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Samsung has launched “Galaxy Book 3 Go” featuring the Windows 11 operating system and 5G connectivity. It is a successor to the Galaxy Book 2 Go, which was launched last year, and has the same Snapdragon processor that powers the newer model. The laptop is designed for students and as …

BERLIN — German ex-finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who helped steer the eurozone through the debt crisis, has died at the age of 81. An MP for 51 years in Germany’s Bundestag, he played a key role in negotiating German reunification after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. He …

Reuters Wolfgang Schäuble was finance minister under Angela Merkel for eight years German ex-finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who helped steer the eurozone through the debt crisis, has died at the age of 81. An MP for 51 years in Germany’s Bundestag, he played a key role in negotiating German reunification …

Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German political life over the last 30 years, has died aged 81, a source from the conservative CDU-CSU alliance told AFP on Wednesday.Schaeuble, who was a minister under chancellors Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel and played a key role in German …

SEOUL — South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” has died while being investigated for illegal drug use, police confirmed Wednesday. He was 48. Police in the capital Seoul said in a statement they had received a missing person report from …

Following the resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council aimed at examining options to increase the amount of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Sigrid Kaag as the UN coordinator for humanitarian aid to Gaza, and she is expected to begin her role on …

Eight people were killed and one went missing after severe thunderstorms struck eastern Australia, with tens of thousands of homes still without power.The Australian authorities confirmed on Wednesday that storms swept through the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on Dec. 25-26, resulting in heavy rains.The authorities warned …

LONDON — It sounded like the perfect festive break: a cruise around the sunny Caribbean, before flying back to the cold and wet UK just in time for Christmas. But the idyllic vacation turned into something of a nightmare for the 225 British passengers on P&O Cruises’ Caribbean Fly-Cruise, after …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use. Police and emergency officers …

Bangkok, Dec 27, 2023 (AFP) -Floods in southern Thailand have killed at least six people and affected tens of thousands of households, authorities said on Wednesday.The floods, which began on December 22, have hit more than 70,000 homes across the provinces of Satun, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, regional officials …