December2024
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Several wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukraine: Zelensky
Dec 28, 2024Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that “several” wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with “minimal protection”. “Today there were reports about... -
Activists find 138th child taken by Argentina’s dictatorship
Dec 28, 2024After a protracted search, Argentine activists said on Friday that they had located one of hundreds of infants who had been removed from their parents and placed for adoption during the dictatorship that lasted from 1976... -
Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
Dec 28, 2024The South Korean cryptocurrency expert Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul for the multibillion-dollar bankruptcy of his company, Terraform Labs, will be extradited to the United States, Montenegro announced Friday. His attorneys stated they... -
South Korean lawmakers impeach second president in two weeks
Dec 28, 2024South Korean lawmakers impeached acting president Han Duck-soo on Friday, sinking the country even deeper into political crisis two weeks after his predecessor was suspended over a martial law declaration that shocked the world. Han, a... -
Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat
Dec 28, 2024On Thursday, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino denied that China was meddling in the Panama Canal’s operations and ruled out talks with US President-elect Donald Trump over sovereignty of the waterway. In response to Trump’s ultimatum... -
China launches investigation into beef imports
Dec 28, 2024At the request of officials from its faltering domestic cattle industry, China’s commerce ministry announced Friday it has opened a probe into imported beef. Analysts attribute the recent decline in the local price of beef in... -
Canadian foreign, finance ministers meet Trump’s team on tariffs
Dec 28, 2024In an effort to deter the possibility of punitive tariffs, senior members of Canada’s cabinet met Friday with the nominees of US President-elect Donald Trump to head the departments of commerce and the interior. Howard Lutnick,... -
US to hit new debt limit as soon as Jan 14: Yellen
Dec 28, 2024Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Friday that the United States may reach its debt ceiling as early as mid-January and urged Congress to “act to protect the full faith and credit” of the nation. The debt... -
LGRD ministry to carry out official works at ‘Nagar Bhaban’
Dec 28, 2024Starting tomorrow, the Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) ministry will conduct its official business in the empty “Nagar Bhaban” rooms of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). This was revealed by LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser... -
Osamu Suzuki, longtime chair of Japan’s Suzuki, dies aged 94
Dec 27, 2024Osamu Suzuki, who turned small-car specialist Suzuki Motor into a global brand with significant success in India, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94 following cancer treatments, the firm announced on Friday. Through 2021,...
