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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (right) speaks on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania October 5, 2024. — AFP pic

Big Bang ahead? Trump and Musk’s vision to reshape Nasa and US space strategy

Demand for Bangladeshi flags have skyrocketed amid an increasing number of protests since the revolution that forced Sheikh Hasina’s resignation on August 5, as seen in this demonstration by patients in front of a rehabilitation hospital in Dhaka on November 13, 2024. — AFPpic

Sheikh Hasina’s out, but in Bangladesh, protests (and flags) are very much in

Footage from the scene showed charred beds and walls inside the ward as a crowd of anguished families waited outside. — Social media picture

‘My child has gone forever’: 10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ‘conveyed serious concerns over the Chinese military’s growing activity’ to Xi, the Japanese foreign ministry said. — AFP pic

Japan PM expresses concern to Xi over South China Sea situation

This handout photo taken on November 15, 2024 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on November 16 shows coast guard personnel evacuating residents during an operation in Virac town, Catanduanes province, ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Many-yi. Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their homes on November 16 as Typhoon Man-yi neared the storm-weary archipelago nation, with forecasters expecting it to intensify before making landfall. — Philippine Coast Guard handout pic via AFP

Sixth major storm this month forces over 250,000 to evacuate as Super Typhoon Man-yi approaches Philippines with severe winds

Trump named Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the panel on Tuesday. Their mission is to propose dramatic cuts to the federal workforce, regulations and spending. — Reuters file pic

Elon Musk efficiency panel seeks ‘high IQ’ staff, plans livestreams

 Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters demonstrate and light flares in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 7, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. — Michel Van Bergen via Reuters pic

Dutch government narrowly avoids collapse after dispute over Amsterdam violence

Eighteen patients newly diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer that had not yet spread to other organs received three doses of the personalised vaccine after undergoing standard chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumour. — Alain Jocard/Pool pic via Reuters

Vaccine shows early promise against aggressive breast cancer

US President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. — AFP pic

Trump returns to White House with Supreme Court immunity, potential to cement conservative majority

This combination of pictures created on November 12, 2024 shows (from top left), Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Susie Wiles, Pete Hegseth. (From centre, left) Thomas Homan, Elise Stefanik, John Ratcliffe, and Mike Waltz. (From bottom left) Marco Rubio, Lee Zeldin, Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem. — AFP pic

Trump’s inner circle: Firebrands, stalwarts, and controversial picks shape new administration

Trump announced Thursday he would nominate Kennedy to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services, fulfilling a campaign promise to award the 70-year-old a “big role in healthcare” that raised alarm in public health circles. – AFP pic

How RFK Jr wants to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ as Trump’s health secretary pick despite vaccine scepticism, family opposition

Dan Brahmy, chief executive of the disinformation security company Cyabra. — File pic via Facebook

US liberals fuel election fraud theories as left-wing disinformation rises after Trump win      

Brazilian Federal Police forensics stand on November 14, 2024 by the body of man carrying explosives who died in a blast as he attempted to attack Brazil’s Supreme Court in Brasilia on November 13, police said, days before the country hosts the G20 summit. — AFP pic

Blasts outside Brazil’s Supreme Court: What led to the explosions and who’s behind it

A screenshot of the headline news at ‘The Onion’. The new Infowars, starting in January, will operate as a parody of its former self, ‘The Onion’ said, with a anti-gun violence nonprofit founded after the 2012 shooting advertising on the site that once claimed the bloody attack was staged.

Not a joke: US outlet The Onion buys conspiracy site Infowars at bankruptcy auction, plans satirical reboot to mock misinformation

A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. — AFP pic

Pakistan’s anti-smog efforts hit hurdles amid calls for stronger action on major polluters

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his inked finger as he leaves a polling station after casting his ballot to vote in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo on November 14, 2024. — AFP pic

Viva la renaissance! Sri Lankan president’s leftist coalition scores landslide victory in snap polls