with \u201cDismay as factchecking ditched on Facebook in \u2018free speech\u2019 drive\u201d. The Financial Times leads with \u201cMeta reins in factchecking as chief Zuckerberg builds bridges to Trump\u201d. i reports \u201cSocial media giants defy UK crackdown on online safety\u201d. The Times reports \u201cPatients to face two-day waits at A&amp;E in flu crisis\u201d, while the Mail has \u201cA&amp;E in crisis as flu spikes\u201d. The Telegraph splashes on \u201cSAS faces war crimes accusation by rival unit\u201d. The Daily Mirror covers allegations of sexual abuse in McDonald\u2019s franchises with \u201cPredators\u2019 paradise\u201d, and the Sun says that five big stars have left Coronation Street in a month, with \u201cRovers and out\u201d. The Daily Express says: \u201cWrap up warm! -20C arctic snow and ice blast hits UK\u201d. Today in Focus Will Labour take on the power of private schools in the UK? Professor of sociology Sam Friedman charts the enduring influence of private schools in the making of the British elite and asks whether the Labour government is looking finally to curtail it. The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad \u201cThere was a time in my life that reading books felt as enjoyable and obvious as coffee in the morning,\u201d says Doosie Morris. \u201cThen came children, social media, the smartphone and \u2013 the final death blow to my once robust bibliophilia \u2013 the pandemic.\u201d You may see yourself in Morris \u2013 like her, you may be trying to read more in 2025. But unlike her, you need not go in search of answers \u2013 for she has consulted the experts for advice on how to fall back in love with reading as part of the Guardian\u2019s 66 days to change series. Among the counterintuitive tips? Easing into it with audiobooks. Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply \u2022 Yesterday\u2019s First Edition incorrectly reported that the Environment Agency was monitoring flooding around the UK. In fact, it monitors flooding in England, and other services monitor flooding in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/communist-spies-and-assassination-attempts-how-the-cold-war-still-shapes-south-korean-politics-ntwnfb;2025-01-08T05:42:06Z",
        "text": "As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remains barricaded in his residence facing arrest, his descent from star prosecutor to isolated leader reveals a deeper story about a cold war-era ideology that continues to shape \u2013 and shake \u2013 South Korean politics. The scenes outside his residence might look familiar to audiences who followed Trump-era politics: supporters waving American flags claiming democracy is under threat, decrying \u201cfake news\u201d, rallying against alleged election fraud, and calls to \u201cmake Korea great again\u201d. But beneath these surface similarities lies a uniquely Korean crisis, rooted in decades-old ideological battles. In South Korea, the left-right divide stems less from conservative versus progressive values than from fundamental attitudes toward North Korea: hawks versus doves, confrontation versus engagement. When Yoon declared martial law on 3 December, he justified it by claiming he needed to \u201csafeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea\u2019s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements\u201d. According to Inbok Rhee, a political scientist at Yonsei University, Yoon\u2019s words echo the language of past authoritarian rule, but with an even more aggressive tone. \u201cHe is using rhetoric from the former military dictators, probably in an attempt to appeal to his core support group\u201d, says Rhee. \u201cBut unlike past declarations of emergency which were based on some notion of existential threats, this time there were no internal or external threats facing the country\u201d. During the cold war, such rhetoric reflected genuine threats and fears. The 1968 Blue House raid saw North Korean commandos attempt to assassinate then-president Park Chung-hee. There were regular invasion and infiltration attempts via tunnels, boats and submarines. In the 1980s, certain elements of student movements expressed admiration for North Korea\u2019s self-reliance ideology. This history legitimised South Korea\u2019s stringent national security act, which criminalises acts of sympathy toward \u201canti state organisations\u201d, a veiled reference to North Korea. While criticised as a tool for suppressing dissent, and justifiably so, the law emerged from real security concerns that shaped a generation\u2019s worldview. When Yoon branded the opposition-controlled parliament as \u201canti-state forces intent on overthrowing the regime\u201d, he wasn\u2019t just attacking political rivals, he was questioning the legitimacy of democratic institutions themselves. Today, the nature of North Korean threats has evolved. While Pyongyang\u2019s nuclear ambitions and cyber operations pose genuine dangers, the old spectre of communist infiltrators is increasingly divorced from modern realities. But for older Koreans, especially those who fled North Korea or lived through the Korean war, such language still resonates with deeply held fears and trauma. These anxieties are exploited and amplified by monetised far-right YouTube channels, where unfounded claims of election fraud now mingle with warnings about Chinese interference and communist infiltration. While these represent a fringe segment of South Korean conservatives rather than mainstream conservative thought, Yoon himself has admitted to watching his supporter\u2019s YouTube content, and it\u2019s common to see elderly Koreans in public spaces glued to their phones, consuming hours of conspiracy content. Yoon\u2019s current predicament, holed up in his residence behind increasingly fortified defences and hundreds of security personnel, shows how this cold war mindset has played out. By framing domestic opposition as an existential threat linked to North Korea, whether or not he genuinely believes in such threats, compromise becomes impossible and democratic institutions themselves become the enemy. His use of \u201cpro-North\u201d accusations to justify martial law has instead highlighted how such rhetoric can pose a greater threat to democracy than the invisible enemies it claims to fight. With traditional anti-North Korea accusations losing their power to mobilise broader public support, Yoon has increasingly appeared to borrow from the American right\u2019s playbook, by attacking the media for example. Recent editorials in newspapers across the political spectrum have condemned Yoon\u2019s rhetoric. In a scathing critique, even the conservative Chosun Ilbo accused him of dividing the nation into \u201cpatriotic citizens\u201d and \u201canti-state forces\u201d, quoting words from his letter to his supporters. As investigators attempt to serve his arrest warrant and the constitutional court weighs his impeachment, Yoon\u2019s legacy may serve as a cautionary tale about how cold war paranoia, when weaponised for political gain, can end up consuming the people who try to wield it. The challenge now won\u2019t just be resolving Yoon\u2019s fate. It will be navigating how a society, deeply fractured by ideological polarisation, moves forward when the ghosts of its past, though representing only a small but vocal minority, remain."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/gaza-cola-launched-by-palestinian-activist-to-rebuild-destroyed-hospital;2025-01-08T05:00:10Z",
        "text": "Gaza\u2019s healthcare is on the brink of \u201ctotal collapse\u201d, according to the UN, because of the targeting of hospitals by Israel. While it is still impossible to say how much time and money it will take to rebuild, one Palestinian activist has plans to piece one small part of it back with the help of a soft drink. Osama Qashoo, the creator of Gaza Cola, hopes to use profits from his Coca-Cola alternative, recently launched in London, to rebuild al Karama hospital, which used to stand in northern Gaza. \u201cIt\u2019s been reduced to rubble for no just reason, like all of these hospitals in Gaza,\u201d according to the 43-year-old film-maker, human rights advocate and, now, fizzy-drink maker. Qashoo has chosen that hospital because, relatively speaking, \u201cit\u2019s small, it\u2019s quite manageable, it doesn\u2019t cost a lot of money\u201d. He could not put a figure on how much that would mean, or when it might happen, but, he said, \u201cwe are allowed to have an imagination \u2026 we have to dream, otherwise we can\u2019t live\u201d. He is already looking into the best medical equipment and the design, right down to the lighting, but for the time being they have built a field hospital in another location in Gaza using the parachutes left behind from aid airdrops for makeshift shelter. Qashoo first had the idea for Gaza Cola in November 2023. The red can features the Palestinian flag, \u201cGaza Cola\u201d written in Arabic calligraphy, and a pattern riffing on the Palestinian keffiyeh, the scarf often worn as a symbol of resistance. Ironically not himself a fan of fizzy drinks, Qashoo identifies Gaza Cola as a vehicle for a message. It is, he said, \u201ca statement to all these corporate companies who are investing in armed trade. To ask them the question of dignity. Do you see what your money\u2019s doing? Because it is doing damage. It is destroying homes and our environment \u2026 they need to wake up and they need to understand that their money, their greed, is causing our genocide\u201d. Qashoo is an advocate of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2001, he co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) and was involved in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in 2010. Originally from Nablus in the West Bank, he has been living in the UK since he was forced to flee Palestine more than 18 years ago \u2013 he was shot, imprisoned and tortured by occupation forces. Last year he opened Palestine House, a political and cultural hub in central London for Palestinians \u2013 where they can be \u201cPalestinian unapologetically\u201d \u2013 and their supporters. Coca-Cola, which BDS calls to boycott, reportedly operates facilities in occupied East Jerusalem. Qashoo views the company as \u201crepresentative of all the big corporations who actually don\u2019t care about the human being\u201d. It is not the first time Coca-Cola, along with other major western food and drinks companies, have been the target of calls for boycott \u2013 McDonald\u2019s, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were among the brands criticised for continuing to operate in Russia after it launched its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Boycotts of Coke and Pepsi in countries across the Middle East have already proved to be good news for local soft-drink brands, and Qashoo hopes people will get into the habit of drinking Gaza Cola instead of the big brands. \u201cIf you want to drink cola and you like it, what about this one? It\u2019s an alternative.\u201d It had sold more than 500,000 by the end of last year \u2013 online, a 24-pack costs \u00a330 and a six pack costs \u00a312 \u2013 and is being bought wholesale and shipped all over the UK, as well as farther afield, including to Spain, Australia, South Africa and Kuwait. But Qashoo\u2019s friends and family in Gaza and the West Bank, whom he says would love to try it, are, he says, unlikely to get the chance. Coca-Cola did not respond to a request to comment."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria \u2013 but will the country listen?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/un-influence-pluralist-syria-assad;2025-01-08T05:00:09Z",
        "text": "The UN special envoy for Syria will urge the security council to back a transition to a pluralist democratic Syria, but faces resistance within the country. The interim government fears the lifting of sanctions will be tied to excessive demands imposed by the west, with suspicion of the UN deeply embedded after what are seen as its failures during 14 years of civil war. Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country\u2019s de facto leader, has told Gulf and western states that his group, Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), long ago transformed itself from a Salafi jihadi group in Idlib province to a technocratic force willing to accommodate all Syrians. Western leaders and the UN, however, are reluctant to go further than temporary waivers on some sanctions without clearer guarantees about the nature of the transitional government due to take power in March. The German foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, last week insisted during a visit to Damascus that Berlin could not fund a Syria under Islamist structures, saying women\u2019s rights were the yardstick by which HTS will be judged. Syria may face no choice but to accept Europe\u2019s blend of carrots and sticks \u2013 a similar warning will be issued when European leaders meet with the US in Rome on Thursday to discuss sanctions waivers \u2013 but it may be more resistant to take lectures from the UN. Rahaf Aldoughli, a Syrian specialist at Lancaster University, said the UN\u2019s unpopularity is such that some civil society groups are reluctant to enlist its help. \u201cSuch were the atrocities, and so prolonged was the conflict, you feel you cannot approach the UN for help because it failed you,\u201d she said. Syria in Transition, one of the magazines that documented the role of the UN in Syria, accused the organisation of having \u201creinforced the false narrative that Bashar al-Assad had emerged as the war\u2019s victor, thereby positioning gradual normalisation as the logical next step\u201d, while others have noted the widespread belief that UN aid delivery was an arm of the Assad government. One survey by Insecurity Insight revealed how allegations of complicity by UN officials with the Assad regime after the 2023 earthquake swiftly went viral, attracting hundreds of thousands of viewings. The UN has always defended its aid programme inside Syria by arguing it had no choice but to deal with the regime to ensure aid was delivered. But the UN\u2019s unpopularity is something Sharaa has been willing to reference, telling Saudi state broadcaster Al Arabiya it had been ineffectual. \u201cThere has been a lot of suffering and there have been many attempts to fix the Syrian situation, but the UN and the international community failed to release a single prisoner in 14 years and failed to return a single refugee,\u201d he said. \u201cThey failed to convince the regime of the slightest political solution that would serve the interests of the regime. So today the Syrian people have saved themselves.\u201d He also urged the UN not to burden Syrians with demands to follow outdated resolutions. In a meeting with Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy, in Damascus on 15 December it mapped out a very different transition process to the one advocated by the body, suggesting no elections for as long as four years \u2013 two-and-a-half years longer than the timetable in UN resolution 2254. On one level, Sharaa\u2019s critique of the resolution as outdated is uncontroversial \u2013 its premise was to settle a now nonexistent dispute between the Assad government and Syrian opposition \u2013 but there are fears his approach may mask a deeper objection to the values of pluralism, secularism and inclusion it upholds. Resolution 2254 backs a Syrian-led political process to establish a credible non-sectarian government within six months, and elections within 18. Sharaa\u2019s longer timetable has a logic, even if it gives him a chance to consolidate power. He argues elections are premature without establishing appropriate infrastructure, including accurate population statistics and legal communication with Syrian communities abroad. Aldoughli says she is less concerned by his timetable but \u201con edge\u201d about what form of government he is proposing after March. \u201cThere is complete ambiguity and nothing is clear. It is very worrying,\u201d she said. HTS sources had briefed plans for a two-day, 1,200-strong national dialogue conference, including political figures, tribal sheikhs, artists, academics and representatives of young people and women due to be held on 4 and 5 January. The foreign minister, Asaad al-Shibani, confirmed on Tuesday that the conference had been postponed, explaining diversity was seen as a source of strength and more time was needed to prepare. The assurance may be key to unlocking the required western sanctions relief. Michal Shammas, a Paris-based Syrian lawyer, said the impression had been given it had been redetermined that the conference would confirm Sharaa as leader. Hadi al Bahra, the head of the UN-recognised Syrian coalition for revolutionary and opposition forces, said he received no invitation and Dima Moussa, the organisation\u2019s vice-president, also expressed concerns. \u201cThe Syrian people will not accept that any party monopolises power again, after the suffering they endured under the rule of the Assad family for more than 50 years, whether it was about a specific party, a specific family, a specific person or a specific ideology,\u201d she said. As more political exiles return from the UK, France, Germany and the US, other transitional roadmaps, often conceived in exile, are emerging. Sharaa has been meeting many of these groups, but it is a complex task to manage this explosion of plans \u2013 and the tensions are clear. Aref al-Shaal, a well-known Assad adversary and lawyer, says Sharaa, operating in a constitutional vacuum, is dangerously exceeding his authority. The challenge for the UN and Pedersen is to support and channel the demands of Syrian civil society, but he can hardly call for a Syrian-owned process and then dictate its terms. Shammas argued the key to state building will depend on fostering a Syrian national identity. \u201cAs long as we treat each other as majority, minorities, sects, religions and not as citizens, we remain vulnerable to external interference,\u201d he said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;What is the ring of fire \u2013 explained in 30 seconds;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/what-is-the-ring-of-fire-explained-in-30-seconds;2025-01-08T03:16:39Z",
        "text": "The ring of fire is a 40,000km long horseshoe shaped belt that wraps around the Pacific Ocean. The ring, also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt, is home to 75% of the world\u2019s active volcanoes, and 90% of its earthquakes. Many of the world\u2019s most powerful earthquakes have occurred along this zone, including the 1960 Valdivia Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, and the 1964 Alaska Earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.2. The area is prone to seismic activity due to the large number of fault zones \u2013 or areas where tectonic plates overlap with each other and collide, causing earthquakes. The belt is also home to the deepest part of the ocean \u2013 the Mariana Trench \u2013 formed when the Pacific plate was pushed under the Philippine Sea plate. The ring runs through fifteen countries, including Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Japan, the US, Canada, Russia, Guatemala, Peru and Chile. It\u2019s not the only earthquake belt \u2013 the Alpide seismic belt, which runs from Sumatra through to the Atlantic, accounts for 20% of the world\u2019s largest earthquakes, and a belt running along the mid-Atlantic ridge runs directly under Iceland, which has experienced earthquakes as large as 7.1."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: Trump sympathises with Russian stance against Ukraine joining Nato;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/ukraine-war-briefing-trump-sympathises-with-russian-stance-against-ukraine-joining-nato;2025-01-08T03:05:30Z",
        "text": "Donald Trump has said he sympathises with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of Nato, and lamented that he will not be able to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin before his inauguration. Though Nato members and the Biden administration have expressed support for its eventual membership, Ukraine has never been extended an invitation. Kyiv says joining Nato will deter further Russian aggression. Conversely, Trump and his allies claim Ukraine\u2019s membership will unnecessarily provoke Moscow and drag the alliance into a war. \u201cA big part of the problem is, Russia - for many, many years, long before Putin - said, \u2018You could never have Nato involved with Ukraine.\u2019 Now, they\u2019ve said that. That\u2019s been, like, written in stone,\u201d Trump said. \u201cAnd somewhere along the line Biden said, \u2018No. They should be able to join Nato.\u2019 Well, then Russia has somebody right on their doorstep, and I could understand their feelings about that.\u201d The Biden administration will announce a \u201csubstantial\u201d final weapons package for Ukraine, the Associated Press reports. Defence secretary Lloyd Austin will announce the package on a visit to Germany to meet with representatives from about 50 countries who have assisted Ukraine. While the exact value of the package was not provided by defence officials to the Associated Press, they said it would not include all of the roughly $4bn left in the remaining funding for Ukraine. The package follows a $1.25bn aid package in December and a series of aid announcements as it hurried to provide military assistance before President Joe Biden leaves office. The officials said roughly 80-90% of all stockpile equipment promised has already been provided to Ukraine. An upcoming visit to Kyiv by Trump\u2019s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia will be rescheduled, Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said. He said he was confident the meeting between Keith Kellogg and Ukrainian officials would \u201ctake place in its own time\u201d and that the two countries are in contact to \u201censure that the meeting is meaningful as possible\u201d. Ukraine\u2019s general staff announced 94 clashes in the Russian Kursk region on Tuesday, double the number from the day before. A Russian defence ministry statement listed six locations where its troops had defeated Ukrainian brigades, and a further seven where it said it had initiated strikes on Ukrainian troops and equipment. Reports on both sides were not able to be verified by Reuters. Ukraine launched a new offensive in the region on Sunday, but has not provided details of the operation or what the objectives are. The Ukrainian army says fighting in Kurakhove, which Russia claimed to have seized, is still ongoing. Victor Tregubov, a spokesperson for Ukraine\u2019s Khortytsia army unit said on national TV that Ukrainian troops are holding on the western outskirts of the town, while accusing Russia of using scorched earth tactics to \u201ccompletely destroy\u201d the town. \u201cThey\u2019re actually trying to dismantle the town brick by brick\u201d, he said, adding that Ukraine was \u201cinflicting losses on them so that they do not advance further\u201d. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has accused Russia of using \u201cgas as a weapon\u201d after Russia\u2019s Gazprom cut off heating and hot water in the region of Transnistria in Moldova over a financial dispute. On the same day, a gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine, was not renewed, leaving people reliant on burning wood and plug-in electric heaters. Writing on social media platform X, she said she had reaffirmed the EU\u2019s \u201cunwavering solidarity\u201d with Moldova in a call with its prime minister, Dorin Recean.."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok \u2013 reports;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/former-cambodian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-bangkok-reports;2025-01-08T01:02:52Z",
        "text": "A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok on Tuesday, according to Thai media. \u201cLim Kimya... died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin,\u201d the Bangkok Post reported, adding that the deceased was a dual Cambodian-French national. Thai police confirmed the death of a Cambodian man without identifying him as Lim Kimya, telling Agence France-Presse: \u201cwe are currently investigating the motives and will provide more information at a later time\u201d. Multiple Thai media outlets reported that a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on Lim Kimya as he arrived in the Thai capital from the Cambodian city of Siem Reap by bus, accompanied by his French wife and a Cambodian uncle. An AFP photojournalist saw blood at the scene near Bangkok\u2019s popular Khao San Road area. \u201cThis brazen shooting of a former CNRP MP on the streets of Bangkok has all the hallmarks of a political assassination, and looks to be a significant escalation in the use of transnational repression,\u201d said Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates. Pen Bona, a spokesperson for the Cambodian government, denied the accusation that the government might have been implicated in the politician\u2019s death. \u201cCambodia is responsible only for what happens on its territory, not for what happens on other countries. Whatever happens on Thai territory is the responsibility of Thai government,\u201d he said, adding that activists had spoken \u201cirresponsibly and without evidence and any basis\u201d. Lim Kimya, 74, was elected as an opposition member of Cambodia\u2019s parliament after a general poll in 2013 in which the ruling party under former leader Hun Sen almost lost to its then-rival, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). The CNRP, which was founded in 2012 by opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha and once considered the sole viable opponent to the ruling Cambodian People\u2019s Party (CPP), was dissolved by court order in 2017. Scores of opposition politicians and MPs, including Lim Kimya, were banned from political activities after the party\u2019s dissolution. Pen Bona, a spokesperson for the Cambodian government denied accusations from rights activists that the government was implicated in the politician\u2019s death. \u201cCambodia is responsible only for what happens on its territory, not for what happens on other countries. Whatever happens on Thai territory is the responsibility of Thai government,\u201d he said, adding that activists had spoken \u201cirresponsibly and without evidence\u201d. Rights groups have accused Hun Sen \u2013 who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades before stepping down in 2023 and handing power to his eldest son, Hun Manet \u2013 of using the legal system to crush any opposition to his rule. Scores of opposition politicians and activists were convicted and jailed during his time in power, with challengers forced to flee and freedom of expression stifled. The Cambodian government has always denied that charges against political and environmental activists have been politically motivated. Kem Sokha was arrested and was sentenced in 2023 to 27 years in prison for treason \u2013 a charge he has repeatedly denied \u2013 and was immediately placed under house arrest. Sam Rainsy lives in exile in France. Despite holding French citizenship, Lim Kimya did not join the dozens of lawmakers who fled abroad after Kem Sokha was detained. Lim Kimya told AFP at the time in Phnom Penh: \u201cI will never give up politics\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The maps that show how China\u2019s military is squeezing Taiwan;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/the-maps-that-show-how-chinas-military-is-squeezing-taiwan;2025-01-08T00:01:05Z",
        "text": "China\u2019s military launched a record number of warplane incursions around Taiwan in 2024 as it builds its ability to launch full-scale invasion, something a former chief of Taiwan\u2019s armed forces said Beijing could be capable of within a decade. Analysts said China\u2019s relentless harassment had taken a toll on Taiwan\u2019s resources, but had failed to convince them to capitulate, largely because the threat of invasion was still an empty one, for now. Xi Jinping\u2019s determination to annex Taiwan under what the president terms \u201creunification\u201d is no secret. He has publicly and stridently promised to bring it under Communist party (CCP) control, subsumed into the Chinese motherland, by force if necessary, on multiple occasions including as recently as his 2025 New Year address to the nation. But in an effort to force Taiwan\u2019s hand without resorting to a direct military attack, the military \u2013 the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) \u2013 has targeted it with waves of harassment and intimidation, using anything from weather balloons to aircraft carriers. This has all combined with continued non-military tactics, including legal and cyber warfare, disinformation campaigns, and the weaponisation of diplomatic and trade relationships. But until China is capable of a full-scale invasion, such tactics are are \u201cmeaningless\u201d as long as Taiwan does not surrender, a former head of Taiwan\u2019s armed forces, Admiral Lee Hsi-min, told the Guardian. \u201cThe overarching strategy is to make you capitulate,\u201d Lee said. The PLA\u2019s Taiwan-focused tactics could be broadly categorised into four types, he said. \u201cIntimidatory\u201d tactics included grey zone warfare such as its near-daily incursions into Taiwan\u2019s air defence identification zone (ADIZ), \u201ccoercive\u201d tactics could be a blockade or quarantine, \u201cpunitive\u201d attacks included missile bombardments, and \u201cconquest\u201d was a full-scale invasion. The coercive tactics include what Admiral Tang Hua, commander of Taiwan\u2019s navy, told the Economist in October was an \u201canaconda strategy\u201d by the PLA to squeeze Taiwan, trying to exhaust its response system, force mistakes and perhaps trigger an excuse to launch a blockade. In several incidents \u2013 including as recently as last week \u2013 undersea communications cables to Taiwan have been cut or damaged, allegedly by Chinese ships. Severing communications is one key element experts expect would be part of a blockade or attack. Lee said the intimidatory approached was designed to deter Taiwan from declaring independence, and had so far been successful. The aim of any coercive and punitive measures would be to force Taiwan\u2019s government or people to capitulate on unification. Lee said the PLA was fully capable of those three types of measure but had yet to launch a blockade or attack because it wasn\u2019t yet able to enact the fourth: conquest. \u201cIf they don\u2019t have capability to conduct full-scale invasion, then taking any one of the first three won\u2019t work,\u201d Lee said. \u201cIf Taiwan does not capitulate when they conduct this anaconda approach then what could China do?\u201d US intelligence reportedly believes Xi has given the PLA a 2027 deadline to reach capability of a full-scale invasion. Lee said no one can predict exactly when they\u2019ll be ready because it was a dynamic assessment also involving Taiwan\u2019s own defensive capabilities, and ongoing corruption issues in the PLA, but he believed it would be within a decade. Into the grey zone In the meantime, training \u2013 often in the form of grey-zone warfare \u2013 has continued. Most of it has taken the form of air force flights into Taiwan\u2019s air defence identification zone (ADIZ). Warplanes are flying more often, in larger numbers, and increasingly close to Taiwan. Every incident forces Taiwan\u2019s military to respond, wearing down its resources and morale, and eroding warning times as Taiwan is forced to shrink the territorial space it can practically cover. In 2022, 1,727 Chinese military planes flew into Taiwan\u2019s de facto ADIZ, double the previous year\u2019s total. In 2023 it was a similar number, heavily concentrated during military drills launched in April and September in purported retaliation to what it called Taiwan\u2019s \u201cseparatist activities\u201d including a meeting between then president Tsai Ing-wen and senior US officials. In 2024, there were more than 3,000. Ben Lewis, a defence analyst who maintains an open-source tally of ADIZ incursions, says the 2024 increase is particularly stark given that there were actually very few in the first part of the year. Lewis\u2019s data, based on Taiwan defence ministry reports, shows a lull in ADIZ incursions in the months leading up to Taiwan\u2019s presidential election in January, which many analysts at the time said was likely a decision by Beijing not to risk playing into the China threat narrative which the ruling Democratic Progressive party and its presidential candidate, Lai Ching-te, had campaigned on. Beijing will usually link its drills and greyzone activities to perceived provocations, including Taiwan engaging in acts of sovereignty or international diplomacy, or the US \u2013 which has numerous military bases stationed in the region \u2013 conducting activities like freedom of navigation exercises. After Lai was inaugurated in May, Lewis said there was an \u201cunprecedented surge\u201d in PLA air force and navy incursions, rising steadily until it peaked in July with more than 430 incursions, nearing the record high reported in August 2022 during the PLA drills after Nancy Pelosi visited the island. There were also spikes during the military drills. Due to changes in the Taiwan defence ministry\u2019s reporting methods early last year, it is no longer possible to see what type of PLA planes flew, or where. The reduced transparency is a \u201cmissed opportunity\u201d by Taiwan to get international attention, said Lewis. \u201cThere\u2019s a spectrum and diversity of the PLA\u2019s course of activity against Taiwan \u2013 balloons, UAVs [such as drones], maritime law enforcement, ADIZ activity, whatever the joint patrols are \u2013 that can get people\u2019s attention and help us learn about what the PLA is doing. But they\u2019re just not sharing enough.\u201d Besides the ADIZ incursions, the PLA has also demonstrated more sophisticated joint operations, drone encirclements of the island, missile tests, and integration of civilian forces. In its annual report on China\u2019s military developments, the US defence department said the PLA had \u201clong emphasised the importance of joint firepower strikes as a component of large-scale operations\u201d and have been explicitly tied to a Taiwan invasion in PLA writings. Military drills held in May and October \u2013 named Joint Sword 2024 A and B \u2013 surrounded Taiwan\u2019s main island with joint exercises by all branches of the PLA and, for the first time, the increasingly militarised Coast Guard. The exercises \u201creally demonstrated the PLA\u2019s ability to surge forces, get people up and moving, and to seize the operating area,\u201d said Lewis. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean they can hold it but it means they can take it at good pace.\u201d Taiwan\u2019s officials have now come to expect multiple PLA drills ostensibly targeting Taiwan each year, but Lewis said Taiwan has managed to \u201cmaintain strong control\u201d with their responses each time. \u201cIt takes a lot of professionalism and capability to respond to a major militia exercise surrounding all sides of your island when the goal of the exercise is to demonstrate how much more capacity China has than Taiwan,\u201d he said. The analysts expect the PLA tactics to continue and escalate in 2025. The DPP-led government in Taipei resoundingly rejects the prospect of Chinese rule, as does a growing majority of Taiwan\u2019s people. They appear unlikely to capitulate. But Lee said for now, Beijing has at least achieved its goal of deterring Taiwan from advancing its sovereignty or independence. \u201cAnd in the meantime they can practise or prepare or establish their capability for the final goal.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Woman who left 35 puppies in filthy caravan gets suspended sentence;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/woman-who-left-35-puppies-in-faeces-filled-caravan-gets-suspended-sentence;2025-01-07T22:40:48Z",
        "text": "A woman who left 35 puppies and a dog in a dilapidated caravan covered in faeces and without food or water in Sussex has been given a suspended sentence over numerous animal welfare offences. One dachshund puppy died days after being rescued from the mobile home in Eastbourne and other canines were treated by vets for malnourishment. Micaela Anderson-Letts was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months in prison, suspended for two years, for causing unnecessary suffering to the dogs, along with 15 other animal-related crimes. These included faking importation documents for underage puppies and selling puppies without a licence in 2020, with advertisements showing she had the potential to make \u00a3173,000 from the sales while misleading potential buyers over the reasons they were being sold. On 26 July 2021, police attended a car park after members of the public reported a large number of dogs in a caravan left in direct sunlight with the windows closed. After the sentencing, Sussex police investigating officer Marie Jenner said: \u201cThe whole floor was covered in faeces and urine-soaked cardboard. \u201cThere were exposed wires, nails and screws, and broken pieces of wood and tools throughout. The conditions were completely uninhabitable. \u201cThe dogs were retrieved from the caravan and placed in makeshift pens where we provided them with bowls of water. They were drinking uncontrollably, which gave an [indication] of their desperation to rehydrate. \u201cA vet arrived on scene and explained that the dogs were suffering \u2013 and would continue to suffer, if left in these conditions \u2013 and therefore they were seized under the Animal Welfare Act.\u201d Jenner added: \u201cIt transpired that Anderson-Letts had previously been issued an animal banning order and showed complete disregard to the judicial system by continuing to involve herself with puppies.\u201d Sussex police said the dachshund puppy\u2019s cause of death was starvation and dehydration and it was one of 14 young dogs treated in a veterinary hospital. Body-worn camera footage released by Sussex police shows officers rescuing the mix of labradors, dachshunds and French bulldogs and them desperately drinking water from a big bowl. During sentencing at Kingston crown court in south-west London, Judge Marcus Tregilgas-Davey said: \u201cWhat is clear, investigations show Micaela Anderson-Letts was part of a Facebook group advertising these dogs for sale. \u201cIt was clear she had these dogs for no other reason than to sell them on and make a profit.\u201d Police also discovered two dead pigs in the garden of the defendant\u2019s then home in Surbiton, south-west London, on 19 May 2020 during a Covid lockdown. She told officers the animals had died of illness seven days earlier. Officers also found remains and other pigs still alive in hot sunshine in a pen too small for them to lie down in, and without food or water. The judge added: \u201cOn the one hand what you did was so disgraceful and uncaring to those animals in our view, it should be an immediate custodial sentence.\u201d However, the sentence was suspended for two years, taking into account she has a young child and caring responsibilities. Anderson-Letts, of Sunbury-on-Thames, was also ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work and up to 20 days of rehabilitative activity, and was banned from owning animals or applying for licences involving animals. Providing mitigation for Anderson-Letts, David Langwallner said: \u201cThe most important mitigation is there is some evidence that she is rebuilding her life, the responsibility of having a one-year-old child and being de facto carer for [her] 72-year-old mother.\u201d Langwallner added that up until her offending, she was a person of good character and the judge also acknowledged evidence of her autism."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018A snowball\u2019s chance in hell\u2019: Trudeau rejects Trump threat to annex Canada;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/canada-politics-trump-tariffs-trudeau;2025-01-07T20:33:53Z",
        "text": "Justin Trudeau has rejected threats from Donald Trump that the US could use \u201ceconomic force\u201d to annex its closest ally, saying: \u201cThere isn\u2019t a snowball\u2019s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States. \u201cWorkers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other\u2019s biggest trading and security partner,\u201d Canada\u2019s prime minister wrote on social media. Trump\u2019s musings on Tuesday came as he doubled down on threats to impose protectionist tariffs on one of the US\u2019s biggest trading partners. \u201cCanada and the United States: that would be really something,\u201d he said from Florida, but warned his incoming administration was getting frustrated over what the president-elected called \u201csubsidies\u201d for Canada. \u201cWe\u2019ve been good neighbours, but we can\u2019t do it forever, and it\u2019s a tremendous amount of money,\u201d he said. Canada\u2019s foreign minister, M\u00e9lanie Joly, also pushed back, writing on social media that Trump\u2019s comments showed a \u201ccomplete lack of understanding of what makes Canada a strong country\u201d. She said Canada \u201cwill never back down in the face of threats\u201d. The remarks are likely to further fuel political turmoil in Canada after the resignation of its prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and the suspension of parliament until late March. The US president-elect made his comments in a meandering press conference in which he also refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal and seize Greenland, and promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the \u201cGulf of America\u201d. He once again mulled a union between Canada and the US, describing their shared border, established more than 230 years ago, as an \u201cartificially drawn line\u201d. Asked if he would use military force, Trump said: \u201cNo, economic force.\u201d He repeated his baseless claim that the US \u201csubsidizes\u201d Canada and said the country spends too much to defend its neighbour. Trudeau announced on Monday he would step down after nearly 10 years in power as soon as his ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader. Hours later, Trump revived his running jibe on social media about persuading Canada to seek US statehood. \u201cMany people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,\u201d the incoming president wrote. In a stark contrast to Trump\u2019s trolling, Joe Biden expressed his appreciation for Trudeau in a phone call late on Monday. \u201cOver the last decade, Prime Minister Trudeau has led with commitment, optimism, and strategic vision. The US-Canada alliance is stronger because of him. The American and Canadian people are safer because of him. And the world is better off because of him,\u201d Biden said in a statement on Tuesday. But the latest developments are likely to further deepen worries that a suspended parliament, a lame-duck prime minister, a Liberal leadership race and a federal election will all unfold at a time when Canada\u2019s largest trading partner is at its most unpredictable. Trudeau\u2019s decision to resign has thrown open the doors to a fierce party race before a general election later this year. Late on Monday, the former Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced that he was considering entering the race to replace Trudeau. Carney, a climate-focused economist who became the first non-Briton to run the Bank of England, said in a statement that he would be \u201cconsidering this decision closely with my family over the coming days\u201d. A longtime and prominent member of the Liberal party, Carney said he was \u201cencouraged\u201d by the support of Liberal lawmakers and people \u201cwho want us to move forward with positive change and a winning economic plan\u201d. Speculation that Carney, who ran the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020, could be seeking high office has grown over the past few months as Trudeau\u2019s popularity plummeted amid record inflation, an acute housing crisis, high food prices and voter fatigue. It has been more than a decade since the party last ran a federal leadership contest, with Trudeau securing a dominant win in 2013 and rebuilding the party in the years since. The Liberal caucus will meet on Wednesday to discuss the procedure for selecting Trudeau\u2019s replacement. The party\u2019s constitution has a process for selecting a leader that typically takes months but there are now fewer than 80 days until parliament returns. Party brass are hopeful for a new leader by the end of January. \u201cIt\u2019s unfathomable to me that we can\u2019t choose a leader of the Liberal party in a 30- to 60-day period, whereas we can choose the prime minister of Canada or the leader of the country according to the Elections Act in a 30- to 60-day period,\u201d the immigration minister, Marc Miller, told CBC News. Still, there are unanswered questions about who may be casting a ballot for the new leader. Trudeau\u2019s 2013 win came after the party allowed people who had not paid for memberships to vote. The Liberal party is in a tough position, with the opposition Conservatives expected to win a majority government under current polling. The Conservative party leader, Pierre Poilievre, has dismissed the former central banker as \u201cCarbon Tax Carney\u201d, a reference to a levy on consumer fuel Trudeau brought in. The Conservatives are also weighing using the tagline \u201cJust like Justin\u201d as an attack on the next Liberal leader in the hopes of tying any successor to the unpopularity of the prime minister. Last week, Trudeau\u2019s close friend and former principal secretary Gerald Butts wrote in a Substack post that allowing \u201ca handful of apparatchiks [to] choose their prime minister\u201d would harm the party. \u201cCompetitions create better competitors. In politics, leadership campaigns make for better general election campaign teams. They train people, test ideas, build resilience,\u201d he wrote. Butts said the party\u2019s future was at risk if it held a limited race bound by tight rules. \u201cIf Liberals arrogate that right to a few hundred people in Ottawa, I hope they\u2019re alert to the risk that they could be selecting the party\u2019s last leader.\u201d A poll by the Angus Reid Institute on Friday, before Trudeau\u2019s announcement, found Carney was in second place among candidates likely to replace Trudeau as Liberal leader. The former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, whose resignation last month increased calls for Trudeau to go, was top. If he were to win the leadership race, Carney would be in the unusual situation of becoming prime minister without holding a seat in the House of Commons. Party leaders are not required to be members of parliament when they win, but convention requires they run for a seat as quickly as possible. It took Jagmeet Singh 16 months to become an MP after winning the leadership of the New Democratic party. With a spring election widely expected, the new Liberal leader will only hold the post of prime minister for a handful of months before the country votes."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;US declares Sudan\u2019s paramilitary forces have committed genocide during civil war;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/us-determines-sudan-paramilitary-genocide;2025-01-07T18:57:21Z",
        "text": "The United States has formally declared that Sudan\u2019s Rapid Support Forces have committed genocide during the country\u2019s ongoing civil war, marking the second time in less than 30 years that genocide has been perpetrated in Sudan. Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, announced the determination on Tuesday while imposing sanctions on the RSF commander Mohammad Hamdan Daglo \u2013 known as Hemedti \u2013 for his role in what he described as \u201csystematic atrocities\u201d, many perpetrated in west Darfur. While both the RSF and rival Sudanese Armed Forces have been accused of committing war crimes during the civil war which broke out in 2023, and which has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Blinken detailed a pattern of systematic ethnic violence in which RSF had killed civilians as they tried to flee, and blocked access to essential supplies. Blinken said that the state department had conducted months of deliberation over the genocide designation. \u201cBased on this information, I have now concluded that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan,\u201d he said. Blinken\u2019s announcement on Tuesday has come amid heightened global scrutiny of US positions on international conflicts. Just days earlier, Blinken had dismissed suggestions that events in Gaza constituted genocide, responding: \u201cNo, it\u2019s not\u201d in an interview with the New York Times. A paramilitary force that emerged out of the notorious Janjaweed militias that committed atrocities in Darfur in the 2000s, the RSF was deployed by the former Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019 to crack down on pro-democracy protesters during Sudan\u2019s revolution that saw Bashir\u2019s fall in 2019. In 2023, an uneasy alliance between Hemedti and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the Sudanese army general who became head of the country\u2019s ruling transitional council, broke down, triggering a devastating civil war between the RSF against Burhan\u2019s Sudanese Armed Forces, and ensuing famine. Some of the most serious allegations relating to Hemedti and the RSF have once again focused on Darfur, where where up to 15,000 people died in well documented RSF attacks on El Geneina in west Darfur in 2023 targeting the non-Arab Masalit and other ethnic groups. In his statement Blinken said: \u201cI also determined that members of the RSF and allied Arab militias had committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. \u201cThe RSF and RSF-aligned militias have continued to direct attacks against civilians. The RSF and allied militias have systematically murdered men and boys \u2013 even infants \u2013 on an ethnic basis, and deliberately targeted women and girls from certain ethnic groups for rape and other forms of brutal sexual violence. \u201cThose same militias have targeted fleeing civilians, murdering innocent people escaping conflict, and prevented remaining civilians from accessing lifesaving supplies. Based on this information, I have now concluded that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan. \u201cThe United States is committed to holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities. We are today sanctioning RSF leader Mohammad Hamdan Daglo Mousa, known as Hemedti, for his role in systematic atrocities committed against the Sudanese people. We are also sanctioning seven RSF-owned companies located in the United Arab Emirates and one individual for their roles in procuring weapons for the RSF.\u201d The latest genocide determination follows the US declaration in 2004 that the RSF\u2019s forerunner had committed in Darfur in the early 2000s. The treasury department simultaneously announced sweeping sanctions against Hemedti and eight connected entities, including UAE-based companies accused of providing weapons and financial support to his forces. The measures include visa restrictions that will bar Hemedti and his family from entering the United States, specifically citing \u201cgross violations of human rights in Darfur, namely the mass rape of civilians by RSF soldiers under his control\u201d. The war between RSF and the Sudan Armed Forces, which has so far killed tens of thousands and created one of the world\u2019s worst humanitarian crises, including perpetuating a mass famine for hundreds of thousands and forcing 12 million people from their homes, according to UN estimates. The SAF was not implicated in US sanctions or in the genocide determination. Last month, rights activists reported at least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed by barrel bombs and shelling from both sides. On Sunday, an airstrike which targeted a market area for the third time in less than a month, left more than 30 wounded, with five in critical condition, according to local volunteer rescue workers. Among the sanctioned entities is Capital Tap Holding, a UAE-based company that allegedly channeled money and military equipment to the RSF. Its owner, Abu Dharr Abdul Nabi Habiballa Ahmmed, and several related companies were also targeted for helping the paramilitary group evade previous sanctions. The genocide determination, which follows earlier findings of war crimes and crimes against humanity, could pave the way for additional international action against the RSF and its supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Strasbourg court finds Greece guilty of \u2018systematic\u2019 pushback of asylum seekers;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/greece-guilty-of-systematic-pushback-of-asylum-seekers-echr-rules;2025-01-07T18:55:39Z",
        "text": "The European court of human rights has found Greece guilty of conducting \u201csystematic\u201d pushbacks of would-be asylum seekers, ordering it to compensate a woman forcibly expelled back to Turkey despite her attempts to seek protection in the country. In a judgment described as potentially trailblazing, the Strasbourg-based tribunal awarded the complainant damages of \u20ac20,000 (\u00a316,500), citing evidence that the frontline EU state was engaging in the illicit deportations when she was removed. \u201cThere were strong indications to suggest that there had existed, at the time of the events alleged, a systematic practice of \u2018pushbacks\u2019 of third-country nationals by the Greek authorities, from the Evros [border] region to Turkey,\u201d Tuesday\u2019s decision concluded. It was the first time that Greece has been publicly condemned for carrying out a policy it has long denied, and the first time the human rights court has examined a complaint of pushback by authorities in the country. Campaigners reacted to the historic ruling with jubilation. The Greek Council for Refugees (GCR), which had taken up the case and provided legal representation for the complainant, described the decision as \u201ca landmark judgment\u201d. The woman, identified by her initials as ARE in court documents, lodged the case before the tribunal in 2021, almost two years after her expulsion in May 2019. An earlier attempt to have the complaint heard in Greece was rejected by an appeals court prosecutor in the region of Thrace on the grounds that Greek police \u201cnever\u201d engaged in such activity. International jurists, however, accepted the allegation that the refugee, fleeing political persecution as a convicted member of the faith-based Gulen movement, had not only been forcibly expelled but illegally detained before deportation. The pushback occurred under cover of darkness with the applicant and several other asylum seekers being forced by commandos in balaclavas to board an inflatable boat back to Turkey. Citing articles 3 and 13 prohibiting torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, the judgment concluded that Greek authorities had acted in clear violation of the European convention on human rights. The woman had managed to upload a video documenting her location in Greece \u2013 concrete evidence that she had reached the country which judges took into account. Her expulsion resulted in arrest and imprisonment by Turkish authorities on the charge of being a member of the \u201cFetullahist terrorist organisation\u201d. Turkey\u2019s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has accused the late preacher Fethullah G\u00fclen, who lived in the US before his death in October last year, of being behind an abortive coup attempt in 2016. Marina Papamina, who coordinates the GCR\u2019s legal unit and had acted as the woman\u2019s lawyer, said the tribunal\u2019s decision and recognition of the illegal practice amounted to \u201ca vindication for the thousands of victims who have denounced pushbacks by Greek authorities at the Greek-Turkish border.\u201d \u201cGreek authorities must stop this illegal practice,\u201d she said. The centre-right government of the prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, under whose watch pushbacks have reportedly proliferated has long argued it follows \u201ca strict but fair\u201d migration policy. Like previous administrations, officials have furiously denied the allegations with the backing of security agencies, including the Hellenic coastguard and police in what migrant solidarity workers have called a huge conspiracy of silence. At the hearings, Greek government representatives echoed that refrain, challenging the authenticity of the evidence presented and contending that Greece\u2019s border policies complied with international law. But at a time when regional conflicts and the climate emergency are expected to drive ever greater migrant flows towards Europe, campaigners said the ruling sent a very positive message. Human rights groups praised the judgment for finally exposing a practice so prevalent that in 2021 Amnesty International described the illegal pushbacks as de facto border policy. With scores of similar cases before the Strasbourg court, Lefteris Papagiannakis, the Greek Refugee Council\u2019s director, said that Tuesday\u2019s decision would be gamechanging. \u201cIt\u2019s hugely important,\u201d he said, adding that it sets a precedent and would act as a \u201cpilot case\u201d for all the pending cases before the human rights court involving allegations of pushbacks against Greece."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right provocateur whose ugly nationalism lives on;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/jean-marie-le-pen-the-enfant-terrible-of-french-politics-who-normalised-populism;2025-01-07T18:25:11Z",
        "text": "The first time Jean-Marie Le Pen stood in a French presidential election, in 1974, he won 0.75% of the vote. Half a century later, his daughter Marine leads the largest party in France\u2019s parliament and could well become its next head of state. Le Pen senior, who died on Tuesday aged 96, was for decades the far-right bogeyman of French politics, an eternal provocateur whose unabashed racism and antisemitism suggested he was much more interested in stoking outrage than in wielding power. But his legacy is substantial. The briefest glance at the place now occupied by the far right in French and European politics shows just how extraordinarily potent his anti-immigration, anti-elites, anti-globalisation, anti-EU message was. It was perhaps just not the right time, and he was not the right person, to deliver it. A former paratrooper, Le Pen was first elected to parliament aged 27, as France\u2019s youngest MP, on the coat-tails of Pierre Poujade, head of a populist, anti-taxation, anti-modernisation, anti-state movement of shopkeepers and small business owners. He spent much of the 1960s in an array of small right-wing parties, eventually emerging as the focus of nationalist opposition to Charles de Gaulle, whom he accused of \u201cmaking France small again\u201d by granting Algeria independence. In 1972 he co-founded the \u201cnational, social and popular\u201d National Front (FN), whose supporters ranged from Catholic fundamentalists to fans of Philippe P\u00e9tain, leader of France\u2019s collaborationist wartime government, and from royalists to former colonialists. While some were former Nazi collaborators, Le Pen always denied any fascist leanings, portraying himself instead as the heir of a centuries-old \u2013 and distinctly French \u2013 ultra-nationalist ideology. Slowly, he began to win over more than just nostalgic right-wingers and angry ex-colonialists. The end of the economic boom known as \u201cles trente glorieuses\u201d, rapidly increasing immigration from France\u2019s former colonies and the decline of the coal and steel industry drove more working-class, often former left-wing, northern voters to the FN. By the 1980s the party was winning 10% and more in parliamentary and European elections, rising to 15% in the 1995 presidential election and, in 2002, to 16.7% \u2013 a political earthquake that propelled Le Pen into the second-round runoff. Ultimately, however, it was Le Pen himself who proved the biggest obstacle to his party\u2019s further growth. His undying thirst for provocation led to multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred and condoning war crimes. He said future president Nicolas Sarkozy, the son of a Hungarian immigrant, was not French enough to hold the office, and France\u2019s \u201cblack-blanc-beur\u201d (black-white-Arab) World Cup-winning football team had too many \u201cplayers of colour\u201d to be French. He claimed African immigration would \u201csubmerge\u201d the country, and that the Nazi second world war occupation of northern France was \u201cnot particularly inhumane\u201d. He repeatedly described the Holocaust as a \u201cdetail\u201d of history. In an age of more deliberately divisive, controversy-courting and social media-driven extremism peopled by the likes of Donald Trump and European far-right leaders such as Geert Wilders and Alice Weidel of Germany\u2019s AfD, it might have worked. Back then, it didn\u2019t. Le Pen retired from frontline politics in 2011 when Marine took over as FN leader, launching a long-term campaign to clean up the party\u2019s image that she called \u201cde-demonisation\u201d \u2013 an implicit admission of her father\u2019s impact. The two fell out four years later, in 2015, when Marine kicked her father \u2013 who was viscerally opposed to her approach \u2013 out of the party he had co-founded after he again repeated his Holocaust remarks, and stripped him of his title of president for life. Three years after that, in an ultimate humiliation, she renamed her \u201cdetoxified\u201d party the National Rally (RN). She has made the runoff of the past two French presidential elections, scoring 34% in 2017 and 41% in 2022, and is frontrunner for the 2027 race. Meanwhile, Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s core political platform has been all but normalised, adopted by mainstream centre-right parties across Europe desperate to win back voters. His polarising, pugilistic style of doing politics is fast becoming so, too. Far-right parties holding similar nation-first, anti-immigration, anti-elites and anti-EU views currently lead national governments in three EU countries, are in (or backing) right-wing coalitions in three others, and could soon be in power in four more. Much as mainstream conservative parties may believe hardline policies on immigration and law and order will appeal to disillusioned voters, the evidence, in election after election, suggests the opposite is true. In one of his more insightful observations as far back as 1990, Le Pen put it this way. Speaking of the former French president Val\u00e9ry Giscard d\u2019Estaing, he said: \u201cHe prefers to be elected on our ideas, rather than fight for his own. \u201cIn general, people prefer the original to the copy.\u201d \u2022 This article was amended on 8 January 2025. Val\u00e9ry Giscard d\u2019Estaing was not the president of France in 1990 as stated in an earlier version. Also, an earlier headline reference to Jean-Marie Le Pen as an \u201cenfant terrible\u201d was changed to a \u201cfar-right provacateur\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/jean-marie-le-pen-obituary;2025-01-07T17:58:53Z",
        "text": "On the evening of 21 April 2002 the result of the first round of voting in the French presidential election was announced. It had been widely, though not universally, assumed that the outcome would see the field reduced to two contenders: the incumbent conservative president, Jacques Chirac, and the socialist prime minister, Lionel Jospin, with whom Chirac had uneasily shared power for five years. A shudder of shock, shame, disbelief and, in many places, delight, swept the country when it became clear that Chirac would face not Jospin, but Jean-Marie Le Pen, the leader of the far-right, xenophobic and racist Front National (FN), who has died aged 96. Jospin was beaten into third place and eliminated. It hardly mattered that hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the days that followed and that Chirac was eventually re-elected in a landslide, thanks largely to the ballots of appalled and penitent voters of the left. Le Pen, who had won 0.74% of the vote when he first stood for president in 1974, obtained 16.86% in the first round and 17.79% in the second. If his overall impact were to be measured only in seats won during his years as president of the FN at local, regional, national or European elections, it could be minimised. His success, until standing down in 2011, lay in taking the far right into the mainstream of French politics and in dragging conservative discourse to the right. At one point during the 2012 presidential contest, there seemed to be a real chance that his successor as head of the FN (since reinvented as the National Rally), his much more personable daughter Marine, might repeat her father\u2019s exploit and reach the second round \u2013 this time at the expense of the sitting conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy. In the event, the victor was the socialist Fran\u00e7ois Hollande, while the FN established itself as France\u2019s third political force. In 2017, representatives of the traditional right and left were seen off in the first round, and it took another mould-breaker, Emmanuel Macron, at the head of the newly formed centrist party En Marche!, to defeat Marine by 66% to 34%. Jean-Marie\u2019s granddaughter Marion Mar\u00e9chal-Le Pen also emerged as a prominent figure in the party. The rebranding of the FN as the National Rally in 2018 marked an attempt to appeal to a broader range of voters. The margins between Macron and Marine were narrower still in 2022; and the National Rally\u2019s gains continued, with the party at one point seeming to be on course to win a majority in parliament in summer 2024. Though Jean-Marie had positioned his party to benefit from the surge in nationalism and populism felt in much of Europe and the US, he received little credit for having done so. Marine wanted to detoxify the FN of overt racism, and Jean-Marie\u2019s third reference to the gas chambers of the Holocaust as being a detail of history led in 2015 to his expulsion from the party of which he was by then honorary president. When his daughter ran for president, it was largely as \u201cMarine\u201d, and in May 2018 Marion dropped the Le Pen from her surname. Jean-Marie continued as an MEP until 2019, casting a malignant shadow over the political life of France and Europe, just as he had for decades. He seemed politically indestructible: evidence and often proof was assembled that he was a racist, liar, bully and torturer, but it seemed to have little effect on his overall popularity. He was prosecuted on several occasions, the most recent instance coming last year, in a case concerning the misuse of EU parliament funds. Le Pen\u2019s own electoral successes were modest \u2013 regular election to the European parliament, three spells as a member of the National Assembly, election to regional assemblies \u2013 but his name entered the political lexicon when the lep\u00e9nisation des esprits, the spread of Le Pen\u2019s ideas into people\u2019s minds, became shorthand for the ratchet effect of the causes he espoused. He would mock his political opponents for stealing his programme, asking why people should vote for the copy when they could have the real thing. Often portrayed as a boorish oaf, Le Pen was no fool: he was an intelligent man with a gift for demagoguery. Anyone who heard him speak, as he would do for an hour or more at a time without notes at the FN\u2019s May Day celebration or his party\u2019s annual f\u00eate on the edge of Paris \u2013 mixing heavy sarcasm with mockery, abuse and a vision of an all-white France \u2013 had to acknowledge the brutal power of his oratory. His use of language was often elegant and effective, even if his excesses regularly got him into trouble with the courts. The potential flaws in his economic programme \u2013 drastic tax cuts, extra spending on French citizens but not foreigners, a return to the franc, exit from the European Union, protectionist measures \u2013 did not worry his backers. His message was aimed at the resentful petites gens who felt neglected, ignored and discriminated against. Once, their votes had gone to the Communist party; millions switched to Le Pen, who offered them a world in which immigrants were the cause of their ills, and once they had been expelled \u2013 and abortion outlawed, the guillotine restored and the police given drastic powers \u2013 all would be well. He was successful in federating a variety of social categories: reactionary Catholics and pagan romantics, skinheads and members of the haute bourgeoisie, unemployed factory workers in the north and well-heeled wine growers in the Midi. Born in the Breton fishing village of La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer, he had the birth name of Jean. He reportedly changed it when he first stood for election. His parents were Jean, a fisherman who died after a mine was caught in his net when his son was 14, and Anne-Marie (nee Herv\u00e9), a seamstress. At university in Paris, he studied politics and law, and led a rightwing student group with a reputation for violent and racist behaviour. It was widely thought that the loss of his left eye was the result of a fight, and his account of the circumstances varied over the years. More recently he said it was the result of an accident while he was erecting a marquee for a political meeting. In 1953, he volunteered for military service in Indochina, now Vietnam, enrolling as a parachutist in the Foreign Legion and attending officer training school. Demobilised after two years, at the age of 27 he became his country\u2019s youngest member of parliament as a backer of Pierre Poujade, whose support for small shopkeepers and businessmen, and hostility to tax prefigured elements of Le Pen\u2019s later policies. He soon fell out with Poujade, and in 1956 again enlisted, serving in north Africa. Allegations that he was involved in the torture of Algerian prisoners dogged him for years. Re-elected in 1958, he lost his parliamentary seat in 1962 and spent most of the 1960s engaged in far-right politics and in running a business devoted to the sale of recordings of rightwing political figures. In 1972, he founded the FN, and two years later made his first presidential bid. Le Pen\u2019s circumstances were transformed in 1976 when Hubert Lambert, a wealthy admirer, died and left him a fortune and a mansion in Paris. Lambert was heir to a cement fortune, but was physically frail, with psychological troubles. For years there was controversy over the manner of his death at 42. Members of his family sought to have the will annulled, and eventually the legacy was split with another claimant. Le Pen\u2019s new wealth did not enable him to find enough sponsors to run for president in 1981, but throughout the 1980s and 90s elections showed considerable underlying support: 14.3% in the 1988 presidential vote, 15% in 1995; almost 10% in the elections of 1986 and 1998; 15% in 1997 (though only 10% in the 2007 presidentials). Many on the conventional right, though not Chirac, were ready to flirt politically with a man who commanded such support. The first round of the 2002 presidential election marked the high point of Le Pen\u2019s long and turbulent career. In the legislative elections that followed, his candidates scored respectably but won no parliamentary seats. Inevitably, the question of his succession arose, but Le Pen made it clear he planned to continue: with the presidential term reduced to five years, he would be a mere 79 in 2007. Marine was given an enhanced role, to the discontent of some of his older and more traditionally minded supporters. After the defection of his chief lieutenant, Bruno M\u00e9gret, in the late 90s, no obvious successors emerged: none of the possible contenders had a fraction of his charisma. Marine took as a priority the task of humanising her father\u2019s image, and began increasingly to take over as his political heir. She set about \u201cde-demonising\u201d the FN, and became an altogether more formidable figure, with Jean-Marie marginalised in the battle for the soul and legacy of their party. In September 2024, father and daughter were among 25 people charged with embezzling funds for fake jobs for European parliament assistants between 2004 and 2016. Jean-Marie\u2019s health had been poor, and he did not appear in court. The verdicts are expected shortly. He married Pierrette Lalanne in 1960, and they had three daughters, Marie-Caroline, Yann and Marine. After an acrimonious divorce in 1987, Pierrette denounced Le Pen, and posed for Playboy when he refused to pay alimony. In 1991 he married Jany (Jeanne-Marie) Paschos. She and his daughters survive him. \u2022 Jean-Marie Le Pen, politician, born 20 June 1928; died 7 January 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Donald Trump Jr visits Greenland amid father\u2019s interest in owning island;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/donald-trump-jr-greenland-visit;2025-01-07T17:31:06Z",
        "text": "Donald Trump Jr touched down in Greenland on Tuesday, hours after his father reiterated his interest in taking control of the Arctic autonomous territory, pledging to \u201cmake Greenland great again\u201d. After arriving in the Greenlandic capital in a Trump-branded plane, the US president-elect\u2019s son told a waiting crowd in the Nuuk airport arrivals hall \u2013 some wearing red Make America Great Again caps \u2013 that he was \u201cvery excited to be here\u201d. It was, he said, \u201ca little colder here than it is in Florida\u201d, adding that his father \u201csays hello to everyone in Greenland\u201d. Asked about his plans, he said he was visiting as a tourist, had no intention to meet politicians and declined to talk about US interest in Greenland, saying he was merely there to \u201csee a lot of the sights, talk to some people and have a good time\u201d. He was later pictured outside a controversial statue of Hans Egede, a Danish-Norwegian missionary who is seen as a symbol of Danish colonialism, and his entourage reportedly handed out \u201cmake Greenland great again\u201d hats. Video footage appears to show Donald Trump Sr addressing a group over lunch during a call to his son\u2019s phone, saying: \u201cWe\u2019re going to treat you well.\u201d Later, during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the US president-elect reiterated his plan to obtain Greenland and the Panama canal, threatening \u201cvery high\u201d tariffs and even military coercion on Denmark if it prevented the US from acquiring Greenland. He said he could not guarantee that economic or military coercion would not be needed. \u201cBut I can say that we need them in terms of economic security,\u201d he added. Elon Musk also appears to support the idea, writing on X: \u201cIf the Greenlandic people want to be part of the United States \u2013 which I hope they do \u2013 they are very welcome.\u201d Trump Jr said in a podcast, which aired on Monday, that he was \u201cnot buying Greenland\u201d but that he was going on a \u201cvery long, personal day trip\u201d. He added: \u201cI\u2019m hopping on Trump Force One and landing in Greenland tomorrow morning.\u201d Nevertheless, his arrival in the capital, Nuuk, prompted the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, to break her silence to say the autonomous territory was \u201cnot for sale\u201d. \u201cSeen through the eyes of the Danish government, Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,\u201d the Social Democrat told TV2. Describing the US as \u201cour absolute closest ally\u201d, she said \u201cwe always want to work more closely with the Americans\u201d. But she called on \u201ceveryone to respect that Greenlanders are a people, a population,\u201d adding: \u201cOnly they can define their future.\u201d The Greenlandic prime minister, M\u00fate Egede, later reiterated a similar sentiment, writing on Facebook: \u201cLet me repeat it \u2013 Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. Our future and fight for independence is our business. \u201cDanes, Americans and everyone else can have opinions, but we should not be caught up in the hysteria and pointing fingers at others. Because our future is ours and must be shaped by us.\u201d The visit is taking place against the backdrop of escalating tensions between Greenland and Denmark as the Trump administration prepares to take office. Greenland is a former Danish colony and remains part of the kingdom of Denmark, which continues to control its foreign and security policy. As well as its supply of multiple in-demand raw materials for green technology \u2013 including 25 of the 34 that the EU needs \u2013 amid melting Arctic ice and strategically positioned between the US and Russia, Greenland is viewed as increasingly important for defence and is emerging as a geopolitical battleground. The Danish King Frederik shocked some historians with a new year move to change the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which was also seen as a rebuke to Trump\u2019s advances. A meeting between Egede and the king, scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Denmark, was cancelled on Monday without explanation. Greenland has since put it down to \u201ccalendar gymnastics\u201d. Trump Jr has said he is visiting the vast island in a private capacity. Others in his group include the political activist Charlie Kirk, who cofounded the pro-Trump conservative organisation Turning Point USA. \u201cWe want to meet people,\u201d the president-elect\u2019s son said in his podcast, Triggered. \u201cThey seem like a great bunch of people.\u201d The Greenlandic government said no meetings had been scheduled with government representatives. The Danish and Greenlandic governments have both said it is a private visit. Greenland\u2019s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement: \u201cGreenland is open and those who wish to visit us are welcome.\u201d Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark with a population of 57,000, has mineral, oil and natural gas reserves but slow development has meant the economy is reliant on fishing and subsidies from Denmark. Nuuk is closer to New York than it is to Copenhagen. Trump, who takes office on 20 January, said his son and multiple representatives were going to visit \u201csome of the most magnificent areas and sights\u201d. On his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump praised Greenland, describing it as \u201can incredible place\u201d, and pledging to \u201cMAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!\u201d \u201cThe people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our nation,\u201d he wrote. It comes after he recently said that \u201cthe ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity\u201d. In his previous term as president, between 2017 and 2021, Trump also expressed interest in buying Greenland but was quickly dismissed by both Greenlandic and Danish authorities. Over recent months, tensions have escalated significantly between Greenland and Denmark. There is intense anger in Greenland over investigations into the forced contraceptive scandal of the 1960s and 70s, prompting the Greenlandic prime minister to accuse Denmark of genocide. There are also continuing protests in Copenhagen and Nuuk over the separation of Greenlandic children from their parents. Last week, Egede accelerated his argument for independence from Denmark, saying in his new year speech that he wanted Greenland to break free from \u201cthe shackles of colonialism\u201d to shape its own future. He did not, however, mention the US. The visit by Trump Jr comes just months before Greenland\u2019s next parliamentary election in April, when Egede said the next election period must create \u201cmajor steps\u201d to \u201ccreating the framework for Greenland as an independent state\u201d. According to a 2009 agreement with Denmark, Greenland must hold a successful referendum before declaring independence. Aaja Chemnitz, a Greenlandic member of the Danish parliament, said the idea of a US takeover should be firmly rejected. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be a pawn in Trump\u2019s hot dreams of expanding his empire to include our country,\u201d she said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Party time at Damascus airport as international flights resume;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/party-time-at-damascus-airport-as-international-flights-resume;2025-01-07T17:15:58Z",
