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Category: The World

lon Musk sets low expectations before first SpaceX launch of Starship, most powerful rocket ever built
Main StoryThe WorldWORLD

lon Musk sets low expectations before first SpaceX launch of Starship, most powerful rocket ever built

Just a few months after NASA introduced the world to the most powerful rocket ever flown to orbit, Elon Musk’s…

byCeylon Independent17/04/2023
The four keys that will increase your odds of ascending to the top role at your workplace
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

The four keys that will increase your odds of ascending to the top role at your workplace

When Mary Barra joined @GM as an 18-year-old engineering intern, the odds that she would become CEO were far less…

byCeylon Independent17/04/2023
Atiq Ahmed: Former Indian MP and brother shot dead live on TV
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Atiq Ahmed: Former Indian MP and brother shot dead live on TV

A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed,…

byCeylon Independent16/04/2023
Japan PM Fumio Kishida evacuated after what appears to be smoke bomb thrown
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Japan PM Fumio Kishida evacuated after what appears to be smoke bomb thrown

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed from a public event after what appeared to be a smoke…

byCeylon Independent15/04/202315/04/2023
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists
Main StoryThe WorldWORLD

Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists

Relics of ancient viruses – that have spent millions of years hiding inside human DNA – help the body fight…

byCeylon Independent15/04/202315/04/2023
Cyclone Ilsa: Powerful storm hits Western Australia
Main StoryThe WorldWORLD

Cyclone Ilsa: Powerful storm hits Western Australia

A powerful cyclone has hit Western Australia as a category five storm, setting a wind speed record but sparing populated…

byCeylon Independent14/04/2023
Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Study reveals cancer’s ‘infinite’ ability to evolve

An unprecedented analysis of how cancers grow has revealed an “almost infinite” ability of tumours to evolve and survive, say…

byCeylon Independent13/04/2023
Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Iran installs cameras to find women not wearing hijab

Iranian authorities have begun installing cameras in public places to identify unveiled women, the police have announced. Women seen not…

byCeylon Independent09/04/2023
CCTV of Sri Lankan who died in detention in Japan shown to public
LocalLOCALThe WorldTOP STORY

CCTV of Sri Lankan who died in detention in Japan shown to public

Security camera footage showing a Sri Lankan woman before her death in a central Japan detention facility was publicly released…

byCeylon Independent09/04/202309/04/2023
Cash App founder dies after San Francisco stabbing
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Cash App founder dies after San Francisco stabbing

The founder of multibillion-dollar tech company Cash App, Bob Lee, was fatally stabbed near San Francisco city centre on Tuesday,…

byCeylon Independent06/04/202306/04/2023

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