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Venice’s La Fenice Staff to Strike Over Conductor Appointment Workers at Venice’s La Fenice opera house have voted to hold a strike in protest against the hiring of a conductor with links to Italy’s current political leadership. The strike is scheduled for Friday, 17 October, coinciding with

China Tightens Controls on Rare Earth Exports, Citing National Security Concerns China has introduced stricter regulations on the export of rare earths and related technologies, reinforcing its oversight of materials essential for products ranging from smartphones to military equipment. The new rules, announced by China’s commerce ministry on Thursday,

France’s Political Crisis Deepens as Macron Prepares to Name New Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron is set to appoint a new prime minister by Friday evening, according to his office. The move reflects the president’s effort to navigate France’s deeply divided parliament with what would be his sixth

Prosecutor Seeks Longer Sentence for Man Convicted of Rape The French state prosecutor has requested an increased prison term for an unemployed builder who contested his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband. Dominique Sie, the lead prosecutor, told the court of appeal in

A significant industrial area near Jakarta, Indonesia, is facing radioactive contamination after authorities detected the hazardous isotope Caesium-137 across 22 factories within the zone. Some of the affected businesses are involved in exporting frozen seafood. Authorities initiated emergency cleanup efforts and relocated nearby residents following the discovery, which came

When Shelby Riskin received circular soil samples from Toronto’s waterfront that were more than a century old, the ecosystem scientist hoped to uncover traces of plants—such as cattails, bulrushes, water lilies, and irises—that once thrived in a now-vanished wetland. Yet as she and a graduate student