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Passengers claim hearing bangs before Azerbaijan plane crash that killed 38

Previous disasters include the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in 2020 by Iran's traders. Revolutionary Guards, killing all 176 people on board

Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Citigroup, dies at 76

Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited unanticipated complications from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later

South Korea impeaches two leaders in two weeks as political crisis deepens

Lawmakers voted 192-0 in favor of Prime Minister Han's impeachment on Friday, according to National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik

Bird flu mutation detected in Louisiana patient, risk low: US health agency

Is this an indication that we may be closer to seeing a readily transmitted virus between people? No, Osterholm said. Right now, this is a key that sits in the lock, but it doesn't open the door

Mexico tests app allowing migrants to send alert if detained in US

The app has been rolled out for small-scale testing and appears to be working very well, said Juan Ramn de la Fuente, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs

Israeli soldiers burn hospital in North Gaza after removing staff, patients

In Israel, an 83-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a Palestinian from the West Bank, and police say the suspect was arrested

US goods trade gap widens to $102.9 bn in November on rebound in imports

The goods trade gap increased to a seasonally adjusted $102.9 billion last month from $98.3 billion in October, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Friday

OpenAI board considers plan for a more conventional for-profit business

The board is evaluating a plan that would turn OpenAI's business into a public benefit corporation - an entity free to pursue income but with the goal of bettering society

HomeStreet Bank offloads $990 mn multifamily loans to BofA in profit push

The deal marks a major milestone for HomeStreet as it maps out a path to profitability after four consecutive quarters of adjusted losses

Ukrainian attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crash, says Russia

Authorities in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia were tight-lipped about a possible cause of the crash pending an official probe

Azerbaijan Airlines suspends flights to Russian cities after plane crash

As the official crash probe started, some aviation experts pointed out that holes seen in the plane's tail section suggested that it could have come under fire from Russian air defense systems fending

NASA's Parker solar probe is 'safe' after historic closest approach to Sun

History has been created as NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieves the closest approach to the Sun. It passed within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface to reveal secrets of its outer atmosphere

US missions to India issue over one million non-immigrant visas again

According to the statement, the US Mission to India provided over 24,000 passports and other consular services to American citizens living and travelling in India

Taiwan's science ministry warns chip, AI funding cuts could impact tech

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology estimate comes after the Ministry of Economic Affairs on Tuesday warned that the country's collaboration with tech companies, such as Micron , AMD, Nvidia

Oil prices rise on China stimulus hopes; Brent, WTI set for weekly gain

However, a stronger US dollar capped oil price gains. The US currency has been boosted by expectations that the incoming Donald Trump administration's policies will boost growth and lift inflation

German president dissolves parliament, snap election set for 23 Feb

The vote also kicked off election campaigning in earnest, with conservative challenger Friedrich Merz, who surveys suggest is likely to replace Scholz

Altercation erupts at high-level meeting of Russia-dominated economic union

Eurasian Economic Union was formed a decade ago to encourage stronger business ties and facilitate trade between its members, but it has been marred by economic and other disputes between members

Russian official warns US on possible nuclear testing under Trump

During Trump's first 2017-2021 term as president, his administration discussed whether or not to conduct the first US nuclear test since 1992, the Washington Post reported in 2020

Osamu Suzuki, who brought the Japanese automaker to India, dies at 94

Suzuki, who died on Christmas Day of lymphoma, played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market

Finland seizes Russian 'Shadow Fleet'-linked oil tanker over cable sabotage

Finland and European Union link undersea cable sabotages in the Baltic to Russian 'Shadow Fleet', announce sanctions