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A jury in the US state of Florida has awarded $310 million (Rs 2,624 crore) to the family of a teenager who was killed after falling off a Free Fall Tower drop ride at Orlando’s ICON Park in 2022. Tyre Sampson was only 14 years old when he plummeted 70 feet from the ride at…
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MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Indian government on Friday (December 6, 2024) issued a travel advisory for Syria, strongly advising Indian nationals to avoid all travel to the country until further notice. This warning comes in light of the situation prevailing in Syria, which poses significant risks to travellers….
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Beirut: Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. Daraa was dubbed “the cradle of the revolution” early in Syria’s civil war, after activists accused the government of detaining and torturing a…
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Seol: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will address the nation on Saturday morning, his office said, ahead of a planned impeachment vote over his attempt this week to impose martial law. The speech would be the embattled leader’s first public appearance since he rescinded the martial law order early on Wednesday just six hours…
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France warned in October that temperatures could rise by four degrees Celsius by 2100 due to global warming, potentially reducing its GDP by 10 points.. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France on Thursday urged the United Nations top court to “clarify” international law relating to the fight against climate change, saying judges had a “unique…
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The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts…
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New Delhi: India on Friday announced that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Bangladesh on Monday, a visit that comes amid increasing strain in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. It will be the first high-level visit from New Delhi to Dhaka after deposed…
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New Delhi: Concerned about the deteriorating situation in Syria, the Government of India put out a late-night advisory to all Indian nationals to completely “avoid all travel to Syria until further notice”. In the statement, which shared an emergency helpline number and an email ID, the Ministry of External Affairs appealed to all Indians currently…
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New Delhi: Concerned about the deteriorating situation in Syria, the Government of India put out a late-night advisory to all Indian nationals to completely “avoid all travel to Syria until further notice”. In the statement, which shared an emergency helpline number and an email ID, the Ministry of External Affairs appealed to all Indians currently…
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Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday (December 6, 2024) dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The military’s leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government will continue to…
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