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Korea's ex-president freed after nearly 5 years
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election.
Rescued baby elephant dies
R May, Published on 31/12/2021
» A four-month-old elephant died Thursday night after having been rescued from a forest in Chanthaburi province.
Ikea to hike prices by 9% due to supply chain woes
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Ikea will hike its prices by an average of nine percent next year due to ongoing supply and transportation disruptions, the company that operates most of the Swedish furniture giant's stores said.
New Year road death toll reaches 85
Online Reporters, Published on 31/12/2021
» Traffic accidents on the first two days of the government's seven-day New Year road safety campaign claimed 85 lives and left 786 others injured.
Palestinians raise alarm over Facebook content 'suppression'
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» JERUSALEM - Palestinian journalists have raised the alarm over what they describe as unjust suppression of their content on Facebook, a claim backed by rights groups but rejected by the social media giant.
Philippine death toll from typhoon tops 400
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» MANILA: The Philippine death toll from Typhoon Rai has crossed the 400 mark, the disaster agency said on Friday, as officials in some hard-hit provinces appealed for more supplies of food, water and shelter materials about two weeks after the storm struck.
Rescued baby elephant finally dies
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 31/12/2021
» PATTAYA: A four-month-old elephant died late Thursday night due to lack of nutrients after being saved from severe injuries caused by a snare and bullets last month.
Charges dropped against guards in Epstein case
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» NEW YORK: US prosecutors on Thursday dismissed charges against two New York prison guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night the US financier Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell in 2019.
Stricken boat with 100 Rohingya allowed to dock
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» KRUENG GEUKUH, Indonesia: More than 100 Rohingya refugees who had been adrift on a sinking boat off the western coast of Indonesia were allowed to disembark early on Friday, after authorities relented following international pressure to give them refuge.
Hundreds of homes feared lost in Colorado wildfires
AFP, Published on 31/12/2021
» SUPERIOR (UNITED STATES) - Hundreds of homes are feared lost in fast-moving wildfires in the US state of Colorado, officials said Thursday, as flames tore through areas desiccated by a historic drought.