El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a state of emergency that has given the government extraordinary powers and curtailed some fundamental rights
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UK electricity cleanest on record in 2024: study
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Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts
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Number of migrants arriving in Canary Islands by sea set new record in 2024
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Only UK's fourth warmest year ever – but which weather records were broken in 2024?
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Jobless claims drop to 8-month low to end 2024. Low U.S. unemployment fuels economy.
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Japan urges Australians to head off the beaten track as record numbers flood tourist hotspots
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November last year, nearly 200,000 more than the previous record in 2019. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - 2d -
These restaurant chains closed locations in 2024
Wendy's, Applebee's and Red Lobster were among the chains that announced restaurant closures in 2024.CNBC - 2d -
China’s electric-vehicle leader BYD posts record sales in 2024
Bigger companies beat targets as intense competition rocks world’s biggest car marketFinancial Times - 2d -
‘Live sick or flee’: pollution fears for El Salvador’s rivers as mining ban lifted
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