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Category: The World

South African Paralympian Pistorious Released on Parole after serving 11 years for murder
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South African Paralympian Pistorious Released on Parole after serving 11 years for murder

Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, after serving nine years in prison for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp,…

byCeylon Independent05/01/202405/01/2024
China aims to build more than half the world’s cleaner-fuel ships by 2025
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China aims to build more than half the world’s cleaner-fuel ships by 2025

Reuters – China has set itself the goal of producing more than half of the world’s ships powered by cleaner…

byP C James29/12/2023
Mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Mistaken cutting of power caused Nepal plane crash that killed 72

(Reuters) – A Yeti Airlines crash in Nepal that killed 72 people almost a year ago was caused by the…

byP C James29/12/2023
World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand…

byP C James29/12/2023
Pope: Free Israeli hostages and end the Gaza war
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Pope: Free Israeli hostages and end the Gaza war

The Pope has called for an end to the war in Gaza and for the freeing of Israeli hostages held…

byP C James27/12/2023
Afghan couples marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs
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Afghan couples marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs

A mass wedding ceremony involving 50 couples has been held in Afghanistan. Such ceremonies have become more common as low-income…

byP C James26/12/2023
North Korea fires most powerful long-range missile after South Korea-US meeting
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

North Korea fires most powerful long-range missile after South Korea-US meeting

North Korea has fired its most advanced long-range missile, South Korean authorities say, defying UN curbs. The launch of the…

byCeylon Independent18/12/2023
Forest City: Inside Malaysia’s Chinese-built ‘ghost city’
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Forest City: Inside Malaysia’s Chinese-built ‘ghost city’

IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption, Forest City was meant to house one million people – but only a handful of its…

byCeylon Independent06/12/2023
‘The Crown’: Behind the Photo of an Embrace That Changed Princess Diana’s Life
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‘The Crown’: Behind the Photo of an Embrace That Changed Princess Diana’s Life

It’s summer 1997, and Princess Diana is flirting with Dodi Fayed, a globe-trotting playboy, on the Jonikal, a yacht floating…

byCeylon Independent03/12/2023
Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescuers free 41 trapped workers

Rescuers in India have freed 41 workers who had been trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for 17 days. Miners…

byCeylon Independent29/11/2023

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