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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, bottom centre, attends a meeting of the country’s Parliament in Pyongyang, North Korea. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for an exponential increase in production of nuclear weapons and for his country to play a…
Muizzu’s allies say his election would help rid the country of foreign interference altogether. Colombo: The Maldives votes in a presidential runoff on Saturday that could drastically rebalance its relations with India and China, two regional giants competing for influence in the geopolitical hotspot. The atoll nation of nearly 1,200 coral islets is a prestige…
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On August 23, doctors at the Churchill Hospital Oxford, in the U.K., conducted the country’s first uterus transplant. They removed the uterus from a 40-year-old woman and transplanted it to her 34-year-old sister, who had a rare condition that affected her ability to reproduce, according to the BBC. While the womb was functional, only a…
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Andre, 15 and Sofia Oliveira, 18 pose for a picture in Almada, Portugal (Reuters) Six young people from Portugal are accusing 32 European countries of failing to tackle the human-caused climate crisis. The European Court of Human Rights heard an “unprecedented” lawsuit on Wednesday, reported CNN. Backed by the British-based Global Legal Action Network (GLAN),…
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The United Nations Population Fund, India (UNFPA) in its 2023 India Ageing Report has said that by 2046 it is likely that the elderly population will have surpassed the population of children (aged 0 to 15 years) in the country. Image for representation purpose only. File India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population…
Donald Trump’s legal troubles have done little to dent his lead, Simi Valley: Seven presidential hopefuls faced off Wednesday for the second Republican primary debate — with frontrunner Donald Trump bidding to steal the headlines despite spurning the showdown. Trump, 77, announced in August he would be skipping the debates, usually a staple of presidential…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologises for the events surrounding Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s visit at a media availability in Ottawa, Ontario, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised Wednesday, September 27, 2023, for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s…
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Thousands of emails were stolen from 10 different State Department accounts, the staffer claimed. Washington: Chinese hackers who subverted Microsoft’s email platform earlier this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters on Wednesday. The staffer, who attended a briefing of State Department IT…
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A defeated-looking drama teacher walks into a French high-security jail to take up an unconventional job. He decides to reprise a production of Waiting for Godot, with prisoners – a seemingly strange move that raises the eyebrows of the prison authorities. But Étienne Carboni, the drama teacher played by French-Algerian filmmaker and actor Kad Merad,…
his was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada, Justin Trudeau said Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday apologised after the former speaker of the House of Commons chamber praised a Nazi veteran during a session where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was present. “This was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed…
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