        "text": "International flights resumed at Damascus airport on Tuesday for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, including the first direct flight from Doha in 13 years, which was met by a party atmosphere in the arrivals hall. One woman propped up a speaker playing a patriotic song, while two others set off green smoke flares as crowds clapped, chanted and sang. \u201cThis is the first time I came through this airport since 2005 and felt proud to be Syrian,\u201d said one passenger, Bashar al-Hussein, originally from the Syrian city of Daraa, who said he had travelled from his current home in Dubai to Doha in order to be on the first direct flight into Damascus. Qatar, a strong opponent of Assad, had halted flights 13 years previously after the uprising against his rule. The airport reopening was about more than travel, he said. Arriving at the airport under a new government, where passengers no longer felt under surveillance and staff refused to take bribes, was a new experience. \u201cFrom the airport to the last door, you\u2019d end up paying about $200,\u201d he said. \u201cEven people who had done nothing wrong had to pay.\u201d In a reminder of life under Assad\u2019s security state, he added, some passengers on his flight had learned only at passport control that the previous regime had brought charges against them. Many of the ground staff, airline workers and cabin crew for Syria\u2019s Cham Wings and SyrianAir had returned to work, although at least one mentioned they were yet to be paid. Security forces in all-black suits or camouflage gear milled around the airport entrance, while others aligned to the new government, led by the Islamist group HTS, staffed immigration points and airport security. A muezzin sang the call to prayer from a balcony, while members of Syria\u2019s civil defence, known as the White Helmets, looked on. Ali Reda, a SyrianAir pilot, was cheerful after his return to work. The bullet holes in the air traffic control tower had been fixed, he said, as well as a few other repairs needed when the airport was looted during a 12-hour period when it was abandoned by forces loyal to Assad after the dictator fled. Many of those now in control of the airport had never done this kind of work before, he said. \u201cThe security apparatus changed, but the civil aviation staff and ground staff who were working day to day have just gone back to doing their jobs,\u201d he added. Reda had come to work on his day off to help with the first flights from Damascus. He praised the new security measures at the airport as \u201cin line with international standards\u201d. A passenger who gave her name only as Basma, said she was full of nervous excitement before boarding her first flight to Doha, where she would transit to visit her daughter in Brisbane. She had booked only a few days ago, she said, avoiding a two-hour car journey to Beirut airport, which previously was the only way to access most international airlines. \u201cIt\u2019s so much better to travel through Damascus airport than dealing with the Lebanese border guards. They would always humiliate us when we crossed,\u201d she said. \u201cSyrians in general are happy to have Damascus airport back.\u201d Staff from SyrianAir and Cham Wings, both of which are still under US Treasury sanctions for transporting mercenaries and weapons, and for other forms of trafficking under Assad, were optimistic that new flight routes could soon open up. The airlines currently fly regularly to the Emirates, and Cham Wings staff said they were restarting flights to Baghdad, Erbil and Kuwait, while Turkish and other international airlines were expected to restart direct flights to Damascus. The US Treasury paused select sanctions with Syrian government institutions earlier this week, saying that would allow the provision of public services and humanitarian assistance. Reda was hopeful that a new government in Syria meant the sanctions on SyrianAir could soon be lifted, allowing it to restore the fleet. \u201cBeing on the sanctions list had destroyed our fleet as we couldn\u2019t get spare parts for the planes \u2013 our fleet is down to two planes from the 18 we had before,\u201d he said. Lifting sanctions could also mean resuming direct flights to Europe for the first time in years, he hoped \u2013 \u201cI miss my layovers in Europe \u2013 in Manchester.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Environmental groups sue FDA over refusal to tackle risky plastic packaging;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/fda-phthalates-plastic-lawsuit;2025-01-07T16:52:52Z",
        "text": "A coalition of environmental groups has sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the use of highly toxic phthalates in plastic food packaging because the chemicals have been found to leach at alarming rates and present a serious health risk, especially for developing children. The suit is the latest salvo in an ongoing eight-year battle in which advocates have pressured the FDA to ban the chemicals\u2019 use in food packaging, but the agency has sided with industry that opposes the calls. Since 2016, the FDA has either illegally ignored petitions or rejected demands to revoke a 40-year-old authorization for the chemicals that is based on long-outdated science. The health groups in a statement called the FDA\u2019s refusal to restrict the chemicals \u201cunconscionable\u201d. \u201cThe FDA is knowingly putting millions of people in the US at risk of life-altering health problems by continuing to greenlight uses of phthalates that contaminate our food,\u201d said Katherine O\u2019Brien, an attorney with Earthjustice, one of the suit\u2019s lead plaintiffs. \u201cFDA\u2019s decision defies decades of science and the agency\u2019s core purpose of keeping the food supply safe.\u201d The FDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Phthalates are a class of nearly 30 chemicals used as plasticizers in plastic containers, kitchen utensils and food preparation materials, among other uses. Researchers have found them in most food samples tested in recent years, and very low levels of exposure are linked to birth defects and pre-term birth. They are thought to cause developmental harms for fetuses and children, especially the reproductive system and brain \u2013 kids who have been exposed risk reduced IQ, and boys risk genital defects and infertility. Phthalates are also particularly dangerous because they have been found to mimic the human body\u2019s hormones. The European Union has banned or restricted some phthalate compounds in food contact, but few regulations exist in the US. However, three types of phthalates have been banned for use in kids\u2019 toys in the US because children were ingesting the chemicals. The lack of regulations is due in part to industry pressure on the FDA, public health advocates allege. The American Chemistry Council, a trade group that represents chemical makers, has attacked research on phthalates\u2019 ubiquity and dangers, and argues that not all phthalates present a risk. Claims that they do create \u201cunnecessary public alarm about our nation\u2019s food safety\u201d, the council wrote in a statement. The FDA has largely agreed with that view. The coalition that filed the lawsuit first petitioned the FDA to revoke authorizations for phthalate use in food contact in 2016. It highlighted decades of scientific evidence linking the chemicals to health risks, especially for kids. The FDA did not respond to the petition for five years, violating the law, which requires a response within six months. The groups in 2021 sued the FDA, forcing it to respond. In 2022, the agency denied the petition, arguing that industry had already abandoned food contact use for most phthalates. The groups filed an appeal to reconsider, but the FDA upheld its decision in October 2024, allowing phthalates to continue to be used without restrictions. The agency wrote that it \u201cfound that available information does not support grouping all 28 phthalate chemicals into a single class assessment\u201d. Public health advocates say the agency is echoing industry talking points. \u201cThe FDA has decided to ignore years of research and failed to take action to protect our health from these chemicals widely known to cause harm, allowing business as usual for companies who profit from their use,\u201d said Maria Doa, an attorney with the Environmental Defense Fund, a co-litigant. The new suit asks a judge to order a ban on the chemical class. In the meantime, people can protect themselves by avoiding food in plastic containers, using glass containers in the kitchen, avoiding plastic kitchenware and eating fewer processed foods."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Austria\u2019s far-right leader to invite centre right for coalition talks;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/austrias-far-right-leader-to-invite-centre-right-for-coalition-talks;2025-01-07T16:48:16Z",
        "text": "The leader of Austria\u2019s anti-immigration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party has said he intends to invite the mainstream centre-right party for coalition talks, potentially paving the way for the far right to rule the country for the first time since the second world war. Herbert Kickl, whose party won the most votes in September\u2019s election, was tasked with building a ruling coalition by the Austrian president on Monday after the collapse of talks between mainstream parties aimed at forming an alliance that would have blocked the Freedom party (FP\u00d6). The negotiations between the conservative People\u2019s party (\u00d6VP) and the centre-left Social Democrats went on for months but failed over differences on how to inject new life into Austria\u2019s ailing economy and how to manage public finances. As a result Karl Nehammer, the chancellor, who had vowed never to become junior partner to the FP\u00d6 with Kickl as head of government, announced his intention to resign. In a 25-minute statement to the press on Tuesday, Kickl said he had accepted the challenge to \u201crebuild\u201d Austria, heralding a \u201cnew era of politics\u201d which would be built on \u201chard work, honesty and courage\u201d. He said he was giving his \u201coutstretched hand\u201d to the interim \u00d6VP leader, Christian Stocker, but made clear that the other party had to understand it would be the junior partner in any coalition. Previous \u00d6VP-FP\u00d6 coalition governments have had the far-right party as the junior element. Kickl, a former interior minister, added that the talks would have to be based on, among other things, the \u00d6VP recognising its role in past mistakes. In a clear signal he would expect his party to secure key ministerial roles, including the chancellery, he said the \u00d6VP would have to accept that the FP\u00d6 had come first in the general election, winning 29.2% of the vote and beating the mainstream centre-right party into second with 26.5%. A failure by the \u00d6VP to accept this would lead to snap elections, Kickl warned. Stocker has already confirmed that he would speak to the FP\u00d6 if they approached him. Political analysts expect the FP\u00d6 to press for key roles such as the interior and defence ministries. Kickl has provocatively described himself in the past as a potential Volkskanzler or \u201cpeople\u2019s chancellor\u201d, a sobriquet sometimes used to describe Adolf Hitler. He deliberately sprinkled his election campaign rallies with Nazi-era slogans. Despite the \u00d6VP moving closer towards the FP\u00d6 on the major issue of immigration, and the parties\u2019 policies overlapping surprisingly neatly on economic policy, any coalition between the two parties would be tricky to manage. They still have major differences on issues from Ukraine (the FP\u00d6 is against support for Kyiv) to European defence. Kickl gave his highly anticipated statement on Tuesday against the background of the party\u2019s slogan \u201cthe social homeland party\u201d and behind a placard reading: \u201cResponsibility for Austria.\u201d Journalists were not allowed to ask questions. Some leading accredited media who have been openly critical of the FP\u00d6 reported being excluded from the event owing to what the party described as \u201cspace constraints\u201d. The political drama unfolding in Austria is being closely observed across Europe, in particular in Germany, which will hold parliamentary elections in February and where the mainstream parties have pledged to retain a \u201cfirewall\u201d around the far-right AfD party to prevent it from entering government."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;At least 95 reported dead as strong quake strikes near holy Shigatse city \u2013 as it happened;https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/07/tibet-earthquake-live-updates-strong-quake-shigatse-city-nepal-bihar-latest-news;2025-01-07T12:27:46Z",
        "text": "At least 95 people were killed and 130 others reported injured after a major earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region this morning, according to Chinese state media. The area most affected is surrounded by mountainous terrain on the Chinese side of Mount Everest. Tingri, the centre, is home to about 62,000 people, and is much less developed than urban centres like Tibet\u2019s capital Lhasa. State media said the initial earthquake was followed by a number of aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4. About 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am local time. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, where residents ran from their houses. They were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. Tuesday\u2019s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre (124-mile) radius in the last five years, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. Tibet\u2019s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d and was offering prayers for those killed in the earthquake. Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected areas, China\u2019s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the region. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter. You can read more on the Tibet earthquake here. Our video team has put together a report on the deadly earthquake and its aftermath: Russia\u2019s president, Vladimir Putin, has expressed his \u201csincerest condolences\u201d to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, over the Tibet earthquake that killed at least 95 people. \u201cRussia shares the grief of those who have lost relatives and close ones as a result of this natural disaster, and hopes for a speedy recovery,\u201d Putin told Xi in a message posted by the Kremlin. China annexed Tibet in 1951 and has retained tight control over the region ever since. The epicentre of the earthquake was high up in the remote Tibetan plateau close to the Himalayan border with Nepal, about 50 miles north of Mount Everest. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, 400km (250 miles) away, where residents ran from their houses. Tremors were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. Here is a graphic of the areas affected by the 7.1 magnitude earthquake: We mentioned in a previous post (see at 07.35) that the Chinese air force has launched rescue efforts and drones to the area affected by the earthquake. Reports are now coming through of Chinese vice-premier Zhang Guoqing being dispatched to the area to guide the work. The government, meanwhile, has announced the allocation of 100 million yuan ($13.6m; \u00a310.8m) for disaster relief. The earthquake struck this morning in Dingri county in the Tibet region of China, with several aftershocks subsequently felt in the area, including in Nepal. The earthquake\u2019s epicentre was recorded in Shigatse city, the second-largest city in Tibet. Tibet\u2019s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d and was offering prayers for those killed in a devastating earthquake in China\u2019s remote Himalayan region. The exiled leader, who fled into India in March 1959 as Chinese troops crushed an attempted uprising in Tibet, said in a statement on Tuesday: I am deeply saddened to learn of the devastating earthquake \u2026 It has caused the tragic loss of many lives, numerous injuries, and extensive destruction to homes and property. I offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured. The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the holiest figure in Tibetan Buddhism and has lived in exile in India since 1959, when Tibet was annexed by China. The 89-year-old stepped down as his people\u2019s political head in 2011, passing the baton of secular power to a government chosen democratically by about 130,000 Tibetans across the world. Tenzin Lekshay, a spokesperson of that government, said they were also \u201cdeeply saddened by the loss of lives and the extensive destruction of property\u201d caused by the earthquake. \u201cOur heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving families,\u201d he said. Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of the leader of an institution dating back six centuries, chosen by monks according to ancient Buddhist traditions. As of 11:40am local time, over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers had been dispatched to the affected earthquake areas, China\u2019s state-run news agency Xinhua reported. 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the region, it said. The impact of the earthquake, that hit Tibet\u2019s holy Shigatse city about 09:00 local time (01:00 GMT), was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. State media said the initial earthquake \u2013 that had an epicentre in the Tingri region, about 240 miles from Tibet\u2019s capital Lhasa \u2013 was followed by a number of aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 4.4. The earthquake\u2019s epicentre was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border. The area is seismically active and is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts in the Himalayan mountains strong enough to change the heights of some of the world\u2019s tallest peaks. About 50 aftershocks were recorded in the three hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed after the quake, according to the Associated Press. Residents in Tingri county, near the earthquake\u2019s epicentre, have said the quake wreaked so much destruction partly because of the flimsy design of houses there. The quake led to the damage of more than 1,000 houses. Sangji Dangzhi, 34, whose supermarket in Tingri county suffered considerable damage, described the situation as \u201cvery serious\u201d with ambulances taking people to hospital throughout the day. \u201cHere the houses are made from dirt so when the earthquake came \u2026 lots of houses collapsed,\u201d Dangzhi, who returned home from Shigatse after the earthquake struck, told Agence France-Presse (AFP). Disaster relief aid, including cotton tents, quilts and items for high-altitude and frigid areas, had been dispatched by central authorities to areas affected by the earthquake. Chinese state media reported earlier that at least 53 people were killed and 62 others injured after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the mountainous Tibet region on Tuesday morning. The death toll, given by Chinese state media, has now been increased to 95. 130 people were reported to have been injured. \u201cA total of 95 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 pm (0700 GMT),\u201d Xinhua news agency said. The earthquake shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India but all the deaths were reported on the Tibetan side. Here are some more pictures being sent to us over the newswires from Tibet: There are three townships and 27 villages within 20 km (12 miles) of the epicentre of the earthquake, which had its epicentre high up in the remote Tibetan plateau close to the Himalayan border with Nepal, about 50 miles north of Mount Everest. These affected areas had a total population of about 6,900, Chinese state media reported. More than 1,000 houses have reportedly been damaged. As we have been reporting, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake\u2019s epicentre is located in Tingri, a rural Chinese county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region. Temperatures in the county are around -8C (17.6F) and are estimated by forecasters to drop to -18 this evening. The Chinese air force has launched rescue efforts and drones to the affected area amid the below-freezing conditions. Tuesday\u2019s epicentre was around 80 km (50 miles) north of Mount Everest, the world\u2019s highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers and trekkers. Winter is not a popular season for climbers and hikers in Nepal, with a German climber the lone mountaineer with a permit to climb Mount Everest, Reuters reports. He had already left the base camp after failing to reach the summit, Lilathar Awasthi, a Department of Tourism official, said. Nepal\u2019s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said the tremors were felt in seven hill districts bordering Tibet. \u201cSo far we have not received any information of any loss of life and property,\u201d NDRRMA spokesman Dizan Bhattarai told Reuters. \u201cWe have mobilised police, security forces and local authorities to collection information,\u201d he said. Many villages in the Nepalese border area, which are sparsely populated, are remote and can only be reached by foot. The Associated Press has put together a short timeline of the worst earthquake to hit China in recent years, including the 2008 Sichuan quake that killed nearly 90,000 people. It notes that earthquakes in China happen most frequently on the Tibetan Plateau or its fringes. The seismically active area is where the India and Eurasia plates clash and cause uplifts that can be strong enough to change the heights of Himalayan peaks. Here\u2019s the timeline: \u2014 May 2008: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake leaves nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and presumed dead in Sichuan province. \u2014 April 2010: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake kills 2,698 people in Qinghai province. \u2014 April 2013: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake kills 196 people in Sichuan. \u2014 July 2013: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake kills 95 people in Gansu province. \u2014 August 2014: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills 617 people in Yunnan province. \u2014 September 2022: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake kills 93 people in Sichuan. \u2014 December 2023: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills at least 126 people in Gansu and Qinghai provinces. Some more pictures have come in from Lhatse county in Shigatse, the Tibetan city worst hit by the earthquake: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered \u201call-out\u201d rescue efforts to save lives and minimise casualties, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. The president had also \u201curged efforts to prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle affected residents, and handle the aftermath work effectively\u201d, it reported. As well as Kathmandu, areas around Lobuche in Nepal in the high mountains near Everest were also rattled by the tremor and aftershocks, AFP reported. \u201cIt shook quite strongly here, everyone is awake,\u201d said government official Jagat Prasad Bhusal in Nepal\u2019s Namche region, which lies nearer to Everest. But no damage or deaths had been reported so far and security forces had been deployed, Nepali home minister spokesman Rishi Ram Tiwari said. Nepal lies on a major geological faultline where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, forming the Himalayas, and earthquakes are a regular occurrence. In 2015, nearly 9,000 people died and more than 22,000 were injured when a 7.8-magnitude quake struck Nepal, destroying more than half a million homes. Pictures are starting to trickle in from the areas affected by the earthquake, although they\u2019re still few and far between. Here are a couple from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, where tremors sent people out onto the streets: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in Tibet. The quake struck near one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) has said, killing at least 53 people and collapsing \u201cmany buildings\u201d with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal\u2019s capital Kathmandu and parts of India. The quake struck Dingri county with a magnitude of 6.8 near the border with Nepal on Tuesday morning, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC). The US Geological Survey reported the tremor as magnitude 7.1. \u201cFifty-three people have been confirmed dead, and 62 others injured as of Tuesday noon, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region at 9:05 am Tuesday,\u201d the official Xinhua news agency said. Videos published by China\u2019s state broadcaster CCTV showed destroyed houses with walls torn apart and rubble strewn across the ruins in the aftermath of the earthquake. Temperatures in Dingri are around minus 8 degrees Celsius and will drop to minus 18 this evening, according to the China Meteorological Administration, AFP reported. The high-altitude county in the Tibet region is home to about 62,000 people and situated on the Chinese side of Mount Everest. While earthquakes are common in the region, Tuesday\u2019s quake was the most powerful recorded within a 200-kilometre radius in the last five years, the CENC added. Stay with us as we cover the developments."
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    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged in Tibet quake;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/07/tibet-earthquake-holy-city-of-shigatse-nepal-magnitude-quake;2025-01-07T08:19:36Z",
        "text": "A strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet\u2019s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. Chinese state media said at least 126 people had died, more than 188 had been injured, and about 1,000 houses were damaged in the quake, which hit at 9.05am on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centred in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10km (6 miles). It measured the tremor at magnitude 7.1, while China recorded it as 6.8. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said all-out search and rescue efforts should be carried out to minimise casualties, properly resettle the affected people, and ensure a safe and warm winter. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, who lives in exile in India, said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the natural disaster. \u201cI offer my prayers for those who have lost their lives and extend my wishes for a swift recovery to all who have been injured,\u201d he said. Tenzin Lekshay, a spokesperson for the Central Tibetan Administration, the government in exile for Tibet, said: \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the loss of lives and the extensive destruction of property in Tibet following the recent series of earthquakes. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the grieving families. We are holding a prayer service in remembrance and solidarity.\u201d More than 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have been dispatched to the affected areas, Xinhua news agency reported. Some 22,000 items including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds have also been sent to the quake-hit region, it said. The state broadcaster CCTV said earlier: \u201cDingri county and its surrounding areas experienced very strong tremors, and many buildings near the epicentre have collapsed.\u201d It said more than 40 aftershocks had been registered by midday, including 16 above magnitude 3.0. Dingri is a county home to about 60,000 people, according to 2020 figures. The average altitude in the area around the epicentre, which borders the Himalayas, is about 4,200 metres. Temperatures in Dingri are around -8C (18F) and will drop to -18C this evening, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Li Qiang, China\u2019s premier, stressed the need to ensure that people in the quake-stricken area were kept warm, according to Chinese state media. Shigatse is regarded as the seat of the Panchen Lama, a holy figure in Tibetan Buddhism who is second only to the Dalai Lama. Crumbled shop fronts could be seen in a video showing the aftermath from the nearby town of Lhatse, with debris spilling out on to the road. Reuters was able to confirm the location from nearby buildings, windows, road layout and signage that match satellite and street view imagery. The date could not be verified independently. Tremors were felt in Nepal\u2019s capital, Kathmandu, 400km (250 miles) away, where residents ran from their houses. Tremors were also felt in the northern Indian state of Bihar, which borders Nepal. As walls shook, people rushed out of their homes and apartments to open areas. So far, no reports of any damage or loss to property have been received, officials in India said. A magnitude 7.1 quake is considered strong and is capable of causing severe damage. South-western parts of China are frequently hit by earthquakes. A huge quake in Sichuan province in 2008 killed almost 70,000 people. According to CCTV, there have been 29 earthquakes with magnitudes of three or higher within 200km of the Shigatse quake in the past five years, all of which were smaller than the one that struck on Tuesday morning. In 2015, a magnitude 7.8 tremor struck near Kathmandu in neighbouring Nepal, killing about 9,000 people and injuring thousands in that country\u2019s worst earthquake. Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report \u2022 This article was amended on 7 January 2025 to correct the fahrenheit conversion of -8C."
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        "text": "Two children were among three Palestinians from the same family killed in an Israeli drone attack in Tammun."
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why has the US accused Sudanese militias of genocide \u2013 but not Israel?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/why-has-the-us-accused-sudanese-militias-of-genocide-but-not-israel?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:11:58 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from jail;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/iran-releases-italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-from-jail?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:39:23 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Alois Brunner, the Nazi \u2018butcher\u2019 who trained Syrian security;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/8/alois-brunner-the-nazi-butcher-who-trained-syrian-security?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:17:16 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why I\u2019m not giving up on Syria\u2019s disappeared | Close Up;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/al-jazeera-close-up/2025/1/8/syrias-stolen-lives?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:15:36 +0000",
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    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Former Assad military officers reconcile with Syria\u2019s new authorities;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/8/former-assad-military-officers-reconcile-with-syrias-new-authorities?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:45:09 +0000",
        "text": "Former Syrian military officers who worked under the Assad regime are registering with the new administration."
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Can Syria\u2019s new leaders fix the broken economy?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/counting-the-cost/2025/1/8/can-syrias-new-leaders-fix-the-broken-economy?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:44:32 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Strong winds drive wildfires, evacuations across California\u2019s Los Angeles;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/8/strong-winds-drive-wildfires-across-los-angeles?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:30:21 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Sudan\u2019s military pushes back rebels in second city of Omdurman;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/sudans-military-pushes-back-rebels-in-second-city-of-omdurman?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:38:44 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;NATO, Gaza and Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump\u2019s news conference;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/nato-gaza-and-greenland-key-takeaways-from-trumps-news-conference?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:30:13 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Thousands evacuate as winds drive wildfires into California\u2019s Los Angeles;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/thousands-flee-as-winds-drive-wildfires-into-los-angeles?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:53:15 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;France coach Didier Deschamps says he\u2019ll leave after FIFA World Cup 2026;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/8/france-coach-didier-deschamps-says-hell-leave-after-fifa-world-cup-2026?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:45:37 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Even Salah would struggle for goals at Spurs: Tottenham\u2019s Postecoglou;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/8/even-salah-would-struggle-for-goals-at-spurs-tottenhams-postecoglou?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:54:12 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Rebuilding Syria\u2019s economy: Can stability return after war?;https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/8/rebuilding-syrias-economy-can-stability-return-after-war?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:52:52 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Turkiye threatens military action against Kurdish forces in Syria;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/turkiye-threatens-military-action-against-kurdish-forces-in-syria?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:14:49 +0000",
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        "label": "Al Jazeera;Light aircraft crashes at tourist hotspot in Australia, killing 3;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/8/light-aircraft-crashes-at-tourist-hotspot-in-australia-killing-3?traffic_source=rss;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:41:02 +0000",
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        "label": "BBC News;Watch: Ferocious and explosive fire burns behind CBS reporter;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cz6l6j5dy8jo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:25:11 GMT",
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        "label": "BBC News;Liam Payne cause of death confirmed as polytrauma as UK inquest opens;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4z4kg39r7o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:40:03 GMT",
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        "label": "BBC News;Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9gvg3452o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:37:48 GMT",
        "text": "The intervention comes after Trump reiterated his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory."
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        "label": "BBC News;Cold snap grips UK with amber snow warning and -20C possible overnight;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q0j3yzy4ko;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:38:14 GMT",
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        "label": "BBC News;Body found in search for missing British hikers in Italy;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydy3l0wllo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:47:35 GMT",
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    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'We need to get out of here!' Palisades residents describe flight from inferno;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyxyxk3l32o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:16:35 GMT",
        "text": "David Latt said he and his wife had just 10 minutes to grab important documents and family photographs"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;High winds, lack of rain and climate change stoking California fires;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ewe4p9128o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:55:04 GMT",
        "text": "Experts say that rising global temperatures are making wild fires more likely in California."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;In pictures: Dramatic scenes as wildfires sweep through west LA;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqrqx4egro;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:09:07 GMT",
        "text": "The fires are spreading because of high winds and very dry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;LA wildfire reaches school made famous by Hollywood, US media say;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzxy4zkw1o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:51:15 GMT",
        "text": "Parts of Palisades Charter High School - which appeared in films such as Carrie - have caught fire, US media say."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Where is Greenland and why does Trump want it?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74x4m71pmjo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:34:45 GMT",
        "text": "Though the president-elect's rhetoric is unusual, for over a century a succession of US presidents have tried to gain control of Greenland."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Canada's immigration debate soured - and helped seal Trudeau's fate;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rjzr7vexmo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:21:23 GMT",
        "text": "Immigration has long been a polarising issue in the West but Canada mostly avoided it - until now"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn08nvpl50no;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:10:17 GMT",
        "text": "Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for pension valuations to be calculated."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Men on secret 1970s pro-paedophile list could still work with children today;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq62dp092nzo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:02:45 GMT",
        "text": "A small number have been identified from a 300-strong group of adults who called for legal sex with children."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What are cold weather payments and who can get them?;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55992592;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:10:33 GMT",
        "text": "Cold weather payments are available to some people after seven days of below-zero temperatures."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Morning coffee may lower risk of heart disease-related death, research suggests;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgj6j7yvz55o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:37:15 GMT",
        "text": "The study did not say why coffee in the morning reduces the risk and whether it was the sole cause."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Rugby star killed in November floods found in 7ft of water, inquest hears;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge9e7n2v7qo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:10:40 GMT",
        "text": "An inquest into Tom Voyce's death hears his car was found in the River Aln, four days before his body."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Trump asks US Supreme Court to halt criminal sentencing;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypyg9nndpo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:16:01 GMT",
        "text": "The eleventh-hour filing comes after two lower courts rejected his efforts to block Friday's sentencing."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Music is back' as vinyl and streaming help sales hit a 20-year high;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7rl3z3jmzo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:22:42 GMT",
        "text": "Albums by Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Coldplay pushed sales of recorded music to a record \u00a32.4bn."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Rolls-Royce expands to build bespoke cars for super-rich;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205qlex5w3o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:16:10 GMT",
        "text": "The luxury carmaker will almost double the size of its factory to build more one-offs."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;ChatGPT creator denies sister's childhood rape claim;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6lq6x2gd9o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:10:13 GMT",
        "text": "Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07g40x1v53o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:46:21 GMT",
        "text": "In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS \"was carrying out murders\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Do Facts Meta on Facebook?;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0kh6mwl;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:38:00 GMT",
        "text": "Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Beyond Trudeau: Canada's political future;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6drx;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:30:00 GMT",
        "text": "After the PM's resignation, polls predict a shift to the right"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;West Ham sack Lopetegui after six months in charge;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c87xvw87e0go;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:52:37 GMT",
        "text": "West Ham sack manager Julen Lopetegui four days after a 4-1 Premier League defeat at Manchester City."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Belgian GP agrees new F1 rotational deal until 2031;https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/czxdxrwy7qvo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:00:48 GMT",
        "text": "The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Vaughan to captain England U19s in South Africa;https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cx2w2nz74z0o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:49:44 GMT",
        "text": "Somerset all-rounder Archie Vaughan, son of former England captain Michael, will captain England U19s on their tour of South Africa later this month."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Biggest modern-day FA Cup third-round upsets;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cgl9l0y08dlo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:44:21 GMT",
        "text": "Relive some of the biggest FA Cup third-round upsets this century, including Manchester United's shock defeat against a Leeds team who were in League One."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;GB's Dart & Harris into final round of Australian Open qualifying;https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/c2exekj2291o;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:08:13 GMT",
        "text": "Great Britain's Harriet Dart and Billy Harris reach the final round of qualifying for the Australian Open."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Interdiction du voile lors des sorties scolaires\u00a0:\u00a0le gouvernement ne reprendra pas les propositions de Bruno Retailleau;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/08/interdiction-du-voile-lors-des-sorties-scolaires-le-gouvernement-ne-reprendra-pas-les-propositions-de-bruno-retailleau_6488378_823448.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:53:17 +0100",
        "text": "Selon la porte-parole du gouvernement, le ministre de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur a d\u00e9clar\u00e9  qu\u2019il \u00ab\u00a0s\u2019agissait de sa position personnelle et que ce sujet (\u2026) [ne] serait [pas] abord\u00e9 par le gouvernement dans l\u2019\u00e9tat actuel de la majorit\u00e9 parlementaire\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Pologne, l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle se tiendra le 18\u00a0mai;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/en-pologne-l-election-presidentielle-se-tiendra-le-18-mai_6488278_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:02:29 +0100",
        "text": "Si n\u00e9cessaire, un second tour sera organis\u00e9 le 1\u1d49\u02b3 juin, a annonc\u00e9 mercredi le pr\u00e9sident du Parlement. La coalition pro-europ\u00e9enne au pouvoir a d\u00e9sign\u00e9 comme son candidat le maire de Varsovie, Rafal Trzaskowski, donn\u00e9 actuellement favori."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: des positions ukrainiennes d\u00e9truites dans l\u2019oblast de Donetsk;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/08/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-des-positions-ukrainiennes-detruites-dans-l-oblast-de-donetsk_6482085_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:01:30 +0100",
        "text": "Selon l\u2019\u00e9tat-major des forces arm\u00e9es ukrainiennes, un grand nombre d\u2019affrontements ont eu lieu en direction de la ville de Pokrovsk."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerres au Proche-Orient\u00a0: les Etats-Unis disent avoir men\u00e9 des frappes sur des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts d\u2019armes des houthistes, au Y\u00e9men;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/08/en-direct-guerres-au-proche-orient-les-etats-unis-disent-avoir-mene-des-frappes-sur-des-depots-d-armes-des-houthistes-au-yemen_6480664_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:46:03 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis le d\u00e9but de la guerre dans la bande de Gaza, d\u00e9clench\u00e9e \u00e0 la suite de l\u2019attaque sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent du Hamas sur le sol isra\u00e9lien le 7\u00a0octobre\u00a02023, les houthistes s\u2019en prennent aux navires qu\u2019ils estiment li\u00e9s \u00e0 Isra\u00ebl, en disant agir en solidarit\u00e9 avec les Palestiniens."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le Royaume-Uni interdit des publicit\u00e9s d\u2019un site d\u2019investissement islamique, jug\u00e9es \u00ab\u00a0offensantes\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/le-royaume-uni-interdit-des-publicites-d-un-site-d-investissement-islamique-jugees-offensantes_6488209_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:22:29 +0100",
        "text": "Les affiches de la plateforme en ligne Wahed Invest, interdites mercredi par le r\u00e9gulateur de la publicit\u00e9, montrent un pr\u00eacheur musulman ou encore le combattant de MMA russe Khabib Nurmagomedov entour\u00e9s de billets en euros et dollars enflamm\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sur Facebook et Instagram, des milliers de publicit\u00e9s pornographiques non mod\u00e9r\u00e9es;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/08/sur-facebook-et-instagram-des-milliers-de-publicites-pornographiques-non-moderees_6488173_4408996.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:00:10 +0100",
        "text": "Publi\u00e9 mercredi, un rapport d\u2019AI\u00a0Forensics documente la pr\u00e9sence, sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux du groupe Meta, de nombreuses publicit\u00e9s \u00e0 caract\u00e8re pornographique. Cette irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9 met en doute l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de la mod\u00e9ration de ces plateformes grand public."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Dix ans apr\u00e8s les attentats de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et de l\u2019Hyper Cacher, Montrouge rend hommage \u00e0 Clarissa Jean-Philippe;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/08/dix-ans-apres-les-attentats-montrouge-rend-hommage-a-clarissa-jean-philippe_6488175_3224.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:01:09 +0100",
        "text": "La polici\u00e8re municipale Clarissa Jean-Philippe a \u00e9t\u00e9 assassin\u00e9e, jeudi\u00a08\u00a0janvier\u00a02015 en plein exercice de ses fonctions, dans la rue \u00e0 Montrouge, pr\u00e8s de Paris. Amedy Coulibaly l\u2019avait atteinte \u00e0 la carotide avant de s\u2019enfuir."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Chronique\u00a0|\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0A partir de quand la guerre hybride devient-elle la guerre\u00a0tout court\u00a0?\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/01/08/a-partir-de-quand-la-guerre-hybride-devient-elle-la-guerre-tout-court_6487401_3232.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:45:02 +0100",
        "text": "Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 la guerre en Ukraine, la Russie se livre \u00e0 une autre forme de conflictualit\u00e9, de plus en plus intense, sur le reste du Vieux Continent. Il manque aux\u00a0Europ\u00e9ens une strat\u00e9gie pour y faire face, analyse Sylvie Kauffmann, \u00e9ditorialiste au\u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, dans sa chronique."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Didier Deschamps, ma\u00eetre du jeu, fixe le terme d\u2019un r\u00e8gne record \u00e0 la t\u00eate des Bleus;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/08/didier-deschamps-maitre-du-jeu-fixe-le-terme-d-un-regne-record-a-la-tete-des-bleus_6488035_3242.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:00:08 +0100",
        "text": "En poste depuis 2012, le s\u00e9lectionneur des Bleus a annonc\u00e9, lundi, son d\u00e9part \u00e0 l\u2019issue de son contrat, en\u00a02026. Champion du monde en\u00a02018, le Basque tentera de finir en beaut\u00e9 par un deuxi\u00e8me titre lors d\u2019une \u00e9dition disput\u00e9e en Am\u00e9rique du Nord."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Enqu\u00eate pour corruption au minist\u00e8re de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur\u00a0: des chefs d\u2019entreprise et des militaires vis\u00e9s;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/08/enquete-pour-corruption-au-ministere-de-l-interieur-des-chefs-d-entreprise-et-des-militaires-vises_6488034_3224.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:55:51 +0100",
        "text": "Le Parquet national financier a ouvert une enqu\u00eate pr\u00e9liminaire pour des soup\u00e7ons de corruption au sein du service des achats du minist\u00e8re de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur, selon \u00ab\u00a0Mediapart\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Meta assouplit fortement sa mod\u00e9ration des contenus haineux sur Facebook ou Instagram;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/08/meta-assouplit-fortement-sa-moderation-des-contenus-haineux-sur-facebook-ou-instagram_6488001_4408996.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:22:51 +0100",
        "text": "Mark Zuckerberg a annonc\u00e9, mardi, un rel\u00e2chement substantiel des r\u00e8gles de mod\u00e9ration sur ses r\u00e9seaux sociaux, dans un sens favorable aux conservateurs am\u00e9ricains. Une section des r\u00e8gles interdisant de qualifier les femmes d\u2019objets ou de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 a, par exemple, \u00e9t\u00e9 supprim\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Iran\u00a0: Cecilia Sala, la journaliste italienne d\u00e9tenue \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, a \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9e et\u00a0rentre en\u00a0Italie;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/iran-cecilia-sala-la-journaliste-italienne-detenue-a-teheran-a-ete-liberee-et-rentre-en-italie_6488000_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:17:05 +0100",
        "text": "Cecilia Sala avait \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9e lors d\u2019un s\u00e9jour professionnel avec un visa journalistique, sans que les autorit\u00e9s iraniennes communiquent les raisons pr\u00e9cises de cette arrestation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La France exhorte la Commission europ\u00e9enne \u00e0 agir contre les ing\u00e9rences d\u2019Elon Musk;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/la-france-exhorte-la-commission-europeenne-a-agir-contre-les-ingerences-d-elon-musk_6487964_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:52:08 +0100",
        "text": "Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, le ministre des affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, a appel\u00e9 Bruxelles \u00e0 plus de fermet\u00e9 contre le propri\u00e9taire du r\u00e9seau social X, accus\u00e9 par Emmanuel Macron de soutenir une \u00ab\u00a0internationale r\u00e9actionnaire\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Abou Sangare, h\u00e9ros du film \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Histoire de\u00a0Souleymane\u00a0\u00bb, obtient un\u00a0titre de\u00a0s\u00e9jour;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/08/abou-sangare-heros-du-film-l-histoire-de-souleymane-obtient-un-titre-de-sejour_6487963_3224.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:47:10 +0100",
        "text": "Pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 au Festival de Cannes, en mai, \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Histoire de Souleymane\u00a0\u00bb a re\u00e7u le prix du jury et Abou Sangare le prix d\u2019interpr\u00e9tation masculine dans la section Un certain regard."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;France-Alg\u00e9rie\u00a0: la multiplication des tensions \u00e9loigne la perspective d\u2019une r\u00e9conciliation;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/08/france-algerie-la-multiplication-des-tensions-eloigne-la-perspective-d-une-reconciliation_6487957_3212.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:08:50 +0100",
        "text": "En mettant en cause l\u2019\u00ab\u00a0honneur\u00a0\u00bb de l\u2019Alg\u00e9rie, M.\u00a0Macron ravive les tensions franco-alg\u00e9riennes n\u00e9es du contentieux sur le Sahara occidental et de l\u2019affaire Boualem Sansal"
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Tony Estanguet sur le\u00a0point de\u00a0faire son retour au\u00a0Comit\u00e9 international olympique;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/08/tony-estanguet-sur-le-point-de-faire-son-retour-au-comite-international-olympique_6487955_3242.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:04:38 +0100",
        "text": "La candidature de l\u2019ancien patron des Jeux de Paris devrait \u00eatre approuv\u00e9e lors de la 144\u1d49\u00a0session du CIO, du\u00a018\u00a0au\u00a021\u00a0mars, lors de laquelle la succession de Thomas Bach \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019instance sera d\u00e9cid\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Marine Le Pen r\u00e9agit \u00e0 la mort de son p\u00e8re\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Beaucoup de gens qui l\u2019aiment le pleurent ici-bas\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/08/marine-le-pen-reagit-a-la-mort-de-son-pere-beaucoup-de-gens-qui-l-aiment-le-pleurent-ici-bas_6487953_823448.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:01:57 +0100",
        "text": "Les obs\u00e8ques de Jean-Marie Le Pen auront lieu samedi dans sa ville natale de La\u00a0Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer (Morbihan), a fait savoir le vice-pr\u00e9sident du Rassemblement national, Louis Aliot."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soup\u00e7ons de projets d\u2019\u00e9vasion\u00a0: la garde \u00e0 vue de R\u00e9doine Fa\u00efd lev\u00e9e;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/08/soupcons-de-projets-d-evasion-de-prison-la-garde-a-vue-de-redoine-faid-a-ete-levee_6486282_3225.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:45:12 +0100",
        "text": "Condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 quatorze ans de prison en\u00a02023, il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 extrait de sa cellule mardi pour \u00eatre entendu dans le cadre d\u2019une enqu\u00eate de la juridiction nationale de lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9 organis\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Canada, Panama, Groenland... Donald Trump ou la rh\u00e9torique d\u2019un nouvel imp\u00e9rialisme am\u00e9ricain;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/donald-trump-ou-la-rhetorique-d-un-nouvel-imperialisme-americain_6487436_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:00:04 +0100",
        "text": "Lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse en Floride, mardi, le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu a r\u00e9it\u00e9r\u00e9 ses ambitions territoriales, en \u00e9voquant le canal du Panama, le Canada et le Groenland. Il n\u2019a pas \u00e9cart\u00e9 l\u2019id\u00e9e de coercition pour obtenir gain de cause."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Fraude dans les transports\u00a0: la SNCF, la RATP et quatre autres op\u00e9rateurs peuvent d\u00e9sormais v\u00e9rifier l\u2019adresse des contrevenants;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/08/fraude-dans-les-transports-la-sncf-la-ratp-et-quatre-autres-operateurs-peuvent-desormais-verifier-l-adresse-des-contrevenants_6487748_3234.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:44:01 +0100",
        "text": "Le syst\u00e8me, fond\u00e9 sur un acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des donn\u00e9es de la direction des finances, vise \u00e0 s\u2019assurer que les amendes notifi\u00e9es par les contr\u00f4leurs arrivent \u00e0 bon port."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Didier Deschamps annonce qu\u2019il quittera son poste de s\u00e9lectionneur de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de France apr\u00e8s la Coupe du monde 2026;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/07/foot-le-selectionneur-didier-deschamps-quittera-l-equipe-de-france-a-la-fin-de-son-contrat-en-2026_6487201_3242.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:24:05 +0100",
        "text": "Le technicien de 56\u00a0ans, nomm\u00e9 \u00e0 son poste en\u00a02012, terminera son long et glorieux bail \u00e0 l\u2019issue du Mondial\u00a02026 organis\u00e9 aux Etats-Unis, au Canada et au Mexique, pour lequel la France n\u2019est pas encore qualifi\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soldes d\u2019hiver\u00a0: les commer\u00e7ants optimistes malgr\u00e9 les incertitudes \u00e9conomiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/08/soldes-d-hiver-les-commercants-optimistes-malgre-les-incertitudes-economiques_6487713_3234.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:22:44 +0100",
        "text": "Alors que l\u2019op\u00e9ration commerciale d\u00e9bute mercredi en France, le ralentissement de l\u2019inflation pourrait stimuler les achats."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sam Altman, le patron d\u2019Open AI, d\u00e9ment les accusations d\u2019agression sexuelle port\u00e9es par sa s\u0153ur;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/08/sam-altman-le-patron-d-open-ai-dement-les-accusations-d-agression-sexuelle-portees-par-sa-s-ur_6487712_3234.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:07:54 +0100",
        "text": "Dans un message sur X, le magnat de l\u2019intelligence artificielle, sa m\u00e8re et ses deux fr\u00e8res \u00e9voquent les \u00ab\u00a0probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 mentale\u00a0\u00bb dont souffrirait leur proche."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pour le Rassemblement national, la mort de Jean-Marie Le Pen le rend de nouveau fr\u00e9quentable;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/08/pour-le-rassemblement-national-la-mort-de-jean-marie-le-pen-le-rend-de-nouveau-frequentable_6487575_823448.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:00:13 +0100",
        "text": "Les cadres du parti d\u2019extr\u00eame droite ont rendu un hommage sans r\u00e9serve au\u00a0cofondateur du Front national, faisant fi de ses d\u00e9clarations racistes et antis\u00e9mites."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Neige et verglas\u00a0: cinq d\u00e9partements du nord de\u00a0la France plac\u00e9s en\u00a0vigilance orange;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/08/neige-et-verglas-cinq-departements-du-nord-de-la-france-places-en-vigilance-orange_6486591_3245.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:26:29 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019Oise, la Seine-Maritime, la Somme, le Pas-de-Calais et le Nord sont concern\u00e9s par cette alerte. Selon M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France, il s\u2019agit d\u2019un \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9pisode hivernal non exceptionnel\u00a0\u00bb, mais \u00ab\u00a0suffisamment notable pour rendre les conditions de circulation difficiles\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Nouvelle-Cal\u00e9donie\u00a0: le non-ind\u00e9pendantiste Alcide Ponga \u00e9lu pr\u00e9sident du gouvernement;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/08/nouvelle-caledonie-le-non-independantiste-alcide-ponga-elu-president-du-gouvernement_6487579_823448.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:31:15 +0100",
        "text": "Le pr\u00e9sident du mouvement Rassemblement-Les R\u00e9publicains a obtenu six des onze voix du gouvernement face \u00e0 son concurrent Samuel Hnepeune, qui a re\u00e7u trois des cinq voix ind\u00e9pendantistes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Apr\u00e8s Musk et Bezos... Zuckerberg\u00a0: la tech en ordre de marche derri\u00e8re Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/08/apres-musk-et-bezos-zuckerberg-la-tech-en-ordre-de-marche-derriere-trump_6487504_3234.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:29:20 +0100",
        "text": "En annon\u00e7ant des changements dans la politique de mod\u00e9ration des contenus sur Facebook et Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg marque un revirement symbolique. Il rejoint les grands patrons de la tech, officiellement, au nom de la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Dakar 2025\u00a0: la mal\u00e9diction continue pour S\u00e9bastien Loeb, contraint \u00e0\u00a0l\u2019abandon;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/08/dakar-2025-la-malediction-continue-pour-sebastien-loeb-contraint-a-l-abandon_6487402_3242.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:45:24 +0100",
        "text": "La Dacia du pilote fran\u00e7ais s\u2019est mise en travers de la route, lors de la sp\u00e9ciale de mardi, apr\u00e8s un mauvais rebond et a effectu\u00e9 plusieurs tonneaux impressionnants. L\u2019organisation lui a interdit de reprendre le\u00a0d\u00e9part mercredi, en raison des dommages subis par son v\u00e9hicule."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Etats-Unis\u00a0: l\u2019agglom\u00e9ration de Los\u00a0Angeles cern\u00e9e par les\u00a0incendies;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/un-incendie-intense-porte-par-des-vents-violents-sevit-aux-portes-de-los-angeles_6487335_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:42:12 +0100",
        "text": "La cit\u00e9 des Anges fait face \u00e0 des incendies majeurs depuis mardi, touchant les quartiers de Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena et Sylmar. Environ 30\u00a0000 personnes ont re\u00e7u un ordre d\u2019\u00e9vacuation. Aucun bilan officiel n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 communiqu\u00e9 concernant des bless\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La NASA ouvre la porte aux intervenants priv\u00e9s pour l\u2019aider \u00e0 ramener des \u00e9chantillons de Mars;https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/01/08/la-nasa-ouvre-la-porte-aux-intervenants-prives-pour-l-aider-a-ramener-des-echantillons-de-mars_6487300_1650684.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 02:07:12 +0100",
        "text": "Face \u00e0 une explosion des co\u00fbts et des d\u00e9lais, l\u2019agence spatiale am\u00e9ricaine a d\u00fb repenser la mission de retour de ces pr\u00e9l\u00e8vements et envisage deux options, l\u2019une d\u2019entre elles reposant en partie sur SpaceX et Blue Origin, les entreprises respectives des milliardaires Elon Musk et Jeff Bezos."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Intemp\u00e9ries\u00a0: record annuel de pluie en\u00a02024\u00a0pour Paris, Le\u00a0Mans, Saint-Nazaire et\u00a0plusieurs autres villes;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/08/intemperies-records-annuels-de-pluie-en-2024-pour-paris-le-mans-saint-nazaire-et-plusieurs-autres-villes_6487267_3244.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:41:56 +0100",
        "text": "Globalement, 2024 devrait \u00eatre la septi\u00e8me ann\u00e9e la plus pluvieuse depuis 1959, selon M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France, avec plus de 1\u00a0075\u00a0mm de pr\u00e9cipitations en moyenne sur le pays. La Corse est la seule r\u00e9gion \u00e0 conna\u00eetre un d\u00e9ficit de pluies sur l\u2019ann\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Avant son investiture, Donald Trump tente d\u2019emp\u00eacher la publication du rapport du procureur sp\u00e9cial sur les proc\u00e9dures contre lui;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/avant-son-investiture-donald-trump-tente-d-empecher-la-publication-du-rapport-du-procureur-special-sur-les-procedures-contre-lui_6487168_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:56:13 +0100",
        "text": "Le procureur sp\u00e9cial Jack Smith pr\u00e9voit de finaliser cette semaine un rapport confidentiel \u00e0 l\u2019intention du\u00a0ministre de la justice, Merrick Garland, concernant l\u2019instruction portant sur deux proc\u00e9dures p\u00e9nales visant Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de Jean-Marie Le Pen\u00a0: le gouvernement critique les rassemblements c\u00e9l\u00e9brant la\u00a0mort du\u00a0cofondateur du\u00a0Front national;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/des-opposants-a-jean-marie-le-pen-se-rassemblent-a-travers-la-france-pour-celebrer-son-deces-ce-sale-raciste-est-mort_6487135_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:10:01 +0100",
        "text": "Dans la capitale, quelques centaines de personnes se sont r\u00e9unies en d\u00e9but de soir\u00e9e place de la R\u00e9publique, o\u00f9\u00a0flottaient des drapeaux du Nouveau Parti anticapitaliste (NPA). L\u00e0 comme \u00e0 Lyon, quelques feux d\u2019artifice ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tir\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un h\u00f4pital condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 verser 1,5\u00a0million d\u2019euros \u00e0 un jeune homme handicap\u00e9 \u00e0 la suite d\u2019une faute m\u00e9dicale;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/un-hopital-condamne-a-verser-1-5-million-d-euros-a-un-jeune-homme-handicape-a-la-suite-d-une-faute-medicale_6487101_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:04:37 +0100",
        "text": "En mars\u00a01998, l\u2019accouchement de la m\u00e8re du jeune homme \u00e0 la maternit\u00e9 de l\u2019h\u00f4pital de Belfort-Montb\u00e9liard (devenu H\u00f4pital Nord Franche-Comt\u00e9) avait donn\u00e9 lieu \u00e0 une c\u00e9sarienne trop tardive, provoquant des troubles neurologiques \u00e0 la victime."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;\u00ab\u00a0J\u2019ai perdu des fr\u00e8res ce matin-l\u00e0\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0: devant les anciens locaux de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et l\u2019Hyper Cacher, l\u2019hommage aux victimes et \u00e0 leurs familles;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/j-ai-perdu-des-freres-ce-matin-la-devant-les-anciens-locaux-de-charlie-hebdo-et-l-hyper-cacher-l-hommage-aux-victimes-et-a-leurs-familles_6486996_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:57:30 +0100",
        "text": "La journ\u00e9e de comm\u00e9moration des attentats du 7\u00a0janvier\u00a02015\u00a0s\u2019est d\u00e9roul\u00e9e dans une ambiance s\u00e9curitaire, le public \u00e9tant tenu \u00e0 distance des diff\u00e9rents lieux de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Enqu\u00eate sur des violences pr\u00e9sum\u00e9es sur des \u00e9l\u00e8ves dans une \u00e9cole priv\u00e9e \u00e0 Toulouse;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/enquete-sur-des-violences-presumees-sur-des-eleves-dans-une-ecole-privee-a-toulouse_6487066_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:30:42 +0100",
        "text": "Le comportement d\u2019un professeur de sport de l\u2019\u00e9cole primaire Sainte-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en cause par plusieurs enfants, qui ont \u00e9voqu\u00e9 notamment des coups de pied dans le ventre ou des \u00e9l\u00e8ves suspendus par les pieds. \u00ab\u00a0Il y a beaucoup d\u2019investigations \u00e0 mener, beaucoup d\u2019enfants et de parents \u00e0 entendre\u00a0\u00bb, selon le parquet."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mayotte\u00a0: un projet de loi de reconstruction pour d\u00e9roger \u00ab\u00a0pendant deux ans\u00a0\u00bb aux r\u00e8gles d\u2019urbanisme;https://www.lemonde.fr/outre-mer/article/2025/01/07/mayotte-un-projet-de-loi-de-reconstruction-pour-deroger-pendant-deux-ans-aux-regles-d-urbanisme_6487032_1840826.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:12:16 +0100",
        "text": "Le projet de loi d\u2019urgence pour la reconstruction de Mayotte sera pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 mercredi 8\u00a0janvier en conseil des ministres. Le texte vise notamment \u00e0 faciliter la reconstruction des \u00e9coles mais aussi des infrastructures et des logements."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Jean-Marie Le Pen dans les archives du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/jean-marie-le-pen-dans-les-archives-du-monde_6486995_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:53:58 +0100",
        "text": "Le cofondateur du Front national, figure de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite en France, est mort mardi 7\u00a0janvier \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 96\u00a0ans. Nous vous proposons une s\u00e9lection de dix archives du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb qui retracent son parcours."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Donald Trump veut que les pays de l\u2019OTAN augmentent leur budget de d\u00e9fense \u00e0 5\u00a0% du PIB;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/07/donald-trump-veut-que-les-pays-de-l-otan-augmentent-leur-budget-de-defense-a-5-du-pib_6486929_3210.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:41:04 +0100",
        "text": "Le pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu a \u00e9galement menac\u00e9 mardi, lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 sa future politique internationale, de faire usage de \u00ab\u00a0la force \u00e9conomique\u00a0\u00bb contre le Canada, apr\u00e8s avoir affirm\u00e9 la\u00a0veille qu\u2019il \u00e9tait dans l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat d\u2019Ottawa de devenir le \u00ab\u00a051\u1d49 Etat\u00a0\u00bb am\u00e9ricain."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au RN, la mort de Jean-Marie Le\u00a0Pen ne sera pas sans cons\u00e9quences politiques;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/07/au-rn-les-consequences-incertaines-de-la-mort-de-jean-marie-le-pen_6486794_823448.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:57:46 +0100",
        "text": "Obs\u00e8ques dans l\u2019intimit\u00e9 ou ouvertes \u00e0 ses admirateurs, qualificatifs de son h\u00e9ritage\u00a0: la mort du cofondateur du parti n\u2019est pas sans enjeu politique pour sa fille Marine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Instagram reconna\u00eet avoir restreint \u00ab\u00a0par erreur\u00a0\u00bb la visibilit\u00e9 de contenus LGBTQ+;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/07/instagram-reconnait-avoir-restreint-par-erreur-la-visibilite-de-contenus-lgbt_6486761_4408996.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:47:35 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019application consid\u00e9rait automatiquement comme \u00ab\u00a0contenu sensible\u00a0\u00bb, \u00e0 diffusion restreinte, les photos et vid\u00e9os post\u00e9es avec des hashtags li\u00e9s au fait d\u2019\u00eatre gay, trans ou lesbienne. Meta plaide une \u00ab\u00a0erreur\u00a0\u00bb technique, d\u00e9sormais r\u00e9par\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de Jean-Marie Le Pen\u00a0: retrouvez les r\u00e9actions apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9c\u00e8s du cofondateur du Front national;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-mort-de-jean-marie-le-pen-un-immense-patriote-pour-le-rassemblement-national-un-raciste-pour-la-gauche_6486203_3382.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:26:31 +0100",
        "text": "Figure de l\u2019extr\u00eame droite en France, Jean-Marie Le Pen est mort mardi\u00a07\u00a0janvier, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 96\u00a0ans."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au proc\u00e8s de l\u2019attentat devant les anciens locaux de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, les cauchemars du principal accus\u00e9\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Je me voyais comme un animal avec des grandes dents couvertes de sang\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/07/au-proces-de-l-attentat-devant-les-anciens-locaux-de-charlie-hebdo-les-cauchemars-du-principal-accuse-je-me-voyais-comme-un-animal-avec-des-grandes-dents-couvertes-de-sang_6486657_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:24:38 +0100",
        "text": "Zaheer Mahmoud, le migrant pakistanais qui avait bless\u00e9 \u00e0 coups de couteau, le 25\u00a0septembre\u00a02020, deux jeunes gens pour se venger des caricatures de Mahomet, a demand\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0pardon\u00a0\u00bb \u00e0 ses victimes, mardi 7\u00a0janvier."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La France a comm\u00e9mor\u00e9 les attentats contre \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb et l\u2019Hyper Cacher\u00a0; retrouvez les r\u00e9ponses de\u00a0Fran\u00e7ois Molins, ancien procureur de\u00a0Paris, \u00e0 vos questions;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/live/2025/01/07/en-direct-attentats-contre-charlie-hebdo-et-l-hyper-cacher-posez-vos-questions-a-francois-molins-ancien-procureur-de-paris_6485652_3224.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:22:54 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s une journ\u00e9e d\u2019hommages aux victimes des attentats de janvier\u00a02015, l\u2019ancien magistrat a r\u00e9pondu\u00a0\u00e0 vos interrogations sur la r\u00e9ponse judiciaire apport\u00e9e \u00e0\u00a0ces attentats et le renforcement de l\u2019arsenal l\u00e9gislatif fran\u00e7ais pour lutter contre la\u00a0menace terroriste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Marie Barsacq, la ministre des sports, veut solliciter plus fortement les taxes sur les paris sportifs pour financer la pratique sportive;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/07/la-ministre-des-sports-veut-solliciter-plus-fortement-les-taxes-sur-les-paris-sportifs-pour-financer-la-pratique-sportive_6486132_3242.html;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:39:45 +0100",
