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Hamas and Israel prepare to extend Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel and Hamas will agree to prolong a truce in Gaza that had been due to expire on Tuesday, mediator Qatar said, as hostage and prisoner exchanges were set to continue.
As clock ticks down, calls mount for Hamas and Israel to extend truce
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): International pressure mounted on Monday for Hamas and Israel to extend their truce, as the clock ticked on a pause in fighting that has allowed for the release of scores of hostages and prisoners.
Somalia joins East Africa trade bloc in 'milestone'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» NAIROBI - Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country.
Flights halted so young Koreans can focus on exams
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» SEOUL - More than half a million students in South Korea are sitting the crucial national university entrance exam on Thursday, with authorities set to take extraordinary measures including halting flights to minimise distraction.
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers demanding a nearly tripled wage increase, after violent clashes with police and factories were ransacked.
Bangladeshi woman shot dead in wage protest
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» DHAKA - A Bangladeshi woman was shot dead on Wednesday in the latest violent protests by garment workers after they rejected a government wage increase offer, with the victim's husband blaming the police.
Euclid space telescope releases first images
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» DARMSTADT, Germany - The first images from Europe's Euclid space telescope were released on Tuesday, showing a nebula resembling a horse's head, never-before-seen distant galaxies and even "circumstantial evidence" of elusive dark matter.
Ukraine's Zelensky denies war with Russia at 'stalemate'
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's war with Russia had reached a "stalemate", pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks.
More than 60 dead in Nepal earthquake
AFP, Published on 04/11/2023
» KATHMANDU - More than 60 people were killed when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said early Saturday.
Angry Qantas investors block executives' pay plan
AFP, Published on 03/11/2023
» MELBOURNE - Jeering Qantas shareholders voted down a pay package for the company's top brass Friday, as the outgoing chairman apologised for a public "loss of trust" in Australia's much-loved carrier.