Tue 04 June 2024: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects airlines’ net income to hit $30.5 billion in 2024, up 11.3% from last year. Airlines are projected to see a historic high of $996 billion in revenues and a record $936 billion expenses this year, according to the Global Outlook for Air Transport report […]
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Some 2,000 people are thought to have been buried when mud and rocks gave way in the early hours of Friday morning [UNDP via AFP] Wed 05 June 2024: Papua New Guinea has officially halted the search for approximately 2,000 people buried under a massive landslide in Enga province, authorities said on Wednesday. Much […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope temporarily suspended operations, the US space agency announced Tuesday. “NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode May 24 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue, suspending science operations. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health,” NASA said in a statement. “The telescope automatically […]
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Tue 04 June 2024: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it welcomed Türkiye’s interest in the BRICS economic bloc. “We, of course, all welcome the increased interest in BRICS on the part of our neighbors, including such important partners as Türkiye,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a press briefing in Moscow. Expressing that Türkiye’s […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary. Speaking at the Eastern German Economic Forum also attended by Lithuanian Prime Minister […]
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Mon 03 June 2024: Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old right-wing media tycoon, has married for the fifth time, tying the knot with 67-year-old retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova. The ceremony took place at Murdoch’s vineyard in Bel-Air, California, as reported by the Sun, which Murdoch owns. Zhukova is the mother of Dasha Zhukova, a Russian American […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: Russian forces have launched a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine that damaged energy infrastructure in five regions, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Saturday the attacks struck facilities in the eastern Donetsk, southeastern Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as the Kirovohrad and Ivano-Frankivsk […]
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Sun 02 June 2024: Some 24 people were executed in the US in 2023, an increase of 33% from the 18 who were put to death in 2022. Executions have become increasingly rare in the US since 98 convicts were put to death in 1999, and last year’s figure is the highest since 2018, when […]
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Sat 01 June 2024: London has become the stage for a groundbreaking event in the world of cinema—the first Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF). This inaugural festival, taking place in the heart of the city’s iconic Leicester Square, is more than just a showcase of films; it’s a vibrant celebration of the narratives and experiences […]
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Sat 01 June 2024: A woman walking near the Kutnohorsk region in the Czech Republic discovered a hoard of over 2,150 silver coins dating back more than 900 years. The Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ARUP) described it as “one of the greatest finds of the last decade.” “The [discovery was] […]
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