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• Time Magazine picks ‘Architects of AI’ for 2025 Person of the Year, citing dawn of ...

  11-12-2025 14:53 via article.wn.com
  Time magazine has named “The Architects of...
  
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• Interview: Historical facts of Nanjing Massacre cannot be distorted or denied: Japanese scholar

  13-12-2025 11:13 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- During Japan's invasion of China, it imposed strict control of the press, and many facts about the Nanjing Massacre were not reported. However, no reports of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre from Japan's media coverage at the time do not mean it never occurred, said Japanese scholar Yoichi Jomaru. Historical facts of the massacre cannot be distorted or denied, Jomaru, who studies the Nanjing Massacre, told Xinhua in a recent interview. After...
  
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• How to snag Disney World's hardest dining reservations in 2026

  13-12-2025 11:13 via article.wn.com
  Cruella to Black Panther set sail in Disney's new themed ship USA TODAY's Nathan Diller toured Disney Destiny, a cruise ship equipped with guests' favorite heroes and villains from Disney and Marvel movies. Disney World dining reservations open for booking 60 days in advance, typically around 6:00 a.m. EST.To increase your chances of securing a popular reservation, try booking it for a date later in your vacation.Character dining locations and newly opened restaurants are often the most difficul
  
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• Ousted Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli’s party holds biggest rally since ‘Gen Z’ protests

  13-12-2025 11:11 via article.wn.com
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• EU agrees to freeze Russian assets indefinitely amid retaliation threats

  13-12-2025 11:05 via article.wn.com
  The European Union has taken a decisive step to...
  
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• World App Forges Ahead: Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity Unveils Web3 Super-App Vision

  13-12-2025 11:03 via article.wn.com
  Tools for Humanity, led by Sam Altman,...
  
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• Thailand’s PM vows to keep fighting Cambodia hours after Trump’s ceasefire claim

  13-12-2025 11:03 via article.wn.com
  Trump, who brokered a...
  
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• India’s largest airline to pay £41m compensation for cancelled flights during massive aviation chaos

  13-12-2025 11:03 via article.wn.com
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• UN Environment Assembly ends with adoption of resolutions to boost planetary resilience

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded late Friday with the adoption of eleven resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration to advance the resilience of the planet and its inhabitants. Adopted through consensus, the resolutions seek to boost...
  
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• Twenty-four hours that showed the limits of Trump’s power

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  The Indiana state Senate’s vote against a new congressional map that President Donald Trump had pressured it to adopt is one of the most extraordinary examples to date of Republicans standing up to Trump. But it wasn’t even the only example Thursday. Indeed, Trump got a series of brushback pitches in his efforts to dominate his party and American politics. The day seemed to reinforce the emerging limits of Trump’s ability to force others to bow to him, as his poll numbers drop
  
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• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un hails troops returning from Russia

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Reuters — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a welcoming ceremony for an army engineering unit that had returned home after carrying out duties in Russia, the North’s KCNA news agency reported on Saturday. In a speech carried by KCNA, Kim praised officers and soldiers of the 528th Regiment of Engineers of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) for “heroic” conduct and “mass heroism” in...
  
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• Interview: Gu Ailing's journey from courage to wisdom in her second Olympic cycle

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  by sportswriters Dong Yixing and Xiao Yazhuo CHONGLI, China, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- With a stunning final run, Olympic champion Gu Ailing claimed the women's halfpipe gold at the FIS Freeski World Cup here on Saturday, marking another confident stride toward the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games. This victory, her third consecutive World Cup win in Chongli, marked a season already defined by significant personal evolution. The fearless talent of Beijing 2022 is navigating her second Olympic c
  
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• Families of Pakistani fishermen arrested by India urge government to seek their release

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  Indian media reported that their Coast Guard had apprehended the 11 Pakistani fishermen December 10 after their boat was found inside Indian waters near Jakhau ......
  
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• EU freezes $245 billion Russian assets indefinitely, eyes big loan for Ukraine amid lawsuit threat

  13-12-2025 10:56 via article.wn.com
  The European Union has agreed to indefinitely freeze Russian central bank assets worth around 245...
  
