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Winter storm grounds flights, strands hundreds in northern Finland
HELSINKI, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A winter storm disrupted travel in Finland's northern region of Lapland over the weekend, stranding hundreds of passengers and forcing emergency arrangements at airports as flight cancellations and delays extended into Monday.
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Lavrov: the West must recognise that Russia holds strategic initiative in Ukraine
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published late on Monday, said the West must understand that Russia holds the strategic initiative in Ukraine as discussions move forward on a possible settlement.
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BiH sees GDP growth of up to 2.8 pct in 2025
SARAJEVO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) recorded slow but stable economic growth in 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimated at between 2.4 percent and 2.8 percent, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of BiH and the International Monetary Fund.
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Football
Soccer-Mali advance to last 16 after dull 0-0 draw with Comoros
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Mali and Comoros played to a tepid 0-0 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A fixture in Casablanca on Monday, a result that sends the Malians into the last 16 and eliminates their rivals from the tournament.
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Soccer-Unbeaten Egypt find balance under Hassan at Africa Cup of Nations
CAIRO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - When Hossam Hassan was appointed Egypt coach in early 2024, taking charge of a team largely accustomed to foreign managers over the past decade, serious questions were raised about his credentials.
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Winter Storm Ezra snarls US travel as meteorologists warn of 'bomb cyclone'
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Winter Storm Ezra disrupted holiday travel across the U.S. Northeast, Midwest and Great Lakes for a third straight day on Monday, causing thousands of flight delays and hundreds of cancellations as airlines scrambled to recover and meteorologists warned of a brewing "bomb cyclone" that could further snarl trips ahead of the New Year's holiday.
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BiH sees sharp rise in wind, solar power generation in 2025
SARAJEVO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Electricity generation from wind and solar power plants connected to the transmission grid in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) reached 1.2 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2025, doubling year on year, according to data released by the Agency for Statistics of BiH.
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Researchers harness cancer resistance mutations to fight tumors
JERUSALEM, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to fight cancers that no longer respond to treatment, using the very mutations that make tumors drug-resistant, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science said in a statement on Monday.
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Brazil's metropolitan Sao Paulo faces drinking water crisis: authorities
SAO PAULO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, the most populated urban area in Brazil, is facing an emergency in its drinking water supply, authorities said Monday.
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U.S. dollar closes flat
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar closed almost flat in late trading on Monday.
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Judge grants release of redacted transcript of Charlie Kirk case hearing
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Ski Jumping- Slovenia's Prevc sets pace in Four Hills with Oberstdorf victory
OBERSTDORF, Germany, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Domen Prevc underlined his Olympic credentials as he dominated the opening leg of the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany on Monday.
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3 killed in avalanche in northern Spain
MADRID, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Two men and a woman were confirmed dead by Spain's Civil Guard on Monday after they were swept away by an avalanche, authorities said.
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Brazil's former President Bolsonaro undergoes new surgery to treat hiccups
SAO PAULO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's imprisoned former President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday underwent a medical procedure to treat persistent hiccups for the second time in three days.
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Football
Soccer-South Africa edge Zimbabwe 3-2 to book knockout place
Dec 29 (Reuters) - Oswin Appollis scored a penalty in the final 10 minutes to hand South Africa a 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in Marrakech on Monday and seal second spot in Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations, dumping their southern African rivals out of the tournament.
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Feature: Egypt's Valley of Whales becomes new hotspot for growing astrotourism
FAYOUM, Egypt, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- In the desert stillness of Egypt's Wadi El-Hitan, a group of stargazers kneeled on the cooling Fayoum sands as Mohammed Hassan's green laser sliced through the ink-black sky to illuminate the glowing disk of Jupiter.
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Soccer-Second string Egypt finish group unbeaten after draw with Angola
AGADIR, Morocco, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Egypt rested all their key players but still kept up their unbeaten run at the Africa Cup of Nations, drawing 0-0 with Angola on Monday to finish their Group B campaign on seven points.
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US hit drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried out land operations in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
