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Israel strikes Gaza after failed UN ceasefire bid
Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the two-month war.A UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire was vetoed by the United States on Friday.
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Nearly two years into war, is Russia's economy out of the woods?
As he prepares to run for re-election in 2024, is President Vladimir Putin right to claim the worst is over for the Russian economy?"We have overcome all problems that arose after the sanctions were imposed on us and we have started the next stage of development," Putin announced in October.
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CNN's Jake Tapper Mocks Rep. James Comer's Hunter Biden Theory To His Face
After the congressman claimed that the president's son was indicted to "protect him," Tapper sarcastically said, “The classic rubric, I got it.”
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France's Le Pen ordered to stand trial in EU funding scandal
French prosecutors on Friday ordered far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial over claims she used EU funds to finance party activities in France.All are accused of using EU parliamentary funds to pay for assistants who in fact worked for the RN. Le Pen, who stepped down as an MEP in 2017 after her election to the French parliament, has denied the claims.
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RNC Backs Out Of Hosting Debates After Trump Refuses To Participate
A Republican operative called Trump's repeated refusals “an intentional slap in the face” to the RNC.
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'Appetite for drumsticks': First prey found in a tyrannosaur stomach
Prey has been discovered inside the stomach of a tyrannosaur skeleton for the first time, scientists said Friday, revealing that the mighty dinosaurs had an "appetite for drumsticks" when they were young."This teenage Gorgosaurus seems to have had an appetite for drumsticks," she said.
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From Obiang to Putin: the world's longest-serving leaders
Vladimir Putin, who on Friday announced that he will seek a fifth term as Russian president in elections next year, is one of the world's ten longest-serving elected leaders.- Cameroon's Biya: 41 years - The world's oldest elected leader, 90-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, has ruled his west African country with an iron fist since November 1982.
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Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the latest US chain to try its luck in France
US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has opened its first shop in Paris, hoping to follow in the footsteps of other American fast-food franchises have won over the French in recent years.?Krispy Kreme can count on some devoted followers such as David Mitrani, a 33-year-old accountant who discovered the brand abroad and was at the Paris store opening.
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India's wheat stocks hit 7-year low as govt sells more to calm prices
India's wheat inventories at state warehouses have dropped to 19 million metric tons, the lowest in seven years, two government sources said on Friday, as two years of falling production forced state-run agencies to sell more grain to private players. Last year, India, the world's second-biggest wheat producer, banned exports after output was curtailed due to a heat wave and overseas sales picked up as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent global prices to multi-year highs. While U.S. wheat price
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‘Very Stressful': Ukraine Allies Watch In Frustration As Congress Dithers Over Aid
For those with loved ones in Ukraine, the debate is more than political.
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ABC News And CNN To Host Separate GOP Debates Days Apart In 2024
Three GOP debates in Iowa and New Hampshire are set to take place in January: two hosted by CNN and another by ABC News.
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Nvidia to partner Malaysia's YTL Power in $4.3 billion AI development project
KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysian conglomerate YTL's utilities unit?will partner with U.S technology giant Nvidia?to develop artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the Southeast Asian country, in a $4.3 billion investment deal. The first phase is expected to be operational by mid-2024, YTL Power International said in a statement on Friday. Reuters exclusively reported earlier on Friday, citing sources, that Nvidia and YTL were in advanced talks to partner over AI infrastructure, including superc
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Heavier rains in East Africa due to human activity: study
Climate change caused by human activity made torrential rains that have lashed East Africa since October and killed more than 300 people up to twice as intense, a scientific study said Thursday.The rains have displaced more than two million people in East Africa, almost half of them in Somalia alone.?
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Liz Cheney Offers Blistering Summary Of Kevin McCarthy’s Legacy
The former GOP congresswoman gave her two cents on the ousted House speaker’s upcoming departure from Congress.
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'A place of fear': Hong Kong activist recalls years of repression
Agnes Chow was trapped in Hong Kong, had her passport seized and was branded a "foreign agent" after years as one of the city's most prominent democracy activists."Foreign agent of whom?
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Kevin McCarthy Tweet That Didn't Age Well Gets A Hilarious Community Note
A tweet from September in which the congressman said "I never quit" just received a community note on X.com reading "He just quit."
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Chinese e-commerce platform Temu drawing shoppers from US dollar stores -data
Temu, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce platform selling $4 home decor and $10 shirts, is successfully taking on U.S. dollar stores including industry leader Dollar General, according to the latest market share data. As of last month, Temu accounted for nearly 17% of market share in the United States within the discount stores categories, according to data analytics firm Earnest Analytics. Temu launched in the United States in September 2022 and quickly became popular through its use of soci
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Diaspora journalists increasingly targeted by home countries: report
Authoritarian states are increasingly targeting journalists working in exile as part of government reprisal campaigns against dissidents living outside their countries, US-based rights group Freedom House said in a new report Wednesday."As attacks on free and independent media increase globally, more and more journalists are being forced to work from exile, and are increasingly facing the threat of transnational repression in their new homes abroad," the Freedom House report said.
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Author Reveals Most ‘Surprising’ Findings When He Asked Evangelicals About Trump
Tim Alberta, staff writer at The Atlantic, said he was discouraged by interviews with several high-profile evangelical figures.
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UK watchdog warns companies over AI use and privacy
Britain's data protection watchdog warned companies to consider people's privacy rights whenever they use artificial intelligence (AI), or face not just fines but losing the public's trust in the technology. The country's Information Commissioner, John Edwards, said at a speech on Wednesday that companies must protect their customer's personal information in all circumstances when they are using AI.
