December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
South Korean president vows to ‘fight to the…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at the Presidential Office in Seoul on December 12, 2024. — Reuters “I will fight to the end,” says undeterred President Yoon. Slams
December 12, 2024
Mystery drones in US alarm locals, baffle authorit…
An airplane flies over a drone during the Polar Bear Plunge on Coney Island in New York, US, January 1, 2015. — Reuters EDGEWATER: A rash of unexplained drone sightings in the skies above
December 12, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1m to Donald…
A combination of images shows Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) and United States President-elect Donald Trump. — Reuters/File Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta on Wednesday confirmed to various news outlets that it had donated $1 million to
December 12, 2024
Syria’s rebel leader vows to dissolve Assad …
Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2024. —Reuters Sharaa must balance demands for justice from victims. Those who tortured, killed detainees
December 12, 2024
Australia mulls plan to make big tech firms pay me…
A representational image showing a person using a cellphone. — AFP/File SYDNEY: Australia is considering introducing rules to “create a financial incentive” for big tech firms to pay Australian media companies for news content
December 12, 2024
Mexico Congress approves ban on e-cigarettes
A woman exhales vapour from an e-cigarette outside the offices of British e-cigarette manufacturer Totally Wicked in Blackburn, northern England March 19, 2015. — Reuters Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday approved a constitutional reform banning
December 12, 2024
Donald Trump invites President Xi Jinping to Jan 2…
US President-elect Donald Trump meets pictured while shaking hands with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — Reuters
December 11, 2024
Donald Trump to receive Time magazine’s R…
US President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting with Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales (not seen), at the UK Ambassador’s Residence in Paris on December 7, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump
December 11, 2024