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The Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama’s president says. What you need to know about the history and status of the canal Blogging Sole

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The Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama’s president says. What you need to know about the history and status of the canal Blogging Sole

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the United States take back the Panama Canal, a waterway that runs through Central America, unless tariffs for using the canal are reduced. The Panamanian leader responded in a recent statement, saying the waterway was not for sale. Since then, Trump has repeatedly posted about the channel. It’s … Read more

Indian Ocean Tsunami Memorials Mark 20 Years of One of History’s Deadliest Natural Disasters Blogging Sole

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People gathered to pray and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the mass attack. Tsunami in the Indian Ocean struck the region in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. Many cried as they laid flowers at a mass grave in the village of Ulee … Read more

Amid Gaza War, Another Year of Low-Key Christmas Celebrations in Bethlehem Blogging Sole

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Amid Gaza War, Another Year of Low-Key Christmas Celebrations in Bethlehem Blogging Sole

Amid Gaza War, Another Year of Low-Key Christmas Celebrations in Bethlehem – CBS News Watch CBS News For the second year in a row, the war raging in Gaza is keeping pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where Christmas tourism accounts for around 70% of the city’s economy. Imtiaz Tyab … Read more

More than 100 migrants rescued while trying to cross the Channel over Christmas, authorities say Blogging Sole

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More than 100 migrants rescued while trying to cross the Channel over Christmas, authorities say Blogging Sole

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday. During Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were organized along the coasts of northern France, including that of a boat with engine failure, said the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea in a press release. … Read more

Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan Blogging Sole

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Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan Blogging Sole

Airliner crashes in Kazakhstan – CBS News Watch CBS News A passenger plane crashed this morning in Kazakhstan after a bird strike caused an emergency. Dramatic video shows the plane plummeting before bursting into flames, but authorities say more than 30 of the 67 people on board survived. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more

King Charles thanks doctors for his and Kate’s cancer care as royal family celebrates Christmas Blogging Sole

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King Charles III and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day church services Wednesday at a church in Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has served as a retreat for the royal family for generations. His brother Prince Andrewhowever, was noticeably absent. The king, who was diagnosed with cancer … Read more

Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least two dead, dozens missing Blogging Sole

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Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least two dead, dozens missing Blogging Sole

A bridge connecting two northern Brazilian states has collapsed, killing at least two people and leaving a dozen others missing, police said Monday. A sulfuric acid spill complicates rescue operations. Footage obtained by local residents showed cars and trucks crossing the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge when large sections collapsed into a river on Sunday. … Read more

Zelensky denounces Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine on Christmas Day as ‘inhumane’ Blogging Sole

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Zelensky denounces Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine on Christmas Day as ‘inhumane’ Blogging Sole

Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, hitting a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning, Ukrainian officials said. People take shelter at a metro station during an air raid alert, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, … Read more