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December 29, 2025
Indigenous women carry history and pride in the traditional ‘pollera’ skirt
LA PAZ (AP) Before setting out for the wide, white mountain, Ana Lia González Maguiña took stock of her gear: A chunky sweater to guard against the chill. A harness and climbing rope to scale the…
December 28, 2025
Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of US trade policy - building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His…
December 28, 2025
Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill
The holiday season will soon come to a close, but the busiest time of the year for product returns is just beginning. The US National Retail Federation estimates 17 per cent of holiday purchases will…
December 28, 2025
A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognised celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated in countries with large African…
December 22, 2025
Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of anti-Semitic attack
MELBOURNE (AP): Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15…
December 22, 2025
Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
World War II Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Daughter Kimberlee Heinrichs told The Associated…
December 22, 2025
People cheer as sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge
LONDON (AP): Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many in costume, had gathered…
December 15, 2025
Restored colossal statues of Pharaoh in Luxor revealed
LUXOR (AP): Egypt, on Sunday, revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent Pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government’s archaeological events that aim at…
December 9, 2025
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive
HONOLULU (AP): Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the centre of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today, only 12 are…