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Exposure to noise levels above 60 decibels at night increases the risk of sleep disorders, experts said

N. Korea's Latest Weapon? Bombarding South With Noise

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll from the war has reached 43,972 people, the majority of whom are civilians

UN To Vote Again On Gaza Ceasefire, US Plans Unclear

The 64-year-old former heart surgeon was a prominent TV personality championed by Oprah Winfrey

Trump Appoints TV Celebrity 'Dr. Oz' To Key US Health Post

Tens of thousands of people have died in Gaza after Israel's offensive began in October 2023

US Announces Talks With Israel Over Civilian Casualties In Gaza

Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump's pick for commerce secretary, is a noted China hawk

Trump Names China Hawk Howard Lutnick As US Commerce Secretary

Women look out from a park in Kyiv as a forest fire is seen in September 2024

Russian Invasion Toll On Environment $71 Billion, Ukraine Says

Shares of Walmart rose as it reported higher profits and lifted its forecast

Walmart Lifts Full-year Forecast After Strong Q3

A group of environmental activists projects on a building slide with a silhouette depicting US president-elect Donald Trump that reads, "Tax the super rich for the people and planet" on November 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the G20 Summit.

Taxing The Richest: What The G20 Decided

French soldiers operate a CAESAR howitzer during NATO exercises in Lapland

NATO Holds Large Arctic Exercises In Russia's Backyard

Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that China would 'continue to provide broad market opportunities for German companies'

China's Xi Urges 'Strategic' Ties In Talks With Germany's Scholz

Extensive bombardment has devastated the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah's main bastion

US Envoy Says End To Israel-Hezbollah War 'Within Grasp'

Pro-democracy activist Lee Yue-Shun, one of only two to walk away from the high-profile security case, attended the trial every day in carefully coordinated outfits

Acquitted 'Hong Kong 47' Defendant Sees Freedom As Responsibility

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have become increasingly close since the Republican's US election victory

Trump Expected To Attend Next Starship Rocket Launch: Reports

Investors are enjoying a positive day after seeing big swings since the election of Donald Trump

Asian Markets Rally After US Bounce As Nvidia Comes Into Focus

One of the issues dearest to President Lula was forging a global alliance against hunger

Five Takeaways From The G20 Summit In Rio

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has been trying to shore up his international legacy

Biden In 'Historic' Pledge For Poor Nations Ahead Of Trump Return

Former oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin arrives to be sentenced at the State Court in Singapore

Disgraced Singapore Oil Tycoon Sentenced To Nearly 18 Years For Fraud

French farmers complain about excessive bureaucracy, low incomes, and poor harvests

'Agriculture Is Dying': French Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Deal

Displaced Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia in northern Gaza walk on the main Salah al-Din Road

Rescuers Struggle To Reach Dozens Missing After North Gaza Strike

US President-elect Donald Trump has been announcing a cabinet featuring immigration hardliners

Trump Confirms Plan To Use Military For Mass Deportation

Security is tight around Rio for the G20 summit

G20 Leaders To Grapple With Climate, Taxes, Trump Comeback

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos at Malacanang Palace in Manila

US, Philippines Sign Deal On Sharing Military Information

Brendan Carr said he was 'humbled and honored' to be nominated for the role

Trump Taps Big Tech Critic Carr To Lead US Communications Agency

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fired off a social media post saying 'There is no wall' as fears arise over potential blockages to AI development

Is AI's Meteoric Rise Beginning To Slow?

Former US Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024

US Speaker Opposes Calls To Release Ethics Report On Trump's AG Pick

Russia's Vladimir Putin has argued that Ukraine's US-made ATACMS missile against targets inside Russia would mean the NATO alliance is 'at war' with Moscow

Biden Answers Missile Pleas From Ukraine As Clock Ticks Down

The first of TSMC's three new facilities in Arizona is set to fully open by early-2025, according to President Joe Biden

US Finalizes Up To $6.6 Bn Funding For Chip Giant TSMC

Beijing, which has poured huge resources into its space programme to catch up with the United States and Russia, is aiming to put humans on the Moon by 2030

China Tests Building Moon Base With Lunar Soil Bricks

A rescuer carries a young resident during a forced evacuation operation in the northern Philippines ahead of Typhoon Usagi's landfall

Typhoon Man-yi Bears Down On Philippines Still Reeling From Usagi

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi (L) speaks with Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi ahead of their tour of sensitive Iranian uranium enrichment plants

IAEA Chief Tours Sensitive Iran Nuclear Plants

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