Wed 06 November 2024: Authorities in the Pakistani province of Punjab have ordered educational institutions in several areas to close until November 17 and shift to online teaching to protect children and curb pollution. The province, home to more than half of Pakistan’s 240 million people, had earlier closed primary schools, curbed tuk-tuks and shuttered some […]
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Wed 06 November 2024: China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has alerted its soldiers to online scams, including gambling and dating traps. The PLA Navy on Monday posted an article on social media, warning officers and soldiers about “emerging” internet risks such as online gambling and dating traps, the daily Global Times reported. A naval aviation unit affiliated with the […]
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Tue 05 November 2024: Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace has sold two tickets for its planned 2027 suborbital flight at 1.5 million yuan (approximately $210,000) each, offering passengers a five-minute experience of weightlessness. The company plans to expand ticket sales next month. According to national media reports, the tickets were sold last night through the e-commerce site […]
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Tue 05 November 2024: Thousands of North Korean troops are now on the ground in Russia ready to support its war on Ukraine, including in the front-line Kursk region, South Korea has reported. Over 10,000 North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The report follows similar announcements from Ukraine […]
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Mon 04 November 2024: A volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s Flores island killed at least 10 people, local media reported Sunday. The eruption occurred on Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, said the Indonesian Disaster Management Agency. Lava flows reached a nearby village, destroying several buildings, including a monastery. Officials confirmed that a nun is among the dead […]
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The return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, carrying astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu, touches down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng) Three Chinese astronauts brought home 34.6 kilograms (76 pounds) of space samples, state media reported on Monday. The arrival […]
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Sat 02 November 2024: Afghanistan and Qatar signed an air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday. The Ministry of Transport of Qatar said in a statement that the MoU will increase air traffic rights between the two countries. “The MoU comes in the context of connecting the State of Qatar with more air services […]
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Fri 01 November 2024: Khalilah Ali, wife of the late boxing great Mohammad Ali, arrived in Kabul on last week Thursday to build a sports stadium. The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports of Afghanistan said in a statement that the stadium will be named Pirozi (victory). Khalilah Ali will also establish a sports […]
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Fri 01 November 2024: The open letter urges the Canadian government to extend protection to South Asians and other minority communities. New Delhi: Members of 25 South Asian communities in Canada have written an open letter to the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging the government to list the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliates […]
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Fri 01 November 2024: North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui pledged on Friday that her country would “powerfully support and assist the Russian army” until its victory in Ukraine. Meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Choe, who arrived in Russia on Wednesday to hold “strategic consultations,” said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un voiced […]
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