        "text": "Mme Barsacq a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 dans un entretien au \u00ab\u00a0Parisien\u00a0\u00bb, mardi, qu\u2019affecter \u00e0 l\u2019Agence nationale du sport un montant plus important de la fiscalit\u00e9 des paris sportifs \u00ab\u00a0permettrait de donner au sport des moyens d\u2019accueillir de nouveaux licenci\u00e9s\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Music programme in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/music-programme-in-coimbatore/article69076788.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:24:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Amid HMPV concerns, isolation ward set up in Nellore GGH;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/amid-hmpv-concerns-isolation-ward-set-up-in-nellore-ggh/article69077039.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:22:12 +0530",
        "text": "Despite no cases being reported in A.P., the authorities have advised the district hospitals to be prepared with sufficient number of specialist doctors, beds and oxygen cylinders"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Centre of excellence opened for MSMEs in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/centre-of-excellence-opened-for-msmes-in-coimbatore/article69077532.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:21:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Seventh edition of Mangaluru Lit Fest for two days from January 11;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/seventh-edition-of-mangaluru-lit-fest-for-two-days-from-january-11/article69077581.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:19:49 +0530",
        "text": "Senior writer S.L. Bhyrappa will inaugurate the event at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, former Intelligence Bureau chief Vikram Sood to speak"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Paliya Nritham captivates despite facing challenges in authentic representation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/paliya-nritham-captivates-despite-facing-challenges-in-authentic-representation/article69077062.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:17:52 +0530",
        "text": "Performances were filled with energy and passion. Dancers brought the festival alive with their movements, performing traditional prayer dances for rain, good health, and bountiful harvests"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-sentencing-in-hush-money-case/article69076914.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:16:27 +0530",
        "text": "President-elect Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention to halt sentencing in hush money case, citing presidential immunity concern"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;POCSO case against BSY: Victim\u2019s brother releases video seeking speedy justice;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pocso-case-against-bsy-victims-brother-releases-video-seeking-speedy-justice/article69075426.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:15:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Approach Supreme Court to seek reservation of posts for women lawyers in governing council of Advocates\u2019 Association, Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/approach-supreme-court-to-seek-reservation-of-posts-for-women-lawyers-in-governing-council-of-advocates-association-bengaluru-karnataka-high-court/article69076809.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:10:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kotehonda Ravi, lone Maoist from Karanataka, still at large;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kotehonda-ravi-lone-maoist-from-karanataka-still-at-large/article69077620.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:09:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka: Families of surrendered Maoists eager to welcome them back;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-families-of-surrendered-maoists-eager-to-welcome-them-back/article69076941.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:08:21 +0530",
        "text": "They want the State government to consider the demands for which the Maoists fought all these years and also withdraw \u2018false cases\u2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Cyber police registers case on actor\u2019s complaint;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cyber-police-registers-case-on-actors-complaint/article69077436.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:08:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Maoists\u2019 surrender: Change of venue in the last minute takes everyone by surprise;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/maoists-surrender-change-of-venue-in-the-last-minute-takes-everyone-by-surprise/article69076723.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:08:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Warrant against Health Additional Chief Secretary for not complying with HC directive;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/warrant-against-health-additional-chief-secretary-for-not-complying-with-hc-directive/article69077081.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:05:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government yet to wake up from its slumber on Dam Safety Act: Supreme Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-yet-to-wake-up-from-its-slumber-on-dam-safety-act-supreme-court/article69076973.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:05:05 +0530",
        "text": "Petitioner claims a breach at the 129-year-old Mullaperiyar dam may lead to deaths of lakhs of people spread across five townships"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC quashes FIR against doctor for not reporting POCSO case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/hc-quashes-fir-against-doctor-for-not-reporting-pocso-case/article69077207.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:03:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Fraternity envisioned by Ambedkar yet to be achieved: Tharoor;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fraternity-envisioned-by-ambedkar-yet-to-be-achieved-tharoor/article69077462.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:03:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government schools should also comply with safety norms, says Karnataka High Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/government-schools-should-also-comply-with-safety-norms-says-karnataka-high-court/article69076565.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:03:14 +0530",
        "text": "Court directs Principal Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, to prepare action plan to ensure that norms are adhered to by all government schools"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC permits KTR\u2019s lawyer to watch KTR\u2019s interrogation at ACB office in Formula-E Race corruption case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hc-permits-ktrs-lawyer-to-watch-ktrs-interrogation-at-acb-office-in-formula-e-race-corruption-case/article69077383.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:00:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Constitution needs to be amended, but no polarising of people: KLIBF;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/constitution-needs-to-be-amended-but-no-polarising-of-people-klibf/article69077382.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:59:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Will streamline conduct and judging of State School Arts Festival from lower levels: Sivankutty;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/will-streamline-conduct-and-judging-of-state-school-arts-festival-from-lower-levels-sivankutty/article69077489.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:59:08 +0530",
        "text": "Till now we had no control over the conduct of the festivals at the district and subdistrict levels, and it was done by the teachers alone, he says, adding there may have been instances of undesirable practices in the conduct, but now everything, from the school level, will come under the purview of the Ministry of Education."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Thoothukudi Mayor announces stringent action against stray cattle owners;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/thoothukudi-mayor-announces-stringent-action-against-stray-cattle-owners/article69076734.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:58:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pending incentives to be released soon, chunk for MSMEs: TG Industries dept. official;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/pending-incentives-to-be-released-soon-chunk-for-msmes-tg-industries-dept-official/article69077468.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:56:10 +0530",
        "text": "\u20b94,250 crore incentive due to industries since 2016 in the State"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sivasri\u2019s \u2018naama yatra\u2019 connects audience well at music festival in Madurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/sivasris-naama-yatra-connects-audience-well-at-music-festival-in-madurai/article69076847.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:55:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Central team inspects drought-hit mandals in Annamayya district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/central-team-inspects-drought-hit-mandals-in-annamayya-district/article69077054.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;ED expands probe to roadworks worth \u20b946,000 crore taken up in Bengaluru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ed-expands-probe-to-roadworks-worth-46000-crore-taken-up-in-bengaluru/article69075697.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:52:39 +0530",
        "text": "Former BJP councillor N.R. Ramesh had filed a complaint with the ED in connection with alleged irregularities in the asphalting of arterial and sub-arterial roads between 2013-2014 and 2023-24"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;MVA candidates file pleas against five MLAs on\u00a0grounds of election malpractice;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/mva-candidates-file-pleas-against-five-mlas-on-grounds-of-election-malpractice/article69077195.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:52:29 +0530",
        "text": "The petition mentions usage of hate speech including other code of conduct violations which, some petitioners said were ignored by the Election Commission officials"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Promotions, transfers in irrigation department to be completed by February: Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/promotions-transfers-in-irrigation-department-to-be-completed-by-february-minister-uttam-kumar-reddy/article69077335.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:52:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Is it surrendering of Naxals or government, asks Sunil Kumar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/is-it-surrendering-of-maoists-or-government-asks-sunil-kumar/article69076635.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:50:51 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BBMP imposes \u20b95 lakh penalty on Rodic Consultants for error\u00a0in executive summary\u00a0of tunnel road project DPR;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bbmp-imposes-5-lakh-penalty-on-rodic-consultants-for-error-in-executive-summary-of-tunnel-road-project-dpr/article69077275.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:50:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Three convicts die after consuming \u2018essence\u2019 while preparing cakes in Mysuru;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/three-convicts-die-after-consuming-essence-while-preparing-cakes-in-mysuru/article69076139.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:49:11 +0530",
        "text": "Of them, two were serving life sentences and the other a 10-year sentence for rape"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SSC Exams fee date extended under tatkal scheme;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ssc-exams-fee-date-extended-under-tatkal-scheme/article69077272.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:48:51 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Youth hacked to death at Vellalore in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/youth-hacked-to-death-at-vellalore-in-coimbatore/article69077162.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:48:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Development of Mysuru: CM convenes meeting on January 10;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/development-of-mysuru-cm-convenes-meeting-on-january-10/article69076805.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:47:10 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Forum condemns UGC draft report giving powers to Chancellor to appoint V-Cs;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/forum-condemns-ugc-draft-report-giving-powers-to-chancellor-to-appoint-v-cs/article69077059.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:46:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Changes in train services due to engineering work at Koodal Nagar yard on Thursday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/changes-in-train-services-due-to-engineering-work-at-koodal-nagar-yard-on-thursday/article69077320.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:46:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;National carrom tournament concludes in Nellore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/national-carrom-tournament-concludes-in-nellore/article69077345.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:46:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018No helmet, no entry\u2019 campaign gains momentum in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-helmet-no-entry-campaign-gains-momentum-in-coimbatore/article69076933.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:46:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chennai Metro Rail to provide roofing with toughened glass in elevated stations for protection during rains;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-to-provide-roofing-with-toughened-glass-in-elevated-stations-for-protection-during-rains/article69076860.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:46:01 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Revival of paddy farming in Kattamudikudy  after 40 years leads to the launch of a tribal rice brand;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/revival-of-paddy-farming-in-kattamudikudy-after-40-years-leads-to-the-launch-of-a-tribal-rice-brand/article69076928.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:45:42 +0530",
        "text": "Farming restarted in Kattamudikudy in 2018. Since cultivation is being done in the deep forest, farmers have to do round-the-clock monitoring to prevent wild animal attacks"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Class IX student found dead in Coimbatore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/class-ix-student-found-dead-in-coimbatore/article69077351.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:41:49 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Swaccha Seva cleanliness drive in Srisailam sees good participation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/swaccha-seva-cleanliness-drive-in-srisailam-sees-good-participation/article69076758.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:40:28 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SCs, STs are being willfully denied promotions in Health Dept. in Kalaburagi, says mahasabha;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/scs-sts-are-being-willfully-denied-promotions-in-health-dept-in-kalaburagi-says-mahasabha/article69077302.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:39:20 +0530",
        "text": "The department has failed to consider seniority during promotions to posts in PHCs and CHCs in Kalaburagi, according to district president"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Madurai hospital performs ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/madurai-hospital-performs-abo-incompatible-kidney-transplantation/article69077204.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:39:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Election-mode frenzy in Visakhapatnam as PM Modi\u2019s roadshow draws massive crowds;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/election-mode-frenzy-in-visakhapatnam-as-pm-modis-roadshow-draws-massive-crowds/article69077173.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:36:46 +0530",
        "text": "Supporters of Telugu Desam Party, Jana Sena Party and the BJP welcome leaders with party flags and yellow shirts"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Not a new virus, HMPV detection has improved due to heightened surveillance, better diagnostics : CIDS;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/not-a-new-virus-hmpv-detection-has-improved-due-to-heightened-surveillance-better-diagnostics-cids/article69076523.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:33:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u20b9112.05 crore financial aid sought for drought relief in Anantapur district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/11205-crore-financial-aid-sought-for-drought-relief-in-anantapur-district/article69077113.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:32:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Intermediate Board proposes major reforms to reduce exam stress and align with national standards;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-intermediate-board-proposes-major-reforms-to-reduce-exam-stress-and-align-with-national-standards/article69076778.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:32:05 +0530",
        "text": "Removal of board exam for first-year students proposed; transition to NCERT textbooks from academic year 2025-26 imperative for better alignment with national competitive exams such as JEE and NEET, says Board Secretary"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Higher Education Minister expresses happiness over Thrissur\u2019s victory at State School Arts Festival;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/higher-education-minister-expresses-happiness-over-thrissurs-victory-at-state-school-arts-festival/article69077227.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:30:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Amendments to annual Plans by 94 local bodies in Ernakulam approved;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/amendments-to-annual-plans-by-94-local-bodies-in-ernakulam-approved/article69076167.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:26:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Three from Bengaluru drown in Surathkal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/three-from-bengaluru-drown-in-surathkal/article69077268.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:25:40 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;No drinking water supply in some areas of Tiruchi on Thursday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/no-drinking-water-supply-in-some-areas-of-tiruchi-on-thursday/article69077291.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:25:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Woman police inspector, AIADMK functionary remanded in judicial custody till Jan. 21;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/woman-police-inspector-aiadmk-functionary-remanded-in-judicial-custody-till-jan-21/article69076502.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:24:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Makaravilakku preparations in full swing at Sabarimala;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/makaravilakku-preparations-in-full-swing-at-sabarimala/article69077028.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:24:17 +0530",
        "text": "Pathanamthitta District Collector S. Premkrishnan inspects key Makaravilakku viewing points"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tiruchi records surplus rainfall in 2024;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-records-surplus-rainfall-in-2024/article69077171.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:24:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Decent living conditions remain a mirage for residents of Thiruvathavur refugee camp;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/decent-living-conditions-remain-a-mirage-for-residents-of-thiruvathavur-refugee-camp/article69076753.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:23:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;AITUC demands welfare board for unorganised transport workers, drivers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/aituc-demands-welfare-board-for-unorganised-transport-workers-drivers/article69077307.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:23:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;PM\u2019s Principal Secretary endorses use of hybrid seeds in rice, pulses, oilseeds;https://www.thehindu.com/business/agri-business/pms-principal-secretary-endorses-use-of-hybrid-seeds-in-rice-pulses-oilseeds/article69077000.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:23:35 +0530",
        "text": "The senior bureaucrat said hybrids have to be affordable to smallholder farmers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Boothapandi tank awaits much-needed facelift;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/boothapandi-tank-awaits-much-needed-facelift/article69077299.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:23:25 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018New change in RTI portal makes viewing status of query complicated\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/new-change-in-rti-portal-makes-viewing-status-of-query-complicated/article69077165.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:21:27 +0530",
        "text": "The portal has not set any time limit for sending OTP through mail ID, says an applicant"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Lokayukta raids multiple locations in Bidar, Raichur, Ballari districts;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/lokayukta-raids-multiple-locations-in-bidar-raichur-ballari-districts/article69077112.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:21:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;10-year-old boy dies in fall from sixth floor of resort in Idukki;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/10-year-old-boy-dies-in-fall-from-sixth-floor-of-resort-in-idukki/article69077120.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:20:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Hospitals in Telangana to suspend Aarogyasri services over \u20b91,100 crore dues;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hospitals-in-telangana-to-suspend-aarogyasri-services-over-1100-crore-dues/article69076893.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:20:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Villagers protest against stone quarry by leaving their voter ID at Collectorate;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/villagers-protest-against-stone-quarry-by-leaving-their-voter-id-at-collectorate/article69076942.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:17:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Minister allays apprehensions over HMPV;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/minister-allays-apprehensions-over-hmpv/article69076514.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:17:14 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CPI(M) protests against hike in bus fares;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cpim-protests-against-hike-in-bus-fares/article69076900.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:16:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TAHDCO to support training for IATA-CANADA certificate course;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tahdco-to-support-training-for-iata-canada-certificate-course/article69077172.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:16:47 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh to visit Kurnool today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pawan-kalyan-lokesh-to-visit-kurnool-today/article69076846.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:16:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Complete administrative chaos in Bihar, claims Tejashwi Yadav;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/complete-administrative-chaos-in-bihar-claims-tejashwi-yadav/article69076592.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:15:28 +0530",
        "text": "The RJD leader has alleged that CM Nitish Kumar touches the feet of officers to get the work done"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Governor\u2019s action to blame for issues over appointing Vice-Chancellor: Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/governors-action-to-blame-for-issues-over-appointing-vice-chancellor-minister/article69076451.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:14:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Protests erupt in Visakhapatnam during Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s visit over privatisation of steel plant;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/protests-erupt-in-visakhapatnam-during-prime-minister-narendra-modis-visit-over-privatisation-of-steel-plant/article69077003.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:14:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Consultative meeting on learning assessments in remote schools held in Dharmapuri;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/consultative-meeting-on-learning-assessments-in-remote-schools-held-in-dharmapuri/article69076756.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:14:26 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations at ISKCON Hubballi tomorrow;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/vaikunta-ekadasi-celebrations-at-iskcon-hubballi-tomorrow/article69077115.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:11:32 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Telangana promotes bamboo cultivation to empower women and boost sustainability;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-promotes-bamboo-cultivation-to-empower-women-and-boost-sustainability/article69076936.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:11:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will attend Naringana Kambala on January 11, says Khader;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/chief-minister-siddaramaiah-will-attend-naringana-kambala-on-january-11-says-khader/article69077197.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:10:27 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 12,300 civilians killed since start of Ukraine war, U.N. says;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/over-12300-civilians-killed-since-start-of-ukraine-war-un-says/article69077168.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:09:14 +0530",
        "text": "\"We are deeply concerned by the impacts on civilians of the increased use of drones and the use of new weapons,\" the U.N. said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two rare Neuroptera species found for the first time from Kerala;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/two-rare-neuroptera-species-found-for-the-first-time-from-kerala/article69076913.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:07:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Actor, activist and art curator to get honorary doctorate today;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/actor-activist-and-art-curator-to-get-honorary-doctorate-today/article69076141.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:05:33 +0530",
        "text": "Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women\u2019s University convocation in Vijayapura"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nagapattinam launches short film competition on women empowerment;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/nagapattinam-launches-short-film-competition-on-women-empowerment/article69077017.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:04:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kakulamanu landfill in Tirumala inspected;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kakulamanu-landfill-in-tirumala-inspected/article69076748.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:03:18 +0530",
        "text": "The landfill, which has accumulated lakhs of metric tonnes of waste over the years, poses a serious environmental and health hazard to Tirumala and its residents, says TTD Chairman"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Children from government-run home taken on special tour;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/children-from-government-run-home-taken-on-special-tour/article69076961.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:02:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;1 killed, 34 injured as bus overturns near Tirunelveli;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/1-killed-34-injured-as-bus-overturns-near-tirunelveli/article69076840.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:02:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Passenger sustains eye injury as crews of two private buses clash in Pathanamthitta;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/passenger-sustains-eye-injury-as-crews-of-two-private-buses-clash-in-pathanamthitta/article69077088.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:01:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Maternal deaths: BJP Mahila Morcha seek Minister\u2019s resignation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/maternal-deaths-bjp-mahila-morcha-seek-ministers-resignation/article69076938.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:01:02 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Le Pen divides France in death; Interior Minister calls celebrations \u2018shameful\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/le-pen-divides-france-in-death-interior-minister-calls-celebrations-shameful/article69077149.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:00:44 +0530",
        "text": "\"Nothing, absolutely nothing justifies dancing on a corpse. The death of a man, even if he is a political opponent, should inspire only restraint and dignity,\" Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;10-day crafts expo to begin from Friday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/10-day-crafts-expo-to-begin-from-friday/article69076764.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:00:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza amid stepped up ceasefire push;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israeli-strikes-kill-dozens-in-gaza-amid-stepped-up-ceasefire-push/article69076916.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:00:07 +0530",
        "text": "Israel's military said it struck Hamas militants operating in a school in Jabalia, and that it took steps to minimise risk to civilians"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;People continue to endure pothole-crater filled highway in the absence of motorable alternative road during NH 75 widening;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/people-continue-to-endure-pothole-crater-filled-highway-in-the-absence-of-motorable-alternative-road-during-nh-75-widening/article69076898.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:59:31 +0530",
        "text": "The contractor says there was no space to provide alternative road and promises to complete the B.C. Road-Periyashanthi widening soon"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;DMK govt. reiterates stand on tungsten mining, blames AIADMK for Central auction of strategic minerals;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-reiterates-stand-on-tungsten-mining-blames-aiadmk-for-central-auction-of-strategic-minerals/article69076796.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:58:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Foreign Secretary Misri meets acting Afghan Foreign Minister in Dubai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/foreign-secretary-misri-meets-acting-afghan-foreign-minister-in-dubai/article69077126.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:58:23 +0530",
        "text": "India would consider engaging in development projects in Afghanistan in the near future, in addition to the ongoing humanitarian assistance programme"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Puducherry AIADMK alleges attempts by T.N. government to cover up Anna University sexual assault case, stages protest;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherry-aiadmk-alleges-attempts-by-tn-government-to-cover-up-anna-university-sexual-assault-case-stages-protest/article69076350.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:57:55 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kumaraswamy meets Gadkari, proposes outer ring road in Mandya;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kumaraswamy-meets-gadkari-seeks-outer-ring-road-in-mandya/article69076324.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:56:31 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tricolour hoisted on 73-foot mast near India-China border;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tricolour-hoisted-on-73-foot-mast-near-india-china-border/article69076902.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:56:28 +0530",
        "text": "Flag hoisted at Gorsam Chorten in Jemithang by Indian Army, enhancing tourism and national pride near China border"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Take effective steps to prevent child marriage, officers told;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/take-effective-steps-to-prevent-child-marriage-officers-told/article69076051.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:56:00 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slams draft UGC Regulations, 2025;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chief-minister-pinarayi-vijayan-slams-draft-ugc-regulations-2025/article69076878.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:53:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth signs MoU with French University for collaboration in patient care, academics, research and public health;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/sri-balaji-vidyapeeth-signs-mou-with-french-university-for-collaboration-in-patient-care-academics-research-and-public-health/article69076614.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:52:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KPCC assures the family of deceased Congress leader of its support;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kpcc-assures-the-family-of-deceased-congress-leader-of-its-support/article69076925.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:48:59 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Earmark 5% grants for persons with disabilities, judge tells officers;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/earmark-5-grants-for-persons-with-disabilities-judge-tells-officers/article69076049.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:48:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;To mitigate pollution in ocean, waste management on land should be more effective: Dr. Soumya Swaminathan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/to-mitigate-pollution-in-ocean-waste-management-on-land-should-be-more-effective-dr-soumya-swaminathan/article69076549.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:47:45 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vaikunda Ekadasi festival: Police announce change in vehicular movements from Thursday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/vaikunda-ekadasi-festival-police-announce-change-in-vehicular-movements-from-thursday/article69076831.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:47:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Clinical trials of medicines often done in poor countries: Supreme Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/clinical-trials-of-medicines-often-done-in-poor-countries-supreme-court/article69077070.ece;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:46:23 +0530",
        "text": "A Bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S.V.N Bhatti considered the submissions of Centre's Additional Solicitor General Archana Pathak Dave who said rules for new drugs and clinical trials were framed in 2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Inmate becomes first in Hong Kong to earn local doctoral degree behind bars;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293966/inmate-becomes-first-hong-kong-earn-local-doctoral-degree-behind-bars?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:23:04 +0800",
        "text": "Inmate Chun says he hopes his academic achievement can encourage other prisoners not to give up on themselves."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s top court questions grounds for convicting June 4 alliance trio;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293965/hong-kongs-top-court-questions-grounds-convicting-june-4-alliance-trio?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:15:03 +0800",
        "text": "Court of Final Appeal judges question how group can be defined as \u2018foreign agent\u2019 and denied evidence substantiating that allegation when mounting defence."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Tap Hong Kong\u2019s fundraising potential, Paul Chan tells Indonesian business elites;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293964/tap-hong-kongs-fundraising-potential-paul-chan-tells-indonesian-business-elites?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:08:32 +0800",
        "text": "Finance chief calls on companies to take advantage of city\u2019s capital markets, but one business lobby group warns that firms are unclear why they should."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Jump in Hong Kong dog poisoning cases sparks calls for stricter animal laws;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293962/jump-hong-kong-dog-poisoning-cases-sparks-calls-stricter-animal-laws?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:47:48 +0800",
        "text": "Group following up on suspected poisoning cases says number of dogs killed rose from five in 2023 to at least 49 last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong will not restrict city emigrants from public health services: minister;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293943/hong-kong-will-not-restrict-city-emigrants-public-health-services-minister?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:54:48 +0800",
        "text": "Lawmakers suggest restricting access of Hong Kong identity card holders who have moved overseas to public medical services."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong urged to tune into \u2018concert economy\u2019 as shows attract 4 million;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293938/hong-kong-urged-tune-concert-economy-shows-attract-4-million?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:02:25 +0800",
        "text": "Big pop concerts held in 2023 and 2024 attracted over 4.2 million spectators, including more than 1.5 million visitors, tourism minister says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong judge slams Jimmy Lai\u2019s self-proclaimed stance as \u2018political prisoner\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293934/hong-kong-judge-slams-jimmy-lais-self-proclaimed-stance-political-prisoner?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:53:59 +0800",
        "text": "Court rejects Lai\u2019s claims of \u2018persecution\u2019, while former media boss insists Hongkongers no longer enjoyed freedoms as before."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to begin handing out HK$3,000 rewards for identifying public housing abuse;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293924/hong-kong-begin-handing-out-hk3000-rewards-identifying-public-housing-abuse?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:12:22 +0800",
        "text": "Residents will have to provide their names and be interviewed, Housing Authority says, as it steps up efforts to tackle misuse of public rental flats."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Memorial held for Hong Kong motorcyclist killed in controversial crash;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293916/memorial-held-hong-kong-motorcyclist-killed-controversial-crash?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:44:16 +0800",
        "text": "Rider, 27, died last week after off-duty customs officer tried to stop his alleged escape from police, with bike crashing into roadside pole and tree."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;6% of 11,000 Hongkongers tested in free mental health screenings need help;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3293894/6-over-11000-hongkongers-tested-free-mental-health-screenings-need-help?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:19:16 +0800",
        "text": "Pilot scheme at district health centres refers residents showing emotional distress for free psychological therapy."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong pupils have better chance of entry to popular primary schools this year;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293884/hong-kong-kids-have-better-chance-entering-popular-primary-schools-year?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:43:22 +0800",
        "text": "There are fewer applicants and an average 13 per cent more Primary One vacancies across districts in central allocation phase this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Chim Pui-chung seeks leniency after fraud conviction;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3293881/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-chim-pui-chung-seeks-leniency-after-fraud-conviction?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:32:00 +0800",
        "text": "Defence team says Chim is nearly 80 years old and in poor health in plea backed by mitigation letters from high-profile politicians."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong, Macau passport holders hit online snag for UK travel e-permit;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293872/hong-kong-macau-passport-holders-set-headache-over-uk-travel-e-permit?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:32:33 +0800",
        "text": "Attempts to list Hong Kong or Macau as passport\u2019s place of issue or applicant\u2019s nationality triggers pages stating such document holders are \u2018not eligible\u2019."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;26 stuck in Southeast Asia for forced labour seek Hong Kong government help;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293870/families-6-hongkongers-held-myanmar-ask-government-seek-beijings-help?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:27:17 +0800",
        "text": "Security Bureau says 26 cases involving residents detained and unable to leave Southeast Asian countries had been logged as of December 31."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong arts hub proposes to build 1,995 flats to ease financial burden;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293866/hong-kongs-west-kowloon-hub-proposes-build-1995-flats-ease-financial-burden?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:17:27 +0800",
        "text": "Project, which consists of seven residential buildings, is seen as a way to ease the arts hub\u2019s financial strain."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Paul Chan says Hong Kong is \u2018advantageous\u2019 for IPOs in overture to Indonesian companies;https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3293853/paul-chan-says-hong-kong-advantageous-ipos-overture-indonesian-companies?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:31:43 +0800",
        "text": "Companies in Southeast Asia\u2019s most populous nation should find Hong Kong\u2019s capital market an \u2018attractive and advantageous\u2019 place for raising funds, Paul Chan said."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Dennis Lo takes over Chinese University of Hong Kong, vows to boost global standing;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3293850/dennis-lo-inaugurated-cuhk-president-vows-boost-its-global-standing?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:08:41 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018We are committed to enhancing the international standing of CUHK and make efforts in teaching, research, service and innovation,\u2019 Professor Dennis Lo says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong is sleeping on a cultural and tourism resource: trams;https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3293258/hong-kong-sleeping-cultural-and-tourism-resource-trams?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:30:09 +0800",
        "text": "Instead of prioritising one-off events, tourism planners should add value to its cultural treasures by embracing new technology and new ideas."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;\u2018High hopes\u2019: how Hong Kong can make waves in the cruise industry;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293811/high-hopes-how-hong-kong-can-make-waves-cruise-industry?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:30:08 +0800",
        "text": "Setting up exhibits at terminals and making sure cruise ships sail in a certain direction to maximise views are among suggestions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine strikes Russian air force oil depot;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-strikes-russian-air-force-oil-depot/a-71245146?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Ukraine attacked a oil depot that supplies a military airfield in the Russian city of Engels. Both countries continue to trade drone strikes as the war approaches its fourth year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Greenland? Trump eyes control of world's biggest island;https://www.dw.com/en/why-greenland-trump-eyes-control-of-world-s-biggest-island/a-71248164?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "European leaders were taken aback by US President-elect Donald Trump's renewed interest in control of Greenland. But what is it about the largely ice-covered island that is of such interest to him?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Lufthansa plans to hire 10,000 new employees in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-plans-to-hire-10-000-new-employees-in-2025/a-71249168?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany's flagship carrier announced that is is seeking hundreds of new pilots, flight attendants, and ground crew. The news comes despite major labor disputes within the company throughout 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany, France criticize Donald Trump's Greenland threats;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-france-criticize-donald-trump-s-greenland-threats/a-71244465?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany said borders must not be changed by force after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out a military takeover of Greenland. France says the EU cannot tolerate threats against its \"sovereign borders.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;BYD Brazil scandal exposes flaws in Chinese investment;https://www.dw.com/en/byd-brazil-scandal-exposes-flaws-in-chinese-investment/a-71249057?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "\"Slavery-like\" working conditions were uncovered at the Chinese EV maker's factory site in Brazil, casting a spotlight on the standards maintained by Chinese companies outsourcing workers at foreign locations."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Germany needs to keep lowering its carbon footprint;https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-needs-to-keep-lowering-its-carbon-footprint/a-71247782?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Countries around the world are working to reduce their emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide. Germany is now responsible for less than 2%, but even that is too much. Why?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A mountaineer's account of the Tibet earthquake: 'Everything was shaking';https://www.dw.com/en/a-mountaineer-s-account-of-the-tibet-earthquake-everything-was-shaking/a-71248358?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "German mountaineer Jost Kobusch was on Mount Everest when an earthquake hit that killed more than 120 people and injured many others."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: How victims are getting help;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-how-victims-are-getting-help/a-71247885?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany remains deeply shaken by the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. Helping the victims is a major challenge."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Chinese FM's Africa tour is more than symbolic;https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-fm-s-africa-tour-is-more-than-symbolic/a-71235729?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, continued a 35-year tradition in beginning Beijing's diplomatic calendar with pitstops across Africa, underlining China's commitment to shift business on the continent into high gear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from Iran prison;https://www.dw.com/en/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-freed-from-iran-prison/a-71246789?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Cecilia Sala was freed after what the Italian government called \"intense\" diplomatic work. Iran has been accused of arbitrarily detaining foreign nationals in order to gain leverage on other governments."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Norway became the trailblazer for electric vehicles;https://www.dw.com/en/how-norway-became-the-trailblazer-for-electric-vehicles/a-71208744?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Norway set a goal for all new cars sold to be electric by 2025, a decade ahead of the European Union. Subsidies and incentives have helped the Nordic country almost realize its goal, so what can others learn?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;South Koreans hope for return to normality amid Yoon crisis;https://www.dw.com/en/south-koreans-hope-for-return-to-normality-amid-yoon-crisis/a-71246085?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Although ordinary South Koreans told DW their daily lives have been largely unaffected by President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment drama, they are ready for the country to move on."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nigerian military says 6 soldiers killed in Boko Haram clash;https://www.dw.com/en/nigerian-military-says-6-soldiers-killed-in-boko-haram-clash/a-71246536?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The Nigerian military has confirmed that six of its soldiers died in a battle in the northeastern state of Borno. The army is reported to have killed more than 30 insurgents."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allow Syrians to go back for short visits, EU activists say;https://www.dw.com/en/allow-syrians-to-go-back-for-short-visits-eu-activists-say/a-71235829?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "While Ukrainian refugees in Europe can take short trips home without a change in protection status, Syrians can not. Activists say temporary visits would help Syrians rebuild their homes and encourage voluntary returns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elvis at 90: King forever?;https://www.dw.com/en/elvis-at-90-king-forever/a-71237176?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "On what would have been his 90th birthday, the legendary singer will be celebrated over a four-day event in Memphis. Here are some highlights of his storied career."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Herbert Kickl's rise to 'People's Chancellor';https://www.dw.com/en/austria-herbert-kickl-s-rise-to-people-s-chancellor/a-71242579?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl. The 56-year-old holds some radical views, such as on migration."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Survey: 4 out of 10 Germans worried about political future;https://www.dw.com/en/survey-4-out-of-10-germans-worried-about-political-future/a-71243980?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A new survey has found that many Germans have lost faith in their political leaders. The ruling SPD was seen as having \"trust\" and \"competence\" issues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Tibet quake: Rescue teams scramble to find survivors;https://www.dw.com/en/tibet-quake-rescue-teams-scramble-to-find-survivors/a-71243533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Urgency is mounting in China's Tibet autonomous region after an earthquake near Mount Everest killed well over a hundred people. An unknown number remain unaccounted for."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Tourists and pilot killed in Australian seaplane crash;https://www.dw.com/en/tourists-and-pilot-killed-in-australian-seaplane-crash/a-71243446?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The airplane crashed as it took off Rottnest Island a popular tourist spot off Western Australia. Specialist investigators were probing the crash."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Panama tells Trump canal sovereignty is 'non-negotiable';https://www.dw.com/en/panama-tells-trump-canal-sovereignty-is-non-negotiable/a-71243119?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "After US President-elect Donald Trump repeated inaccurate claims that China controls the Panama Canal, Panama has again reaffirmed its sovereignty over the key Atlantic-Pacific waterway."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Kursk: What is Ukraine trying to achieve with its new advance?;https://www.dw.com/en/kursk-what-is-ukraine-trying-to-achieve-with-its-new-advance/a-71238619?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The Ukrainian army is advancing into the Russian region of Kursk despite being under increasing pressure in this region. Experts agree that Kyiv is sending a message to Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Two dead after shooting in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-two-dead-after-shooting-in-baden-w\u00fcrttemberg/a-71242451?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The alleged perpetrator was eventually apprehended by police following a manhunt involving a helicopter and special forces. A third victim is seriously injured."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Donald Trump Jr. visits Greenland amid father's interest;https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-jr-visits-greenland-amid-father-s-interest/a-71234078?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Donald Trump Jr. is making an unofficial visit to Greenland to shoot content for his podcast. His father, President-elect Trump, said Greenlanders will \"benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German couple admit killing Ukrainian refugees for baby;https://www.dw.com/en/german-couple-admit-killing-ukrainian-refugees-for-baby/a-71239656?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A German couple have confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother so that they could steal a newborn baby. The couple are accused of joint murder and abduction of a minor and expressed regret."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;First US H5N1 bird flu death, but wider risk low;https://www.dw.com/en/first-us-h5n1-bird-flu-death-but-wider-risk-low/a-71240505?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, marking the first fatality linked to the currently circulating infection in the US. Human-to-human spread has not been detected, so what's the real risk?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Germany seeks to cut electricity costs;https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-seeks-to-cut-electricity-costs/a-71239301?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Electricity is more expensive in Germany than anywhere else in Europe. This burdens consumers, especially the sluggish economy. Politicians are looking for solutions. What options do they have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Freedom Party path to power may boost EU far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-freedom-party-path-to-power-may-boost-eu-far-right/a-71237175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Austria's Freedom Party could lead the country's next government in a historic first, giving far-right politicians more power in the EU."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Will Donald Trump be able to save TikTok in the US?;https://www.dw.com/en/will-donald-trump-be-able-to-save-tiktok-in-the-us/a-71230715?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "In the latest tussle between Trump and Biden over future US policy, the president-elect is seeking to pause a law banning Chinese-owned social video app TikTok. Donald Trump says he wants to solve the case politically."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Asia faces economic headwinds from Trump and sluggish China;https://www.dw.com/en/asia-faces-economic-headwinds-from-trump-and-sluggish-china/a-71111332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Slow Chinese economic growth and the possibility of a global trade conflict under US President-elect Donald Trump mean slower growth and turbulence are on the horizon for Asia in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Charlie Hebdo's anniversary edition: A playful jab at God;https://www.dw.com/en/charlie-hebdo-s-anniversary-edition-a-playful-jab-at-god/a-71203106?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking 10 years since the terror attacks on its Paris office by running a cartoon contest asking for God-mocking submissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Kazakhstan receives Azerbaijan Airlines black box crash data;https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-receives-azerbaijan-airlines-black-box-crash-data/a-71234012?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The voice recorders from the Brazilian-made plane were analyzed in Brasilia before the data was handed to Kazakh authorities. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has directed unusually strong words towards Moscow."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Two Baltic Sea cables repaired after suspected sabotage;https://www.dw.com/en/two-baltic-sea-cables-repaired-after-suspected-sabotage/a-71232886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The Finnish operator of the cables suspected to have been damaged by a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet on Christmas Day says the cables have now been repaired. A power cable damaged that day is still out of service."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-know-about-the-hmpv-outbreak-in-china/a-71230553?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness. HMPV has likely been around for centuries, and it has likely infected most people once in their lifetime."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Russia claims to control key eastern town;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-claims-to-control-key-eastern-town/live-71230358?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Ukraine denied Russia's claims that it had captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthlong battle. Meanwhile, French President Macron thinks Ukraine should be \"realistic\" on territorial issues. DW has more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;European leaders decry Elon Musk's meddling;https://www.dw.com/en/european-leaders-decry-elon-musk-s-meddling/a-71227690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany has said that Musk's attempts to influence the coming German election are futile as the Tesla CEO voices support for the far right. The UK's Starmer and France's Macron echoed the German government's sentiments."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;France and Germany falter as Trump presidency looms;https://www.dw.com/en/france-and-germany-falter-as-trump-presidency-looms/a-71210372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president. Often called the twin engines of EU growth, they are hampered by huge economic and financial problems."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Inflation rose to 2.6% in December;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inflation-rose-to-2-6-in-december/a-71228623?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany has struggled with rising prices due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The German figures come one day before the eurozone will release its December inflation numbers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia P\u00e9rez' and 'The Brutalist' dominate;https://www.dw.com/en/golden-globes-2025-emilia-p\u00e9rez-and-the-brutalist-dominate/a-71225170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. \"Emilia P\u00e9rez\" and \"The Brutalist\" won big. Surprises included wins for actresses Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Clean energy, electric cars, climate: What will Trump do?;https://www.dw.com/en/clean-energy-electric-cars-climate-what-will-trump-do/a-70932970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term. And for many, the outlook is bleak."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'three wise men from the east' ended up in Cologne;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-three-wise-men-from-the-east-ended-up-in-cologne/a-67770427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary that tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. But how did they get there?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-condemns-cdu-member-post-about-putin-meetup/a-71221495?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austrian conservative leader open to talks with far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-conservative-leader-open-to-talks-with-far-right/a-71221489?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The interim leader of the conservative Austrian People's Party has said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party. It comes as the president is to meet the Freedom Party's leader Kickl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches fresh Kursk offensive;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-launches-fresh-kursk-offensive/live-71220976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A new Ukrainian operation appears to be underway in Russia's region of Kursk. Kyiv's forces seeking to take control of a road to the regional capital. Follow DW for the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Munich, Frankfurt flights canceled amid winter weather;https://www.dw.com/en/munich-frankfurt-flights-canceled-amid-winter-weather/a-71219425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis;https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-jd-vance-is-wrong-about-afd-nazis/a-71212825?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Has the far-right AfD achieved its greatest electoral successes in the parts of Germany that previously resisted the Nazis? No, it hasn't \u2014 and here's why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German interior minister says some Syrians may be sent back;https://www.dw.com/en/german-interior-minister-says-some-syrians-may-be-sent-back/a-71218324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Almost a month after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said the government might revoke protection status for some Syrian refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-braces-for-extreme-weather-and-disruptions/a-71218228?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Treacherous weather conditions this weekend have caused flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police detain influencer over NYE firework incident;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-influencer-over-nye-firework-incident/a-71217935?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The suspect is accused of intentionally shooting a firework rocket into a Berlin apartment. He expressed confusion about why the police wanted to question him."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Chancellor Nehammer to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-chancellor-nehammer-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse/a-71217910?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "There was political turbulence in Austria on Saturday night after coalition talks between the country's centrist parties broke down and Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation. What happens next is unclear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are strict migration proposals by Bavaria's CSU party legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-strict-migration-proposals-by-bavaria-s-csu-party-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Ahead of Germany's election in February, Bavaria's conservative CSU party has said it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy's global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Musk's 'undignified' insults irritate German politicians;https://www.dw.com/en/musk-s-undignified-insults-irritate-german-politicians/a-71202287?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "After the Tesla boss added the German head of state to the list of politicians he has insulted, several lawmakers wonder how far Musk will go in his support for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of the general election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK channel crossings surge by 25% in 2024;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-channel-crossings-surge-by-25-in-2024/a-71199179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "According to an Interior Ministry report, people from Vietnam, Iran and Syria fueled the surge in numbers, with Afghanistan accounting for the single largest group of arrivals in the first nine months of last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen;https://www.dw.com/en/romania-bulgaria-drop-eu-border-checks-join-schengen/a-71197658?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russian gas stops flowing to Europe via Ukraine;https://www.dw.com/en/russian-gas-stops-flowing-to-europe-via-ukraine/a-71194724?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Gas deliveries to Europe through a pipeline in Ukraine have stopped as a deal signed five years ago expires. Ukraine called the halt of Russian gas transiting through the country a \"historic event.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As US, EU friend and foe, Putin has led Russia for 25 years;https://www.dw.com/en/as-us-eu-friend-and-foe-putin-has-led-russia-for-25-years/a-71136357?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Vladimir Putin came to power as a professed reformer on the eve of 2000, and has since become one of the 21st century's most prolific warlords. DW looks at how EU, US and NATO relations with Putin's Russia have evolved."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What lies ahead for the EU in 2025?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-lies-ahead-for-the-eu-in-2025/a-71163445?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The new EU leadership in Brussels will have a lot on its plate in 2025.It will need to confront the challenges without a strong Franco-German alliance."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Gisele Pelicot's convicted ex-husband won't appeal sentence;https://www.dw.com/en/gisele-pelicot-s-convicted-ex-husband-won-t-appeal-sentence/a-71186031?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's lawyer said he would not appeal his 20-year prison term. He was sentenced after being found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele over an almost 10 year period."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;World Cup 2030: High emissions and its own human rights issues;https://www.dw.com/en/world-cup-2030-high-emissions-and-its-own-human-rights-issues/a-71016226?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "The 2030 World Cup, being held in six nations including Spain, Portugal and Morocco, is drawing fire over human rights concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico;https://www.dw.com/en/extreme-heat-a-death-threat-to-young-people-in-mexico/a-71022268?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Aral Sea: From lake to desert to forest;https://www.dw.com/en/the-aral-sea-from-lake-to-desert-to-forest/a-70987224?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "Brutal Soviet-era farming practices severely damaged the Aral Sea's delicate ecosystem. Now ecologists are planting saplings in the Aralkum Desert to bring trees to where water once lapped."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What drives Nobel Prize winner Han Kang to write?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-drives-nobel-prize-winner-han-kang-to-write/a-70452211?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-08 07:59:21",
        "text": "As she receives the prestigious award, Han Kang explores in her Nobel Prize lecture how violence and love have inspired works such as \"The Vegetarian\" and \"Human Acts.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Two people die in firefighting at industrial facility in Saratov Region;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896913;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:51:20 +0300",
        "text": "The state of emergency will be declared in Engels due to extension of the fire area"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Zelensky decides to run for re-election \u2014 report;https://tass.com/world/1896899;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:22:49 +0300",
        "text": "The information has not been confirmed or denied officially yet"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia to expand gas supplies to Central Asia and consider India pipeline \u2014 experts;https://tass.com/economy/1896895;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:22:22 +0300",
        "text": "Gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline could surpass the design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters in 2025"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Polish MFA reports shutdown of country's consulate general in St. Petersburg;https://tass.com/world/1896893;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:02:57 +0300",
        "text": "According to a TASS correspondent in St. Petersburg, Polish and EU flags were removed from the flagpoles on the building"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US, UK launch airstrikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa \u2014 TV;https://tass.com/world/1896891;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:44:00 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Mayadeen, the shelling also targeted Houthi facilities in the Amran province in the northwest of the country"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli attacks injure 80 people in Gaza in past day \u2014 enclave\u2019s Health Ministry;https://tass.com/world/1896889;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:42:51 +0300",
        "text": "According to the ministry, 'the death toll has reached 45,936 since the start of Israel\u2019s military operation, while 109,274 were injured'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump's statements on Greenland should be assessed after he takes office \u2014 MFA;https://tass.com/politics/1896887;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:39:29 +0300",
        "text": "He has not yet taken office, Maria Zakharova noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Armenia not considering removal of Russian military base \u2014 Foreign Ministry;https://tass.com/world/1896881;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:29:58 +0300",
        "text": "Ararat Mirzoyan noted that Armenia requires an EU civil mission to monitor the situation on the border with Azerbaijan until the delimitation process is fully completed"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine loses over 290 troops in Kursk Region over past day;https://tass.com/defense/1896875;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:02:19 +0300",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian army captures 18 Ukrainian servicemen west of DPR's Kurakhovo;https://tass.com/defense/1896859;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:05:59 +0300",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s army also destroyed a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, two artillery pieces and an ammunition depot"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Georgia evaded Ukrainian scenario, but struggle for peace continues \u2014 government;https://tass.com/world/1896839;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:25:32 +0300",
        "text": "The political council of the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party reminded that as long as the fighting in Ukraine persists, there will always be efforts to establish a \"second front\" in Georgia"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia forcibly expels over 80,000 immigrants in 2024;https://tass.com/society/1896831;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:36:34 +0300",
        "text": "Over 44,200 foreign citizens and stateless persons were expelled from Russia to 60 countries throughout 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Turkey establishes state-run Cybersecurity Directorate \u2014 decree;https://tass.com/world/1896827;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:34:34 +0300",
        "text": "The headquarters of the department will be located in Ankara, employing 135 people"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kamala Harris' Los Angeles home placed in evacuation zone due to wildfire \u2014 media;https://tass.com/world/1896825;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:23:04 +0300",
        "text": "The vice president is currently in Washington"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Belarusian presidential candidate proposes to strengthen work within Union State;https://tass.com/world/1896823;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:43:34 +0300",
        "text": "According to Alexander Khizhnyak, the friendly policy will strengthen the image of the republic as a peaceful state and a source of sound initiatives"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Chisinau's block of power supplies to Transnistria is mockery \u2014 Foreign Ministry;https://tass.com/politics/1896821;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:22:23 +0300",
        "text": "Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that it 'is happening under the model the West is promoting around the world, under the false slogans of freedom and democracy'"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine to fall within 12-18 months without US aid \u2014 expert;https://tass.com/world/1896817;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:48:08 +0300",
        "text": "According to Robert Kagan, an American political analyst, if Ukraine falls, it will be hard to present it otherwise than as a failure of the United States and its president"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Reuters: Alaska sues US government over restrictions on oil development;https://tass.com/world/1896815;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:31:43 +0300",
        "text": "The agency notes that the Alaskan authorities were dissatisfied with the decision of the US administration made last December to limit the development of oil and gas leases in the state"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Solidarity with Africa now cornerstone of China's diplomacy \u2014 MFA;https://tass.com/world/1896813;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:23:11 +0300",
        "text": "Wang Yi emphasized that Beijing's commitment to developing relations and promoting cooperation with African countries \"is not weakening, but only strengthening,\" regardless of shifts in the international situation"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Israeli troops kill 50 Palestinians over past day \u2014 media;https://tass.com/world/1896811;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:29:22 +0300",
        "text": "According to Al Jazeera, all the incidents have injured people, but their number has not been specified"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Canada's opposition leader vows to prevent his country from joining the US;https://tass.com/world/1896809;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:21:45 +0300",
        "text": "Pierre Poilievre also claimed that in the future he intends to ensure the complete security of Canada's borders"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Seismologists count 515 aftershocks after earthquake in Tibet;https://tass.com/emergencies/1896805;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:43:51 +0300",
