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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Sun 29 December 2024: Milan is the first major Italian city to impose an almost complete ban on smoking in public, preparing to impose hefty fines for violations once the regulation enters effect at the turn of the year. As of January 1, people may only smoke in public spaces if they are at least 10 metres […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Voting in Chad’s general elections began on Sunday, with people voting to elect representatives to federal, provincial, and local governments, amid a boycott by the main opposition Les Transformateurs, which claims the results have already been decided beforehand. The vote is taking place amid significant geopolitical tensions, including the gradual withdrawal […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: A private Israeli broadcaster, in an investigative report aired late Saturday, revealed new information about the assassination of the late Ismail Haniyeh, former head of Hamas’ political bureau, following the government’s lifting of censorship on the case, claiming a bomb was planted in his room. Haniyeh was killed inside his residence […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: Two influential tech CEOs have sparked a debate about AI’s effect on jobs. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski announced the buy-now, pay-later firm stopped hiring a year ago, claiming that AI can do most of the jobs that humans do. And the chief executive of AI firm Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has argued that workers are […]
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