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August 16, 2024 11:43 AM
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The launch was carried out using the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) in its third and final developmental ...
August 16, 2024 10:31 AM
Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave. Gaza health officials reported separately on Thursday that the death toll there had surpassed 40,000 people after...
September 16, 2024 4:03 PM
Sweden confirmed on Thursday the first case of mpox Clade I, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is a more dangerous variant of the mpox disease, Al Jazeera reported. The Swedish government announced this on Thursday, marking the first case of the variant outside of Africa. "We...
August 15, 2024 4:21 PM
Florida resident Kathy Pafunda is reading books and perusing maps to plan a Norway getaway next summer, following visits over the last two years to cool-weather destinations Alaska, Utah, Minnesota and Iceland. "We like to escape during the summer months, especially when going outside feels like ta...
August 14, 2024 12:56 PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, a move that sets off a scramble among would-be successors to replace him as head of the world's fourth-largest economy. Click here for a rundown of likely candidates aiming to aiming to succeed Kishida as Japan's...
August 14, 2024 10:21 AM
Heavy rain made about 10% stronger by human-caused climate change triggered the landslides that killed more than 200 people in Wayanad, Kerala last month, a team of international scientists has concluded. The landslides on July 30 were Kerala's worst disaster since the 2018 floods, which killed mor...
September 16, 2024 4:24 PM
The United States Department of State strongly rejected the allegations of the government's involvement in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, terming them 'laughable' and 'absolutely false' claims. "That's laughable. Any implication that the United States was involved in ...
August 13, 2024 2:51 PM
A mottled yellow-green and brown saltwater crocodile lies mostly submerged in the muddy waters of an Australian river, only its ochre eyes visible above a triangular snout as it scans for prey. When just such a reptile killed Charlene O'Sullivan's daughter 15 years ago, her first thought was that e...
August 13, 2024 10:35 AM
The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White House said on Monday, calling allegations of U.S. interference "simply false." "We have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumors that t...
September 16, 2024 4:25 PM
Much has been made of equality of sexes at the Paris Olympics, the first Games with a 50-50 male-female split among athletes, but there is a gender gap in official ticket prices albeit to ensure capacity crowds for women's events. A ticket for the athletics session including the men's 100 metres fi...
