Month: September 2024

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

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Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Rohingya refugees wait outside a relief distribution centre at a refugee camp in Ukhia on September 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka…

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Carnival Cruise Ship Hits Ice in Alaska, Passengers Call It A “Titanic Moment”

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Carnival Cruise Ship Hits Ice in Alaska, Passengers Call It A “Titanic Moment”

The Carnival Spirit is expected to arrive in Seattle on September 24 In a dramatic moment, a Carnival cruise ship made contact with a chunk of ice in Alaska’s Tracy Arm Fjord last Thursday but emerged unscathed. Despite one passenger likening the incident to a “Titanic moment,” a thorough inspection of the hull revealed no…

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Watch: Who is new France PM Michel Barnier?

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Watch: Who is new France PM Michel Barnier?

Thousands took to the streets across France to protest President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint conservative Michel Barnier as the prime minister Macron’s announcement came on September 5th, almost two months after France’s snap elections in which no party won a majority Barnier, who belongs to the Republicans (LR) party has accepted his role, saying,…

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Sri Lanka Players Rise In Recent ICC Men’s Test Rankings After England Win

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Sri Lanka Players Rise In Recent ICC Men’s Test Rankings After England Win

Six Sri Lankan players have obtained new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men’s Test Rankings following their victory over England in the third Test match at The Oval. Sri Lanka produced their first Test win over England away from home in the third Test of their recently-completed series, with the likes of…

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Bharat Biotech, Alopexx to collaborate for anti-microbial vaccine AV0328

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Bharat Biotech, Alopexx to collaborate for anti-microbial vaccine AV0328

Hyderabad-based vaccine maker Bharat Biotech and clinical-stage U.S. biotechnology firm Alopexx Inc. will collaborate to co-develop and commercialise anti-microbial vaccine AV0328 in India and other low income and lower middle-income countries. A proprietary broad-spectrum anti-microbial vaccine candidate of Alopexx, AV0328 is a synthetic vaccine designed to target poly N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG) found on the surface…

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Man Mauled To Death By Tiger In UP Lakhimpur Kheri, Second Such Incident Within A Fortnight

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Man Mauled To Death By Tiger In UP Lakhimpur Kheri, Second Such Incident Within A Fortnight

The incident has sparked an outrage among local villagers (Representational) Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A 40-year-old man was killed by a tiger in the Maheshpur range of the South Kheri forest division in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, marking the second such fatality in the area within a fortnight. Jakir, a resident of Muda Assi…

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2023 ODI World Cup In India Generated Economic Impact Of $1.39 Billion: ICC

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2023 ODI World Cup In India Generated Economic Impact Of .39 Billion: ICC

The 2023 ODI World Cup in India created an “economic impact” of USD 1.39 billion with tourism among the biggest beneficiaries, according to a report released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. The Economic Impact Assessment conducted by Nielsen for the ICC, claimed that the mega-event held in October-November last year…

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Hockey: India Hammer Malaysia 8-1 To Enter ACT Semifinals

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Hockey: India Hammer Malaysia 8-1 To Enter ACT Semifinals

India men’s hockey team in action© X (Twitter) Defending champions India qualified for the semifinal of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament after thrashing Malaysia 8-1 for their third successive preliminary round win in Hulunbuir on Wednesday. Raj Kumar Pal (3rd, 25th and 33rd minute), Araijeet Singh Hundal (6th and 39th minute), Jugraj Singh…

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Special Rail Coach Dedicated To Mahatma Gandhi Unveiled At Rajghat

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Special Rail Coach Dedicated To Mahatma Gandhi Unveiled At Rajghat

A life-size sculpture of the Mahatma has been placed on the coach’s footsteps. New Delhi: A “meticulously restored” railway coach from the bygone era, symbolising Mahatma Gandhi’s famous train journeys that were instrumental in his mission to unite the nation during the freedom struggle, was unveiled by Union Minister for Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on…

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump debate: Trump vows to end Russia-Ukraine war if elected as U.S. President

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump debate: Trump vows to end Russia-Ukraine war if elected as U.S. President

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a Presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Pennsylvania on Tuesday (September 10, 2024). | Photo Credit: AFP Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he will end the Russia-Ukraine war if he wins the November Presidential elections, an assertion dismissed by his Democratic rival Kamala Harris,…

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