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• Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it December 21, 2024
  After topping $100,000, Bitcoin supporters see the cryptocurrency soaring even higher.
• Pakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over attacks on military sites December 21, 2024
  Military court convicts civilians involved in 2023 unrest, with rights groups slamming ruling as ‘intimidation tactic’.
• Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes Donetsk town December 21, 2024
  Residential buildings have been hit in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no casualties.
• What are ‘non-crime hate incidents’ which have become so hated in the UK? December 21, 2024
  Children in England and Wales have been investigated by police for calling each other names, a study has found.
• US State Dept gives nod to $5bn in potential arms sales for Egypt December 21, 2024
  Huge sale likely to go through despite ongoing concerns over Egyptian government’s human rights breaches,
• The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla December 21, 2024
  In the German forest of Grunheide, hundreds of protesters occupied the trees to protest Tesla's expansion plans.
• Don’t switch off – the world’s children have never needed you more December 21, 2024
  We all have a responsibility to make 2025 a better year for children everywhere.  
• Israel kills 7 children from one family in air strike on Gaza December 21, 2024
  UNRWA says Gaza has become a 'graveyard' as Israel continues its bombing campaign amid worsening living conditions.
• Yemen’s Houthis hit Tel Aviv, Israel, with missile December 21, 2024
  Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week.
• Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria? December 21, 2024
  Scientists have engineered the pests to provide enhanced immunity to the disease they transmit, according to new study.
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,031 December 21, 2024
  Here are the key developments on the 1,031st day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
• ‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore December 21, 2024
  Air pollution has become a major problem in Pakistan and it is children who are paying the price.
• Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House December 20, 2024
  The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass with only hours remaining before an expected shutdown.
• Starbucks workers’ union goes on strike in US cities December 20, 2024
  Workers complain of inadequate wages as inflation soars, and promise to escalate the strike.
• Five dead in car ramming in crowded German Christmas market December 20, 2024
  The driver involved in the ramming has been taken into custody, with officials calling the incident an attack.