Thu 07 November 2024: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted more than half a dozen times on Thursday, catapulting a colossal ash tower five miles into the sky against a backdrop of lightning as nearby residents fled in panic. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of […]
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Thu 07 November 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held a phone call with Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election. Xi told Trump that China and the US would “benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation,” according to an official statement released by Chinese Foreign Ministry. He said the two […]
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Thu 07 November 2024: Iran has stepped up its deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, with up to 3,000 individuals reportedly being sent back to Afghanistan each day. According to Iran’s Director General of Foreign Nationals and Migrants of Khorasan Razavi, Hossein Sharafati, more than 3,000 Afghans are detained daily and deported through the Dogharun border […]
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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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