If a cigarette box isn’t disgusting, it’s not doing its job – The Mail & Guardian

A policeman near the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, December 20, 2024. EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AP Since the truck-ramming attack that struck a Berlin Christmas market, on December 19, 2016, which left 13 people dead and 50 injured, German authorities have always been on high alert in the run-up to the festive… Read Details ⇢

Scores of people were injured and at least two people, including a small child, were killed on Friday after a car ploughed into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, in what local officials described as a terror attack. German Chancellor Olaf… Read Details ⇢

A group of moms is pleading with the U.S. government to reform the food industry, arguing that “poison is not partisan.”  Moms Across America is raising awareness about the harmful impact GMOs and other toxins could have on the health of children.  “I became involved in this fight because I… Read Details ⇢

Huge sale likely to go through despite ongoing concerns over Egyptian government’s human rights breaches. The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $5bn in arms for Egypt. The State Department informed Congress on Friday that it had approved the sale of $4.69bn worth of… Read Details ⇢

Oppo Reno 12 FS 5G: Two-minute review The Oppo Reno 12 FS 5G is a budget phone done the Oppo way – better-than-average specs, a great sense of style, and cost-cutting decisions that mostly land on the side of confusion rather than frustration. This is a phone that, despite its… Read Details ⇢

Emmanuel Macron visits the Cavani neighborhood in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 19, 2024, after Cyclone Chido. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP As soon as he arrived in Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron was overwhelmed by the grief, despair and anger of the people of the French territory in the Indian Ocean. On Thursday,… Read Details ⇢

Senators voted to pass a new version of a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown came and went. The Senate advanced the third version of a short-term spending bill by 85 to 11, and it will now head to President Biden’s… Read Details ⇢

UNRWA says Gaza has become a ‘graveyard’ as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions. An Israeli air strike has killed 10 members of a family, including seven children, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue agency has reported. A video posted… Read Details ⇢

The year is coming to a close but we have time for at least one more ICYMI round-up to catch you up on the most important tech announcements before the holidays, and more importantly, CES 2025 land. This week we saw leaks galore for the Samsung Galaxy S25, Nintendo Switch… Read Details ⇢