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Finland and Sweden set this winter's cold records as temperature plummets below minus 40Jan 02, 2024 8:10 am - HELSINKI — Finland and Sweden recorded the coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday as thermometers plummeted to minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a res...
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South Korean opposition leader is stabbed in the neck. Police say attacker approached for autographJan 02, 2024 7:59 am - SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified knife-wielding man who attempted to...
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Russian ballistic missiles strike Ukraine's largest cities, killing at least 4 and injuring over 100Jan 02, 2024 7:08 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's two largest cities came under attack from Russian hypersonic ballistic missiles on Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and injuring al...
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Biden and Trump are poised for a potential rematch that could shake American politicsJan 02, 2024 7:01 am - LACONIA, N.H. — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic disaster, stunning gaffes, secret video and a pandemic. But for all the tumult th...
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Apparent Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in Beirut and raises fears conflict could expandJan 02, 2024 6:56 am - BEIRUT — An apparent Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed Hamas' second-highest ranking political leader Tuesday, marking a potential escalation of Isr...
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Planes catch fire after a collision at Japan's Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safelyJan 02, 2024 6:54 am - TOKYO — A passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames. Transport Minister Tetsu...
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A driver fleeing New York City police speeds onto a sidewalk and injures 7 pedestriansJan 01, 2024 1:18 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — A driver fleeing police in Manhattan early Monday morning sped onto a sidewalk and injured seven pedestrians, including a woman who was pinned under a foo...
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New Year's Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024Jan 01, 2024 8:13 am - Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year's Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world's ...
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Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacksJan 01, 2024 8:09 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia...
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Olympic host country France sees less New Year's Eve disorder as it celebrates 2024's arrivalJan 01, 2024 8:09 am - PARIS (AP) — France saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as the Olympic host country celebrated the start of 2024, the interior min...