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Daily Quiz | On the Nobel Prize File photo of a Nobel medal displayed during a ceremony in New York. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | If Alfred Nobel designated Karolinska Institutet to decide the winners of the prize in Physiology or Medicine, which institution chooses the Nobel Peace Prize winner? Answer : The…
Two earthquakes, measuring 5.3 and 6.3 on the Richter scale, hit western Nepal this afternoon New Delhi: The 6.2 intensity earthquake that hit Nepal this afternoon has left behind a trail of massive destruction, bringing back horrifying flashbacks of the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit capital city Kathmandu in 2015. Several buildings in the Bajhang district,…
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People leave Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok on October 3, 2023, following a shooting incident in the mall. | Photo Credit: AFP Police have arrested a suspected gunman after a shooting at a luxury mall in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, local media reported. Emergency services said at least three people were killed and three were…
File picture of a Malaysian woman checking on rice grain in a mall outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia’s government has reassured the country that enough rice is available and urged people not to hoard locally produced rice after recent panic-buying led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide. Agriculture…
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The epicentre for the strongest earthquake was 206 km southeast of the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and 284 north of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. Photo: USGS Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for…
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File picture of a Russian drone in Ukraine airspace | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile, its air force said on Tuesday, most of them targeting the regions of Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The waves of overnight attacks lasted more than three hours, the southern command…
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Workers in technology have been particularly hard hit. Companies are trimming their budgets for merit raises next year, a sign of belt-tightening that could surprise some employees who had enjoyed two straight years of increases. US employers surveyed by Aon Plc, which compiles compensation data on more than 5,500 employers, said merit raises will…
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The Ramaswamy campaign sought the change in rules for the third primary debate scheduled to be held in Miami on November 8, CBS News reported on Monday. File | Photo Credit: AP Indian-American presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has asked the Republican National Committee to allow only the top four candidates in national polling to…
Videos of bedbugs in Paris Metro have gone viral on social media. France’s capital Paris is battling an invasion of bedbugs, just 10 months before the 2024 Summer Olympics. The tiny pests were first spotted in hotels and rental apartments across the city during the summer. Then, moviegoers were disgusted by these bugs in theatres…
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U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. File photo: X/@StateDeptSpox The Biden Administration has engaged with the Indian government on a number of occasions urging them to cooperate with Canada in its investigations into the death of a Khalistani separatist, a U.S. State Department official has said. Bilateral ties between India and Canada came under severe…