China saw record trade with Russia in 2024: customs data

China saw record trade with Russia in 2024: customs data

Trade between China and Russia reached a record high last year, official data showed Monday, reflecting strong economic ties between the countries despite Western sanctions on Moscow. Combined imports and exports with Russia totalled $244.8 billion in 2024, according to figures published by China’s General Administration of Customs, up slightly from $240.1 billion in 2023. […]

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Looter dressed as firefighter to prey on LA fire victims: police

Looter dressed as firefighter to prey on LA fire victims: police

A looter disguised himself as a firefighter to raid a home around fire-wrecked Malibu, police said Sunday. The alleged raider was one of more than two dozen people arrested as huge blazes rip through the Los Angeles area, with evacuees on edge over the safety of homes they were forced to flee. Los Angeles County […]

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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico

6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor was centered eight kilometers (five miles) from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of around 20,000 people which is about 600 kilometers west of the capital […]

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Trump calls California leaders ‘incompetent’ over fire response

Trump calls California leaders ‘incompetent’ over fire response

US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday of incompetence over their handling of deadly wildfires raging around Los Angeles. “The fires are still raging in L.A. The incompetent pols (politicians) have no idea how to put them out,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “This is one of the worst catastrophes in […]

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Stay inside to avoid toxic LA wildfire smoke, residents warned

Stay inside to avoid toxic LA wildfire smoke, residents warned

Health bosses warned people living in Los Angeles on Saturday to stay indoors because of dangerous wildfire smoke wreathing the area. Monster blazes tearing through America’s second largest city are pumping toxic clouds into the air, blanketing a vast region with choking fumes. “We are all experiencing this wildfire smoke, which is a mix of […]

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