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Dec 22, 2023
Yangon [Myanmar], December 22: Myanmar authorities have seized over 4.5 million stimulant tablets, 124 kg of methamphetamine and 40.7 kg of heroin in Mandalay region, said a release by the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) late Thursday.
Japan issues alert for heavy snow
Czech gov't declares state mourning after university shooting
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks
France welcomes UN General Assembly's adoption of the resolution concerning the Ocean Conference
No functional hospital left in northern Gaza, WHO says
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UN calls for probe as Israeli army 'summarily execute' Palestinians
London [UK], December 22: The United Nations human rights office has called for an independent inquiry into allegations that Israeli forces "summarily executed" at least...
Tehran warned of 'danger' in allowing Houthis to target ships
London [UK], December 22: Iran has been warned about the danger of allowing Tehran-backed Houthis to target shipping in the Red Sea.
US plans to send astronaut to moon this decade
Washington [US], December 22: The United States has announced that alongside American astronauts, it plans to land an international astronaut on the surface of the...
Venezuela releases 10 US hostages in exchange for Maduro ally
Washington [US], December 22: Venezuela has agreed to release 10 US hostages and extradite a fugitive billionaire in exchange for the release of Alex Saab,...
Australia must make remand 'exception' and ban use of spit hoods, UN says
Sydney [Australia], December 22: The United Nations Committee against Torture has slammed Australia for the "extraordinary number" of people on remand in the country, in...
Argentina's ultra-liberal President Milei issues hard reform decree
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 22: The new Argentinian government of ultra-liberal President Javier Milei has begun to restructure the South American country's strictly regulated economy.
Gunman kills 15, wounds 24 at Prague university
Prague [Czech Republic], December 22: A gunman opened fire at a university in the centre of Prague on Thursday afternoon, killing at least 15 people...
German authorities shut down illegal darknet marketplace
Dec 21, 2023
Berlin [Germany], December 21: German authorities have shut down the server infrastructure of the illegal darknet marketplace "Kingdom Market," the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)...
Vietnam to increase regional minimum salary
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 21: Vietnam will lift regional minimum salary for laborers by 6 percent next year, local media reported on Wednesday.
S. Korea's top court orders Japanese firms to compensate WWII forced labor victims
Seoul [South Korea], December 21: South Korea's top court on Thursday ordered Japanese firms to compensate the victims who were forced into harsh labor without pay during World War II.
UNICEF chief raises alarm about drinking water crisis for children in Gaza
Hurricane Otis kills 52 in Mexico
EU migrant pact hailed by Italian gov't, slammed by groups
Polish gov't dismisses public media chiefs
Australia rebuffs U.S. request for warship in Red Sea
Behind the 'revolution' led by Myanmar's ethnic minority fighters
Survivors of China's deadliest quake brave freezing cold
Egypt seeks to broker Gaza ceasefire as Hamas
Polish government takes public TV news channel off air amid reform drive
Macron defends new French migration law despite political tensions
