Thu 02 May 2024: Remnants of the centuries-old town of Pantabangan reemerged in the northern Philippines after a dam’s water level dropped Photograph:(AFP) Village rises from the deep: Sunken Philippines ruins reappear as drought causes reservoir to dry up for only the sixth time since the settlement was flooded in the 1970s Source: MailOnline pic.twitter.com/2OLSzxPuQW […]
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Wed 01 May 2024: The unnamed Indian government official accused by US authorities of directing the alleged plot to murder pro-Khalistan lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil is a former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officer named Vikram Yadav, the Washington Post has reported. It also says that Samant Goel, who was RAW chief when the plot […]
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Wed 01 May 2024: Following another eruption of Mount Ruang in Indonesia, which sent dense ash clouds more than 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky, thousands of people had to be evacuated and flights were canceled. Mount Ruang recorded a series of eruptions earlier in April that also led to evacuations and disruption to aviation amid fears of […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have met in China for talks on potential reconciliation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing confirmed on Monday that the groups’ representatives had met recently. The groups have competed for years, but the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has provoked further talks on Palestinian […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: As Hong Kong started trading Asia’s first spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday, it achieved a significant milestone in its goal to become a regional center for virtual asset investment. The move comes after the US, which opened the door for regular investors to include Bitcoin in their […]
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Tue 30 April 2024: New Delhi: After some of their spice mixes were banned in Singapore and Hong Kong, Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Pvt Ltd is back in the news following a report by Indian Express saying that the United States customs authorities refused 31% of all spice-related shipments from the company, citing salmonella contamination in the […]
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Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American sabre fencer and member of the United States fencing team (FILE PHOTO) Tue 30 April 2024: With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow the […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Friday that the main threat for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members emanates from Afghanistan where international terrorist groups find shelter due to unstable and indefinite political situation. Speaking at a meeting of the SCO defense ministers in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, Shoygu said Washington […]
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A female green sea turtle makes her way back to the sea after laying her eggs on Chagar Hutang beach [Patrick Lee/Al Jazeera] Mon 29 April 2024: Redang Island, Malaysia – Under a full moon, a bulbous creature emerges from the South China Sea onto a quiet beach on the Malaysian island of Redang. Watched […]
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Mon 29 April 2024: The Japanese yen has hit a 34-year low against the US dollar. The yen fell to 160.17 per dollar on Monday, its lowest level since April 1990, sparking speculation that Japanese officials could intervene to support the currency for the first time since late 2022. Though the Bank of Japan (BOJ) […]
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