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GM V8 Engines Trigger Another Lawsuit
Read the full story on The Auto WireGM V8 Engines Trigger Another LawsuitFor some time, it’s been known GM’s L87 V8 engine is nothing but problems, but yet another...
EU members eye €127 billion in loans for defense procurement
PARIS — European Union member states expressed interest in at least €127 billion ($146 billion) in EU-backed loans to pay for defense procurement, the bloc’s executive arm said on...

Roman-era ‘church’ in Spain may have been a synagogue
Archaeologists working at a site in Spain say they have uncovered evidence of what may have been a synagogue used by a hitherto unknown Jewish community.While excavating the site,...
Cameroon cocoa boom raises deforestation fears
Cameroon is emerging as a new frontier for cocoa production, raising concerns about cocoa-driven deforestation, according to not-for-profit group Mighty Earth. In a new report, Mighty Earth warns the...
At Least 38 Dead and 80,000 Evacuated as Extreme Flooding Hits China: Reports
NEED TO KNOWAt least 38 people have reportedly died in China due to severe floods, which are causing structural damage and power outages across the east and northAmid the...
Greece claims ‘invasion’ in Crete as it halts asylum on Med route
In the centre of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait.Signs from an old tourist fair propped up...
Joke posts about China’s dashed World Cup hopes mislead users
An old video of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shows her laughing in parliament about the state's purchase of circus animals, contrary to posts claiming it shows her mocking...
Russian missile hits Ukrainian training unit, killing and wounding servicemen
Ukraine's armed forces have confirmed a Russian missile strike hit a military training unit, causing a number of casualties.Ukrainian ground forces said late on Tuesday that three service personnel...

Whale season brings humpbacks within sight of Sydney’s beaches
Not far from the beaches of Sydney, something remarkable happens each winter: From May to November, tens of thousands of humpback whales pass right by the city as they...