Sun 15 December 2024: The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, caught in a whirlpool in Antarctica, has broken free and is flowing northward. The British Antarctic Survey announced that the iceberg has drifted northward. Dr. Andrew Meijers, a marine scientist and researcher with the organization, noted that it is exciting that A23a is on the move […]
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Sun 15 December 2024: Global deaths from armed conflicts rose by 37 percent between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, reaching nearly 200,000, the British think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies said. Its Armed Conflict Survey 2024 released on Thursday revealed a staggering 315 percent increase in fatalities in the Middle East and […]
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Sat 14 December 2024: The Labour government in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday unveiled updated measures aimed at overhauling the planning system for new housing development, requiring local councils to commit to a house-building timetable. As part of its broader plan to construct 1.5 million homes before the next general election, the government introduced […]
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Sat 14 December 2024: A pair of senior lawmakers penned a letter to Google and Apple on Friday, informing them that they must remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19. Representatives John Moolenaar and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Republican and Democrat on the House Select Committee on the CCP respectively, told Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai “Congress has provided ample time—233 days […]
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.Sat 14 December 2024: World economic growth is expected to decelerate to 2.7% in 2025 from 2.9% in 2024, the International Institute of Finance (IIF) forecasted Wednesday. The IIF’s expectation for mature markets’ GDP rate for 2025 was at 1.3% on average, down from 1.5% in 2024. The expectation for the US was at 1.9%, […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Donald Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year on Thursday, marking the second time the incoming president has been bestowed the honor. Time hailed the course of Trump’s political career as “unparalleled in American history,” and said he has “proved twice now that he can surf to power on anti-incumbent sentiment, a […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: A proposal to erect a £46 million ($58.45 million) statue of Queen Elizabeth II has come under scrutiny, with critics calling it an “appalling waste of money,” given the current economic struggles faced by many in the UK. The cost is estimated to be equivalent to the salaries of more than 1,000 National Health Service (NHS) […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Pope Francis on Thursday called on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s In a message for world peace, Francis referred to St. John Paul II’s admonition in Jubilee Year 2000 that debt “threatens the future of many […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: The Kremlin on Thursday said that US President-elect Donald Trump did not send Russian President Vladimir Putin an invitation to attend his inauguration in January. Speaking to journalists in the Russian capital Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they have not received an invitation extended by Trump. Peskov’s remarks came as […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, said the donation was a departure from past practice by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. Zuckerberg had declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden […]
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