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Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has called for stronger relationships with India, South Korea and Japan to reduce U.S.’ economic dependence on China and Taiwan. Mr. Ramaswamy, 38, whose poll numbers have surged following the maiden Republican presidential primary debate last week, spelt out his plans and foreign policy views on August 29. He…
The judge at Carlisle Crown Court described their cruelty as “beyond comprehension”. Two women in the UK have been jailed for “sadistic” killing of a friend’s parrot, as per a report in the BBC. Nicola Bradley and Tracy Dixon from Carlisle killed the female African grey parrot during a lengthy drinking session. The BBC said…
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File photo of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. A special court on August 30, 2023 extended the judicial remand of Mr. Khan till September 13. | Photo Credit: PTI A special court on Wednesday (August 30) extended till September 13 the judicial remand of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case related to the…
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Libreville, on August 26, 2023 | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family’s 55-year hold on power. The central…
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Elon Musk attended the video game event with one of his sons. Elon Musk faced a lot of criticism when he took over social media platform Twitter (now known as X) last year. He rebranded the platform in pursuit of the “everything app” for which he received mixed reviews from social media users. But on…
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Public schools nearby also were locked down. A University of North Carolina graduate student has been charged in the fatal shooting on Monday of a professor at the school’s Chapel Hill campus, the university said on Tuesday. Court records show Tailei Qi, age 34 according to media reports, was charged with first-degree murder and carrying…
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A woman walks on a flooded street as Storm Idalia makes landfall in Cuba on Monday. Hurricane Idalia is crawling towards the Florida Gulf Coast, forcing mass evacuations in low-lying areas that are expected to be swamped once the Category 3 storm makes landfall on Wednesday morning (local time). It is expected to intensify into…
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Masato Tsuji has been observing insects since he was a child. He loves studying flies, so much so that he shows them horror movies and scares them – all to understand what happens in their brain when they’re afraid. “Our discovery may provide a clue to treat psychiatric diseases stemming from exaggerated fear, such as…
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the Yes23 official campaign launch in Adelaide on August 30, 2023. Mr. Albanese announced that Australians will vote on October 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s Constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the…
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Video grab shows an explosion lights up the sky as the Russian military repel a drone attack on an airport in the western city of Pskov on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Russian officials accused Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions with drones early Wednesday in what appears to be the biggest drone…
