Israel Readies Defence Of Soldiers In The Likes Of South Africa After Near-Miss In Brazil – Israel is lining up lawyers and figuring out other ways in which it can support soldiers facing arrest in countries such as South Africa, after a reservist accused of war crimes fled Brazil last week. [news24]
How Government Dithering Pushed ArcelorMittal To Shut Down Steel Operations – About 3,500 jobs are set to be culled when ArcelorMittal South Africa stops steel production at the end of January at its operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging. ArcelorMittal’s request for help from the government fell on deaf ears. [dm]
Danish King Changes Coat Of Arms Amid Row With Trump Over Greenland – Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland – which Trump says he would like the US to buy. [guardian]
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Remote Region Of Tibet, Killing At Least 53 – At least 53 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, according to Chinese state media, with tremors felt in neighboring Nepal and parts of northern India. [cnn]
Microsoft Is Using Bing To Trick People Into Thinking They’re On Google – It’s the latest attempt to get people to use Bing and Edge instead of Google and Chrome. [verge]
Canada’s Justin Trudeau Cites ‘Internal Battles’ As He Ends Nine-Year Run – Under growing pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. [bbc]
Iconic Works By Frida Kahlo, Henri Matisse, And More Join The Public Domain In 2025 – Hemingway, Faulkner, and the Marx Brothers’s ‘The Cocoanuts’ also entered the public domain. [artnet]
Cryptocurrencies And Personal AI: Tech To Watch Out For In 2025 – The industry is fizzing with optimism again. Behind the enthusiasm – the success of Donald Trump in the 5 November presidential election. [bbc]
115,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Found In A Location Where They Should Not Be – Imagine strolling along the same path where our ancestors once walked, then accidentally discovering human footprints that had been left behind roughly 115,000 years ago. [earth]
Trump Says Canada Should Merge With U.S.—Trolling Trudeau As He Steps Down – President-elect Donald Trump continued his trolling campaign against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced Monday he would resign, suggesting the U.S. and Canada should merge, saying in a social media post it would no longer need U.S. help to “stay afloat.” [forbes]
The Company That Can Make Or Break South Africa – Transnet, the state-owned logistics giant responsible for South Africa’s ports, rail, and pipelines, finds itself at a critical juncture. [businesstech]
Elon Musk’s Father Tells Public To Ignore Son As Starmer Hits Out At Billionaire’s Lies – Elon Musk responds to criticism with lurid and baseless new claim about Sir Keir Starmer. [independent]
How Music Shapes Our Interactions With Luxury Brands – The music selection is no mere whim of the sales associates. [moneyweb]
King ‘s Divorce Sparks Controversy Within Zulu Royal Family – King Misuzulu’s decision to divorce his wife has bolstered a faction that is fighting to dethrone him from his kingship. [iol]
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