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December 30, 2024
South Korea orders air safety probe after deadly plane crash
December 30, 2024
New elections could take up to four years, Syria leader says
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100, swept to power promising never to lie to the American people.In the turbulent aftermath of Watergate, the former peanut farmer from Georgia pardoned Vietnam draft evaders and became the first US leader to take climate change seriously.On the international stage, he helped to broker a historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, but he struggled to deal with the Iran hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.After a single term in office, he was swept aside by Republican Ronald Reagan in the 1980 election, winning just six states.Having left the White House, Carter did much to restore his reputation: becoming a tireless worker for peace, the environment and human rights, for which he was recognized with a Nobel Peace...
December 30, 2024
Jimmy Carter: From peanut farmer to one-term president and Nobel winner
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died at age 100.The Carter Center said the 39th president died on Sunday afternoon, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November last year, lived most of their lives.The center said he died peacefully, surrounded by his family.As reactions poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an "extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian" and he had lost a dear friend.Biden cited Carter's...
December 30, 2024
Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at age 100
December 30, 2024
Tourist killed in shark attack off Egyptian coast
December 29, 2024
Light aircraft crashes off UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah coast, killing pilot and co-pilot
December 29, 2024
Belgium becomes first EU nation to ban disposable e-cigarettes starting January 1
December 29, 2024
Mikheil Kavelashvili inaugurated as Georgian president
HOUSTON — At least two people were killed and six others injured as multiple tornadoes tore through Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes, flipping vehicles, and causing widespread power outages.The storm system continued its destructive path into Alabama and Georgia early Sunday.The National Weather Service tracked the severe storm system as it moved eastward.Tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm alerts were issued for parts of western Georgia and the northwestern tip of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico.In Brazoria County, Texas, one person died in the Liverpool area, south of Houston.Four others suffered non-critical injuries, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.Tornadoes caused damage in Liverpool, Hillcrest Village, and Alvin, with officials estimating...
December 29, 2024
Tornadoes wreak havoc across Texas and Mississippi, leaving two dead and six injured
December 29, 2024
Kim Jong Un vows 'toughest' anti-U.S. policy as Trump prepares for White House return
