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Meta ends its DEI programs
San Francisco [California], January 11: Meta on Friday announced the end of its DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs.
IMF chief says global economy faces heightened uncertainty...
Washington DC [US], January 11: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday warned that global economy in...
Oil pollution spreads across parts of Crimean coastline
Moscow [Russia], January 11: Fuel oil was detected in four districts along almost 15 km of the Crimean coastline on...
Two policemen killed in Belarus
Minsk [Belarus], January 11: Two policemen died in an accident in Belarusian city Vitebsk, the Investigative Committee of Belarus said...
Foreign tourist arrivals to Sarajevo hit record high...
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 11: Sarajevo has set a new record for foreign tourist numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Illegal cannabis greenhouse dismantled at Bulgaria's seaside resort
Sofia [Bulgaria], January 11: The Bulgarian authorities have shut down an illegal cannabis production greenhouse and arrested one suspect, the...
Italy to play role in preserving ceasefire between...
Beirut [Lebanon], January 11: Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said on Friday that Italy...
Heavy rains trigger floods in central BiH
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 11: Heavy rains have once more triggered flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) central region....
Roundup: Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit tightens...
Valletta [Malta], January 11: Since the halt of Russian gas transit through Ukraine on Jan. 1, Europe has been grappling...
Tens of thousands of German SMEs facing closure...
Frankfurt [Germany], January 11: Approximately 231,000 owners of small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Germany are considering closing their businesses...
Brussels Motor Show kicks off, Chinese brands under...
Brussels [Belgium], January 11: The 101st edition of the Brussels Motor Show kicked off on Friday, offering car enthusiasts an...
Austria's coalition talks led by far-right Freedom Party...
Vienna [Austria], January 11: Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as the country's interim chancellor on Friday, succeeding...
South Korea presidential security chief warns against violent...
Seoul [South Korea], January 11: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's security chief said the impeached leader, who faces arrest...
Trump avoids punishment at hush money sentencing before...
Washington DC [US], January 11: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for...
Australia violated refugees' rights in offshore detention centre,...
Canberra [Australia], January 11: A U.N. committee found that Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of...
74 children killed in Gaza in first week...
Gaza [Palestine], January 10: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 74 children have been killed...
Urgent upskilling needed to cater 78 million new...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 10: The World Economic Forum (WEF) said that job disruption will equate to 22 percent of the...
California fires: Biden cancels final official overseas trip
California [US], January 10: US President Joe Biden has called off a trip to Rome and the Vatican to monitor...
Venezuela: Opposition leader Machado arrested
Caracas [Venezuela], January 10: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's team and Venezuelan media report that Machado was arrested in Caracas...
Elon Musk's Starlink talks with Italy raise concerns
Rome [Italy], January 10: As a debate intensifies in several European countries over Elon Musk's attempts to influence domestic politics,...
Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as 100,000...
Los Angeles [US], January 10: Raging wildfires surrounding Los Angeles spread to the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, after five other...
X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking
New York [US], January 10: Meta's decision to ditch independent fact-checking on its US platforms "couldn't be more validating" for...
Search widens for Tibet quake survivors as tens...
Lhasa [Tibet], January 10: Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit Tibet, Chinese officials said, while rescuers...
UN predicts world economic growth to remain at...
New York [US], January 10: Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from 2024, held...
Russia keeping close eye on Trump's claim to...
Moscow [Russia], January 10: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is closely monitoring the situation, after US President-elect Donald...
New York's top court rejects Trump bid to...
New York [US], January 10: New York's top court has rejected an attempt by United States President-elect Donald Trump to...
Jimmy Carter honoured with state funeral in Washington
Washington [US], January 10: Former United States President Jimmy Carter has been honoured with a state funeral at the Washington...






