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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 2, 2023 - A Russian rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station took off Friday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Washington DC (UPI) Dec 2, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an executive order increasing the number of personal of the armed forces by 170,000, citing the war in Ukraine and NATO expansion.

Tegucigalpa (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 - Prosecutors in Honduras said Friday they had requested an arrest warrant for a new suspect in the 2016 murder of renowned environmentalist Berta Caceres.

Munich, Germany (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 - Heavy snowfall brought chaos to parts of southern Germany on Saturday, with air and rail traffic blocked in the Bavarian state capital of Munich.

Dubai (AFP) Dec 2, 2023 - France agreed Saturday to pay Papua New Guinea $100 million and the Republic of Congo $50 million to protect their forests.

Roca Sales, Brazil (AFP) Nov 19, 2023 - Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Brazil have claimed at least six lives over the past week, authorities said Sunday.

Lima (AFP) Nov 30, 2023 - A Peruvian Indigenous leader involved in the fight against Amazon deforestation has been shot dead in the countrys north, the government said Thursday.

Moscow (AFP) Nov 30, 2023 - Giant letters in support of Moscows armed forces fighting in Ukraine have been installed in front of the US embassy in Moscow, AFP saw Thursday.

Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 1, 2023 - A Hong Kong journalist group said Friday it was very concerned about the safety of an award-winning defence reporter who was reportedly missing after attending a security forum in Beijing.

Warsaw (AFP) Nov 29, 2023 - Polands government said Wednesday it had filed a complaint against Germany with an EU court, accusing its western neighbour of having failed to clean up waste deposited illegally on Polish territory.