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Jan 05, 2025

Australia’s southeast braces for extreme fire danger amid intense heatwave

Australia’s last few fire seasons have been quiet compared with the catastrophic 2019-2020 “Black Summer” of wildfires that destroyed an area the size of Turkey.

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Reuters
Jan 05, 2025

Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs

A further eight soldiers from El Salvador also arrived on Friday.

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Reuters
Jan 05, 2025

US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel, US officials say

Facing international criticism, Washington has stood by Israel during its assault on Gaza that has displaced nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million population.

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Reuters
Jan 05, 2025

Austrian chancellor quits as coalition talks collapse

A day earlier a third party, the liberal Neos, walked away from the talks, blaming the other parties for failing to take the bold and decisive action it said it had called for.

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Web Desk
Jan 05, 2025

Hezbollah chief says ready to respond to Israeli ceasefire violations

The fragile truce, which took effect on November 27 after two months of full-blown war, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides.

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Reuters
Jan 04, 2025

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza Strip as new ceasefire talks begin

Residents and medics said at least 14 people had been in the house of the Al-Ghoula family when the strike took place in the early hours, destroying the building.

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AFP
Jan 04, 2025

World’s oldest person dies at 116 in Japan

Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019, the southern city’s mayor said in a statement.

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AFP
Jan 04, 2025

Global food prices decline, but still 26 per cent above 2019 levels

World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the FAO said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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AFP
Jan 04, 2025

EV sales in UK miss target despite record growth

Battery electric vehicles made up 19.6 per cent of new cars sold last year, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which was below the government’s 22-per cent target for carmakers.

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Reuters
Jan 04, 2025

DOJ argues against Trump’s bid to delay TikTok ban

The US Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19.