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Jan 08, 2025
Geneva [Switzerland], January 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday offered reassurance about HMPV, a respiratory infection that is spreading in China, emphasizing that the virus is neither new nor particularly dangerous.
Bangladesh revokes passport of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
German couple confess to killing Ukrainian refugee and her mother to steal baby
Thai elephant centres criticized after death of tourist
Airport in Damascus resumes international operations
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Iran starts air defence drills at Natanz nuclear facility
Tehran [Iran], January 8: Amid rising tensions with Israel and with less than two weeks left before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iran's...
US transfers 11 Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman
Washington [US], January 8: The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Aid efforts in Gaza at breaking point: UN
Gaza [Palestine], January 8: The efforts of United Nations agencies to supply humanitarian aid in Gaza are at "breaking point", a senior official has warned.
Hungarian officials criticize U.S. sanctions on gov't minister
Budapest [Hungary], January 8: Hungary's foreign minister criticized the outgoing U.S. administration and its ambassador on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on the Hungarian minister in...
Two killed, one injured in shooting in Germany
Berlin [Germany], January 8: Two men were shot dead and one got injured on Tuesday evening at a company in the town of Bad Friedrichshall,...
Slovenia's 2024 budget deficit lowest in 5 yrs
Ljubljana [Slovenia], January 8: Slovenia's budget deficit fell to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to preliminary figures, and was the...
News Analysis: Experts expect gradual ECB rate cuts despite rising eurozone inflation
Brussels [Belgium], January 8: Eurozone inflation, as Eurostat reported, hit 2.4 percent in December, the highest since July, but experts expect the European Central Bank...
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
Lhasa [Tibet], January 8: A strong earthquake, opens new tab struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities, killing at least...
US, Taliban in talks to swap detainees
Washington DC [US], January 8: The Biden administration is negotiating with Afghanistan to exchange Americans detained in the country for at least one high-profile prisoner...
Ghana's Mahama returns as president, vowing to boost economy
Accra [Ghana], January 8: John Dramani Mahama was sworn in for a second term as Ghana's president at a ceremony in the capital Accra, pledging to overcome public discontent by boosting the economy and creating much-needed jobs.
Austrian far right demands conservatives be 'honest' in coalition talks
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's post-war far right, dies aged 96
Trump will not rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
Egypt discovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Cairo
Jan 07, 2025
US Congress ratifies Trump's victory
First person dies of bird flu in the US
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Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member
Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over 'finish line'
Three Israelis killed in northern West Bank Shooting
