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El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president

El Salvador’s legislature overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining, a move that President Nayib Bukele had pushed for to boost economic growth, but that environmental groups had opposed.

December 24, 2024 10:22 am
 

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House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs

A US House Ethics Committee’s report into Matt Gaetz has found “substantial evidence” he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and used illicit drugs while in office.

December 24, 2024 8:10 am
 

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Trudeau faces pressure to resign

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose party looks set to lose power early next year, is under increasing pressure from his own legislators to step down and let someone else take over.

December 24, 2024 7:30 am
 

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Tens of thousands gather in anti-government protest in Belgrade

Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Belgrade on Sunday to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), whom they blame for a railway station roof collapse last month that killed 15 people.

December 23, 2024 4:25 pm
 

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Mozambique's death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 94

Mozambique’s death toll from Cyclone Chido has risen to 94, news agency AFP said, citing the country’s disaster management agency.

December 23, 2024 3:11 pm
 

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Sudan's RSF says seizes back control of key Darfur base from army allies

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized back control of a key logistical base in North Darfur, the paramilitary group said, a day after it was taken by rival forces allied with Sudan’s army.

December 23, 2024 2:00 pm
 

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Suspect in German Christmas market attack held on murder charges

A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder, police said.

December 23, 2024 1:12 pm
 

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Small plane crashes into Brazil tourist city, killing at least 10

A small plane carrying 10 people crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil, killing everyone on board, state government officials said.

December 23, 2024 12:07 pm
 

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Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal.

December 23, 2024 11:26 am
 

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Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital

Four people were killed in southwest Turkey when an ambulance helicopter collided with a hospital building and crashed into the ground.

December 23, 2024 10:45 am
 

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US warplane shot down in Red Sea 'friendly fire' incident

An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

December 23, 2024 9:30 am
 

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Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home

Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed on home soil from the islands and the federal government announced a new round of financial assistance.

December 23, 2024 8:41 am

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