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Sydney (AFP) – China has lifted a ban on imports of Australian live rock lobsters, Canberra said Friday, demolishing the final barrier in a broader, multibillion-dollar trade war between the countries.

Síkinos (Greece) (AFP) – Outside the school of one of Greece’s smallest inhabited islands, Sikinos, two massive trucks have braved an eight-hour sea voyage to bring residents much-needed medical expertise in the depths of winter.

Taipei (AFP) – Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te’s party tried to block the passage of bills they say could harm the self-ruled island’s “democratic system”.

Kupiansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Lyubov Voronova still remembers a time before the war when the Oskil river flowing by her east Ukraine home was an idyll where families would swim, picnic and make memories.

Paris (AFP) – From great leaps in artificial intelligence to the heroic defendant in a mass rape trial that shocked France, here are the stories of five people who made their mark on 2024:

Paris (AFP) – From Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to British actress Maggie Smith and US music titan Quincy Jones, here are some of 2024’s most notable deaths.

Washington (AFP) – US diplomats have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive path and to find clues on missing Americans, the State Department said Friday.

Stockholm (AFP) – As one of Europe’s biggest suppliers of electricity, Sweden is seeing red over Germany’s energy policy, which it says ends up punishing Swedish consumers.

Lewes (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sitting by the fireplace in her house in the south of England, Jackie Bennett recalls the shock she felt when she received out-of-the-blue an eviction notice giving her just two months to move out.

Lisbon (AFP) – Salt cod has long been a national staple in Portugal, where it is said there are as many recipes for this humble fish as there are days in the year.