Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, Seoul, South Korea
Who would have thought serums infused with snail mucin – the sticky substance they secrete – would…
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Israeli-approved ‘traders’ allowed to profit from Gaza-bound aid barred from humanitarian NGOs: Report
Israeli authorities are permitting “commercial traders” to bring goods into the Gaza Strip that humanitarian organizations are barred from delivering, allowing Israeli and other firms to profit from the coastal…
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What images and videos tell us about why Swiss bar fire spread so quickly
Richard Irvine-Brown, Kevin Nguyen and Kayleen DevlinBBC Verify
BBCInvestigators are racing to establish how and why the deadly New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort spread so rapidly.
Authorities on Friday said in a press conference…
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Islamophobia surged since Bondi mass shooting: official
Aftab Malik, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, warned that acts of hatred toward Muslim Australian citizens, especially women, have surged since the Bondi Beach attack, according to Press TV.
On December 14, two gunmen, a…
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Islamophobia surged since Bondi mass shooting: Australian official
An Australian official has sounded the alarm about the increased hatred toward Muslims since the Bondi attack last month, which targeted Australia’s Jewish community at a Hanukkah festival.
Aftab Malik, Australia’s…
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Earthquake interrupts Mexico’s president during press conference
President Claudia Sheinbaum calmly stopped her press conference when the 6.5 magnitude trembler shook the room and set off the country’s earthquake alert system.
The quake shook Guerrero, Mexico, early Friday, disrupting Sheinbaum’s first news…
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Saudi airstrikes on UAE-backed separatists kill seven in southern Yemen
Saudi warplanes have bombed separatists in southern Yemen backed by the United Arab Emirates, leaving seven killed, amid tensions between the two Persian Gulf Arab nations.
Mohammed Abdulmalik, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council…
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Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack
A hiker is believed to have been killed by at least one mountain lion in the US state of Colorado on Wednesday, according to wildlife officials.
If confirmed, it would be the first fatal attack there since 1999.
A group of hikers found the woman’s…
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Sparklers on champagne bottles likely cause of deadly Swiss bar fire
Nick Johnson,Crans-Montanaand
Anna Lamche
Footage shows person trying to put out flames during deadly Swiss bar fire A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came “too close…
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Anthony Joshua’s driver charged over Nigeria crash that killed two
Anthony Joshua’s driver has been charged after a crash in Nigeria injured the boxer and killed two of his team members, police have said.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged at the Sagamu Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Police sources told the…
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