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On the lamb: 50 sheep break away from flock and storm German supermarket

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:37:44+00:00

Woolly incursion occurred during seasonal migration of animals in the Bavarian municipality of BurgsinnAbout 50 wayward sheep have broken off from their flock and stormed a discount supermarket in German town, startling and delighting customers as they rushed to explore the aisles before being escorted from the premises.The woolly incursion occurred on Monday during a routine seasonal migration of the farm animals in the Bavarian municipality of Burgsinn. A few dozen of the sheep had other ideas about the route and made their way into a store of the Penny retail chain. Continue reading...

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Trump sostiene que Estados Unidos controlará Venezuela durante años

Source: El País - Internacional · Published: 2026-01-08T17:32:03+00:00

El presidente norteamericano señala sobre la nueva presidenta, Delcy Rodríguez: “Nos llevamos muy bien con la Administración actual”, en una entrevista con ‘The New York Times’

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Vaishnaw discusses sovereign GPU manufacturing in India with Nvidia

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-08T17:29:13+00:00

The discussions included Nvidia’s DGX Spark, a compact AI system capable of delivering up to 1 petaFLOP performance without requiring internet connectivity, making it suitable for sectors such as railways, healthcare and education.

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‘Shadow fleet’ ships moving sanctioned oil reflagged to Russia at rising rate

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:24:48+00:00

Lloyd’s List analysis suggests 40 suspicious vessels joined Russian registry last year, with 17 reflagged last monthForty ships accused of belonging to a large “shadow fleet” moving sanctioned oil for Venezuela and others were reflagged to Russia last year in an apparent attempt to gain Kremlin protection from American seizure.Analysis by the shipping intelligence publication Lloyd’s List suggests that of those, at least 17 suspicious vessels joined the Russian registry over the past month, compared with 15 ships in the previous five months of 2025. Continue reading...

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Trump and Noem double down on defending ICE agent who killed Minneapolis woman – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:22:48+00:00

Donald Trump repeated his claim that the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good acted in self-defense; Kristi Noem again claims shooting was in response to an ‘act of domestic terrorism’FBI takes investigation of killing of US citizen by ICE officer and revokes Minnesota’s access to materialsSince early December, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations – many of them masked and brandishing rifles – have grabbed people at hardware stores and gyms, or outside homes and schools around the cities.They h

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Venezuela Announces the Release of Political Prisoners

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:18:55+00:00

The release, which was expected to happen later on Thursday, offers the first gesture of conciliation under an interim government, even as arrests and crackdowns continue.

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Odisha clears seven industrial projects worth ₹55,783 crore, 14,500 jobs expected

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-08T17:17:23+00:00

The projects span sectors such as steel, rare earth manufacturing, automobiles, semiconductors, industrial gases, ferroalloys, and power, and will be located across districts including Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Keonjhar and Khurda.

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Government unveils district-led textiles plan to boost exports, jobs

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-08T17:11:16+00:00

Launched at the National Textile Ministers Conference in Guwahati, the initiative adopts a district-level, sector-specific approach to develop 100 high-potential districts as Global Export Champions and upgrade 100 Aspirational Districts into self-reliant hubs.

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Senate passes bill to block further military action in Venezuela

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:06:49+00:00

Though largely symbolic, the vote was a rare assertion of Congress’s role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

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Senate advances bill to block further military action in Venezuela

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:06:49+00:00

Though largely symbolic, the measure would be a rare assertion of Congress’s role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.

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US serial killer confesses to 1965 murder of 18-year old woman in New Jersey

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:02:43+00:00

Police close murder case of Alys Eberhardt after confession from Richard Cottingham, known as the ‘Torso Killer’ Richard Cottingham, a US serial killer widely known as the “Torso Killer”, has confessed to the 1965 killing of an 18-year-old woman in New Jersey.On Tuesday, New Jersey police announced the closure of the murder case of Alys Eberhardt after Cottingham, 79, admitted to killing her nearly six decades ago. Eberhardt, then a nursing student, was found brutally beaten and dead in her family home in Fair Lawn. Continue reading...

