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S. Korea investigates barrier hit in Jeju Air crash 31 Dec 2024 - 03:11 pm
Investigators from South Korea and the US, including officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, inspect the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 31, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record 31 Dec 2024 - 12:33 pm
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back' 31 Dec 2024 - 11:50 am
File photo: People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania 31 Dec 2024 - 11:08 am
A young man rests on the bed of his room at the psychiatry centre of the CHS hospital in Nouakchott, December 12, 2024. Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP.
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic 31 Dec 2024 - 11:04 am
Japan Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on December 26, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon 31 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 21, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump 31 Dec 2024 - 10:26 am
Photo used for representational purposes. Children ride their bicycle past a New Year 2025 numerals decoration made of plastic flowers in Hanoi on December 30, 2024. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP.
South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families 31 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials work at the Jeju Air crash site in Muan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
One dead, two missing as cargo ship sinks off Philippines 31 Dec 2024 - 08:59 am
Peninsula
Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data 31 Dec 2024 - 12:10 am
File: People wear face masks as they walk on a snowy morning as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Beijing, China, on January 20, 2022. (Reuters)
Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths 30 Dec 2024 - 11:47 pm
The second vice president of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), Tania D'Amelio (C), speaks about a fine imposed on the social network TikTok at the TSJ building in Caracas on December 30, 2024. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP)
Argentina charges five over death of singer Liam Payne 30 Dec 2024 - 08:29 pm
A fan holds a doll looking like the late British singer Liam Payne as she attends to pay tribute at the Obelisco in Buenos Aires on October 17, 2024. Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP
Iran, Oman agree to push forward bilateral cooperation 30 Dec 2024 - 07:27 pm
Peninsula
German flying taxi startup Volocopter files for insolvency 30 Dec 2024 - 03:53 pm
(Files) A Volocopter Volocity air taxi is seen during a demonstration flight at the Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole airfield in Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, France, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Thibaud Moritz / AFP)
Three foreigners killed in Thailand tourist hotel blaze 30 Dec 2024 - 03:35 pm
Peninsula
South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 02:26 pm
A recovery team member works with his dog at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
New body found after deadly Channel crossing 30 Dec 2024 - 02:21 pm
(Files) Migrants board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on Bleriot beach at Sangatte, near Calais, northern France on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Second Jeju Air flight suffers landing gear problem 30 Dec 2024 - 11:52 am
Photo used for representational purposes. A check-in desk of Jeju Air is seen at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP.