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Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House 12 Dec 2024 - 03:39 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks during the first-ever White House Conference on Women's Health Research, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2024. (Photo by Samuel Corum / AFP)
US offers $10 mn reward for wanted Chinese hacker 11 Dec 2024 - 05:59 pm
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Trump says solving Ukraine crisis his top priority 11 Dec 2024 - 11:31 am
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US disburses $20 billion Ukraine loan backed by profits from Russian assets 10 Dec 2024 - 09:24 pm
A Ukrainian soldier drives a vehicle on a road leading to the town of Chasiv Yar, in Kostyantynivka, eastern Donetsk region, on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)
NY gunman had manifesto railing against health insurance: police 10 Dec 2024 - 08:52 pm
Customers use the drive-thru at the Altoona McDonald's on East Plank Road where murder suspect Luigi Mangione was identified and later arrested on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Photo by JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Wildfire quickly spreads in western US city Malibu 10 Dec 2024 - 04:40 pm
Firefighters work as the Franklin Fire burns near a building on December 10, 2024 in Malibu, California. Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Nearly 200 dead in Haiti massacre as voodoo community reportedly targeted 09 Dec 2024 - 09:44 pm
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US stocks little changed ahead of key inflation report 09 Dec 2024 - 06:15 pm
A file photo of traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City, US. (AFP)
Biden calls for ousted Syrian leader Assad to be 'held accountable' 08 Dec 2024 - 11:19 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the situation in Syria in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2024 following a crisis meeting to discuss the sudden overthrow by Islamist-led rebels of President Bashar Al Assad. (Photo by Chris Kleponis / AFP)
US will maintain presence in eastern Syria: Pentagon 08 Dec 2024 - 02:42 pm
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Ecuador bus crash kills at least 18 07 Dec 2024 - 10:44 pm
Handout picture released by Ecu911 relief organisation on December 7, 2024 showing the site of the bus crash which left at least 16 people dead and eight others injured, in the road linking the Andean cities of Loja and Catamayo, in Loja province, Ecuador-Peru, on December 6, 2024. (Photo by Handout / ECU911 / AFP)
Musk's millions for Trump make him biggest US political donor 07 Dec 2024 - 10:07 am
(Files) US President-elect Donald Trump (L) and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk watch a fight during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
TikTok closer to US ban after losing court appeal 06 Dec 2024 - 09:07 pm
File: In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP)
New York police hunt brazen Manhattan gunman 06 Dec 2024 - 01:43 pm
This handout image released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) via X (formerly Twitter) on December 5, 2024 shows the individual sought in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Photo by NYPD / AFP
Trump names billionaire private astronaut as next NASA chief 04 Dec 2024 - 10:41 pm
Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Brazil's Minas cheese gets added to UNESCO list 04 Dec 2024 - 10:01 pm
Handout picture released by Minas Gerais Culture Department (Secult-MG) shows a handmade Minas Cheese during an exhibition at the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on October 19, 2024. (Photo by Renata Garbocci / Minas Gerais Culture Department (Secult-MG) / AFP) 
Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in two months 04 Dec 2024 - 08:27 pm
A blacked out traffic light is pictured after a power outage in Havana on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP)
Biden meets Angola leader in visit showcasing US investment in Africa 03 Dec 2024 - 03:33 pm
US President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Angola President Joao Lourenco (R) ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda on December 3, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)