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December 23, 2024 8:55 PM December 23, 2024 8:55 PM

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Romanian President Nominates Marcel Ciolacu to Form Pro-European Coalition Government

Romania's president today nominated incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to lead a new pro-European coalition government following a top court's annulment of a presidential election. After deliberations with the country's political parties, President Klaus Iohannis nominated Prime Minister Ciolac...

December 23, 2024 8:13 PM December 23, 2024 8:13 PM

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Nepal celebrates 101st birth anniversary of Jan-Andolan leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai

Nepal celebrates the 101st birth anniversary of the founding leader of the Nepali Congress (NC), Krishna Prasad Bhattarai. He is popularly known as Kisunji in the political sphere. Bhattarai twice served as the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the interim government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May...

December 23, 2024 7:41 PM December 23, 2024 7:41 PM

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US President Joe Biden commute sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row

US President Joe Biden today commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment without parole. The announcement comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes off...

December 23, 2024 1:31 PM December 23, 2024 1:31 PM

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Brazil: Plane crash in Gramado kills 10, injures 17 on ground

In Brazil, a small plane crashed into a tourist hotspot in the city of Gramado yesterday. The crash killed all 10 people on board and injured more than a dozen people on the ground. According to Brazil’s Civil Defense agency, the twin-engine Piper PA-42 Cheyenne crashed shortly after takeoff, hittin...

December 23, 2024 12:26 PM December 23, 2024 12:26 PM

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South Africa: 19 killed in Limpopo road accident

In South Africa, 19 people were killed and many injured in separate road accidents yesterday. In the Limpopo Province, seven people were killed and five injured, in an accident involving a pileup of seven cars on the N1 highway. Violet Mathye, Member of the executive council for transport and commun...

December 23, 2024 8:11 AM December 23, 2024 8:11 AM

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Over 29,000 people in Serbia protest against govt

In Serbia, approximately 29,000 people gathered in Belgrade yesterday to protest against the government, marking one of the largest demonstrations in recent years. The protests come after seven weeks of sporadic nationwide demonstrations following a tragic train station roof collapse in Novi Sad tha...

December 22, 2024 10:17 PM December 22, 2024 10:17 PM

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32 people killed in 2 separate stampedes in Nigeria

In Nigeria, the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32, police said on Monday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-liv...