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Sunita Williams’ Christmas Video Sparks Debate Online, NASA Responds

December 25, 2024 admin

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who are currently stuck at the International Space Station (ISS), celebrated Christmas in space with Santa hats, sparking several conspiracy theories on social media. The video, posted by the US space agency, showed Williams wearing a red t-shirt, while three of her colleagues wore the Santa caps. Social…

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Trump transition team plans immediate WHO withdrawal, expert says

December 25, 2024 admin

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of Donald Trump’s presidential transition team are laying the groundwork for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization on the first day of his second term, according to a health law expert familiar with the discussions. “I have it on good authority…

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Azerbaijan Airline crash: An Embraer plane crashed in Kazakhstan, leaving 12 survivors out of 72 onboard

December 25, 2024 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) with 67 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 12 people had survived. Unverified video of the crash showed the plane, which was…

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Pope Francis Kicks Off Christmas With A Sombre Mass Under Shadow Of War

December 25, 2024 admin

Christmas revellers around the world donned red and white Santa hats, offered meals to the homeless and lit candles on Wednesday, as Pope Francis launched observation of the global holiday with a sombre mass in the Vatican. At Saint Peter’s Basilica, Francis used his Christmas Eve mass to urge Christians to think “of the wars,…

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Political dynasts ruling countries in 2024

December 25, 2024 admin

Story so far: Across Asia, Africa and even America, political dynasts have been elected to power this year. Starting from Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina in January to Paetongtarn Shinawatra in August, voters increasingly chose ex-Presidents’ kin to lead their country. Of these, seven leaders are from Asia itself – leading Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines and…

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Two decades after tsunami, Sri Lankan boy found in mud embraces his identity

December 25, 2024 admin

Jayarasa Abilash in front of a memorial to tsunami victims outside his residence in Kurukkal Madam, Sri Lanka, on December 17. | Photo Credit: AP Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as…

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Bloody Christmas In Ukraine As Russia Launches “Massive Attacks” On Cities

December 25, 2024 admin

Kyiv: Russia has launched a “massive attack” on Ukraine’s energy sector, a Ukrainian minister said on Wednesday, without specifying which cities were under fire. Russian cruise and ballistic missiles also struck several residential areas in the Ukrainian cities of Kryvyi Rih and Kharkiv, with reports suggesting several people were killed in the attacks. Air raid…

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Hasina’s son claims Yunus govt weaponising judiciary for carrying out ‘political witch hunt’

December 25, 2024 admin

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, is an IT entrepreneur based in the U.S. and has been an ICT adviser in Ms. Hasina’s government. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sajeeb Wazed, son of deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has accused the Muhammad Yunus led interim government of “weaponising the judiciary”…

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Vietnam officials go on trial over bribes for seats on COVID-19 repatriation flights

December 25, 2024 admin

Vietnamese officials accused of corruption over repatriation flights during their trial at the Hanoi People’s Court on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AFP More than a dozen Vietnamese officials went on trial in Hanoi on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, a scandal that saw 54 people jailed last year. The…

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17,000-Year-Old Remains Reveal Ancient Baby Likely Had Blue Eyes And Heart Disease

December 25, 2024 admin

Scientists have discovered new details about an Ice Age baby who lived in southern Italy about 17,000 years ago. The remains, which were discovered by archaeologist Mauro Calattini in the Grotta delle Mura cave in Monopoli in 1998, indicate that the child probably died from congenital heart disease. DNA analysis determined that the baby, who…

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