Sat 04 January 2025: Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede encouraged the island’s independence from Denmark on Friday, framing it as a step toward breaking free from “the shackles of the colonial era,” according to media reports. His New Year’s address emphasized Greenland’s right to self-determination amid renewed global attention sparked by US President-elect Donald Trump’s […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The United Nations’ world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday. The index, compiled by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most globally traded food […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The number of children referred to emergency mental health services in England has risen sharply, with figures revealing a 10% increase in urgent cases in just a year. Lengthy National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists for routine mental health care are being blamed for pushing vulnerable young people into crisis, according […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in its 2024 report released Thursday. The international human rights organization noted that Mexico is among the most violent places for reporters outside of war zones, accounting for 30% of all journalist disappearance cases globally over […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Cancer continues to be a global health issue due to its high mortality rates. Lung cancer, largely influenced by smoking, remains the leading cause of cancer deaths, while stomach cancer rates are declining thanks to improvements in hygiene and healthcare. The aging population signals that future cancer strategies will need to become more […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: There is “no definitive link” between the New Year’s Day deadly New Orleans attack and a vehicle explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, an FBI official said Thursday. “At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” FBI Deputy […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: Elon Musk has demanded the release from prison of Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist currently serving an 18-month prison sentence in the UK. On Thursday morning, Musk used his X platform to call for Robinson’s release, describing a libelous documentary by the English Defence League (EDL) co-founder as “worth watching”. Robinson […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: The death toll in a pickup truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana has risen to 15, New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said Wednesday. “It will take several days to perform all autopsies. Once we complete the autopsies and talk with the next of kin, we will release the identifications of […]
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Thu 02 January 2025: Pope Francis on Wednesday urged world leaders to annul the debt of poorer countries, the official Vatican news agency reported. Speaking after his traditional New Years’ Day Angelus, the pontiff said: “I encourage leaders of nations with Christian traditions to set an example by canceling or significantly reducing the debts of […]
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Wed 01 January 2025: At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured when a man plowed his truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year in New Orleans’ popular French Quarter, local officials said Wednesday. The incident occurred at around 3.15 a.m. (0915GMT) at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Street, […]
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