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UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

France24.com (en) 

Sakhi has crafted two rubabs a month for decades, and he refuses to set down his tools even as a Taliban crackdown strangles music in Afghanistan. "I know only this work and I need to make money somehow," said Sakhi, surrounded by rubabs in different stages of completion. But far more important to him than money is the "cultural value", said the craftsman in his fifties, whose name has been changed for his safety along with those of others interviewed by AFP. "The value of this work for me is...... Читать дальше...

Excited Osaka says 'deep love' of tennis keeps her going

France24.com (en) 

The Japanese 27-year-old has struggled for consistency since returning to the court in January this year after the birth of her daughter Shai in July 2023. Her best results since then have been two quarter-final appearances, which Osaka called "very painful". "I think 2024 humbled me, but I think I also grew a lot," she said at the Auckland Classic, which she is using as a springboard to the Australian Open Grand Slam -- a tournament she won in 2019 and 2021. "I worked way harder than I ever... Читать дальше...

2 Thais among 179 dead in plane crash in South Korea

BangkokPost.com 

SEOUL -  Two Thai nationals were among the 175 passengers, as well as six crew members, on board the airliner that crashed on Sunday at South Korea's Muan International Airport, South Korea's Transport Ministry said.

US homelessness hit record high in 2024 - BBC.com

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  1. US homelessness hit record high in 2024  BBC.com
  2. US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people  The Associated Press
  3. Washington has 3rd highest homeless population in US, federal report shows  KOMO News
  4. In 17 years, Oregon sees 91% spike in homelessness, report says  KATU
  5. December 27, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode  PBS NewsHour

America’s Hidden Crisis: Homelessness Hits Record High in 2024

«The Rio Times» 

On a single night in late 2024, over 770,000 Americans found themselves without a home. This figure represents an 18.1% increase from the previous year, marking the highest level of homelessness since the federal government began tracking these numbers nearly two decades ago. The surge in homelessness stems from a perfect storm of factors. Skyrocketing […]

Death toll rises to 120 in plane crash in South Korea

DailyNews.com 

Footage of the crash aired by YTN television showed the Jeju Air plane skidding across the airstrip, apparently with its landing gear still closed, and colliding head-on with a concrete wall on the outskirts of the facility.

At least 28 dead in South Korea airplane crash

EastBayTimes.com 

The National Fire Agency said the fire was almost put out but officials were still trying to pull people from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the southern city of Muan.

Update: Plane crash death toll in South Korea rises to 85

MercuryNews.com 

At least 85 people — 46 women and 39 men — died in the fire, the agency said. Emergency workers pulled out two people, both crew members. It said it deployed 32 fire trucks and several helicopters to contain the fire.

Carlsen responds to disqualification at Worlds

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in New York after being fined $200 for breaching the Dress Code by wearing jeans. Despite being asked to change, Carlsen refused, citing a matter of principle and decided not to appeal the decision. FIDE has argued they were only following the rules.