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Nigerian Navy discovers 99,000 litres of suspected stolen, illegally refined products as it intensifies anti-crude oil theft operations

Who is Aditi Paudel? 17-year-old becomes Japan's first literacy ambassador

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Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill three, injure 23 despite truce

Alpine glacier was covered with sheep wool sheets to prevent melting. It worked

South Korea mulls deploying military assets to Strait of Hormuz

World's fifth-largest economy, British army can't afford to train

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Taiwan raises 'concerns' over China's missile test

BRICS 2026: $1 trillion sovereign capital set to converge in Delhi for first iBRICS Summit

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UN votes to correct world map that visually shrank Africa for 450 years

Former NewJeans member Danielle launches YouTube channel, hints at new solo journey

Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy creates history with 350 not out in South Africa

Brendan Fraser’s transformation fuels The Mummy 4 excitement as fans welcome back Rick O’Connell

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Donald Trump plans to travel to Ireland on Qatari-donated jet amid security concerns

Nazi-looted art to return to Jewish heirs

Eight killed in Kerala’s Thrissur after car rams into lorry parked on highway

Why Russian fighter jets use bulky, low-pressure tyres compared to US jets

FBI-wanted fraud accused arrested in Jalandhar over $600,000 scam

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Killing the Himalayas slowly: Human urine is melting a glacier on Mount Everest

Despite the first major snowstorm in New York in a few years, the show must go on for Times Square's own Naked Cowboy.

Singing in the snow; the 'Naked Cowboy' performs in Times Square

Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday (December 17), where they will undergo a rehabilitation programme at a centre in Sumatra before being released into the wild.

Thailand repatriates two Sumatran orangutans to Indonesia

New Yorkers slid down the freshly fallen snow on Pilgrim Hill in Central Park on Thursday (December 17), making the best of the winter storm that marched up the U.S. East Coast the night before.

New Yorkers enjoy wintry mix

It's a nativity scene like no other, bringing the magic of Christmas to the famous lagoon city, with its stunning silhouette as a backdrop. Baby Jesus can be seen emerging from the waters, surrounded by a floating Joseph and Mary under the sunrise near the island of Burano, in the northern lagoon of Venice. The artwork, created by Francesco Orazio, a greengrocer with an artistic bent, was completed on Tuesday (December 15) in an open stretch of water, without hindering navigation.

Floating nativity scene brings Christmas to Venice lagoon 

Two former dancing bears have been removed from a controversial Islamabad zoo, just weeks after the "world's loneliest elephant" was rescued from the institution. The bears were the final animals to be rescued after a court ordered the zoo be closed following years of campaigning by advocates including U.S. pop star Cher.

Two bears taken from Islamabad zoo weeks after elephant rescue 

A North Korean food processing factory has set a major business strategy to develop new 'world-level' products, the North's state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday (December 15).

North Korean food factory aims to develop new 'world-level products,' KCNA says 

An Egyptian artefact, missing for decades, was found this month in a cigar box at the Scottish University of Aberdeen by an Egyptian staff member.

Artefact found in Scotland cigar box could unveil mysteries of Great Pyramid 

As coronavirus cases surge across California, a Los Angeles holiday-themed drive-thru experience is allowing visitors to enjoy a traditional Christmas light display from the safety of their own cars.

Californians enjoy snow, millions of lights and Santa, without leaving their cars 

While kids around the world might not be able to meet Santa Claus in person this year, many companies have embraced technology as a way to bring festive cheer to children while maintaining coronavirus-safe social distancing.

How Santa Claus is keeping COVID-safe this Christmas

Facing the prospect of a grim Christmas with spiking coronavirus cases and tightened restrictions, Los Angeles residents are determined to keep the Christmas spirit alive by shopping for the perfect Christmas trees.

Pining for Christmas: Californians find joy in buying Christmas trees

The curtain will fall on London's theatres again on Wednesday (December 16) as the British capital moves into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions, with some forced to close Christmas shows just days after they opened in a hammer blow for the industry.

