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Mourners carry the body of a 40-year-old Palestinian who was killed during an Israeli settlers’ attack, during his funeral near Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 27. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday (August 30, 2024) taking…
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A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated USD 245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…
The US-India defence relationship is rapidly expanding, adapting to evolving regional and global security demands. This includes safeguarding supply chains, advancing critical and emerging technologies, and enhancing cooperation in cyber, space, and new dimensions of battlespace dominance. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to the US from August 23-26 highlighted these shifts, aiming to bridge bilateral…
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File picture of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates are currently entwined in a complex web of legal challenges, with the total number of cases against her surpassing 100. These cases encompass a range of serious charges, including murder, crimes against humanity…
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Cindy Rodriguez Singh, a woman with ties to India, is wanted for allegedly killing her 6-year-old son Noel, who has been missing since October 2022. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to her arrest. While police have not been able to recover the boy’s…
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Germany deported Afghan nationals for the first time since 2021. File | Photo Credit: AP Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday (August 30, 2024) for the first time since 2021. A government spokesman described the Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their offenses. Also…
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Sydney: Australia’s census will ask citizens about their sexuality for the first time, the government said Friday, a policy U-turn aimed at quelling anger from LGBTQ groups. Supporters have said questions about sexual identity would provide a more accurate snapshot of who Australians are and who they love. Just a day after his ministers explained…
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In Nvidia’s latest quarterly report, released on Wednesday, revenue more than doubled to $30 billion Nvidia Corp., the world’s biggest chipmaker, has discussed joining a funding round for OpenAI that would value the artificial intelligence startup at more than $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. also have…
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A fisherman moors his boat at Karachi Harbour, amid cyclonic winds, in Karachi, on August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP “A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit a house in a remote part of northwestern Pakistan, killing 12 people, mostly children,” a rescue official said on Friday (August 30, 2024). Inayat Ali, an…
One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday (August 29). The pilot died. The fighter jet went down on Monday, when Russia launched a major missile and drone barrage at Ukraine, a military statement posted…
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