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 Israel set to approve Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, says Netanyahu’s office
Doha/Cairo/Jerusalem — The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, Prime Minis... (photo: Public Domain / US State Dept.) Business Day
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 Israeli cabinet to meet on ceasefire after PM says hostage deal finalised
Israel's security cabinet was set to meet later after final details of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal were ironed out, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, with the United State... (photo: AP / Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) RTE
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 China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the worl... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Moosejaw Today
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 Egypt arrests journalist, wife of jailed cartoonist after interview
Washington, D.C., January 16, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Egypt’s January 16 arrests of Nada Mougheeth, wife of imprisoned cartoonis... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) CPJ
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 In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists
China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee to Pr... (photo: AP / Lintao Zhang, Pool) CPJ
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 South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY | STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they be... (photo: AP / Photo/Themba Hadebe) Daily Bulletin
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 Ghana to probe former president's huge cathedral project
Ghana's newly elected President John Mahama has announced plans to investigate his predecessor's contested $400 million National Cathedral project, a stalled religious la... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Knoxville Daily Sun
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 News24 | Sandton man charged with terror financing donated bitcoin to group that 'funded al-Qaeda'
A Syrian organisation to which a Sandton man donated R11 500 in bitcoin was investigated by US authorities for financing "al-Qaeda and affiliated foreign terror organisat... (photo: Creative Commons / Marco Verch) News24
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 3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years in prison for illegal mining in Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Three Chinese citizens were sentenced Tuesday to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in... (photo: Creative Commons / Olbyabc https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Olbyabc) Wtop
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 82 miners rescued, 36 dead in South Africa mine operation
| JOHANNESBURG -- A total of 118 illegal miners were brought to the surface during rescue operations at an abandoned gold mine on Monday and Tuesday in Stilfontein... (photo: AP / Photo/Themba Hadebe) China Daily
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 Getting rich without getting fat: The challenge of developing countries
T | he global effort to eradicate hunger by 2030 is facing a gradual challenge. After world hunger decreased from around 19 percent to 11 percent of the worldwide populat... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) The Jakarta Post
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