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🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
Life & Tech

There Is a Smell of Burnt Rubber About the Russian Fear in 'Värn'

John Skoog's film 'Värn' explores Cold War anxieties through an eccentric lens, blending art and existential themes.

Feb 26 • 13:09 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Understand how the security lock works in cars parked at Goiânia airport

The Goiânia airport has implemented a new rubber security lock on the front wheels of vehicles to enhance safety in its parking lot.

Feb 25 • 21:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

'White Gold of the Amazon': How Latex Transformed Belém into the 'Paris of America' and Exploited Rubber Workers

The latex from the Amazon significantly boosted Belém's economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries while simultaneously exploiting the laborers who harvested it.

Feb 25 • 09:00 UTC
🌍 RFI Afrique (FR)
National & Local

A sixth year of global deficit for natural rubber

The natural rubber market is expected to experience its sixth consecutive year of global deficit as supply struggles to meet rising demand.

Feb 23 • 23:07 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Video captures aggression and rubber bullet shot against resident in Catumbi, and police officer is removed from the streets

A military police officer in Brazil was removed from the streets after being filmed aggressively assaulting a resident and shooting a rubber bullet during an altercation in Catumbi.

Feb 21 • 23:35 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Life & Tech

A Thousand Phones Hidden in Rubber Cases – Why?

The article discusses the paradox of investing in high-quality smartphones, only to obscure their aesthetics and engineering with cheap protective cases.

Feb 20 • 09:06 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The origin of Fate: the Polish immigrant who was a street vendor, made rubber raincoats, and founded an empire

The article tells the story of Leiser Madanes, a Polish immigrant who started as a street vendor in Argentina and ultimately built a successful business producing rubber products, including raincoats and tires.

Feb 19 • 06:00 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
World

Three People Die After Migrant Boat Trouble in the Aegean Sea

Three migrants have died and 38 were rescued after a rubber boat began to sink near Izmir,Turkey.

Feb 12 • 14:00 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
Sports

At this 2026 Olympics venue, the path to gold is lined with rubber blocks

The Milan-Cortina Games venue features key preparations for long-track speedskating, including the use of rubber blocks to demarcate racing lanes.

Feb 11 • 16:55 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Shakira falls during concert and jokes: ‘Don’t worry, I’m rubber’

Shakira fell on stage during her concert in El Salvador but humorously reassured fans by saying she’s 'rubber' and continued with her performance.

Feb 9 • 12:04 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
World

53 migrants reported dead or missing after boat accident off Libya

A tragic accident occurred off the coast of Libya, resulting in 53 migrants either dead or missing after their rubber boat capsized.

Feb 9 • 11:50 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
World

Libya: At least 50 migrant deaths in shipwreck, two babies lost their lives

Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, have died or are missing after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration.

Feb 9 • 11:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

More than 50 migrants dead, including two babies, as rubber boat capsizes off the coast of Libya

Over 50 migrants, including two infants, have died or are missing after their rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast, with only two survivors reported.

Feb 9 • 10:51 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Lena Ulvaeus was married to Björn Ulvaeus for 41 years - Had to wear rubber gloves due to illness

Lena Ulvaeus, the former wife of ABBA legend Björn Ulvaeus, passed away after a prolonged battle with leukemia diagnosed in 2003.

Feb 8 • 06:14 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

A popular Lithuanian dish has an unexpected addition: VMVT had to intervene

VMVT conducted an unscheduled inspection after a consumer reported finding a foreign object (rubber) in rural sausages, leading to a ban on the product's distribution.

Feb 6 • 12:25 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

E-transmission: Rubber-stamp Senate rigs Electoral Act again

The Senate has rejected the mandatory electronic transmission of election results, undermining the electoral process and reflecting a betrayal of public trust.

Feb 6 • 02:14 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Rubber boots, oversized sweater, and Raškovka hat. Czech Olympic fashion has provoked for decades

The Czech Olympic team continues to spark debate with its controversial fashion choices, featuring items like rubber boots, a baggy sweater, and colorful hats, that are a hallmark of their Olympic style.

Feb 5 • 14:05 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
World

14 migrants dead after collision between rubber boat and coast guard

Fourteen migrants lost their lives in the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Chios after their rubber boat collided with a coast guard vessel.

Feb 3 • 23:00 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Crime & Justice

The history of blood curdling in Alytus region: a mother brutally beat her child with a rubber hose and a wire, chased him out of the house

A court in Alytus has sentenced a mother for brutally abusing her son, including physical violence and psychological torment over an extended period.

Feb 3 • 15:23 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Local elections in Landshut: Enough with 'Give Rubber!'

The 'Young Voters' in Landshut are facing challenges as they prepare for the upcoming municipal elections, with regulatory bodies cooling down their enthusiasm.

Feb 3 • 14:32 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

How the eraser was born from a household oversight

The article explores how British engineer Edward Nairne accidentally created the eraser in 1770 when he confused a piece of natural rubber for bread while trying to clean pencil marks.

Feb 3 • 05:31 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
Life & Tech

Artist Kathia St Hilaire's deceptively delicate visions of chaos and resistance

Artist Kathia St Hilaire uses metal, rubber, canvas, and printmaking to create intricately layered artworks that depict themes of oppression, trauma, and renewal, marking her first major exhibition.

Jan 13 • 15:33 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Federal agents deploy tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters outside Minneapolis federal building

Federal agents used tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters outside a federal building in Minneapolis as they resisted immigration enforcement.

Jan 13 • 14:22 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

With this product, you won't need to change your home oven to improve thermal insulation

A thermal insulation rubber product for ovens is compatible with most brands and includes anchors for easy installation.

Jan 13 • 05:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Sports

A Filipino joins Dinamo, whom Jeličić said cannot even guard a rubber duck

Dinamo has decided to bring right-back Paulo Bismarck Tabinas from Vukovar, now paying between 70,000 and 100,000 euros despite initial plans to sign him in the summer without a transfer fee.

Jan 10 • 16:14 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

A Disney worker injured while stopping a 180-kilogram rubber rock heading towards the audience at a theme park

A Walt Disney World employee in Florida heroically prevented a 180-kilogram rubber rock from hitting the audience during an Indiana Jones live show, but was injured in the process.

Jan 2 • 20:11 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

Attacker with knife and bleach injures workers at factory in Japan

A brutal attack at the Yokohama Rubber Company factory in central Japan has left over ten people injured, with the attacker using a knife and a substance believed to be bleach before being arrested at the scene.

Dec 26 • 15:32 UTC

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