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May 30, 2024 7:25 PM
Russia may take extra steps in the area of nuclear deterrence if the United States deploys intermediate and short-range missiles in Europe and Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state RIA news agency in an interview. RIA referred to U.S. plans, announced in April, to deploy missi...
May 30, 2024 7:15 PM
The temperature across Nepal including the Kathmandu Valley has soared sharply, making normal life difficult in the districts of Tarai. The Meteorological Forecasting Division reported that the maximum temperature in the Kathmandu Valley reached approximately 33 degrees Celsius today, marking a cont...
May 30, 2024 7:10 PM
Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV. Once seen as a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's ageing ...
May 30, 2024 6:49 PM
South Korea plans to make a Mars landing by 2045 and spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday at the launch of the country's first space agency. The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) will lead the country's "space economy,"...
May 30, 2024 6:37 PM
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan said on Thursday February's national election was stolen from his party, describing it as the "biggest robbery of a public mandate". Khan, speaking in the Supreme Court via video link from Adyala jail in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, said he was...
May 30, 2024 5:25 PM
The World Health Organization's emergencies department is facing “existential threats” as multiplying health crises have left it so short of cash that it needed emergency funds to pay staff salaries at the end of last year, an independent report said. It will likely have to ask for funding agai...
May 30, 2024 5:31 PM
Indian benchmark indices continued their losing streak for the fifth consecutive session on Thursday. The Nifty closed below 22,500 on the May F&O (Futures & Options) expiry day, indicating the bearish sentiment prevailing on Dalal Street. The Sensex dropped by 617.30 points, or 0.83%, to c...
May 30, 2024 3:31 PM
European stocks steadied on Thursday as bonds regained some ground after a sell-off the day before on bets that global interest rates would stay higher for longer due to stickier inflation readings. The dollar softened slightly as U.S. Treasury yields slippedback while commodity prices came under p...
May 29, 2024 10:38 PM
In response to the intense heatwave conditions gripping the state, the Bihar government has mandated the closure of all private and government-run schools, coaching institutes, and anganwadi centres until June 8. The decision, announced on Wednesday, follows reports of several students fainting due ...
May 29, 2024 10:14 PM
A global equities gauge fell on Wednesday while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors worried about interest rates a day after a weak bond auction and waited for a key U.S. inflation report due on Friday. The dollar held firm, rising against the Japanese yen as placid markets encouraged ...
