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The medical care index jumped 4.2 percent copared to November of 2018, helping boost US inflation

US Housing, Medical Care Prices Drive Inflation To 12-month High

US housing, medical care prices drive inflation to 12-month high

Austrian Court Strikes Down 'Trojan Horse' Surveillance Law

Many people use encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp on their phones

Austrian court strikes down 'Trojan horse' surveillance law

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is Time' 2019 Person Of The Year

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has taken her disarmingly straightforward message -- "listen to the scientists" -- around the world

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time' 2019 person of the year

The financial industry has come mounting presure to stop financing the construction of coal-fired electricity plants

Credit Suisse Vows To Stop Financing New Coal-fired Power Plants

Credit Suisse vows to stop financing new coal-fired power plants

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The volcanic eruption on White Island is believed to have killed 15 people, with 22 survivors being treated in hospital burns units

Heartbreak And Disbelief As Volcano Victims Named

Heartbreak and disbelief as volcano victims named

Sources say the US is seeking to continue to affect climate policy after it withdraws from the Paris agreement

US Accused Of Seeking Climate Funding Waiver At UN Talks

US accused of seeking climate funding waiver at UN talks

Last month the Constitutional Court stripped Future Forward's leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of his MP status

Legal Bid Begins To Dissolve Thailand's Upstart Anti-army Party

Legal bid begins to dissolve Thailand's upstart anti-army party

Plastic is mixed with chemicals into a solution which can be broken down by artificial sunlight, with scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University hoping to replicate the process under real sunlight

Scientists To Harness The Sun To Break Down Plastic

Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic

Malaysia's leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim spent almost a decade in jailÂ after being convicted of sodomising a young male aide

Malaysian Police To Quiz Anwar Over Sex Assault Claims

Malaysian police to quiz Anwar over sex assault claims

Baladna farms, which has listed on Doha's stock exchange, meets more than 90 percent of Qatar's fresh dairy needs after a major expansion programme in the face of a Saudi-led boycott

Qatar Lists 'Blockade' Busting Dairy Farm On Market

Qatar lists 'blockade' busting dairy farm on market

This handout photo taken on December 9, 2019 and released by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust shows the view as a helicopter heads toward the smoldering White Island volcano off the coast of New Zealand's North Island

Eruption Fears Halt Plans To Get Bodies Off New Zealand Volcano

Eruption fears halt plans to get bodies off New Zealand volcano

The press freedom watchdog said it counted at least 48 journalists jailed in China, one more than in 2018, as President Xi Jinping ramps up efforts to control the media

China Biggest Jailer Of Journalists, As Press Dangers Persist: Watchdog

China biggest jailer of journalists, as press dangers persist: watchdog

Protests that have paralysed Hong Kong for nearly six months are pushing residents to seek new lives abroad, with many turning to nearby democratic Taiwan to escape the uncertainty at home.

Hong Kong Protests: Taiwan Worried China Will Treat Taipei Like The Strife-Torn Region

Taiwan views the situation in Hong Kong as a precursor to how China will treat Taipei.

The listing of energy giant Aramco on Saudi Arabia's Tadawul stock exchange has made it the ninth biggest in the world, according to Bloomberg News, edging out the Bombay Stock Exchange and advancing on the Canadian and German markets

Aramco Listing Boosts Saudi Bourse Into World's Elite

Aramco listing boosts Saudi bourse into world's elite

Police detain protesters after they attempted to escape the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November

Experts Quit Hong Kong Police Probe, In Blow To Government

Experts quit Hong Kong police probe, in blow to government

Slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura (portrait pictured at a vigil held in Kabul the day after he was killed) had devoted 35 years of his life to healing Afghans and Pakistanis

Japan Funeral For 'Hero' Doctor Slain In Afghanistan

Japan funeral for 'hero' doctor slain in Afghanistan

Hospitals in Sydney have recorded a 25 percent increase in the number of people visiting emergency departments, as the city suffers under a haze of bushfire smog

Australians Protest As Bushfire Haze Sparks Health Fears

Australians protest as bushfire haze sparks health fears

Aramco's market launch saw the Saudi oil behemoth's value soar to $1.88 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple and Microsoft

Saudi Aramco Shares Soar Maximum 10% On Market Debut

Saudi Aramco shares soar maximum 10% on market debut

This handout photograph courtesy of Michael Schade shows the volcano on New Zealand's White Island spewing steam and ash minutes following a deadly eruption

New Zealand Volcano: White Island Survivors Share Horrific Experience

According to Lillani Hopkins the injured people were screaming in pain and some had severe burns on their exposed skin and faces.

Security personnel stood guard near the stadium in Rawalpindi

Heavy Security As Pakistan Host First Cricket Test Since 2009 Attack

Heavy security as Pakistan host first cricket Test since 2009 attack

Aramco's market launch puts the Saudi oil behemoth's value at $1.7 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple and Microsoft

Saudi Aramco Shares To Begin Trading After World's Biggest IPO

Saudi Aramco shares to begin trading after world's biggest IPO

Inspector General Michael Horowitz denied US President Donald Trump's claims that the FBI had spied on Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump Pays $2 Mn In Damages To Charities After Court Ruling

Trump pays $2 mn in damages to charities after court ruling

Young Upe men cast their votes in the Bougainville Referendum at the men's only polling station in Teau Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Bougainville Voters Back Independence By Landslide

Bougainville voters back independence by landslide

"La Revolucion" by Fabian Chairez is seen at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, on December 10

Painting Of Naked Zapata Stirs Uproar In Mexico

Painting of naked Zapata stirs uproar in Mexico

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Cruise Ship Passengers Irate As P&O Cancels Luxury Cruise Days Before Trip

The abrupt cancelation of P&O luxury cruise trip days before the departure on Friday as a pre-Christmas cruise left many holidaymakers angry and frustrated.

Ian Foster has been appointed as New Zealand rugby coach

Foster Vows To Restore All Blacks' Aura After Taking Top Job

Foster vows to restore All Blacks' aura after taking top job

Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest in Santiago, on October 21, 2019

Chile's Protest 'Front Line' -- Heroes Or Vandals?

Chile's protest 'front line' -- heroes or vandals?

The transport strikes have hit Paris the most

As Strike Drags On, French Government To Unveil Pension Plan Details

As strike drags on, French government to unveil pension plan details

Hundreds of police from New Jersey and New York, including tactical officers, were deployed during the hours-long shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey

Six Dead In Hours-long New York-area Shootout

Six dead in hours-long New York-area shootout

German experts think swine fever would most likely spread through wild boars

Germany On Alert As Swine Fever Nears Border

Germany on alert as swine fever nears border

Algorithms have long been used, for example, to trade a security if it breaches a certain level -- but there has been criticism over 'flash crashes' blamed on high-frequency deals

Financial Markets Embrace Brave New World Of AI

Financial markets embrace brave new world of AI

La banquise au nord-ouest de la cÃ´te du Groenland, photographiÃ©e depuis un avion de la Nasa le 30 mars 2017 dans le cadre de l'opÃ©ration IceBridge

Arctic Has One Of Warmest Years, Raising Fears Over Rising Sea Levels

Arctic has one of warmest years, raising fears over rising sea levels

Analysts say the proliferation of politically driven news sites can be confusing for readers who have come to trust their local journalism outlets

Partisan News Outlets Seek To Fill Void In US 'News Deserts'

Partisan news outlets seek to fill void in US 'news deserts'

US President Donald Trump said he heard that "a lot of strides" have been made in talks on a new continent-wide trade deal

US, Mexico, Canada Finalize Trade Deal

US, Mexico, Canada finalize trade deal

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