        "text": "Up to 95% of cases of ongoing seismic activity in the area of the city of Shigatse were tremors with a magnitude of less than 3.0"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Su-35S fighter hit stronghold of Ukrainian forces in Kursk region;https://tass.com/defense/1896795;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:31:35 +0300",
        "text": "As the ministry noted, the strike from the Su-34 was carried out using universal planning and correction modules"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump's statements on Panama Canal, Greenland not productive \u2014 expert;https://tass.com/world/1896797;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:28:13 +0300",
        "text": "As the expert added, all statements by President-elect Trump are perceived by members of his future administration, members of Congress, and those who voted for him as \"priorities and promises\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Pentagon unveils NATO plans on granting military assistance to Ukraine until 2027;https://tass.com/world/1896793;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:57:38 +0300",
        "text": "The Pentagon representative said that eight \"capabilities coalitions\" have been created within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump's coming to power won\u2019t affect international military aid to Ukraine \u2014 Pentagon;https://tass.com/world/1896791;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:34:28 +0300",
        "text": "The Pentagon spokesman expressed confidence that Western countries' work to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities \"will continue one way or another\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Lavrov expresses condolences to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over earthquake in Tibet;https://tass.com/society/1896783;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:25:26 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, the US Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 7.1 earthquake had struck the Tibet Autonomous Region on the border with Nepal"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Switzerland ready to act as mediator in settlement of Ukraine \u2014 Swiss President;https://tass.com/world/1896781;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:23:03 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, the Swiss Foreign Ministry told TASS that the country's authorities were participating in the preparation of negotiations on establishing a ceasefire in Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Turkey continued to cooperate with Russia, Iran even in most difficult situations \u2014 Fidan;https://tass.com/world/1896779;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 01:06:58 +0300",
        "text": "He said this on the air of the CNN Turk television channel, answering a question about Ankara's relations with Moscow and Tehran in light of the situation in Syria"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Baku and Yerevan to hold another round of border talks in January \u2014 Azerbaijani President;https://tass.com/world/1896777;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:56:12 +0300",
        "text": "It may take place in January"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;\u2018Not a snowball\u2019s chance in hell\u2019 that Canada will become part of US \u2014 PM;https://tass.com/world/1896775;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:53:08 +0300",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump earlier said many Canadians are allegedly in favor of their country becoming the 51st US state"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump says \u2018it was always understood\u2019 that Ukraine can\u2019t join NATO;https://tass.com/world/1896773;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:51:16 +0300",
        "text": "Trump said Moscow had consistently opposed Ukraine\u2019s potential membership in NATO"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump says Putin wants to hold talks with him on Ukraine;https://tass.com/world/1896771;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:44:17 +0300",
        "text": "Trump declined to say when the meeting could take place"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump labels Ukraine crisis as \u2018a Biden fiasco,\u2019 sees chance of escalation;https://tass.com/world/1896769;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:41:11 +0300",
        "text": "Trump said Russia wouldn\u2019t have started its special military operation if a more competent leader than Biden had been at the helm of the US"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump says he wants to hold talks with Putin within six months;https://tass.com/world/1896767;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:13:19 +0300",
        "text": "Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on January 5 denied reports that Putin's meetings with Trump and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were in the works"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US announces sanctions against Hungarian cabinet official;https://tass.com/world/1896765;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:11:49 +0300",
        "text": "Neither statement provides any proof"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump blames Biden for conflict in Ukraine;https://tass.com/world/1896753;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:45:52 +0300",
        "text": "Trump also said his term will start in a world engulfed in conflict"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump praises \u2018great\u2019 reception for his representatives in Greenland;https://tass.com/world/1896751;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:43:51 +0300",
        "text": "Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said earlier that Greenland is not for sale and it is up to its residents to determine the island\u2019s future"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Chad\u2019s president indignant at Macron\u2019s comments about Africa \u2014 report;https://tass.com/world/1896749;Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:48:58 +0300",
        "text": "Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was reacting to the French president's remarks on the decision of Chad and several other French-speaking African countries to break off military cooperation with Paris"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Italian journalist Sala freed from Iran prison and is flying home;https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/italian-journalist-sala-freed-from-iran-prison-and-is-flying-home-20250109-p5l2zf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:19:09 +1100",
        "text": "Celilia Sala, 29, was working under a regular journalistic visa when she was detained in Tehran on December 19, accused of \u201cviolating the laws of the Islamic Republic\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Priest investigated for manslaughter over death of newborn left on church doorstep;https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/priest-investigated-for-manslaughter-over-death-of-newborn-left-on-church-doorstep-20250109-p5l2zd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:04:05 +1100",
        "text": "The newborn, believed to be a month old, was found dead on January 2 inside the church\u2019s \u201cthermal cradle\u201d, a device set up for unwanted babies to be left anonymously."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Emerson Jones v Daria Kasatkina;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-emerson-jones-v-daria-kasatkina-20250109-p5l2za.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:26:28 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Emerson Jones & Daria Kasatkina on Day 3 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Opetaia eyes off unification bout;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/opetaia-eyes-off-unification-bout-20250109-p5l2z9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:10:24 +1100",
        "text": "Jai Opetaia shifts his focus onto a unification bout against Gilberto Ramirez."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Chinese giant brings first EV for under $30,000 to Australia;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/chinese-giant-brings-first-ev-for-under-30-000-to-australia-20250108-p5l2vb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:01:00 +1100",
        "text": "BYD\u2019s cheap electric vehicles coincide with government-backed low-cost finance loans for clean car buyers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Thursday, January 9;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-thursday-january-9-20250108-p5l2x6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Ons Jabeur v Yulia Putintseva;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-ons-jabeur-v-yulia-putintseva-20250108-p5l2z7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:16:09 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Ons Jabeur & Yulia Putintseva on Day 3 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Demon downs world No.3;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/demon-downs-world-no-3-20250108-p5l2z6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:15:10 +1100",
        "text": "Alex de Minaur shows promising signs ahead of the Australian Open after defeating world No.3 Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Huni scores 'lightning fast' win;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/huni-scores-lightning-fast-win-20250108-p5l2z5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:10:12 +1100",
        "text": "Justis Huni continued his undefeated record as a professional boxer, stopping Shaun Potgieter in the second round."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;De Minaur downs jet-lagged Alcaraz in charity clash;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/de-minaur-downs-jet-lagged-alcaraz-in-charity-clash-20250108-p5l2yu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:42:13 +1100",
        "text": "Despite losing to the top-seeded local in an intense practice session, the Spaniard showed glimpses of what to expect in his tilt at a career grand slam."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 9, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-9-2025-20250108-p5l2x3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:37:14 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Archie and Lilibet's voices heard in Meghan's tribute to beloved dog Guy;https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/archie-and-lilibets-voices-heard-in-meghans-tribute-to-beloved-dog-guy-20250108-p5l2z1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:37:00 +1100",
        "text": "Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's voices can be heard in the background of Meghan's tribute to her beloved dog Guy, who died."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-latest-illustrations-from-artist-cathy-wilcox-20230608-p5df54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:36:48 +1100",
        "text": "The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Tomas Etcheverry v Thanasi Kokkinakis;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-tomas-etcheverry-v-thanasi-kokkinakis-20250108-p5l2z0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:36:40 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Tomas Etcheverry & Thanasi Kokkinakis on Day 3 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Cartoons of the week;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/cartoons-of-the-week-20250103-p5l1z0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:35:36 +1100",
        "text": "The best Herald artworks of the week from across the board."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Three dead, four injured in seaplane crash;https://www.smh.com.au/national/three-dead-four-injured-in-seaplane-crash-20250108-p5l2yz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:33:15 +1100",
        "text": "Three people are dead and a further four are injured after a seaplane crashed off Western Australia's Rottnest Island."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Perth man released from US prison over fatal crash;https://www.smh.com.au/national/perth-man-released-from-us-prison-over-fatal-crash-20250108-p5l2yx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:32:05 +1100",
        "text": "Perth man Luke Nardini is back home after being released from jail in California."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Swimmers flee as shark infiltrates net at WA beach;https://www.smh.com.au/national/swimmers-flee-as-shark-infiltrates-net-at-wa-beach-20250108-p5l2yy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:31:57 +1100",
        "text": "A two-metre shark sent swimmers fleeing to shore after it infiltrated the net at Western Australia's Cottlesloe Beach."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Kokkinakis survives in thriller duel;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/kokkinakis-survives-in-thriller-duel-20250108-p5l2yw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:25:53 +1100",
        "text": "Thanasi Kokkinakis survives a thriller tiebreak battle to claim victory over Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Adelaide International."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Timelapse shows spread of Palisades wildfire;https://www.smh.com.au/world/timelapse-shows-spread-of-palisades-wildfire-20250108-p5l2yv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:16:35 +1100",
        "text": "The University of California San Diego has released timelapse footage showing the spread of the wildfires."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Andrew Forrest charity named in ExxonMobil defamation lawsuit;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/andrew-forrests-iejf-named-in-exxon-mobil-lawsuit/104797606;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:23:36 +0000",
        "text": "Andrew Forrest and his charity IEJF have been accused in a defamation lawsuit by Exxon Mobil Corp of \"a campaign to compete by turning the wheels of American justice to the company's self-interested purposes\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rising arrest numbers could 'choke' NT court system, lawyers warn;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/nt-judge-threatens-to-release-remand-prisoners/104795976;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:23:55 +0000",
        "text": "A Darwin judge has threatened to release prisoners ahead of their first court appearance after paperwork detailing their alleged offences could not be located."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Gibson speaks out amid push for mandatory checks for elected officials;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/tas-councillors-mandatory-working-with-vulnerable-people-cards/104794986;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:57:29 +0000",
        "text": "There are renewed calls from local councillors and state MPs for Working with Vulnerable People cards to be made mandatory for elected officials."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Mackay woman charged with attempted murder over 'road rage gone too far';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/mackay-road-rage-leads-to-attempted-murder-charge/104796816;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:13:58 +0000",
        "text": "A 27-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly driving her car at another motorist and injuring him."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rising cases of vitamin B6 toxicity causing concerns for peak medical bodies;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/vitamin-b6-toxicity-peripheral-neuropathy-health-supplements/104793006;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:36:13 +0000",
        "text": "Vitamin B6 is present in thousands of products in Australia, but doctors are warning patients are risking lifelong damage due to overconsumption of the supplement."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Axe attack, cars set alight, multiple arrests, as extra police deployed to WA town;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/halls-creek-violence-eight-arrested-community-unrest/104796774;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:33:25 +0000",
        "text": "Police say vehicles were driven at pedestrians, a man was attacked and several fires were started during a chaotic day of violence in Halls Creek."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Jai Opetaia retains world titles with brutal knockout of David Nyika;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/live-updates-jai-opetaia-david-nyika-cruiserweight-world-title/104794526;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 07:29:28 +0000",
        "text": "Jai Opetaia retains his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world titles by knocking out David Nyika in the fourth round."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Spirit ferries' $100m of 'local content' includes Finnish-built engines;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/finnish-engines-listed-as-local-content-for-spirit-tas-ferries/104796646;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:45:58 +0000",
        "text": "Finnish-built engines have joined the list of \"local content\" mandated in the fit-out of Tasmania's two new Spirit ferries."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australia's Kokkinakis, Hijikata advance in Adelaide International;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/adelaide-international-australian-open-rinky-hijikata/104797108;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:40:04 +0000",
        "text": "Australia's Rinky Hijikata continues to make the most of his late call-up at the Adelaide International, advancing to the quarterfinals with a tough three-set win over Brandon Nakashima."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Timeline shows how the two-week search for hiker Hadi Nazari unfolded;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/nsw-missing-hiker-hadi-nazari-found-timeline/104796818;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:29:14 +0000",
        "text": "From setting off for a hike with friends to being winched to safety by emergency services and into the arms of loved ones \u2014 here's how the disappearance and discovery of Hadi Nazari played out over an agonising two-week period."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'Significant blow': Police say theft of 50 sheep has hit farmer hard;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/sheep-stolen-from-south-west-wa-farm-sparks-police-warning/104795820;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:25:22 +0000",
        "text": "With sheep prices on the rise, police are concerned the theft of 50 animals from a farm in Yarloop could be the sign of a broader trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Scientists find 'toxic male technique' could reduce mosquito disease;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/toxic-male-technique-female-mosquito-population/104796808;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:17:39 +0000",
        "text": "A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Pilot in fatal Rottnest Island seaplane crash identified;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/rottnest-plane-crash-seaplane-pilot-identified-james-wong/104796958;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:09:39 +0000",
        "text": "The pilot of a seaplane that plunged into the ocean off Rottnest Island shortly after take off, killing three people, is identified as James Wong."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Emerging Aussie star advances to Hobart International quarterfinals;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/hobart-international-maya-joint-magda-linette/104796796;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:57:45 +0000",
        "text": "At just 18, Maya Joint is through to the last eight for the first time at a top-level event after beating former Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette in Hobart."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;No charges after allegations Victorian police officer made Nazi salute;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/victoria-police-officer-nazi-salute/104796744;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:45:30 +0000",
        "text": "Police said the Office of Public Prosecutions had determined there was no reasonable prospect of convicting the accused officer."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Thousands evacuated as forecasters warn California's fire-fuelling windstorm could be worst in decades \u2014 as it happened;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/evacution-order-in-los-angeles-palisades-wildfire-live-updates/104796690;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:28:28 +0000",
        "text": "A fast-moving wildfire in Los Angeles has destroyed homes and sparked evacuations. See how it unfolded."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Missing hiker 'survived on two muesli bars' during 13 days in the bush;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/missing-hiker-hadi-nazari-found-kosciuszko-national-park/104796682;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:17:23 +0000",
        "text": "A 23-year-old university student from Melbourne has been found in \"good health\" after he went missing in dense bushland in the NSW Snowy Mountains on Boxing Day."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Woman shot in back while sitting in car on Gold Coast;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/gold-coast-woman-gunshot-wound-back-crime-tallebudgera/104795972;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:40:52 +0000",
        "text": "A 33-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being shot in the back while sitting in the passenger seat of a car on the Gold Coast."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rescuers race to unearth Tibet quake survivors at risk of hypothermia;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/tibet-earthquake-aftermath-race-to-unearth-survivors-from-rubble/104795562;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:28:12 +0000",
        "text": "More than 400 people trapped by the quake have been rescued but some 3,000 homes have been destroyed."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Mammoth funnel-web spider named Hemsworth to be milked to help save lives;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/sydney-funnel-web-spider-hemsworth-australian-reptile-park/104795326;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:22:26 +0000",
        "text": "The Australian Reptile Park has received its biggest funnel-web spider to date, who they've named Hemsworth after the famous Aussie brothers."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Albanese defends teen social media ban as Meta fights government 'censorship';https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/albanese-defends-social-media-ban-zuckerberg-embraces-trump/104795538;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:07:20 +0000",
        "text": "Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his social media policies after the Meta chief pledged to work with Trump to fight government \"censorship\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Rugby league player in the UK flees home to PNG after rape charges;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/extradition-png-rugby-player-keven-appo-charged-with-rape-in-uk/104795584;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:52:34 +0000",
        "text": "The Papua New Guinean government says it will cooperate with any official request to send former Bradford Bulls player Keven Appo back to England, where he is due to front court on charges of rape, sexual assault of a female and two counts of assault."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Search for bushwalker in Kosciuszko National Park approaches third week;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/missing-hiker-hadi-nazari-search-efforts-continue-walk-safety/104794284;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:41:51 +0000",
        "text": "Medical student Hadi Nazari has been missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for two weeks, but those searching for him remain hopeful."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Alleged Caulfield Racecourse arsonist faces court in Melbourne;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/caulfield-racecourse-fire-court-travis-bird/104795848;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:35:04 +0000",
        "text": "The man allegedly responsible for a blaze that significantly damaged a heritage-listed grandstand in Melbourne\u2019s south-east is remanded in custody."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Meta opts to leave fact-checking to unpaid users. What could go wrong?;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/elon-musk-community-notes-on-meta-facebook-explained/104794984;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:28:07 +0000",
        "text": "Social media giant Meta has announced an Elon Musk-inspired solution to replace its independent fact-checking model on its platforms. Community Notes has been praised by its creator, but how effective is at curbing misinformation?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/lebanon-elects-joseph-aoun-as-president-after-two-year-vacancy;2025-01-09T16:45:50Z",
        "text": "Lebanon\u2019s parliament has elected the army commander Joseph Aoun as the country\u2019s new president, ending a more than two-year vacancy and increasing confidence that a ceasefire with Israel will hold. Aoun received 99 out of 128 votes in the 13th attempt by a deeply divided parliament to elect a new head of state after the departure of the former president Michel Aoun, who is no relation, in October 2022. Aoun was the favoured candidate of international powers such as Saudi Arabia, France and the US, which enjoyed good relations with him in his role as head of Lebanon\u2019s armed forces. The main task for Aoun is to reassert the role of the Lebanese army, particularly in south Lebanon, where since the late 1970s the army\u2019s control has been contested by groups such as the Palestine Liberation Organisation and Hezbollah. Speaking before parliament after his election, Aoun vowed to \u201cconfirm the state\u2019s right to monopolise the carrying of weapons\u201d and emphasised the army\u2019s right to control the country\u2019s borders. All armed groups in Lebanon were meant to disarm under a 2004 UN resolution, but Hezbollah retained its arms under the justification that it was the only force that could protect Lebanon from Israel. The Lebanese army has historically been a weak force. Under the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire signed on 27 November, the Lebanese army is to deploy in south Lebanon, while Hezbollah is meant to withdraw, in what politicians and diplomats have styled as the reclaiming of Lebanese state sovereignty. Michel Helou, the secretary general of the reformist National Bloc party, who has met Aoun several times, said: \u201cThe first priority is the ceasefire and the second is dealing with Hezbollah\u2019s weapons. There is no clear way to disarm Hezbollah, but if [Aoun] wants to be remembered he will have to deal with them.\u201d The presence of a head of state was also seen as necessary to ensure the continuous implementation of the ceasefire agreement. Israeli media had reported in recent weeks that it was considering staying in south Lebanon beyond the 60-day timetable of its withdrawal from Lebanese territory as specified in the deal. Hezbollah has dominated Lebanese politics for more than two decades, placing its members in cabinet positions and controlling key ministries. The group has been severely battered in 14 months of fighting with Israel, with its secretary general and most of its senior leadership killed. The loss of its key regional ally, Syria\u2019s former president Bashar al-Assad, who facilitated Iranian weapons transfers across Syria to Lebanon, was another in a series of blows to Hezbollah. Hilal Khashan, a professor at the American University of Beirut, said: \u201cHezbollah today is not what it used to be two years ago \u2026 I think that the army will be able to confront Hezbollah, but neither side is interested in confrontation.\u201d Hezbollah\u2019s preferred candidate for the presidency, Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew on Wednesday afternoon, endorsing Aoun. Hezbollah had repeatedly vetoed all candidates except Frangieh over the last two years. A president can only be appointed in Lebanon with two-thirds, or 86 of parliament\u2019s deputies\u2019 votes. The inability of Hezbollah and rival opposition blocs, the largest of which was made up of the Maronite Christian Lebanese Forces party, to come to a consensus produced a two-year gridlock on filling the presidential vacancy. Aoun is seen as removed from the sectarian power-sharing system that characterises Lebanon\u2019s political system, as the Lebanese army deliberately diversifies its sectarian makeup to maintain the institution\u2019s neutrality in a country that experienced a bloody, inter-sect civil war from 1975-1990. The Hezbollah-Israel war, as well as external pressure, had seemingly helped finally overcome that gridlock on Thursday. In the days before the election, a series of diplomats visited Beirut to hold talks with the main political figures. The election of Aoun is the first step in ending Lebanon\u2019s international isolation. The country\u2019s 2019 financial meltdown, in which the banking sector collapsed and millions of people\u2019s savings were confiscated by banks, laid bare the political class\u2019s deep corruption. The international community promised aid to the country \u2013 but only after the government made urgent economic and political changes. The Lebanese MP Alain Aoun said: \u201cThis is a sort of reconciliation with the international community and the Gulf countries. This is the real added value of the election of Joseph Aoun \u2013 that he brings a translation of this international support.\u201d International powers have pledged to aid reconstruction efforts in Lebanon post-ceasefire, which had sustained billions in damages as a result of the 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Much of the destruction is concentrated among Hezbollah\u2019s constituency in the southern suburbs of Beirut, south Lebanon and the Bekaa valley \u2013 which bore the brunt of Israel\u2019s bombing campaign. However, the election of a president is only the first step towards lifting Lebanon out of the myriad economic and political crises in which it has been mired since 2019. Aoun will inherit a six-year-long economic malaise, stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund, and the same political class that helped orchestrate the economic crisis it is meant to solve. The power of the executive in Lebanon is limited. Besides overseeing the army, Aoun has the power to form a new government, no easy task in Lebanon\u2019s sectarian, power-sharing system. Lebanon has a confessional political system under which political appointments are distributed across the country\u2019s 18 sects. Though the confessional system is an unwritten agreement and not a part of Lebanon\u2019s constitution, it has nonetheless dictated governments\u2019 formation since the country\u2019s independence from France. Aoun, as a Maronite Christian, was qualified to be the country\u2019s president, while the prime minister must be a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of the parliament a Shia Muslim. Cabinets are filled along sectarian quotas and ministries are treated as fiefdoms of political parties, tools that Lebanon\u2019s political parties \u2013 mostly led by civil war-era leaders \u2013 maintain their grip on the country. The new president will next appoint a prime minister, which has to be approved by parliament. The prime minister will then suggest a list of ministers for their cabinet, which will go to a parliamentary vote. The formation of a government is no easy task \u2013 the current cabinet, led by the caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, was only formed after 13 months of consultations. \u201cWe will need to have a proper, solid government \u2026 We want this mandate to be a period of reconstruction and reform for Lebanon,\u201d Helou said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Greenland\u2019s prime minister calls for calm after Trump comments;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/greenland-prime-minister-mute-egede-calm-unity-trump-comments-denmark;2025-01-09T16:41:25Z",
        "text": "Greenland\u2019s prime minister has called for unity, urging citizens not to panic, after being thrown into a geopolitical battle between the US and Denmark by Donald Trump\u2019s interest in taking control of the territory. M\u00fate Egede said he understood people may be concerned after the incoming US president declined to rule out using military and economic force to gain control of Greenland, but called on his fellow citizens to \u201cput aside differences and stand together\u201d. His government released a statement on Wednesday night reiterating Greenland\u2019s right to self-determination, adding that it \u201clooks forward to establishing contact\u201d with the Trump administration. The statement, issued by the minister for statehood and foreign affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, said the government recognised Greenland\u2019s \u201cdecisive and important role for the US\u2019s national security interests\u201d, which is why, it said, it houses a US military base. It added: \u201cGreenland looks forward to working with the incoming US administration and other Nato allies to ensure security and stability in the Arctic region.\u201d At a press conference on Tuesday, Trump refused to rule out using military force to take over Greenland and the Panama canal, and also suggested he intended to use \u201ceconomic force\u201d to make Canada part of the US, causing controversy around the world. Greenland is a former Danish colony and remains part of the kingdom of Denmark, which controls its foreign and security policy. Before Trump\u2019s intervention, a movement in favour of independence from Denmark had been gathering steam in Greenland. Egede, who is in favour of independence, had used his new year speech to make the case that his island should break free from \u201cthe shackles of colonialism\u201d to shape its own future and has said that after the upcoming election there must be \u201cmajor steps\u201d towards \u201ccreating the framework for Greenland as an independent state\u201d. In order to become an independent state, a 2009 agreement with Denmark dictates that there must be a successful referendum in Greenland. In order to gain independence from Denmark, the Greenlandic government\u2019s statement said it was \u201copen to increased and constructive cooperation with our closest neighbours.\u201d The government added: \u201cGreenland looks forward to discussing the possibilities for business cooperation, the development of Greenland\u2019s mineral sector, including critical minerals and other relevant areas with the US.\u201d On Thursday morning, the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said: \u201cWe are very closely watching this rather dramatic development of the situation, which is, thank God, at the level of statements so far. \u201cWe are interested in preserving peace and stability in this zone and are ready to cooperate with any parties for this peace and stability.\u201d Egede was in Copenhagen on Thursday, after meeting the Danish king on Wednesday. On Thursday he attended an annual new year reception. This week, he is also due to attend a meeting of the foreign, security and defence policy contact committee between Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. \u201cI understand if citizens are concerned, it is important that we stand together and that we put all internal disagreements aside and continue our work together,\u201d he told the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq. \u201cWe must also remember that we have international cooperative relations and agreements that we must rely on and further develop, also to a large extent with the United States. We are allies and that is our starting point.\u201d Elections are due to be held in Greenland in the coming months, by 6 April at the latest. In light of this and the wider international context, Egede called for unity, saying: \u201cEven though we would like to show differences between the parties, I would like to appeal that we stand together for our country and our future and not panic because of the situation that has arisen.\u201d At a new year\u2019s reception in Copenhagen on Thursday, he said Greenland was entering \u201ca new era \u2026 and a new year in which Greenland has been at the centre of the world\u201d. Egede added: \u201cThe Greenlandic people are one people, regardless of where they live. As a people, we must be united in the time we are in. We must be ready for a new future that we are on our way to.\u201d In Denmark, the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said on Wednesday night that she had met Egede earlier in the day and had spoken on the phone with several European leaders. \u201cYou can be sure that we, as a government, are doing everything we can to safeguard Denmark\u2019s \u2013 and the Commonwealth\u2019s \u2013 interests,\u201d she wrote on Instagram. The US, she added, was Denmark\u2019s closest ally. The growing importance of the North Atlantic in what she described as \u201can increasingly turbulent world\u201d meant more cooperation between allies was needed, including Nato, she said. Frederiksen has reportedly summoned party leaders to a meeting on Thursday night to discuss the situation. Her foreign minister, Lars L\u00f8kke Rasmussen, has said he believes Denmark should wait until Trump is in office to act on his comments about Greenland."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Murder investigation in Spain after body of missing Belfast man found;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/investigation-in-spain-after-body-of-missing-belfast-man-found;2025-01-09T16:34:51Z",
        "text": "A murder investigation is under way in Spain after the body of a 37-year-old man from Northern Ireland was found three weeks after he went missing. John George from Belfast, a father of two children, was in Spain for a short visit in December but the alarm was raised when he failed to board a flight home on 18 December. Darren George, his brother, told BBC Northern Ireland that his parents were \u201ctwo broken people\u201d. \u201cThey will never get over this, none of us will get over it,\u201d he added. \u201cJohn\u2019s at rest \u2026 we\u2019re not, we\u2019ll never be at rest.\u201d A 32-year-old man was arrested shortly after the discovery of the body on Tuesday, with an extension for his detention granted on Wednesday night. Local reports said the Guardia Civil was investigating whether another suspect, from Northern Ireland, had fled to Thailand. The body was discovered 45 minutes south of Alicante, after a party of up to 50 people, including George\u2019s parents, two sisters, uncles, cousins and other relatives and friends, had travelled to Spain to search in the Alicante area. Also joining the search on New Year\u2019s Day was a volunteer canine search team, K9 Search and Rescue, from Northern Ireland. They returned home at the weekend. On a social media post, George\u2019s sister Courtney said: \u201cMy body is numb and my heart is broken. You have taken my brother\u2019s life and ruined mine \u2013 you have put us through hell. \u201cI hope who has done this on my family, John\u2019s face haunts them every night.\u201d Darren George said the last three weeks had been a \u201cliving nightmare\u201d. \u201cThere are no words to describe what we\u2019ve been going through as a family,\u201d he added. He said the search party had scoured mountains, drainpipes and sewers. \u201cI\u2019ve done everything in my power to find my brother and it\u2019s absolutely heartbreaking,\u201d he said. The family\u2019s lawyer, Kevin Winters, said George\u2019s father had received a call on Tuesday from the Spanish police to confirm a body had been found. According to reports in Spanish media, the body was found in trees near Rojales, 45 minutes south of Alicante. George travelled to Alicante in mid-December but the last contact he had with family was on 14 December, during what was described as a \u201cdistressing\u201d call. He was reported missing four days later."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Giorgia Meloni hopes to attend Trump\u2019s inauguration after receiving invite;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/giorgia-meloni-hopes-attend-trump-inauguration-invite;2025-01-09T15:56:35Z",
        "text": "Giorgia Meloni has confirmed she has been invited to attend Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration as US president and \u201cwill happily go\u201d if her agenda permits, ending weeks of speculation over whether the Italian prime minister was on the guest list. \u201cI would be happy to be there,\u201d Meloni told a press conference in Rome on Thursday when asked about her plans for the 20 January event. \u201cI\u2019m evaluating the compatibility with the agenda. If I can, I will gladly participate.\u201d If she does attend, Meloni will not be the only figure from Europe\u2019s far right: \u00c9ric Zemmour, a one-time French presidential candidate known for his vituperative xenophobia, said on Thursday he would be going, while an invitation has also been extended to Hungary\u2019s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orb\u00e1n. Meloni first met Trump at the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in early December and last weekend made a flying visit to his Mar-a-Lago golf club in Florida. \u201cThe idea [for the trip] came up in Paris and was an opportunity to confirm a very solid relationship,\u201d she said. \u201cI also had an excellent relationship with [Joe] Biden, but having two conservative leaders can further strengthen convergence. It\u2019s added value for Italy and the EU.\u201d Meloni added that the pair had spoken \u201cabout the general picture\u201d without \u201cgoing into specific issues\u201d. However, it was reported by the New York Times that she had \u201cpressed hard\u201d on the case of Cecilia Sala, the Italian journalist who returned home on Wednesday after being released from prison in Iran. Meloni said Sala\u2019s release was secured by a three-way diplomatic effort between Italy, Iran and the US. Meloni was speaking at the traditional annual press conference of the Italian prime minister, during which she responded to a broad range of questions, mostly about her relations with Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk. Musk has launched scathing attacks on several European leaders in recent weeks, in particular the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, that have provoked fury across Europe. But Meloni, who has nurtured a good relationship with Musk since coming to power in October 2022, rejected a suggestion that his comments on his X social network constituted \u201cdangerous interference\u201d. \u201cThe problem is when wealthy people use their resources to finance parties, associations and political exponents all over the world to influence the political choices of nation states,\u201d Meloni said. \u201cThat\u2019s not what Musk is doing.\u201d She added: \u201cElon Musk financed an election campaign in his country, by his candidate, in a system in which, by the way, I would point out that this is quite common. But I am not aware of Elon Musk financing parties, associations or political exponents around the world.\u201d Asked about reports that Italy is in \u201cadvanced talks\u201d with Musk\u2019s company, SpaceX, to use his Starlink satellite system to provide secure communications for the Italian government and military, Meloni said she had never \u201cpersonally spoken to him\u201d about it. \u201cI don\u2019t do favours for friends, it is not my thing,\u201d Meloni said. She said her \u201conly lens was that of the national interest\u201d and that Italy was \u201csimply in the investigation phase\u201d of the discussions, adding that it was normal to have such talks with private companies, especially when there were \u201cno public alternatives\u201d. Asked about Trump\u2019s remarks this week on Greenland and the Panama canal, Meloni said she believed they were intended as messages to other global powers rather than hostile claims against two countries. \u201cI rule out that the US in the coming years will try to forcefully annex territories that interest them,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Panama canal is fundamental for global trade, Greenland is rich in strategic raw materials, and these are territories that have seen a growing Chinese interest in recent years. It\u2019s an energetic way of saying that the USA will not idly stand by in the face of possible initiatives of other big players.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Zelenskyy urges western allies \u2018not to drop ball\u2019 when Trump returns;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/volodymyr-zelenskyy-urges-westen-allies-not-to-drop-the-ball-when-trump-returns-ukraine;2025-01-09T15:49:52Z",
        "text": "Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine\u2019s western allies \u201cnot to drop the ball\u201d and to continue to provide long-term military support to his embattled country, once Donald Trump returns to the White House. Speaking at a summit in Germany, Zelenskyy acknowledged that Trump\u2019s imminent second presidency was likely to bring dramatic changes. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that a new chapter starts for Europe and the entire world just 11 days from now,\u201d the Ukrainian president said. \u201cWe have to cooperate even more, rely on each other even more, and achieve greater results together,\u201d he added, sitting alongside the outgoing US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, and the German defence minister, Boris Pistorius. Pulling the plug on military support \u201cwill only invite more aggression, chaos and war,\u201d Zelenskyy warned. \u201cWe\u2019ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now and not keep building on the defence coalitions we\u2019ve created.\u201d He continued: \u201cNo matter what\u2019s going on in the world, everyone wants to feel sure that their country will not just be erased off the map.\u201d Austin praised Zelenskyy as a \u201cleader who has made history\u201d and announced a $500m US assistance package. It includes additional air defence missiles, more ammunition and other equipment to support Ukraine\u2019s small fleet of F-16 fighter jets. The US was determined to stop Moscow from defeating Kyiv, Austin suggested. \u201cThe stakes are still enormous \u2013 for all of our security. If Putin swallows Ukraine, his appetite will only grow,\u201d he said, noting that this would lead to further international \u201cland grabs\u201d. It seems unlikely, however, that Trump shares this analysis. He has promised to end the war in \u201c24 hours\u201d and has appointed a special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. Kellogg this week postponed a visit to Kyiv until after Trump\u2019s 20 January inauguration. Vladimir Putin, however, has shown little interest in peace negotiations, at a time when Russian troops are advancing in the east. The Russian president\u2019s apparent calculation is that a Trump White House will swiftly end US military assistance to Zelenskyy, leading to more Russian gains. Thursday\u2019s Ukraine defence contact group meeting \u2013 including 57 countries and all 32 Nato members \u2013 was held at Ramstein airbase. It is likely to be the last in the current format. Zelenskyy is due in Italy on Friday for talks with the country\u2019s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, a key partner. Zelenskyy described Ukraine\u2019s five-month offensive inside Russia\u2019s Kursk region as \u201cone of our biggest wins\u201d. On Sunday, Ukrainian troops began a mini-offensive. North Korean forces fighting alongside Russian soldiers had suffered 4,000 casualties, he claimed, since joining the battle last December. Ukraine\u2019s president also highlighted bilateral security agreements Kyiv has signed with individual countries and called on his partners to invest in Ukraine\u2019s defence industry, including in developing drone capabilities. Britain and Latvia announced that they and a group of European countries would supply Ukraine with 30,000 FPV drones after placing \u00a345m of contracts with manufacturers. Funding for the initiative, part of a drone capability coalition, comes from the two nations plus Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. Ukraine is making heavy use of small cheap FPV drones on the battlefield as an alternative to its lack of a conventional air force, and late last year its military said it had supplied 1.1m to the frontline during 2024. John Healey, the defence secretary, said the Ramstein meeting \u201csends a clear message to Putin about the international community\u2019s unwavering support for Ukraine\u201d. He reiterated that the UK would spend \u00a33bn a year on military aid for Ukraine for as long as Russian aggression continues. In recent months the Kremlin has stepped up its bombardment of Ukrainian civilian areas. On Wednesday, 13 people were killed and 113 injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia. Two Russian glide bombs hit a crowded street in the middle of the afternoon. Bodies were strewn next to a tram stop. Meanwhile, Slovakia\u2019s pro-Russian government said it would take tough reciprocal measures against Ukraine if the problem with halted gas transit through the country was not solved. Ukraine ended all Russian gas transit on 1 January. Slovakia\u2019s prime minister, Robert Fico, has accused Kyiv of damaging Slovakia\u2019s interests. He has threatened to retaliate by cutting emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine and reducing aid for refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Chad\u2019s government says 19 killed during foiled attack on presidential complex;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/chads-government-says-18-killed-during-foiled-attack-on-presidential-complex;2025-01-09T13:14:24Z",
        "text": "Eighteen assailants and one presidential guard died during a foiled attack on the presidential complex in the Chadian capital, N\u2019Djamena, on Wednesday night, a government spokesperson has said. The attackers attempted to storm the presidential palace while President Mahamat D\u00e9by Itno was inside, said Abderaman Koulamallah, who also serves as the foreign minister in the military-ruled, central African country. Heavy gunfire could be heard just before 8pm (7pm GMT) on Wednesday evening in the centre of N\u2019Djamena. A few hours later, Koulamallah appeared in a live Facebook broadcast surrounded by soldiers, saying the situation had been brought under control. \u201cThere is no fear,\u201d he said. \u201cThe destabilisation attempt was put down.\u201d Koulamallah said early on Thursday that 24 assailants armed with knives and machetes had driven to the presidency in a few vehicles that seemed to break down at the entrance, before walking out and stabbing the four entrance guards, killing one and injuring two. They then walked into the presidential compound, where other guards shot at them, killing 18 and detaining six, he said. Like other countries in the region, Chad has been attacked repeatedly for over a decade by insurgent groups linked to Islamic State, al-Qaida and Boko Haram. However, Koulamallah said Wednesday\u2019s attack was \u201cprobably not\u201d a terrorist act and referred to the attackers as drunken \u201cPieds Nickeles\u201d, a reference to a French comic featuring hapless crooks. \u201cThese are people that came from a certain neighbourhood of N\u2019Djamena that I will not name,\u201d he said. \u201cThey did not have war weapons, their attempt was disorganised and completely incomprehensible.\u201d The attack came hours after China\u2019s foreign minister, Wang Yi, met government officials in N\u2019Djamena during a visit to the country and a week after parliamentary elections that were boycotted by the main opposition party, Les Transformateurs. D\u00e9by seized power as president of a transitional military council after rebels killed his father, Idriss D\u00e9by Itno, who had ruled Chad since a military coup in the early 1990s, in 2021. In May, he won a contested election to become president of the country, which is rich in oil resources but one of the poorest countries in Africa. The central African country faces regular attacks by Boko Haram, especially in the western Lake Chad region that borders Cameroon, Nigeria and Niger. In November, Chad, which hosted France\u2019s last military bases in the region, ended a defence cooperation agreement with France. About 1,000 French military personnel were stationed in the country and are in the process of being withdrawn. The pact with France had made Chad an important player in the fight against Islamic militants in the Sahel, a region that includes Chad, Mali, Niger and Sudan and that has lately experienced many coups. Agence France-Presse and Reuters contributed to this story"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;White powder sent to Belgian PM\u2019s office identified as poison strychnine;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/white-powder-sent-to-belgian-pms-office-identified-as-poison-strychnine;2025-01-09T13:00:43Z",
        "text": "A white powder in a letter that hospitalised an aide to Belgium\u2019s prime minister, Alexander De Croo, has been identified as strychnine, a poison that can be fatal. The Brussels prosecutor\u2019s office revealed on Wednesday the nature of the substance that was sent last November to government buildings, including the office of De Croo. Belgian media reported that an unnamed member of De Croo\u2019s office had received hospital treatment after injuries to their hands after opening the letter. It is reported to have been discovered on 22 November, two days after similar packages were found at the office of the interior minister, Annelies Verlinden, and the headquarters of the state security service. Another person was put into quarantine as a precaution, but not hurt, after these discoveries. Strychnine, an odourless white powder, is used as a rat poison and in humans can lead to muscle spasms, cardiac arrest, organ failure and death. The dramatic convulsions it can induce in higher doses has inspired crime novelists and writers, such as HG Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. News of the strychnine-laced letter emerged two days after a man armed with a knife was arrested outside De Croo\u2019s office in Brussels. Police said his motivations were not immediately clear. On Thursday, De Croo\u2019s spokesperson said the poisoned letters had obviously shocked the prime minister and his staff. \u201cOur colleague is luckily doing well now and at the time all procedures were followed strictly to prevent further damage,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cBut this cannot be the new normal.\u201d The incidents come amid an increase in threats and violence targeting elected politicians in Europe. Slovakia\u2019s prime minister, Robert Fico, narrowly survived an assassination attempt last year, while Denmark\u2019s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, was assaulted on a Copenhagen square, an attack that left her suffering pain in her head, neck and shoulder and psychological shock. Belgium\u2019s then justice minister Vincent Van Quickenborne was placed under tight security in 2022 after police identified a plot to kidnap him that Van Quickenborne attributed to drug gangs. In 2023, the Council of Europe warned that violence against local and regional elected representatives was on the rise, a trend it fears could deter people from entering politics."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Kurdish general urges Trump to leave US troops in north-east Syria;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/kurdish-general-urges-donald-trump-to-leave-us-troops-in-north-east-syria;2025-01-09T11:00:00Z",
        "text": "The leader of the Kurdish forces that control north-eastern Syria has called on Donald Trump to maintain a US military presence in the region, warning that a retreat would risk a resurgence of Islamic State in the country. Gen Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said IS had increased its strength in the desert after seizing arms from the collapsed Assad regime, while the Kurdish forces were coming under increased pressure from Turkey and its Syrian proxies. \u201cThe key factor of stabilisation in this area is the US presence on the ground,\u201d Abdi told the Guardian, adding that if the 2,000 US troops were withdrawn, it would lead to the \u201cresurgence\u201d of \u201cmany factions, including IS\u201d. Members of the terrorist group were plotting to strike detention centres holding IS prisoners, Abdi said, where they hoped to \u201ctake advantage\u201d of the fact that Kurdish forces were \u201cmainly having their hands full\u201d in defending their region from Turkey and its allied Syrian National Army (SNA). Abdi said he believed the US president-elect would recognise the risks involved in withdrawal, partly because \u201cthe recent terrorist attacks in the US itself\u201d \u2013 a reference to the IS-inspired attack in New Orleans on New Year\u2019s Day \u2013 \u201cwas an indication to the incoming president that the terrorist threat is increasing\u201d. The SDF have acted as ground troops since 2014, helping the US, UK and other western countries remove IS from its strongholds in north-east Syria. Since then, tens of thousands of former IS fighters and supporters have been detained indefinitely in prisons and camps in the region, including Shamima Begum, the London woman stripped of British citizenship in 2019. Regional stability has come under threat since the sudden fall of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, in December, and his replacement by a government led by the Sunni rebel group Hay\u2019at Tahrir al-Sham. That has given IS a chance to regroup and to allow Turkey and its allies to attack the SDF, seizing the town of Manbij with the help of airstrikes. The Biden administration has been focused on \u201cmediation efforts\u201d between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish authorities, Abdi said. He described the situation between the two sides as \u201cpartially stable\u201d, with only limited clashes around the area of the Euphrates. Future stability and security in the strategic region stemmed from maintaining the US military presence, Abdi said. Any \u201cUS forces withdrawal\u201d, the general said, would lead to \u201canother chaotic situation, and this may lead to another civil war since many factions are threatening the Kurds\u201d. Turkey has long opposed Kurdish independence and argues that some Syrian Kurdish units, the YPG and YPJ, are linked to the banned PKK separatist movement in its own country. On Friday, Turkey\u2019s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, threatened to launch a military operation against the Syrian Kurds if they failed to meet Ankara\u2019s demands. \u201cWe will do what\u2019s necessary,\u201d he said in a television interview. It had been thought that 900 US troops were based in north-east Syria, but last month the Pentagon said the figure stood at 2,000. In 2019, during his first term in office, Donald Trump said he would withdraw all US forces from Syria, triggering a Turkish offensive against the Kurds. He later defended the decision on the grounds that the Kurds had not fought alongside the US in the second world war, but subsequently changed his mind. Trump\u2019s return to power later this month has prompted speculation that the US troops could be withdrawn. On Tuesday, Trump praised Turkey\u2019s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, at a press conference but was opaque when asked specifically if US troops would be withdrawn. \u201cI won\u2019t tell you that, because that\u2019s part of a military strategy,\u201d he said. Abdi made a plea for European support while Trump considers his options. The general said the SDF \u201chad not fought only on behalf of their people and their forces but against IS on behalf of the European countries\u201d. European allies would not abandon the anti-IS coalition now, he added."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Venezuela tumbles deeper into dictatorship with Nicol\u00e1s Maduro set to extend 12-year rule;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/venezuela-dictatorship-nicolas-maduro-democratic-leaders-boycott;2025-01-09T10:00:06Z",
        "text": "Venezuela\u2019s tumble into authoritarianism is poised to enter an even harsher new phase this week with Nicol\u00e1s Maduro set to extend his 12-year rule despite widespread suspicions that he stole last year\u2019s presidential election. The man widely believed to have won that vote \u2013 retired diplomat Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez \u2013 fled abroad to escape a draconian post-election crackdown but has vowed to return home to challenge Maduro\u2019s planned inauguration on Friday. Maduro\u2019s feared interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, warned the 75-year-old he will be arrested if he tries. \u201cCome! We\u2019re waiting for you!\u201d he goaded Gonz\u00e1lez on Monday. Cabello insisted the start of Maduro\u2019s third six-year term would not be derailed and scotched suggestions the military would switch sides \u2013 something the opposition is urging it to do. \u201cThe barracks are calm,\u201d claimed Cabello, who has ordered a major deployment of security forces to quell dissent. Observers say Maduro\u2019s expected inauguration \u2013 which the leaders of most democratic governments will boycott \u2013 represents a painful milestone in the slow collapse of one of South America\u2019s largest democracies. John Polga-Hecimovich, the co-editor of a new book called Authoritarian Consolidation in Times of Crisis. Venezuela under Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, believed last year\u2019s \u201cblatant\u201d election fraud exposed how regime hardliners had vanquished moderates who favoured conceding defeat to Gonz\u00e1lez. \u201cI don\u2019t even think there\u2019s a pretence now of negotiation or of consensus building or of reaching out to the opposition \u2026 It\u2019s a wholesale rejection of the opposition and a wholesale rejection of democracy,\u201d said Polga-Hecimovich, a political scientist from the US Naval Academy. By stealing 2024\u2019s election \u2013 which voting tallies published by the opposition suggests Maduro lost heavily \u2013 Maduro\u2019s administration went from being one of \u201celectoral authoritarianism\u201d to being \u201ca closed, hegemonic authoritarian regime,\u201d the academic argued. \u201cIt\u2019s a type of dictatorship,\u201d added Polga-Hecimovich who believed the Venezuelan strongman had shown his true colours to the world with his theft of the election and post-election crackdown. \u201cHe\u2019s a brutal dictator who imprisons people who think differently and who oppose him. He\u2019s a dictator who oversaw the biggest economic collapse in modern Latin American history and is responsible for the largest exodus of migrants in the hemisphere\u2019s history. And he is someone who has constructed a shameful legacy,\u201d Polga-Hecimovich said. On the eve of Friday\u2019s ceremony in Caracas, activists accused Maduro\u2019s agents of abducting more than a dozen figures linked to the opposition, including Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, human rights activist Carlos Correa, and a prominent opposition politician called Enrique M\u00e1rquez. \u201cA full-scale witch hunt is in swing,\u201d tweeted Ivan Briscoe, a Latin America expert from Crisis group. Marcel Dirsus, the author of a recent book called How Tyrants Fall and How Nations Survive\u201d, said history offered some hope to Venezuela\u2019s long-suffering opposition, despite their repeated failures to unseat Maduro. \u201cOftentimes when change does come, it\u2019s rapid,\u201d Dirsus said highlighting the recent downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, a Maduro ally. \u201cThe Maduro regime may look stable now, but there\u2019s every chance it\u2019s not going to be in power even by next week, or next month, or perhaps next year \u2026 Dictatorial stability is often a mirage \u2026 Maduro is mortal and eventually he will fall,\u201d Dirsus predicted. Dirsus said his research showed that 69% of personalist dictators were jailed, forced into exile or killed after leaving power: \u201cSo if history is any indication, Maduro\u2019s chances of a tranquil retirement are worse than a coin flip.\u201d Recent history offers a more favourable prognosis for Hugo Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s heir, a 62-year-old union leader-turned foreign minister who was democratically elected after his mentor\u2019s premature death from cancer in 2013. After leading the oil-rich nation into one of the worst peacetime economic meltdowns in modern history \u2013 a situation aggravated by US sanctions \u2013 Maduro saw off a US-backed campaign to topple him in 2019 by trying to spark a military rebellion. He has also survived three major waves of street protests \u2013 in 2014, 2017 and 2019 \u2013 and a 2018 assassination attempt. Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s key backer, the opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado, urged Venezuelans to retake the streets on Thursday, the eve of Maduro\u2019s planned inauguration, to demand his exit \u201cwith the energy of a swollen river\u201d. \u201cThis is a historic day \u2026 a day we will tell our grandchildren about and our grandchildren will tell their grandchildren about,\u201d she told journalists from a secret location somewhere in Venezuela on Tuesday. Machado, a charismatic conservative who championed Gonz\u00e1lez after being banned from running for president, claimed Maduro\u2019s regime was fracturing with soldiers and police officers considering \u201cif they want to be tyrants who suppress or heroes who defend their people\u201d. Panama\u2019s former president, Mireya Moscoso, suggested the opposition\u2019s hope was that Thursday\u2019s demonstrations would spark an anti-Maduro military revolt that would allow Gonz\u00e1lez to fly into Venezuela from the Dominican Republic. \u201cWe are certain that [these protests] will revolutionise the country and that on Friday Edmundo will be able to take power,\u201d Moscoso told reporters on Wednesday. Polga-Hecimovich believed Machado was hoping Thursday\u2019s rallies might \u201cembolden a military rebellion\u201d against Maduro but pointed out that no such mutiny had materialised in 2019 or after 2024\u2019s election. That was the result of Maduro\u2019s \u201cquite brilliant\u201d coup-proofing of his regime, through a highly strategic mix of largesse, purges, promotions and loyalty to the defence minister, Vladimir Padrino L\u00f3pez, who has held the post for over a decade. \u201cI expect many democratic states are going to throw their weight behind Edmundo Gonz\u00e1lez. They\u2019re going to criticise Maduro and isolate the regime. But it\u2019s an uphill battle, nonetheless, for the opposition to unseat someone who has shown his regime to be so resilient in the face of both internal and external pressure.\u201d David Smilde, a Venezuela expert from Tulane University, foresaw \u201ca very underwhelming, sad inauguration\u201d for Maduro, who has produced no evidence for his claim to have won a third term. The presidents of Brazil and Colombia, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva and Gustavo Petro, are not expected to attend having refused to recognise the result. Bolivia\u2019s government has said its president, Luis Arce, is too busy to go. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be pretty pathetic,\u201d Smilde said. But at the end of the day Maduro was likely to remain in power. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be a voice of pessimism, but it\u2019s hard not to think that,\u201d Polga-Hecimovich admitted."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded ;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/los-angeles-wildfires-climate-disasters;2025-01-09T10:00:06Z",
        "text": "An exceptional mix of environmental conditions has created an ongoing firestorm without known historical precedent across southern California this week. The ingredients for these infernos in the Los Angeles area, near-hurricane strength winds and drought, foretell an emerging era of compound events \u2013 simultaneous types of historic weather conditions, happening at unusual times of the year, resulting in situations that overwhelm our ability to respond. On Wednesday, Joe Biden pledged the assistance of the Department of Defense to reinforce state and local firefighting capabilities, a rare step that highlighted the extent to which the fast-moving fires have taxed response efforts. As of Wednesday evening, the Palisades and Eaton fires have each burned more than 10,000 acres and remain completely uncontained. About one in three homes and businesses across the vast southern California megacity were deliberately without power in a coordinated effort by the region\u2019s major utilities to contain the risk of new fire starts due to downed power lines. The Palisades fire now ranks as the most destructive in Los Angeles history with hundreds of homes and other structures destroyed and damage so extensive that it exhausted municipal water supplies. In Pacific Palisades, wealthy homeowners fled by foot after abandoning their cars in gridlocked neighborhoods. In Pasadena, quickly advancing fire prompted evacuations as far into the urban grid as the famous Rose Parade route. Early estimates of the wildfires\u2019 combined economic impact are in the tens of billions of dollars and could place the fires as the most damaging in US history \u2013 exceeding the 2018 Camp fire in Paradise, California. Fire crews have been facing a second night of fierce winds in rugged terrain amid drought and atmospheric conditions that are exceedingly rare for southern California at any time of the year, let alone January, in what is typically the middle of the rainy season \u2013 weeks later (or earlier) in the calendar year than other historical major wildfires have occurred. The next few days will be a harrowing test. Lingering bursts of strong, dry winds into early next week will maintain the potential for additional fires of similar magnitude to form. In a worst-case scenario, the uncontained Palisades and Eaton fires will continue to spread further into the urban Los Angeles metro, while new fires simultaneously and rapidly grow out of control \u2013 overtaking additional neighborhoods and limiting evacuation routes more quickly than firefighters can react. In conditions like these, containing a wind-driven blaze is nearly impossible. These fires are a watershed moment, not just for residents of LA, but emblematic of a new era of complex, compound climate disaster. Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles have never existed in all of known history, until they now do. The short answer is that the greenhouse gases humans continue to emit are fueling the climate crisis and making big fires more common in California. As the atmosphere warms, hotter air evaporates water and can intensify drought more quickly. Melting Arctic ice creates changes in the jet stream\u2019s behavior that make wind-driven large wildfires in California more likely. Recent studies have found that Santa Ana wind events could get less frequent but perhaps more intense in the winter months due to the climate crisis. The more complicated answer is that these fires are an especially acute example of something climate scientists have been warning about for decades: compound climate disasters that, when they occur simultaneously, produce much more damage than they would individually. As the climate crisis escalates, the interdependent atmospheric, oceanic and ecological systems that constrain human civilization will lead to compounding and regime-shifting changes that are difficult to predict in advance. That idea formed a guiding theme of the Biden administration\u2019s 2023 national climate assessment. In the 16 months since the city\u2019s first tropical storm encounter, Los Angeles has endured its hottest summer in history and received just 2% of normal rainfall to start this year\u2019s rainy season \u2013 its driest such stretch on record. The grasses from 2023\u2019s tropical storm deluge are still around, adding to the fuel for fires. On its own, that would be a recipe for disaster. But add to that this week\u2019s historic Santa Ana wind storm, which on its own has broken wind speed records across the region for any time of the year, with gusts as high as 100mph early on Wednesday. These have combined to create extreme conditions suitable for wildfire that, on their own, would tax the state\u2019s resources even during even the heart of the summer fire season \u2013 let alone during January when many firefighters are on leave and equipment has been moved into storage. This is how tipping points happen. This scene is playing out all over the world, not just in fires. The 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons saw a combined seven major hurricanes affect Louisiana and the broader central Gulf coast, sometimes just weeks apart. A similar hurricane swarm happened last year in Florida. In 2023, wildfires burned an area of Canada more than double the previous record, sending plumes of smoke across the continent and raising public health concerns for tens of millions of people downwind. In the weeks and months ahead, when the rainy season resumes and the next atmospheric river arrives, Los Angeles will be at an elevated risk for catastrophic flooding in the burn scars of the Palisades and Eaton fires, again compounding the disaster for local residents. \u2022 Eric Holthaus is an American meteorologist and climate journalist"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Mozambique opposition leader returns after post-election violence;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/venancio-mondlane-mozambique-opposition-leader-returns-post-election-violence;2025-01-09T09:38:27Z",
        "text": "Mozambique\u2019s opposition leader, Ven\u00e2ncio Mondlane, has returned to the country from self-imposed exile, saying he is ready for talks with the government after claiming October\u2019s elections were stolen from him. In large dark sunglasses, Mondlane dropped to his knees as he exited the arrivals door of Maputo\u2019s international airport and appeared to be praying. He spoke to journalists outside, wearing a fake flower garland, before his car edged through crowds of cheering supporters. Mozambique has been beset by protests since the 9 October presidential and parliamentary votes, which Mondlane and his allied party Podemos said they had won. More than 280 people have been killed by security forces, according to the Centre for Public Integrity, a local monitoring group. \u201cI had to break this narrative that I was absent because of my own will,\u201d Mondlane told reporters in comments that were also broadcast live on his Facebook page. \u201cSo I\u2019m here present, I\u2019m here in the flesh, I\u2019m here to say that if they want to negotiate, if you want to talk to me, if you want to sit down for a discussion, I\u2019m here.\u201d The charismatic populist said he had also returned to witness what he labelled a \u201csilent genocide\u201d of his supporters and to defend himself against charges that he was culpable for damage caused during the protests. Daniel Chapo, the candidate for Frelimo, the party that has ruled Mozambique since independence from Portugal in 1975, is due to be sworn in as president on 15 January. On 23 December, the country\u2019s highest court declared Chapo secured 65.2% of the vote, which triggered another wave of protests by supporters of Mondlane, who the court said won 24.2% of the vote. Election observers have said there was evidence of vote rigging, but some analysts have cautioned that Frelimo may still have won without any manipulation. The outgoing president, Felipe Nyusi, called for talks with Mondlane in November and said in December that they had spoken by phone. Mondlane previously said he had left Mozambique for an undisclosed location for fear of being assassinated. On 19 October, two of his allies, Elvino Dias, a lawyer, and Paulo Guambe, a film-maker and Podemos official, were shot dead by unknown attackers. No one has been arrested for the killings, which human rights researchers say fit a pattern of targeted killings of opposition figures without anyone being brought to justice."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Thursday briefing: What\u2019s behind the growing danger and destruction of California\u2019s wildfires;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/thursday-briefing-whats-behind-the-growing-danger-and-destruction-of-californias-wildfires;2025-01-09T07:04:23Z",
