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South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames.US investigators, including from Boeing, arrived at the crash site in southwestern Muan, officials said, as South Korean authorities began assessing two black boxes retrieved …

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Famed actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie signed off on a divorce settlement Monday, according to People Magazine, marking a turning point in the eight-year legal saga.Jolie’s attorney James Simon confirmed the settlement to the publication, saying in a statement that Jolie was “focused on finding peace and healing for their family.””This is just one …

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Germany’s government said Monday US billionaire tech baron Elon Musk is trying to sway February elections by praising the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a move strongly rejected by major parties.Musk — a key supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, and his incoming “efficiency czar” — posted on his social media platform X this month …

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The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.Covid-19 killed millions of people, shredded economies and crippled health systems.”We continue to call on China to share data and access so we can …

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Venezuela’s highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances.Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judge Tania D’Amelio said that the popular video-sharing app had been negligent in failing to implement “necessary and adequate measures” to stop the spread of content …

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Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Monday as global tributes poured in for the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter — the longest-lived US president, who died aged 100.The Georgia native, whose unlikely political ascent carried him from picking peanuts on the family farm to the Oval Office, was remembered in glowing …

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The US Treasury Department said Monday that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach resulting in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP.The incident happened earlier this month, when the actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider and was able to remotely access the Treasury …

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United Nations rights experts on Monday said Israel must face the consequences of “inflicting maximum suffering” on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, alleging Israel was defying international law and being sheltered by its allies.”International humanitarian law comprises a set of universal and binding rules to protect civilian objects and persons who are not, or are no longer, …

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About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children told AFP on Monday, calling for “immediate action”.The overwhelming majority of Syrian children are also in need of immediate humanitarian assistance including food, the charity said, with at least half of them requiring …

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The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71 after a vehicle carrying a wedding party veered into a river, a local official said.The truck careered into the water at around 5:30 pm local time (1430 GMT) on Sunday some 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of the capital …

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