Tue 26 November 2024: Bitcoin’s post-US election rally hit a roadblock on Tuesday, slipping under pressure from a wave of profit-taking. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped to $92,360 at 0830GMT before recovering above $93,000. Market sentiment took a hit as President-elect Donald Trump reignited fears of a trade war, with fresh threats of additional tariffs […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China via executive orders he plans to sign on his first day in office in retaliation for what he says is their involvement in the flow deadly fentanyl and migrants into the United States. “On January 20th, as […]
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UNICEF/UN0504696/Rouzier via unicef.org Tue 26 November 2024: An unprecedented number of children have been recruited by gangs in Haiti, the UN agency for the protection of children (UNICEF) has said, underscoring a worsening protection crisis in the violence-ridden Caribbean island. In a report released on Monday, UNICEF said the recruitment of minors increased by 70 percent last year. “Children […]
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Tue 26 November 2024: The United Kingdom’s (UK) energy price cap is set to increase by 1.2 percent from January to March 2025, the UK’s energy regulator announced on Friday. This adjustment is expected to add approximately 21 pounnds (26 U.S. dollars) annually, or 1.75 pounds monthly, to the average household energy bill, said the […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: Germany is developing a new national bunker protection strategy that aims to catalog and repurpose existing infrastructure for emergency shelter use, local media reported on Monday. The plan involves mapping all publicly accessible buildings and private structures that could offer protection during potential missile attacks, including government offices, subway stations, and office […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: While fighting between criminal groups in Haiti decreased during 2024, attacks on civilians have risen, including an expanded use of “horrific sexual abuse,” according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. “Criminal groups have often used sexual violence to instill fear in rival territories,” the New York-based group says. “The rule of […]
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Mon 25 November 2024: The US national debt exceeded the mark of $36 trillion and updated the historical maximum, according to the US Treasury Department. This is the largest national debt in the world in nominal terms, and it has increased by $2 trillion since the beginning of the year. As of November 21 (the […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: Thousands of people have taken part in nationwide protests in France demanding better protection of women amid a high-profile rape case currently awaiting a verdict in court. The CGT trade union spoke of 100,000 participants at the rallies on Saturday, including 80,000 in Paris. Police estimated the number of demonstrators nationwide […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: The Australian government Sunday announced it is abandoning proposed laws that would have forced social media companies to regulate misinformation and disinformation on their platforms. In a statement, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced that the legislation would not proceed because there was “no pathway” in the Senate, local broadcaster SBS News reported. If passed, the […]
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Sun 24 November 2024: The tallest and shortest women in the world came together in London to celebrate the 20th annual Guinness World Records Day. Rumeysa Gelgi, a 27-year-old web developer from Turkey who stands at 215.16 cm (7 ft 1 in), met Jyoti Amge, a 30-year-old actor from India who is 62.8 cm (2 […]
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