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Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani owns extravagant houses: Here's what to know

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. — Reuters Billionaire business magnate and industrialist Gautam Adani is one of the richest... ...
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Trump considering Surgeon Martin Makary as FDA chief

US President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. — ReutersWASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering Martin Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and vocal critic of COVID-19 mandates, to... ...
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Indian magnate Gautam Adani charged in US over massive bribery scheme

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. — ReutersBillionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of... ...
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024

Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia: media

A member of the military walks past a MBDA Storm Shadow/Scalp missile at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 17, 2018. — AFPUkraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported on Wednesday, after being given the green... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Election body orders BJP to take down anti-Muslim campaign ad

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz , at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, October 25, 2024. — ReutersIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has been told to take down an election... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Extreme heatwaves could affect 8 times more children by 2050: report

A child plays in a spray park at Jefferson Park during a heat wave in Seattle, Washington, US, June 27, 2021. — ReutersThe United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund , in an annual report this year, has raised alarms about the future of children citing demographic shifts,... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Donald Trump taps Linda McMahon to lead education department

A combination of images shows former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Linda McMahon and US President-elect Donald Trump. — AFP/Reuters/FileUnited States President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Linda McMahon on Tuesday to lead the... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk to watch SpaceX Starship's liftoff

Elon Musk speaks with US President-elect Donald Trump and guests including Donald Trump Jr., Sen. Ted Cruz and Kevin Cramer at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, November 19, 2024. — ReutersElon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Trump taps Dr Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Mehmet Oz speaks at a campaign event in York, Pennsylvania, US, February 5, 2022. — ReutersUS President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, famously known as "Dr Oz," will be the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Reuters... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during an interview with Reuters in Sao Paulo, Brazil December 17, 2021. — ReutersBrazilian police arrested five individuals on Tuesday, including a former cabinet minister under ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of... ...
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Wed, 20 Nov 2024

Ukraine uses US missiles in Russia for first time after Biden's permission

A representative image of a missile strike. — Reuters/file Ukraine used US-supplied ATACMS missiles to target Russian territory on Tuesday, marking the war's 1,000th day, Reuters reported. This strike followed newly granted permission from the outgoing Biden administration. Russia... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the ceremony to launch Chukotka nuclear-powered icebreaker via video link, at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia November 6, 2024. — ReutersMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Attack near Tajik-Afghan border kills one Chinese citizen, injures four

Afghan forces at the site of a battle with the Taliban in Kunduz province. — Reuters/File BEIJING: An attack near the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan killed one Chinese citizen while four others were injured, said Beijing's foreign ministry on Tuesday. "On... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Several children injured in car crash at central China school

People gather following a vehicle collision outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province, China in this screengrab obtained from social media video released November 19, 2024. — ReutersBEIJING: Several students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

On Rio summit's last day, G20 leaders turn focus to climate change

Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders of the G20 pose for a photo of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2024. — ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO: Group of 20 major economies' leaders... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

Yunus hopes for stronger Bangladesh-US ties under Trump presidency

A combination of images shows Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus and US President-elect Donald Trump. — AFP/Reuters/FileBangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus hopes to strengthen relations with the United States, the largest importer of Bangladeshi garments, under... ...
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Tue, 19 Nov 2024

G20 leaders take group shot without Biden

G20 leaders gather for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 18, 2024. — AFPUS President Joe Biden, at his final summit as US president on Monday, headed for the group photo with fellow G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro, only to find they had already taken the picture without... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

One dead in strife-torn India's Manipur after renewed unrest

Demonstrators break furniture after they storm the residences of a lawmaker during a protest against the recent killings, in Imphal West, in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, November 16, 2024. — ReutersGUWAHATI, INDIA: At least one person died in the past 24 hours in the India's... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

G20 summit begins in Rio as Trump's return unsettles global order

Band members stand on the day of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2024. — Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies began arriving on Monday at Rio de Janeiro's Modern Art Museum for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

At least eight killed as super typhoon struck Philippines

A drone view shows flooded houses following super typhoon Man-Yi in Quezon, Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines, November 18, 2024. — Reuters At least eight people were killed as super typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, unleashing fierce winds and strong rains... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Law and disorder as monkeys storm Thai police station

A long-tailed macaque looks into a motorbike’s side mirror, before officials started capturing monkeys in Lopburi, Thailand, February 3, 2024. — ReutersBANGKOK: Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Sheikh Hasina faces arrest warrant as Bangladesh to seek extradition from India

Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus and ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. —AFP/Reuters/ FileDHAKA: Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Monday said his government would request the extradition of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister who fled to India after her... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Australia police charge ex-radio show host Alan Jones with assault

Alan Jones is seen in the back of an unmarked police car as he is transferred to Day St Police Station, in Sydney, Australia, November 18, 2024. — ReutersSYDNEY: Australian police on Monday charged former radio show host Alan Jones with 24 assault and sexual touching offences, indictments... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Dissanayake reinstates Amarasuriya as Sri Lanka's PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya during her swearing-in ceremony, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 24, 2024. — ReutersCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as the prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation on... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Tropical Depression heads to Mexico after battering Central America

Seashore buildings are seen during the aftermath of tropical storm Sara, in La Ceiba, Honduras, November 16, 2024. — Reuters Tropical Depression Sara is slowly moving towards Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after causing widespread flooding in Central America's Honduras and Belize on... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

At G20, leaders to grapple with climate, taxes, Trump comeback

Workers take part in the preparations at the Museum of Modern Art , the venue of the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 17, 2024. — ReutersRIO DE JANEIRO: G20 leaders meet in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral... ...
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024

Russian lawmakers warn of 'world war three' if Ukraine strikes using US missiles

A Yars intercontinental ballistic nuclear missile is fired during training from Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region, Russia. — Reuters/file Washington’s move to allow Kyiv to target deep within Russia using long-range US missiles has escalated the Ukraine conflict and... ...
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Sun, 17 Nov 2024

Biden begins historic Amazon trip amid Trump climate fears

US President Joe Biden participates in an aerial tour of the Amazon in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024. — Reuters MANAUS: US President Joe Biden began an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change amid fears that Donald Trump will... ...
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Sun, 17 Nov 2024

India 'successfully' tests hypersonic missile

India conducting flight trial of long range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha, India. —X/ @rajnathsinghNEW DELHI: India has successfully tested a domestically developed long-range hypersonic missile, it said on Sunday, attaining a key milestone in... ...
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Sun, 17 Nov 2024

Japan eyes China-made tram system to tackle overcrowding at Mount Fuji

A general view of cherry blossom trees with Mount Fuji in the background at Lake Kawaguchiko, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan, April 14, 2024. — ReutersTOKYO: Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless, rubber-tyred tram system... ...
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