Tue 31 December 2024: The parents of a 15-year-old boy who killed 10 people in a school shooting in Serbia in May 2023 were sentenced to a total of 17.5 years in prison on Monday. The Belgrade High Court issued its verdict on the parents of K.K., the perpetrator of the shooting at Vladislav Ribnikar […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: Turkiye’s defense industry has reached 70% domestic production capacity in 2024, according to the Independent Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (MUSIAD)’s Turkiye Defense Industry 2024 report released Friday, Anadolu reports. It discusses the current situation and future projections of the domestic defense industry and states that significant successes have been achieved in strategic […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: On social media sites, mainly X (previously Twitter), a video allegedly showing the moments when several olive trees in Syria were uprooted and transported by trucks. BACKGROUND AND ALLEGATIONS An X user named Fares Shehabi, who has over 50 thousand followers, posted a video that shows the moments when olive trees are […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: South Africa has increased security and patrol along its border with Mozambique to prevent and combat any opportunistic crime that may arise as a result of the neighboring country’s ongoing protests, said a statement. Mozambique has been gripped by weeks of violent protests since late October, when the electoral authority declared 47-year-old Daniel Chapo of the […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: A tragic accident claimed the lives of 71 people, including a bridegroom, when a wedding caravan crashed in southern Ethiopia’s Sidama region, local authorities said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday as the group, accompanying the bridegroom, was en route to the bride’s home for the wedding. According to the […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: Remote work has become the norm for many organisations, but its impact on work outcomes has been mixed. On the one hand, the increased flexibility and reduced commuting time it offers have been linked to improved employee wellbeing. On the other, remote work can lead to stress, fatigue, isolation and a […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: As much as 36 percent of Americans took on holiday debt this holiday season, up from 34 percent a year ago, according to the latest holiday debt survey of LendingTree, the nation’s online loan marketplace. Those Americans who racked up balances added 1,181 US dollars of debt on average, up from […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: International health experts believe the wave of illnesses in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which had been dubbed “Disease X”, is entirely due to known pathogens. The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that malaria, influenza, rhinoviruses, coronaviruses and other known viruses had been found in 430 laboratory […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Zambia and Saudi Arabia signed a debt restructuring agreement on Thursday to reschedule part of Zambia’s debt owed to the Arab nation. The agreement was signed by Zambian Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane and Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Fund for Development Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, during […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement on the anniversary of the December 30th pro-government protests, urging citizens to unite in the face of foreign threats while the country edges towards further unrest. Referring to Iran’s foreign archenemies, the US and Israel, the statement specifically laid the blame of […]
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