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At least 22 die in bus accident in Brazil

At least 22 people died on Saturday when a bus crashed into a truck and then caught fire in southeastern Brazil, officials said, adding that the death toll is likely to rise. Around four in the morning, the bus...

Firefighters attend to a traffic accident, Brazil

Meta toughens content curbs for teens on Instagram, Facebook

The changes come months after dozens of US states accused Meta of damaging the mental health of children and teens, and misleading users about the safety of its platforms.

Judges sceptical of Trump's immunity claim

A lone protester holds a sign outside the E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse in Washington, DC on on Tuesday. — AFP

First US lunar lander in five decades blasts off on private mission

The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — AFP

Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 for checks after blowout

Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, in Portland, Oregon, US. — Reuters

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023

Aerial view of a burning area in Amazon forest

US Supreme Court urges ‘caution’ as AI reshapes legal field

Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives to address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, in Washington. — Reuters file photo

Appeals court allows California to bar guns in most public places, starting 2024

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US military's secretive spaceplane launched on possible higher-orbit mission

The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane lifts off on its seventh mission to orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — Reuters

US, Mexico agree to keep border crossings open

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (C) attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. — AFP

Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza named

Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands

Unaccompanied 6-year-old boy flying to Florida put on wrong plane

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Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot

Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump applauds at the end of a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa. - AFP

Violent storm kills 14 in Argentina

View of the Floralis Generica sculpture -known as the Flower of Palermo- donated by architect Esteban Catalano in 2002

U.S., South Korea, Japan to step up actions on N Korea cyber threats

S Korea's National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong poses with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Japan's National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Takeo Akiba at the joint press conference at the presidential office, in Seoul, South Korea. — Reuters

Calls mount for calm as Guyana-Venezuela border tensions soar

General view of Venezuela's National Assembly during the presentation of the new map of Venezuela with the accession of Guyana Essequiba during a session at the National Assembly in Caracas, on December 6. — AFP
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