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When the River Starts Playing Tricks: A Village, a Missing Resident, and One Very Large Crocodile
Rumours of a giant Nile croc terrorising a Niger-River village? No confirmed news. But real attacks — dozens every year, many fatal, often on kids fishing or bathing. If you’re by a croc-filled river: treat the water like you treat fire — with respect, not selfies
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Palomares: the cleanup that never quite checked out
Decades after four hydrogen bombs fell near Palomares, roughly 50,000 m³ of contaminated soil still waits for a promised U.S.-Spain cleanup — and polite diplomacy keeps outranking actual action.
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He Drank the River, Then Realized Rivers Don’t Make Great Medicine
Punjab’s CM drinks from a “cleaned” holy rivulet to prove a point — then lands in hospital. Symbolic gestures: dramatic; lab tests: boring but useful. Punjab’s Chief Minister drank straight from the “cleaned” Kali Bein to prove it was safe — and then reportedly landed in the hospital with a stomach infection. It’s giving: symbolism…
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When Billionaires, Romance and National Security Collide
Viral headlines about billionaires marrying foreign-born partners and reports of “sex warfare” in Silicon Valley have reopened uncomfortable questions about espionage, privacy and prejudice. Experts say influence operations exist — but evidence matters. The possible outcomes range from targeted counterintelligence probes to reputational damage and policy shifts; the most important guardrails are careful reporting and…
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A plane on rails: China’s CR450 and the next leap in high-speed rail
China’s CR450 is a new generation bullet train that has exceeded 450 km/h in trials and is built to operate commercially at around 400 km/h. Lighter, sleeker and packed with more than 4,000 sensors and multi-level brakes, the CR450 aims to combine raw speed with safety and efficiency — and it could enter service as…
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Trump begins formal process to consider designating Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations — what it means and why people are worried.
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order initiating a federal review to determine whether certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The move — framed by the administration as a national-security measure — has sparked immediate debate: supporters call it a necessary clampdown on a transnational network they…
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Italy’s lab-grown meat ban: protecting a way of life, or closing the door on innovation? Meloni Vs Gates
Italy’s 2023 ban on cultivated meat — pitched as protection for food tradition, public health and farmers’ livelihoods — mixes cultural anxieties, political lobbying and a precautionary stance; legal analysts say it also breached EU notification rules and risks challenge if the EU later authorises novel food products.
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Nathan Gill jailed over pro-Russia bribery — a human story of trust, politics and consequence
Nathan Gill, a former Reform UK Wales leader and ex-MEP, has been jailed for 10½ years after admitting eight counts of taking payments to make pro-Russian statements — a case that judges said deeply undermined public trust and exposed vulnerabilities in how foreign influence can reach democratic forums.
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