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Dec 29, 2024
New York [US], December 29: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H- 1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.
At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports
India mourns former prime minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral
China approves the construction of world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet
Israel detains north Gaza hospital director as WHO condemns raids
PM Fico offers Slovakia's 'hospitality' in possible Ukraine, Russia talks
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Finland brings tanker suspected of damaging undersea cable to shore
Helsinki [Finland], December 29: Finnish police on Saturday transported a Russia- linked suspected of intentionally damaging a Baltic Sea power cable to shore.
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay law that could ban TikTok in the US
Washington [US], December 29: US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday stepped into the ongoing dispute over the potential ban of the China-based video app TikTok...
'Alarming' rise in climate disasters in Brazil: Study
Brasilia [Brazil], December 29: Brazil has seen a dramatic rise of climate disasters in recent years, compared to two previous decades, a new study says.
World Health Organization finds no mysterious 'Disease X' in Congo
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29: International health experts believe the wave of illnesses in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been...
Record number of children living in conflict zones: UNICEF
New York [US], December 29: More children than ever before live in conflict zones or have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to fighting,...
Thick fog continues to cause flight disruption at UK airports
London [UK], December 29: Disruption is continuing at some of the UK's busiest airports as thick fog blankets the country.
UK rail disruption warning after theft of £100k cable
London [UK], December 29: Trains in the north of England will be disrupted after more than £100,000 ($125,750) worth of high-voltage power cable was stolen...
Putin apologizes after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Moscow [Russia], December 29: Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in...
Lebanon arrests 67 Syrians over illegal entry
Dec 28, 2024
Beirut [Lebanon], December 28: Lebanese security forces on Friday arrested 67 Syrian nationals for illegally entering Lebanon, along with a Lebanese bus driver who was...
Saudi Arabia allocates 500 mln USD to support Yemeni government
Aden [Saudi Arabia], December 28: Saudi Arabia has allocated 500 million U.S. dollars to the Yemeni government to cover state employees' salaries and other expenses, Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak said on Friday.
Iran seeks calm rather than chaos in Syria: FM
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Israel turns to Houthi forces in Yemen?
'Virtual' money in the US promises to explode
Cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon extradited to the US
China sentences man to death for driving into crowd
Trump demands the right to decide TikTok's fate
Billionaire Elon Musk urges US to add hypersonic missiles, UAVs
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