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• Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts

  12-12-2025 03:36 via article.wn.com
  Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware they have the virus...
  
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• Watch of hiker killed by bear reveals his harrowing final moments

  12-12-2025 13:54 via article.wn.com
  The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ......
  
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• Serial killer linked to at least 3 women's cold case murders

  12-12-2025 13:54 via article.wn.com
  Police said forensic testing and genetic genealogy identified Kenneth Smith as the person who killed two women in the 1980s and a third woman in the 1990s. ......
  
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• South Africa sees significant poverty reduction over 17 years

  12-12-2025 13:52 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said Thursday that the country has made significant strides in poverty reduction from 2006 to 2023. According to the report titled "Poverty Trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2023,"...
  
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• Finland Slips Back Into Recession as Growth Outlook Weakens

  12-12-2025 13:52 via article.wn.com
  Finland’s economy has entered recession after two consecutive quarters of contraction, dashing hopes of a late‑year...
  
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• Easy task for Arsenal as Man City visits Crystal Palace and Wear-Tyne derby returns

  12-12-2025 13:52 via article.wn.com
  LONDON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal has what looks to be its easiest game in a long time on Saturday when Mikel Arteta's Premier League leader is at home to bottom of the table Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves travel to the Emirates Stadium rock bottom of the table, with just two points and without a win all season and with no sign of improvement under recently appointed coach Rob Edwards, whose four games in charge since replacing Victor Pereira have all ended in defeat. Arteta still has a...
  
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• Analysis: Four things to look out for in Spain's matchday 16

  12-12-2025 13:52 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The holiday break is drawing closer, but there won't be a lot of spirit around some clubs in the coming days. Here are some things to look out for in La Liga. 1. Make or break for Alonso in Vitoria Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso takes his side to play Deportivo Alaves with the threat of the sack hanging over him. Although Real Madrid's players showed more commitment in Wednesday's Champions League game at home to Manchester...
  
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• Israel bans mobile phones in primary schools

  12-12-2025 13:50 via article.wn.com
  Jerusalem: Israel will ban children from using mobile phones in primary schools from February, the education ministry’s website said Friday, emphasising the devices’ “negative effects” on students. In implementing the ban, Israel will join a growing number of countries moving to prevent children from accessing their phones while...
  
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• Indiana Republicans help defy Trump's push to redistrict House seats, including some who faced bomb threats

  12-12-2025 13:50 via article.wn.com
  Indiana's Republican-led Senate has...
  
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• Former Iraqi president named next UN refugee chief

  12-12-2025 13:48 via article.wn.com
  Former Iraqi President Barham Salih,...
  
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• There are 72 group stage games in next summer’s FIFA World Cup. Here are 10 ...

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  PHILADELPHIA — With 48 teams spread across 12 groups in a World Cup for the first time, the 72 group-stage games next summer will be a lot to take in. ......
  
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• Suspected separatist fighters abduct 8 people in Cameroon

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  YAOUNDE, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- About eight passengers on a bus were kidnapped by suspected separatist fighters in Cameroon's Northwest Region, where an armed separatist...
  
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• Remarkable Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 to start her Olympic season

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. Lindsey Vonn has raced to a stunning fast win in a World Cup downhill at St. Moritz in Switzerland. The 41-year-old United States ski great had taken the lead by ......
  
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• Philip Morris International Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $1.47 Per Share

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  STAMFORD, CT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 12, 2025-- ......
  
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• Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 for stunning first victory since March 2018

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup downhill at age 41 for stunning first victory since March 2018. ......
  
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• Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee agency and take over from Grandi, letter says

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  Former Iraqi president Barham...
  
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• Ghana security services launch joint exercise

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  ACCRA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian security services launched a joint exercise on Thursday to showcase their preparedness to maintain peace and security...
  
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• Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference

  12-12-2025 13:47 via article.wn.com
  Berlin summoned the Russian...
  
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• GPT 5.2: OpenAI rolls out ‘most capable model series yet for professional knowledge work’

  12-12-2025 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Sam Altman's OpenAI on Thursday unveiled GPT-5.2, its most advanced AI model yet, calling it the strongest version so far for everyday professional use. Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen(AP) In ChatGPT, there are three versions of GPT-5.2: Instant, Thinking and Pro, according to OpenAI. The versions are now live for paid users. OpenAI describes GPT-5.2 Instant as the fast, everyday model meant for quick answers. It gives clearer explanations and does better with how-to questions,
  
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• Germany summons Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and interference in German elections

  12-12-2025 13:43 via article.wn.com
  Germany summons Russian ambassador following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and interference in German elections. ......
  
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• Trump talking ‘complete nonsense’ on violence in London, Met Police chief says

  12-12-2025 13:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  US president re-ignited feud with London mayor last month, making claims about crime in the capital
  
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• Putin and Erdogan Condemn EU’s Push to Seize Russian Assets

  12-12-2025 13:42 via article.wn.com
  During talks in Ashgabat, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan focused heavily on what Moscow calls the European...
  
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• Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three-day journey

  12-12-2025 13:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane
  
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• Drone footage shows river overflowing in Washington state

  12-12-2025 13:41 via article.wn.com
  An atmospheric river...
  
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• Afcon 2025: Six players to watch at the tournament in Morocco

  12-12-2025 13:40 via article.wn.com
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• A violent online community radicalized a school shooter — and 6 others

  12-12-2025 13:39 via article.wn.com
  Wisconsin school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow is being idolized and copied in the same violent online community that helped radicalize her. ......
  
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• Japan bear victim

  12-12-2025 13:38 via article.wn.com
  The watch of a Japanese...
  
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• Eurovision winner Nemo returns trophy over Israel participation

  12-12-2025 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Nemo, last year's Eurovision winner, said on Thursday he was returning the 2024 trophy in protest over Israel's continued participation, which has already prompted five countries to pull out. "I no longer feel like this trophy belongs on my shelf," the Swiss vocalist said on Instagram. The Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest live televised music event, is put on...
  
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• Austrian parliament approves hijab ban for under-14s in schools

  12-12-2025 13:38 via article.wn.com
  Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted by a large majority in favour of a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division. Austria's conservative-led government - under pressure with anti-immigration sentiment is running high - proposed the ban earlier this year, arguing it is aimed at protecting girls "from oppression". In 2019 the country introduced a ban on headscarves in primary schools, but the co
  
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• Nobel laureate Machado feared for her life leaving Venezuela

  12-12-2025 13:37 via article.wn.com
  Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, feared for her...
  
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