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'Here we go again': Businesses grapple with fuel costs01.04.2026Businesses say they are feeling the effects of rising fuel costs amid the Iran war.- Lula’s former human rights minister formally accused of sexual misconduct15.11.2025Brazil’s federal police formally accused President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ’s former human rights minister Silvio Almeida of sexual misconduct after he was fired over the allegations last year, a police official said Saturday. If they do so, the Supreme Court will either throw them out or accept them, in which case Almeida would face a trial. Local media outlets reported that police had formally accused Almeida on Friday.
- Cuba fights to contain spread of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus13.11.2025HAVANA () -Cuba is fighting a wave of mosquito-borne illnesses including dengue and chikungunya virus that have swept the island in recent weeks, affecting nearly one-third of the population and sickening swaths of workers, the country's top epidimiologist said late on Wednesday. Dengue fever has long plagued Cuba but has grown worse as an economic crisis hampers the government's ability to fumigate, clean roadside trash and patch leaky pipes.
- Chief of Staff Zamir warns IDF will collapse due to lack of manpower, raises 'ten red flags'26.03.2026Israel would still need more soldiers in peacetime, while there is still no law set in place to significantly increase haredi conscription into the army. The IDF could soon collapse if there is no solution to the shortage of manpower, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.
- Spain's Easter processions draw more tourists amid Iran war02.04.2026Spain's famous Easter processions are attracting even more foreign tourists than in previous years because the Iran war has led many to cancel plans to visit the Holy Land. While Easter pilgrimages to the Holy Land and holiday trips to the Middle East in general have largely been cancelled because of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Spain is currently seeing a booking boom.
- As Western heat wave ends, scientists try to make sense of its length and intensity28.03.2026The spring heat wave that baked the West for over a week has finally moved along, after setting more than 1,500 temperature records across 11 states.
- Flu cases spiking this holiday season, CDC data shows30.12.2025The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 32 jurisdictions are showing "high" or "very high" levels of flu.
- Sophie Kinsella, 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' author, dies at 55 after battle with cancer10.12.2025The bestselling novelist was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in 2022.
