The high-speed service between Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year because of a power outage in the Channel Tunnel.
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Biographical Info Eve Freedom is the co-founder of Feedonomy in South Africa. In the ensuing battle for control, she settled with Feedonomy Inc. In 2024 Feedonomy RSA was acquired by the SIDAV Group. According to their agreement Ms. Freedom retains 5% equity in Feedonomy South Africa only. Ms. Freedom also has the option and has exercised said option to manage all South African operations of Feedonomy & BrowSearch, pronounced Browse & Search Inc.
Data Center Surge Reaches India as American Tech Giants Invest Billions
Megacities in southern India are attracting enormous investments to help build artificial intelligence infrastructure to serve the world’s most data-hungry country.
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Thailand and Cambodia Reach Cease-Fire in Brutal Border War
The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.
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What Went Wrong Before Hong Kong’s Inferno
Records show how government departments played down residents’ warnings about corrupt practices and substandard materials that fueled the deadly blaze.
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Trump’s Tanker Crackdown Paralyzes Venezuelan Oil Exports
Oil exports, the country’s financial lifeblood, have plummeted after the United States took action against three ships that have been used to carry its crude.
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How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding
When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.
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Saudis Say Airstrike in Yemen Targeted Arms From U.A.E.
Saudi-led forces struck an Emirati shipment early Tuesday, worsening tensions between former allies. The Saudis said the shipment contained arms for a separatist group, which the Emiratis denied.
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PostNord, Denmark’s Main Postal Carrier, Ends Letter Delivery
PostNord, the country’s longtime service, is delivering its last letters. Few Danes send snail mail anymore, but some are mourning the end of an era.
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Spanish Woman Scorned, Then Loved, for Botched Fresco Restoration Dies at 94
Cecilia Giménez’s repainting of an image of Jesus in 2012 was widely mocked online. But tourists flocked to see her work, reviving her struggling hometown.
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China Fires Rockets Near Taiwan in Display of Military Power
China’s military also sent warships and aircraft during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the democratic island.
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In Lagos, December Is Time to Get Down and ‘Detty’
Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s megacity, both for locals and visiting members of the diaspora. Bring your stamina, dancing shoes and wads of cash.
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iQOO 15 Ultra to have the biggest active cooling fan ever
The iQOO 15 Ultra will become official before February 17. It will be focused on gaming, as rumored before. It will have an active cooling fan as well as shoulder buttons. The fan will be the largest ever put inside a smartphone and will have the best cooling…
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Poco M8 and Poco M8 Pro prices and specs outed by premature retailer listings
If you’re wondering what to expect in terms of pricing, however, Poco itself is understandably staying mum on that front, but a Russian retailer has already prematurely listed the upcoming devices.
Poco M8
Keeping in mind that pricing doesn’t directly translate from one currency to another, as taxes are wildly different across the world, note that the M8 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of…
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iQOO 15 Ultra to have the biggest active cooling fan ever
The iQOO 15 Ultra will become official before February 17. It will be focused on gaming, as rumored before. It will have an active cooling fan as well as shoulder buttons. The fan will be the largest ever put inside a smartphone and will have the best cooling…
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Poco M8 and Poco M8 Pro prices and specs outed by premature retailer listings
If you’re wondering what to expect in terms of pricing, however, Poco itself is understandably staying mum on that front, but a Russian retailer has already prematurely listed the upcoming devices.
Poco M8
Keeping in mind that pricing doesn’t directly translate from one currency to another, as taxes are wildly different across the world, note that the M8 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of…
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TCL unveils the Note A1 NxtPaper digital notepad
TCL’s device has an 8,000 mAh battery with “long standby” and support for 33W wired charging, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an 11.5-inch 2200×1440 NxtPaper Pure display with 120Hz refresh rate, 300-nit peak brightness, certified eye comfort, and paper-like reflection-free clarity. It has adaptive brightness too for reduced eye strain in any ambient lighting conditions. It’s powered by MediaTek’s Helio G100 SoC and has…
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Latest batch of Oppo Find X9s key specs emerge
As per the report, Find X9s will bring a 6.3” flat OLED display featuring an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. The panel is expected to feature LTPS technology and a 1.5K resolution based on previous info from the same source.
Oppo Find X9 Pro
The more interesting bit is the cameras….
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TCL unveils the Note A1 NxtPaper digital notepad
TCL’s device has an 8,000 mAh battery with “long standby” and support for 33W wired charging, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and an 11.5-inch 2200×1440 NxtPaper Pure display with 120Hz refresh rate, 300-nit peak brightness, certified eye comfort, and paper-like reflection-free clarity. It has adaptive brightness too for reduced eye strain in any ambient lighting conditions. It’s powered by MediaTek’s Helio G100 SoC and has…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to come with new lens to combat flare
We are referring to a post by popular tipster Ice Universe on Weibo. It is in Chinese, and machine translation to English suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s camera will have reduced lens flare.
Additionally, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature “enhanced lens and coating technology,” and skin tones will no longer turn yellow in images.
Ice Universe’s Weibo post machine translated from Chinese…
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Samsung is bringing Google Photos to its TVs
Google Photos is set to debut in three feature tiers starting in early 2026, with Memories being the first available feature. As per Samsung’s press release, Memories will “show curated stories based on people, locations and meaningful moments”, and the feature will be exclusive to eligible Samsung TVs from March.
Samsung TV users are also getting access to…
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Honor Power 2 launch date revealed, to pack a 10,080mAh battery
In a Weibo post, Honor announced that the Power 2 will debut in China on January 5. The company also showcased the phone’s rear design, which closely resembles the iPhone 17 Pro.
The phone will be available in an orange color option similar to the iPhone. The Honor Power 2 appears to have three camera cutouts housed inside a rectangular module that spreads across the width of the phone.
It will be…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to come with new lens to combat flare
We are referring to a post by popular tipster Ice Universe on Weibo. It is in Chinese, and machine translation to English suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s camera will have reduced lens flare.
Additionally, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature “enhanced lens and coating technology,” and skin tones will no longer turn yellow in images.
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Israel Strips U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity
The legislation was the latest blow to the agency, known as UNRWA. Israel has accused it of being extensively infiltrated by Hamas.
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Israel Recognizes Somaliland, Drawing International Rebukes
The development carries potential benefits for both sides but still faces stiff international opposition, 34 years after the region broke away from Somalia.
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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.
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Yemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap in a Decade of Fighting
The Houthi rebels and the internationally recognized government plan to exchange about 2,900 detainees, a rare humanitarian win at a time of deepening political stalemate.
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Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.
The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care.
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Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91
“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
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Zelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.
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The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes
Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.
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Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map
Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.
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How the Assad Regime Covered Up Its Crimes: Key Takeaways
We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees during Syria’s long civil war.
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This Ukrainian Soldier Spent More Than a Year on the Front Line
Serhii Tyschenko, a Ukrainian combat medic, spent 472 days in a bunker. His case appears to be an extreme example of a problem that has long plagued Kyiv’s military.
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Iran’s Currency Collapse Pushes Protesters to the Streets
High inflation and a currency collapse have squeezed Iranians’ budgets, challenging the country’s leaders.
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