Month: July 2024

Japan’s top court rules forced sterilisation law unconstitutional

July 3, 2024 admin

The plaintiffs, their lawyers and supporters hold the signs reading “Winning lawsuit” outside the Supreme Court after in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s top court ruled on July 3 that a defunct eugenics law under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 was unconstitutional. The…

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Boycott to undergo surgery after second throat cancer diagnosis

July 3, 2024 admin

Former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters England great Sir Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time and will undergo surgery in two weeks time to treat the illness. “In the last few weeks I have had an MRI Scan, CT Scan, a PET Scan and two biopsies…

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Russian President Putin expresses condolences for Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras stampede tragedy

July 3, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday expressed condolences over the stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh in which 121 people were killed. “President of #Russia Vladimir Putin sent a condolence message to President of #India Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi…

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No Messi in Argentina’s Olympic football squad; Álvarez and Otamendi selected for Paris Games

July 3, 2024 admin

Argentina’s Lionel Messi. File. | Photo Credit: AP Lionel Messi won’t be in Argentina’s squad at the Olympics starting later this month in Paris. Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup winners in the squad he announced Tuesday, including striker Julián Álvarez and defender Nicolás Otamendi. The 37-year-old Messi, who has struggled with injuries this…

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Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills more than 20 civilians

July 3, 2024 admin

An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on July 1, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. Mali has for over a decade been ravaged by jihadists and other armed groups, with the centre of the West African country becoming a hotbed of…

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9 In 10 Gazans Displaced Since War Began: UN

July 3, 2024 admin

More than 37,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the war broke out last year in October. Geneva: Around nine in every 10 people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced at least once since the war between Israel and Hamas began, the UN humanitarian agency said Wednesday. Andrea De Domenico, head of the…

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Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean

July 3, 2024 admin

Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of the water and workers dismantled roadside advertising boards to…

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BSF Troops Arrest Pakistani National In Punjab’s Ferozepur

July 3, 2024 admin

Sources said the Pakistani national was aged around 15. (Representational) Ferozepur, Punjab: BSF troops Wednesday arrested a Pakistani national, a teenage boy, near the International Border (IB) here, officials said. According to the BSF, the troops observed the movement of a person in the morning hours near the border fence. The boy tried to escape,…

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Hardik Pandya becomes first Indian to occupy top spot in ICC T20I all-rounders’ rankings

July 3, 2024 admin

Indian cricket player Hardik Pandya poses with the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy, in Barbados. | Photo Credit: PTI Hardik Pandya rose two places to become the first Indian to occupy the number one spot in the ICC’s T20I all-rounders’ rankings on July 3, as the country’s cricketers improved their standings following their…

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Joe Biden Vows To Stay In 2024 US Presidential Race

July 3, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race. Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during a call with campaign staff on Wednesday and sought to reassure top Democrats on Capitol Hill that he is fit for re-election, despite his disastrous debate performance last week….

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