Category: 2025-08-07
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Norway Reassesses Sovereign Wealth Fund’s Investments in Israel Amid Ethical Concerns

Local sources from Norway: E24, Dagens Næringsliv. UK coverage: Middle East Eye. The Norwegian government has initiated a thorough review of its sovereign wealth fund’s investments in Israel following a series of investigative reports and public outcry. This move comes in the wake of revelations that the $1.9 trillion fund…
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Cloudburst in Uttarakhand Claims Lives and Leaves Many Missing

Local sources from India: आज तक, Jagran. UK coverage: The Guardian. A catastrophic cloudburst in the northwest Indian state of Uttarakhand has resulted in at least four deaths, with over 100 individuals reported missing after a sudden and intense rainfall triggered a devastating flood. The Indian Meteorological Department recorded an…
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Decades-Old Mystery Solved by Melting Glaciers in Pakistan

Local sources from Pakistan: The Express Tribune, BBC. UK coverage: BBC. A remarkable discovery in the remote Lady Valley of Kohistan has brought a decades-old mystery to a close, as the body of Naseeruddin, missing for 28 years, was found preserved in a glacier. The discovery was made by a…
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American Millionaire Trophy Hunter Killed by Cape Buffalo in South African Safari

Local sources from South Africa: Metro.co.uk, Daily Mail. UK coverage: The Telegraph. An American millionaire and trophy hunter, Asher Watkins, 52, met a tragic end during a hunting expedition in South Africa’s Limpopo province, after being gored by a Cape buffalo, a species notorious among hunters for its formidable strength…
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American Journalist Rescued After Disappearing in Norwegian National Park

Local sources from Norway: TV2.no, lister24.no. UK coverage: The Independent. In a dramatic turn of events, Alec Luhn, a 38-year-old American journalist, has been found alive after he went missing in Norway’s treacherous Folgefonna National Park. Luhn, who is also a fellow of the Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting Network and…