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When the Seychelles government announced it would allow a Canadian company to explore for oil in its waters in September 2022, it said it hoped it would never have to extract the oil. The small archipelago nation, off the eastern coast of Africa, is at threat from crushing sea level rise as the world continues to burn planet-warming fossil fuels. But long-promised finance from rich countries to help it make a green transition simply hasn’t arrived, President Wavel Ramkalawan told CNN in May. So they have had to look elsewhere. “We’re hoping that whilst we do the exploration, all these promises will be fulfilled,”…

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, 10 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He shot Steenkamp multiple times through a bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013, later claiming he mistook her for a burglar. Pistorius, now 37, was sentenced in 2016 to serve 13 years in prison. The parole board has set his release for 5 January 2024. Steenkamp’s mother did not oppose bail but – in a letter sent to the parole board – said she wondered whether Pistorius’s “huge anger issues” were truly dealt with in prison, adding she…

A 64-year-old French pilot has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter after being found guilty of killing a skydiver with his plane’s wing during a jump, a criminal court in Montauban, southern France, confirmed to CNN Thursday. The incident happened in July 2018 over the small town of Bouloc, near the city of Toulouse in the country’s southwest, according to an investigation report published by the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety in 2020. “A collision occurred between the first wingsuit skydiver and the aircraft’s left wing, a few seconds after he jumped out of the…

Contestants on Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge are seeking compensation for injuries they allegedly suffered on the show, their lawyers said. Express Solicitors said it is representing two players who “suffered hypothermia and nerve damage” injuries. Players competed for a $4.56m (£3.63m) prize on the spin-off show, based on the hit South Korean drama Squid Game. A show spokesperson said in a statement: “We take the welfare of our contestants extremely seriously.” Studio Lambert, the company who co-produced the show for Netflix, has been contacted for comment. Express Solicitors claimed the contestants suffered the injuries when “they had to stay…

Violent clashes broke out between police and “far-right” protesters in the central part of Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday after a knife attack in the capital city earlier in the day left three children and two adults injured. Irish police said they arrested 34 people after the riots. Speaking during a press conference Friday, Garda (police) Commissioner Drew Harris said police could “not have anticipated” that the stabbings would have triggered “such disorder.” Harris told journalists that a 5-year-old child remains in a “very serious condition” and a female teacher is in a “serious condition.” “These are scenes that we have not seen in decades. But…

A South Korean court has given a life sentence to a true crime fan who told police she murdered a stranger “out of curiosity”. Jung Yoo-jung, 23, had been obsessed with crime shows and novels and scored highly on psychopath tests, police said. Fixated with the idea of “trying out a murder”, she used an app to meet an English-language teacher, stabbing her to death at her home in May. The brutal killing shocked South Korea. Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty – a request typically reserved for the gravest of offences. They told the court that Jung, an…

Thousands of HSBC customers in the UK have reported that they are unable to access mobile banking. Downdetector, which tracks websites, showed more than 4,100 people had reported the banking app on their device was not functioning. The problem comes on Black Friday, a day when many people will be making purchases due to the discounts offered by retailers. The firm said it was “investigating this as a matter of urgency”. Some customers of First Direct, a division of HSBC UK, have also said they are affected – though others have suggested they are still able to use the app.…

It was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming. The start of something special for both club and manager. Instead, Rafael Benitez’s return to Spanish football at the helm of Celta Vigo has, so far, been a big disappointment. The team from the north-western corner of Spain are marooned in the relegation zone with just one win from 13 games – and Benitez’s future is the subject of repeated speculation. This weekend he travels to Valencia, the club where his glittering coaching career was ignited two decades ago with two La Liga titles in three seasons. The contrast between his achievement at the…

China is trialling visa-free travel for citizens from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia for a year, its foreign ministry said. From December to 30 November 2024, ordinary passport holders from these countries can do business or travel in China without a visa for up to 15 days. This is to help “promote China’s high-quality development and opening up”, spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday. Currently, most travellers need a visa to enter China. The rare examples of those who are exempt include citizens of Singapore and Brunei, entering China for business, tourism, family visits and transit for…

Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at the plant alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is already produced there. The scheme could help preserve the jobs of about 6,000 workers directly, and thousands more across the UK. Nissan said that alongside this, a major new battery plant known as a “gigafactory” will also be needed. This is in addition to the current factory adjacent to the car plant, and a further gigafactory already being…