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South Korea’s Yoon Authorised ‘Shooting’ During Martial Law Bid: Prosecutors

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Seoul, South Korea: South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol authorised the military to fire their weapons if needed to enter parliament during his failed bid to impose martial law, according to a prosecutors’ report seen by AFP on Saturday. The 10-page summary from former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun’s prosecution indictment report, which was provided…

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Warren Upton, Oldest Survivor Of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies At 105

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Warren Upton, the oldest known survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack, has died at the age of 105. He died on December 25, 2024, in a hospital in Los Gatos, California, following a bout of pneumonia, according to Kathleen Farley, California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors. The USS Utah,…

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Why This Ancient Egypt Queen Is Relevant More Than 3,000 Years After Death

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Queen Nefertiti, whose iconic bust was discovered over a century ago, continues to captivate imaginations worldwide. With her striking features and enigmatic history, she remains not only a symbol of ancient Egyptian royalty but also an enduring cultural figure that transcends time and geography. In 1912, German archaeologists uncovered the world-famous limestone bust of Nefertiti…

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As mark of respect for Manmohan Singh, Mauritius flag to be flown half-mast till sunset on December 28

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Gun salute being accorded to former prime minister Manmohan Singh during his state funeral, at the Nigambodh Ghat, in New Delhi, Saturday, December 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI As a mark of respect for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Mauritius has annuonced that it’s natonal flag will fly at half-mast at all his state…

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Homelessness In US Hits New Record, 23 In Every 10,000 Without A Home: Report

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Washington, United States: The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this year, with lingering inflation and high housing prices among likely drivers, a government report said Friday. An estimated 771,480 people were homeless on a single night in January 2024, rising 18 percent from 2023, said the Department…

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‘Godfather Of AI’ Warns Tech Could Wipe Out Humanity

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Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian computer scientist who is often referred to as the “godfather” of artificial intelligence (AI), has raised concerns that the technology may lead to human extinction in the next 30 years. Prof Hinton, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics earlier this year for his work in the field, estimates a “10% to…

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Health officials say Israeli forces detain director of north Gaza hospital

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People carry the dead body of a Palestinian at Kamal Adwan hospital, during the ongoing Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza health officials said on Saturday (December 28, 2024) that Israeli forces detained the director of a hospital in…

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