Sat 28 December 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday had a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about this week’s Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan, and gave an apology and condolences. “Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: The United States saw a dramatic rise in homelessness at the start of 2024, counting 18% more unhoused people during its annual tally in January than the year before, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) reported on Friday. Cities reported counting a total of 771,480 unhoused people in […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: One in four families in France experiences cyberbullying ‘Our first reflex should be to remember that a child should never be left alone with a digital screen,’ says general director of L’Enfant Bleu Association PARIS France has made it mandatory since 2023 for children under 15 to obtain parental consent to […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: Reaching $1.4 trillion this year, the market capitalization of electric carmaker Tesla is far ahead of other carmakers worldwide. The total market capitalization of 52 major players in the auto business amounted to $2.8 trillion this year, with Tesla leading the pack, as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s market cap equaled […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: The estimated net worth of Elon Musk, the owner or founder of seven companies, including electric car giant Tesla, aerospace firm SpaceX and social media platform X, surpassed $400 billion this week, marking a new milestone for the world’s richest person. After Tesla and SpaceX’s shares hit record-high levels, Musk’s wealth […]
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The team used machines to unearth graves, but used hand tools once coffins were located. (Supplied) Fri 27 December 2024: Archaeologists have completed the largest mass exhumation in Australian history from an old cemetery, which led to the discovery of almost 2,000 bodies that were believed to have been moved from the old graveyard over […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: The holiday season is here, and streets are filled with festive sparkles, twinkling lights and cheerful Christmas songs. While many of us are looking forward to spending the holiday period with family and friends, Christmas is anything but jolly for others. Some people are dreading to spend the period without loved […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: Russian companies have started using Bitcoin and other digital assets in international payments, the Russian finance minister said on Wednesday. In a statement to the Russian state channel Rossiya-24, Anton Siluanov said that Bitcoins mined in Russia can be used in the experimental process for international payments, and such payments have […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: At least 10,457 people perished while trying to reach Spain’s coasts irregularly in 2024, migration NGO Caminando Fronteras said Thursday. This makes 2024 the deadliest year in Spain’s modern migration history, according to the group. It also reaffirms Spain as having one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Each day, an […]
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Thu 26 December 2024: Senior Azerbaijani officials on Thursday confirmed to Anadolu the validity of earlier media reports suggesting that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday was caused by a Russian missile system. This came after Azerbaijani media, citing government sources, reported that the preliminary results of the […]
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