Why Hundreds in US Jumped Into Ice-cold Water in Santa Hats to Ring in 2020

Swimmers wearing Santa hats and other costume braved 40-degree temperatures (4 degrees Celsius) to partake in the New York City tradition.

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16 Killed, Thousands Displaced as Floods Submerge 169 Neighbourhoods in Indonesia's Jakarta

The floods inundated thousands of homes and buildings in poor and wealthy districts alike, have forced authorities to cut off electricity and water and paralyzed transport networks, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said.

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Chinese National in Pakistan Thrashes Traffic Cop Over Parking Issue, Arrested

According to police, traffic police constable Amir, who was posted at Zaman Town traffic section, tried to prevent the Chinese national from parking his car there, which was a no-parking zone.

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US Man Kills a Woman, Then Turns to Cops and Yells ‘Kill Me’. They Oblige

Police said the officers’ body cameras captured the man wielding a gun and yelling 'kill me' as he came out of the apartment, just prior to the exchange of gunfire.

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Pakistan Terms Indian Army Chief Mukund Naravane's 'Preemptive Strike' Remark as 'Irresponsible'

Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane had on Tuesday said India reserves the right to "preemptively strike" at sources of terror.

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Five Children Among 9 Killed After Syria Regime Strikes School-turned-shelter, 15 Injured

Part of the building in the town of Sarmeen had been turned into a shelter for the displaced, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Australia Orders Mass Evacuation of Fire-ravaged Towns in View of Heatwave over the Weekend

Catastrophic blazes ripped through swathes of the continent's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers as seaside towns were ringed by flames.

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