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May 28, 2024 5:24 PM

India announces USD 1 million relief aid for landslide-hit Papua New Guinea

India on Tuesday announced an immediate relief assistance totaling USD 1 million for Papua New Guinea, where over 2000 people are feared to have been buried by a massive landslide. "As a close friend and partner under the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and as a gesture of solid...

May 28, 2024 11:04 AM

Deadly fire spreads despair, grief among Gazans after Israeli strike

The al-Attar family was praying and getting children ready for bed in southern Gaza when they heard a loud noise. Immediately fire erupted around their informal shack home, and the children started screaming. Israel was pulverising Gaza again, and the airstrike left a fire raging on Sunday evening ...

September 16, 2024 6:16 PM

South Africa: Leading Opposition party aims to stop ‘doomsday coalition’

On paper, South Africa's election this week should present a golden opportunity for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader John Steenhuisen. The African National Congress (ANC) - the party of Nelson Mandela in power for the last 30 years - has little to boast about. The economy ...

May 27, 2024 5:18 PM

WIPO Treaty: A big win for India and the Global South

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaty, signed by the members of the Geneva-based UN agency on Friday, is a significant win for India and the Global South, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said in a statement. The treaty will help protect traditional knowledge of countries...

May 26, 2024 5:23 PM

NASA launches small climate satellite to study earth’s poles

NASA successfully launched the first of a pair of small climate satellites on Saturday from the Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission, dubbed PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment), aims to study heat emissions at the Earth's poles, shedding light on...

May 26, 2024 12:14 PM

Macron heads to Germany in first French presidential state visit in 24 years

French President Emanuel Macron lands in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a bilateral cabinet meeting as the European Union's two biggest powers seek to show unity ahead of next month's EU parliamentary elections. Macron's trip to the capital Berlin, Dresden in the east and...