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Europeans get relief as inflation falls to 2.4%, lowest in over two years

Inflation for the 20 countries using the euro currency fell from an annual 2.9% in October, according to numbers released Thursday by Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency

Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue, vows more satellite launches

Kim's sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, rejected the US overture and threatened more satellite and other weapons launches

US Navy shoots down drone launched by Houthis from Yemen, says official

USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, deemed the drone an Iranian-made KAS-04 to be a threat and shot it down over water in the southern Red Sea as the ship was moving toward the strait

BAN vs NZ 1st Test: Taijul keeps Bangladesh ahead despite Williamson's ton

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 4-89 as Bangladesh dominated the second day of the opening test against New Zealand on Wednesday despite a century from Kane Williamson on a spin-friendly pitch

China presents UN with vague Mideast peace plan as US promotes its own role

China has had little role in negotiations over the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which have been largely monopolised by the United States for decades

Last release of hostages in Gaza begins as mediators aim to extend truce

Two Russian-Israeli women freed by Hamas entered Israel Wednesday evening, the military said. The release was expected to be followed by the swap of 10 more hostages in Gaza

Google to pay $74 mn yearly to Canada's news industry under new online law

"It's good for the news sector. If there is a better deal struck elsewhere in the world, Canada reserves the right to reopen the regulation," St-Onge said at a news conference

Ten Israelis, 4 Thai nationals released by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners

Earlier, two Russian-Israeli women were freed by Hamas in a separate release. Israel was set to free 30 Palestinian prisoners in return

World economy will slow in 2024 because of inflation, high rates, war: OECD

The OECD foresees US inflation dropping from 3.9% this year to 2.8% in 2024 and 2.2% in 2025, just above the Fed's 2% target level

GM says strike cost $1.1 bn but it can absorb rising labour costs

The company now predicts full-year net income of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, down from its previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion

Israel-Hamas war: Mediators look to extend truce in Gaza on its final day

Weeks of heavy aerial bombardment and a ground invasion have demolished vast swathes of northern Gaza and killed thousands of Palestinians

Why Barcelona may be forced to have fresh water shipped in by boats

Catalonia is suffering its worst drought on record with reservoirs that provide water for about 6 million people, including Spain's Barcelona, filled to just 18 per cent of their capacity

Champions League: Guardiola walks off smiling as City stays perfect

On a night of unconvincing performances from Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan, Pep Guardiola walked off smiling following a comeback victory for Manchester City in the Champions League

Blinken seeks new extension of Gaza cease-fire as he heads to West Asia

"Looking at the next couple of days, we'll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so we can continue to get more hostages out and more humanitarian assistance in," said Blinken

Myanmar, China conduct naval drills as fighting surges in border area

The Chinese vessels the destroyer Zibo, frigate Jing Zhou and supply ship Qian Dao Hu carry about 700 sailors and arrived at the Myanmar port Monday. The report didn't give more details on the drills

Rosalynn Carter set for funeral, burial in the town where she was born

The service comes on the last of a three-day public tribute that began on Monday in nearby Americus and continued in Atlanta

US life expectancy rose in 2022, but remains below its pre-pandemic level

For decades, US life expectancy rose a little nearly every year. But about a decade ago, the trend flattened and even declined some years a stall blamed largely on overdose deaths and suicides

Less future warming projected, yet there's more current pain, say experts

It's also a conference where one of the central topics will be whether fossil fuels should be phased out, but it will be run by the CEO of an oil company

US lawmakers move to force a vote on expelling Rep. Santos from House

This expulsion vote simply undermines and underscores the precedent that we've had in this chamber, Santos said. It starts and puts us in a new direction, a dangerous one

Elevator plummets at a platinum mine in S Africa, kills 11 and injures 75

It happened Monday evening at the end of the workers' shift at a mine in the northern city of Rustenburg. All the injured workers were hospitalised