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Samoa ends measles state of emergency

Monday, December 30 by ABC News

Hailshadow/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The government of Samoa ended the state of emergency it had declared in response to a measles outbreak that swept the small island nation of fewer than 200,000 in December.Over the course of the outbreak, more... Read More.

‘Stay vigilant’ with North Korea despite failure to deliver ‘Christmas gift’: Experts

Saturday, December 28 by ABC News

iStock/nigelcarse(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Christmas passed without the promised "gift" from North Korea's Kim Jong Un, but South Korean authorities are still keeping an eye on possible provocations by the North.Kim announced in the Supreme People’s Assembly speech in... Read More.

South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers

Saturday, December 28 by ABC News

iStock/nigelcarse(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Park Jeonghee, 64, donned a traditional Korean dress embroidered with tiny flowers and sat down in front of a class of preschoolers. Children gathered around her, their eyes twinkling with curiosity and anticipation. Once Park... Read More.

12 dead after plane carrying 98 people crashes seconds after takeoff from Kazakhstan airport

Friday, December 27 by ABC News

iStock(ALMATY, Kazakhstan) -- Twelve people were killed early Friday morning when a commercial airplane carrying 98 passengers crashed just seconds after takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan, according to officials.The Kazhak Ministry of Interior confirmed that 12 others... Read More.

Trump sends warning to Assad and his allies against Syrian military offensive

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

iStock(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump issued a Twitter warning Thursday to Syrian strongman President Bashar al Assad and his backers Russia and Iran amid their assault on the last rebel stronghold in the war-torn country.It’s at least the third... Read More.

Quick-thinking police sergeant saves choking toddler on Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 26 by ABC News

Facebook/Western Australia Police Force(PERTH, Australia) -- A quick-thinking police sergeant rushed to the aid of a choking toddler in a dramatic Christmas Eve rescue that was captured on surveillance video.A man and woman dashed into a police station in... Read More.

Christmas wasn’t held at Notre Dame Cathedral for 1st time since French Revolution

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

ABC News(PARIS) -- For the first time in centuries, Christmas mass was not held at Notre Dame Cathedral.The famed church has been off limits to parishioners since April 15, when a massive inferno brought down its iconic spire and... Read More.

After US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, restored sanctions put cancer patients at risk

Wednesday, December 25 by ABC News

Somayeh Malekian/ABC News(TEHRAN, Iran) -- It was four weeks to her wedding in September when Mohaddeseh Gol Alizadeh, a 26-year-old nurse, realized her mother’s colon cancer had returned. The news was devastating, but what followed turned into a nightmare... Read More.

Trump downplays concerns of North Korea’s ‘Christmas gift’: Maybe it’s ‘a beautiful vase’

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- After months of stalled nuclear negotiations and ratcheting up rhetoric, North Korea has promised to deliver a "Christmas gift" to the U.S. -- a warning that has American and South Korean officials on high alert this... Read More.

New Zealand volcano eruption: Police end search for 2 still missing

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

7Michael/iStock(WHAKATANE, New Zealand) -- Police in New Zealand on Tuesday said they're calling off the search for two people who went missing during a volcano eruption earlier this month.Nineteen people, including Americans, were killed when the volcano erupted on... Read More.

US prisoner in Russia accused of being a spy has detention extended until next year

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

DanHenson1/iStock(MOSCOW) -- The former U.S. Marine detained in Russia accused of being a spy has had his custody extended until the end of March by Russian authorities. Paul Whelan, 49, has been detained since he was arrested while on... Read More.

Prince Philip, 98, released from hospital on Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24 by ABC News

Goddard_Photography/iStock(LONDON) -- Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is heading home from a London hospital just in time for Christmas, according to Buckingham Palace. "The Duke of Edinburgh has today left hospital after being discharged by... Read More.

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Samoa ends measles state of emergency

‘Stay vigilant’ with North Korea despite failure to deliver ‘Christmas gift’: Experts

South Korea trains grandmothers to become professional storytellers

12 dead after plane carrying 98 people crashes seconds after takeoff from Kazakhstan airport

Trump sends warning to Assad and his allies against Syrian military offensive

Quick-thinking police sergeant saves choking toddler on Christmas Eve

Christmas wasn’t held at Notre Dame Cathedral for 1st time since French Revolution

After US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, restored sanctions put cancer patients at risk

Trump downplays concerns of North Korea’s ‘Christmas gift’: Maybe it’s ‘a beautiful vase’

New Zealand volcano eruption: Police end search for 2 still missing

US prisoner in Russia accused of being a spy has detention extended until next year

Prince Philip, 98, released from hospital on Christmas Eve

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