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Italian officials secure 12th-century leaning tower to prevent collapse

Italian officials secure 12th-century leaning tower to prevent collapse

The Garisenda tower has leaned since it was built ‘and has been a concern ever since’
Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, renews concern about civilian deaths

Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, renews concern about civilian deaths

At least 200 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting resumed Friday morning
7 suspected illegal miners dead, 20 others missing in Zambia landslide

7 suspected illegal miners dead, 20 others missing in Zambia landslide

The southern African nation is among the 10 biggest copper producers in the world
A snowstorm brings Munich airport to standstill leading to travel chaos

A snowstorm brings Munich airport to standstill leading to travel chaos

The airport has announced flights will be cancelled until 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3
Longtime U.S. world power broker Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Longtime U.S. world power broker Henry Kissinger dead at 100

Secretary of state under 2 American presidents was the country’s face on the global stage in the ’70s
Prosecutors say accused in U.S. murder plot talked about B.C. man’s killing

Prosecutors say accused in U.S. murder plot talked about B.C. man’s killing

Indictment alleges Nikhil Gupta was recruited to orchestrate death of American Sikh activist
AI won’t pose immediate existential threat but ‘safety brakes’ needed: Microsoft

AI won’t pose immediate existential threat but ‘safety brakes’ needed: Microsoft

‘Have an on-off switch, have a safety brake, ensure that it remains under human control’
41 trapped Indian workers emerge smiling after 17 days trapped underground

41 trapped Indian workers emerge smiling after 17 days trapped underground

Workers extracted on a wheeled stretcher pulled through a meter-wide tunnel of welded pipes
‘Jet zero’: first fossil fuel-free trans-Atlantic commercial flight a success

‘Jet zero’: first fossil fuel-free trans-Atlantic commercial flight a success

High-fat low-emissions Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 travels successfully from London to New York
Trapped Indian tunnelers freed after 17 days underground

Trapped Indian tunnelers freed after 17 days underground

41 workers have survived on food and oxygen supplied through narrow steel pipes