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WorldCar driven into crowd at German Christmas market, reports sayDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 20240100 At least one person has been killed, Germany’s public broadcaster reports, citing police....
WorldSwimming mouse among 27 new species discovered in PeruDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 20240100 The expedition also found a new species of dwarf squirrel and 10 types of butterfly....
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World‘I’d rather die than leave my mum’: Survivors describe Mayotte cyclone horrorDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 20240109 The BBC hears how roofs flew off homes as people sheltered inside in the cyclone-hit French territory....
WorldMacron heckled during visit to cyclone-hit MayotteDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 2024093 The French President extends his visit to the archipelago as thousands remain without water....
WorldUS diplomats in Syria to meet new authoritiesDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 2024097 The first appearance of a formal US delegation in more than a decade is a sign of dramatic shifts since Assad’s fall....
WorldChild dies in stabbing at Croatian primary schoolDecember 20, 2024 by December 20, 2024097 The alleged attacker has been arrested, police say....