Current Affairs
US: Zuckerberg meet Trump, incoming administration members in Mar-a-Largo
Washington: Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta (banned in Russia for extremism), met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida, White House deputy chief of staff...
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Canada confirms new case of Dermo disease in oysters
Ottawa: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Wednesday confirmed the presence of Dermo disease in oyster samples...
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Saudi Arabia opens first phase of Riyadh Metro
Riyadh: The first phase of Riyadh Metro was launched on Wednesday, a significant step to reshape the Saudi...
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Israel strikes 12,500 Hezbollah targets during conflict: IDF spokesperson
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has conducted aerial strikes on 12,500 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon since the beginning...
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal designed to be permanent: Biden
Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday the U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon,...
33 killed in Nepal floods, landslides
Kathmandu: At least 33 people have died in floods and landslides across western Nepal in the past week, local media reports say.The worst of...
Adelie penguin population sees rapid decline: Scientists
Canberra: Australia's top Antarctic scientists have reported a rapid decline in a population of Adelie penguins.According to research published by the Australian Antarctic Division...
TikTok profiting from Syrian refugees plight: Report
London: Refugee families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while the company takes up to 70 per cent of the proceeds,...
US gun deaths at record high: CDC
New York: Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the US, a recent report from the US Centers for Disease...
NZ’s new plan to protect Hector’s dolphins
Wellington: New Zealand will implement new measures to protect its 15,000 or so Hector's dolphins from impacts of fishing on South Island."We need to...
Zelensky bats for more bans on Russia amid ‘new terror wave’
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged countries to hit Russia with more sanctions in response to "a new wave of terror" after Monday's...