Paris says electric cars should be at least three-quarters European
The French price to change the EU vehicle emission legislation is made-in-EU requirements
Source: Euractiv
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A biotech business is starting tests for a fentanyl injection. The chief executive officer claims it ‘might totally alter’ exactly how overdoses are treated
Human tests are set up to start in the Netherlands early next year
Source: The Independent
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South Korea notes initial anniversary of failed martial law
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung marked the initial wedding anniversary of Yoon Suk Yeol’s short 2024 martial law, calling for justice as investigations into Yoon and his allies continue amid ongoing political polarization.
Source: France 24
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Repression against Palestinian civil culture reaches worrying degrees, UN human rights office warns
Israeli security pressures raided the organization’s workplaces in Ramallah and Hebron on December 1, ruining property and arresting personnel. According to OHCHRpeople in the buildings were blindfolded, handcuffed and compelled to stoop or lie on the ground for a number of hours. Eight guys were detained. The union (UAWC) is accredited under Palestinian law and has supported […]
Source: The European Times
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Deforestation gas Indonesia floods
Indonesia is recouping from fatal floods that killed over 700 people, with professionals criticizing extensive logging for intensifying the catastrophe. Forest loss, driven by lumber extraction and hand oil farming, left land unstable and prone to erosion.
Source: France 24
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Indonesian towns squashed by catastrophic floods
Aerial footage reveals villages in North Sumatra hidden in mud after devastating floodings and landslides
Source: Al Jazeera
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Red Cross turn over presumed remains of Gaza hostage to Israel
Israel claimed on Wednesday that the Red Cross had actually handed over remains from Gaza that Hamas militants claimed belong to one of both last hostages held in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli forensics experts will certainly check out the remains to validate their identification.
Source: France 24
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‘No one helped us’: The Sri Lankan community left in a mass of mud and loss after Cyclone Ditwah
This community in Sri Lanka’s Kandy District is a mass of mud and loss.
Source: Sky News
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‘Upright dramatization’: the surge of mobile-first mini daytime soap
‘ Vertical dramatization’, or ‘micro dramas’, are crafted especially for mobile viewing, fired in a vertical style to fit phone screens. Short, bite-sized, and easy to binge, these mini daytime soap are growing as audiences increasingly eat web content on the move, mixing the intimacy of traditional soaps with the convenience of modern streaming.
Source: France 24