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Time Magazine names Taylor Swift person of the year

06 Dec 2023 | 11:23 PM

Washington, Dec 6 (UNI) World pop star Taylor Swift has been named Time Magazine's person of the year, beating nominees such as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, UK King Charles III and Barbie.

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UN chief asks Security Council to act to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

06 Dec 2023 | 11:03 PM

United Nations, Dec 6 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday asked the Security Council to act to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, said his spokesman.

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Clearing Gaza strip of unexploded ordnance could take many years

Clearing Gaza strip of unexploded ordnance could take many years

06 Dec 2023 | 9:20 PM

Gaza, Dec 6 (UNI) Hundreds if not thousands of unexploded ordnance could render parts of the Gaza Strip uninhabitable, while clearing them will take many years and cost tens of millions of dollars, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing Charles Birch, an explosives clearance expert for the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS).

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Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative

Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative

06 Dec 2023 | 8:04 PM

Rome, Dec 6 (UNI) Italy has formally pulled out of China's Belt and Road Initiative after weeks of deliberation, while expressing its willingness to maintain its strategic partnership with Beijing, Italian media reported on Wednesday.

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Prosecutors list Mike Pence as witness in Trump’s Georgia election case

Prosecutors list Mike Pence as witness in Trump’s Georgia election case

06 Dec 2023 | 7:14 PM

Washington, Dec 6 (UNI) Fulton County prosecutors have listed former US Vice President Mike Pence as a potential witness in former US President Donald Trump’s Georgia 2020 election interference trial, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed sources.

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Japanese parl approves bill legalising cannabis-based medicines

06 Dec 2023 | 6:48 PM

Tokyo, Dec 6 (UNI) The Japanese parliament has approved a bill that legalizes medicines based on substances derived from cannabis, but at the same time criminalizes the use of marijuana itself as a drug, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Wednesday.

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Number of dengue fever cases in SL hits 3-yr record - Reports

Number of dengue fever cases in SL hits 3-yr record - Reports

06 Dec 2023 | 6:40 PM

Colombo, Dec 6 (UNI) The number of dengue cases in Sri Lanka has surpassed a record 78,000, the highest in three years, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported, citing the National Dengue Control Unit.

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UK expands Russia sanctions list, adds 46 new entries

06 Dec 2023 | 6:38 PM

London, Dec 6 (UNI) The United Kingdom on Wednesday announced 46 new sanctions against individuals and entities engaged in funding and supplying Russian military.

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Israeli army says anti-ballistic system intercepts missile from Red Sea

06 Dec 2023 | 6:17 PM

Jerusalem, Dec 6 (UNI) A surface-to-surface missile was launched toward the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat on Wednesday and was intercepted by an Israeli anti-ballistic Arrow missile, Israel's military reported.

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2 dead after boat capsizes at estuary in SW Japan

06 Dec 2023 | 5:26 PM

Tokyo, Dec 6 (UNI) A six-passenger boat capsized on Wednesday near an estuary in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki, resulting in the deaths of two, including the boat's captain.

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3 dead in train accident in Indonesia's Lampung

06 Dec 2023 | 4:25 PM

Jakarta, Dec 6 (UNI) Three people were killed after the car they were traveling in was hit by a local train in Indonesia's Lampung.

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Soldier killed in clash with militants in NW Pakistan

06 Dec 2023 | 3:48 PM

Islamabad, Dec 6 (UNI) A soldier was killed in a clash with terrorists in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to an official statement.

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Chinese FM stresses China's position on Taiwan question

06 Dec 2023 | 2:29 PM

Beijing, Dec 6 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed on Wednesday China's solemn position on the Taiwan question, urging the United States not to interfere in China's internal affairs, not to support and connive with any forces of "Taiwan independence."
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks over a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday.

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Zambian president visits mine accident site

06 Dec 2023 | 2:05 PM

Lusaka, Dec 6 (UNI) Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday visited a mine where a number of miners have been trapped since last Wednesday after the tunnels they were working in collapsed due to heavy flooding.

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Death toll of bus accident in Philippines' Antique corrected to 17

Death toll of bus accident in Philippines' Antique corrected to 17

06 Dec 2023 | 1:18 PM

Manila, Dec 6 (UNI) Local officials on Wednesday revised the death toll of a passenger bus accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon in central Philippines's Antique province to 17, down from 29 previously reported.

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