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Iran, Oman agree to push forward bilateral cooperation 30 Dec 2024 - 07:27 pm
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German flying taxi startup Volocopter files for insolvency 30 Dec 2024 - 03:53 pm
(Files) A Volocopter Volocity air taxi is seen during a demonstration flight at the Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole airfield in Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, France, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Thibaud Moritz / AFP)
Three foreigners killed in Thailand tourist hotel blaze 30 Dec 2024 - 03:35 pm
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South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 02:26 pm
A recovery team member works with his dog at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
New body found after deadly Channel crossing 30 Dec 2024 - 02:21 pm
(Files) Migrants board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on Bleriot beach at Sangatte, near Calais, northern France on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Second Jeju Air flight suffers landing gear problem 30 Dec 2024 - 11:52 am
Photo used for representational purposes. A check-in desk of Jeju Air is seen at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP.
What caused South Korea's most deadly plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 11:25 am
The wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames is seen at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP.
China court hands boy life sentence for murdering classmate 30 Dec 2024 - 08:25 am
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Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100 30 Dec 2024 - 08:13 am
(Files) Former President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
World leaders praise Jimmy Carter's legacy; Biden declares January 9 national day of mourning 30 Dec 2024 - 08:05 am
A memorial sprung up at The Carter Presidential Center following the death of Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Megan Varner/Getty Images/AFP
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100: US media 30 Dec 2024 - 12:33 am
File photo: Former president Jimmy Carter, along with family members, arrives for the funeral of former first lady Rosalynn Carter last year / Washington Post
IATA calls for thorough Azerbaijan Airlines crash probe 29 Dec 2024 - 10:49 pm
Scene from the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP)
Baltic Sea cables probe uncovers drag track on seafloor 29 Dec 2024 - 10:10 pm
This undated handout photo obtained from the Finnish police (Poliisi) on December 29, 2024 shows a robotic ROV (Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle) used for underwater investigation off Porvoo (Borga), Gulf of Finland, as Finnish authorities have been investigating the Eagle S oil tanker that sailed from a Russian port over suspected
Croatia president wins election in first round: exit poll 29 Dec 2024 - 09:28 pm
Croatia's outgoing President and Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Zoran Milanovic casts his ballot to vote in the country's presidential elections at a polling station in Zagreb on December 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Italian tourist killed in Egypt shark attack: foreign ministry source 29 Dec 2024 - 09:24 pm
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Cambodia pardons jailed surrogate Philippine mothers 29 Dec 2024 - 09:20 pm
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Palestinian health ministry demands immediate release of detained healthcare workers by occupation 29 Dec 2024 - 08:03 pm
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Suriname ex-dictator died of liver failure, autopsy shows 29 Dec 2024 - 07:28 pm
(FILES) Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse speaks during a rally at his NDP party centre, where he asked supporters to calmly wait for the High Court of Justice verdict in his appeals case against the Court Martial, in Paramaribo, on December 16, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)