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South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears 05 Jan 2025 - 11:15 am
Demonstrators wear thermal blankets during a rally against impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence in Seoul on January 5, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target 05 Jan 2025 - 10:46 am
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Turkiye’s defence exports hit record $7.2bn in 2024 05 Jan 2025 - 10:32 am
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Abidjan port says 'precautions' in place for hazardous cargo 04 Jan 2025 - 11:37 pm
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Austria's chancellor says will step down in 'coming days' 04 Jan 2025 - 10:31 pm
(FILES) (L-R) The leader of Austria's social democratic SPOe party Andreas Babler, the leader of Austria's conservative OeVP party, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer and the leader of Austria's liberal NEOS party Beate Meinl-Reisinger address a press conference following talks on forming a new government, on November 18, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT
39 bell tolls begin final national sendoff for Jimmy Carter 04 Jan 2025 - 07:51 pm
The hearse carrying President Jimmy Carter's flag draped casket passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Sri Lanka holds jewelry exhibition to promote exports 04 Jan 2025 - 07:12 pm
People visit FACETS Sri Lanka 2025, an international gem and jewellery exhibition, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Egyptian aid plane lands in Damascus: foreign ministry 04 Jan 2025 - 06:48 pm
An aerial view shows passenger planes of Syria's private airline company Cham Wings on the tarmac of the closed international airport of Damascus on December 11, 2024. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Officials assure Yinchuan residents of sufficient relief supplies after quakes 04 Jan 2025 - 06:29 pm
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Sweden's Hector dominates Kranjska Gora giant slalom 04 Jan 2025 - 06:18 pm
First placed Sweden's Sara Hector (C) poses with her team during the podium ceremony after winning the Women's Giant Slalom event as part of the FIS Alpine ski world Cup 2024-2025 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP)
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 4 Palestinians, wound others 04 Jan 2025 - 05:32 pm
Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics pray by the body of their fallen colleague Mahmud al-Muhadad, who was reportedly killed in an Israeli air strike in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, as it lies at the Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Muscat Stock Exchange gains OMR 3.8 billion in market value by end of 2024 04 Jan 2025 - 05:22 pm
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Civil Aviation Authorities in Syria resume flights to and from Damascus 04 Jan 2025 - 05:20 pm
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Malaysia expels two boats ferrying about 300 Myanmar migrants 04 Jan 2025 - 05:03 pm
This file photo intended for representational purposes only, taken on November 18, 2023 in the Batee subdistrict in Aceh Province's Pidie region shows two boats that carried Rohingya refugees to Indonesia on November 14 and November 15, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Spinning a tune: Chinese scientist names new spider species after pop songs 04 Jan 2025 - 03:37 pm
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Series of earthquakes rattle Ethiopia, triggering evacuations 04 Jan 2025 - 03:26 pm
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AI expected to star at CES gadget extravaganza 04 Jan 2025 - 02:21 pm
File photo from 2023 Consumer Electronics Show
Syria says international flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday 04 Jan 2025 - 02:16 pm
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