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September 16, 2024 5:44 PM

India hosts side event on adolescent health at World Health Assembly

India on Thursday hosted an event focused on the health of women, children, and adolescents on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. Organized in collaboration with Norway, UNICEF, UNFPA, and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH), the event aime...

May 31, 2024 12:57 PM

South Africa heads for coalition as ANC set for big fall

South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority in this week's election, the first time this has happened in 30 years of democracy. While the party of the late Nelson Mandela looked ...

May 31, 2024 12:10 PM

North Korea says 18-missile salvo was warning to South

North Korea said on Friday it had fired 18 short-range ballistic missiles during a drill as a demonstration of its willingness to launch a pre-emptive strike against South Korea's "gangsters' regime" if necessary to counter an attack. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided the firing dril...

May 31, 2024 11:25 AM

Sensex, Nifty open higher; investors turn cautious ahead of poll results

Indian stock indices opened higher on Friday, June 1, following five consecutive trading sessions of losses. The gains were primarily driven by fresh buying from investors after the recent dip. Analysts believe that investors are likely to adopt a cautious approach ahead of the Lok Sabha election r...

May 31, 2024 11:03 AM

US-China meeting, Marcos speech in spotlight at Shangri-La Dialogue summit

The Shangri-La Dialogue summit began on Friday as U.S. and China defence chiefs prepared for their first face-to-face meeting in two years and the Philippines' president was set to give a speech expected to touch on sensitive South China Sea claims. The fraught U.S.-China relationship is expected t...

May 29, 2024 5:32 PM

DRDO successfully tests RudraM-II missile

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile today. The missile was fired at 11:30 AM from a Su-30 MK-I aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast of Odisha. The missile test met all trial objectives, confirming...

May 29, 2024 4:18 PM

Pakistan court delays ruling on ex-PM Khan’s unlawful marriage conviction

A Pakistani court on Wednesday postponed a ruling on an appeal by former prime minister Imran Khan and his third wife against their conviction for unlawful marriage, their lawyer said. Khan and his wife Bushra Khan, also known as Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to seven years in jail, just before a nat...

May 29, 2024 3:47 PM

Philippines president calls new China coast guard rules ‘worrisome’

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday new rules outlined by China's coast guard that could result in the detention of foreigners in the South China Sea were an escalation and "worrisome". China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with the Philippines and other countries, ...

May 29, 2024 1:53 PM

Robots at the gas station? The UAE launches an AI-powered fueling arm

Cars pulling up into gas stations across the UAE may soon come across robotic fueling arm alongside the usual vendors. The United Arab Emirates' ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), launched a pilot project introducing a robotic fueling arm pilot, as part of its plans to provide an AI-driven exp...

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