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Smoke billows from burning tyres and pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, on August 28, 2020. Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police said. File | Photo…
All flights in and out of Syria have been cancelled, reports said (Representational) Israeli strikes targeted Syria’s two main airports on Thursday, Syrian state television said, in the first such attack since a Hamas assault on Israel at the weekend triggered fierce fighting. “Israeli aggression targets Damascus and Aleppo airports,” the state television reported on…
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FILE PHOTO: Police officers use a hose in effort to extinguish wildfires in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, September 20, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. | Photo Credit: Antara Foto/Nova Wahyudi As the world gears up for COP28, there is alarming data on the horizon. The year 2023 is on…
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Palestinians lined up outside bakeries and grocery stores in Gaza on Thursday after spending the night surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods darkened by a near-total power outage. Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion. International aid groups warned that the death toll in Gaza could mount…
Gaza City: The death count in the Gaza Strip has risen to at least 1,354, the Hamas health ministry said, with dozens killed since Thursday morning following a massive Israeli bombardment of the enclave. At least “1,354 citizens have been martyred and 6,049 suffered various injuries”, the ministry said, updating an earlier death count of…
A schematic diagram showing the four-step cycle of the quantum engine. | Photo Credit: Koch, J., Menon, K., Cuestas, E. et al. A quantum engine in the BEC–BCS crossover. Nature621, 723–727 (2023). Physicists in Germany have come up with a way to convert the energy difference between two quantum states of a group of atoms…
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Severe space weather has been linked to a 9-17% lowering in numbers of migratory birds New Delhi: Severe space weather events have been linked to a 9-17 per cent lowering in the numbers of migrating birds, in both spring and autumn (fall), according to new research. Space weather events such as solar flares and other…
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Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza, in Sderot, Israel. At a funeral outside Jerusalem, hundreds of Israelis were listening to a eulogy when air raid sirens began to shrill. Rockets launched from Gaza exploded in the sky as they were intercepted by Israel’s defenses, others crashed into nearby communities. The mourners…
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The story so far: Angering enivronmental activists across United Kingdom (U.K), the British government okayed one of the country’s biggest new oil and gas projects —the North Sea Rosebank field— on September 27. The Rishi Sunak government claims that the project was essential for securing the nation’s energy demands. The move comes mere days after…
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U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is escorted as it arrives in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on October 12 in a demonstration of strength against North Korea, as the North’s leader reaffirmed his push to bolster ties with…