        "text": "Good morning. Since Tuesday morning, a series of devastating wildfires have spread rapidly through the Los Angeles area in California. Amid winds of up to 100mph and in very dry weather, the blazes have spread rapidly in neighbourhoods from the Pacific Palisades to the Hollywood Hills. At least five people have been killed, more than 130,000 forced to evacuate, and more than 25,000 acres of land have burned. In some areas, firefighters have used up water from hydrants faster than supplies can be refilled. The emergency intensified overnight, with the Palisades fire now described as the most destructive in Los Angeles\u2019 history. Wildfires are common in California \u2013 but rarely in densely populated metropolitan areas like these. And they have become significantly more dangerous in recent years because of the climate crisis. You can follow the latest on the Guardian\u2019s live blog. For today\u2019s newsletter, I spoke to Gabrielle Canon, extreme weather correspondent for Guardian US, about the damage wrought in the last two days \u2013 and what it tells us about the likely pattern in the future. Here are the headlines. Five big stories Social media | Sweeping changes to the policing of Meta\u2019s social media platforms have set the tech company on a collision course with legislators in the UK and the European Union, experts and political figures have said. Economy | Rachel Reeves took the rare step of issuing a public statement for the second successive day on Wednesday, insisting she has an \u201ciron grip\u201d on the public finances, as the sell-off in bond markets intensified. The cost of 10-year government borrowing hit its highest level since the global financial crisis in 2008. UK politics | Cabinet ministers have ramped up attacks on Conservative \u201cbandwagon jumping\u201d over child rape gangs during furious exchanges in the Commons as the government saw off a Tory attempt to force a new inquiry. After a sometimes bitter debate, the Conservative amendment was defeated by 364 votes to 111. Greenland | Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against any attempt to \u201cmove borders by force\u201d after the incoming US president said he was prepared to use economic tariffs or military might to seize control of Danish-administered Greenland. UK news | A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a London bus has been named by his mother as Kelyan Bokassa. Kelyan was travelling on a 472 bus to Abbey Wood when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon. In depth: An \u2018urban conflagration\u2019 Gabrielle Canon spent yesterday reporting near Pacific Palisades, where even people who have lived through many previous fires were stunned by the gravity of the situation. You can read her dispatch here. \u201cIt\u2019s utter devastation here,\u201d she said. \u201cThe iconic stretch of the Pacific Coast highway between Santa Monica and Malibu is unrecognisable.\u201d \u201cPeople aren\u2019t strangers to the risks,\u201d she added. \u201cBut this fire is just laying siege to these communities, and we\u2019re seeing major structural loss in places we haven\u2019t for a very long time. This is going to be a catastrophic event.\u201d California governor Gavin Newsom has called the devastation wrought by the fires \u201cunprecedented\u201d in the state\u2019s history. *** Where are the fires burning? On Tuesday morning the Palisades fire started near a nature reserve between the beach towns of Santa Monica and Malibu. It grew from 20 acres to 200 acres in 20 minutes, and now covers 16,000 acres, including much of the residential Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. It is 0% contained. Later that day, to the east, the Eaton fire started in Eaton Canyon, in Altadena, growing to cover 10,000 acres, and leaving five people dead. It is 0% contained. The Hurst fire to the north of San Fernando started to burn in the evening, and spread to 850 acres by Wednesday evening. It is now 10% contained. New fires broke out on Wednesday: two in Ventura County and Woodley Park have now been contained. The Lidia fire, in a mountainous area to the north of the city, grew to 350 acres and has been 40% contained. The Sunset fire in the Hollywood Hills has spread to 60 acres since it broke out at 6pm local time; the most recent update from officials a couple of hours ago said that it was 0% contained. Witnesses there described scenes of chaos as people tried to flee amid gridlocked traffic on roads in an evacuation zone between Hollywood Boulevard and Mulholland Drive. *** What kind of damage has been caused so far? As well as the five deaths reported, tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes. So far, at least 2,000 homes, buildings and other businesses have been damaged or destroyed, with celebrities including Billy Crystal and Paris Hilton among those who have lost their homes. Many thousands more are under threat, and more than 450,000 people are without power. Accuweather, a commercial weather forecasting service, estimated the economic losses at up to $57bn (\u00a346bn) so far. These before and after satellite images give a sense of the destruction. Gabrielle spoke to firefighters who said that in the Pacific Pallisades area, about four out of five houses they had seen had been destroyed, even though many residents have invested in protecting their homes to meet insurance requirements. \u201cA lot of it came down to luck but construction also played a big part,\u201d she said. \u201cThe firefighters saw a lot of properties where vegetation management hadn\u2019t been done and that helped the fire spread.\u201d *** Why is California so vulnerable to wildfires? The state has several features that make it highly vulnerable to wildfire spread. The climate is warm and dry, and those conditions are exacerbated at this time of year by the arrival of the Santa Ana winds, which bring dry air from the east, drying out plant matter and making it more likely to burn. As a result of those winds, fires from October to April spread much more rapidly and do much more damage than those in the summer months, when fires tend to be inland and in unpopulated forest areas. Then there is the fact that the state\u2019s large population means that there are lots of opportunities for someone to drop a cigarette butt, leave a campfire unattended, or even set off a smoke bomb at a gender-reveal party. And, as the New York Times explains, a century or more of deliberately suppressing fires has left a lot of potential plants to burn, a strategy that has been reversed elsewhere in the state in recent years with \u201ccontrolled\u201d burns to avoid exacerbating the problem. In southern California, though, \u201chealthy burning\u201d is much less helpful as a mitigation than it would be in forest regions. \u201cYou can\u2019t do the same burning and thinning,\u201d Gabrielle said. \u201cThere are more people now living in areas that wouldn\u2019t have been at risk before where you could now see a whole community burning down.\u201d *** Why are the fires so hard to bring under control? The primary mechanism of such out-of-control spread is to do with the Santa Ana winds: embers are lifted by the convection caused by the heat, then caught on the wind and blown on to dry ground, where they quickly ignite and start a fire in a new area. That effect compounds quickly. This National Geographic piece from 2020 notes that about 90% of homes and buildings ignited during a wildfire are lit by embers. \u201cWind-driven fires are incredibly hard to get under control,\u201d Gabrielle said. \u201cThey become really volatile really fast. That\u2019s true even when there\u2019s not a whole lot to feed on, and it\u2019s wild to see how far these things can jump \u2013 it used to be that a highway would be a firebreak, but that isn\u2019t always the case now.\u201d That is a shift that has happened over the last decade as fires have burned more intensely and winds have sometimes become more extreme. \u201cIt\u2019s even more complicated because some of these areas have incredibly dry fields very close to home. You\u2019re seeing forest or grass fires becoming an urban conflagration.\u201d Another challenge for firefighters has been that aircraft were not initially able to take off because of strong winds, limiting them to tackling the blazes on the ground \u2013 although an aerial response is now underway. \u201cYou\u2019re not going to see the full scale aerial attack that we\u2019d get in a fire driven by fuel which is a bit less chaotic,\u201d Gabrielle said. \u201cInitially, firefighters were stationed inside communities trying to protect as many homes as they can, trying to contain it, and trying to get people out.\u201d *** Has global heating contributed to the risk? It is not possible to definitively link a specific weather event to climate change, but a study published in 2023 found that the size of the areas burned each summer in northern and central California increased five-fold in 1996-2021 against 1971-1995. Almost all of that change was due to human-caused climate change, the study concluded. A separate study, also published in 2023, found that the climate crisis had increased the risk of fast-spreading fires in California by about 25%. \u201cClimate change is playing a huge role in all of this,\u201d Gabrielle said. \u201cEvaporative demand, where the heat bakes the moisture out of the ground, makes fire more likely to spread. And scientists are looking at the ways that the Santa Ana winds will change.\u201d Typically, the peak wildfire season ends in late autumn or winter, as the weather changes and spells of rain soak the ground and plants. But there has been just a quarter-inch of rain in the last eight months in southern California, leaving the ground tinder dry \u2013 following a summer of record-breaking temperatures. Newsom said yesterday: \u201cThis time of year traditionally has not been fire season, but now, we disabuse any notion that there is a season. It\u2019s year-round in the state of California.\u201d What else we\u2019ve been reading \u201cNo one wanted to go inside \u2013 but we had no choice\u201d \u2013 Diane Taylor reports on life \u2013 and death \u2013 aboard the Bibby Stockholm (pictured above) and hears from former occupants, as the ship used to detain asylum seekers is taken out of commission. Charlie Lindlar, acting deputy editor, newsletters After the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, some mainstream politicians pulled their punches in their descriptions of his impact on France. Paul Taylor writes that that is a reflection of the new status quo \u2013 and that his death may help clear the stage for his daughter Marine and National Rally. Archie Kate McCusker investigates \u201cthe Great Beigeification\u201d, and the people who make the interesting decision to intentionally devoid their homes of colour. Charlie Victor Pelevin made his name as a novelist in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism \u2013 but now, as his literary peers have faced censorship, he still sells millions. Sophie Pinkham\u2019s long read investigates whether he has become a Kremlin apologist. Archie Coco Khan ponders the rise of couples sleeping separately and asks whether it could be the secret to a long, happy relationship. Like her, I am instinctively \u201cTeam Same Bed\u201d \u2013 but then again I am the snorer ... Charlie Sport Football | Sweden midfielder Lucas Bergvall\u2019s 86th-minute goal gave Tottenham a 1-0 win against Liverpool in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final. In a dramatic tie, Tottenham\u2019s new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky excelled on his debut. Athletics | UK Athletics has been charged with corporate manslaughter over the death of a Paralympian who was hit on the head by a metal pole during the London World Para Athletics Championships in 2017. Football | West Ham have appointed Graham Potter as their manager after ending days of uncertainty by firing Julen Lopetegui. The shake-up could also lead to the departure of the technical director, Tim Steidten. The front pages \u201cMass evacuations in Los Angeles as deadly wildfires wreak havoc\u201d is the Guardian\u2019s splash, as California grapples with devastating wildfires. \u201cGroomed by gangs\u2026now he is dead,\u201d says the Mirror, of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a London bus.\u201d At the i, the lead story is \u201cReeves faces extra tax rises or cutting public services, as UK\u2019s borrowing costs turn toxic,\u201d while the Telegraph splashes with \u201cTreasury steps in to halt market mayhem,\u201d and the Mail: \u201cMarket turmoil sounds red alert for Chancellor.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s blindingly obvious we need a care plan\u2019, writes the Express. Meanwhile, \u201cEurope\u2019s leaders warn Trump against meddling with its sovereign borders,\u201d says the FT. \u201cTake back Isis Britons says Trump terror chief,\u201d says the Times, while the Star warns: \u201cDon\u2019t eat Xmas trees.\u201d Today in Focus Elon Musk\u2019s political evolution James Ball, journalist and author of The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World, speaks to Michael Safi about the political influence of Elon Musk Cartoon of the day | Nicola Jennings The Upside A bit of good news to remind you that the world\u2019s not all bad When you\u2019re on the streets, you have to sleep with one eye open in case people try to steal your things, so you end up being on alert 24 hours a day,\u201d says Jerry Spencer of the years he spent sleeping rough and dealing with drug addiction. In 2021 he finally made it off the streets and got clean. He began attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and found Shepherd\u2019s Star, a charity that helps vulnerable people. \u201cSince I was so early in my recovery, I needed something to keep me busy and something to look forward to, so I signed up for their six-week course to learn some new skills,\u201d Spencer recounts in the series A moment that changed me. He found that focus in gardening, an interest early in his life that was rekindled during a trip through the course to Kew Gardens, in London. Now he\u2019s a regular fixture at Kew as a volunteer, often found at the allotment or watering plants. Spencer takes life day by day and says: \u201cI feel so lucky to have found Kew as my therapy and safe space.\u201d Bored at work? And finally, the Guardian\u2019s puzzles are here to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. Quick crossword Cryptic crossword Wordiply"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Ukraine war briefing: US to announce $500m in aid for Kyiv ahead of Ramstein meeting;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/ukraine-war-briefing-us-to-announce-500m-in-aid-for-kyiv-ahead-of-ramstein-meeting;2025-01-09T01:28:54Z",
        "text": "The US is expected to announce $500m in military aid for Ukraine on Thursday at a final gathering of President Joe Biden\u2019s weapons pledging conferences, meetings Kyiv says have been critical to its defence against Russia. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), comprised of about 50 allies who usually meet every few months at Ramstein airbase in Germany, was started in 2022 by US defense secretary Lloyd Austin to speed and synchronise the delivery of arms to Kyiv. The group\u2019s future is unclear with president-elect Donald Trump set to take office on 20 January. Advisers to Trump have floated proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to Russia for the foreseeable future. Ahead of the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy played down concerns over comments by Trump that he understood why Russia does not want Ukraine to join the Nato defence alliance. Zelenskyy, who has pushed for an invitation to join Nato before Trump\u2019s return to the presidency, cautioned against making assumptions on the US position and said he would discuss the issue with Trump. \u201cDon\u2019t draw conclusions about the policy of the US right away,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cWe need to work and do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine receives decent security guarantees, worthy of our people, that could stop Putin. We will work on this.\u201d North Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang \u201cmore capable of waging war against its neighbours\u201d a senior US official has warned. More than 12,000 North Korean troops are in Russia and last month began fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, Dorothy Camille Shea, the deputy US ambassador to the UN, told the UN security council. North Korea \u201cis significantly benefiting from receiving Russian military equipment, technology and experience, rendering it more capable of waging war against its neighbours\u201d, Shea told the 15-member council, which met over what Pyongyang said was a test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on Monday. A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and wounded about 30 others on Wednesday, officials said. Footage posted on Zelenskyy\u2019s Telegram channel shows civilians lying in a city street littered with debris. The post shows them being treated by emergency services and taken away on gurneys. Russian troops started launching the glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia in the middle of the afternoon, and at least two bombs struck residential buildings in the city, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said. More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a UN official said on Wednesday, noting a spike in casualties due to the use of drones, long-range missiles and glide bombs. Russia, which is making territorial gains in Ukraine\u2019s east, has conducted regular attacks on faraway cities in recent months using such weapons. This contributed to a 30% rise in civilian deaths to 574 in Ukraine between September-November 2024 compared to the previous year, according to UN data. Ukraine launched an overnight strike deep inside Russia that set fire to an oil depot that serves an airbase for Russian nuclear bomber planes, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday. Russian regional governor Roman Busargin said the cities of Engels and Saratov, on opposite sides of the Volga river, had been subject to a \u201cmass drone attack\u201d and fire had broken out in Engels at an industrial site, which he did not name. He later posted on Telegram that the blaze had spread and two firefighters had died trying to put it out. He declared a state of emergency in Engels, which has a population of 200,000. The UN voiced alarm Wednesday at a recent surge in alleged Russian executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war, saying it had verified 68 cases since the start of the war. \u201cI call on the Russian authorities to halt the summary executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war,\u201d Nada Al-Nashif, the deputy UN rights chief told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. \u201cSummary executions constitute a war crime,\u201d she said, urging Russia to \u201ccondemn such acts, and to prosecute those responsible\u201d. Zelenskyy and Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Wednesday discussed using Ukrainian coal to ease the energy crisis which has subjected Moldova\u2019s separatist Transnistria region to blackouts and a heating shortage. Pro-Russian Transnistria, which broke away from Moldova in the final days of Soviet rule, has long relied on supplies of Russian gas. But flows to the region through Ukraine were halted on 1 January after Ukraine refused to renew an agreement allowing gas to transit through its territory."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok \u2013 reports;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/former-cambodian-opposition-politician-shot-dead-in-bangkok-reports;2025-01-09T00:38:11Z",
        "text": "A former Cambodian opposition lawmaker and French national was fatally shot by a gunman in Thailand\u2019s capital of Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai police have confirmed. Lim Kimya, 74, died at the scene, police said, and was attacked just hours after he arrived in Thailand from the Cambodian city of Siem Reap by bus, accompanied by his French wife and brother. The suspected hit man was arrested in Cambodia after a day-long manhunt, a senior Thai police official told Reuters on Wednesday. Thai police coordinated with Cambodian authorities after learning the suspect had crossed the border, said metropolitan police Chief Sayam Boonsom. \u201cThe Cambodian police have arrested him,\u201d he said, adding that Thailand would be requesting extradition of the suspect, who is a Thai national. Lim Kimya was a member of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the popular opposition that was dissolved by a court ahead of a 2018 election over an alleged treason plot, which the party dismissed at the time as a fabrication. Scores of opposition politicians and MPs, including Lim Kimya, were banned from political activities after the party\u2019s dissolution. Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Thai authorities to thoroughly investigate and prosecute those responsible, saying in a statement that the Cambodian government has \u201cintimidated, surveilled and harassed former CNRP members\u201d since the opposition party was dissolved. \u201cThis brazen shooting of a former CNRP MP on the streets of Bangkok has all the hallmarks of a political assassination, and looks to be a significant escalation in the use of transnational repression,\u201d said Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates. Pen Bona, a spokesperson for the Cambodian government, denied the accusation that the government might have been implicated in the politician\u2019s death. \u201cCambodia is responsible only for what happens on its territory, not for what happens on other countries. Whatever happens on Thai territory is the responsibility of Thai government,\u201d he said, adding that activists had spoken \u201cirresponsibly and without evidence and any basis\u201d. The CNRP, which was founded in 2012 by opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha and once considered the sole viable opponent to the ruling Cambodian People\u2019s Party (CPP), was dissolved by court order in 2017. Rights groups have accused Hun Sen \u2013 who ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades before stepping down in 2023 and handing power to his eldest son, Hun Manet \u2013 of using the legal system to crush any opposition to his rule. Scores of opposition politicians and activists were convicted and jailed during his time in power, with challengers forced to flee and freedom of expression stifled. The Cambodian government has always denied that charges against political and environmental activists have been politically motivated. Kem Sokha was arrested and was sentenced in 2023 to 27 years in prison for treason \u2013 a charge he has repeatedly denied \u2013 and was immediately placed under house arrest. Sam Rainsy lives in exile in France. Despite holding French citizenship, Lim Kimya did not join the dozens of lawmakers who fled abroad after Kem Sokha was detained. Lim Kimya told AFP at the time in Phnom Penh: \u201cI will never give up politics\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;British IS members in Syria should be allowed home, says Trump\u2019s counter-terror pick;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/uk-is-members-in-syria-should-be-allowed-home-says-trump-counter-terror-pick;2025-01-09T00:05:14Z",
        "text": "British nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump\u2019s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said. Any country that wants to be a \u201cserious ally\u201d to the United States should commit to the international fight against the extremist group by repatriating its citizens, according to Sebastian Gorka. He declared that this applies \u201cdoubly\u201d to Britain and suggested the move would help to cement the transatlantic \u201cspecial relationship\u201d under the second Trump presidency. In an interview with the Times, when asked if the UK should be forced to accept IS members back, Gorka said: \u201cAny nation which wishes to be seen to be a serious ally and friend of the most powerful nation in the world should act in a fashion that reflects that serious commitment. \u201cThat is doubly so for the UK which has a very special place in President Trump\u2019s heart and we would all wish to see the \u2018special relationship\u2019 fully re-established.\u201d The paper reported that the list of about 20 British women, 40 children and 20 men includes Shamima Begum, who last year lost her final appeal against the Home Office\u2019s decision to strip her of her UK citizenship on national security grounds. The intervention is the latest signal from the president-elect\u2019s inner circle of his incoming administration taking a more robust approach towards Washington\u2019s allies. Trump has also threatened to impose global tariffs on imports, which experts have warned would damage international economies."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;New Caledonia Congress elects pro-France president after political crisis;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/09/new-caledonia-congress-elects-alcide-ponga-president;2025-01-09T00:02:52Z",
        "text": "Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named a French loyalist as its new president as the territory seeks to rebuild from deadly riots and destruction that battered the economy. Alcide Ponga, from the Le Rassemblement party, was elected president by the newly installed executive in Congress on Wednesday. Ponga\u2019s party is affiliated with French right-wing party LR, Les R\u00e9publicains. The loyalists are in favour of keeping New Caledonia within France. \u201cWhat I feel first and foremost is the weight of responsibility,\u201d Ponga said on Wednesday. \u201cWe all know the situation New Caledonia has been in for the past seven months. What Caledonians expect today is for us to be able to work together and give a signal of hope,\u201d he said. Ponga, 49, is Kanak and comes from Kouaoua, a mining village in the north of the archipelago. He made his career in the nickel industry before entering politics in 2014. The appointment brings some political stability to New Caledonia, a territory of France which lies in the Pacific Ocean, after its government fell on 24 December 2024. The recent political turmoil comes as the territory continues to grapple with the aftermath of deadly riots in May, which erupted in reaction to a constitutional law aimed at enlarging the electorate and increasing the number of French nationals eligible to vote. The plans from Paris angered Kanaks \u2013 who make up about 41% of the population \u2013 over fears it would dilute their electoral power and undermine longstanding efforts to secure independence. Thirteen people, mostly Kanaks, and including two police officers, have been killed and nearly 3,000 people arrested over the violence. The bill was later dropped. The previous pro-independence government led by Louis Mapou had survived several major trials \u2013 including Covid and a referendum on full sovereignty \u2013 but the deadly riots in 2024 damaged the Congress and was a factor in its collapse. \u201cIt\u2019s a dirty political blow to the country,\u201d said leader Mapou after the government fell in December. Mapou\u2019s tenure will be remembered for a series of reforms which helped to turn around the country\u2019s economy, which had been damaged by Covid and mining crises, and above all for working with all sides of politics. \u201cOur work has shaken up the pro-independence and non-independence movements,\u201d he said the day after the announcement of the government\u2019s collapse. \u201cWe did this work in the general interest. We have shown that it is possible to work together.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian; French police arrest founder of website used by Dominique Pelicot;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/french-police-arrest-founder-of-website-used-by-dominique-pelicot;2025-01-08T20:04:29Z",
        "text": "The founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to recruit strangers to rape his wife has been arrested in France. Isaac Steidl, 44, is being interviewed by Paris detectives over the use of the website by criminals involved in more than 23,000 crimes including rape, murder and paedophilia. France Info radio said Steidl reported to police on Tuesday morning after being summoned from his home outside the country and agreeing to fly back to Paris. He can be held for questioning for up to 96 hours. The Coco website was shut down by the French authorities in June 2024 when an investigation was opened. The website hit the headlines after it was revealed that Pelicot, 72, had used a Coco chatroom called A son insu (without their knowledge) to recruit more than 80 men to rape and sexually abuse his wife, Gis\u00e8le, 72, who he had rendered unconscious with a cocktail of prescription drugs. In December, a court in Avignon sentenced Pelicot to 20 years for drugging and raping his wife and inviting strangers to rape her at the couple\u2019s home in the Proven\u00e7al town of Mazan between 2011 and 2020. Pelicot was stopped after he was caught filming up the skirts of shoppers in a local supermarket. Another 50 other men identified from the tens of thousands of videos and photographs Pelicot made of the abuse of his wife and discovered on his hard drive were also convicted and sentenced to between three and 15 years. Seventeen men have appealed against their convictions. The website has also been named in other criminal investigations. In April last year a 22-year-old man was beaten to death by a group of young men near Dunkirk after he arranged to meet what he believed to be girl under the age of 18 through the site. French media reported that Steidl created the website in 2003 with help from his parents with an investment of \u20ac2,000 shortly after he graduated as a computer engineer. It was allegedly intended as a platform for romantic meetings but it quickly attracted the attention of drug dealers, paedophiles and sex offenders. After Pelicot\u2019s arrest, the French site was transferred to a URL registered in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Police say they have frozen \u20ac5m in bank accounts linked to the site in Hungary, Lithuania, Germany and the Netherlands. Steidl, who was born in southern France, is reported to have given up his French nationality in 2023 and taken Italian citizenship. He is said to have been living in eastern Europe. Ordering the shutting down of the website last year, Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor said it was implicated in 23,051 criminal cases involving 480 victims. In a statement she said a man of Italian nationality, born in January 1980 was \u201csuspected of being the administrator of the site\u201d and had been questioned by magistrates in Bulgaria. Le Parisien reported that Steidl is being questioned on allegations of \u201cthe unlawful administration of an online platform as part of a criminal organisation, criminal conspiracy and complicity in offences and crimes related to aggravated procuring, the distribution and sharing of pedophile videos and money laundering\u201d."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jackie Briggs obituary;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/jackie-briggs-obituary;2025-01-08T19:36:10Z",
        "text": "My mother, Jackie Briggs, who has died aged 77, dedicated much of her later life to helping parents understand and accept their children\u2019s sexual orientation or gender identity, a cause that was deeply personal to her after both of her own children came out. Her natural warmth had led her to community work. This included volunteering as a companion to elderly people through the East Finchley Neighbourhood Centre and taking her beloved whippet, Coby, to primary schools as part of a \u201cpets as therapy\u201d programme, helping children to build their confidence in reading. But it was her work with Families Together London (FTL), a support group for parents of LGBTQ+ children, that became her defining cause. For nearly 20 years, Jackie provided invaluable support to families, offering encouragement to those struggling with their children\u2019s coming out and serving as a vocal advocate on the radio and at conferences. She was also a longtime member of the community advisory board for Pride in London. She was as comfortable talking with fellow parents in the church hall where the group met every month, as she was marching down Oxford Street in the Pride parade, tannoy in hand and waving a banner. Born to a Jewish family in London, Jackie was the daughter of Lily (nee Lewis) and Teddy Cooper, who ran a chain of menswear shops. She attended Harrow school for girls and in subsequent years was proud of the fact that she had much personal and professional success, despite leaving at 15 with only one O-level. After training as a secretary, she worked in various roles, including at the BBC and Cadbury Schweppes, while enjoying an active social life in London. In 1982, Jackie married John Briggs, a barrister. Alongside her family life, Jackie pursued her passion for acting. She participated in local improvisation drama classes and amateur theatre, including a starring role as Sleeping Beauty in her children\u2019s school pantomime. She later studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and acted professionally, with notable roles including an appearance as a Ministry Wizard in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In her final months, as she endured a debilitating stroke and brain tumour, Jackie continued to form deep connections and friendships with fellow patients in various hospitals and later a nursing home. Her ability to reach out, even in the face of her own challenges, reflected the deep empathy that defined her life. Jackie is survived by her husband, John, her children, Anne and me, and her brother, Howard."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;\u2018Am\u00e9rica Mexicana\u2019: Mexico\u2019s president responds to Trump with renaming of her own;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/mexico-renaming-claudia-sheinbaum-trump;2025-01-08T19:27:38Z",
        "text": "Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico\u2019s president, has responded to Donald Trump\u2019s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with a counter-proposal to rename North America. Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that the continent should be known as \u201cAm\u00e9rica Mexicana\u201d, or \u201cMexican America\u201d, because an 1814 founding document that preceded Mexico\u2019s constitution referred to it that way. \u201cThat sounds nice, no?\u201d she added with a sarcastic tone. She also noted that the ocean basin bounded by the US Gulf coast, Mexico\u2019s eastern states and the island of Cuba has been known as the Gulf of Mexico since 1607. Trump, who will be sworn in for a second term on 20 January, said on Tuesday he planned to rename the Gulf as \u201cthe Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s appropriate. And Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country,\u201d he said. He also claimed that the US\u2019s southern neighbour was run by drug cartels, to which Sheinbaum gave a terse response: \u201cIn Mexico, the people rule.\u201d The exchange has started to answer a larger question lingering over the bilateral relationship between the two regional powers: how would newly elected Sheinbaum handle Trump\u2019s strong-handed diplomatic approach, as well as promises of mass deportations and devastating taxes on trading partners like Mexico? Sheinbaum\u2019s predecessor and political mentor Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (Amlo) \u2013 who hailed from a similar strain of class populism as Trump, even though he leaned left \u2013 was able to build a relationship with Trump as an ally, and his government began to block people from migrating north under US pressure, a boon to Trump. But it was unclear whether Mexico\u2019s first female president, a scientist and leftist lacking the folksy populism that rocketed L\u00f3pez Obrador into power, would be able to build the same relationship. While Wednesday\u2019s joke quickly ricocheted across social media feeds, it also set the tone for what a Sheinbaum-Trump relationship could look like in the coming years. \u201cHumor can be a good tactic. It projects strength, which is what Trump responds to. It was probably the right choice on this issue,\u201d said Brian Winter, vice-president of the New York-based Council of the Americas. \u201cAlthough, President Sheinbaum knows it won\u2019t work on everything \u2013 Trump and his administration will demand serious engagement from Mexico on the big issues of immigration, drugs and trade.\u201d Sheinbaum\u2019s remarks come after other stern but collaborative responses regarding Trump\u2019s proposals. On Trump\u2019s pitch to slap 25% tariffs on Mexican imports, Sheinbaum warned that if the new US administration imposes tariffs on Mexico, her administration will respond with similar measures. She said any sort of tax was \u201cnot acceptable and would cause inflation and job losses for the United States and Mexico\u201d. She\u2019s taken a more concessionary tone on immigration, falling in line with years of Mexican efforts to block people from migrating north. After originally saying her government would push the Trump administration to deport people directly back to their own countries, in January she said Mexico would be open to accepting deportees from other countries, but that Mexico could limit deportees to certain nationalities or request compensation. With reporting by Associated Press and Agence France-Press"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Four men jailed over brutal homophobic murder in Spain;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/four-men-jailed-for-2021-homophobic-in-spain;2025-01-08T18:55:39Z",
        "text": "Four men have been jailed over the homophobic murder of a young gay man whose killing almost four years ago shocked Spain and led to nationwide protests. Samuel Luiz, a 24-year-old nursing assistant, was out with friends in the Galician city of A Coru\u00f1a in the early hours of Saturday 3 July 2021 when an argument started outside a nightclub. Luiz\u2019s friends said he had stepped out of the club to make a video call when two passersby accused him of trying to film them on his phone. Luiz explained he was talking to a friend by video, but he was attacked by one of the passersby and left with a badly bruised face. Five minutes later, the assailant returned with others who kicked and punched Luiz until he lost consciousness. He was taken to hospital, where he died the same morning. In November last year, a jury found the four men guilty of Luiz\u2019s murder at the end of a trial in A Coru\u00f1a. On Wednesday, a court in the city sentenced three of the convicted men \u2013 Diego Monta\u00f1a, Alejandro Freire and Kaio Amaral \u2013 to terms of 24 years, 20 years, and 20 years and six months for their respective roles in the murder. A fourth man, Alejandro M\u00edguez, who did not hit Luiz, was given a 10-year sentence for being an accomplice to murder. In her sentencing remarks, the presiding judge, Elena Fernanda Pastor Novo, noted the severity of the crime and the pain it had caused Luiz\u2019s family, who had experienced \u201csignificant psychological suffering beyond the pain inherent in the loss of a son and a brother\u201d. Monta\u00f1a, the judge added, had shown \u201can absolute lack of empathy and a cruelty that warrant a more severe sentence\u201d. She also took into account the behaviour of the killers immediately after the attack and the fact that Luiz had been left \u201cunconscious and with a bloody face in the middle of a roundabout\u201d. The judge referred to the fact that Monta\u00f1a had threatened Luiz using homophobic language, saying: \u201cStop filming, or I\u2019ll kill you, faggot.\u201d Monta\u00f1a\u2019s animosity towards Luiz because of his sexual orientation then \u201ctriggered a totally aggressive reaction against Samuel \u2026 [who was] pounced on and kicked and punched, mainly in the head and face\u201d. A postmortem found more than 30 separate injuries. The sentence, which can be appealed in Galicia\u2019s high court, also ordered the killers to pay Luiz\u2019s family compensation of \u20ac303,000 (\u00a3253,000). The attack prompted revulsion across Spain and led to demonstrations the following week in cities including A Coru\u00f1a, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Salamanca, Bilbao and Zaragoza. Demonstrators carried signs with slogans such as \u201cyour homophobia is killing us\u201d. Spain\u2019s prime minister, Pedro S\u00e1nchez, denounced the killing and offered his condolences to Luiz\u2019s friends and family. \u201cIt was a savage and merciless act,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will not take a step backwards when it comes to rights and freedoms and Spain will not tolerate this.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s death brings rivalry between Marine and niece into focus;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/death-jean-marie-le-pen-succession-marine-marion-marechal;2025-01-08T18:51:24Z",
        "text": "The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen looked likely to reignite rivalries in his family over who is the rightful heir to the far-right political dynasty, as the French government condemned as \u201csimply shameful\u201d crowds of people who took to the streets to celebrate the politician\u2019s demise. Marine Le Pen, daughter of the co-founder and leader of the far-right National Front party, which she has rebranded as the anti-immigration National Rally, on Wednesday paid tribute to her father, who died the previous day at the age of 96. \u201cMany people he loves are waiting for him up there. Many people who love him are crying down here. Fair winds, fair seas, Papa,\u201d she wrote in a post on X. Her response contrasted with celebrations seen in Paris and other cities on Tuesday night, when thousands of people gathered with banners reading, among other things: \u201cThe dirty racist is dead.\u201d \u201cHappy new year,\u201d some chanted, \u201cJean-Marie is dead.\u201d Le Pen, who first ran in France\u2019s presidential election in 1974 and made it through to the second round in 2002 in a political earthquake, was known for his unabashed racism and antisemitism. He repeatedly described the Holocaust as a \u201cdetail\u201d of history and claimed African immigration would \u201csubmerge\u201d the country. France\u2019s 1998 World Cup-winning football team, he said, had too many \u201cplayers of colour\u201d to be French. On Wednesday, the rightwing interior minister Bruno Retailleau condemned the \u201cscenes of jubilation\u201d in the aftermath of his death as \u201csimply shameful\u201d. \u201cThe death of a man, even a political adversary, should inspire only restraint and dignity,\u201d he said. The French anti-racist movement SOS Racisme said Le Pen had spent his life promoting the far right through \u201cracism, xenophobia, antisemitism and Holocaust denial\u201d. The group paid tribute to \u201cgenerations of activists who have given their time, youth and energy to fight the National Front and its ideas\u201d. Le Pen\u2019s family have sought to show a united front since Tuesday, but political analysts are on alert for possible cracks in support between the party\u2019s old and new guard. Marine Le Pen\u2019s mission to \u201cde-demonise\u201d the far-right party has transformed it into a mainstream political force, albeit one that remains strongly anti-immigration and holds on to its traditional doctrine once known as \u201cFrance for the French\u201d, which it has renamed \u201cnational priority\u201d. But the change of image has led to public spats with her niece Marion Mar\u00e9chal, who remains faithful to the late Le Pen\u2019s more extreme line. Marine Le Pen learned of her father\u2019s death while on a stopover returning from Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving Mar\u00e9chal to announce she would continue his \u201cmission\u201d. In a long post on X to the grandfather she called \u201cDaddy\u201d, Mar\u00e9chal wrote: \u201cDon\u2019t worry: I have not forgotten the mission you gave me 13 years ago in your letter.\u201d Antoine Jardin, a political scientist and expert on France\u2019s far right, said analysts would be closely watching developments in the far right over the next few weeks. \u201cWe have seen splits and reconciliations back and forth and relations between the two have not stabilised over time. With relations already difficult it is possible there will be conflicts over the legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen,\u201d Jardin said. \u201cMarine Le Pen has unquestionably succeeded in normalising the far-right party, while Marion Mar\u00e9chal has remained explicitly loyal to Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s vision of the far right and remains anchored in the far right.\u201d He added: \u201cWe saw from Marine Le Pen\u2019s expelling of her father from the party that she was willing to accept part of his legacy but not all. There will certainly be some discussions in the coming weeks.\u201d Mar\u00e9chal, 35, daughter of Yann Le Pen, the second of Jean-Marie Le Pen\u2019s three children, was a member of the National Rally until she stepped down in 2017 to found a political college in Lyon. She took her grandfather\u2019s side when Marine Le Pen took over the far-right party, changed its name and said she would clean up its xenophobic and antisemitic image, a process that eventually led to his expulsion. \u201cI cannot allow it to be said that the FN would exist without Jean-Marie Le Pen. To deny that would be grotesque \u2026 We are all heirs to Jean-Marie Le Pen,\u201d she said in 2016. In 2018 she removed Le Pen from her then double-barrelled name. During European elections in 2019 she refused to endorse the National Rally, a decision Marine said was \u201cregrettable\u201d. In May last year, Mar\u00e9chal, who supported the far-right candidate \u00c9ric Zemmour in the 2022 presidential election and Zemmour\u2019s Reconqu\u00eate party in the first round of European elections last year before finally backing the National Rally, was asked about her relationship with her aunt during a chatshow. \u201cWe\u2019ve made a deal. We only talk about Macron or LFI [France Unbowed]. That way on the whole we don\u2019t talk about the subjects likely to anger,\u201d Mar\u00e9chal said. \u201cBut Marine and I love each other. We\u2019re family. We have political disagreements \u2013 it happens in every family.\u201d Last October, Mar\u00e9chal launched her own political party, Identity-Freedoms. \u201cGiven election results over the last few years, Marine Le Pen has assured the far right a place in the second round in the next presidential election. The political force is with her,\u201d Jardin said. \u201cThe question is whether Marion will seek to have a [political] standing of her own.\u201d Any attempt by Mar\u00e9chal to have a greater role in the National Rally could find her in conflict with the party president, Jordan Bardella, 29, he said. \u201cHistorically the two have been relatively distant, but it could be that Marine Le Pen will be called upon to arbitrate between the two in future.\u201d Le Pen will be buried on Saturday in a \u201cprivate family ceremony\u201d at his birthplace at La Trinit\u00e9-sur-Mer in Brittany. His family said a memorial service would be held at the Val-de-Gr\u00e2ce church in Paris on 16 January."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Inclusive transition best path to lifting of Syria sanctions, says UN special envoy;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/inclusive-transition-best-path-to-lifting-of-syria-sanctions-says-un-special-envoy;2025-01-08T18:41:23Z",
        "text": "A credible process leading to a new transitional government involving all strands of Syrian society is the best way for the country\u2019s caretaker administration to secure a smooth lifting of sanctions, the UN special envoy Geir Pedersen has told the UN security council. Giving his assessment of how the government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, was meeting its commitment to inclusiveness, Pedersen said it had tremendous opportunities but also risked making missteps. \u201cDecisions taken now will determine the future for a long time to come. There are great opportunities and real dangers,\u201d he told a special security council briefing in New York on Wednesday. The US has lifted some sanctions for six months and the EU may do the same later this month. Treading carefully so as not to damage links with a government of contradictions and factions, Pedersen said many Syrians had received signals of inclusiveness but that there were concerns about a lack of transparency. Some militias had not yet folded into the new defence ministry, while others \u2013 notably the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian National Army \u2013 were actively involved in military clashes, he said. Pedersen also expressed deep concern over the actions of the Israel Defense Forces, saying their continued attacks inside Syria could put a peaceful transition at risk. He said Turkey had also warned it may step up its military activity in Syria. Discussing the national dialogue conference vital to the formation of a transitional government from March, Pedersen said there were still concerns over the lack of transparency on \u201ctiming, framework, goals, procedures [and] criteria for attendance and balance of representation\u201d. \u201cIt is crucially important that the process is not rushed and that it is well prepared and thought through,\u201d he said. \u201cIn this regard, I welcome the fact that the caretaker authorities have now verified publicly that the conference has been delayed until an expanded preparatory committee can be formed that includes what was called comprehensive representation of Syria from all segments and governance.\u201d He expressed no criticism of Sharaa for setting out a four-year timetable for national elections \u2013 more than two years longer than set out in UN resolution 2254 \u2013 accepting that a resolution passed in 2015 could no longer be implemented literally because it was predicated on a reconciliation between the opposition and the previous regime of Bashir al-Assad. \u201cThere is a need for a new approach and a new mode of thinking,\u201d he said. He stressed that the UN wished to be a partner in that process, something Sharaa may resist. In particular he said there would eventually need to be free and fair elections in line with international standards. He said he did not think it was necessary for a new government to be formed on the basis of quotas linked to sects and regions. Pedersen also regretted \u201csignificant decisions or positions being taken that many Syrians believe should be left to a more inclusive transitional phase, such as articulating positions on the character of the state before a constitutional law, as well as issuing long-term policy decisions with regards to the security sector, or in fields such as education\u201d. He said there were some signs of instability in areas under the control of the caretaker authorities, including coastal areas Homs and Hama. \u201cThere have been videos circulating of what appear to be abuses or extrajudicial killings of officials from the former regime,\u201d he said. \u201cThough we note reports of the caretaker authorities arresting some perpetrators, there are also reports that plans for public sector restructuring, mainly many without livelihoods, which may push them into need and further jeopardize stability.\u201d In a sign of concerns inside Syria about the composition of the HTS-led government, activists and rights groups have demanded the interim justice minister, Shadi al-Waisi, be investigated or sacked over old footage that has resurfaced linking him to the summary killings of two women accused of prostitution. In one video, armed men ask a veiled woman to kneel down in the middle of the street before shooting her dead. A man who appears to be Waisi speaks to her briefly and then records the killing on his phone."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Baby born on crowded small boat crossing from Africa to Canary Islands;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/baby-born-on-crowded-small-boat-crossing-from-africa-to-canary-islands;2025-01-08T17:36:55Z",
        "text": "A baby boy has been born on a small, crowded boat carrying 60 people on the deadly Atlantic migration route from Africa to the Canary Islands. The boat was spotted off the coast of Lanzarote on the feast of the Epiphany, the day when Spanish children receive presents from the Three Wise Men. When a crew from the Spanish Salvamento Mar\u00edtimo rescue service reached the boat, it found 60 people onboard, among them 14 women and four children \u2013 including the baby boy who was born on 6 January. Domingo Trujillo, the captain of the Tal\u00eda search and rescue vessel, said that although his crew knew a woman on the boat was pregnant, they had no idea that she had already given birth. \u201cThe surprise was [finding] a totally naked baby who was born 10, 15 or 20 minutes earlier,\u201d he told the state broadcaster TVE. Trujillo said the mother was lying on the floor of the crowded boat while the baby was in the hands of someone else near her. \u201cI covered him up, took him here [to my chest] and patted him so that he would stop crying,\u201d the captain added. Medics onboard recommended the mother and baby be transferred to a hospital by helicopter. \u201cIt being Three Kings Day, this was the best gift we could have received,\u201d \u00c1lvaro Serrano P\u00e9rez, the commander of the helicopter, told Reuters. In a post on X, Salvamento Mar\u00edtimo said: \u201cChristmas ended in the Canaries with the rescue of a baby boy born on a sea crossing \u2026 Although all the rescues and efforts deserve recognition, here\u2019s one that\u2019s calls out irresistibly.\u201d The seven Spanish islands off north-western Africa\u2019s Atlantic coast are struggling to absorb a record number of people arriving by sea. Last year, 46,843 people reached the Canaries on the increasingly perilous Atlantic route, up from 39,910 in 2023. According to a recent report from the Caminando Fronteras migration NGO, at least 10,457 people died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea from 1 January to 5 December 2024. Caminando Fronteras said the death toll was a 50% increase on 2023 and the highest since its tallies began in 2007. It attributed the rise to the use of ramshackle boats, dangerous waters and a lack of resources for rescuers. Reuters contributed to this report"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Why is Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland?;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/why-is-donald-trump-talking-about-annexing-greenland;2025-01-08T17:00:11Z",
        "text": "Hours after his son Donald Trump Jr touched down in the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday in a Trump-branded plane, the US president-elect, Donald Trump, held a press conference in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, where he refused to rule out using military force to make Greenland part of the US, and threatened to impose \u201cvery high\u201d tariffs on Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous territory, if it gets in his way. Why is Donald Trump so fixated with Greenland? Trump has said the US needs control of Greenland \u2013 and the Panama canal \u2013 for \u201ceconomic security\u201d and has described ownership and control of the territory as an \u201cabsolute necessity\u201d. Greenland has long been on Trump\u2019s radar as a target for purchase and in 2019 he confirmed reports that he had been urging aides to find out how the US could buy the vast Arctic island, describing a sale as \u201cessentially a large real estate deal\u201d. As well as oil and gas, Greenland\u2019s supply of multiple in-demand raw materials for green technology is attracting interest from around the world \u2013 including from China, which dominates global rare earth production and has threatened to restrict the export of critical minerals. By acquiring Greenland, the US could keep China out. Strategically positioned between the US and Russia, Greenland is viewed as increasingly important for defence and is emerging as a geopolitical battleground as the climate crises worsens. The rapid melting of the island\u2019s huge ice sheets and glaciers could open up oil drilling (although Greenland in 2021 stopped granting exploration licences) and mining for essential minerals including copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel. Melting Arctic ice is also opening up new shipping routes, providing alternatives to the Suez canal through the Arctic that shorten the journey from western Europe to east Asia by almost half. China and Russia agreed in November to collaborate on developing new Arctic shipping routes. Greenland is already an important military base for the US and its ballistic missile early warning system. The US has had a military base at Pituffik (previously Thule) since the cold war. What has Denmark got to do with it? Inuit people are understood to have lived in Greenland since as early as 2,500BCE and it was reached by Norse seafarers in the first millennium CE, who establishment settlements lasting several centuries. Modern colonisation began after the arrival of Hans Egede in 1721, acting with the support of what was then Denmark-Norway. During the second world war, when Denmark was occupied by Germany, Greenland was occupied by the US and was returned to Denmark in 1945. It became part of the kingdom of Denmark in 1953, and in 1979 home rule was introduced. But Denmark still controls Greenland\u2019s foreign and security policy. It has its own parliament, Inatsisartut, and two MPs in the Danish parliament, Folketing. But calls for independence have been growing. Tensions have escalated significantly between Greenland and Denmark in recent months. There is intense anger in Greenland over investigations into the forced contraceptive scandal of the 1960s and 70s, prompting the Greenlandic prime minister to accuse Denmark of genocide. There are also continuing protests in Copenhagen and Nuuk over the separation of Greenlandic children from their parents. Last week, Greenland\u2019s prime minister, M\u00fate Egede, accelerated his argument for independence from Denmark, saying in his new year speech that he wanted Greenland to break free from \u201cthe shackles of colonialism\u201d to shape its own future. He did not, however, mention the US. The visit by Trump Jr comes just months before Greenland\u2019s next parliamentary election in April, after which Egede has said there must be \u201cmajor steps\u201d to \u201ccreating the framework for Greenland as an independent state\u201d. According to a 2009 agreement with Denmark, Greenland must hold a successful referendum before declaring independence. What do Greenland and Denmark make of Trump\u2019s advances? The Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has said the autonomous territory is \u201cnot for sale\u201d, telling TV2: \u201cSeen through the eyes of the Danish government, Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.\u201d Egede has also said Greenland is not for sale. In response to Trump Jr\u2019s visit, he said: \u201cLet me repeat it \u2013 Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders. Our future and fight for independence is our business. Danes, Americans and everyone else can have opinions, but we should not be caught up in the hysteria and pointing fingers at others. Because our future is ours and must be shaped by us.\u201d He described Trump\u2019s refusal to rule out military or economic coercion as \u201cserious statements,\u201d adding: \u201cBut we\u2019ll take it from there.\u201d His cancellation of a planned meeting with the Danish King Frederik on Wednesday (a meeting that was later rescheduled) was, however, seen by some as an embarrassing snub. Meanwhile, King Frederik\u2019s unveiling of a new Danish royal coat of arms that more prominently features the autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, was seen by some as a rebuke to Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home after release from prison in Iran;https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/italian-journalist-cecilia-sala-freed-from-detention-in-iran;2025-01-08T16:37:24Z",
        "text": "Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was held in solitary confinement for almost three weeks in Iran, has returned home after being freed from prison. A plane carrying the 29-year-old landed at Rome\u2019s Ciampino airport on Wednesday afternoon, where she was greeted by family members and politicians including the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Sala\u2019s return has been praised as a political and diplomatic victory for Meloni and her rightwing government. \u201cThanks to intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels, our compatriot has been released by the Iranian authorities,\u201d a statement from Meloni\u2019s office said. Sala, a reporter for Il Foglio, was arrested on 19 December on charges of breaching Islamic law three days after she arrived in the country on a journalist visa. She was welcomed at the airport by Meloni, Antonio Tajani, Italy\u2019s foreign minister and Roberto Gualtieri, the mayor of Rome. \u201cI am proud of the great teamwork that led to this result,\u201d Tajani told parliament earlier on Wednesday. \u201cFrom the beginning we have all worked to bring our compatriot home quickly.\u201d Sala\u2019s plight had become intertwined with that of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer arrested at Milan\u2019s Malpensa airport on a US warrant a few days before Sala was detained. Najafabadi is accused of supplying drone components to Tehran. Prosecutors in Milan on Tuesday denied a request for house arrest from Najafabadi\u2019s defence lawyers. A hearing is scheduled on 15 January. As of Wednesday, it was unclear how Sala\u2019s release would influence Najafabadi\u2019s case. Iran denied on Monday that there was a link between Sala\u2019s arrest and that of Najafabadi. Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baqaei, said Sala had been arrested for \u201cviolating the law of the Islamic republic\u201d during her reporting trip. The journalist\u2019s release comes a few days after Meloni made a flying visit to Donald Trump\u2019s Florida golf club, during which she reportedly \u201cpressed hard\u201d on Sala\u2019s case. Before arriving home, Sala\u2019s boyfriend, Daniele Raineri, told the news agency Ansa that she was \u201cexcited and very happy\u201d. He took the first photograph of a smiling Sala as she met Meloni. Sala\u2019s father, Renato Sala, told Ansa: \u201cI\u2019ve only cried three times in my life. I believe our government has done an exceptional job. I will tell her I am proud of her and of her ability and composure.\u201d Opposition leaders also praised the government\u2019s diplomatic efforts. \u201cToday the whole country is celebrating without distinctions and controversies,\u201d the former prime minister Matteo Renzi wrote on X. Giuseppe Conte, another former prime minister, said: \u201cThis is great news after days of tension. A round of applause to our entire supply chain, from the government and diplomacy to the services that made this result possible.\u201d During a phone call to her parents last week, Sala described the harsh conditions of her detainment in Tehran\u2019s notorious Evin prison, including having to sleep on the floor of her cell without a mattress and being given food through a crack in the door. The prison is known for the detention of opponents of the Iranian regime, journalists and foreign citizens. Among its recent prisoners is Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel peace prize laureate, who said in an interview published by the French magazine Elle last week that Evin was a place \u201cwhere political prisoners die\u201d. She said there were 70 prisoners in the women\u2019s wing \u201cfrom all walks of life, of all ages and of all political persuasions\u201d, including journalists, writers, women\u2019s rights activists and people persecuted for their religion. One of the most commonly used \u201cinstruments of torture\u201d was isolation, said Mohammadi, who shared a cell with 13 other prisoners before being released on temporary medical leave on 4 December. Mohammadi has personally documented cases of torture and serious sexual violence against her fellow prisoners. She had been due to go back to jail on 25 December when the three-week leave period expired but her Iranian legal team asked for an extension, a move backed by a medical committee but which has yet to be approved by prosecutors. For now, Mohammadi remains at liberty but in a state of limbo in the absence of a response by Iranian authorities to the request, the France-based lawyer for her family, Chirinne Ardakani, told Agence France-Presse on Monday. \u201cThis is a cruel strategy deployed deliberately by the authorities,\u201d she said."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Guardian;Acts of hate are on the rise in Australia \u2013 but naming them is proving fraught;https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/09/acts-of-hate-australia-antisemitism-islamophobia-ntwnfb;2025-01-08T14:00:36Z",
        "text": "Rates of antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia have risen sharply since 7 October 2023, according to almost every source that has tracked incidents or surveyed attitudes. But the extent of the rise has been questioned. Since the deadly 7 October Hamas attacks and throughout Israel\u2019s brutal retaliation, tensions related to the conflict have flared up in Australia. The firebombing of a synagogue, concerns about protests (and the possible curtailing of those freedoms), and police investigations into antisemitism have sparked political battles and inquiries, and claims and counterclaims about the definition and prevalence of antisemitism and Islamophobia. The nation\u2019s race discrimination commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, says Australia is in a \u201cfebrile time\u201d. \u201cAntisemitism and Islamophobia are both real, are both increasing, and are both significant concerns,\u201d he says. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has written to the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, calling for urgent action to tackle Islamophobia, and the Australian National Imams Council has said it is appalled by biased reporting and pleaded for balance. Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has claimed public spaces are \u201cno longer safe for Jews in Australia\u201d. Albanese has described antisemitism as a \u201cscourge\u201d. Tracking the rise Peak bodies and academics have used two primary methods of measuring rates of antisemitism and Islamophobia: tallying incidents according to a prescribed set of criteria; and asking in surveys about the respondents\u2019 experiences of racism or about their attitudes to specified groups. The Executive Council of Australian Jewry has reported a \u201cmassive increase\u201d in antisemitic incidents since 7 October, using the definition of \u201cracist violence\u201d developed by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in 1991: \u201cA specific act of violence, intimidation or harassment carried out against an individual, group or organisation on the basis of race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin.\u201d In its 2024 report the council gives examples of physical attacks such as rock throwing, vandalism of synagogues, Hitler salutes, and abusive graffiti and chants. Of 2,062 incidents, 670 were posters or stickers, 393 were graffiti, 622 were verbal abuse and 65 were physical assaults. The Islamophobia Register has been similarly inundated. In the year after the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023, 932 incidents were reported to the register \u2013 eclipsing the entire 930 incidents logged in its first eight years of operation, according to its executive director, Dr Nora Amath. Since 7 October 2024, a further 92 incidents have been reported. The Islamophobia Register aims to publish a full report in March. Some examples provided by the register include a man physically and verbally abusing a group of friends, calling them \u201cfucking terrorist Muslim cunts\u201d. There have also been three separate threats that referred to the Christchurch mosque terrorism attack, talk of killing \u201call Muslim scum\u201d, and a case where a woman\u2019s hijab was ripped off. The Jewish Council of Australia \u2013 a liberal group that has been critical of Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza \u2013 has analysed a different dataset of reported antisemitic incidents against different criteria. In preliminary, yet-to-be published research, the JCA identified 389 individual incidents contained in 501 submissions to a parliamentary inquiry on antisemitism at universities and classified just one in five of those (79) as antisemitic under its definition of \u201cdiscrimination, prejudice, hostility, or violence against Jews as Jews, or Jewish institutions as Jewish\u201d. The JCA concluded that almost half of the incidents amounted to support for Palestine or criticism of Israel or Zionism, but did not meet its definition of antisemitism. This included cases where people had used the phrase \u201cfrom the river to the sea\u201d or the word \u201cintifada\u201d, the Arabic word for uprising. Its preliminary findings suggest a \u201csignificant conflation between \u2018antisemitism\u2019 and \u2018support for Palestine, or criticism of Israel or the political ideology of Zionism\u2019\u201d. Prof Kevin Dunn, the leader of the Challenging Racism Project at Western Sydney University, gathered data on people\u2019s experiences of racism for a report commissioned by the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. Dunn\u2019s research found 61% of people said they would be concerned if a close relative married a Muslim, and 46% said they would be concerned if the spouse was Jewish. \u201cOur observation has long been that Islamophobia is the strongest form of racist antipathy that we have in Australia,\u201d Dunn says. \u201cHaving said that, 46% is still very high.\u201d When it came to people\u2019s experiences of racism, including people being distrustful, being called names, and workplace discrimination, both were on similar levels. The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute surveys Australians annually to measure social cohesion. Its latest report, based on a sample size of 8,000 and released in November, found that violence in the Middle East had \u201cstrained interfaith relations\u201d. One in three adults (34%) held a \u201csomewhat or very negative attitude towards Muslims\u201d, up from 27% the previous year. Negative attitudes towards Jewish people also increased, from 9% in 2023 to 13%. There were also increases in negative attitudes towards people of other major faiths. Acknowledging racism Muslim leaders say Islamophobia has been \u201cnormalised\u201d and there is a \u201cdouble standard\u201d in reporting on Islamophobia compared with antisemitism. The Australian National Imams Council and the Alliance of Australian Muslims said in a statement in December there were \u201cdouble standards\u201d in the media \u201cthat often see specific attacks or instances of hatred being amplified whilst others \u2013 particularly those targeting Muslims \u2013 are downplayed or ignored\u201d. By contrast the opposition has accused the Albanese government of not doing enough to combat antisemitism, and some of its supporters have decried any equivalence with Islamophobia. The Liberal senator Dave Sharma was heavily criticised in December for referring to Islamophobia as \u201cfictitious\u201d. Asked on Sky News about Albanese\u2019s response to the Melbourne synagogue attack, Sharma said: \u201cAny time any senior minister mentioned antisemitism in the last 12 months, they also mentioned a fictitious Islamophobia which was not going on.\u201d Sharma says he accepts Islamophobia exists and did \u201cnot seek to discount the experience of those who have suffered from it\u201d. He claims government ministers have been hesitant to call out antisemitic attacks, and that when they do they will \u201cbracket\u201d it with Islamophobia. It is this \u201cfalse analogy or equivalence\u201d, he claims, that is fictitious. Sivaraman says the debate and language about divisions can itself contribute to overall racism. \u201cIt\u2019s creating this notion of communities fighting with each other and therefore [they\u2019re] the problem but it\u2019s so much more nuanced than that,\u201d he says. \u201cThat avoids looking at and interrogating whether our structures are racist, because you can just blame communities, which is unfair.\u201d Dunn says while claims of Islamophobia and antisemitism might be weaponised and used politically, that\u2019s \u201cnot the overwhelming concern\u201d. Rather, it\u2019s that racism is consistently under acknowledged, he says. Dunn says racism \u201cfades and flourishes\u201d according to the political environment. And discussing antisemitism and Islamophobia in the same frame can \u201cgenerate allyship\u201d. Consensus theory, Dunn says, holds that people who have racist views are \u201cmuch more likely to do and say racist things when they feel like that\u2019s the majority view\u201d. \u201cIf there\u2019s anything that\u2019s been said in the news that affirms their view of the world, they feel much more emboldened to act,\u201d he says. Dunn says political statements can give licence to racism but can also disrupt it. \u201cYou can change norms, in workplaces and sporting clubs \u2026 you can have an effect on what\u2019s tolerated and what\u2019s not,\u201d he says. \u201cThe big, untapped political potential for anti-racism is bystander action.\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Former President Jimmy Carter: The 'Fresh Air' interviews (Part 2);https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/g-s1-41790/former-president-jimmy-carter-the-fresh-air-interviews-part-2;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:49:52 -0500",
        "text": "The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1995, 2001 and 2005 about poetry, Sept. 11 and his concerns about how intertwined politics and religion had become. Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Mail service is suspended, and trading floors are silent, in honor of Jimmy Carter;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5253886/closures-national-day-of-mourning-jimmy-carter;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:45:45 -0500",
        "text": "Post offices are closed and mail delivery is suspended Thursday on the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. The stock market and some national parks are also closed."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Wildfires upend lives in Southern California. And, Jimmy Carter's state funeral;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/g-s1-41762/up-first-newsletter-southern-california-wildfires-jimmy-carter-state-funeral;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:26:41 -0500",
        "text": "Wildfires drastically impact life in Southern California, destroying neighborhoods. Here's where things stand. And, what to expect from former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral today."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Looking to have fun without alcohol? This guy has ideas that may help;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5251653/looking-to-have-fun-without-alcohol-this-guy-has-ideas-that-may-help;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "If you're looking for inspiration to stick with Dry January, or you're worried about the cancer risk linked to alcohol, you may want to check out booze-free gatherings happening all over the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Fluoride analysis triggers renewed debate over what levels are safe for kids;https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5252874/fluoride-drinking-water-iq-analysis-safe;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:30:00 -0500",
        "text": "A new study suggests a link between high levels of fluoride and lowered IQ. It's heating up arguments over fluoridating drinking water, which dentists say is critical for protecting teeth."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;WATCH: The latest official updates on the Los Angeles wildfires;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5253785/los-angeles-pasadena-california-fires;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:12:13 -0500",
        "text": "The multiplying fires have killed at least five people, forced widespread evacuation orders and burned tens of thousands of acres, destroying homes, businesses and cultural landmarks."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Imprisoned Belarus activist resurfaces after being incommunicado for over 700 days;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5253793/belarus-activist-babaryka-lukashenko;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:44 -0500",
        "text": "He was last heard from in February 2023. Since then, authorities haven't released any information about his condition and barred his lawyer from visits."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;Special ed students benefit from being integrated at school. It doesn't always happen;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5234657/special-education-integration-disabilities-school;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Research shows including students with and without disabilities in the same classroom can benefit everyone. Two students with Down syndrome show what can be gained when that happens."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;A major winter storm will bring snow to the South. Here are tips from winter experts;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5251474/winter-snow-tips;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "Southern states don't often deal with winter conditions, but New England does. New Hampshire especially has tips for how to prepare for a winter storm."