Curtain falls on London's theatres again due to Covid-19

A Canadian dad endured 30 hours under a tattoo needle - and a lot of pain - all in the hopes of making his eight-year-old son feel better about the birthmark on his torso, according to local media.

30 hours under a tattoo needle in show of solidarity with son

The Washington National Cathedral tolled its bells 300 times on Tuesday evening (December 15) in memory of the 300,000 Americans who died of COVID-19.

Washington National Cathedral bells toll for the 300,000 U.S. victims of COVID-19

Athens annual Christmas tree lighting took place in the main square on Monday (December 14), but unlike other years, it was without ceremony - there were no marching bands, no crowds, nor famous celebrities singing carols for the event.

Locked down Athens is lit up for the holidays without fanfare

This holiday season, a cat cafe in Seoul is allowing visitors to cuddle up with around 130 feline friends, some dressed up in red-and-white Santa costumes, ready to wish people a "meow-y Cat-mas."

Santa cats spread Christmas cheer in Seoul

104-year-old Elena returned home last week after beating coronavirus and becoming a symbol of hope for Spain's second wave of coronavirus.

Spanish 104 year-old woman returns home after beating coronavirus

Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be tucking in to a German delicacy on Christmas Day, when she is served stollen sent all the way from Bavaria.

German baker makes Christmas stollen for the Queen

It was no foam party for local dog, Hazel, as she wandered into a large amount of sea foam churned up a Gold Coast beach as cyclonic conditions along Australia's northeast coast generated huge seas washing away beaches at popular tourist spots. A slightly confused Hazel was reunited with her anxious owner after a quick search.

Dog rescued from sea foam as huge seas and rain batter Australian tourist spots

When Japan announced a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic this year, citizens were urged to declutter their homes to pass the time. Many have taken and continue to take that message to heart - and the country's market for second-hand luxury goods is booming as a result.

Japan's second-hand market booms as pandemic spurs tidying up frenzy

Australian researchers said that coral populations from their first "Coral IVF" trial on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 have not only survived recent bleaching events, but are on track to reproduce and spawn next year.

'Coral IVF' trial on Great Barrier Reef a blossoming success, Australian researchers say

Customers are lining up at a Jerusalem bakery-cafe for the "Abu Dhabi" doughnut, a date-flavoured confectionery inspired by Israel's new relations with the United Arab Emirates.

"Abu Dhabi" doughnut a Hanukkah hit in Israel

In a colonial country villa in a rural area outside the Bolivian capital of La Paz, Marcela Roca de Hartmann brings the world to her home for Christmas in the form of hundreds of figurines she has collected from across the globe.

Bolivian family brings the world with them to Christmas

Virus tests for dolls that can be cured with tickling and mini-labs which kids can use to fabricate face-shields and masks: it is a different kind of Christmas indeed which toymakers in Spain and Portugal are preparing for this year.

Masked dolls and anti-virus labs: how Christmas toys adapted to COVID-19

For more than two decades, Pham Van Thuoc has scoured Europe in search of historical church clocks, bringing them back to his home in Vietnam where he lovingly restores them. For his efforts, Thuoc has been recognised by the Vietnam Records Association as having the largest collection of public clocks in the country.

Time is precious, says Vietnamese collector of European church clocks

Empty chairs and empty tables is a sorry sight in usually thriving downtown Schoeneberg district. But one Berlin shut down by a coronavirus lockdown since November has transformed itself into an atelier for painters who can be seen putting colour on canvas by curious pedestrians or art lovers via an online livestream.

Show me the painting: Berlin cafe opens doors to artists

Bolivian artisans have given their traditional Christmas figurines of baby Jesus a COVID twist this year by dressing them up in masks and other protective clothes. Their makers say the figurines are a way of warning the public not to let down their guard against the pandemic during the holiday season.

Baby Jesus figurines wear face masks in Bolivia

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