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Month: November 2023

Sierra Leone’s leader says most behind the weekend attacks are arrested, but few details are given

By CHINEDU ASADU and KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president says most of the leaders of weekend attacks on the nation’s main military barracks and prisons have been arrested, but the capital remains tense. Many streets are empty after a 24-hour curfew was relaxed to a dusk-to-dawn lockdown. The

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Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency after striking postal workers in the Scandinavian country stopped delivering license plates for new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker. Tesla says it’s suing because not accessing the registration plates “constitutes an unlawful discriminatory attack directed at Tesla.” In

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Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea

By HANNA ARHIROVA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Increasing numbers of ships are streaming toward Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and heading out loaded with grain, metals and other cargo despite the threat of attack and explosive mines. It’s happening under a fledgling shipping corridor launched after Russia pulled out of a

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Paris mayor says she’s quitting Elon Musk’s ‘global sewer’ platform X as city gears up for Olympics

PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously known as Twitter, of spreading disinformation and hatred and of becoming a “gigantic global sewer” that is toxic for democracy and constructive debate. Hidalgo’s office said posts on Monday in

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Puerto Rico opposition party will hold a gubernatorial primary after its president enters race

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of the Popular Democratic Party announced his candidacy. Ortiz will face Puerto Rico Sen. Juan Zaragoza, who previously served as the U.S. territory’s treasury secretary. Ortiz is president of the Popular Democratic

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Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers halt delivery of license plates of its new vehicles

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers in the Scandinavian country halted the delivery of license plates of new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker. According to a report by Sweden’s Dagens Industri on Monday, Tesla was suing the government agency because not accessing the registration

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It’s time to limit how often we can travel abroad – ‘carbon passports’ may be the answer

Analysis by Ross Bennett-Cook (The Conversation) — The summer of 2023 was very significant for the travel industry. By the end of July, international tourist arrivals globally reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels. In some European countries, such as France, Denmark and Ireland, tourism demand even surpassed its pre-pandemic level. This may be great news economically, but there’s concern

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