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Colorado bank robber throws cash in air, shouts ‘Merry Christmas’
A man was arrested in Colorado Springs on Monday after he robbed a bank and threw money in the air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’.
Wildfire-ravaged areas of Australia get holiday relief
Areas of Australia that have been ravaged by deadly wildfires experienced temporary relief on Wednesday, but oppressive conditions are expected to return this weekend.
Fire engulfs 120 houses in Valparaiso, Chile
At least 120 houses were damaged Tuesday in the coastal Chilean city of Valparaiso, triggering the declaration of an alert by the federal government.
Death toll of Indonesian bus accident rises to 28 with 13 missing
The death toll of a fatal bus accident in Indonesia's South Sumatra province two days ago rose to at least 28 with 13 others still missing, a senior official of a search and rescue office said on Wednesday.
Spain's King defends Constitution in Christmas Eve address
Spain's King Felipe VI called for national unity and a defense of Spain's Constitution that have been put under strain by the Catalan secession crisis in his traditional Christmas Eve address Tuesday.
Nigerian man dies in ICE custody after sex abuse conviction
A Nigerian man died in federal immigration custody over the weekend, days after he was convicted of a sex offense and assault in Maryland.
Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives
Panic set in on a WhatsApp group used to organize Lebanese protests when one member said he intended to kill himself because he can't provide for his kids.
IMF to support Ethiopia's economic reform initiative
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday expressed its support to Ethiopia's ongoing economic reform initiative that aimed to eliminate macroeconomic imbalances and lay the foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth.
No truce for Christmas, more talks on French pension reform in new year
Unshaken by nearly three weeks of social protests, the French government still tends to merge the current 42-scheme pension system into what it says a single, fair and transparent point-based system while offering more talks with unions' representatives to dampen protesters' anger.
Russia restores control over derailed weather satellite
Russian state space corporation Roscosmos has found and restored control over a meteorological satellite whose course had changed due to presumably collision with a micrometeorite.