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Dozens protest in Sudan as govt switches out banknotes 31 Dec 2024 - 09:20 pm
People protest calling upon the army-backed Sudanese government to extend the deadline to exchange Sudanese pound banknotes after authorities reportedly changed two of the notes in circulation, invalidating the old ones, in the northeastern Red Sea city of Port Sudan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Zimbabwe abolishes the death penalty 31 Dec 2024 - 07:53 pm
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Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone 31 Dec 2024 - 05:45 pm
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US farmers fret over Trump's deportation plans 31 Dec 2024 - 05:42 pm
An almond remains on a tree after harvest on Del Bosque Farms in Firebaugh, California, on December 17, 2024. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP)
Laos intensifies efforts to combat malaria: health ministry 31 Dec 2024 - 05:30 pm
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European stock markets end year with gains 31 Dec 2024 - 05:19 pm
A board displays the chart of Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on the last day of trade of the year 2024 on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP)
Moscow attacks Ukraine with drones and missiles 31 Dec 2024 - 05:13 pm
Local residents take shelter in a metro station during an air strike alarm in Kyiv on December 31, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)
Mozambique mourns dozens killed in two months of election unrest 31 Dec 2024 - 05:10 pm
(FILES) Anti-riot police officers with their dogs walk down Eduardo Mondlane Avenue past burning barricades made by protesters in Maputo November 7, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)
Fire at Bulgaria train station kills 4 homeless people 31 Dec 2024 - 04:04 pm
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S. Korea investigates barrier hit in Jeju Air crash 31 Dec 2024 - 03:11 pm
Investigators from South Korea and the US, including officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, inspect the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 31, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record 31 Dec 2024 - 12:33 pm
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back' 31 Dec 2024 - 11:50 am
File photo: People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania 31 Dec 2024 - 11:08 am
A young man rests on the bed of his room at the psychiatry centre of the CHS hospital in Nouakchott, December 12, 2024. Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP.
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic 31 Dec 2024 - 11:04 am
Japan Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on December 26, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon 31 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 21, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump 31 Dec 2024 - 10:26 am
Photo used for representational purposes. Children ride their bicycle past a New Year 2025 numerals decoration made of plastic flowers in Hanoi on December 30, 2024. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP.
South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families 31 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials work at the Jeju Air crash site in Muan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
One dead, two missing as cargo ship sinks off Philippines 31 Dec 2024 - 08:59 am
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