Mon 02 December 2024: Australian police have arrested 13 people in what authorities described as the largest-ever cocaine bust in the country’s history. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that they had charged 11 men and two juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that allegedly travelled to meet a mother ship loaded with […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Sales revenue for the world’s largest 100 arms makers rose 4.2% year-on-year to $632 billion in 2023, an international think tank report showed on Monday. While arms revenue hikes were reported across all regions, companies based in Russia and the Middle East saw particularly sharp increases, reflecting heightened demand fueled by […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: US President Joe Biden formally pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday evening following federal felony gun and tax convictions that he previously pledged he would not use his executive powers to reverse. Biden said in a lengthy statement that the charges against his son were politically motivated, adding “raw politics has […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: Professor Lisa Levin, a faculty member at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, highlighted that rising ocean temperatures due to global warming are forcing marine species to migrate toward colder regions, significantly altering ocean ecosystems. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning Saturday to nations that he would impose a 100% tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade. Referring to the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — now expanded to include Iran, […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: The UK Parliament is set to debate the Assisted Dying Bill this week, a proposal that could legalise medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live. The vote has sparked widespread public and political debate, marking it as one of the most significant legislative decisions in recent […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: Coffee prices reached historic high levels in the global markets as other commodities saw sharp fluctuations after President-elect Donald Trump’s win in last month’s US elections, and coffee stood out at a record of $3.2615 per pound on the Intercontinental Exchange. The pound price of coffee increased by over 70% since […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will “invariably support” Russia in its war against Ukraine, state-run media reported on Saturday. According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim met with visiting Russian Defense Minister Andrei Beloussov in Pyongyang on Friday and praised the growing ties between the two […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. Net migration to the United Kingdom soared to more than 900,000 last year, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday […]
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Fri 29 November 2024: Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries since the start of the 21st century, while there are also persistent challenges, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest report said on Thursday, The report revealed that wage inequality has decreased globally at an annual rate of 0.5% to 1.7% since 2000, with […]
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