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Welby to end official duties as Archbishop of Canterbury by Jan. 6

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of Anglicans worldwide and the head of the Church of England, will complete his official duties by January 6, after saying last week that he would quit over an abuse scandal.

November 21, 2024 10:04 am
 

World

Congo opposition calls for protests against plans

Opposition politicians in Democratic Republic of Congo called on Wednesday for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi’s plans to revise the constitution.

November 21, 2024 9:42 am
 

World

Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells

Scientists have unveiled the first blueprint of human skeletal development.

November 21, 2024 8:39 am
 

World

Serbian opposition politicians join protests after train station disaster

Serbian opposition politicians scuffled with police as they blocked entry to a court building in protest at the time it is taking to bring those responsible for a deadly train station roof collapse this month to justice.

November 21, 2024 7:08 am
 

World

Daily Mirror publisher faces 101 phone-hacking lawsuits in UK

Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) is facing 101 phone-hacking lawsuits from public figures.

November 21, 2024 6:32 am
 

World

Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas, advancing the ship’s spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to land as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched from the company’s rocket facilities.

November 20, 2024 5:20 pm
 

World

Burnt, tortured prison guard left 'spiralling' in pain

When one correctional officer first became a prison guard, he thought he could make a difference in a community he loved that was beleaguered by poverty and generational trauma.

November 20, 2024 4:24 pm
 

World

Tourists warned as Aussie teens fight for life in Laos

Tourists are taking extra safety precautions as two Australian teens fight for life in hospital following suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

November 20, 2024 3:24 pm
 

Pacific Islands

GGGI and Tuvalu sign MOU on Green Growth and Resilience

At COP29 in Baku, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Tuvalu signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the island nation’s green growth and climate resilience efforts.

November 20, 2024 3:15 pm
 

World

French farmers continue protests as union threatens food supply

French farmers held a second day of protests over EU-Mercosur trade talks.

November 20, 2024 1:04 pm
 

World

EU nations team up to develop air defence, other weapons

Groups of European countries agreed to work together to develop missile defence, electronic warfare and other military assets as part of a drive to foster closer defence cooperation between national governments.

November 20, 2024 12:19 pm
 

World

Reputed head of crime family campaigns for seat in Irish parliament

Gerard Hutch, named in a court case last year as head of a well-known crime family in Ireland, is seeking election to parliament.

November 20, 2024 11:07 am

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