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Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on US$100,000
BITCOIN touched a record high on Friday (Nov 22), with its sights set firmly on the US$100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the…
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Oil prices settle up 1% at 2-week high as Ukraine war intensifies
OIL prices climbed about 1 per cent on Friday (Nov 22), settling at a two-week high, as the intensifying war in Ukraine this week boosted…
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Gold rallies on safe-haven demand, set for best week in nearly 2 years
GOLD prices breached the US$2,700 threshold for the first time in over two weeks on Friday (Nov 22), on track for their biggest weekly…
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What Donald Trump has said about JFK's assassination
President-elect Donald Trump, who has faced two assassination attempts, has been vocal about releasing government files related to the…
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Aiding Ukraine has been cheap. Caving to Russia would be far more costly
After 20 years and $2.3 trillion spent, after more than 100,000 American and Afghan lives lost, one would think our war in Afghanistan…
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A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The police chief in a small town in central Mexico committed suicide Friday as troops closed in to arrest him as part…
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Antarctica Is the Canary in the Global Coal Mine, and Scientists Are Terrified
Antarctica is staring down the barrel of a gun, and humans are the ones holding it. Hundreds of concerned scientists came together in…
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Soybean, used cooking oil markets brace for more uncertainty as Trump tariffs loom
Prices may suffer, should Beijing – the world’s largest consumer and importer of soybeans – impose retaliatory taxes UNCERTAINTY reigns…
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After 16 days, California says it has only 315,000 votes left to process
More than two weeks after Election Day, California still has more than 300,000 ballots left to count. California is the most populous…
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Famine-hit Sudan camp gets first aid convoy in months
A famine-stricken camp housing about 500,000 displaced people in Sudan has received its first convoy of aid in months. The United Nations'…
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Russian military says new missile can hit targets across Europe
The Russian military says that the new medium-range missile it fired at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro can hit targets across Europe. "Based…
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Mystery in South Sudan after sacked spy boss mired in gun battle
Confusion and mystery linger in South Sudan after the home of once-powerful former spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc was rocked by deadly…
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Nigeria wants extradition of separatist arrested in Finland
Nigerian officials say they will seek the extradition of a controversial leader of a banned secessionist movement in Nigeria following his…
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Aunt dragged for storming out of wedding over "disrespectful" cake
A newlywed has turned to Reddit to discuss whether she was in the wrong for not putting up a sign to alert her guests that the wedding…
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ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — ExxonMobil could partner up with a consortium composed of Eni of Italy and Total of France to jointly develop gas…
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Editorial: Let's not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe
With so much chaos in the world, from the United States’ slide toward authoritarianism to the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, you could…
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Spain fines 'abusive' budget airlines 179 mn euros
Spain's leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million)…
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With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video app because…
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Column: Trump lied incessantly and still won. Should others do the same?
Donald Trump said violent crime was exploding across the U.S. It wasn’t. He said Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were “eating the…
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Litman: Trump's election ended Jack Smith's tenure. But he still has one more important job to do
In George Orwell’s classic depiction of an authoritarian society, “Nineteen Eighty-four,” a key component of political control is the…
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Sixth tourist dies in mass poisoning in Laos
A sixth tourist has died in what is being labeled as a suspected mass poisoning event after ingesting methanol believed to be in free…
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Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe - minister
A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said. Emmanuel "Jay Jay"…
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Disturbing video of pups being beaten, whipped leads to dog walker's arrest
A New York man has been arrested by SPCA Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Unit (HLE) after disturbing and graphic video evidence…
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US aircraft carrier returns to allied naval base near China seas
An American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Friday returned to its home port in Japan, a security ally of the United States, for…