Mon 02 January 2023: Croatia has adopted the euro and entered Europe’s passport-free zone, marking two significant achievements for the country since joining the European Union (EU) nearly a decade ago. At midnight on Sunday, the Balkan country said goodbye to its kuna currency and became the eurozone’s 20th member. It is now the 27th […]
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Sun 01 January 2023: A 53-year-old fundraiser from Cumbria, England has completed his mission of running a marathon every day in 2022 and successfully raised one million pounds ($1.2 million) for charity. The man named Gary McKee, finished his 365th marathon of the year, on New Year’s Eve. According to media reports, the amount was […]
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Sun 01 January 2023: The world’s eight billion people have been ushering in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent year marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi’s World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. Many set aside pinched budgets and a virus that is increasingly forgotten, but […]
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Sun 01 January 2023: As China enters a “new phase” in its efforts to combatting the pandemic, President Xi Jinping has called for increased effort and unity. “At present, the epidemic prevention and control is entering a new phase,” he said on Saturday in his first public comments on COVID-19 since his government changed course […]
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Sun 01 January 2023: Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has been shaken by numerous explosions since the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day. Following a bombardment of at least 20 cruise missiles fired at targets all around Ukraine on New Year’s Eve, there were assaults on Kyiv on Sunday. Air raid sirens were activated […]
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Sat 31 December 2022: A report has said that the number of people dying due to Covid in Japan over the last three months is around 16 times higher than during the same period last year. According to the report by the Mainichi Daily on Friday (December 30), there were 11,835 virus-related deaths from October […]
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Sat 31 December 2022: Portugal captain has joined the Riyadh-based side on a deal until June 2025. Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in a landmark move for football in the Middle East. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner became a free agent last month when his contract with […]
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Sat 31 December 2022: Benedict, who died at the age of 95, in 2013 became the first pope in 600 years to step down, citing old age. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced. His death on Saturday came days after Pope Francis had […]
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Sat 31 December 2022: UN rights chief Volker Turk called Friday for protection from online hatred and an end to dehumanising identity politics, as part of a more considerate social media environment in 2023. “My hope for next year is that we lead our lives, individually and collectively, with kindness, empathy and unity, in how we relate […]
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Fri 30 December 2022: The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID infections have risen across China this month after Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID policies including regular PCR testing on its population. The United States, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have all imposed COVID tests for travellers from China in response. […]
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