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Thursday, December 12, 2024, 02:09 (UTC)

Over 100 dead and hundreds missing in Indonesia after tsunami destroys island villages- At least 113 people are now dead and hundreds more are missing after a 10 foot (3 m) tsunami destroyed several villages in a series of remote islands in western Indonesia. The tsunami was caused by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake which struck on Monday at 9:42 p.m. local time (14:42 UTC).
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Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction
Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction

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Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails
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World leaders attend grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris five years after damaging fire
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