When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world…
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WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
by adminThe World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city…
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Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
by adminIn the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find…
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Building homes, eradicating disease: President Carter’s humanitarian impact around the world
by adminJimmy Carter redefined what a post-presidency could be after he lost re-election in 1980. From the Carolina Lowcountry to the Ethiopian highlands, Carter’s humanitarian work eventually eclipsed his White House…
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Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has said, in his first comments on an electoral timeline since his rebel…
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One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt, something that endures in the “robot dance” that first became popular in the 1980s. Robots…
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Gaza hospital director held at notorious Israeli military detention center, recently released detainees say
by adminDr. Hussam Abu Safiya has not been seen publicly since Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan hospital on Friday. Staff members accused Israeli forces of starting a fire in the hospital…
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The German government accused US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even…
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Sobbing and prayers echo through South Korean airport as families mourn air crash victims
by adminThe sounds of sobbing, prayers and anguish echoed through the departures hall of an airport in southwestern South Korea on Monday as families of the victims killed when a passenger…
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Biden spent four years building up US alliances in Asia. Will they survive Trump’s next term?
by adminFor America’s friends in Asia, the uncertainty brought by the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is coming at a bad time. China has been modernizing its…