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With 2024 marking the 30th anniversary of the start of his blockbuster career, Jim Carrey should still be a Hollywood heavyweight.

The site - which is part of New York Magazine - famously published a cover interview with the Duchess, 43, in August 2022 in which she made controversial comments about the royal family.

When homo sapiens migrated out of Africa to Eurasia in pre-history, we met Neanderthals and bred over a period of about 7,000 years, scientists report.

A breakdown of new targets has laid bare the scale of the demands being put on local authorities - with London and the South East hardest hit.

Footballer's Wives star Laila, 53, remains in their family home, while Ronnie, 49, resides nearby, and they maintain a healthy friendship, according to sources.

Peter Szijjarto pointed out that during the main Christian holiday, «peace always comes first,» but hostilities between Russia and Ukraine continue

Manuel Marrero noted that such areas of cooperation as pharmaceuticals, tourism, metallurgy, transport, and the development of banking relations are of particular importance for Cuba

Furthermore, the resolution was signed on amendments to Regulations on selection of joint cooperative projects in branches of industry and provision of financial assistance during their implementation by member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union

Eight people were injured after horses became out of control while a man was offering a horse-drawn wagon ride Thursday in eastern Ontario, according to the Brockville Police Service.

The leader of the Islamist rebels that seized power in Syria last week called on people to take to the streets to celebrate «the victory of the revolution» on Friday. «I would like to congratulate the great Syrian people on the victory of the blessed revolution and I call on them to go to the streets to express their joy,» said Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who is now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa. The leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group was wearing a dark waistcoat, a white shirt and a watch in the video message shared on Telegram. His call comes ahead of the first Friday prayers since Syria's new leadership took control. During the early days of of Syria's uprising in 2011, protesters would usually gather after Friday prayers. He is set to attend Friday prayers at Damascus's landmark Umayyad mosque. Rebel forces led by HTS launched a lightning offensive last month, taking control of Damascus and ousting president Bashar al-Assad in less than two weeks. On Tuesday, they appointed an interim prime minister to lead Syria until March. © Agence France-Presse  

Young people from small island states -- the driving force behind the climate change hearings at the International Court of Justice -- have provided a breath of fresh air to proceedings and gut-wrenching testimony from the front-line. Many were presenting their country's first-ever ICJ submission and did not mince their words in the Great Hall of Justice, normally the scene of weighty legal arguments from austere lawyers in robes and wigs. «The outcome of these proceedings will reverberate across generations, determining the fate of nations like mine and the future of our planet,» said Vanuatu's representative Ralph Regenvanu, opening the hearings. «This may well be the most consequential case in the history of humanity. Let us not allow future generations to look back and wonder why the cause of their doom was condoned,» added Regenvanu. Several speakers wore vibrant national dress, also sporting traditional necklaces and headdresses, a marked contrast to the sober suits usually seen in the Peace Palace. Showing powerful images of devastation to the judges, many portrayed the battle against the worst ravages of climate change as nothing short of an existential struggle for survival. «Saint Lucians live with a ticking clock at the start of every single hurricane season, which... causes cataclysmic devastation,» said the Caribbean island's representative, Jan Yves Remy. «Our fisherfolk complain already of dwindling catches. Many of our pristine beaches, including the one my father grew up on... have been replaced by barren rocks,» she added. - 'Story of inspiration' - Most vulnerable island nations took aim at wealthy large polluting countries for failing to provide sufficient funding to mitigate the effects of climate change. «As seas rise faster than predicted, these states must stop. This court must not permit them to condemn our lands and our people to watery graves,» thundered John Silk from the Marshall Islands in Micronesia. The tiny Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu spearheaded the drive to bring the case to the ICJ, corralling a group of countries to push the United Nations to ask its top court for its opinion. The initiative began in a classroom at the University of the South Pacific in 2019. About 27 law students wrote to Pacific leaders asking them to take up the campaign -- and Vanuatu answered the call. Five years later, one of those students, Vishal Prasad from Fiji, stood on the steps of the Peace Palace and told journalists that the initiative was the culmination of an idea that seemed «ambitious, crazy, weird and insurmountable». Asked what he would tell his fellow students, the 28-year-old said: «We have done what we set out to do. We have taken the world's biggest problem to the world's highest court.» «It's a story of inspiration to everyone, especially to young people who may not find hope in what's happening around them,» said Prasad. «But if they look within and if they look in the community of young people, there is enough inspiration, enough hope to get us through this.» © Agence France-Presse  

The first wave of migration into Alberta was concentrated in Calgary. But economists predict the growth will spill across Alberta and into small towns as prices in Calgary creep up.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.

