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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
AFP, Published on 01/01/2024
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton to her son Crown Prince Frederik.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 18
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» KYIV - Russia launched drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Friday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over a hundred in one of the most massive air attacks of the war.
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Plane held on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India on Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
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Chinese chess world rocked by cheating, bad behaviour
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» SHANGHAI - The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title on Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.
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Israel trains fire on south Gaza, as Biden urges caution
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel said its armed forces were increasingly focused on Hamas targets in south Gaza Sunday, as the United States again pressed its ally to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.
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Hopes grow for another Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - The leader of Hamas visited Egypt on Wednesday as hopes grew that Israel and the Palestinian militant group may be inching towards another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war.
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Hamas chief due in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The head of Hamas was due in Egypt on Wednesday for talks on a fresh ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel said it was willing to agree to another pause in exchange for more hostages.
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Hundreds rally in fresh protest over Serbia vote results
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BELGRADE - Hundreds of people demonstrated against alleged voter fraud in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Tuesday, following calls by the main opposition camp to protest the weekend's election results that have been marred by reports of "irregularities".
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Freshwater fish swim into trouble as climate change increases threat: IUCN
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» DUBAI - A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change on the planet's wildlife.
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Ukraine sounds alarm as Hungary threatens EU support
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - Ukraine sounded the alarm over its European ambitions on Monday as EU leaders face a struggle to agree renewed financial support and an invitation to Kyiv to start formal membership talks.
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