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• Russian police, National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas

  13-12-2025 10:51 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin...
  
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• World Bank approves projects worth $600 million in UP and Haryana to combat air pollution. ...

  13-12-2025 10:50 via article.wn.com
  The World Bank has approved funding for the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Clean Air projects, aiming to improve air quality for 270 million people and enhance business attractiveness. ......
  
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• Roundup: Disney embraces generative AI in landmark deal with OpenAI

  13-12-2025 10:42 via article.wn.com
  by Julia Pierrepont III LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Walt Disney Company has entered a landmark agreement with OpenAI, which will bring more than 200 characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars to Sora, OpenAI's generative video platform. A three-year licensing agreement was announced on Thursday that will allow Sora users, beginning in early 2026, to create short, fan-driven videos featuring iconic heroes, villains, creatures, costumes, and environments from Disney's extensive
  
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• Brits on alert as 'dangerous' 10-metre wave warning issued for Canary Islands

  13-12-2025 10:41 via article.wn.com
  A severe weather warning has been issued for the Canary Islands, where meteorologists predict a dangerous mix of conditions - including violent seas, powerful winds and snow ......
  
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• Prophetess Michelle Williams Inspires with New Book A Purpose Driven Woman Destined To Win

  13-12-2025 10:38 via article.wn.com
  In her new book, , Prophetess Michelle Williams shares a powerful message of resilience, purpose, and divine destiny. Drawing from her own spiritual journey, Williams offers readers an inspiring guide to overcoming life's obstacles, finding purpose, and standing firm in the face of adversity. The book explores the journey of a woman awakened by a passion for her existence and purpose. Williams...
  
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• Watch: Translator breaks down as Ukrainian boy recounts mum's death in Russia strike

  13-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
  An interpreter broke down in tears while translating an 11-year-old Ukrainian boy’s testimony about his mother’s death in a Russian missile strike. Recently, Roman Oleksiv testified at the European Parliament in Brussels of his last moments with his mother before she was killed by Russian forces in central Ukraine in 2022. “Hello to everybody, my name is Roman, I am 11 years old, I’m from Ukraine, and I’m now living in Lviv,” the interpreter began after Oleksi
  
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• Schools that are good at teaching math are also good in reading \u2014 and vice versa

  13-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
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• Pritzker signs \u2018medical aid in dying\u2019 bill amid religious opposition

  13-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
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• Iran seizes foreign tanker carrying 6 million liters of 'smuggled diesel' in Gulf of Oman

  13-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
  Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian media said overnight Friday to Saturday, adding that 18 crew members from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were on board. "An oil tanker carrying six million litres of...
  
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• India: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee apologises to Messi, orders mismanagement probe

  13-12-2025 10:35 via article.wn.com
  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (December 13) expressed shock over what she described as mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium, apologising to football fans and star player Lionel Messi after an incident disrupted an event attended by thousands of...
  
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• Today in History: December 13, Thousands protest police killings of Black men

  13-12-2025 10:34 via article.wn.com
  Today is Saturday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2025. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 13, 2014, thousands of protesters marched in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities to call attention to the killing of unarmed Black men by white police officers. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched failed frontal assaults against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Nor
  
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• Guinness World Record Sets a New Global Pilgrimage Spot for Scent Lovers: Xuelei Fragrance Museum ...

  13-12-2025 10:32 via article.wn.com
  GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 12, 2025...
  
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• India objects to Mexico's tariff hike, warns of retaliatory measures

  13-12-2025 10:29 via article.wn.com
  India objects to Mexico's tariff hike, warns of retaliatory measures ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Top Trump envoy set for crunch talks with Zelensky and European leaders over peace deal

  13-12-2025 10:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over plan's terms
  
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• Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open

  13-12-2025 10:26 via article.wn.com
  Women sommeliers are stepping into a more inclusive arena,...
  
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• What is Cheaper Home Batteries Program? Australia injects $5 billion amid high demand

  13-12-2025 10:26 via article.wn.com
  Australia's Federal Energy Minister announced a $5...
  
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