Thu, 07 Dec 2023

Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall

MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...

North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...

Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...

Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...

Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...

US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...

Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...

Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter

MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...

Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace

Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...

Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...

Chinese court to examine disappearance of Malaysia Airlines jet

BEIJING, China: The Chaoyang District Intermediary Court in Beijing has begun compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of those who ...

Israel ignores U.S., as civilian casualties start mounting in Gaza again

Israel resumed its military operation in the Gaza Strip on Friday with heavy bombardments. As strikes continue, the United States ...

Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment: CSX

LIVINGSTON, Kentucky: CSX railroad said that a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment on November 22 ...

Finland says Russia to blame for migrant crowding eastern border

HELSINKI, Finland: After Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year, hundreds of migrants from the Middle ...

Heavy snowfall, blizzards reported in Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria

CHISINAU, Moldova: Over the weekend, heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria left one person dead and ...

House Ethics Committee report results in Santos expulsion

WASHINGTON D.C.: After a House Ethics Committee report found substantial evidence that he broke the law, New York Republican representative ...

Report: Orioles near deal with RHP Craig Kimbrel

(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) The Baltimore Orioles are closing in on a contract with reliever Craig Kimbrel, ...

Russian President Putin arrives in Abu Dhabi to hold discussions with his UAE counterpart

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 6 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday to hold meetings with ...

Delhi University Academic Council holds meeting to discuss strategic plan

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): A special meeting of the Academic Council regarding the Strategic Plan (2022-2047) of the ...

EAM Jaishankar wishes people of Finland on country's National Day

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar extended wishes to the government and the people of ...

South Central Railway's Vijayawada division observes 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr BR Ambedkar

Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division, observed the 67th Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Bharat Ratna ...

US, China discuss Israel-Hamas war, reiterates imperative of all parties to prevent conflict from spreading

Washington, DC [US], December 6 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Chinese Foreign ...

Russia-UAE relations at all-time high Putin

The president has described the Middle Eastern country as Moscow's ?main trade partner in the Arab world?Relations between Russia and ...

Africans are increasingly learning Russian. Why

Although cooperation declined in the years after the collapse of the USSR, Moscow is now returning to the continent, and ...

China launches world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant

The facility operated in test mode for 168 hours prior to commercial operation, according to the Chinese National Energy AdministrationThe ...

15 organisations declared unlawful associations under UAPA: MHA to Rajya Sabha

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): A total of 15 organisations have been declared unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities ...

Rocket sirens sound in Israeli city of Eilat, IDF says cause under investigation

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 6 (ANI): Some incoming sirens were sound in the southernmost city of Israel, Eilat, on Monday ...

Ananya Panday gives a shoutout to "baby sister" Suhana over her acting debut

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI): Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's daughter Suhana Khan has entered the film industry ...

UNESCO declares Gujarat's Garba as Intangible Cultural Heritage

New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Garba, the famed traditional dance form of Gujarat has been declared as an Intangible ...

Kazakh President Tokayev strengthens Investment Council powers to boost economic growth

Astana [Kazakhstan], December 6 (ANI): Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a landmark decree regarding measures to increase the efficiency of ...

EU Leaders Set For High-Stakes China Summit Focused On Trade, Ukraine

The EU's top leaders will meet in China with President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang for their first ...

Moscow seeks more trade with Modi's home state

Russia's envoy has held talks with the chief of Gujarat, which contains India's largest refineries and will host a financial ...

EU state bans Russian ruble transactions media

Cyprus is probing claims of sanctions violations, Politis newspaper writesThe government of Cyprus has ordered the country's banks to stop ...

Israel's ground operation in Gaza may finish next month CNN

US officials expect Israeli military activity targeting the south of the Palestinian enclave to end by January, the outlet saidIsrael ...

UAE leader welcomes dear friend Putin

The Russian president will discuss bilateral ties and the situation in the Middle East during his visit, the Kremlin has ...

Nuclear power key to net zero by 2050 specialist

Atomic energy is necessary for Africa to fulfil its development priorities, Princess Mthombeni has saidThe industrialization and development of the ...

EU split on using Russian assets to fund Ukraine Politico

Moscow has repeatedly condemned the seizing of its funds as illegalAmbassadors from several EU countries have rejected a proposal by ...

The enduring wartime spirit that powers classic Christmas songs

Eighty years ago this week, Judy Garland walked into an MGM studio and recorded Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ...

AJIO announces Big Bold Sale

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 6 (ANI): Fashion e-tailer AJIO on Wednesday announced its flagship event 'Big Bold Sale', which is ...

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12th century leaning tower in Bologna secured to save it from collapse

BOLOGNA, Italy: Due to fears of a collapse, local officials have secured the area around one of two 12th century ...

Flights, trains cancelled in Bavaria after heavy snowfall

MUNICH, Germany: The heavy snow and icy conditions that hit Bavaria, Germany, canceled flights and long-distance trains out of Munich, ...

North Carolina to add thousands of people to Medicaid rolls this week

RALEIGH, North Carolina: After a decade of discussions and hesitations, North Carolina has expanded Medicaid coverage by offering government-funded health ...

Pentagon secretly providing bombs for Israeli bombardments

The U.S. has supplied Israel with scores of BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs since October 7, the Wall Street Journal has reported, ...

Biden administration says EPA to replace lead water pipes in 10 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration announced a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would require U.S. ...

Cyberattack hits Japan space agency, rocket and satellites unaffected

TOKYO, Japan: Japan's space agency recently fell victim to a cyberattack, but reassuringly, the compromised information did not pertain to ...

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