    },
    {
        "label": "NPR;U.S. stock markets close to honor former President Jimmy Carter;https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09/nx-s1-5251459/u-s-stock-markets-close-mourning-former-president-jimmy-carter;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500",
        "text": "The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will both observe Thursday's national day of mourning in a Wall Street tradition dating back to 1865."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Lebanese lawmakers elect president after more than two-year gap;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/lebanese-lawmakers-elect-president-after-more-than-two-year-gap?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:27:01 +0000",
        "text": "Lebanon\u2019s parliament selected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country\u2019s president, ending a more than two-year gap."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Chad\u2019s presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or \u2018drunk\u2019 fighters?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/chads-presidency-attacked-coup-attempt-boko-haram-or-drunk-fighters?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:21:57 +0000",
        "text": "Assault on N&#039;Djamena comes amid visit by China FM, withdrawal of French troops, and instability caused by armed groups."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Russia says closely watching Trump\u2019s Greenland claims;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/russia-says-closely-watching-trumps-greenland-claims?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:19:55 +0000",
        "text": "Europena Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says that Greenland&#039;s sovereignty must be respected."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;New York\u2019s top court rejects Trump bid to delay hush-money case sentencing;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/new-yorks-top-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-delay-hush-money-case-sentencing?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:13:33 +0000",
        "text": "US president-elect is already appealing to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing this week for his criminal conviction."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Soft Skin;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/digidocs/2025/1/9/soft-skin?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:06:43 +0000",
        "text": "Soft Skin is a short film from the &quot;From Ground Zero&quot; collection."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Jimmy Carter honoured with state funeral in Washington, DC;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/jimmy-carter-being-honoured-with-state-funeral-in-washington-dc?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:08:46 +0000",
        "text": "President Joe Biden will deliver eulogy for Carter, remembered for his defence of democracy and humanitarian work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Creating warm clothes for Gaza\u2019s displaced children;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/creating-warm-clothes-for-gazas-displaced-children?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:06:40 +0000",
        "text": "Two siblings in Gaza are keeping displaced children warm by making clothes and distributing them free of charge."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Can Syria\u2019s new leaders fix the broken economy?;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/counting-the-cost/2025/1/9/can-syrias-new-leaders-fix-the-broken-economy?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000",
        "text": "After almost 14 years of civil war, Syria&#039;s economy is in ruins."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;How big are the California wildfires \u2013 and why did they spread so fast?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/how-big-are-the-california-wildfires-and-why-did-they-spread-so-fast?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:05:46 +0000",
        "text": "Here&#039;s what started the deadly California wildfires, prompting evacuation of at least 130,000 people."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Scenes of destruction from Los Angeles wildfires;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/scenes-of-destruction-from-los-angeles-wildfires?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:04:44 +0000",
        "text": "A drive along streets in the US state of California shows the kind of destruction left by several wildfires."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;South Africa\u2019s sports minister joins calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott;https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/1/9/south-africas-sports-minister-joins-calls-for-afghanistan-cricket-boycott?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:53:29 +0000",
        "text": "McKenzie urges his country\u2019s cricket governing body not to honour the Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/lebanon-parliament-elects-army-chief-joseph-aoun-as-president?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:43:45 +0000",
        "text": "Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Israeli soldiers told not to publish war videos as some flee vacations;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/israeli-soldiers-told-not-to-publish-war-videos-as-some-flee-vacations?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:21:59 +0000",
        "text": "A holidaying Israeli soldier was forced to flee Brazil after a judge ordered an investigation into his wartime conduct."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Three Gaza hospitals face imminent closure as latest Israeli raids kill 50;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/three-gaza-hospitals-face-imminent-closure-as-latest-israeli-raids-kill-50?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:21:03 +0000",
        "text": "UN warns that lack of fuel threatens to shut down more medical facilities across the besieged territory."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Hollywood stars lose homes as out-of-control wildfires engulf Los Angeles;https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/1/9/hollywood-stars-lose-homes-as-out-of-control-los-angeles-wildfires-rages-on?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:27:54 +0000",
        "text": "Fast-moving blaze kills at least five and puts 130,000 under evacuation orders in the heartland of US film industry."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Behind Trump\u2019s threat: Why is Greenland so strategically important?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/behind-trumps-threat-why-is-greenland-so-strategically-important?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:06:14 +0000",
        "text": "The US president-elect does not rule out force to take over the Danish territory - home to a US military base."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Elon Musk in politics \u2013 the pros and cons | Start Here;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/start-here/2025/1/9/elon-musk-in-politics-the-pros-and-cons-start?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:03:44 +0000",
        "text": "\u2018President\u2019 Elon Musk \u2013 what to make of the billionaire\u2019s new political power."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Mozambique\u2019s opposition leader returns as supporters clash with police;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/mozambiques-opposition-leader-returns-as-supporters-clash-with-police?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:54:46 +0000",
        "text": "Mozambique\u2019s main opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned to the country on Thursday from self-imposed exile."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Why are Donald Trump\u2019s allies cheering for Pakistan\u2019s Imran Khan?;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/why-are-donald-trumps-allies-cheering-for-pakistans-imran-khan?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:29:35 +0000",
        "text": "From Richard Grenell to Matt Gaetz, their comments reflect overseas PTI campaigning for Khan&#039;s release. Will it work?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/ukraine-takes-another-bite-out-of-russia-as-moscow-grinds-on-in-donetsk?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:23:43 +0000",
        "text": "Ukraine also announced significant investments in unmanned and long-range systems, where it has an edge."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Burning house collapses in California wildfires;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/9/burning-house-collapses-in-california-wildfires?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:21:00 +0000",
        "text": "Video shows the moment a house in Los Angeles collapsed as it was consumed by one of several wildfires in California."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Draft exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel \u201cuntenable\u201d;https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2025/1/9/aje-onl-qt_dan_perry-090125?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:02:39 +0000",
        "text": "Dan Perry talks about the \u201cconundrum\u201d Netanyahu faces regarding military service exemption for ultra-Orthodox Jews."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Taliban calls India a \u2018significant regional partner\u2019 after officials meet;https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/9/taliban-calls-india-a-significant-regional-partner-after-officials-meet?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:43:19 +0000",
        "text": "Senior foreign ministry officials of two countries hold highest-level talks since group&#039;s takeover of Kabul in 2021."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Muslims of the world are much more united than they think;https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/9/muslims-of-the-world-are-much-more-united-than-they-think?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:31:46 +0000",
        "text": "Those mistaking the Ummah&#039;s political and cultural diversity for disunity are playing into the hands of our oppressors."
    },
    {
        "label": "Al Jazeera;Will Lebanon finally elect a president?;https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/1/9/explainer-lebanons-presidential-election?traffic_source=rss;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:21:53 +0000",
        "text": "Lebanon&#039;s parliament is to vote for the country&#039;s next president after a two-year void."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What's the latest on the LA fires, and what caused them?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxypryrnko;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:53:08 GMT",
        "text": "Everything you need to know about the blazes that have forced thousands to leave their homes."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Pound falls to lowest in over a year as borrowing costs soar;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1404j3xmxdo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:57:44 GMT",
        "text": "Economists have warned the rise could mean further tax hikes or spending cuts by the government."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;What rising borrowing costs could mean for Labour's economic plan;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7454gnqdw8o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:48:36 GMT",
        "text": "Chancellor Rachel Reeves may have to choose between tax rises and spending cuts, writes Henry Zeffman."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Lily Allen to take podcast break over mental health;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20e0yep0n4o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:35:48 GMT",
        "text": "The singer and actor says she's not \"in a good place\" after reports of a split from her husband."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Fresh weather warnings for ice across UK;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1jqxp026o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:23:42 GMT",
        "text": "Temperatures could fall as low as -16C with travel disruption likely to road and rail services."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to fuel wave of misinformation;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g2g7qgl1eo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:10:36 GMT",
        "text": "The X owner shared false claims that a Home Office memo urged police not to intervene in child grooming cases."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Russia says it is keeping close eye on Trump's claim to Greenland;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0kvkrv7yrdo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:32:55 GMT",
        "text": "The Kremlin reacts to the US president-elect's remarks saying the Arctic is in Russia's sphere of interest."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Politics content to be pushed to Instagram and Threads users;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyjyd0297go;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:12:32 GMT",
        "text": "Users will no longer be able to opt out of political content from people they do not follow."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Winter pressures 'as bad as strain of pandemic';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3gyxm0kvo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:18:31 GMT",
        "text": "More than 5,400 patients in hospital with flu as delays in A&amp;E and for ambulances mount."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Mick Lynch announces retirement as head of RMT union;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2yqk5x31o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:26:38 GMT",
        "text": "Mr Lynch steered the union through fierce pay strikes in 2022 and 2023 before securing a new deal."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Maps and pictures chart how fires have spread;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg525q2ggl4o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:30:24 GMT",
        "text": "Maps and images showing how the fires currently affecting the Los Angeles area are developing."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Watch: Burned-out homes line Malibu's devastated seafront;https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce3l3pkpxxxo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:57:27 GMT",
        "text": "Footage from the BBC's LA correspondent shows a row of destroyed homes on Malibu's coveted seafront."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Paris Hilton among stars 'heartbroken' as she watches home 'burn to ground';https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmnm2g1z74o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:59:24 GMT",
        "text": "Actor James Woods breaks down in tears on live TV as he describes how his Pacific Palisades property was razed."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'Where do I go?': Chaos on Hollywood streets as people flee;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdeke468rwpo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:41:24 GMT",
        "text": "People are running away from their homes as the Sunset fire sweeps through Hollywood Hills."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;In pictures: Powerful images capture devastation and panic;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rqrqx4egro;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:25:19 GMT",
        "text": "The fires have been spreading rapidly because of high winds and very dry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How many houses need to be built in your area? Use our postcode tracker;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j9j0j4l7mo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:01:38 GMT",
        "text": "The postcode lookup allows anyone in England to monitor new home-building targets in their area."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why are UK borrowing costs rising and what does it mean for me?;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyxydr7gv9o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:18:25 GMT",
        "text": "Government borrowing costs have hit their highest level for several years - what does it mean for you?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The man who could become Canada's future PM;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dpde9dxp0o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:42:17 GMT",
        "text": "As a conservative populist poised to win power, Pierre Poilievre has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump - but he has a very Canadian story."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Australia's beach cabana drama sparked a turf war;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw2w8qd7klo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:23:13 GMT",
        "text": "Hordes of shade covers have taken over beaches - stoking debate over the country's culture."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Sound Of 2025: Ezra Collective on failed exams and keeping it real;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0xneg1j72o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:04:13 GMT",
        "text": "Ezra Collective cap an extraordinary year by being named runners-up in BBC Radio 1's Sound of 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;William shares message to wife Kate on her 43rd birthday;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3yw55v7lo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:54:34 GMT",
        "text": "The personal message from the Prince of Wales accompanies a previously unseen picture of Catherine."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Truss issues legal threat to PM over claim she crashed economy;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7r7pjy8j1o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:30:29 GMT",
        "text": "No 10 insists millions of people share Sir Keir's view of the Truss government's economic record."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Teenager dies after bus station stabbing;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxg4l27pgo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:21:40 GMT",
        "text": "A murder investigation begins and parts of a town centre are cordoned off after a 17-year-old dies."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Clear racism at Al Fayed's Harrods, former staff tell BBC;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr06n3z613o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:59:23 GMT",
        "text": "Staff of \"certain races\" would leave shop floor before he toured the store, BBC told."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Stuart Hogg given payback order for domestic abuse;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0r0jv9114o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:17:41 GMT",
        "text": "The former Scotland captain previously admitted acting in an abusive manner towards his estranged wife."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Man told he can't recover \u00a3598m of Bitcoin from tip;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0r0dvgpy0o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:38:27 GMT",
        "text": "James Howells tried to sue a council for access to the site or get \u00a3495m in compensation."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age climate mystery;https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypyg4vq8ko;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:01:52 GMT",
        "text": "What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;The fight for the Arctic;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct6dv5;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:30:00 GMT",
        "text": "How melting ice and geopolitical rivalries are heating up competition in the Arctic"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Musk, Zuckerberg and free speech;https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026nhq;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT",
        "text": "Can democracy function with Elon Musk\u2019s idea of free speech?"
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Everton sack manager Dyche;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0479zvq1gzo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:35:44 GMT",
        "text": "Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after less than two years in charge at Goodison Park."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Why West Ham and why now? Is Potter the right fit?;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdxzxydx7qeo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:48:54 GMT",
        "text": "BBC Sport examines whether new West Ham boss Graham Potter is a good fit for the job."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Hansen available for Six Nations after ban over '16 men' comments;https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c9dpd3j6ydzo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:15:38 GMT",
        "text": "Connacht wing Mack Hansen is cleared to play in Ireland's Six Nations opener against England after being handed a three-match ban for comments he made about a referee."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;Sutton's FA Cup third-round predictions v Billy Bob Thornton;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgn79gp2dpo;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:54:13 GMT",
        "text": "BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Standing on the Shoulder of Kitties star Billy Bob Thornton with his predictions for all 32 FA Cup third-round ties."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;'I'll show I can beat him' - Tyler Young on facing dad Ashley;https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/videos/cq626y86691o;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:24:20 GMT",
        "text": "BBC Sport speaks to Ashley and Tyler Young as the father and son prepare to face off in the FA Cup third round when Everton take on Peterborough."
    },
    {
        "label": "BBC News;How Amorim's tactics gave Man Utd hope after the 'storm';https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cje9q4d20pyo;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:53:15 GMT",
        "text": "After a stormy start, has Ruben Amorim finally found the right formula at Manchester United?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, incendies \u00e0 Los Angeles\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Le feu frappe de mani\u00e8re d\u00e9mocratique et touche notamment les stars de Hollywood\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/09/en-direct-incendies-a-los-angeles-notre-journaliste-sur-place-repond-a-vos-questions_6490019_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:11:22 +0100",
        "text": "Corine Lesnes, qui assure une partie de la correspondance du \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb aux Etats-Unis, r\u00e9pond \u00e0 vos questions sur les incendies en cours dans la deuxi\u00e8me plus grande ville du pays."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En Syrie, Ahmed Al-Charaa, le nouveau ma\u00eetre de Damas, s\u2019entoure d\u2019un cabinet de fid\u00e8les, dans l\u2019attente d\u2019une transition;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/en-syrie-un-cabinet-de-fideles-d-ahmed-al-charaa-en-attente-d-une-transition_6489400_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:45:31 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019homme fort du pays s\u2019est entour\u00e9 de proches, anciens djihadistes et technocrates islamistes conservateurs, avec qui il gouvernait la province d\u2019Idlib."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La biathl\u00e8te fran\u00e7aise Paula Botet remporte le sprint \u00e0 Oberhof, son premier succ\u00e8s en Coupe du monde;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/09/la-biathlete-francaise-paula-botet-remporte-le-sprint-a-oberhof-son-premier-succes-en-coupe-du-monde_6489982_3242.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:59:00 +0100",
        "text": "La Vosgienne de 24\u00a0ans s\u2019est impos\u00e9e gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un sans-faute derri\u00e8re la carabine, malgr\u00e9 les rafales de vent. La journ\u00e9e a par ailleurs \u00e9t\u00e9 marqu\u00e9e par une belle performance des Fran\u00e7aises en lice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;JO d\u2019hiver 2030\u00a0: le Comit\u00e9 d\u2019organisation devrait \u00eatre cr\u00e9\u00e9 d\u00e9but f\u00e9vrier;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/09/jo-d-hiver-2030-le-comite-d-organisation-devrait-etre-cree-debut-fevrier_6489847_3242.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:14:38 +0100",
        "text": "La ministre des sports, Marie Barsacq a annonc\u00e9, jeudi, la tenue au d\u00e9but du mois prochain d\u2019une assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale constitutive de la structure charg\u00e9e d\u2019organiser les Jeux 2030. Le nom de la personne qui en assurera la pr\u00e9sidence sera \u00e9galement d\u00e9voil\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, guerre en Ukraine\u00a0: Volodymyr Zelensky estime que la pr\u00e9sence de troupes occidentales en Ukraine aiderait \u00e0 \u00ab\u00a0forcer la Russie \u00e0 la paix\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/09/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-estime-que-la-presence-de-troupes-occidentales-en-ukraine-aiderait-a-forcer-la-russie-a-la-paix_6482085_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:03:04 +0100",
        "text": "Cette hypoth\u00e8se, qui a en particulier \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9voqu\u00e9e \u00e0 la mi-d\u00e9cembre par le pr\u00e9sident fran\u00e7ais, Emmanuel Macron, et le premier ministre polonais, Donald Tusk, a \u00e9t\u00e9 rejet\u00e9e par la Russie, qui l\u2019a qualifi\u00e9e de \u00ab\u00a0pr\u00e9matur\u00e9e\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soup\u00e7ons de financement ill\u00e9gal par Mouammar Kadhafi\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Il n\u2019y a pas d\u2019argent de la corruption, car\u00a0il n\u2019y a pas eu de corruption\u00a0\u00bb, d\u00e9clare Nicolas Sarkozy\u00a0\u00e0 son proc\u00e8s;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/09/soupcons-de-financement-illegal-par-kadhafi-il-n-y-a-pas-d-argent-de-la-corruption-car-il-n-y-a-pas-eu-de-corruption-declare-nicolas-sarkozy-a-son-proces_6489781_3224.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:52:58 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident a pris pour la premi\u00e8re fois la parole, jeudi, \u00e0 la barre du tribunal de Paris. Il doit r\u00e9pondre d\u2019accusations de financement ill\u00e9gal de sa campagne de 2007 par la Libye. L\u2019audience doit durer quatre mois."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019ancien entra\u00eeneur de l\u2019US Orl\u00e9ans, Bernard Casoni, condamn\u00e9 pour injure publique \u00e0 caract\u00e8re raciste;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/09/l-ancien-entraineur-de-l-us-orleans-bernard-casoni-condamne-pour-injure-publique-a-caractere-raciste_6489747_3242.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:43:40 +0100",
        "text": "Le technicien de 63\u00a0ans a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9, jeudi, \u00e0 25\u00a0000\u00a0euros d\u2019amende, dont 15\u00a0000 avec sursis, pour des propos tenus en conf\u00e9rence de presse, en septembre\u00a02023, lorsqu\u2019il entra\u00eenait le club de troisi\u00e8me division. Il va faire appel de la d\u00e9cision."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Clara Chappaz, ministre d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9e charg\u00e9e de l\u2019intelligence artificielle et du num\u00e9rique\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Il faut arr\u00eater d\u2019instrumentaliser la libert\u00e9 d\u2019expression\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/09/attaques-d-elon-musk-et-de-mark-zuckerberg-il-faut-arreter-d-instrumentaliser-la-liberte-d-expression_6489254_3234.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:04:17 +0100",
        "text": "La ministre r\u00e9agit, dans un entretien au \u00ab\u00a0Monde\u00a0\u00bb, aux critiques d\u2019Elon Musk, propri\u00e9taire de X, et de Mark Zuckerberg, fondateur de Meta, contre les lois de l\u2019UE, accus\u00e9es de \u00ab\u00a0censurer\u00a0\u00bb les r\u00e9seaux sociaux."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Groenland et canal de Panama\u00a0: Londres refuse de \u00ab\u00a0condamner\u00a0\u00bb les propos de Donald Trump;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/groenland-et-canal-de-panama-londres-refuse-de-condamner-les-propos-de-donald-trump_6489675_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:59:52 +0100",
        "text": "Pour David Lammy, le chef de la diplomatie britannique, ces annexions ne \u00ab\u00a0vont pas se produire\u00a0\u00bb. Le futur locataire de la Maison Blanche a redit, lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse mardi, ses vis\u00e9es expansionnistes sur ces territoires."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Open d\u2019Australie de tennis\u00a0: tableau cl\u00e9ment pour Sinner et Swiatek, plus difficile pour Djokovic et Sabalenka;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/09/open-d-australie-de-tennis-tableau-clement-pour-sinner-et-swiatek-plus-difficile-pour-djokovic-et-sabalenka_6489642_3242.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:44:26 +0100",
        "text": "Le tirage au sort du premier tournoi du Grand Chelem de la saison, qui d\u00e9marre ce dimanche \u00e0 Melbourne, a aussi offert aux Fran\u00e7ais un choc de g\u00e9n\u00e9rations explosif avec un duel entre Ga\u00ebl Monfils et Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard au premier tour."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Gabriel de Broglie, membre de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise, est mort \u00e0 93\u00a0ans;https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/09/gabriel-de-broglie-membre-de-l-academie-francaise-est-mort-a-93-ans_6489641_3382.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:44:07 +0100",
        "text": "Historien et juriste, Gabriel de Broglie a \u00e9t\u00e9 membre de divers cabinets minist\u00e9riels sous les pr\u00e9sidences de Charles de Gaulle et Georges Pompidou. Il si\u00e9geait depuis 2001\u00a0au fauteuil 11\u00a0de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En direct, Syrie\u00a0: plus de 50\u00a0000 Syriens sont rentr\u00e9s dans leur pays depuis la Turquie, selon Ankara;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/01/09/en-direct-syrie-plus-de-50-000-syriens-sont-rentres-dans-leur-pays-depuis-la-turquie-selon-ankara_6480664_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:40:07 +0100",
        "text": "Le pays, qui partage une fronti\u00e8re de plus de 900 kilom\u00e8tres avec la Syrie, accueille toujours sur son sol quelque 2,9\u00a0millions de Syriens ayant fui la guerre qui a meurtri leur pays \u00e0 partir de 2011, selon le minist\u00e8re de l\u2019int\u00e9rieur turc."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attentats de janvier\u00a02015\u00a0\u00e0 Paris et Montrouge\u00a0: les hommages se poursuivent devant l\u2019Hyper Cacher;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/09/attentats-de-janvier-2015-a-paris-et-montrouge-les-hommages-se-poursuivent-devant-l-hyper-cacher_6489608_3224.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:11:02 +0100",
        "text": "Bruno Retailleau, Manuel Valls, ou encore Anne Hidalgo ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie en hommage aux quatre personnes tu\u00e9es par le djihadiste Amedy Coulibaly et aux victimes de l\u2019antis\u00e9mitisme et du terrorisme."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Liban\u00a0: le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Joseph Aoun \u00e9lu pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique par le Parlement;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/liban-le-general-joseph-aoun-elu-president-de-la-republique-par-le-parlement_6489574_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:43:47 +0100",
        "text": "Depuis la fin du mandat du pr\u00e9sident sortant, Michel Aoun, en octobre\u00a02022, le Parlement avait jusqu\u2019ici \u00e9chou\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9lire un pr\u00e9sident, faute d\u2019accord entre les partis. Le commandant en chef de l\u2019arm\u00e9e libanaise a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lu d\u00e8s le second tour jeudi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Protection des dauphins dans le golfe de Gascogne\u00a0: les p\u00eacheurs temporairement interdits d\u2019activit\u00e9 seront indemnis\u00e9s \u00e0 plus de 80\u00a0%, annonce leur ministre;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/09/protection-des-dauphins-dans-le-golfe-de-gascogne-les-pecheurs-temporairement-interdits-d-activite-seront-indemnises-a-plus-de-80-annonce-leur-ministre_6489475_3244.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:48:54 +0100",
        "text": "La ministre de la transition \u00e9cologique confirme la fermeture de la p\u00eache pour les navires de plus de 8\u00a0m\u00e8tres du 22\u00a0janvier au 20\u00a0f\u00e9vrier, afin de prot\u00e9ger les dauphins."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le club de rugby d\u2019Oyonnax met un terme aux contrats de ses deux joueurs condamn\u00e9s dans une affaire de viol en r\u00e9union;https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/01/09/le-club-de-rugby-d-oyonnax-met-un-terme-aux-contrats-de-ses-deux-joueurs-condamnes-dans-une-affaire-de-viol-en-reunion_6489407_3242.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:24:25 +0100",
        "text": "Rory Grice a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9, en d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024, \u00e0 douze\u00a0ans de r\u00e9clusion pour avoir viol\u00e9 une femme lors d\u2019une soir\u00e9e qui a suivi un match de son club d\u2019alors, Grenoble. Chris Farrell, lui, a \u00e9t\u00e9 reconnu coupable d\u2019avoir assist\u00e9 aux faits sans intervenir."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Mort de Jimmy Carter\u00a0: fun\u00e9railles nationales \u00e0 Washington;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/mort-de-jimmy-carter-funerailles-nationales-a-washington_6489403_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:49:58 +0100",
        "text": "Joe Biden prononcera, jeudi, l\u2019\u00e9loge fun\u00e8bre de son pr\u00e9d\u00e9cesseur, mort le 29\u00a0d\u00e9cembre\u00a02024 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 100\u00a0ans, en pr\u00e9sence des quatre autres anciens pr\u00e9sidents encore en vie."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Depuis l\u2019attaque contre \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, l\u2019histoire mouvement\u00e9e des divisions de la gauche autour de la la\u00efcit\u00e9 et de l\u2019islam;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/09/depuis-2015-l-histoire-mouvementee-de-la-gauche-autour-de-la-laicite-et-de-l-islam_6488933_823448.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:00:20 +0100",
        "text": "En dix ans, le foss\u00e9 s\u2019est creus\u00e9 autour de ces questions entre socialistes et \u00ab\u00a0insoumis\u00a0\u00bb, chacun radicalisant ses positions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Intemp\u00e9ries dans le Nord\u00a0: deux morts et vingt bless\u00e9s, annonce la pr\u00e9fecture;https://www.lemonde.fr/climat/article/2025/01/09/le-nord-et-le-pas-de-calais-en-vigilance-orange-neige-verglas-conditions-de-circulation-difficiles_6489321_1652612.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:22:28 +0100",
        "text": "La vigilance orange neige-verglas est maintenue dans le Pas-de-Calais, la Somme et le Nord pour la nuit prochaine, en raison d\u2019un risque d\u2019\u00e9pisode de regel marqu\u00e9."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Accident d\u2019autocar en Norv\u00e8ge\u00a0: deux Fran\u00e7ais et une Chinoise parmi les victimes;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/accident-d-autocar-en-norvege-deux-francais-et-une-chinoise-parmi-les-victimes_6489391_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:10:53 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019autocar, qui transportait de nombreux touristes \u00e9trangers, \u00e9tait sorti de la route le 26\u00a0d\u00e9cembre \u00e0 Hadsel et avait fini sa course dans un lac. L\u2019accident avait aussi fait quatre bless\u00e9s."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pourquoi les r\u00e8gles d\u2019utilisation de Facebook et d\u2019Instagram changent, et quelles cons\u00e9quences pour les utilisateurs\u00a0? Retrouvez les r\u00e9ponses de nos journalistes;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/live/2025/01/09/pourquoi-les-regles-d-utilisation-de-facebook-et-d-instagram-changent-et-quelles-consequences-pour-les-utilisateurs_6489324_4408996.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:33:27 +0100",
        "text": "Meta a annonc\u00e9 cette semaine d\u2019importants changements dans la politique de mod\u00e9ration des contenus de ses r\u00e9seaux sociaux, semblant s\u2019aligner sur le fonctionnement de X et un agenda politique conservateur. Damien Leloup et Martin Untersinger r\u00e9pondaient jeudi \u00e0 vos questions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Los Angeles cern\u00e9e par les flammes\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0\u00a0C\u2019\u00e9tait comme une zone de guerre dans un film d\u2019horreur \u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/01/09/los-angeles-cernee-par-les-flammes-c-etait-comme-une-zone-de-guerre-dans-un-film-d-horreur_6489249_3244.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:44:11 +0100",
        "text": "Au moins cinq personnes sont mortes dans les incendies qui font rage autour de Los Angeles et menacent d\u00e9sormais le quartier d\u2019Hollywood, dont les habitants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 somm\u00e9s d\u2019\u00e9vacuer."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le PDG de Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, prend la t\u00eate du groupe Dassault;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/09/le-pdg-de-dassault-aviation-eric-trappier-prend-la-tete-du-groupe-dassault_6489248_3234.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:42:56 +0100",
        "text": "Ag\u00e9 de 64\u00a0ans, Eric Trappier a effectu\u00e9 toute sa carri\u00e8re au sein de Dassault Aviation. Son principal fait d\u2019armes est d\u2019avoir fait du Rafale un succ\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019export."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;St\u00e9phane Plaza jug\u00e9 pour violences contre deux ex-compagnes;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/09/stephane-plaza-juge-pour-violences-a-l-encontre-de-deux-ex-compagnes_6489180_3224.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:59:14 +0100",
        "text": "L\u2019animateur de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision, star de\u00a0M6, aurait d\u00fb \u00eatre jug\u00e9 en ao\u00fbt mais ne s\u2019\u00e9tait pas pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019audience, en raison, selon sa d\u00e9fense, de \u00ab\u00a0fragilit\u00e9s psychologiques\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Attentat de l\u2019Hyper Cacher en\u00a02015\u00a0: des familles juives meurtries par \u00ab\u00a0l\u2019indiff\u00e9rence et l\u2019oubli\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/09/attentat-de-l-hyper-cacher-en-2015-des-familles-juives-meurtries-par-l-indifference-et-l-oubli_6489007_3224.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:30 +0100",
        "text": "Dix ans apr\u00e8s la prise d\u2019otages qui avait caus\u00e9 la mort de quatre personnes dans une sup\u00e9rette \u00e0 la porte de Vincennes, \u00e0 Paris, et face \u00e0 une recrudescence des actes antis\u00e9mites, la communaut\u00e9 juive de Saint-Mand\u00e9, commune voisine du Val-de-Marne, se dit triste et am\u00e8re."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Le Royaume-Uni veut resserrer l\u2019\u00e9tau autour des passeurs de migrants avec un nouveau r\u00e9gime de sanctions;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/le-royaume-uni-veut-resserrer-l-etau-autour-des-passeurs-de-migrants-avec-un-nouveau-regime-de-sanctions_6489011_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:22:13 +0100",
        "text": "Les arriv\u00e9es de migrants par la Manche sur de petits bateaux ont augment\u00e9 en\u00a02024 de 25\u00a0% par rapport \u00e0 l\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente.\u00a0Mais ces travers\u00e9es dangereuses ont entra\u00een\u00e9 un nombre in\u00e9dit de morts, au moins 76\u00a0au cours de l\u2019ann\u00e9e."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;De la vocation \u00e0 l\u2019abandon\u00a0: les chiffres derri\u00e8re la crise du m\u00e9tier d\u2019enseignant;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2025/01/09/de-la-vocation-a-l-abandon-les-chiffres-derriere-la-crise-du-metier-d-enseignant_6489005_4355770.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:00:19 +0100",
        "text": "Le nombre de candidats aux concours de recrutement des enseignants ne cesse de chuter depuis les ann\u00e9es 1990, tandis que les d\u00e9parts volontaires augmentent."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Incendies \u00e0 Los Angeles\u00a0: Hollywood, menac\u00e9 par les flammes, est \u00e9vacu\u00e9;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/09/incendies-a-los-angeles-hollywood-recoit-un-ordre-d-evacuation_6488896_3210.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:38:13 +0100",
        "text": "Apr\u00e8s le quartier de Pacific Palisades, la vall\u00e9e de San Fernando et Altadena, un nouveau feu s\u2019est d\u00e9clar\u00e9 mercredi soir dans les collines, \u00e0 quelques centaines de m\u00e8tres du fameux boulevard aux \u00e9toiles. Pour l\u2019heure, au moins cinq personnes sont mortes en raison de ces feux colport\u00e9s par des vents violents."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Emmanuel Macron exhorte les responsables des cultes \u00e0\u00a0\u00eatre des \u00ab\u00a0ambassadeurs de fraternit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/09/emmanuel-macron-exhorte-les-responsables-des-cultes-a-etre-des-ambassadeurs-de-fraternite_6488797_3224.html;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:50:18 +0100",
        "text": "Selon plusieurs participants, le pr\u00e9sident de la R\u00e9publique a aussi demand\u00e9 de faire la p\u00e9dagogie de la \u00ab\u00a0la\u00efcit\u00e9 \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise\u00a0\u00bb, mercredi, lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie des v\u0153ux aux\u00a0autorit\u00e9s religieuses."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Au proc\u00e8s de l\u2019attentat devant les anciens locaux de \u00ab\u00a0Charlie Hebdo\u00a0\u00bb, les miracul\u00e9s de l\u2019attaque au hachoir;https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2025/01/08/au-proces-de-l-attentat-devant-les-anciens-locaux-de-charlie-hebdo-les-miracules-de-l-attaque-au-hachoir_6488764_3224.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:33:50 +0100",
        "text": "Les images vid\u00e9o de l\u2019attentat qui a failli co\u00fbter la vie \u00e0 deux jeunes gens, le 25\u00a0septembre\u00a02020, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 diffus\u00e9es, mercredi. Elles t\u00e9moignent de la violence inou\u00efe de cette attaque et du fil infime qui s\u00e9pare la vie du tr\u00e9pas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;L\u2019Egypte met au jour des tombes pr\u00e8s du temple de\u00a0la reine Hatshepsout \u00e0 Louxor;https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/01/08/l-egypte-met-au-jour-des-tombes-pres-du-temple-de-la-reine-hatshepsout-a-louxor_6488731_3212.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:09:42 +0100",
        "text": "Ces nouvelles d\u00e9couvertes arch\u00e9ologiques portent notamment sur des tombes de hauts fonctionnaires vieilles de 4\u00a0000\u00a0ans et des \u0153uvres d\u2019art de l\u2019\u00e9poque de la reine Hatshepsout."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;En images.\u00a0Los Angeles cern\u00e9e par les incendies, des milliers de personnes \u00e9vacu\u00e9es;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/en-images-los-angeles-cernee-par-les-incendies-des-milliers-de-personnes-evacuees_6488630_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:27:24 +0100",
        "text": "Au moins deux personnes sont mortes et de nombreuses autres ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es dans les incendies, attis\u00e9s par des vents violents, qui font rage depuis mardi dans l\u2019agglom\u00e9ration de l\u2019ouest des Etats-Unis."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Budget\u00a02025\u00a0: Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon d\u00e9nonce la \u00ab\u00a0forfaiture\u00a0\u00bb du PS, des Ecologistes et du PCF apr\u00e8s leur participation \u00e0 une nouvelle r\u00e9union \u00e0 Bercy;https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2025/01/08/budget-nouvelle-reunion-a-bercy-ce-mercredi-soir-avec-les-ecologistes-le-ps-et-le-pcf-annonce-marine-tondelier_6488629_823448.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:24:50 +0100",
        "text": "La gauche sans LFI a \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ue mercredi par les ministres de l\u2019\u00e9conomie et des comptes publics. \u00ab\u00a0La gauche du tout ou rien, c\u2019est aujourd\u2019hui la gauche du rien\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Olivier Faure pour justifier de n\u00e9gocier avec le gouvernement."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Syrie\u00a0: \u00ab Avec HTC, on est face \u00e0 un mouvement qui s\u2019est d\u00e9radicalis\u00e9 par le haut\u00a0\u00bb analyse Patrick Haenni;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/syrie-on-est-face-a-un-mouvement-qui-s-est-deradicalise-par-le-haut_6488489_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:57:05 +0100",
        "text": "Grand sp\u00e9cialiste de la Syrie, le chercheur Patrick Haenni analyse la nature du nouveau pouvoir issu du groupe Hayat Tahrir Al-Cham et les d\u00e9fis strat\u00e9giques et s\u00e9curitaires auxquels vont \u00eatre confront\u00e9es les nouvelles autorit\u00e9s de Damas."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Un journaliste fran\u00e7ais arr\u00eat\u00e9 bri\u00e8vement par\u00a0l\u2019arm\u00e9e isra\u00e9lienne dans la zone tampon avec\u00a0la\u00a0Syrie;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/un-journaliste-francais-arrete-brievement-par-l-armee-israelienne-dans-la-zone-tampon-avec-la-syrie_6488593_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:59:55 +0100",
        "text": "Sylvain Mercadier, pigiste pour le magazine \u00ab\u00a0Marianne\u00a0\u00bb, a \u00e9t\u00e9 arr\u00eat\u00e9 avec son collaborateur, Mohammed Fayad, dans la zone d\u00e9militaris\u00e9e du plateau du Golan. Il dit avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0maltrait\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb et que son mat\u00e9riel lui\u00a0a\u00a0\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0vol\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb par l\u2019arm\u00e9e, ce qu\u2019elle d\u00e9ment."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Joe Biden affirme qu\u2019il croyait \u00eatre \u00ab\u00a0le mieux plac\u00e9\u00a0pour battre\u00a0\u00bb Donald Trump lors de l\u2019\u00e9lection pr\u00e9sidentielle;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/joe-biden-affirme-qu-il-croyait-etre-le-mieux-place-pour-battre-donald-trump-lors-de-l-election-presidentielle_6488527_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:36:23 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Quand [Donald] Trump s\u2019est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9, j\u2019ai vraiment cru que j\u2019\u00e9tais le mieux plac\u00e9 pour le battre. Mais je ne voulais pas non plus \u00eatre pr\u00e9sident \u00e0 85 ou 86\u00a0ans. J\u2019ai donc \u00e9voqu\u00e9 le fait de passer le relais\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il affirm\u00e9 au quotidien am\u00e9ricain \u00ab\u00a0USA Today\u00a0\u00bb."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Affaire Stormy Daniels\u00a0: Donald Trump saisit la Cour supr\u00eame pour \u00e9viter sa condamnation p\u00e9nale;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/affaire-stormy-daniels-donald-trump-saisit-la-cour-supreme-pour-eviter-sa-condamnation-penale_6488419_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:53:32 +0100",
        "text": "Les avocats du pr\u00e9sident \u00e9lu, qui doit \u00eatre investi le\u00a020\u00a0janvier, demandent de nouveau une suspension d\u2019urgence pour que ce dernier \u00e9chappe au prononc\u00e9 de sa peine, pr\u00e9vu vendredi."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Incendies \u00e0 Los Angeles\u00a0: au moins cinq morts et \u00ab\u00a0de nombreux bless\u00e9s graves\u00a0\u00bb, selon les pompiers;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/incendies-a-los-angeles-au-moins-deux-morts-et-de-nombreux-blesses-graves-selon-les-pompiers_6487335_3211.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:48:27 +0100",
        "text": "La m\u00e9galopole californienne fait face \u00e0 des incendies majeurs depuis mardi. Environ 30\u00a0000\u00a0personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9vacu\u00e9es, tandis que pr\u00e8s de 1\u00a0000\u00a0b\u00e2timents ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9truits dans le quartier de Pacific Palisades."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Soldes dans le pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0A cause d\u2019Internet, nous, les d\u00e9taillants ind\u00e9pendants, on est foutus\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/01/08/dans-le-pret-a-porter-a-cause-d-internet-nous-les-detaillants-independants-on-est-foutus_6487368_3234.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:30:07 +0100",
        "text": "La disparition des magasins ind\u00e9pendants d\u2019habillement contribue \u00e0 la paup\u00e9risation des centres-villes et complique l\u2019activit\u00e9 des fabricants."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;La journaliste Eve Szeftel, de \u00ab\u00a0Lib\u00e9ration\u00a0\u00bb, prend la\u00a0t\u00eate de la r\u00e9daction de \u00ab\u00a0Marianne\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2025/01/08/la-journaliste-eve-szeftel-de-liberation-prend-la-tete-de-la-redaction-de-marianne_6488416_3236.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:37:07 +0100",
        "text": "\u00ab\u00a0Mon objectif sera de proposer une information rigoureuse, et sans \u0153ill\u00e8re id\u00e9ologique, au service des\u00a0lecteurs, dans un contexte o\u00f9 la v\u00e9rit\u00e9 et le d\u00e9bat d\u2019id\u00e9es n\u2019ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 aussi n\u00e9cessaires\u00a0\u00bb, a\u00a0annonc\u00e9 Eve Szeftel."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Indon\u00e9sie\u00a0: Paris demande le \u00ab\u00a0retour imm\u00e9diat\u00a0\u00bb de Serge Atlaoui, dont la sant\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0se d\u00e9t\u00e9riore\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/indonesie-paris-demande-le-retour-immediat-de-serge-atlaoui-dont-la-sante-se-deteriore_6488415_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:37:03 +0100",
        "text": "Le gouvernement fran\u00e7ais \u00ab\u00a0respecte la souverainet\u00e9 de l\u2019Indon\u00e9sie dans l\u2019administration de la justice et adaptera la peine conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la loi fran\u00e7aise\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le num\u00e9ro deux de l\u2019ambassade de France en Indon\u00e9sie, Laurent Legodec."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Donald Trump et ses ambitions expansionnistes suscitent l\u2019\u00ab\u00a0incompr\u00e9hension\u00a0\u00bb des Europ\u00e9ens, d\u00e9clare Olaf Scholz;https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/01/08/donald-trump-et-ses-ambitions-expansionnistes-suscitent-l-incomprehension-des-europeens-declare-olaf-scholz_6488414_3210.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:31:46 +0100",
        "text": "Le chancelier allemand a soulign\u00e9 mercredi l\u2019importance du principe d\u2019inviolabilit\u00e9 des fronti\u00e8res face aux ambitions affich\u00e9es r\u00e9cemment par le prochain pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain au sujet du Groenland, du canal de Panama ou encore du Canada."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Daniel Kretinsky n\u2019entre pas au capital du journal \u00ab\u00a0L\u2019Opinion\u00a0\u00bb;https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2025/01/08/daniel-kretinsky-n-entre-pas-au-capital-du-journal-l-opinion_6488411_3236.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:20:38 +0100",
        "text": "En juin dernier, Nicolas Beytout avait annonc\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0\u00eatre entr\u00e9 en n\u00e9gociation exclusive\u00a0\u00bb pour ouvrir le capital de son groupe Bey Medias au milliardaire tch\u00e8que et sa filiale m\u00e9dias CMI\u00a0France."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Pourquoi Donald Trump s\u2019int\u00e9resse au Groenland depuis 2019;https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2025/01/08/pourquoi-donald-trump-s-interesse-au-groenland-depuis-2019_5501981_4355771.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:05:38 +0100",
        "text": "Archives - En montrant son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour le territoire arctique, le pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain s\u2019\u00e9tait positionn\u00e9, d\u00e8s la fin de son premier mandat, dans la course aux ressources souterraines qui l\u2019oppose \u00e0 la Russie et \u00e0 la Chine."
