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On Monday, December 2, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit. This was reported by Welt, Ukrinform reports. As noted, in Kyiv, Scholz is to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce further arms supplies worth 650 million euros. With his visit, the chancellor wants to express solidarity and show that Germany will remain “the strongest supporter of Ukraine in Europe.” “For more than 1,000 days, Ukraine has been heroically defending itself against Russia’s ruthless war of aggression… I would like to make it clear that Germany will remain the strongest supporter of Ukraine in Europe.…

New Delhi — Authorities in India’s sprawling capital city imposed even stricter emergency measures Monday in a bid to prevent illness as thick smog blanketed New Delhi. The air pollution was even worse, and considerably so, than last week, when the annual smog first descended. Delhi’s air quality Index (AQI) — a measure of the severity of air pollution based on the levels of five toxins — shot up to 499 in some places Monday morning. That meant a categorization of “severe plus” on India’s System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) scale, and “hazardous” under the U.S. AQI measurement system.The…

I’ve found the best Apple Black Friday deal on the brand’s in-ear AirPods Pro Gen 2 – available right now for just $153.99. That’s a brilliant saving of 38% off the regular price. For Black Friday shoppers in the UK, Amazon has dropped the same AirPods Pro Gen 2 by a still-significant 22%, taking them down to just £179.As a deals writer, both are the lowest prices I’ve ever seen on the AirPods, and represent some of the best Black Friday headphones deals around right now.If Apple’s premium headphones are on your Black Friday shopping list, this is a deal not…

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Ongoing excavations in southwestern Türkiye have uncovered an ancient sarcophagus, allegedly belonging to Saint Nicholas, the historical figure whose gift-giving and generosity inspired the legend of Santa Claus. The church, eponymously titled St. Nicholas Church, in Demre, Antalya, was built near his burial site as a form of allegiance after the Bishop of Myra had died in 343 AD. The discovery has been made just over 35 years since excavations began in 1989. The site has been included in Türkiye’s “Legacy for the Future” project by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. St. Nicholas…

Four patients were evacuated as a precaution after a fire Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, at a hospital in Chino.The Chino Valley Medical Center reported a structure fire on its 112-bed hospital campus, 5451 Walnut Avenue, south of the 60 Freeway and east of Central Avenue, around 2:29 p.m. that was isolated to the medical office building, according to the Chino Valley Fire District.Four patients in the Intensive Care Unit were evacuated to a nearby hospital as a precaution because of the fire’s proximity and the smoke.No other areas of the hospital or patients were affected, the Fire District said.Firefighters extinguished…

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Olga Yakimenko/ Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Archaeologists from the Vernadsky Crimean Federal University and the Institute of Crimean Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered gold and silver women’s jewelry from the 5th-6th centuries. They were found in the Almalyk-Dere burial ground, the largest early medieval necropolis in Mangup. The find has been reported by the acting dean of the history department of the Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Valery Naumenko, who explained: “We worked on sites that had not been previously archaeologically studied, and it turned out that there were burial complexes…

The Saturn Ion Redline is one of those cars that you wonder why they built. The quad-coupe Ion itself, complete with an unusual set of doors and polarizing styling, is a strange car to begin with. Then, somebody decided it was a good idea to add a supercharger, a limited-slip differential, and a host of other goodies. Rather unsurprisingly, not many were made, and they’re very rare today. One mint-condition example is for sale in Illinois, though. It might be the cleanest one left in existence.  Photo by: Chicago Auto Sports Photo by: Chicago Auto Sports The Ion Redline is…

Niels Vandeputte did everything right on the muddy technical course in Hulst, soloing to his first-ever World Cup victory. The win in the Netherlands marked the third triumph of the season for the 24-year-old Alpecin-Deceuninck rider.Just like in the women’s race, Vandeputte surged ahead on the first lap and steadily extended his lead throughout the seven-lap contest. He built a commanding 31-second advantage before the chasers closed the gap in the final two laps. In the end, Vandeputte held on to win by 9 seconds over second-place finisher Felipe Orts (Ridley).Behind the Belgian, the race shuffled and reshuffled until Orts,…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsThe German city of Magdeburg is in a state of mourning following an attack on a busy Christmas market which killed at least five people and left hundreds more injured.Tributes piled up on Saturday as state leaders visited the site of the attack where a driver rammed a car into crowds at around 7pm on Friday.As a clearer picture of what happened emerged, Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed…

A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.Another 14 people sustained minor injuries as they rushed to shelters when air raid sirens sounded before dawn Saturday, the military said.The Houthis issued a statement on Telegram saying they had aimed a hypersonic ballistic missile at a military target, which they did not identify.”A flash of light, a blow and we fell to the ground. Big mess, broken…