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Global refugee numbers surpass 122 million: UNHCR

Dec 30, 2024

Bonn [Germany], December 30: The number of refugees worldwide has exceeded 122 million in 2024, surpassing last year's figures, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Remote airstrip used in spycraft cocaine smuggling plot

Dec 30, 2024

Sydney [Australia], December 30: Two men are accused of trafficking 200kg of cocaine into Australia in a clandestine plot involving a small aircraft, a remote airstrip and night-vision goggles.

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Financial help on its way as bushfires hit livelihoods

Dec 30, 2024

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Jimmy Carter, former US president, dies at 100

Dec 30, 2024

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School chaplain killed in shark attack on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Dec 30, 2024

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Polls close in Chad's contentious election

Dec 30, 2024

N'Djamena [Chad], December 30: Polls have closed in Chad's first parliamentary election in 13 years, which the government has presented as a key step towards ending a military rule.
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Georgia's new president sworn in amid political crisis, protests

Dec 30, 2024

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 30: Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as Georgian president in a ceremony in parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday, despite weeks of protests and the refusal of his...
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Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning in southern Brazilian state

Dec 30, 2024

Brasília [Brazil], December 30: Arsenic has been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a...
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Israel's attack on Gaza hospital kills seven, prompts evacuation

Dec 30, 2024
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Twenty-day-old baby dies from severe cold in Gaza; fifth such fatality this winter

Dec 30, 2024
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Taliban reiterate ban on women working for non-governmental organizations

Dec 30, 2024
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What's a bird strike in aviation?

Dec 30, 2024
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179 people dead as plane crashes in South Korea

Dec 30, 2024
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Aliyev calls on Russia to fully admit causing Azerbaijan plane crash

Dec 30, 2024
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French officials say three people dead in Channel as migrant crossings continue

Dec 30, 2024
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S Korea's Yoon again ignores summons to appear

Dec 30, 2024
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Pakistan Defence Minister slams Imran Khan, questions his loyalty for seeking help from the US

Dec 30, 2024
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Afghan Taliban strike targets inside Pakistan

Dec 30, 2024
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South Korea's acting president Han Duck-Soo impeached as Yoon goes on trial

Dec 29, 2024
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North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says

Dec 29, 2024
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German president dissolves parliament for Feb. 23 snap elections

Dec 29, 2024
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Trump sides with Elon Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he's always been in favor of the program

Dec 29, 2024
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Man dies after bitten by shark while fishing

Dec 29, 2024
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At least 28 dead in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports

Dec 29, 2024
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Thousands protest in Georgia ahead of political showdown

Dec 29, 2024
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India mourns former prime minister Manmohan Singh in state funeral

Dec 29, 2024