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12/12/2025

Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney deal -

Shiona McCallum Senior technology reporter (BBC) – A union representing workers in the creative industries says there is “real concern” among its members about a $1bn (£740m) deal which will see Disney characters brought to ChatGPT and video-generation tool Sora. It is the first major studio ...

12/12/2025

Jamaica: Avoiding a second crisis $1 billion allocated to fix unsafe wiring in homes before electricity returns in hard-hit parishes -

Jerome Williams (Jamaica Observer) – The Government is quietly confronting a lesser-known but potentially dangerous fallout from Hurricane Melissa: Thousands of households with compromised electrical systems that could ignite or short-circuit the moment power is restored. Therefore, assessments fo...

12/12/2025

Germany accuses Russia of 2024 cyber-attack and disinformation -

George Wright (BBC) – Germany has accused Russia of a cyber-attack on air traffic control and attempted electoral interference, and summoned the Russian ambassador. A foreign ministry spokesman said Russian military intelligence was behind a “cyber-attack against German air traffic control in Au...

12/12/2025

Water Department Engineer on water realities for St. Kitts -

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—During the Dec 10, 2025, National Discussion on Water under the theme “Embracing Desalination for a Sustainable Future”, officials addressed concerns and questions about water security and the use of Desalination to restore a 24-hour water supply to n...

12/12/2025

‘Act of piracy’ or law: Can the US legally seize a Venezuelan tanker? -

The US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker in a move that has pushed oil prices higher and escalated tensions between Washington and Caracas. By Elizabeth Melimopoulos (Al Jazeera) – United States President Donald Trump has said that the US has seized a sanctioned oil tanker close to the coast of V...

12/12/2025

Trump's Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choices -

Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem (BBC) – A steady stream of water trickles through openings in the tent Ghadir al-Adham shares with her husband and six children in Gaza City. Her family is still displaced after the war and waiting for reconstruction to begin. “Here we are, li...

12/12/2025

SVG: AIA to close for runway repairs amidst recurring holes -

(iWitness News) – Argyle International Airport, St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ main aerodrome, will close for about 18 hours beginning Saturday evening for what its management has described as “scheduled maintenance” amidst the ongoing challenge of holes opening up in a section of the runwa...

12/12/2025

US slaps sanctions on Maduro family, Venezuelan tankers: What we know -

US President Trump imposes new sanctions on Maduro family members as he ups pressure to oust Venezuelan president. By Yashraj Sharma (Al Jazeera) – The United States has announced sanctions on three nephews by marriage of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six Venezuela-flagged oil tankers an...

12/12/2025

Tracking data shows oil tanker seized by US heading away from Venezuela -

Summary We’re tracking the oil tanker Skipper after it was seized by the US off Venezuela to see where it is being taken Our verification team is checking out reports of fires breaking out in Russia – one said to be at a munitions factory and another at an oil refinery After BBC Question Time di...

11/12/2025

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11/12/2025

Embracing Desalination for a Sustainable Future; Water Authorities working to restore 24-hour water supply in St. Kitts -

by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—St. Kitts and Nevis continues to work to ensure water security through desalination projects, including a two-million-gallon-per-day seawater reverse-osmosis plant, expected to be commissioned in the coming weeks, and solar-powered plants for both islands...

11/12/2025

One year after the fall of al-Assad, a reporter returns to Damascus -

Al Jazeera’s Justin Salhani compares Damascus on the day after al-Assad’s fall with one year later. By Justin Salhani Damascus, Syria – On the morning of December 5, 2025, a taxi drove me across the Lebanon-Syria border. This time was different from my first trip across, in the early hours of ...