Month: December 2024

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

December 4, 2024 admin

A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. The deaths were recorded between November 10 and November 25 in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia, provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba told reporters over the…

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South Korean President Withdraws Martial Law After Lawmakers Defy Him

December 4, 2024 admin

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt to impose martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to impose South Korea’s first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil…

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Karan powers Bengal to a win over Bihar

December 4, 2024 admin

Bengal’s Karan Lal in action during Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match between Bengal and Madhya Pradesh at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Friday November 29, 2024. Photo : VIJAY SONEJI / THE HINDU Opening batter Karan Lal continued his spectacular run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as his unbeaten 94 powered Bengal to…

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Preparations on at Mumbaiâs Azad Maidan for swearing-in of next Maharashtra CM

December 4, 2024 admin

Preparations are underway for the oath-taking ceremony of the Maha Yuti government, scheduled for December 5, 2024, at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI With the stage set for the swearing-in of Maharashtraâs new Mahayuti government on December 5, preparations at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai are in full swing. Prime…

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Bangladesh AHC in Agartala suspends services after breach by mob, officials suspend 3 police officers

December 4, 2024 admin

Army soldiers guarding outside the Indian High Commission check the identity of a person after a call for anti-India protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala on Tuesday announced the suspension of visa and consular services for an indefinite period a day after…

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Bangladesh AHC in Agartala suspends services after breach by mob, officials suspend 3 police officers

December 4, 2024 admin

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PM Modi Lauds Rise In Tiger Population, Addition Of 57th Reserve

December 4, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the rise in the country’s Tiger population. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the rise in the country’s Tiger population over the years and hoped the big cats will continue to thrive as a result of the government’s conservation efforts. “Wonderful news for environment lovers,…

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South Korea Withdraws Martial Law. What Happens Next

December 4, 2024 admin

Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday said he would lift martial law just hours after he imposed it, in a brief and confusing episode in which he blasted the opposition as “anti-state forces” threatening the country’s democracy. The unexpected move from Yoon — the first time martial law had been declared in…

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ecDNA challenges law of genetics, groundbreaking new studies find

December 4, 2024 admin

Once brushed aside as a curiosity, extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is now taking centrestage in the complex field of cancer biology. Scientists first discovered it as a small fragment of genetic material in cancer cells 50 years ago. Because it was present in only 1.4% of tumours, they didn’t consider it to be important. But more…

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President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

December 3, 2024 admin

President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday (December 2, 2024) to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency”. In a filing made public Tuesday (December 3, 2024), Mr. Trump’s lawyers told…

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