December 4, 2023
Venezuela approved a referendum to take over the neighboring oil-rich Essequibo region controlled by the sovereign nation of Guyana after a vote Sunday, according to election officials. The government of President Nicolás Maduro put forward a referendum to claim sovereignty over the oil- and mineral-rich area of neighboring Guyana it argues was stolen when the
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Voters answered five questions about the future of the disputed land, including whether they support turning it into a Venezuelan state. ADVERTISEMENT Venezuelans on Sunday approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an area of neighbouring Guyana that Caracas argues was stolen when the border was drawn
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Key Points Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed the war would continue until Israel achieved all its goals. A Hamas official told al-Jazeera TV that negotiations were centred on how long the truce would last. Both sides would free women and children and details would be announced by Qatar, a Hamas official said. Israel’s government voted on
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gave his opinion on favorite target Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift, and he admits the added attention hasn’t become a distraction in the locker room. With Swift attending Chiefs games this season, creating a massive influx of attention, every Kansas City game feels like the Super Bowl. But
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Mumbai: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved a proposal jointly submitted by luggage manufacturer Goblin India and financial services firm Khandwala Finstock for the acquisition of bankrupt Television Home Shopping Network. The proposal includes a merger or reverse merger of Khandwala Finstock with the company that operates TV home shopping channels. All the
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THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million loan to strengthen the government’s revenue mobilization. In a statement on Tuesday, the Manila-based lender said the loan would help the country achieve its medium-term fiscal strategy and finance its post-pandemic economic recovery through modernizing tax administration, systems and processes. The Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) Program
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The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved plans for a private school’s athletic complex in Studio City over the objections of neighbors worried about noise and traffic from the project. The council voted 15 to 0 to allow Harvard-Westlake School’s planned campus to go forward, rejecting an appeal filed this year by opponents. The
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US health authorities approved the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, an emerging global health threat. US health authorities on Thursday approved the world’s first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called “an emerging global health threat.” The vaccine, developed by Europe’s Valneva which will be marketed
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday its executive board has endorsed a 50-percent increase in the quotas that member countries contribute to the global lender. Quotas are based on the size of a country’s economy, and they determine how much funding a nation should provide to the IMF, its voting power
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SAG-AFTRA’s negotiating committee has approved a a tentative deal with the major studios that would end a nearly four month-long strike that has sidelined thousands of workers. “In a unanimous vote this afternoon, The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP bringing an end to the 118 day strike,” the union said
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