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Biden says 'will not be silent' over rising anti-Semitism

Biden says 'will not be silent' over rising anti-Semitism

Joe Biden on Monday promised he will not remain silent in the face of growing anti-Semitism in the United States, as the president hosted a White House reception celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.

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Kim's sister defends North Korea's spy satellite capabilities

Kim's sister defends North Korea's spy satellite capabilities

North Korea has developed advanced technologies to take images from space using a spy satellite, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un insisted Tuesday, after experts mocked black-and-white images supposedly taken from space in a weekend launch.

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Thai rescuers hopeful for missing sailors as search enters second day

Thai rescuers hopeful for missing sailors as search enters second day

Rescuers in helicopters scoured the Gulf of Thailand on Tuesday for dozens of sailors who went missing when their naval vessel sank, hoping life jackets had helped them survive two nights in the choppy waters.

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Asian markets mostly down on worries over rate hikes, inflation

Asian markets mostly down on worries over rate hikes, inflation

Most markets fell in Asia on Tuesday following a sell-off in New York as traders fret that central bank efforts to tame inflation will tip economies into recession.

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Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake

Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake

Labourer Rasool Badshah has moved into a new home six months after a deadly earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan, but without his mother, who was killed by collapsing walls.

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Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Hollywood trial

Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Hollywood trial

Disgraced US movie titan Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting a woman a decade ago, in what prosecutors said was part of his "reign of terror" over aspiring young actresses in Hollywood.

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Terry Hall, singer of ska band The Specials, dies aged 63

Terry Hall, singer of ska band The Specials, dies aged 63

Terry Hall, frontman of British ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63, his bandmates announced Monday.

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King Charles banknotes to enter UK circulation from mid-2024

King Charles banknotes to enter UK circulation from mid-2024

The first banknotes bearing the image of King Charles III are set to enter circulation by mid-2024, the Bank of England said on Tuesday as it unveiled their designs.

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Naughty, not nice: 'Santa' bags Peru drug sellers

Naughty, not nice: 'Santa' bags Peru drug sellers

A gang of drug dealers in Peru got a nasty surprise when Santa and a merry band of elves broke down their door, cuffed them and seized their merchandise in an unusual bust announced Monday.

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The kindess of strangers keeps migrants warm on US-Mexico border

The kindess of strangers keeps migrants warm on US-Mexico border

Rosa Falcon has turned her Texas home into a shelter for desperate migrants crossing from Mexico, whose numbers have swelled as the United States prepares for the possible lifting of rules that have kept the border effectively shut.

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