U.S. cuts off Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea from Africa duty-free trade program.

The United States on Saturday 01 January 2022 cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden's threat to do so over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. Biden said in November that Ethiopia wo…

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France has now become the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19.

France has now become the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began, according to official data published on Saturday. This news comes as health authorities in the country confirmed more than 200,000 daily COVID ca…

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Australia to rename Canberra's Aspen Island in honor of Queen Elizabeth 11.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on January 1, announced the country would rename Aspen Island in Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin as part of June 2022 national and community events.  The series of events will be a part of community events in 2022 to celebrate the…

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Egypt became fourth new member of New Development Bank.

Egypt added as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank. Bangladesh, UAE, and Uruguay joined BRICS New Development Bank in September 2021. Membership expansion enables New Development Bank to position itself as a premier development institution for emerging econo…

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UNESCO, Sweden partner to establish Palestinian Virtual Museum.

In framework of the help to the Palestinian Cultural Heritage by the mission “Local Development through the Rehabilitation and Revitalization of Historic Environment in Palestine” funded by Sweden by Sida; UNESCO and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) joined for…

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Israel Signs Deal to Buy $3.1 Billion in U.S. Helicopters, Tankers.

Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing Co KC-46 refuelling planes, the Israeli Defence Ministry said, estimating the total price at around $3.1 billion. The deal, signed on Thursday 30th December 2021,…

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China launches a five-year plan to become a global robotics hub.

China has announced a five-year plan to promote its ambition to become a global innovation hub for robotics by 2025. We want to get there by focusing on strengthening key components such as servomotors and control panels. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology o…

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Betty White, beloved and trailblazing actress, dies at 99.

Betty White, the self-described "lucky old broad" whose sweetly sarcastic senior citizen characters were a beloved fixture on TV shows and movies such as "The Golden Girls," "Boston Legal" and "Hot in Cleveland," died Friday 31 Decemb…

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World Day of Peace - 01 January.

On January 1st, the World Day of Peace invites all people to reflect upon the important work of building peace. It’s also a day for the Pope to give a special message that reflects the theme for the year and to pray for peace. When trying to define peace, people often use wo…

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New Year’s Day - 01 January.

Nearly the entire world recognizes New Year’s Day on January 1st. It’s also one of the most celebrated holidays of the year.  Celebrations will begin in the Pacific Ocean with Samoa celebrating the New Year before the rest of the world. The latest stroke of midnight will occ…

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Euro Day - 01 January.

Every year on January 1st, Euro Day celebrates the issuance of the monetary unit of the European Union. This monetary unit is called the euro. The United Nations recognizes 180 currencies used by the Member States throughout the world. We typically refer to currency as money…

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Minimum age of sale for tobacco products to be raised to 24.

The minimum age of sale, purchasing and promotion of tobacco products will be increased from 21 to 24 next year, Chairman of National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), Dr. Samadhi Rajapaksa said. He told the media that the relevant changes would come into effect as th…

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Ross Taylor announces international retirement.

Ross Taylor has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current home season with the upcoming series against Bangladesh being his last Test cricket before he finishes with the ODIs against Australia and Netherlands. Taylor, 37, currently has 110…

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Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test Cricket.

Quinton de Kock has announced a sudden retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect "to spend more time with his growing family". de Kock was due to miss the second and third Tests against India on paternity leave but has decided to step away from the longes…

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Japan introduced the world’s 1st Dual-Mode Vehicle.

Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of Kaiyo. The vehicle can run on normal rubber tyres on the road but its steel wheels, which are in its underbelly, descend when it hits the rail tracks. The DMV can carry up to 21 pa…

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J.D. Crowe, Influential Bluegrass Musician, Dies at 84.

Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died. He was 84. His son, David, confirmed the death on Saturday (Dec. 25) to The Associated Press. Born James Dee Crowe in 1937, his career included stints with Jimmy Marti…

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Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday announced retirement from all forms of competitive cricket. The 41-year-old from Punjab took 417 wickets in 103 Tests, 269 wickets in 236 ODIs and 25 scalps in 28 T20Is in his illustrious career. In the IPL across 13 seasons for Mumbai I…

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Pakistan conducts successful test launch of Babur cruise missile 1B.

Pakistan conducted a successful test of an enhanced range version of the indigenously developed Babur Cruise Missile 1B. The test launch was witnessed by Lieutenant General Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division Dr Raza Samar, Chairman NESCOM Lieutenant …

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Russia launches third and final Angara A5 demonstration mission.

Russia has launched its third and final demonstration flight of the Angara A5 rocket on Monday, December 27. Angara is being developed and built by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center and is intended to replace several existing launch vehicles. Angara a…

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Joan Didion, American journalist and author, dies at age 87.

Joan Didion, the eminent journalist, author and anthropologist of contemporary American politics and culture – a singularly clear, precise voice across a multitude of subjects for more than 60 years – has died at her home in Manhattan, New York. She was 87. The cause of deat…

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