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Dec 12, 2023
Texas [US], December 12: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a pregnant woman to get an emergency abortion under the medical exception for the state's near-total abortion ban, granting a petition by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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17 injured in Italy train crash
Dec 11, 2023
Rome [Italy], December 11: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, Milan-based daily Corrieredella Sera reported.
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 11: A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported, Yonhap news agency and local...
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so far this year
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 11: Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to the latest statistics released by...
Australian scientists successfully test world-first water quality monitoring system
Canberra [Australia], December 11: Australia's national science agency has successfully tested a world-first monitoring and forecasting system for water quality in the country's "seafood basket".
Remains of another crew member from Osprey that crashs off Japan recovered
Tokyo [Japan], December 11: The U.S. military has recovered the remains of the seventh of eight crew members who was on board of the Osprey...
British army trains Ukrainian engineers to defend energy sector
London [UK], December 11: The British Army's Royal Engineers have trained Ukrainian civilian engineers how to defend their energy sector from Russian attacks this
Putin denounces Ukraine's leaders and praises armaments industry
Moscow [Russia], December 11:Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the leadership of Ukraine, which he invaded, as "idiots and neo-fascists." "They have gone completely mad,...
Libertarian outsider Milei sworn in as president of Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 11:The right-wing libertarian economist Javier Milei was to take office as president of Argentina on Sunday, three weeks after the political...
Palestinian premier calls for sanctions against Israel
Doha [Qatar], December 11: Prime Minister of the State of Palestine HE Mohammad Shtayyeh has called for holding Israel accountable, imposing sanctions on it, and...
Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], December 11: Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis in a major new push into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip.
Violence escalates between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah
Trump says he will not testify in New York fraud trial
White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid and border security deal
Indonesia: Hundreds more Rohingya land on Aceh beaches
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Israel-Hamas war: UN warns aid in Gaza on verge of collapse
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