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Thailand's Ping River water levels reach record high in 50 years
The Ping River, Thailand's largest, reached it's highest water levels in 50 years peaking at 5.3 meters on Saturday. The water levels reportedly decre
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TV host Willie Revillame files certificate of candidacy for upcoming Philippine elections
Filipino TV Host Willie Revillame has officially filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on October 8, dec
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Ukraine permitted to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv
On Thursday, it was reported that US President Joe Biden gave permission for Ukraine to use U.S. weapons for counterattacks against Russian military t
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Vladimir Putin threatens to give allies weapons to attack West
On Wednesday, in an exchange with International press in Saint Petersburg, Russia, president Vladimir Putin warned Russia could give weapons to other
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US President Biden officially designates Bald Eagle as U.S. National Bird
On Christmas Eve, President Joe Biden signed a bill officially designating the…
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US President Biden commutes 37 federal death row sentences to life imprisonment
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he has commuted the death sentences…
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Woman killed in brutal Subway attack in New York City, suspect arrested
A woman was killed Sunday morning in a violent attack on a…
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Five dead, over 200 injured in Christmas market attack in Germany’s Magdeburg
A tragic attack at a Christmas market in the eastern German city…
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Trump’s debt ceiling demand set aside as US Senate passes bill to avert Govt. shutdown
In a race against time, the Senate passed a crucial bipartisan funding…
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Russian President says he regrets not invading Ukraine earlier, in his year-end press conference
In his annual end-of-year press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin reflected on…
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House rejects GOP proposal to avert weekend shutdown of US Federal Government
The federal government moved closer to a shutdown on Thursday after the…
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Wikinews interviews Tom Pashby, leader of campaign group Include Mx
Wikinews reporter Ash Thawley on June 10 interviewed Tom Pashby, head of advocacy group Include Mx, which has encouraged companies to allow customers
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Wikinews interviews Tatton Spiller, founder of political news service Simple Politics
On October 13, Tatton Spiller, the founder of online news service Simple Politics, answered queries from Wikinews reporter Ash Thawley. The organisati
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Wikinews attends US debut of film The People's Joker
On July 15, Wikinews attended the US general debut, and second general showing, of The People's Joker — an unauthorized film adaptation of the comic b
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Waymo announces expansion of autonomous taxi coverage in Arizona, San Francisco
On May 4, US autonomous vehicle corporation Waymo announced on its blog, Waymo One — its robotaxi service — will approximately double its coverage in
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Wales: Final undecided legislators decline to run for Plaid Cymru party leader, leaving Rhun ap Iorwerth unopposed
The last undecided Members of the Welsh Senedd (MSs) for the Plaid Cymru party, Sioned Williams and Siân Gwenllian, released a statement yesterday ann
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United States Coast Guard: Possible human remains in debris from imploded Titan submersible
On June 28, the United States Coast Guard announced the debris from OceanGate's Titan submersible, which it presumed imploded during a dive to the wre
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Ukrainian missile and drone strike in Russia kills at least 21 people
At least 21 people were killed and 110 were injured in Russia after a Ukrainian missile and drone strike on Saturday morning. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy denies Russian claim of capture of Bakhmut
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told press at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut at the epicen
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Ukraine decries videoed beheadings as committed by Russian 'beasts'
On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on recently-surfaced videos allegedly showing the beheading of Ukrainian soldiers by R
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US: Writers, entertainment producers' groups meet two months into writers' strike; writers' says 'no agreement'
Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) officials Friday held their first meeting, in Californi
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US: Tulsa residents approve $814 million infrastructure package
On Tuesday, voters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US approved an US$814 million package to improve the infrastructure around the city. The "Improve our Tulsa 3"
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US: Russian fighter jet's flare damaged drone over Syria
US Air Forces Central released a statement yesterday a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet "flew dangerously close" meters over a US MQ-9 drone flying a
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US: Navy, UK navy respond to merchant vessel distress call in Strait of Hormuz
The US Navy reported yesterday three fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN), armed sailors aboard, closely foll