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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
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Opinion | Is It Payback Time For Pakistan Army?
Reports from Pakistani think-tanks have already highlighted 2024 as the worst year on record in a decade in terms of terror attacks; the graph is likely to only rise this year.
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At 8,938, Migrant Deaths Hit Record Last Year: UN Agency
Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died on perilous routes that include crossing the Sahara Desert or the Mediterranean Sea, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
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Record High Temperatures In 2024 Caused Ice Loss, Rise In Sea Levels: UN
The report said other factors could also have driven global temperature rises last year, including changes in the solar cycle, a massive volcanic eruption and a decrease in cooling aerosols.
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Japan's Childbirths Continue To Fall For 9 Years. Here's Why
The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 7,20,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline,
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Record Number Of Journalists Killed In 2024: Report
A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths.
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Toyota Becomes World's Largest Car Manufacturer For Fifth Consecutive Year
Toyota recorded sales of 10,159,336 cars in 2024 which showed a dip of 1.4 per cent.
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2024 Hottest Year On Record: World Meteorological Organisation
The year 2024 was the hottest on record, a spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organisation said ahead of the release later on Friday of a comprehensive report incorporating the findings of several regional climate monitoring institutes.
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2024, Hottest Year Ever, Sees World Breach 1.5C Global Warming Target
Scientists sounded the alarm long before last year ended that 2024 would become the hottest year on record and almost certainly the first to surpass the 1.5C limit.
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2024 Was Japan's Hottest Year Ever, Official Says Climate Change A "Factor"
Worldwide, 2024 was expected to have been the warmest recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said last week, capping a decade of unprecedented heat and other types of extreme weather.
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Best Since World War 1: Australia Pacer Scott Boland Achieves Historic Record After Rattling India
Australia pacer Scott Boland has achieved an unforeseen high at the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Average Less Than Jasprit Bumrah: Virat Kohli's Embarrassing Record A New Low
Virat Kohli is among the lowest scorers in the world in Test cricket since the start of 2024.
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Vietnam's Birth Rate Hits Record Low In 2024 Despite Propaganda Push
The declining birth rate raises concerns about sustaining economic development and providing for the growing elderly population.
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2024 China's Hottest Year On Record, Last 4 Years Warmest Ever
Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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Japan's Birth Rate Declines, Sees Record Drop In Population In 2024
Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people from the previous year.
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Opinion | Is It Payback Time For Pakistan Army?
Reports from Pakistani think-tanks have already highlighted 2024 as the worst year on record in a decade in terms of terror attacks; the graph is likely to only rise this year.
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At 8,938, Migrant Deaths Hit Record Last Year: UN Agency
Last year was the deadliest on record for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people confirmed to have died on perilous routes that include crossing the Sahara Desert or the Mediterranean Sea, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
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Record High Temperatures In 2024 Caused Ice Loss, Rise In Sea Levels: UN
The report said other factors could also have driven global temperature rises last year, including changes in the solar cycle, a massive volcanic eruption and a decrease in cooling aerosols.
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Japan's Childbirths Continue To Fall For 9 Years. Here's Why
The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 7,20,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline,
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Record Number Of Journalists Killed In 2024: Report
A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths.
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Toyota Becomes World's Largest Car Manufacturer For Fifth Consecutive Year
Toyota recorded sales of 10,159,336 cars in 2024 which showed a dip of 1.4 per cent.
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2024 Hottest Year On Record: World Meteorological Organisation
The year 2024 was the hottest on record, a spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organisation said ahead of the release later on Friday of a comprehensive report incorporating the findings of several regional climate monitoring institutes.
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2024, Hottest Year Ever, Sees World Breach 1.5C Global Warming Target
Scientists sounded the alarm long before last year ended that 2024 would become the hottest year on record and almost certainly the first to surpass the 1.5C limit.
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2024 Was Japan's Hottest Year Ever, Official Says Climate Change A "Factor"
Worldwide, 2024 was expected to have been the warmest recorded, the UN's weather and climate agency said last week, capping a decade of unprecedented heat and other types of extreme weather.
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Best Since World War 1: Australia Pacer Scott Boland Achieves Historic Record After Rattling India
Australia pacer Scott Boland has achieved an unforeseen high at the end of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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Average Less Than Jasprit Bumrah: Virat Kohli's Embarrassing Record A New Low
Virat Kohli is among the lowest scorers in the world in Test cricket since the start of 2024.
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Vietnam's Birth Rate Hits Record Low In 2024 Despite Propaganda Push
The declining birth rate raises concerns about sustaining economic development and providing for the growing elderly population.
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2024 China's Hottest Year On Record, Last 4 Years Warmest Ever
Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week.
