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Iceland Faces ‘New Chapter’ of Seismic Activity as Lava Menaces Town
[ad_1] Living in a country that straddles two tectonic plates and has 130 or so volcanoes, Icelanders are no strangers to earthquakes and eruptions. But a lava stream that flowed into the southwestern town of Grindavik on Sunday, burning three homes — the first time in about 50 years that a residential area had been affected — was further proof…
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Everton Faces Second Points Deduction Over New Financial Case
[ad_1] Everton, which tumbled down the Premier League standings after receiving a record 10-point deduction in November, faces the prospect of a second points penalty for new violations of the competition’s financial regulations. Everton confirmed the new case in a statement on Monday, as did a second team, Nottingham Forest, that was charged with its own violations of the league’s…
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Car-Ramming Attack in Israel Kills 1, Police Say
[ad_1] Two Palestinian men stole cars and ran over Israelis in a suburb of Tel Aviv on Monday, the Israeli police said. Both men, residents of the Hebron area in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, were arrested, the police said in a statement. Their motivations were still being investigated, but the incident was being treated as a terrorist attack, according to…
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Israeli Soccer Player Sagiv Jehezkel Detained in Turkey
[ad_1] An Israeli soccer player was briefly detained by the Turkish authorities and suspended by his club after he displayed a message of support for Israel during a game on Sunday. The player, Sagiv Jehezkel, a 28-year-old wing for the top-division club Antalyaspor, flashed the message after he scored in a match. To celebrate his goal, Mr. Jehezkel jogged to…
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Hamas Releases Video of 3 Hostages and Says It Will Announce Their Fate
[ad_1] Hamas has released a video showing three hostages it says are being held in Gaza, and said it would soon announce their fate, in an apparent attempt to put more pressure on Israeli authorities to secure their release, perhaps through another cease-fire. The video, which was released on Sunday but was undated, shows Noa Argamani, 26, Yossi Sharabi, 53,…
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Houthis Fire on U.S. Destroyer in Red Sea: Israel-Hamas War Live Updates
[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel struck a defiant tone in marking 100 days of war against Hamas in Gaza, vowing to keep fighting despite growing uncertainty over the outcome, international alarm over the mounting loss of life in the enclave and fears of a broader regional conflagration. His pledge to continue until “total victory” came even as Israel…
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The War Has Reined In Ukraine’s Oligarchs, at Least for Now
[ad_1] For weeks, they fended off Russian assaults, holed up in a vast steel mill under barrages of missiles and mortars. And when the Ukrainian troops defending the Azovstal plant finally surrendered in May 2022, the mill had been reduced to rubble and twisted metal. The fighting at Azovstal, in the besieged city of Mariupol, was a signature moment in…
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Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Benefit, Study Finds
[ad_1] Employee mental health services have become a billion-dollar industry. New hires, once they have found the restrooms and enrolled in 401(k) plans, are presented with a panoply of digital wellness solutions, mindfulness seminars, massage classes, resilience workshops, coaching sessions and sleep apps. These programs are a point of pride for forward-thinking human resource departments, evidence that employers care about…
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Taiwan Loses Ally Nauru After Electing President Beijing Loathes
[ad_1] Just two days after Taiwan elected as its next leader Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing sees as a staunch separatist, it lost a diplomatic ally in its rivalry with China. Nauru, a tiny freckle of land in the Pacific Ocean, announced that it would be severing diplomatic relations with Taiwan, effective immediately. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it…
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‘The Social Contract Has Completely Ruptured’: Ireland’s Housing Crisis
[ad_1] Before sunrise each day, Aoife Diver, a teacher in Dublin, gets into her car and drives for up to 90 minutes from her uncle’s house to the opposite side of the Irish capital. After school, it is back in the car for the reverse commute. On a recent evening, Ms. Diver, 25, sat in stop-and-go traffic, the red of…
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