Canada Post workers began their strike four weeks ago, halting mail and package deliveries across the country. MacKinnon said he hopes work will resume as early as next week.

Famed British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who became a household name after performing at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has said he had to cancel a concert in Canada after the country’s largest airline denied his pre-booked seat for his cello.

The Canada Post labour dispute has now passed the four-week mark, and as Christmas draws near, some may be anxious about delayed or cancelled shipments affecting their holiday shopping.

Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, who faces multiple sex assault charges, is opting for a preliminary inquiry and a jury trial in his Toronto case.

A man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the disappearance and homicide of a man in Cape Breton this past summer.

A festival on innovation and technology was held for students from Tuesday to Friday in the city of Tabriz.

Mikhail Degtyarev replaces previous ROC chief Stanislav Pozdnyakov

The GDP amount in the third quarter totaled 49.59 trillion rubles ($476.8 bln) in current prices

According to the results of 2024, tourists from Moscow, Novgorod and Murmansk regions showed the biggest interest in trips to St. Petersburg

On December 9, a TASS source said that on the previous day armed groups of Bashar al-Assad's opponents had established full control of the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where Russian military bases are located

Member-countries of the association have not yet resolved all the issues they set for themselves, Roman Golovchenko said

The US secretary of state has cautioned Türkiye that putting too much pressure on the Kurds could lead to a resurgence of Islamic State Read Full Article at RT.com

Veteran centrist Francois Bayrou has become the third premier to be nominated this year amid France’s political quagmire Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine needs additional protection from Russian missile attacks, the country’s top diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Nyasa Times can reliably confirm that the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the tragic plane crash that claimed the life of Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others are complete. In an unprecedented act of accountability and transparency, President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that the report be read to the public first before […] The post Chilima inquiry report ready: Chakwera orders report be read to the public first before it get submitted to him appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Economic security has become crucial for the EU. Both the Letta Report on the future of the single market and the Draghi Report on the future of European competitiveness emphasise the need to intensify efforts to secure the EU's supply of critical raw materials (CRM). Europe is vulnerable to both coercion and geo-economic fragmentation because of its high dependency on strategic raw materials from countries with which the EU is not strategically aligned. Diversifying imports of strategic raw materials is key to mastering the clean transition of Europe's economy, mitigating supply chain risks and reducing the EU's strategic dependencies. In line with its CRM strategy, the EU is seeking to conclude new partnerships in the context of the EU trade and Global Gateway strategies. However, the EU is not the only actor looking to secure access to CRM supplies. China, for example, is bolstering its global dominance in strategic and emerging technologies, continuously increasing its presence in Latin America (and Africa) in order to secure its supply of strategic raw materials. The region is primarily rich in lithium and copper, which are essential for renewable energy technologies and the production of the lithium-ion batteries used in laptops, smartphones, and hybrid and electric vehicles. Since 2023, Latin America, too, has won the EU's renewed attention, and real steps to enhance cooperation on CRM have been taken. In 2023, the EU signed a memorandum of understanding with Argentina and Chile on sustainable raw materials value chains. In November 2024, an interim trade agreement with Chile was ratified – the first EU trade agreement comprising a specific chapter on energy and raw materials. In December 2024, the EU and Mercosur finally reached a political agreement on the EU–Mercosur partnership agreement. As Mercosur countries, primarily Argentina and Brazil, are major producers of CRM, the agreement could help the EU secure an efficient, reliable and sustainable flow of the raw materials that are critical for the clean transition and for the EU's strategic autonomy more widely. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama commended the Turkish-brokered agreement between Somalia and Ethiopia on Friday as a new step toward renewing diplomatic ties and promoting regional development.

Revathi's husband, Bhaskar, withdrew his complaint against actor Allu Arjun following the fatal stampede at the Pushpa 2 premiere. He acknowledged Arjun's lack of involvement in the tragedy, which claimed Revathi's life and injured their son. Arjun, briefly arrested and later bailed, expressed sorrow and pledged financial aid to the family.