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Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) shout slogans during a rally demanding a democratic transition through an election in Dhaka, Bangladesh. File. | Photo Credit: AP Days after Chief Adviser Prof. Mohammad Yunus promised to hold an election in Bangladesh in 2025 or early 2026, a leading member of his Advisory Council declared on…
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You are standing in a forest in the middle of winter and the temperature has dropped below zero. The ground is covered in snow and the trees and bushes are naked. The insects that normally fly or crawl in warmer weather are nowhere to be seen. You might assume that insects do not survive the…
Continental Europe is home to four microstates with populations of between 30,000 and 80,000 people: Andorra, on the border between France and Spain; Liechtenstein, nestled between Switzerland and Austria; Monaco, which sits on the French Riviera; and San Marino, which is surrounded by northern Italy. These states have existed since the medieval period and their…
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In a groundbreaking achievement, Australian scientists have made a significant discovery that boosts oil production in plants, paving the way for the development of sustainable biofuels, including eco-friendly aviation fuel. According to Dr. Thomas Vanhercke of CSIRO, the driving force behind this innovation was the global demand for enhanced plant oil production without compromising food…
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A Syrian man prays at a mass grave where they buried those who were killed by the sarin struck during a 2013 chemical weapons attack that was blamed on then President Bashar Assad’s forces, in Zamalka neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A key Syrian rescue…
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Moscow: A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesday. The Oboronlogistika company said it “thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,” it said in a statement cited…
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A file image of Former Suriname President Desi Bouterse | Photo Credit: Reuters Desi Bouterse, the former dictator of Suriname who was a fugitive from justice for the murder of political opponents four decades ago, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday (December 25, 2024). Still popular with working class citizens of the South…
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Pope Francis gestures on the day he delivers his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, December 25, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis called Wednesday (December 25, 2024) for “arms to be silenced” around the world…
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Afghan victims injured in a Pakistani air strike, receive medical treatment at a hospital in Sharan, capital of Paktika province on December 25, 2024, a day after the attack. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday (December 25, 2024), raising…
Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan. File | Photo Credit: X handle of Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan Saudi Arabia is on top of the list of India’s close friends and allies and so is keen to share a number of defence technologies that have been localised in recent years, Indian envoy in Riyadh Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan said…
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