    },
    {
        "label": "Le Monde;Sur Facebook et Instagram, des milliers de publicit\u00e9s pornographiques non mod\u00e9r\u00e9es;https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/01/08/sur-facebook-et-instagram-des-milliers-de-publicites-pornographiques-non-moderees_6488173_4408996.html;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:00:02 +0100",
        "text": "Publi\u00e9 mercredi, un rapport d\u2019AI\u00a0Forensics documente la pr\u00e9sence, sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux du groupe Meta, de nombreuses publicit\u00e9s \u00e0 caract\u00e8re pornographique. Cette irr\u00e9gularit\u00e9 met en doute l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de la mod\u00e9ration de ces plateformes grand public."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Governor, CM, leaders condole singer P. Jayachandran\u2019s passing;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/governor-cm-leaders-condole-singer-p-jayachandrans-passing/article69081994.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:17:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;\u2018How long can you stare at wife?\u2019: L&T chairman Subrahmanyan suggests 90-hour work week;https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/how-long-can-you-stare-at-wife-lt-chairman-subrahmanyan-suggests-90-hour-work-week/article69082012.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:17:30 +0530",
        "text": "\u201cI regret I am not able to make you work on Sundays. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy, because I work on Sundays,\u201d Subrahmanyan is heard saying in an undated video circulating on social media"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bihar Cabinet likely to be expanded with four BJP Ministers after Makar Sankranti;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/bihar-cabinet-likely-to-be-expanded-with-four-bjp-ministers-after-makar-sankranti/article69080858.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:16:10 +0530",
        "text": "The Cabinet expansion is on cards in view of the Assembly elections due in October-November this year. Portfolios of some Ministers are also expected to be reshuffled. Of the 30 Ministers in the Cabinet now, 15 are from the BJP, including the two Deputy Chief Ministers."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Rainfall with moderate intensity at Tamil Nadu and Puducherry from January 12 till January 14;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/rainfall-with-moderate-intensity-at-tamil-nadu-and-puducherry-from-january-12-till-january-14/article69080850.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:11:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tirumala sees large pilgrim influx on eve of Vaikunta Ekadasi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirumala-sees-large-pilgrim-influx-on-eve-of-vaikunta-ekadasi/article69081393.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:10:58 +0530",
        "text": "Devotees start arriving in significant numbers since Thursday afternoon, both trekking paths witness heavy footfall as majority of Govinda Mala devotees prefer to reach the shrine on foot"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Worried over continuing tussle between rival camps, \u2018neutral\u2019 group of BJP leaders wants central leadership to put the house in order;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/worried-over-continuing-tussle-between-rival-camps-neutral-group-of-bjp-leaders-wants-central-leadership-to-put-the-house-in-order/article69081255.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:06:30 +0530",
        "text": "They feel that the BJP is unable to encash on political opportunities as an Opposition party in Karnataka owing to the internal tussle"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Former district police chief collapses, dies while on morning walk;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-district-police-chief-collapses-dies-while-on-morning-walk/article69081654.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:02:29 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;GRI and REC Foundation sign MoA for solar power plant;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/gri-and-rec-foundation-sign-moa-for-solar-power-plant/article69081954.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:01:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Leopard combing operation intensified on Mysuru Infosys campus;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/leopard-combing-operation-intensified-on-mysuru-infosys-campus/article69081933.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:59:07 +0530",
        "text": "WFH mode, online training continues"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Supreme Court says ball is in the courts of government, legislature on \u2018creamy layer\u2019 for SC/STs;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-says-ball-is-in-the-courts-of-government-legislature-on-creamy-layer-for-scsts/article69081461.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:58:49 +0530",
        "text": "Justice Gavai has observed that exclusion of the affluent from quota benefits will alone achieve real equality"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Kappd, Chal beaches get global Blue Flag certification;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kappd-chal-beaches-get-global-blue-flag-certification/article69081536.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:57:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Militants abduct 16 laborers working on a mining project in restive northwestern Pakistan;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/militants-abduct-16-laborers-working-on-a-mining-project-in-restive-northwestern-pakistan/article69081157.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:54:42 +0530",
        "text": "The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack on Wednesday in Khuzdar in Balochistan, where analysts say separatists are becoming as large a threat to national security as the Pakistani Taliban"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka projected to have peak power demand this summer;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-projected-to-have-peak-power-demand-this-summer/article69081369.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:52:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CID probe into Sachin Panchal\u2019s suicide likened to third-party inspection;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cid-probe-into-sachin-panchals-suicide-likened-to-third-party-inspection/article69081572.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:52:34 +0530",
        "text": "Siddalinga Swami and Umesh Jadhav express dissatisfaction with the State CID\u2019s handling of the investigation in the case"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;State finance inspection wing finds irregularities in e-grant distribution in Idukki Government Engineering College;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-finance-inspection-wing-finds-irregularities-in-e-grant-distribution-in-idukki-government-engineering-college/article69080941.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:51:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;SpaDeX docking: ISRO arrests drift between satellites;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/spadex-docking-isro-arrests-drift-between-satellites/article69081556.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:50:02 +0530",
        "text": "\u201cThe drift has been arrested and spacecraft put in a slow drift course to move closer to each other. By tomorrow, it is expected to reach initialisation conditions,\u201d ISRO said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Panic as wild elephants stray into densely populated Payam panchayat in Kannur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/panic-as-wild-elephants-stray-into-densely-populated-payam-panchayat-in-kannur/article69080989.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:49:32 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Myanmar junta air strike kills 40: ethnic armed group, rescue worker;https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/myanmar-junta-air-strike-kills-40-ethnic-armed-group-rescue-worker/article69081150.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:49:02 +0530",
        "text": "The Arakan Army (AA) is engaged in a fierce fight with the military for control of Rakhine, where it has seized swathes of territory in the past year, all but cutting off the capital Sittwe"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka urges Centre to introduce reforms in laws to ensure better monitoring of drug quality;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-urges-centre-to-introduce-reforms-in-laws-to-ensure-better-monitoring-of-drug-quality/article69081001.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:46:54 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;T.N. police warn of fake mobile recharge scam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-police-warn-of-fake-mobile-recharge-scam/article69081590.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:45:44 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Six surrendered Maoists remanded in judicial custody;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/six-surrendered-maoists-remanded-in-judicial-custody/article69081061.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:45:17 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Bidar bandh call evokes good response;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bidar-bandh-call-evokes-good-response/article69081546.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:41:54 +0530",
        "text": "Call given by Dalit organisations to condemn Union Home Minister Amit Shah\u2019s remarks on Ambedkar in Parliament"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Start-ups incubated at IIMB\u2019s NSRCEL making strides in disability space;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/start-ups-incubated-at-iimbs-nsrcel-making-strides-in-disability-space/article69077296.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:40:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;It is beyond comprehension how authorities can assign house numbers to encroachers of Gulbarga Fort: Karnataka High Court;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/it-is-beyond-comprehension-how-authorities-can-assign-house-numbers-to-encroachers-of-gulbarga-fort-karnataka-high-court/article69081087.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:34:25 +0530",
        "text": "\u2018Conduct of the State authorities in not demolishing illegal constructions in the precinct of the national monument is contemptuous\u2019"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Video of BJP functionary objecting to sale of beef at Coimbatore eatery goes viral;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/video-of-bjp-functionary-objecting-to-sale-of-beef-at-coimbatore-eatery-goes-viral/article69081231.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:34:05 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Plea complains of bad condition of government buses;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/plea-complains-of-bad-condition-of-government-buses/article69081790.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:32:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nimesulide ban yet another step toward saving vultures, but the battle is far from over;https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/nimesulide-ban-yet-another-step-toward-saving-vultures-but-the-battle-is-far-from-over/article69081387.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:31:49 +0530",
        "text": "The loss of vultures is not just an environmental tragedy; it has far-reaching consequences for public health, agriculture, and biodiversity"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Farmers leaders break open lock of house sealed by small finance bank in Belagavi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/farmers-leaders-break-open-lock-of-house-sealed-by-small-finance-bank-in-belagavi/article69081423.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:28:27 +0530",
        "text": "Women and Child Welfare officers meet the affected farmer\u2019s family, assure it of assistance"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Watch: Why is Draft UGC Regulations being opposed?;https://www.thehindu.com/videos/watch-why-is-draft-ugc-regulations-being-opposed/article69081904.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:28:18 +0530",
        "text": "Watch: Why is Draft UGC Regulations being opposed?"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Plea to ensure safety measures in hospitals;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/plea-to-ensure-safety-measures-in-hospitals/article69081658.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:28:12 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jitendra Singh reviews upcoming ISRO missions;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jitendra-singh-reviews-upcoming-isro-missions/article69080798.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:26:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Plea to open biodiversity park in Sirumalai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/plea-to-open-biodiversity-park-in-sirumalai/article69081427.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:26:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tirupati stampede: Jagan accuses Naidu of diverting police force to Kuppam;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-stampede-jagan-accuses-naidu-of-diverting-police-force-to-kuppam/article69081616.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:25:54 +0530",
        "text": "YSRCP chief consoles devotees injured in stampede, seeks suitable compensation for them"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Same-sex marriage: Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking review of October 2023 judgement;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-dismisses-petitions-seeking-review-of-october-2023-judgement/article69081871.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:24:24 +0530",
        "text": "The Supreme Court, in its October 2023 judgement, declined to legalise same-sex marriage, leaving it to Parliament to legislate on the subject; the court had also ruled that there is no fundamental right to marry"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Job mela held to celebrate Vivekananda Jayanti in Dharmavaram;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/job-mela-held-to-celebrate-vivekananda-jayanti-in-dharmavaram/article69081630.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:21:13 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tension at Nellithope following protest by Periyarist outfits against NTK chief Seeman;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/tension-at-nellithope-following-protest-by-periyarist-outfits-against-ntk-chief-seeman/article69080521.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:18:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Singer P. Jayachandran passes away;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/singer-p-jayachandran-passes-away/article69081691.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:18:08 +0530",
        "text": "The singer known for his expressive singing possessed the youthful charm capable of stirring romantic hearts, till the end. He has sung over 16,000 songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;LIFE Mission an unparalleled project, says Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/life-mission-an-unparalleled-project-says-minister/article69081341.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:18:06 +0530",
        "text": "M.B. Rajesh lays foundation stone for Lions Life Village at Kadakkal"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Revival of orders boosts textile activity in the western districts of Tamil Nadu;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/revival-of-orders-boosts-textile-activity-in-the-western-districts-of-tamil-nadu/article69081534.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:17:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Sustainable fashion brand bows out in style;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/sustainable-fashion-brand-bows-out-in-style/article69081792.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:16:45 +0530",
        "text": "Oh Scrap! Madras, which has carved a niche for itself by upcycling discarded fabric to make clothes, bags, toys, jewellery and a variety of other fabric-related creations, is officially shutting down on January 15. In the next few days, when its website is still open, a clearance sale with a 50 p.c. discount on all products will be on"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;BJP accuses GIMS of furnishing wrong report in maternal death case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bjp-accuses-gims-of-furnishing-wrong-report-in-maternal-death-case/article69081012.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:16:32 +0530",
        "text": "It concerns the death of 22-year-old Bhagyashree who died after giving birth to a baby boy on December 17, 2024"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;110 stalls to showcase arts at Kala Parba in Kadri Park on January 11 and 12;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/110-stalls-to-showcase-arts-at-kala-parba-in-kadri-park-on-january-11-and-12/article69081605.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:15:30 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka: DSERT develops bilingual dictionary for students of classes 1 to 9;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-dsert-develops-bilingual-dictionary-for-students-of-classes-1-to-9/article69076774.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:14:56 +0530",
        "text": "Meaning of the words, sentence construction, pronunciation, grammar and other learning activities are given in Kannada and English for each lesson across subjects"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Walayar action council accuses CBI of framing parents;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/walayar-action-council-accuses-cbi-of-framing-parents/article69081650.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:14:52 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Government school teacher arrested under POCSO Act for sexually abusing minor girl, detained under Goondas Act;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/govt-school-teacher-who-sexually-abused-minor-girl-detained-under-goondas-act/article69080205.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:12:11 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Walayar case: a timeline of tragedy and twists;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/walayar-case-a-timeline-of-tragedy-and-twists/article69081389.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:10:36 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Distribution of Pongal gift hampers begins in Cuddalore;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/distribution-of-pongal-gift-hampers-begins-in-cuddalore/article69080444.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:06:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Councillors oppose Sivakasi Corporation\u2019s move to increase trading license fee;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/councillors-oppose-sivakasi-corporations-move-to-increase-trading-license-fee/article69081462.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:04:37 +0530",
        "text": "Resolution said that license fee would be fixed from \u20b9800 to \u20b9 15,000 a year"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Students\u2019 protest takes a dramatic turn;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/students-protest-takes-a-dramatic-turn/article69081285.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:02:49 +0530",
        "text": "One student climbs atop college building, threatens suicide, citing unauthorised reduction of attendance"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pongal gift hampers distributed to beneficiaries in Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari districts;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/pongal-gift-hampers-distributed-to-beneficiaries-in-thoothukudi-and-kanniyakumari-districts/article69081446.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:01:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Consumers demand affordable tariff petitions in Kannada from KERC;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/consumers-demand-affordable-tariff-petitions-in-kannada-from-kerc/article69081103.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:01:23 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Runway recarpeting: comprehensive plan drawn up to ensure continuity of flight services;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/runway-recarpeting-comprehensive-plan-drawn-up-to-ensure-continuity-of-flight-services/article69081450.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:00:18 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Telangana has potential to be part of global semiconductor supply chain;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/telangana-has-potential-to-be-part-of-global-semiconductor-supply-chain/article69081418.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:59:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Request to extend ferry timing during the Pongal holidays;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/request-to-extend-ferry-timing-during-the-pongal-holidays/article69081611.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:59:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Former MP calls for establishing new entity to tap fishery potential;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/former-mp-calls-for-establishing-new-entity-to-tap-fishery-potential/article69080859.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:57:09 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Doctors urge govt. to allocate more funds to health sector;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/doctors-urge-govt-to-allocate-more-funds-to-health-sector/article69081557.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:55:35 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Police may invoke additional charges against Boby Chemmannur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/police-may-invoke-additional-charges-against-boby-chemmannur/article69081563.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:55:31 +0530",
        "text": "Based on woman actor\u2019s confidential statement recorded before the magistrate under Section 183 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Spiritual fervour envelops Erumely as town gets set for 48 hour long celebrations;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/spiritual-fervour-envelops-erumely-as-town-gets-set-for-48-hour-long-celebrations/article69080741.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:55:20 +0530",
        "text": "Town to host Petta Thullal and Chandanakkudam. Celebrations to mark final phase of this edition of annual pilgrimage season at Sabarimala"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Two labourers injured as silo collapses at smelting unit in Chhattisgarh; two others feared trapped;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chhattisgarh/two-labourers-injured-as-silo-collapses-at-smelting-unit-in-chhattisgarh-two-others-feared-trapped/article69081683.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:53:03 +0530",
        "text": "The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm at Kusum Smelters Private Limited, located in the Saragaon area, Mungeli Superintendent of Police Bhojram Patel said"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Campus cooperatives can build inclusive, community-oriented campuses: VC;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/campus-cooperatives-can-build-inclusive-community-oriented-campuses-vc/article69080694.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:52:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;NTK chief Seeman booked for controversial remarks against Periyar;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ntk-chief-seeman-booked-for-controversial-remarks-against-periyar/article69081599.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:52:04 +0530",
        "text": "The police registered the case based on a complaint from DK district president Dhandapani"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tenali Double Horse Group participates in Indusfood- 2025;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tenali-double-horse-group-participates-in-indusfood-2025/article69081535.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:45:42 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TNAU\u2019s Agro Climate Research Centre (ACRC) awarded national copyright for\u00a0Medium-Range Weather Forecasting;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/tnaus-agro-climate-research-centre-acrc-awarded-national-copyright-for-medium-range-weather-forecasting/article69081101.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:45:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Man sentenced to three years imprisonment in POCSO case in Kurnool district;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/man-sentenced-to-three-years-imprisonment-in-pocso-case-in-kurnool-district/article69081506.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:42:53 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Give \u20b91 crore as compensation, government job for kin of deceased in Tirupati stampede: CPM leader;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/give-1-crore-as-compensation-government-job-for-kin-of-deceased-in-tirupati-stampede-cpm-leader/article69081435.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:36:01 +0530",
        "text": "Kandharapu Murali calls the stampede an \u2018indelible blot\u2019 that will remain forever on the TTD and wants an end to the \u2018VIP culture\u2019 prevalent at Tirumala"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pondicherry University starts admission process;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/pondicherry-university-starts-admission-process/article69080957.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:35:56 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tirupati stampede: Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan raps TTD for its \u2018continued focus on VIPs\u2019;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-stampede-andhra-pradesh-deputy-cm-pawan-kalyan-raps-ttd-for-its-continued-focus-on-vips/article69081249.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:35:22 +0530",
        "text": "He expresses anguish over the missing gaps in the arrangements made for issuing \u2018Vaikunta Dwara Darshan\u2019 tokens"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Five men held for possession of ivory tusks;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/five-men-held-for-possession-of-ivory-tusks/article69080144.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:34:37 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Stamp exhibition draws significant number of visitors in Belagavi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/stamp-exhibition-draws-significant-number-of-visitors-in-belagavi/article69077504.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:32:34 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nonprofit to train Andhra youth in green skills;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nonprofit-to-train-andhra-youth-in-green-skills/article69081453.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:31:38 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;National Aerospace Manufacturing Seminar to be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/national-aerospace-manufacturing-seminar-to-be-held-in-thiruvananthapuram-on-friday/article69081024.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:29:39 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Police register case in connection with death of minor boy;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/police-register-case-in-connection-with-death-of-minor-boy/article69081148.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:29:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Inclusion of more traditional art forms in school fete under consideration: Minister;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/inclusion-of-more-traditional-art-forms-in-school-fete-under-consideration-minister/article69081039.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:26:27 +0530",
        "text": "He says revision of art festival manual will also be looked into"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Faculty development programme held at Marian Engineering College;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/faculty-development-programme-held-at-marian-engineering-college/article69081299.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:26:20 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Key INDIA bloc members pick AAP over Congress for Delhi poll, raising questions about alliance\u2019s future;https://www.thehindu.com/elections/delhi-assembly/key-india-bloc-members-pick-aap-over-congress-for-delhi-poll-raising-questions-about-alliances-future/article69080797.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:26:17 +0530",
        "text": "TMC, SP support AAP; Shiv Sena (UBT) also says AAP is stronger in Delhi; NC asks if alliance was only meant for Lok Sabha poll, RJD says yes; bloc\u2019s last meeting held on June 1 ahead of the LS poll results"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Govt. paying \u20b966,000 crore as loan repayment every year on BRS debt;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/govt-paying-66000-crore-as-loan-repayment-every-year-on-brs-debt/article69081494.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:25:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Seerat-un-Nabi Research Centre to honour eminent personalities;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/seerat-un-nabi-research-centre-to-honour-eminent-personalities/article69077475.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:24:50 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;TDB launches accident insurance for its staff, Sabarimala devotees;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tdb-launches-accident-insurance-for-its-staff-sabarimala-devotees/article69081096.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:22:39 +0530",
        "text": "Scheme provides coverage of \u20b95 lakh in case of accidents occurring within the four district limits of Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, and Idukki"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Vigil mounted in villages that oppose merger with Tiruchi Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/vigil-mounted-in-villages-that-oppose-merger-with-tiruchi-corporation/article69081340.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:22:08 +0530",
        "text": "While the police patrolling has been increased in several villages, plain clothesmen have mounted vigil mainly to prevent people resorting to road roko"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Karnataka High Court asks trial court not to frame charges against Prajwal Revanna for now in one of the four rape cases;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-high-court-asks-trial-court-not-to-frame-charges-against-prajwal-revanna-for-now-in-one-of-the-four-rape-cases/article69080742.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:21:20 +0530",
        "text": "Prajwal has complained that cloned copies of certain digital evidences were not given to him and without that he cannot defend himself effectively in the trial"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Officials told to speed up digitisation of land records in Koppal;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/officials-told-to-speed-up-digitisation-of-land-records-in-koppal/article69076623.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:19:58 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Manickam Tagore sees bright prospects for Congress in A.P. after Jagan\u2019s rout;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/manickam-tagore-sees-bright-prospects-for-congress-in-ap-after-jagans-rout/article69081136.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:18:13 +0530",
        "text": "Stage is set for Congress Party\u2019s powerful comeback in A.P. politics as people have lost faith in the ruling NDA also, says the AICC in-charge for A.P."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Jallikattu and the men preserving it;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/jallikattu-and-the-men-preserving-it/article69080496.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:17:19 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;HC seeks report on elephant running amok at Tirur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/hc-seeks-report-on-elephant-running-amok-at-tirur/article69081334.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:14:41 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Holiday for schools in Thrissur on January 10;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/holiday-for-schools-in-thrissur-on-january-10/article69081089.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:14:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Over 3,000 athletes to take part in State Games in Mangaluru, Udupi;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/over-3000-athletes-to-take-part-in-state-games-in-mangaluru-udupi/article69081240.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:14:01 +0530",
        "text": "23 sports events to be held between January 17 and 23 in the two coastal cities. Chief Minister to inaugurate the games in Mangaluru on January 17"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Products made by prison inmates on display at Numaish;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/products-made-by-prison-inmates-on-display-at-numaish/article69080771.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:13:46 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Meat shops and slaughterhouses in Coimbatore to remain closed on January 15;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/meat-shops-and-slaughterhouses-in-coimbatore-to-remain-closed-on-january-15/article69079951.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:12:43 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CM asks to expedite process for land conversion for house construction;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cm-asks-to-expedite-process-for-land-conversion-for-house-construction/article69080952.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:11:18 +0530",
        "text": "Annual conference of District Collectors and various department heads concluded here"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Nine held for dumping waste from Kerala in Kanniyakumari district, five vehicles seized;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/nine-held-for-dumping-waste-from-kerala-in-kanniyakumari-district-five-vehicles-seized/article69080913.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:09:24 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Tigress dies at Tyavarekoppa safari near Shivamogga;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tigress-dies-at-tyavarekoppa-safari-near-shivamogga/article69080153.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:08:15 +0530",
        "text": "The 17-year-old animal was suffering from multiple organ failure"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Truck with hidden storage for illegal fuel sale seized in Kozhikode;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/truck-with-hidden-storage-for-illegal-fuel-sale-seized-in-kozhikode/article69080696.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:06:09 +0530",
        "text": "The truck was intercepted by the squad during a flash inspection at Puthiyanidam in Kodiyathur panchayat on Thursday"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu offers to facilitate \u2018Vaikunta Dwara Darshan\u2019 to those injured in Tirupati stampede;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-cm-chandrababu-naidu-offers-to-facilitate-vaikunta-dwara-darshan-to-those-injured-in-stampede/article69081063.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:05:43 +0530",
        "text": "Accompanied by Ministers and officials, he calls on the injured at SVIMS hospital and gives a patient hearing of their version of the incident; he also visits a token centre and asks officials to explain the sequence of events that led to the tragedy"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;CBI arraigns parents as accused in Walayar siblings\u2019 death case;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cbi-arraigns-parents-as-accused-in-walayar-siblings-death-case/article69080693.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:05:35 +0530",
        "text": "They have been charged with abetting rape and suicide, and not reporting  rape incidents to the police.  As per the chargesheets, the parents abetted the rape and suicide and deliberately concealed the fact that their daughters had been raped by the persons charged with the offence"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Swami Vivekananda\u2019s birth anniversary celebrated in Madurai;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/swami-vivekanandas-birth-anniversary-celebrated-in-madurai/article69081437.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:05:08 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;AIADMK opposes Draft UGC Regulations; BJP stages walkout, while PMK stay put;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-opposes-draft-ugc-regulations-bjp-stages-walkout-while-pmk-stay-put/article69080732.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:04:03 +0530",
        "text": "Welcoming the resolution, AIADMK legislator \u2018Agri\u2019 S.S. Krishnamoorthy charges that the fresh regulations are against Tamil Nadu, State autonomy, and a \u201cwar\u201d on the State governments"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Haryana to implement three new criminal laws by February 28: DGP Shatrujeet Kapur;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/haryana-to-implement-three-new-criminal-laws-by-february-28-dgp-shatrujeet-kapur/article69081003.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:03:47 +0530",
        "text": "He says once 5G technology is all pervasive, it will be a force multiplier as the new laws mandate digital evidence through compulsory videography of a crime scene and recovery procedure"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;KSEB planning network of automatic weather stations, rain gauges;https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kseb-planning-network-of-automatic-weather-stations-rain-gauges/article69080740.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:02:14 +0530",
        "text": "Robust weather monitoring vital to strengthening load forecasting, according to KSEB"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Submit Vellalore dump yard report or face \u20b910,000 fine: NGT to Coimbatore Corporation;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/submit-vellalore-dump-yard-report-or-face-10000-fine-ngt-to-coimbatore-corporation/article69079726.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:01:16 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "The Hindu;Pongal hampers to be distributed to 5.67 family cardholders in Krishnagiri;https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/pongal-hampers-to-be-distributed-to-567-family-cardholders-in-krishnagiri/article69081045.ece;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:01:07 +0530",
        "text": ""
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Cathay apologises after second suspected food poisoning;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294128/hong-kongs-cathay-apologises-after-second-suspected-food-poisoning?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:50:10 +0800",
        "text": "For two consecutive days, passengers arriving on flight CX640 from Kathmandu have shown symptoms of food poisoning."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong cultural district\u2019s housing scheme to include more arts elements;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294127/hong-kong-cultural-districts-housing-scheme-include-more-arts-elements?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:38:26 +0800",
        "text": "District councillors express concerns the proposed residential development may undermine art hub\u2019s image."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong urged to issue more bonds and dip into reserves to tackle deficit;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294124/hong-kong-urged-issue-more-bonds-and-dip-reserves-tackle-deficit?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:01:39 +0800",
        "text": "University of Hong Kong\u2019s Business School says government can afford to issue more bonds and \u2018moderately\u2019 reduce reserve levels to tackle HK$100 billion deficit."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong to end pilot plastic recycling scheme as Green@Community expands;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294120/hong-kong-end-pilot-plastic-recycling-scheme-greencommunity-expands?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:34:04 +0800",
        "text": "\u2018Centralised Waste Plastics Collection\u2019 pilot programme will end on January 19 as recycling habits in the city have matured, official says."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Xi\u2019s orders for Macau serve as reference for Hong Kong, Beijing official says;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3294113/xis-orders-macau-serve-reference-hong-kong-beijing-official-says?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:44:57 +0800",
        "text": "Xia Baolong also calls on Hong Kong and Macau to fully unleash the benefits of the \u2018one country, two systems\u2019 governing principle."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong firefighters dismantle illegal filling station and arrest 3;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294114/hong-kong-firefighters-dismantle-illegal-filling-station-and-arrest-3?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:43:52 +0800",
        "text": "Licensed container truck and large quantity of refuelling equipment also found during operation on Ma Sik Road."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong anti-corruption agency charges ex-official at securities watchdog;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294110/ex-hong-kong-securities-watchdog-official-charged-obstructing-justice?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:11:05 +0800",
        "text": "Deng Yingxia, 48, a former Securities and Futures Commission associate director, is accused of providing advice to suspects under investigation."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Jimmy Lai tells court some trade embargoes \u2018reasonable\u2019;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294111/hong-kongs-jimmy-lai-tells-court-some-trade-embargoes-reasonable?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:09:52 +0800",
        "text": "But former media boss calls China \u2018bully\u2019 for slapping duties on Australian exports during row, prompting judge to query whether same term could apply to other countries."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns URA over leaked details of 199 tenants, owners;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294102/hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-warns-ura-over-leaked-details-199-tenants-owners?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:16:43 +0800",
        "text": "Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data issues investigation report and finds URA contravened data laws with security failures."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;3 arrested, HK$20 million of Ice seized in Hong Kong drug lab raid;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294100/3-arrested-hk20-million-ice-seized-hong-kong-drug-lab-raid?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:52:51 +0800",
        "text": "Police say the 1,000 sq ft facility in Shek Wu Wai is believed to have been operational for about one to two months."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s US-dollar peg gets emphatic defence from HKMA CEO;https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/article/3294083/hong-kongs-us-dollar-peg-gets-emphatic-defence-hkma-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:00:47 +0800",
        "text": "Speculation about ending the peg reflects \u2018misconceptions due to a lack of understanding\u2019, says head of de facto central bank."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong\u2019s Paul Chan meets Asean chief to promote city\u2019s links with bloc;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3294072/hong-kong-gains-recognition-superconnector-asean-study?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:04:19 +0800",
        "text": "Finance chief ends visit to Indonesia, as survey of 600 Greater Bay Area companies finds strength of city\u2019s connectivity with bloc has risen."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;20 Hong Kong students hospitalised after trolley set ablaze outside school;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294073/20-hong-kong-students-hospitalised-after-trolley-set-ablaze-outside-school?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:01:06 +0800",
        "text": "Police receive call just before 12.30pm on Thursday, investigating fire as case of suspected arson."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Whistle-blowing scheme not a threat to harmony: Hong Kong housing chief;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3294027/whistle-blowing-scheme-not-threat-social-harmony-hong-kong-housing-minister?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:37:02 +0800",
        "text": "Winnie Ho also says informants will need to be interviewed by authorities to assess the accuracy of the information."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong marine police officer hits HK$69 million jackpot in Mark Six lottery;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3294015/hong-kong-marine-police-officer-hits-hk69-million-jackpot-lottery?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:20:32 +0800",
        "text": "Officer, who made HK$10 bet over phone, will return to duty after taking a break with his family."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong issues first cold weather warning of 2025 as temperatures set to dip;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3294004/cold-wave-grip-hong-kong-7-degrees-celsius-expected-some-areas?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:20:43 +0800",
        "text": "Temperatures forecast to be around 11 degrees in urban areas over the weekend and may drop to seven degrees or below in the New Territories."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Cathay expands European network with direct flights from Hong Kong to Rome;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3293986/cathay-expands-european-network-direct-flights-hong-kong-rome?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:25:37 +0800",
        "text": "The service, which was suspended in February 2020, will be relaunched on June 5."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong ticket tout crackdown urged after lack of convictions revealed;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3293971/hong-kong-ticket-tout-crackdown-urged-after-lack-convictions-revealed?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:30:07 +0800",
        "text": "Lawmakers express concern over the impact of scalpers on the city\u2019s mega-event tourism."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Hong Kong flower market may lose \u2018spirit\u2019 in revamp, board members fear;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293972/board-members-fear-famed-hong-kong-flower-market-may-lose-spirit-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:27:39 +0800",
        "text": "Town Planning Board holds first public hearing on Sai Yee Street and Flower Market Road development scheme in Mong Kok."
    },
    {
        "label": "South China Morning Post;Cathay passengers flying to Hong Kong hit by food poisoning, preflight meal blamed;https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3293970/cathay-passengers-flying-hong-kong-hit-food-poisoning-preflight-meal-blamed?utm_source=rss_feed;Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:59:41 +0800",
        "text": "Centre for Health Protection says sandwiches eaten before departing Kathmandu could be source of illness."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Moldova: Orthodox Christmas without Russian gas;https://www.dw.com/en/moldova-orthodox-christmas-without-russian-gas/a-71257425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Russia halted gas deliveries to the pro-Russia separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova on January 1. The people there are now really feeling the cold."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Three indicted on charges of spying for China;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-three-indicted-on-charges-of-spying-for-china/a-71257247?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Authorities have charged three German nationals for obtaining information about military technology for China."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Chess: Germany's Keymer and the AI influence;https://www.dw.com/en/chess-germany-s-keymer-and-the-ai-influence/a-71257429?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "He has long been Germany's No. 1 chess player. Now Vincent Keymer is setting his sights on the world title. To get there, he must balance the use of artificial intelligence and his instinct for calculated risk."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Chad: Military says it foiled attack on presidential palace;https://www.dw.com/en/chad-military-says-it-foiled-attack-on-presidential-palace/a-71251244?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "18 assailants and two soldiers were killed after a failed attempt to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday, authorities said. President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside the palace at the time of the attack."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Bengali-speaking Indians caught up in immigration clampdown;https://www.dw.com/en/bengali-speaking-indians-caught-up-in-immigration-clampdown/a-71255856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Police in Delhi have begun rounding up \"illegal immigrants\" from Bangladesh, including Bengali-speaking Indians. With regional elections scheduled for February, many see political motivations behind the roundups."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Russia's influence in Africa may weaken after Assad's fall;https://www.dw.com/en/russia-s-influence-in-africa-may-weaken-after-assad-s-fall/a-71229827?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Russia fears for its bases in Syria and elsewhere after the ousting of dictator Bashar Assad, a Kremlin ally."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine allies push for aid ahead of Trump's second term;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-allies-push-for-aid-ahead-of-trump-s-second-term/a-71253748?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and allies were meeting in Germany for the final summit on aid to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office as the US president. Trump has been critical of his country's role in the conflict."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Sweden to purchase 44 German Leopard tanks;https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-to-purchase-44-german-leopard-tanks/a-71254958?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "In a significant move to bolster its security, Sweden, the newest NATO member, is set to invest over \u20ac1.9 billion into acquiring new tanks and refurbishing its existing fleet."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;California fires: Biden cancels final official overseas trip;https://www.dw.com/en/california-fires-biden-cancels-final-official-overseas-trip/live-71254690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "President Joe Biden has canceled a trip to Italy as wildfires rage in Los Angeles area. At least five people have died as the blazes destroy many homes, including those of celebrities. Follow DW for more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;LA wildfires threaten German cultural sites;https://www.dw.com/en/la-wildfires-threaten-german-cultural-sites/a-71254712?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "As wildfires rip through the Los Angeles area, the Thomas Mann House and Villa Aurora, historic places of exile that now serve as cultural centers, are under threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elon Musk's Starlink talks with Italy raise concerns;https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-s-starlink-talks-with-italy-raise-concerns/a-71251164?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Reports that Elon Musk's SpaceX is in advanced negotiations with the Italian government over the provision of internet and telecommunications via its Starlink system have raised security and competition concerns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Norway became the trailblazer for electric vehicles;https://www.dw.com/en/how-norway-became-the-trailblazer-for-electric-vehicles/a-71208744?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Norway set a goal for all new cars sold to be electric by 2025, a decade ahead of the European Union. Subsidies and incentives have helped the Nordic country almost realize its goal, so what can others learn?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Mozambique: Tensions rise as main opposition leader returns;https://www.dw.com/en/mozambique-tensions-rise-as-main-opposition-leader-returns/a-71253026?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned home after fleeing following a poll he says was rigged. Authorities fear a repeat of the deadly violence that followed the October election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wildfires: How under threat are cities?;https://www.dw.com/en/wildfires-how-under-threat-are-cities/a-69957594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Los Angeles is the latest in a number of cities around the world forced to battle flames. As climate change intensifies wildfires, how can urban areas better prepare themselves?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Dresden old city evacuated for bomb disposal;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-dresden-old-city-evacuated-for-bomb-disposal/a-71253042?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A British bomb from World War II was discovered during construction work on the Carola Bridge. The bridge had partially collapsed into the Elbe river last September."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How do we fight wildfires as temperatures rise?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-do-we-fight-wildfires-as-temperatures-rise/a-62725149?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "As massive wildfires rage in Los Angeles, DW looks at how strategic burning and adaptive planting can help protect the planet's forests."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China accuses EU of discriminatory trade practices;https://www.dw.com/en/china-accuses-eu-of-discriminatory-trade-practices/a-71252698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "China said an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair \"trade and investment barriers.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Will Lebanon elect a new president after two-year vacancy?;https://www.dw.com/en/will-lebanon-elect-a-new-president-after-two-year-vacancy/a-71249549?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Lebanon hasn't had a president since 2023. But an election planned for this week could kick-start the country's long-stalled political system."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;India: At least 6 dead in temple stampede;https://www.dw.com/en/india-at-least-6-dead-in-temple-stampede/a-71251527?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The stampede occurred during a 10-day festival at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The state authorities launched an investigation into the incident."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Brazil says social media sites must respect domestic laws;https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-says-social-media-sites-must-respect-domestic-laws/a-71251491?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The country's communication minister said Meta's recent decision to scrap its fact-checking program is \"bad for democracy,\" while a Supreme Court judge said social networks \"will not be a lawless land\" in Brazil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump call to up defense spending to 5% rattles NATO allies;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-call-to-up-defense-spending-to-5-rattles-nato-allies/a-71249209?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "European NATO members would struggle to increase defense spending to 5% considering the high social welfare bill in the continent. But analysts say Trump's demand could be a negotiating tactic to reach a compromise."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: More than half a million homeless, new report says;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-more-than-half-a-million-homeless-new-report-says/a-71250093?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building has presented figures showing some 531,600 people are without a permanent shelter in Europe's largest economy."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do new studies move us closer to slowing brain aging?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-new-studies-move-us-closer-to-slowing-brain-aging/a-71249193?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A collection of reviews in the journal Neuron reflects on progress in understanding the impact of aging on the brain, but many questions remain unanswered."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Greenland? Trump eyes control of world's biggest island;https://www.dw.com/en/why-greenland-trump-eyes-control-of-world-s-biggest-island/a-71248164?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "European leaders have been taken aback by Donald Trump's renewed interest in control of Greenland. But what is it about the largely ice-covered island that is of such interest to the US president-elect?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany, France criticize Donald Trump's Greenland threats;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-france-criticize-donald-trump-s-greenland-threats/a-71244465?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany said borders must not be changed by force after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out a military takeover of Greenland. France says the EU cannot tolerate threats against its \"sovereign borders.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why Germany needs to keep lowering its carbon footprint;https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-needs-to-keep-lowering-its-carbon-footprint/a-71247782?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Countries around the world are working to reduce their emissions of planet-heating carbon dioxide. Germany is now responsible for less than 2%, but even that is too much."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;A mountaineer's account of the Tibet earthquake: 'Everything was shaking';https://www.dw.com/en/a-mountaineer-s-account-of-the-tibet-earthquake-everything-was-shaking/a-71248358?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "German mountaineer Jost Kobusch was on Mount Everest when an earthquake hit that killed more than 120 people and injured many others."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg attack: How victims are getting help;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-attack-how-victims-are-getting-help/a-71247885?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany remains deeply shaken by the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. Helping the victims is a major challenge."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allow Syrians to go back for short visits, EU activists say;https://www.dw.com/en/allow-syrians-to-go-back-for-short-visits-eu-activists-say/a-71235829?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "While Ukrainian refugees in Europe can take short trips home without a change in protection status, Syrians cannot. Activists say temporary visits would help Syrians rebuild their homes and encourage voluntary returns."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Elvis at 90: King forever?;https://www.dw.com/en/elvis-at-90-king-forever/a-71237176?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "On what would have been his 90th birthday, the legendary singer will be celebrated over a four-day event in Memphis. Here are some highlights from his storied career."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Herbert Kickl's rise to 'People's Chancellor';https://www.dw.com/en/austria-herbert-kickl-s-rise-to-people-s-chancellor/a-71242579?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Following failed coalition negotiations in Austria, a path to power is now opening up for the right-wing Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl. The 56-year-old holds some radical views, such as on migration."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Kursk: What is Ukraine trying to achieve with its new advance?;https://www.dw.com/en/kursk-what-is-ukraine-trying-to-achieve-with-its-new-advance/a-71238619?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The Ukrainian army is advancing into the Russian region of Kursk despite being under increasing pressure in this region. Experts agree that Kyiv is sending a message to Donald Trump."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Two dead after shooting in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-two-dead-after-shooting-in-baden-w\u00fcrttemberg/a-71242451?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The alleged perpetrator was eventually apprehended by police following a manhunt involving a helicopter and special forces. A third victim is seriously injured."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Donald Trump Jr. visits Greenland amid father's interest;https://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-jr-visits-greenland-amid-father-s-interest/a-71234078?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Donald Trump Jr. is making an unofficial visit to Greenland to shoot content for his podcast. His father, President-elect Trump, said Greenlanders will \"benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German couple admit killing Ukrainian refugees for baby;https://www.dw.com/en/german-couple-admit-killing-ukrainian-refugees-for-baby/a-71239656?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A German couple have confessed to killing a Ukrainian refugee and her mother so that they could steal a newborn baby. The couple are accused of joint murder and abduction of a minor and expressed regret."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;First US H5N1 bird flu death, but wider risk low;https://www.dw.com/en/first-us-h5n1-bird-flu-death-but-wider-risk-low/a-71240505?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, marking the first fatality linked to the currently circulating infection in the US. Human-to-human spread has not been detected, so what's the real risk?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Germany seeks to cut electricity costs;https://www.dw.com/en/how-germany-seeks-to-cut-electricity-costs/a-71239301?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Electricity is more expensive in Germany than anywhere else in Europe. This burdens consumers, especially the sluggish economy. Politicians are looking for solutions. What options do they have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Freedom Party path to power may boost EU far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-freedom-party-path-to-power-may-boost-eu-far-right/a-71237175?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Austria's Freedom Party could lead the country's next government, giving far-right politicians more power in the EU."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Will Donald Trump be able to save TikTok in the US?;https://www.dw.com/en/will-donald-trump-be-able-to-save-tiktok-in-the-us/a-71230715?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "In the latest tussle between Trump and Biden over future US policy, the president-elect is seeking to pause a law banning Chinese-owned social video app TikTok. Donald Trump says he wants to solve the case politically."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Asia faces economic headwinds from Trump and sluggish China;https://www.dw.com/en/asia-faces-economic-headwinds-from-trump-and-sluggish-china/a-71111332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Slow Chinese economic growth and the possibility of a global trade conflict under US President-elect Donald Trump mean slower growth and turbulence are on the horizon for Asia in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Charlie Hebdo's anniversary edition: A playful jab at God;https://www.dw.com/en/charlie-hebdo-s-anniversary-edition-a-playful-jab-at-god/a-71203106?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is marking 10 years since the terror attacks on its Paris office by running a cartoon contest asking for God-mocking submissions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Kazakhstan receives Azerbaijan Airlines black box crash data;https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-receives-azerbaijan-airlines-black-box-crash-data/a-71234012?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The voice recorders from the Brazilian-made plane were analyzed in Brasilia before the data was handed to Kazakh authorities. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has directed unusually strong words towards Moscow."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Two Baltic Sea cables repaired after suspected sabotage;https://www.dw.com/en/two-baltic-sea-cables-repaired-after-suspected-sabotage/a-71232886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The Finnish operator of the cables suspected to have been damaged by a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet on Christmas Day says the cables have now been repaired. A power cable damaged that day is still out of service."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to know about the HMPV outbreak in China;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-know-about-the-hmpv-outbreak-in-china/a-71230553?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "An outbreak of human metapneumovirus in China has raised concerns of another widespread respiratory illness. HMPV has likely been around for centuries, and it has likely infected most people once in their lifetime."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Russia claims to control key eastern town;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-russia-claims-to-control-key-eastern-town/live-71230358?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Ukraine denied Russia's claims that it had captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthlong battle. Meanwhile, French President Macron thinks Ukraine should be \"realistic\" on territorial issues. DW has more."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;European leaders decry Elon Musk's meddling;https://www.dw.com/en/european-leaders-decry-elon-musk-s-meddling/a-71227690?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany has said that Musk's attempts to influence the coming German election are futile as the Tesla CEO voices support for the far right. The UK's Starmer and France's Macron echoed the German government's sentiments."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;France and Germany falter as Trump presidency looms;https://www.dw.com/en/france-and-germany-falter-as-trump-presidency-looms/a-71210372?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Europe's two most important economies will lack stable governments when Donald Trump assumes office as US president. Often called the twin engines of EU growth, they are hampered by huge economic and financial problems."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Inflation rose to 2.6% in December;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-inflation-rose-to-2-6-in-december/a-71228623?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany has struggled with rising prices due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The German figures come one day before the eurozone will release its December inflation numbers."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Golden Globes 2025: 'Emilia P\u00e9rez' and 'The Brutalist' dominate;https://www.dw.com/en/golden-globes-2025-emilia-p\u00e9rez-and-the-brutalist-dominate/a-71225170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Hollywood's award season kicked off with the 82nd Golden Globe Awards. \"Emilia P\u00e9rez\" and \"The Brutalist\" won big. Surprises included wins for actresses Fernanda Torres and Demi Moore."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What does Trump's second term mean for the climate?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-does-trump-s-second-term-mean-for-the-climate/a-70932970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "As President-elect Donald Trump hustles to assemble his governing team, environmental analysts have been looking for signs of what to expect from his second term. And for many, the outlook is bleak."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'three wise men from the east' ended up in Cologne;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-three-wise-men-from-the-east-ended-up-in-cologne/a-67770427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary that tradition says holds the bones of the Biblical Magi. But how did they get there?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;From division to unity: European Capitals of Culture 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/from-division-to-unity-european-capitals-of-culture-2025/a-71046533?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "What is Karl Marx's statue doing in Chemnitz, though he never visited the city? And why is Nova Gorica/Gorizia considered a divided city? Meet the European Capitals of Culture 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz condemns CDU member post about Putin meetup;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-condemns-cdu-member-post-about-putin-meetup/a-71221495?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "CDU member Roderich Kiesewetter had posted about an alleged meeting between Vladimir Putin and Olaf Scholz. The SPD said it was pursuing legal action, and Kiesewetter's post appears to have been deleted."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austrian conservative leader open to talks with far right;https://www.dw.com/en/austrian-conservative-leader-open-to-talks-with-far-right/a-71221489?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The interim leader of the conservative Austrian People's Party has said he is willing to engage in coalition talks with the far-right Freedom Party. It comes as the president is to meet the Freedom Party's leader Kickl."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches fresh Kursk offensive;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-kyiv-launches-fresh-kursk-offensive/live-71220976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A new Ukrainian operation appears to be underway in Russia's region of Kursk. Kyiv's forces seeking to take control of a road to the regional capital. Follow DW for the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Munich, Frankfurt flights canceled amid winter weather;https://www.dw.com/en/munich-frankfurt-flights-canceled-amid-winter-weather/a-71219425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Wintry weather conditions have caused flight disruptions at Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart airports amid warnings of freezing rain and black ice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fact check: JD Vance is wrong about AfD, Nazis;https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-jd-vance-is-wrong-about-afd-nazis/a-71212825?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Has the far-right AfD achieved its greatest electoral successes in the parts of Germany that previously resisted the Nazis? No, it hasn't \u2014 and here's why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German interior minister says some Syrians may be sent back;https://www.dw.com/en/german-interior-minister-says-some-syrians-may-be-sent-back/a-71218324?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Almost a month after the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has said the government might revoke protection status for some Syrian refugees."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany braces for extreme weather and disruptions;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-braces-for-extreme-weather-and-disruptions/a-71218228?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Treacherous weather conditions this weekend have caused flight and other delays. Meanwhile the UK and US are also dealing with severe wintry conditions."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German police detain influencer over NYE firework incident;https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-detain-influencer-over-nye-firework-incident/a-71217935?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The suspect is accused of intentionally shooting a firework rocket into a Berlin apartment. He expressed confusion about why the police wanted to question him."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Chancellor Nehammer to resign after coalition talks collapse;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-chancellor-nehammer-to-resign-after-coalition-talks-collapse/a-71217910?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "There was political turbulence in Austria on Saturday night after coalition talks between the country's centrist parties broke down and Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced his resignation. What happens next is unclear."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings;https://www.dw.com/en/danish-police-investigate-mystery-drone-sightings/a-71217317?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Drone sightings in the port city of Koege come amid rising Baltic Sea tensions. They also follow similar incidents elsewhere."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German public broadcaster nixes hiring presenter accused of sexism;https://www.dw.com/en/german-public-broadcaster-nixes-hiring-presenter-accused-of-sexism/a-71217277?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A German public broadcaster had initially defended its decision to have Thilo Mischke present its flagship cultural program. Over 100 writers, artists and journalists had petitioned against the choice."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Are strict migration proposals by Bavaria's CSU party legal?;https://www.dw.com/en/are-strict-migration-proposals-by-bavaria-s-csu-party-legal/a-71215976?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Ahead of Germany's election in February, Bavaria's conservative CSU party has said it will only accept migrants who pay their own way. Experts see their policy proposals as electioneering and potentially illegal."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Hundreds of fish die in truck collision;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-hundreds-of-fish-die-in-truck-collision/a-71216278?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A truck was carrying some 7,100 fish when it collided with other vehicles in northern Germany. The accident scattered hundreds of soon-to-be-dead fish across a road."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Scholz uneasy over Musk's support for far-right AfD;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-scholz-uneasy-over-musk-s-support-for-far-right-afd/a-71215302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Elon Musk's public endorsement for the far-right AfD has the country's top leaders worried of undue influence on German democracy ahead of the February snap election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Over a third of Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains late;https://www.dw.com/en/over-a-third-of-deutsche-bahn-long-distance-trains-late/a-71215006?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Long-distance trains continued to face severe punctuality issues in 2024, with Deutsche Bahn saying it has drafted an \"action plan\" to combat delays. Regional trains, however, were much more reliable last year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Why both Biden and Trump oppose Japan's takeover of US Steel;https://www.dw.com/en/why-both-biden-and-trump-oppose-japan-s-takeover-of-us-steel/a-71208746?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "US President Joe Biden has vetoed Nippon Steel's $14.9-billion takeover bid for its American rival, US Steel. Amid bipartisan opposition to the merger, DW asks why US politicians and regulators are concerned."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Thousands sign petition for fireworks ban;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-thousands-sign-petition-for-fireworks-ban/a-71214127?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The debate about stricter rules on fireworks or a possible nationwide ban has intensified following another New Year's Eve marked by scores of injuries and five deaths"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Wind and solar power drive Germany's renewable energy surge;https://www.dw.com/en/wind-and-solar-power-drive-germany-s-renewable-energy-surge/a-71213890?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Europe's largest economy saw a rise in renewable energy generation in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy's global emissions?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-an-ivf-calf-help-reduce-dairy-s-global-emissions/a-71210962?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The birth of Hilda, a calf in Scotland bred to produce less methane, is being hailed as a significant breakthrough for greening the industry. How far could its climate impact go?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Austria: Centrist Neos party quits coalition talks;https://www.dw.com/en/austria-centrist-neos-party-quits-coalition-talks/a-71210468?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The party was in monthslong talks with the Social Democrats and Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative People's Party. The collapse of the talks give hope to the far right FP\u00d6, which came first in last year's election."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German unemployment rate sees small rise in December;https://www.dw.com/en/german-unemployment-rate-sees-small-rise-in-december/a-71209485?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany's employment agency said the increase is typical for the winter holidays, but noted that the 2024 economic decline has clearly left \"deep marks\" on the job market."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Stress fractures in sport: When stressed bones fight back;https://www.dw.com/en/stress-fractures-in-sport-when-stressed-bones-fight-back/a-68697667?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Anyone who does a lot of sport risks a stress fracture if the bones are overloaded. The injury occurs gradually. Sports physician Karsten Hollander gives tips on how to prevent it."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration;https://www.dw.com/en/jules-verne-the-writer-who-inspired-space-exploration/a-70979447?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories inspired many scientists and inventors to make his visions a reality."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Do passports make us free?;https://www.dw.com/en/do-passports-make-us-free/a-70823471?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "A travel document that defines our nationality, a passport \u2014 for those with the right one \u2014 promises some freedom of movement. But what's the story behind their creation about a century ago?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's gymnastics abuse scandal: What you need to know;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-gymnastics-abuse-scandal-what-you-need-to-know/a-71204650?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Female athletes have made serious allegations against coaches at the national training center \u2014 and Germany's gymnastics federation."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany: Nearly 190 members of far-right groups wanted;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-nearly-190-members-of-far-right-groups-wanted/a-71202083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The arrest warrants are mostly against suspected members of Reichsb\u00fcrger and Selbstverwalter, far-right groups rejecting the existence of the modern German state."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east;https://www.dw.com/en/as-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-ends-worries-mount-in-eu-s-east/a-71186893?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on January 1 after Kyiv refused to renew a transit deal, hailing this as \"Russia's biggest defeat.\" But some EU countries are scrambling to meet their energy needs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Holocaust survivor and Olympic champion Agnes Keleti dies;https://www.dw.com/en/holocaust-survivor-and-olympic-champion-agnes-keleti-dies/a-71201886?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Five-time Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics Agnes Keleti has died at the age of 103. Until her death, Keleti, who survived the Holocaust in her native Hungary, was the oldest living Olympic champion."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine updates: Majority of Germans back peacekeeping force;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-updates-majority-of-germans-back-peacekeeping-force/live-71200539?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "More than half of Germans support the creation of a international peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to a survey. DW has the latest."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year;https://www.dw.com/en/in-2025-german-auto-industry-faces-make-or-break-year/a-71148148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The German auto industry was in crisis mode last year, amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-driven cars in China. Will it survive another year in the doldrums?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noroviruses: Highly contagious, really disgusting;https://www.dw.com/en/noroviruses-highly-contagious-really-disgusting/a-40041595?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Norovirus cases are spiking in the US. They cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea \u2014 and spread fast. Here's what you need to know about the germs and how to protect yourself."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Space science and exploration in 2025: What to know;https://www.dw.com/en/space-science-and-exploration-in-2025-what-to-know/a-71123484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "New space missions will aim to measure Earth's biomass from space, return stranded astronauts to Earth and prepare for landing humans on the moon. DW explains what's in store for 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years;https://www.dw.com/en/angelina-jolie-brad-pitt-reach-divorce-settlement-after-8-years/a-71188865?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Famed Hollywood actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreed on a divorce settlement after being embroiled in a long legal battle."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Depression: You're predisposed to it or you're not;https://www.dw.com/en/depression-you-re-predisposed-to-it-or-you-re-not/a-71186332?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Money worries, a difficult relationship or an illness \u2014 external circumstances are often thought to be the reason for depression. But why do some people develop depression and others don't?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Egypt: Italian man killed in Red Sea shark attack;https://www.dw.com/en/egypt-italian-man-killed-in-red-sea-shark-attack/a-71182123?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;German gymnastics launches abuse probe over Tabea Alt allegations;https://www.dw.com/en/german-gymnastics-launches-abuse-probe-over-tabea-alt-allegations/a-71181599?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Bronze medalist Tabea Alt said her health was \"deliberately jeopardized\" during her time with the German gymnastics federation DTB, when she was pressured into competing despite serious injuries."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2024's most read science, sex and health stories;https://www.dw.com/en/2024-s-most-read-science-sex-and-health-stories/a-71014856?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "What do ADHS, sex, cocaine, nova explosions, spiders and seismology have in common? There are all topics we wrote and you read in 2024."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What to look out for in German football in 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-look-out-for-in-german-football-in-2025/a-71037108?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The upcoming year looks set to be a big one in German football. DW gives you an overview of the most important teams and dates to be aware of in 2025."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Afghanistan female footballers fight for seat at FIFA table;https://www.dw.com/en/afghanistan-female-footballers-fight-for-seat-at-fifa-table/a-71171323?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Former Afghanistan international footballers, Shabnam and Mariam Ruhin, are fighting for official recognition of Afghanistan's women's national team. The sisters want to give their former teammates a voice again."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How the 'Frankfurt kitchen' triggered a domestic revolution;https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-frankfurt-kitchen-triggered-a-domestic-revolution/a-71110897?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Around a century ago, working in the kitchen was still cumbersome and inefficient. But then a Viennese architect had a groundbreaking idea that has endured to this day: the fitted kitchen."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Suzuki's adopted scion Osamu dies after decades in charge;https://www.dw.com/en/suzuki-s-adopted-scion-osamu-dies-after-decades-in-charge/a-71172954?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Osamu Suzuki, the man who shaped Suzuki into a global industry player, has died aged 94. He married into the car and bike business, and cracked the Indian market before most had even thought to try."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How EVs can store energy for homes and power grids;https://www.dw.com/en/how-evs-can-store-energy-for-homes-and-power-grids/a-71171661?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Batteries not only power electric cars, but can supply energy to buildings and stabilize power grids, through bidirectional charging."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Here are the top 5 global economic challenges for 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/here-are-the-top-5-global-economic-challenges-for-2025/a-71020698?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "What economic challenges does the world have to look forward to or fear next year? There are several, most of which are connected to US President-elect Donald Trump and his protectionist instincts."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;NASA probe survives record-breaking close approach to sun;https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-probe-survives-record-breaking-close-approach-to-sun/a-71167274?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The spacecraft signaled to researchers that it had survived the close brush with the sun and was in \"good health.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How close are we to positive climate tipping points?;https://www.dw.com/en/how-close-are-we-to-positive-climate-tipping-points/a-69446170?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Amid the worsening effects of climate change, positive tipping points have the potential to help society make the green transition and shape a better future."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany national team: Jamal Musiala plus Florian Wirtz = 'Wusiala';https://www.dw.com/en/germany-national-team-jamal-musiala-plus-florian-wirtz-wusiala/a-71039306?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz have together played a big part in the revival of Germany\u2019s men\u2019s national football team, enthusing the country\u2019s fans with their exciting style of play."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Christmas chocolate prices soar while cocoa farmers struggle;https://www.dw.com/en/christmas-chocolate-prices-soar-while-cocoa-farmers-struggle/a-70959142?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The skyrocketing price of chocolate, due to a bad cocoa harvest and fertilizer shortages, is at risk of hurting holiday sales. Farmers in Africa, whose crop brings little profit, are the ones with a bitter aftertaste."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dutch court convicts 5 for violence against Israeli fans;https://www.dw.com/en/dutch-court-convicts-5-for-violence-against-israeli-fans/a-71152080?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Several men were found guilty over attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans who visited Amsterdam last month, but the Dutch prosecutor said the violence was \"not motivated by anti-Semitic sentiment.\""
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Unique global Christmas traditions: From witches to KFC;https://www.dw.com/en/unique-global-christmas-traditions-from-witches-to-kfc/a-70934914?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "From roller-skating to church or festive greetings from Donald Duck, Christmas in some cultures features more than just Santa Claus, tinsel and turkey."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?;https://www.dw.com/en/allulose-a-natural-sweetener-that-lowers-glucose-levels/a-71144130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these \u2014 and good for people with diabetes because it increases insulin sensitivity. DW looks into the science behind the hype."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The human voice is German instrument of the year 2025;https://www.dw.com/en/the-human-voice-is-german-instrument-of-the-year-2025/a-71106484?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Our voice can be used for more than just speaking or singing. It is also inherently democratic."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion;https://www.dw.com/en/boxing-usyk-beats-fury-again-remains-undisputed-champion/a-71135083?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Ukraine's Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury's hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges' decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Magdeburg Christmas market attack: German football in shock;https://www.dw.com/en/magdeburg-christmas-market-attack-german-football-in-shock/a-71132598?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Jubilation and celebration were in shorter supply than usual at the top end of German football this weekend. The tragic events at a Magdeburg took their toll across the country."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;New vaccines show promise against seasonal, H5N1 flu strains;https://www.dw.com/en/new-vaccines-show-promise-against-seasonal-h5n1-flu-strains/a-71111141?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Scientists are using COVID-19 vaccine technologies to develop better vaccines against influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The research could make annual flu jabs much more effective."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;President Biden's administration announces new US climate targets;https://www.dw.com/en/president-biden-s-administration-announces-new-us-climate-targets/a-70795356?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Fencing in Kenya: A chance for a better life;https://www.dw.com/en/fencing-in-kenya-a-chance-for-a-better-life/a-71090815?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Epee fencer Alexandra Ndolo is making sports history for Kenya. Together with Ashley Ngoiri, the country's first female fencing coach, the Olympian wants to establish the sport in Kenya."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can Syria's devastated cultural heritage be rebuilt?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-syria-s-devastated-cultural-heritage-be-rebuilt/a-71096112?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "As Syria's brutal almost 14-year civil war comes to an end, heritage experts are working to protect the remains of the country's battered cultural riches \u2014 and to reconstruct them."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The cost of illegal football streaming in Latin America;https://www.dw.com/en/the-cost-of-illegal-football-streaming-in-latin-america/a-71092965?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Video piracy and the illegal streaming of live football matches is threatening the business model of pay-TV outlets. Among the hardest hit are rights-holders to Europe's top leagues."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;US law ends Havana Club trademark battle between Cuba and Bacardi;https://www.dw.com/en/us-law-ends-havana-club-trademark-battle-between-cuba-and-bacardi/a-71097201?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Cuba's struggling economy faces another blow. A new law passed by the US Congress in December could result in the loss of trademark rights held by the Cuban government to the Havana Club rum brand in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Potential cancer-causing chemicals have been found in black spatulas and takeaway containers. Is it time to throw them out?;https://www.dw.com/en/potential-cancer-causing-chemicals-have-been-found-in-black-spatulas-and-takeaway-containers-is-it-time-to-throw-them-out/a-71090541?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Recent study suggests everyday things made from black electronic plastics like spatulas and take away containers are leaching harmful chemicals into your cooking oil."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Is Germany responsible for spiking electricity prices in Europe this winter?;https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-responsible-for-spiking-electricity-prices-in-europe-this-winter/a-71094111?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Some are blaming Germany for high electricity prices in other parts of Europe. Are they right? How connected is the European market and does weather really influence the price of electricity?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;The Pelicot case: The psychology of a rapist;https://www.dw.com/en/the-pelicot-case-the-psychology-of-a-rapist/a-54814540?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Dominique Pelicot's case has shocked the world. Why do people rape others, especially when sexual assault is always traumatizing and demeaning for its victims? Research shows the motivations behind it vary."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Could bird flu in US livestock, poultry be risk to humans?;https://www.dw.com/en/could-bird-flu-in-us-livestock-poultry-be-risk-to-humans/a-70988147?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Nations are buying H5N1 bird flu vaccines as the virus continues to spread among livestock in the United States. Some experts say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'All We Imagine as Light': Indian women between independence and patriarchy;https://www.dw.com/en/all-we-imagine-as-light-indian-women-between-independence-and-patriarchy/a-71077933?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "As the award-winning film is released internationally, DW spoke to director Payal Kapadia about the social issues she addresses in her poetic work."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's shortlisted for Oscars;https://www.dw.com/en/dissident-iranian-director-mohammad-rasoulof-s-shortlisted-for-oscars/a-70034644?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Among the 15 international films shortlisted in the 2024 Oscar race, \"The Seed of the Sacred Fig\" will represent Germany. The filmmaker, who lives in exile in Berlin, fled Iran on foot earlier this year."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syphilis: Did Christopher Columbus bring the STD to Europe?;https://www.dw.com/en/syphilis-did-christopher-columbus-bring-the-std-to-europe/a-71096335?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The sexually transmitted disease originated in the Americas 8,000 years ago. But there's evidence that 15th-century colonialists spread Syphilis worldwide."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Dennis Schr\u00f6der: Germany's NBA journeyman;https://www.dw.com/en/dennis-schr\u00f6der-germany-s-nba-journeyman/a-71097179?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Dennis Schr\u00f6der has joined NBA star Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Another change that once again shows the constraints the basketball world champion is subject to as an NBA professional."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Eurozone inflation rises less than expected, more in Germany;https://www.dw.com/en/eurozone-inflation-rises-less-than-expected-more-in-germany/a-71093182?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Inflation across the Eurozone continued to rise in November, but less than expected. Germany, however, was among those countries which bucked the trend."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Youssoufa Moukoko: False age claim for Dortmund star;https://www.dw.com/en/youssoufa-moukoko-false-age-claim-for-dortmund-star/a-71082755?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Youssoufa Moukoko was one of the most hyped teenagers ever to emerge in German football. The Borussia Dortmund striker hasn\u2019t lived up to his potential yet as claims that he is older than thought have resurfaced."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Nissan, Honda inch closer to possible merger;https://www.dw.com/en/nissan-honda-inch-closer-to-possible-merger/a-71089453?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The two Japanese carmakers confirmed reports that they would be 'collaborating' more closely. They were also holding talks with Mitsubishi, with whom they have a parts-sharing agreement for electric vehicles."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syrian culture ready for a new start;https://www.dw.com/en/syrian-culture-ready-for-a-new-start/a-71081611?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Syria's cultural scene is in ruins following many years of war and dictatorship. But after the fall of the Assad regime, artists and intellectuals want to help drive change."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Noa-Lynn van Leuven: Against all odds at the World Darts Championship;https://www.dw.com/en/noa-lynn-van-leuven-against-all-odds-at-the-world-darts-championship/a-71080970?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Noa-Lynn van Leuven is the first transgender person to compete at the World Darts Championship. This has seen van Leuven become the subject of social-media abuse, but the Dutch native is not without supporters."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia: What to expect;https://www.dw.com/en/2034-world-cup-in-saudi-arabia-what-to-expect/a-71032594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The men's football 2034 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia. How many stadiums and host cities will there be? Will fans be allowed to drink alcohol? And what is the tournament expected to cost?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;EU-Mercosur trade deal riles European farmers;https://www.dw.com/en/eu-mercosur-trade-deal-riles-european-farmers/a-71071869?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "French farmers have resumed protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement. But experts say the increase in controversial imports is modest with enough safeguards to soften the impact."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Ukraine: Oil spill off Crimea poses huge environmental risk;https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-oil-spill-off-crimea-poses-huge-environmental-risk/a-71080396?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too;https://www.dw.com/en/postpartum-depression-new-dads-get-baby-blues-too/a-71071393?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression. An early intervention program might help treat the mood disorder."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;As Europe needs workers, Syrians face push to return;https://www.dw.com/en/as-europe-needs-workers-syrians-face-push-to-return/a-71046852?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "With labor shortages across Europe, how can EU states balance calls to repatriate Syrians after the fall of Assad with the bloc's workforce needs?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How Trump's 'America First' policy threatens global trade;https://www.dw.com/en/how-trump-s-america-first-policy-threatens-global-trade/a-71058458?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Multilateral organizations like the WTO are currently under increasing pressure. Will the next US president accelerate the unraveling of a rules-based world trade order? What would that mean for smaller nations?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Google\u2019s 'Willow' chip aimed at leap in quantum computing;https://www.dw.com/en/google-s-willow-chip-aimed-at-leap-in-quantum-computing/a-71068302?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Quantum computers will be much faster than conventional ones. But their error rate is still too high. It\u2019s hoped Google's new processing chip will improve their performance and make them ready for everyday use."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Saving the sun's energy and storing it \u2014 with mirrors;https://www.dw.com/en/saving-the-sun-s-energy-and-storing-it-with-mirrors/a-70819560?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the technology set for a revival?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Syria: Assad regime 'destroyed a generation of athletes';https://www.dw.com/en/syria-assad-regime-destroyed-a-generation-of-athletes/a-71061409?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, was promised plenty by the Assad regime. But all she received were lies, fear and death threats. She told DW she was far from alone."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;China retail growth slows, agency calls for 2025 support;https://www.dw.com/en/china-retail-growth-slows-agency-calls-for-2025-support/a-71063742?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "New Chinese economic performance indicators for November show growth but a slowdown in retail sales despite efforts to incentivize spending. Beijing is bracing for possible impacts of a second Trump term in the US."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;These healthy foods can reduce your chronic pain;https://www.dw.com/en/these-healthy-foods-can-reduce-your-chronic-pain/a-71043710?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce chronic pain. Food will never replace the power of painkillers, but scientists are finding out which foods help reduce pain, and why."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;UK joins Indo-Pacific trade bloc as first European member;https://www.dw.com/en/uk-joins-indo-pacific-trade-bloc-as-first-european-member/a-71059951?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The UK's membership of the CPTPP came into effect on Sunday. Britain is the first European country to join the Indo-Pacfic bloc, its previous government billed the move its \"biggest trade deal\" since Brexit."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Landmark climate hearings conclude at world's top court;https://www.dw.com/en/landmark-climate-hearings-conclude-at-world-s-top-court/a-71051459?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?"
