17-12-2024 BALI/ CANBERRA: The five remaining members of the infamous “Bali Nine” drug ring say they are “relieved and happy” to be home in Australia, after serving nearly 20 years in Indonesian prisons. Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, and Michael Czugaj arrived back in the country …
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17-12-2024 JERUSALEM/ DAMASCUS: Israel’s government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a “new front” had opened up on Israel’s border with Syria after the fall of the Assad regime to an …
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17-12-2024 MOSCOW: Two Russian oil tankers have been badly damaged in the Black Sea, causing an oil spill, authorities in Russia have said. Footage released by Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office showed the bow of one tanker completely broken off, with streaks of oil visible in the water. Both tankers …
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17-12-2024 SAINT-DENIS/ ANTANANARIVO: Authorities in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte say the number of dead following the devastation caused by a cyclone will definitely be in the hundreds, and possibly in the thousands. Rescue workers are still attempting to reach some communities as they search for survivors. Entire …
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16-12-2024 SYDNEY: Australia’s government said on Sunday that five members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring have returned from Indonesia, after diplomatic efforts between the countries this month to strike a repatriation deal. “The Australian Government can confirm that Australian citizens, Matthew Norman, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens, Si Yi Chen, …
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16-12-2024 TEHRAN: A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of “collaborating with the hostile US government”, according to his lawyer. Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, the lawyer of Valizadeh, told media that the Tehran Revolutionary Court issued the first-instance verdict …
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16-12-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israel is still attacking homes and schools across the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several people just one day after dozens were massacred in a strike on Nuseirat camp. Dawn raids on Saturday killed four members of the Saadallah family in their home in Jabalia, two people …
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16-12-2024 BERLIN: Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed. The new DNA research has also shed new light on the role our Neanderthal cousins played in our success. While these early European humans …
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16-12-2024 ZURICH/ KYIV: A map shown during the draw for the 2026 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup has been criticized by Ukraine as an “unacceptable error” after it appeared to exclude Crimea as part of the country. The graphic showing countries that cannot be drawn to play …
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16-12-2024 NEW YORK: ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found “liable for rape”. George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging …
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