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  • Pakistan to witness year's last supermoon tonight – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. Pakistan to witness year’s last supermoon tonight  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. Pakistan to witness last supermoon of 2025 between Dec 4 and 5  The Express Tribune
    3. ‘Cold Supermoon’ 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest  Live Science
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  • Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City records surge in hand-foot-mouth disease cases-Xinhua

    HANOI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s southern hub Ho Chi Minh City has reported a surge in hand-foot-mouth disease, with 32,637 cases recorded since early this year, up 64 percent year-on-year, local daily Tuoi Tre reported Thursday.

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  • Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City records surge in hand-foot-mouth disease cases-Xinhua

    HANOI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s southern hub Ho Chi Minh City has reported a surge in hand-foot-mouth disease, with 32,637 cases recorded since early this year, up 64 percent year-on-year, local daily Tuoi Tre reported Thursday.

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  • In Gaza, 5 more Palestinians martyred in Israeli air strike – RADIO PAKISTAN

    1. In Gaza, 5 more Palestinians martyred in Israeli air strike  RADIO PAKISTAN
    2. Israel kills seven people in Gaza, says Rafah crossing to partially reopen  Al Jazeera
    3. Gaza: Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say  BBC

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  • Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official | Ukraine

    Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official | Ukraine

    The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, Donald Trump has said, after what he called “reasonably good” talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin and US envoys which nonetheless failed to achieve a breakthrough

    After their

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  • Viral ’19-Minute Video’ Link Is Malware Designed To Steal Your Bank Balance | Here’s How | viral News

    Viral ’19-Minute Video’ Link Is Malware Designed To Steal Your Bank Balance | Here’s How | viral News

    Cyber security experts have issued a major warning after a viral video link, dubbed the ’19-minute video,’ spread rapidly across social media platforms, including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Netizens attempting to watch the intimate clip…

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  • Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa – Reuters

    1. Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa  Reuters
    2. Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa  Dawn
    3. US State Department widens scrutiny for H-1B workers, H-4 dependents and…

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  • Where to shop when you don’t know what to gift for Christmas

    Where to shop when you don’t know what to gift for Christmas

    There is nothing more gratifying than giving a truly great gift at Christmas. These super-chic destinations have been designed to make finding a special present (big or small) a cinch. Whether it’s a rude trinket dish, a vintage brutalist…

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  • Asus confirms ransomware attack on mobile phone camera code

    Asus confirms ransomware attack on mobile phone camera code

    Taipei, Dec. 4 (CNA) A major Taiwanese electronics company, Asustek Computer Inc., confirmed late Wednesday that one of its suppliers had been hacked, affecting the image-processing source code for some of its mobile phone cameras.

    While Asus did…

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