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?;https://www.dw.com/en/fomo-is-real-so-can-it-be-overcome/a-71051425?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it's not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game. It's more about missing social time."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;What makes a good Christmas gift from Germany?;https://www.dw.com/en/what-makes-a-good-christmas-gift-from-germany/a-71005219?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "From chewy candies to wooden handicrafts, expats in Germany visiting their families back home over the holidays have plenty of gifts to choose from. Here are some of the most popular items."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's 2026 World Cup qualifiers depend on Italy game;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-2026-world-cup-qualifiers-depend-on-italy-game/a-71043177?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup has been made for European nations. Germany's Nations League performance will affect their path."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Germany's Padel boom is saving tennis clubs;https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-padel-boom-is-saving-tennis-clubs/a-71023496?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world. The excitement has reached Germany and is reviving some traditional tennis clubs."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;X: Holocaust remembrance organizations quit platform;https://www.dw.com/en/x-holocaust-remembrance-organizations-quit-platform/a-71043202?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Various Holocaust educational, remembrance and research organizations are leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Trump tariffs: Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of new threats;https://www.dw.com/en/trump-tariffs-mexico-and-canada-weigh-potential-fallout-of-new-threats/a-70972316?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "US President-elect Donald Trump has said one of his first acts will be to slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, a move which would cause havoc for two of America's key economic partners."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Genital herpes costs the world $35 billion a year;https://www.dw.com/en/genital-herpes-costs-the-world-35-billion-a-year/a-71037992?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The importance of developing a vaccine for herpes infections is highlighted by a new report showing one in five people live with most common form of genital infection ."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;'Planet Africa' travels through the archaeology of humankind;https://www.dw.com/en/planet-africa-travels-through-the-archaeology-of-humankind/a-71015427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Africa is where we all come from: A new exhibition revisits the continent's contributions to humanity's evolution and culture and looks into the insights provided by archaeology."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth's land drying out?;https://www.dw.com/en/can-the-un-cop16-summit-help-stop-earth-s-land-drying-out/a-71032630?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Healthy soil is vital for water and food supply. But much fertile land is heavily degraded and turning to desert. Over the past two weeks, nations have been gathered in Saudia Arabia to discuss how to tackle the problem."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;FIFA's Club World Cup TV deal: Are the Saudis pulling strings?;https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-s-club-world-cup-tv-deal-are-the-saudis-pulling-strings/a-70996528?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "The Club World Cup, FIFA's latest expansion plan for football, has not generally been well-received. But it still fetched $1 billion in broadcast rights. FIFA's friends in Saudi Arabia may be involved behind the scenes."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist's love of women;https://www.dw.com/en/einstein-letters-reveal-legendary-scientist-s-love-of-women/a-71024204?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Albert Einstein loved life \u2014 and women. Letters that are now being auctioned at Christie's bear witness to this."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;Thyssenkrupp Steel: The next battleground to save German industrial jobs;https://www.dw.com/en/thyssenkrupp-steel-the-next-battleground-to-save-german-industrial-jobs/a-71017097?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "Germany's largest steel company plans to cut thousands of jobs and close one plant in the latest painful overhaul of a German industrial giant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance to the restructuring plan."
    },
    {
        "label": "Deutsche Welle;How a Chinese firm ran a billion-euro carbon credit scam;https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-chinese-firm-ran-a-billion-euro-carbon-credit-scam/a-71010148?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf;2025-01-09 08:53:10",
        "text": "German authorities approved dozens of climate projects in China that allowed firms to receive carbon credits. A DW and ZDF investigation found that these projects are likely fake and part of a large carbon credit scam."
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Eurasian Economic Union and EU not compatible \u2014 Russian Deputy PM;https://tass.com/economy/1897347;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:50:41 +0300",
        "text": "\"It is becoming increasingly evident at present that membership in the EAEU is a privilege and considering economic and social problems the European Union faces, entry into the EU can be compared with buying a ticket to the Titanic,\" Alexey Overchuk said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Contact group on Ukraine may halt its activities under Trump \u2014 NYT;https://tass.com/world/1897345;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:28:37 +0300",
        "text": "The group held its inaugural meeting on April 26, 2022, at the Ramstein air base in Germany"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s grain exports exceed 86.7 mln tons in 2024 \u2014 watchdog;https://tass.com/economy/1897341;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:16:50 +0300",
        "text": "Wheat exports by the end of last year amounted to 57.5 million tons, exports of barley reached 8.2 million tons, export of corn totaled 6.7 million tons"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Moldovan foreign ministry slams Russian embassy\u2019s statement on Transnistria energy crisis;https://tass.com/politics/1897339;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:06:34 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier this month, gas supplies to Moldova were halted after the suspension of Russian gas transit through Ukraine and Chisinau's refusal to settle the problem of fuel debt, which Moscow estimates at $709 mln"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Hunter Biden's home burns down in California wildfire;https://tass.com/emergencies/1897337;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:04:46 +0300",
        "text": "According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, fires in Los Angeles County have engulfed almost 27,000 acres of land"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian President Putin lauds opening of Russia-China Youth Winter Games;https://tass.com/sports/1897335;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:58:14 +0300",
        "text": "\"Held in summer and winter sports disciplines, the Russian-Chinese Youth Games have firmly established themselves as one of the most far-reaching and successful undertakings in terms of promoting humanitarian cooperation and people-to-people ties,\" the Russian president said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia preparing to use lasers to protect infrastructure against drones;https://tass.com/defense/1897333;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:55:02 +0300",
        "text": "Protection of critical infrastructure and industrial facilities against drone attacks requires the use of different technologies anticipating neutralization and physical destruction of drones, Nikita Danilov said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Flight from China to Moscow lands in Krasnoyarsk over passenger\u2019s condition;https://tass.com/emergencies/1897331;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:54:35 +0300",
        "text": "According to the representative, the passenger and his family are Russian citizens"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia welcomes Indonesia\u2019s full BRICS membership \u2014 foreign ministry;https://tass.com/politics/1897329;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:54:04 +0300",
        "text": "The ministry said that Indonesia\u2019s candidacy was submitted and tentatively approved during the 2023 Johannesburg summit, when the group began its initial process of expansion"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian diplomat visits Moldovan foreign ministry after remarks on crisis in Transnistria;https://tass.com/politics/1897327;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:42:27 +0300",
        "text": "The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian diplomat in the wake of the Russian embassy's statement regarding the energy crisis in Transnistria, in which it rejected Chisinau\u2019s accusations against Moscow"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;FACTBOX: Putin instructs Cabinet on liquidation of fuel oil spill in Black Sea;https://tass.com/emergencies/1897325;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:40:24 +0300",
        "text": "The president noted that the relevant authorities are not doing enough to minimize the damage from the emergency"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Germany plans to train 10,000 more Ukrainian troops this year \u2014 Defense Minister;https://tass.com/world/1897323;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:39:29 +0300",
        "text": "According to Boris Pistorius, over 19,000 Ukrainian troops have already received training in Germany"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;European NATO members call to preserve Ramstein-format meetings \u2014 minister;https://tass.com/world/1897321;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:36:35 +0300",
        "text": "Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced that Warsaw is preparing another package of military aid for Kiev"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US to announce new sanctions against Russia this week \u2014 Reuters;https://tass.com/politics/1897319;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:35:12 +0300",
        "text": "The US may also impose sanctions on a number of Chinese companies for the alleged support of Russia, the news agency noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Bankruptcy moratorium for Nord Stream 2 pipeline operator extended until May 9;https://tass.com/economy/1897317;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:32:43 +0300",
        "text": "If the Nord Stream 2 pipeline operator fails to comply with this period, it will be recognized bankrupt without setting a grace period"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia welcomes inspections at Shanghai stores selling counterfeit products \u2014 REC;https://tass.com/society/1897315;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:31:59 +0300",
        "text": "The REC press service believes that the growing popularity of Russian products and the Made in Russia national brand has a downside, stimulating \"unscrupulous entrepreneurs who seek to profit from this popularity by selling counterfeit products\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine's Kursk counteroffensives flounder as losses mount \u2014 expert;https://tass.com/politics/1897313;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:16:08 +0300",
        "text": "According to Alexander Mikhailov, Vladimir Zelensky is currently pouring all available resources into Kursk"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;UK top brass announces plans to deliver 30,000 drones to Ukrainian army;https://tass.com/world/1897311;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:12:56 +0300",
        "text": "The Drone Capability Coalition was set up in November last year by the United Kingdom and Latvia to support Ukraine with uncrewed surveillance and attack capabilities"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Bank of Russia raises dollar rate for January 10 to 102.29 rubles;https://tass.com/economy/1897307;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:11:03 +0300",
        "text": "The official yuan exchange rate was raised by 27 kopecks, to 13.6934 rubles"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Top UK diplomat expects Trump to settle Ukraine conflict around Easter;https://tass.com/world/1897305;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:09:38 +0300",
        "text": "In 2025, Catholics, Protestants and Russian Orthodox celebrate Easter on the same day, April 20"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;No clear plan yet on Ukrainian settlement from Trump\u2019s team, Polish defense minister says;https://tass.com/world/1897303;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:04:01 +0300",
        "text": "In the US presidential election on November 5, 2024, Republican Trump defeated his Democratic rival, US Vice President Kamala Harris"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia boosts meat, meat products exports in 2024;https://tass.com/economy/1897301;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:00:12 +0300",
        "text": "\"In general, imports of meat and meat products into Russia surged by 1.2 times from 586,200 metric tons in 2023 to 709,000 metric tons in 2024,\" the regulator noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Oil washed ashore after Black Sea spill mostly cleaned up \u2014 minister;https://tass.com/society/1897299;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:49:16 +0300",
        "text": "According to previous reports, almost 140,000 metric tons of oil-contaminated sand and soil have been removed from the shoreline as part of the cleanup effort"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin calls last year\u2019s Black Sea oil spill 'serious environmental challenge' for Russia;https://tass.com/emergencies/1897295;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:40:09 +0300",
        "text": "The president emphasized that this issue must not be overlooked at today's meeting and asked Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov to report on the situation, outlining the steps to be taken in the near future \"to mitigate the consequences of this environmental incident\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Oil market stability in 2025 hinges on OPEC+ countries \u2014 experts;https://tass.com/economy/1897291;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:24:40 +0300",
        "text": "Meanwhile, Alexey Belogoryev, research director at the Institute for Energy and Finance Foundation, noted that no one knows for sure the current balance on the oil market, adding that data is released with an extensive delay and is often revised after the fact"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US to allocate new $500-million military aid package to Ukraine soon \u2014 defense secretary;https://tass.com/world/1897285;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:19:33 +0300",
        "text": "The capabilities in the package will include AIM-7, RIM-7, and AIM-9M missiles for air defense, armored bridging systems, as well as small arms and ammunition"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Slovak PM held talks on gas transit via Ukraine with European Commission;https://tass.com/economy/1897283;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:14:30 +0300",
        "text": "A new round of consultations of EU countries on gas scheduled for January 7 failed because of absence of the Ukrainian delegation, Robert Fico said on Monday"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;General Joseph Aoun sworn in as Lebanon's 14th president;https://tass.com/world/1897281;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:11:57 +0300",
        "text": "The president pledged to develop \"a new Lebanese defense doctrine that will protect the country from Israeli aggression\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Zelensky cleared Ukrainian political field enough to secure re-election, experts say;https://tass.com/world/1897277;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:03:29 +0300",
        "text": "\"However, given the ongoing developments at the frontline, his chances are diminishing with each day of combat,\" Vladimir Zharikhin stressed"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;National Projects funding to be $557.2 bln for six years \u2014 Novak;https://tass.com/economy/1897275;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:02:27 +0300",
        "text": "The Presidium of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects approved datasheets for all the nineteen National Projects, the Russian deputy prime minister added"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Liberation of Kurakhovo to pave way towards Dnepropetrovsk Region \u2014 official;https://tass.com/politics/1897273;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:54:24 +0300",
        "text": "According to Vladimir Rogov, Ukrainian defenses in the northern part of the Zaporozhye Region were not structured to counter a Russian advance from the east"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Su-35S fighter jets uncover Ukrainian air defense sites in Kursk area;https://tass.com/defense/1897269;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:52:00 +0300",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said that \"the crews of Su-35S multirole fighter jets practiced air cover in the designated area of sorties by bombers and attack aircraft\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Yakutia, Magadan Region record coldest temperatures globally in the past day;https://tass.com/society/1897267;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:48:29 +0300",
        "text": "The warmest temperatures on Earth were observed in Australia and Paraguay on January 8"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;About 100,000 tons of Russian fertilizers remain blocked in European ports \u2014 Uralchem CEO;https://tass.com/economy/1897265;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:44:45 +0300",
        "text": "Dmitry Konyaev noted that Uralchem has supplied about 200,000 tons of fertilizers as humanitarian aid to various countries"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin says planning to hold phone call with China\u2019s Xi Jinping soon;https://tass.com/politics/1897259;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:41:57 +0300",
        "text": "Having listened to Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova\u2019s report about Russian-Chinese cooperation in the movie industry, the president asked to submit the information to him in written form, so that he could refer to it during the upcoming discussion, should the need arise"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian troops attacking Kamenka-Dneprovskaya with artillery, drones;https://tass.com/politics/1897257;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:39:30 +0300",
        "text": "Information on casualties and damage is being clarified"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine puts over 500,000 people on wanted list for draft evasion;https://tass.com/world/1897255;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:34:48 +0300",
        "text": "At the same time, Natalya Kondratova says, 400 criminal cases against recruitment centers\u2019 actions were launched, with most of them being at the stage of investigation or court hearing"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Passenger transportation on Russian Railways\u2019 network up 7% in 2024 to 1.284 bln people;https://tass.com/economy/1897249;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:28:22 +0300",
        "text": "Passenger turnover increased by 5.5% in 2024 compared with the previous year and totaled 143.7 bln passenger-km"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Moscow resolutely condemns terrorist attack targeting Chad\u2019s legitimate leadership;https://tass.com/politics/1897247;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:25:47 +0300",
        "text": "It was earlier reported that a fierce shootout in the vicinity of the presidential palace in downtown N\u2019Djamena"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Railways\u2019 freight loading volumes down 4.1% to 1.181 bln tons in 2024;https://tass.com/economy/1897245;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:17:31 +0300",
        "text": "Freight turnover in 2024 amounted to 2,523.8 bln tariff ton-km, down by 4.3% compared to 2023"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US admits shipments of ATACMS, F-16s, Abrams tanks did not help Ukraine;https://tass.com/world/1897243;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:16:56 +0300",
        "text": "The official also said that the most part of the promised weapons has already been delivered, while the remaining weapons are currently being delivered to Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Slovak PM threatens Kiev with tough response if gas transit issue remains unresolved;https://tass.com/world/1897241;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:14:38 +0300",
        "text": "Robert Fico noted that Slovakia could also use its veto power in the EU on Ukraine-related issues"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ex-president of Georgia seeks to perform 'presidential duties' in new office in Tbilisi;https://tass.com/world/1897239;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:12:04 +0300",
        "text": "Salome Zourabichvili's new office is located on Chovelidze Street in the heart of Tbilisi"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Expert gives Ukrainian army 10-14 days before they run out of steam in Kursk Region;https://tass.com/world/1897237;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:11:04 +0300",
        "text": "Ralph Bosshard says that the goal of the Ukrainian offensive operation in the Kursk Region has always been unclear"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine scraps plans for women mobilization \u2014 deputy;https://tass.com/world/1897235;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:05:03 +0300",
        "text": "According to the statement, basic military training is optional for Ukrainian women"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine experiences nearly 70% surge in cyberattacks in 2024;https://tass.com/world/1897229;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:58:55 +0300",
        "text": "It is reported that hackers primarily rely on mass distribution of malicious software and phishing emails to execute cyberattacks"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Humanity has fed AI with all its knowledge \u2014 Musk;https://tass.com/science/1897225;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:49:01 +0300",
        "text": "The businessman believes there\u2019s a good chance that artificial intelligence will surpass human capabilities as early as by the end of this year"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Shanghai authorities launch inspections of stores selling fake Russian products;https://tass.com/economy/1897219;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:45:06 +0300",
        "text": "According to the report, the share of genuine imported products from Russia was notably low in these stores"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine\u2019s allies adopt plans of support to Kiev until 2027 \u2014 Pentagon chief;https://tass.com/world/1897221;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:43:50 +0300",
        "text": "The member countries said in a joint statement, released by the Pentagon, that Kiev\u2019s allies plan to work closely with Ukraine to identify how to meet the designated benchmarks in Ukraine\u2019s military needs through \"respective national donations, procurements, investments, and efforts to expand defense industrial base capacity\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Canada to levy retaliatory tariffs on US-made goods in response to Trump\u2019s tax threat;https://tass.com/world/1897213;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:31:15 +0300",
        "text": "Ottawa is trying to carefully select American goods in a manner that minimizes, where possible, the impact on Canadian consumers but maximizes political pain for US decision-makers, the newspaper wrote"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza exceeds 46,000;https://tass.com/world/1897211;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:26:52 +0300",
        "text": "At least 70 Palestinians were killed and 104 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry added"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia hammers Ukrainian army, equipment in over 160 areas in past day;https://tass.com/politics/1897207;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:22:55 +0300",
        "text": "Russia\u2019s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 245 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Armenia\u2019s drive to join EU is country\u2019s sovereign right \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897205;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:21:55 +0300",
        "text": "Dmitry Peskov stressed that membership in the EAEU benefits not only the Armenian government, but also the people of this country as Armenia's economic growth rate owing to its participation in this association is \"going up by percentage points\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;US has no plans to boost military potential in Greenland \u2014 Reuters;https://tass.com/world/1897203;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:21:32 +0300",
        "text": "According to the report, Washington will continue to work closely with Denmark and Greenland to ensure common security needs"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Energy crisis in Transnistria worsens \u2014 foreign minister;https://tass.com/world/1897201;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:15:06 +0300",
        "text": "The crisis escalated after Gazprom halted gas supplies to Moldova in early January, citing a ban on transit through Ukraine and Chisinau's failure to resolve outstanding debt, which the Russian side estimates at $709 million"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia favors objective investigation of plane crash near Aktau \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897199;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:11:38 +0300",
        "text": "An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 plane headed from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Wink online movie platform to launch subscription service in Belarus;https://tass.com/economy/1897191;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:47:47 +0300",
        "text": "The online movie service is also in talks to launch subscriptions in other CIS countries"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukraine fires over 50 projectiles at Russia\u2019s Belgorod Region in past day;https://tass.com/politics/1897187;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:44:22 +0300",
        "text": "According to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Belgorod district was attacked by 14 UAVs, damaging four private houses, eight cars, three outbuildings, an agricultural facility and power lines"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Mozambique\u2019s opposition leader proclaims himself president \u2014 media;https://tass.com/world/1897179;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:30:45 +0300",
        "text": "Venancio Mondlane expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with the authorities, while also urging his supporters to continue protesting against the outcome of the election"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kremlin doubts Armenia can be member of both EU, EAEU;https://tass.com/politics/1897173;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:19:29 +0300",
        "text": "Dmitry Peskov added that so far, it is difficult to assess the implications of Armenia\u2019s potential EU membership"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kremlin urges waiting for Brussels' response to Armenia\u2019s EU initiative \u2014 spokesman;https://tass.com/politics/1897171;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:16:13 +0300",
        "text": "Dmitry Peskov also recalled Turkey\u2019s experience, with the country having been pursuing the course towards EU membership for many years, but \"seeing no particular reciprocity from Brussels\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Putin to only welcome Trump\u2019s will to seek contact \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897169;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:10:31 +0300",
        "text": "Dmitry Peskov recalled that the Russian president repeatedly stated his readiness for dialogue as well as the need for this"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump-led US will hardly let Europe loose, Russian expert argues;https://tass.com/politics/1897157;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:49:54 +0300",
        "text": "\"NATO\u2019s eastern borders will still maintain the functionality of exerting military pressure on Russia, with the bloc\u2019s new members in Northern Europe acting as a springboard for the Pentagon\u2019s coming Arctic expansion,\" Alexander Stepanov maintained"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia to continue building relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897155;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:41:27 +0300",
        "text": "Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had recently held contacts with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Dmitry Peskov said that \"there were no contacts in those [past] days\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Indonesia joining BRICS to boost country\u2019s role on global stage \u2014 lawmaker;https://tass.com/world/1897153;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:37:44 +0300",
        "text": "Eddy Soeparno noted that the country\u2019s accession to BRICS will generate investment opportunities as well as funding for government projects, ranging from infrastructure to renewable energy"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Europe loses to Putin in Ukraine despite billions in aid \u2014 president;https://tass.com/world/1897147;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:27:39 +0300",
        "text": "Milorad Dodik paid special attention to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's statement about arming Kiev, also noting that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (in office from 2005-2021) also resorted to misleading within the Minsk agreements"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;West should remember Donbass in talks about respecting opinion of Greenlanders \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897143;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:23:43 +0300",
        "text": "\"If they claim that public opinion should be taken into account, perhaps we should remind them of the views of those in the four new Russian regions,\" Dmitry Peskov clarified"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Free Syrian Army deploys heavy weapons to frontline with Kurds \u2014 newspaper;https://tass.com/world/1897139;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:20:02 +0300",
        "text": "Currently, Turkey is not preparing for a direct military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria, but is not dismissing such an option either"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Transnistria records no major migration outflows amid energy crisis;https://tass.com/world/1897135;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:18:24 +0300",
        "text": "Vitaly Ignatyev pointed out that if the crisis grew worse, the republic\u2019s coal and gas reserves would not be enough"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Europe\u2019s anxiety deepens over Trump's plans for future presidency \u2014 newspaper;https://tass.com/world/1897133;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:16:58 +0300",
        "text": "The European allies of the United States from both the EU and NATO are awaiting Trump's return to the White House with great uncertainty"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kremlin keeps mum about how Russian gas getting to Slovakia;https://tass.com/economy/1897131;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:12:51 +0300",
        "text": "Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called reliable gas supplies to the republic at reasonable prices the main result of December talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia calls for peace in Arctic as region remains in its sphere of interests \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897129;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:10:14 +0300",
        "text": "\"We are interested in maintaining an atmosphere of peace and stability and are ready to cooperate with all countries,\" Dmitry Peskov noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kremlin says following debate around control of Panama Canal in wake of Trump\u2019s remark;https://tass.com/politics/1897123;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:09:14 +0300",
        "text": "\"We are watching this exchange of statements very closely,\" Dmitry Peskov said"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Energy crisis in Transnistria linked to decisions made by Kiev and Chisinau \u2014 Kremlin;https://tass.com/politics/1897121;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:04:55 +0300",
        "text": "\"The situation is a real emergency,\" Dmitry Peskov stressed"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Press review: Russia notes Japan's militarization while allies expect Ukrainian assault;https://tass.com/pressreview/1897021;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0300",
        "text": "Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, January 9th"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kremlin keeping eye on US claims to Canada, Greenland \u2014 spokesman;https://tass.com/politics/1897119;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:57:39 +0300",
        "text": "\"We are closely following these dramatic developments - thank God, it has not gone beyond statements yet,\" Dmitry Peskov noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Chadian government to probe attack on presidential palace \u2014 foreign minister;https://tass.com/world/1897111;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:56:17 +0300",
        "text": "Late on January 8, an intense gunfire erupted around the National Square and the presidential palace, plunging the capital into an atmosphere of tension for some time, Alwihda Info reported"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Cuts to nickel mine output in Indonesia could remove 35% of global supply;https://tass.com/economy/1897087;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:38:13 +0300",
        "text": "The Indonesian government is weighing cuts to quotas from 272 mln to 150 mln tons this year"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s Samsonova through to semis of 2025 WTA Adelaide International;https://tass.com/sports/1897085;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:37:11 +0300",
        "text": "Lyudmila Samsonova is now set to face off against the winner of the quarterfinals match between Russia\u2019s Daria Kasatkina and Madison Keys of the United States"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia\u2019s military planning to take note of US attempts to use Greenland to ensure security;https://tass.com/politics/1897075;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:22:06 +0300",
        "text": "According to Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin, the future of Greenland should be decided based on the will of its residents and the current Danish laws"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Trump said to be serious about acquiring Greenland to expand US influence \u2014 Reuters;https://tass.com/world/1897079;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:21:00 +0300",
        "text": "Sources added that the US president-elect is interested in territorial expansion as a means of creating a legacy that will be remembered for numerous generations"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Transnistria still considers Russia as main gas supplier \u2014 foreign minister;https://tass.com/economy/1897069;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:19:00 +0300",
        "text": "For supplies through the TurkStream gas pipeline political decisions are required, Vitaly Ignatyev noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;DPR head announces restoration of liberated Kurakhovo;https://tass.com/politics/1897061;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:02:27 +0300",
        "text": "According to Denis Pushilin, specialists will assess the scale of the restoration work"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Rescuers remove about 140,000 tons of oil-contaminated sand from coast in Krasnodar Region;https://tass.com/society/1897059;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:00:56 +0300",
        "text": "Over 7,200 people have assembled to carry out the emergency response effort with the help of 691 units of special equipment"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Transnistrian foreign minister doubts energy crisis to be resolved without gas supplies;https://tass.com/world/1897057;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:51:15 +0300",
        "text": "\"Energy consumption in Transnistria in the winter period considering heating appliances exceeds 220 MW,\" Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatyev noted"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian army abandons servicemen refusing to lay mines \u2014 captive;https://tass.com/world/1897055;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:50:58 +0300",
        "text": "According to Mikhail Kostyuk, following his draft, he went through virtually no training"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Ukrainian jails emptied with inmates deployed to frontline \u2014 POW;https://tass.com/world/1897051;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:35:42 +0300",
        "text": "Vladimir Volsky emphasized that he signed a contract with the Ukrainian army in order to be released"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russia donates over 1,600 tons of grain to Ethiopia as aid to refugees \u2014 embassy;https://tass.com/politics/1897049;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:29:01 +0300",
        "text": "Russian Ambassador to Addis Ababa Yevgeny Terekhin said that the countries are connected by \"long-established strong friendly relations\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian stocks up as Thursday trading opens;https://tass.com/economy/1897047;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:24:55 +0300",
        "text": "The yuan exchange rate was up by 12.7 kopecks at 13.637 rubles"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Authorities in control of situation in Chad\u2019s capital, ambassador says;https://tass.com/world/1897045;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:23:22 +0300",
        "text": "On Wednesday, the media reported gunshots near the presidential palace in downtown N'Djamena"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Foreign Policy columnist sees West facing 'Who lost Ukraine?' debate;https://tass.com/world/1897043;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:08:23 +0300",
        "text": "As Stephen Walt noted, the terms of ending Ukraine conflict \"are likely to be disappointing to Kiev and its Western supporters\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Kurakhovo fortified area as crucial as Avdeyevka, Ugledar \u2014 official;https://tass.com/politics/1897041;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:05:58 +0300",
        "text": "Denis Pushilin added that the enemy had used considerable forces in the battles for the city"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Pentagon chief points to Russia\u2019s 'advantages' in Ukraine conflict;https://tass.com/world/1897039;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:05:02 +0300",
        "text": "Lloyd Austin will chair the 25th meeting of the group of Western countries coordinating weapons supplies to Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Medvedev doubts Trump\u2019s ability to swiftly resolve Ukraine crisis;https://tass.com/politics/1897037;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:02:32 +0300",
        "text": "The Russian senior official added that \"the US economy continues at its own slow pace and even the fight against immigrants is not promising major victories\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Gas withdrawal from European UGS facilities on the rise;https://tass.com/economy/1897035;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:55:34 +0300",
        "text": "Meanwhile, total volume of fuel in UGS facilities amounts to 76.4 bcm of gas, which is the fourth-highest level for the beginning of January since records started"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Frontline situation tense, Ukrainian General Staff acknowledges;https://tass.com/world/1897033;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:39:44 +0300",
        "text": "Earlier, the Kiev regime reported the forced retreat to the Dnepropetrovsk Region from the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic\u2019s territories controlled by Ukraine"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian Ka-52M combat helicopter wipes out Ukrainian army stronghold in Kursk area;https://tass.com/politics/1897029;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:33:46 +0300",
        "text": "The Defense Ministry uploaded video footage showing the destruction of enemy targets"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Change in Pentagon leadership may affect Ukraine Defense Contact Group\u2019s activities;https://tass.com/world/1897023;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:07:19 +0300",
        "text": "According to the media, \"the dissolution of the group could be a blow to Ukraine, which is losing ground to Russia and is struggling to recruit and train new troops\""
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Russian units break through Ukrainian defenses near dominant point in DPR;https://tass.com/politics/1897019;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:57:41 +0300",
        "text": "Military expert Andrey Marochko said that in order to reduce threats, the Russian Armed Forces began delivering intensive combined strikes on Ukrainian positions"
    },
    {
        "label": "TASS;Bank of Russia resumes regular fiscal rule-based operations with currency on January 9;https://tass.com/economy/1897017;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:55:06 +0300",
        "text": "From January 15 to June 30, 2025, the Central Bank will buy or sell foreign currency based on the amount of fiscal rule-based operations announced every month by the Finance Ministry"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Yulia Putintseva v Diana Shnaider;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-yulia-putintseva-v-diana-shnaider-20250110-p5l39h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:27:38 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Yulia Putintseva & Diana Shnaider on Day 4 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Superquiz, Friday, January 10;https://www.smh.com.au/national/superquiz-friday-january-10-20250109-p5l33e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:59:00 +1100",
        "text": "Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today\u2019s interactive superquiz."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Seagull drama saves Vince;https://www.smh.com.au/national/seagull-drama-saves-vince-20250109-p5l39g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:11:30 +1100",
        "text": "Seagulls interrupt the flow of play and save James Vince from dismissal against the Melbourne Stars."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Madison Keys v Daria Kasatkina;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-madison-keys-v-daria-kasatkina-20250109-p5l39f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:33:10 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Madison Keys & Daria Kasatkina on Day 4 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Best of cartoons, January 10, 2025;https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/best-of-cartoons-january-10-2025-20250109-p5l39d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:16:32 +1100",
        "text": "The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Murray's lost form exposed;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/murrays-lost-form-exposed-20250109-p5l39e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:13:25 +1100",
        "text": "Andy Murray struggles around the court just months after retirement in humorous exhibition doubles match."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Independent to run in Freo as teals move beyond Perth\u2019s western suburbs;https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/independent-to-run-in-freo-as-teals-move-beyond-perth-s-western-suburbs-20250107-p5l2kp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:49:39 +1100",
        "text": "Fremantle business owner Kate Hulett is set to challenge Labor Minister Simone McGurk as an independent in the upcoming state election, as the teal movement breaches Perth\u2019s affluent western suburbs."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Birrell fights back tears in heroic win;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/birrell-fights-back-tears-in-heroic-win-20250109-p5l39b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:43:11 +1100",
        "text": "Kim Birrell fights back the tears as she reacts to qualifying for the Australian Open main draw."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Albanese's jobs, housing promise to WA;https://www.smh.com.au/national/albaneses-jobs-housing-promise-to-wa-20250109-p5l39a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:33:35 +1100",
        "text": "Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a major jobs and housing announcement during a visit to Perth."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;WA beach reopens after shark entered netted area;https://www.smh.com.au/national/wa-beach-reopens-after-shark-entered-netted-area-20250109-p5l399.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:33:31 +1100",
        "text": "Western Australia's Cottesloe Beach has reopened after a shark spent 27 hours inside the netted area."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;How the inferno that reduced parts of LA to ashes was years in the making;https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/a-deadly-mix-years-in-the-making-anatomy-of-the-fires-that-engulfed-la-at-devastating-speed-20250109-p5l32m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:29:46 +1100",
        "text": "A deadly combination made LA dangerously combustible, triggering a disaster \u2013 and authorities warn the worst is yet to come. Here\u2019s how the crisis unfolded."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Investigators retrieve wreckage after fatal WA seaplane crash;https://www.smh.com.au/national/investigators-retrieve-wreckage-after-fatal-wa-seaplane-crash-20250109-p5l397.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:29:18 +1100",
        "text": "An investigation will determine how a seaplane crashed near Rottnest Island, killing three people and injuring four."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Djoker's question that left Murray 'shocked';https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/djokers-question-that-left-murray-shocked-20250109-p5l395.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:18:01 +1100",
        "text": "Andy Murray reveals the one question Novak Djokovic asked that left him shocked."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;This year\u2019s Australian Open matches to watch, and those to wait for;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/this-year-s-australian-open-matches-to-watch-and-those-to-wait-for-20250109-p5l31l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:16:57 +1100",
        "text": "The Australian Open takes centre stage again on Sunday. We take look at what to expect in the first round and beyond."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Why Destanee couldn\u2019t be happier wearing a $35 dress for her first-round AO clash;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/why-destanee-couldn-t-be-happier-wearing-a-35-dress-for-her-first-round-ao-clash-20250109-p5l390.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:02:41 +1100",
        "text": "Destanee Aaiva was once the world\u2019s best 14-year-old girl, but she\u2019s endured a challenging path back to the Australian Open."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The Mayne event: Concept promises to put 2032 Games back on the rails;https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/the-mayne-event-concept-promises-to-put-2032-games-back-on-the-rails-20250107-p5l2jz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:02:25 +1100",
        "text": "An ambitious plan promises to put the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games back on track. Literally."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Will the Donald consider the apple of his isle?;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/will-the-donald-consider-the-apple-of-his-isle-20250109-p5l30x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +1100",
        "text": "\u201cWe have to build a seawall. We have no choice!\u201d"
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;The stunning moment hikers found Hadi on a hillside;https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-stunning-moment-hikers-found-hadi-on-a-hillside-in-kosciuszko-20250109-p5l30i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:39:16 +1100",
        "text": "For 13 days, searchers combed the dense alpine forest of the Kosciuszko National Park looking for missing hiker Hadi Nazari. As hope began to fade, a speck appeared in the distance."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;Adelaide International Highlights: Arevalo & Pavic v Nys & Roger-Vasselin;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/adelaide-international-highlights-arevalo-and-pavic-v-nys-and-roger-vasselin-20250109-p5l394.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:33:31 +1100",
        "text": "Watch the match highlights between Arevalo & Pavic & Nys & Roger-Vasselin on Day 3 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis."
    },
    {
        "label": "The Sydney Morning Herald;De Minaur danger: The Carlos crusher awaiting the Demon in the first round;https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2025-draw-live-updates-match-ups-set-to-be-revealed-for-grand-slam-event-20250108-p5l2v7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:32:45 +1100",
        "text": "Alex de Minaur is embracing the pressure and expectations after copping a devilish draw for the Australian Open in Melbourne. Nick Kyrgios meanwhile has drawn Brit Jacob Fearnley."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Alleged Yakuza boss admits to trafficking plutonium, uranium and drugs;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-10/yakuza-crime-boss-admits-to-smuggling-nuclear-material/104802328;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:00:35 +0000",
        "text": "Takeshi Ebisawa has pleaded guilty in New York to conspiring with a network of associates to \"brazenly\" traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar, the US justice department says."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Lebanon's parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-10/lebanon-parliament-elects-army-chief-joseph-aoun-as-president/104802346;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:19:04 +0000",
        "text": "The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the country has diminished after a devastating war with Israel."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Princess Kate turns 43 with tribute from husband Prince William;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/princess-kate-birthday-turns-43/104802318;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:48:06 +0000",
        "text": "Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed last March that she had been diagnosed with an unspecified cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Pat Cummins in doubt for Australia's Champions Trophy tilt;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/pat-cummins-champions-trophy-australia-ankle-injury-doubt/104802096;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:18:39 +0000",
        "text": "Australian skipper Pat Cummins is no certainty to play in next month's Champions Trophy with the talismanic bowler to undergo scans on an ankle injury."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Nine hospitalised due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Hobart;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/9-hospitalised-suspected-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/104802040;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:56:28 +0000",
        "text": "Nine people have been taken to hospital after being exposed to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a business in Hobart's north."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Hospital's maternity problems linked to staff shortages, report finds;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/tasmania-rhh-report-into-maternity-issues/104799806;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 07:49:50 +0000",
        "text": "An independent report into maternity services at the Royal Hobart Hospital has found those working within the service \"haven't felt supported and valued to be able to speak up and talk about safety and quality concerns\"."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Keith Lees charged with murder after landing in Queensland;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/keith-lees-court-queensland-meaghan-rose-murder/104801336;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:15:25 +0000",
        "text": "A 72-year-old man has been charged over the 1997 alleged murder of Meaghan Louise Rose on the Sunshine Coast after being extradited to Queensland."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;De Minaur handed tricky Aus Open draw, Jones to face former Wimbledon champ;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/australian-open-draw-alex-de-minaur-kyrgios-emerson-jones/104801192;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 06:01:19 +0000",
        "text": "Alex de Minaur faces a devilish draw through the early stages of the Australian Open while Emerson Jones will take on former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the first round."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'He's one fit bugger,' says searcher after Hadi Nazari's rescue;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/hadi-nazari-searchers-behind-the-scenes/104798874;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:51:54 +0000",
        "text": "Missing hiker Hadi Nazari left a trail of clues, but trying to find him in some of the most rugged terrain in NSW was still hard work."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'UFOish' clouds form as storms sweep across Queensland;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/ufo-clouds-weather-phenomenon-darling-downs-rain-storm-bom/104799482;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:41:22 +0000",
        "text": "It looks like a UFO, or an alien ship, but these oddly-shaped clouds snapped by locals west of Brisbane on Thursday morning are an indicator of Queensland's wild weather."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Teens with alleged youth gang links charged over Melbourne machete attack;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/machete-attack-melbourne-youth-gangs-teens-arrested-vic/104801086;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:32:08 +0000",
        "text": "Police say five teenage boys have been arrested after allegedly luring a victim to a public toilet block and assaulting him with a machete in Melbourne's south-east."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Richmond star Noah Balta banned for four matches;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/noah-balta-suspension-assault-richmond-tigers/104801106;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 05:11:32 +0000",
        "text": "Tigers defender Noah Balta will be suspended for four AFL matches and two pre-season games following the off-field incident which led to him being charged with assault."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;'Unexpected and devastating': Tributes for pilot as plane wreckage pulled from water;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/rottnest-plane-wreckage-pulled-from-water/104799728;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:34:03 +0000",
        "text": "The wreckage of a seaplane that crashed off Rottnest Island on Tuesday afternoon, killing three people, has been pulled from the water and taken back to the mainland for further investigation."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Hazara community overjoyed by rescue of missing hiker Hadi Nazari;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/hazara-community-joyful-at-rescue-of-hiker-hadi-nazari/104798546;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:27:33 +0000",
        "text": "The tight-knit and resilient community of Hazaras are overjoyed and grateful for the search efforts to recover Hadi Nazari, who was found alive after almost two weeks lost in the bush."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Colt breaks Magic Millions record with $2.8 million auction sale;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/snitzel-colt-sets-magic-millions-thoroughbred-yearling-record/104799472;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:25:17 +0000",
        "text": "An English businessman, on his first trip to Australia, has paid $2.8 million for a thoroughbred yearling, setting a new record."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Why Hadi Nazari had a good chance of survival despite no food;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/hadi-nazari-how-to-survive-when-lost-in-bushland/104799010;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:24:16 +0000",
        "text": "University student Hadi Nazari's survival for 13 days lost in Kosciuszko National Park has been hailed by his loved ones as a \"miracle\" but survival experts say he also did a few things right to keep himself alive."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Prime minister flags $200m in housing and infrastructure in pitch to regional WA;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/albanese-regional-housing-infrastructure-package-wa/104797486;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:46:10 +0000",
        "text": "Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a re-elected Labor government will \"unlock\" more than 1,000 homes across regional WA, but locals say it may not deliver the required housing quickly enough."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Police search for shotgun allegedly used in Gold Coast shooting;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/police-search-for-shotgun-allegedly-used-in-gold-coast-shooting/104799514;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:52:18 +0000",
        "text": "Police are still searching for the weapon allegedly used to shoot a woman in the back at a Gold Coast property on Wednesday. The 33-year-old remains in hospital in a critical condition."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australian who returned to Afghanistan after Taliban abduction dies;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/taliban-announces-death-of-australian-ex-hostage/104799318;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:22:58 +0000",
        "text": "Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have announced the death of an Australian man who had returned to the country after having been held hostage by the group for more than three years."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Inquiry to probe health impacts from 'rotten egg' odour;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/ipswich-odour-health-inquiry-called-by-state-government/104799018;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:21:07 +0000",
        "text": "Since 2018, Queensland's Environment Department has received thousands of complaints from Ipswich residents about odours from the waste industry."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Several celebrities lose multi-million-dollar homes in Los Angeles wildfires;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/celebrities-lose-homes-in-wildfires-in-pacific-palisades-la/104798662;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:06:23 +0000",
        "text": "Wildfires burning across Los Angeles have crossed through some of the richest suburbs in LA, including the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, where many celebrities reside."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Magic Millions to stay on Gold Coast after repaired track passes test;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/magic-millions-to-stay-on-gold-coast-after-track-passes-test/104798968;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:03:52 +0000",
        "text": "The $14 million race day will go ahead on the Gold Coast this weekend after the repaired track passed the long-awaited gallop test this morning."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Australia look to youth brigade as Cooper Connolly makes Sri Lanka Test squad;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/australia-squad-for-sri-lanka-series-cooper-connolly/104799396;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:56:42 +0000",
        "text": "Cooper Connolly could have a shot at his Test debut after being named in Australia's squad to tour Sri Lanka later this month."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;What does climate change have to do with California's fires?;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/la-fires-climate-change-conditions-santa-ana-winds/104798394;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:45:40 +0000",
        "text": "As Los Angeles battles catastrophic wildfires, experts say there are signs climate change is already reshaping fire seasons around the world."
    },
    {
        "label": "ABC News;Meth research triggers warning to prospective second-hand car buyers;https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-09/research-analyses-car-surfaces-and-air-for-presence-of-meth/104798362;Thu, 09 Jan 2025 01:40:22 +0000",
        "text": "Second-hand car buyers could potentially be at risk of third-hand exposure to methamphetamine, with new research examining the extent to which the drug spreads to surfaces such as dashboards in contaminated cars."
    }
]