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Racism, colonialism 'driving Indigenous self-harm'
Sydney [Australia], November 8: A Lancet Commission report released on Thursday reveals there are 14 million episodes of self-harm recorded...
Mexico's migrant caravan breaking up after Trump victory...
Mexico City [Mexico], November 8: A caravan of thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico with the hope of reaching the...
Three of five children experience daily domestic violence:...
Geneva [Switzerland], November 8: Hundreds of millions of children and adolescents around the world face daily violence in their homes,...
S Korea ready to supply weapons to Ukraine
Seoul [South Korea], November 8: South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk-yeol has...
Dozens of suspected Mafiosi detained in major crackdown...
Rome [Italy], November 8: Dozens of suspected members of the Mafia have been detained in a major crackdown on organized...
Scholz resists growing pressure for election after coalition...
Berlin [Germany], November 8: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz continued to resist calls on Thursday for an immediate vote of confidence...
Biden promises peaceful handover of power to Trump...
Washington [US], November 8: Following Donald Trump's election victory, US President Joe Biden has promised a peaceful handover of power...
Qatar condemns in strongest terms targeting of UN...
Doha [Qatar], November 8: The State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, the attack on the United Nations Interim...
California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate
California [US], November 8: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate a part of California that has been savaged...
Cuba slowly restores power after Hurricane Rafael
Artemisa [Cuba], November 8: Cuban authorities said they had begun restoring power to the eastern half of the island on...
2 dead, 12 missing after fishing boat sinks...
Jeju [South Kore], November 8: Two people died and 12 others remained missing after a fishing boat sank off Korea's...
UAE sends two humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], November 8: Two convoys carrying various Emirati humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip this week via the Egyptian...
Nigeria's national flag to fly at half-mast following...
Abuja [Nigeria], November 7: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast for...
Aid group resumes activities at famine-hit camp in...
Port Sudan [Sudan], November 7: The non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that it has...
Iranian, Finnish FMs discuss developments in West Asia
Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen on Wednesday exchanged views...
Albania fights bird flu with poultry import ban
Tirana [Albania], November 7: Albania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday took measures to prevent the spread of...
Trump's victory increases risks for global economy: governor...
Paris [France], November 7: Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election "increases the risks for the global economy,"...
89 still missing after devastating floods in Spain
Madrid [Spain], November 7: The number of people who have died in the flash floods that devastated parts of eastern...
2024 poised to be hottest year on record:...
Brussels [Belgium], November 7: The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature...
New Zealand sees 1 in 16 households crowded
Wellington [New Zealand], November 7: New Zealand sees more than 100,000 crowded households as household crowding has continued to increase...
Israeli opposition calls for protests
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 7: Leading Israeli opposition lawmakers called for protests after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defence Minister...
Egypt joins Turkey call for Israel arms embargo
Cairo [Egypt], November 7: Egypt has joined a call led by Turkey and backed by dozens of countries, urging the...
Zelensky, Netanyahu lead global congratulations for Trump
Washington [US], November 7: Congratulations for Donald Trump poured in from leaders around the world on Wednesday as the former...
Head of UNRWA calls on UN General Assembly...
Gaza [Palestine], November 7: Following the Israeli parliament's decision to ban the main UN agency helping Palestinians in the Middle...
German chancellor sacks finance minister, calls confidence vote...
Berlin [Germany], November 7: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he had sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner, adding...
Dems blame Biden for Harris' loss
Washington [US], November 7: Anger and soul-searching took hold of the Democratic Party early on Wednesday morning, after Vice President...
Five killed after jet crashes into vehicle in...
Phoenix [US], November 7: Five people have been killed after a small jet has crashed into a vehicle after taking...