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Dec 13, 2024
Frankfurt [Germany], December 13: The European Central Bank (ECB) reduced its key interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday at a rate-setting meeting, marking the fourth rate cut this year.
94 BiH citizens stranded in Syria: ambassador
Roundup: German economy likely to remain weak in 2025, institutes warn
Russia hopes to keep military bases in Syria for anti-terrorism purpose: deputy FM
BiH's Livno Cheese added to EU' register of Protected Geographical Indication
2024 Imperial Springs Int'l Forum highlights collective actions in addressing global challenges
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Int'l conference held in London to explore role of AI in shaping future of higher education
England [London], December 13: An international conference on online education and massive open online courses (MOOC) opened in London on Thursday, drawing hundreds of educational...
US House passes massive defense policy bill
Washington DC [US], December 13: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill on Wednesday, governing a record $895 billion in annual military...
UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian...
Chemical weapons use in Syria must be investigated
Damascus [Syria], December 13: The head of the chemical weapons watchdog said he would ask Syria's new leaders to grant investigators access to the country...
Israel kills 36 Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israel killed 13 Palestinians in two airstrikes in Gaza that Gaza medics and Hamas said were part of a force protecting...
Hong Kong ex-democratic lawmaker among seven convicted for rioting
Hong Kong, December 13: A Hong Kong court convicted prominent former pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting for rioting after a white-shirted mob attacked him in July...
Time magazine to name Trump 'Person of the Year'
Dec 12, 2024
New York [US], December 12: Donald Trump will ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday on the same day he...
Syria's Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad
Damascus [Syria], December 12: The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said that anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees...
Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal
New York [US], December 12: Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending of the country's longest war...
South Korea police try to raid Yoon's office over martial law
Seoul [South Korea], December 12: South Korean police tried to search President Yoon Suk Yeol's office but have not been able to enter the main building, Yonhap news reported as an investigation into the U.S. ally's decision to declare martial law widened.
Vienna Airport welcomes over 30 million passengers for first time since 2019
UN appeals for $4.07 billion to support Gaza, West Bank
2024 hottest year on record: WMO report
FAO launches first major global assessment of salt-affected soils in 50 years
EU spent €381.4 billion on R&D in 2023
Austria drops veto on Bulgaria, Romania fully joining Schengen Travel Zone
Finance Minister Keller-Sutter to be next president of Switzerland
Hungary's Orban calls Putin to discuss diplomacy options in Ukraine war
Ex-defence chief in South Korea tries to kill himself after being arrested
Afghanistan's refugee minister Haqqani killed in suicide blast in Kabul
