World News: 13 February 2023

Dubai again plans for flying taxi takeoff, this time by 2026
The Joby prototype can fly over 240 kilometers (150 miles) before needing a charge — something which would put Abu Dhabi and other areas of the country within range. It takes off and lands vertically, while its rotors tilt forward in flight. It has a maximum speed of 320 kph (200 mph).
Joby Avation Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, was at $4.20 a share before trading Monday. Its major shareholders include Intel Corp., while Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines also has invested.

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Kansas City Chiefs pull off dramatic late comeback to win Super Bowl 57
It was a tale of two halves. Philadelphia dominated the first half and Kansas City owned the second half (scoring on every possession: 24 points).
Mahomes is just the 11th player to win a Super Bowl and MVP in the same year (and he's the first to do it since 1999).

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Europe's spend on energy crisis nears 800 billion euros
Germany topped the spending chart, allocating nearly €270 billion – a sum that eclipsed all other countries. Britain, Italy and France were the next highest, although each spent less than €150 billion. Most EU states spent a fraction of that.
On a per capita basis, Luxembourg, Denmark and Germany were the biggest spenders.

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Google to expand misinformation “prebunking” in Europe
The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims. The videos will appear as advertisements on platforms like Facebook, YouTube or TikTok in Germany. A similar campaign in India is also in the works.
It's an approach called prebunking, which involves teaching people how to spot false claims before they encounter them. The strategy is gaining support among researchers and tech companies.

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Portugal church sex abuse study finds 512 alleged victims
The report came four years after Pope Francis gathered church leaders from around the world at the Vatican to address the sex abuse crisis in the church. That meeting was held more than 30 years after the scandal first erupted in Ireland and Australia and 20 years after it hit the United States.
Bishops and other Catholic superiors in many parts of Europe at the time continued to deny that clergy sex abuse existed or insisted on giving little weight to the problem.

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'We want a bigger share': Botswana, De Beers row over diamond profits
Under the 2011 agreement, the mining company De Beers received 90% of the rough diamonds produced while Botswana, Africa's largest diamond producer, received 10%. In 2020, Botswana's share was increased to 25%.
In 2020, Botswana's share was increased to 25%.

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