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US serial killer confesses to 1965 murder of 18-year-old woman in New Jersey

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:02:43+00:00

Police close murder case of Alys Eberhardt after confession from Richard Cottingham, known as the ‘Torso Killer’ Richard Cottingham, a US serial killer widely known as the “Torso Killer”, has confessed to the 1965 killing of an 18-year-old woman in New Jersey.On Tuesday, New Jersey police announced the closure of the murder case of Alys Eberhardt after Cottingham, 79, admitted to killing her nearly six decades ago. Eberhardt, then a nursing student, was found brutally beaten and dead in her family home in Fair Lawn. Continue reading...

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LIVE: Arsenal vs Liverpool – Premier League

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:01:38+00:00

Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our text commentary stream of the match at Emirates Stadium.

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LIVE: Arsenal vs Liverpool 0-0 – Premier League

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:01:38+00:00

All the updates, including reaction and interviews, following our text commentary stream of the game in London.

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Last of three siblings abandoned in London over eight-year period adopted

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:00:36+00:00

Parents of Harry, Roman and Elsa, who were discovered in same area in 2017, 2019 and 2024, have never been foundThe third of three siblings who were abandoned in east London over an eight-year period is to be adopted, as a judge called her story “quite extraordinary”.Three children, known as Harry, Roman and Elsa, were discovered in the same area of east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024 respectively. Despite an extensive police search, their parents have never been found. Continue reading...

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Last of three siblings abandoned in London over eight-year period is adopted

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:00:36+00:00

Parents of Harry, Roman and Elsa, who were discovered in same area in 2017, 2019 and 2024, have never been foundThe third of three siblings who were abandoned in east London over an eight-year period is to be adopted in what judge describes as “quite extraordinary” story.Three children, known as Harry, Roman and Elsa, were discovered in the same area of east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024 respectively. Despite an extensive police search, their parents have never been found. Continue reading...

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Hundreds of nonconsensual AI images being created by Grok on X, data shows

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T17:00:12+00:00

Sample of roughly 500 posts shows how frequently people are creating sexualized images with Elon Musk’s AI chatbotNew research that samples X users prompting Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok demonstrates how frequently people are creating sexualized images with it. Nearly three-quarters of posts collected and analyzed by a PhD researcher at Dublin’s Trinity College were requests for nonconsensual images of real women or minors with items of clothing removed or added.The posts offer a new level of detail on how the images are generated and shared on X, with users coaching one another on prompts; sug

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FBI takes over investigation into killing of US citizen by ICE officer in Minneapolis

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:59:14+00:00

City remains on edge, with several protests planned in the day, after the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin GoodUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI has taken full control of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, it emerged on Thursday.In a statement, the Minneosta Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said it was initially called upon to help investigate the shooting before federal officials “reversed course” and said the case would be solely led by the FBI. As it now no longer ha

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FBI takes over investigation of killing of US citizen by ICE officer and revokes Minnesota’s access to materials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:59:14+00:00

Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin GoodUS politics live – latest updatesThe FBI has taken full control of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, it emerged on Thursday.In a statement, the Minneosta Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said it was initially called upon to help investigate the shooting before federal officials “reversed course” and said the case would be solely led by the FBI. As it now no longer has access

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Кейт Міддлтон вийшла на публіку без культової обручки: що стоїть за цим жестом

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-08T16:59:00+00:00

Колаж УНІАН / фото instagram/princeandprincessofwalesКейт Міддлтон під час свого першого офіційного виходу цього року разом із принцом Вільямом з’явилася без заручальної каблучки. Як пише People, сьогодні...

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Laurent Vinatier, chercheur français détenu en Russie depuis 2024, libéré et de retour en France

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-08T16:57:12+00:00

Le chercheur, également accusé d’espionnage, avait été condamné à trois ans de prison pour ne pas s’être enregistré en tant qu’« agent de l’étranger ». Selon le FSB, service de renseignements russe, Daniil Kasatkin, un joueur de basket russe, a été libéré en échange, ce qu’Emmanuel Macron n’a pas confirmé.

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US Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:46:40+00:00

Democratic-led resolution requires US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against VenezuelaThe US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military actions against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice.The measure passed with 52 senators in favor and 47 opposed. All Democrats voted for the measure, as did Republicans Rand Paul, Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Susan Collins. Continue reading...

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Why Trump says getting Greenland is about defence

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-08T16:39:55+00:00

President Donald Trump insists the US needs to take over Greenland as a matter of national security. Here’s why.

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