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Empty Thanksgiving seat for family of Russia-held journalist
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» PRAGUE - For Pavel Butorin, Thanksgiving is the most important American holiday, but there'll be an empty chair and a gaping absence this Thursday, which his wife will spend in a Russian prison.
Qatar burnishes role as 'essential' hostage negotiator with Israel-Hamas deal
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» PARIS - The emirate of Qatar has further boosted its status as a specialist power in resolving delicate hostage situations by using its influence to help secure the release of hostages by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Families of Gaza hostages, Palestinian prisoners torn between emotions
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israeli and Palestinian families were torn between hope and fear Wednesday following an overnight deal to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Dutch vote in knife-edge election
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» THE HAGUE - Dutch voters headed to the polls Wednesday for a nail-biting election that will transform the country's political landscape after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's record 13 years in power.
Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO after shock ouster
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced Tuesday that Sam Altman would return as its CEO, days after his shock dismissal plunged the pioneering artificial intelligence firm into crisis.
Huddled on an Indonesian beach, stranded Rohingya plead for mercy
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SABANG (INDONESIA) - Huddled on a beach after a sleepless night, a group of around 200 Rohingya refugees sit on the sand of a western Indonesian island, cordoned off by yellow tape meant to stop them running away.
Disco, dogs help Hong Kong's elderly out of post-Covid isolation
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Halmahera, Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2023
» JAKARTA - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Halmahera, Indonesia, on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
Israel backs hostage deal, pause in war with Hamas
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - Israel's cabinet has approved a deal with Hamas that will free about 50 hostages in return for a four-day pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip as well as the release of Palestinians from Israeli prisons, according to a news report.
In field of would-be Trumps, Haley gains ground
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - There is Trump, there are wannabe Trumps, and then there is Nikki Haley -- the sole woman in the Republican presidential field and now on the cusp of consolidating second place after showing there may be another way than simply aping the main man.