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Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
TRES BOCAS, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela…
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Big Banks Quit Climate Change Groups Ahead of Trump’s Term
As the second presidency of Donald J. Trump begins, America’s largest banks and asset managers have abandoned one of the most overt…
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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person…
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Retail traders seek nearly US$60 billion for toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong IPO
RETAIL investors have applied to borrow nearly US$60 billion to participate in Chinese toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong initial public…
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Wilmar International to acquire India’s Adani Group’s 31.06% stake in consumer goods joint venture
WILMAR International announced on Monday (Dec 30) that it will acquire Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group’s remaining stake in…
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Wilmar International to acquire India’s Adani Group’s 31.06% stake in consumer goods joint venture for S$2 billion
WILMAR International announced on Monday (Dec 30) that it will acquire Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group’s remaining stake in…
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Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who…
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SBS Gayo Daejeon 2024: How to watch special stage performances of TXT, ITZY and other K-pop groups
Christmas is here, and K-Pop fans worldwide are waiting to watch their favorite year-end musical program, SBS Gayo Daejeon 2024. The…
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Erdogan signals Turkish action in Northern Syria against US-backed groups
What's New Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated a possible intervention in Syria against militia groups backed by the U.S.…
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SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 8.3% in November
PASSENGER traffic for the two carriers under the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group was 8.3 per cent higher in November 2024 compared with the…
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Industrial and business groups send Trump a deregulatory wish list
More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate…
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135 killed in football stadium crush, Guinea rights groups say
Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on Sunday, most of them…
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Aid groups say Italy-Albania migration deal violates medical ethics
ROME (AP) — More than a dozen humanitarian organizations that provide health care to migrants denounced Italy’s migration deal with…
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Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Armed groups operating in Colombia's Amazon are tightening their grip on the region and that's stalling government…
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Italy sends the first ship with migrants to Albania as rights groups warn of a dangerous precedent
ROME (AP) — Italy is transferring the first group of migrants to Albania, the Interior Ministry said Monday, as part of a contentious plan…
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Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that
MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of…
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IFC backs Epic Group’s green textile push in Bangladesh, India
Under the terms of the deal between IFC and Epic Group, the debt financing package includes a $70m sustainability-linked loan and a $30m…
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EXCLUSIVE: Safe Pro Group's AI-Driven Drones Aid in Ukraine Mine Detection, Delivering Key Data to UN
On Thursday, Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) announced that its Safe Pro AI subsidiary has completed a Phase III drone survey operation…
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Organized crime groups in Germany cause almost €3 billion in damage
Organized crime groups caused billions of euros in damage in Germany in 2023, a new report showed on Thursday. The study by the Federal…
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Germany's AfD party holds controversial meeting with far-right groups
A regional chapter of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has held a controversial meeting with far-right groups in northern…
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Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by…
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Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei praises Islamist groups for Israel fight
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has once again praised Islamist groups for their conflict with Israel. "An army that claims…
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OpenAI says Russian and Israeli groups used its tools to spread disinformation
OpenAI on Thursday released its first ever report on how its artificial intelligence tools are being used for covert influence operations,…