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Tonga's prime minister quits moments ahead of no-confidence motion in parliament

Dec 13, 2024

Nuku'alofa [Tonga], December 13: Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni abruptly resigned in...
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Tech giants must pay news

Dec 13, 2024

Canberra [Australia], December 13: Social media giants Meta, Google and TikTok's owner...
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Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated

Dec 13, 2024

Damascus [Syria], December 13: The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said...
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Israel kills 36 Palestinians in Gaza

Dec 13, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes in...
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Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting

Dec 13, 2024

Hong Kong, December 13: A Hong Kong court convicted prominent former pro-democracy...

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Australia [Melbourne], December 13: Major surgeries will be halted at a major hospital as hundreds of...
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Time magazine to name Trump 'Person of the Year'

Dec 12, 2024

New York [US], December 12: Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York...
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Syria's Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad

Dec 12, 2024

Damascus [Syria], December 12: The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said that...
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Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal

Dec 12, 2024

New York [US], December 12: Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from...
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South Korea police try to raid Yoon's office over martial law

Dec 12, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office...
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Vienna Airport welcomes over 30 million passengers for first time since 2019

Dec 12, 2024

Vienna [Austria], December 12: Vienna International Airport has announced surpassing 30 million passengers for the first...
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UN appeals for $4.07 billion to support Gaza, West Bank

Dec 12, 2024

New York [US], December 12: The United Nations launched an urgent humanitarian appeal today, calling for...
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2024 hottest year on record: WMO report

Dec 12, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has projected that 2024 is on course...
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FAO launches first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years

Dec 12, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has released the first major global...
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EU spent €381.4 billion on R&D in 2023

Dec 12, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], December 12: In 2023, the EU spent €381.4 billion on research & development (R&D),...
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Austria drops veto on Bulgaria, Romania fully joining Schengen Travel Zone

Dec 12, 2024

Vienna [Austria], December 12: Austria is dropping its veto on Romania and Bulgaria becoming full members...
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Finance Minister Keller-Sutter to be next president of Switzerland

Dec 12, 2024

Bern [Switzerland], December 12: Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter will become president of her country in...
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Hungary's Orban calls Putin to discuss diplomacy options in Ukraine war

Dec 12, 2024

Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], December 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
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Girl, 11, rescued in Med after 3 days clinging to tyre tubes

Dec 12, 2024

Freetown [Sierra Leone], December 12: An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes...
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Ex-defence chief in South Korea tries to kill himself after being arrested

Dec 12, 2024

Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korea's previous defence minister was stopped from attempting suicide while...
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Afghanistan's refugee minister Haqqani killed in suicide blast in Kabul

Dec 12, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 12: Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees has been killed in an explosion in...
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Iran blames Israel, US for overthrow of al-Assad

Dec 12, 2024

Tehran [Iran], December 12: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed his archenemies the United...
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Syria's new PM appeals to refugees: 'Come back!'

Dec 12, 2024

Rome [Italy], December 12: Syria's new interim prime minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, is calling on Syrian refugees...
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EU to discuss potential sanctions on Georgia after protest violence

Dec 12, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], December 12: The European Union is threatening the Georgian government with sanctions in light...
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Taiwan urges China to stop military activities in surrounding waters

Dec 12, 2024

Taipei [Taiwan], December 12: Taiwan on Wednesday called on China to immediately halt its military activities...
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Billions of malaria cases prevented this century

Dec 12, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 2.2 billion cases of...