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South Korea’s 0.72 birth rate is the lowest among OECD nations. Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he wants to create a new ministry to address the country’s low birthrate – the world’s lowest, with the country facing a looming demographic crisis. “I ask the parliament’s cooperation to revise government organisation…
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist, was shot and killed in Canada’s Surrey in June last year. Ottawa: One of the suspects in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, has said in a social media video that he entered Canada on a ‘study permit’ which only took him days to obtain, Canada-based…
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China and European Union candidate Serbia signed an agreement on Wednesday to build a “shared future,” making the Balkan country the first in Europe to agree on such a document with Beijing. After meeting in Belgrade, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Serbian President Vucic announced they would “deepen and elevate the comprehensive strategic partnership between…
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Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed on Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt that is the main…
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The Israeli army said that it reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing on Wednesday morning. Jerusalem: The Israeli army said the Kerem Shalom crossing, which has been key to Gaza aid operations, was again targeted on Wednesday by rocket fire that “lightly injured” one soldier. “Eight launches were identified crossing from the area of Rafah into…
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People holding a banner attend a news conference after police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested demonstrators on May 8, 2024, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early on Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the…
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Children lay flowers at a monument to the Eternal Flame, in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 8, 2024, on the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | Photo Credit: AP Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid on Wednesday,…
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At least 100 people have died in Brazil due to record rainfall and flooding. Sao Paulo: At least 100 people have died and nearly 100,000 homes have been destroyed or significantly damaged from more than a week of record rainfall and flooding in south Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, local authorities have said. The…
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Maersk noted that while the Peak Season Surcharge was reduced recently, it has been increased again to help cover the additional costs due to the changes. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam Global shipping major Maersk estimates an industry wide capacity loss of 15-20% in the Far East to North…
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On Tuesday, Joe Biden condemned a “ferocious surge” in anti-Semitism. Washington: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on Wednesday, authorities said, making several pre-dawn arrests. Just after 4:00 am (0800), hundreds of officers moved in on a university quad, making arrests and using pepper spray, the student-run GW Hatchet…
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