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Category: WORLD

Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave
Main StoryThe WorldWORLD

Eight more die as India faces ‘longest’ heatwave

A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha on Monday reported eight deaths…

byP C James11/06/2024
Australian army to allow recruits from foreign nations
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Australian army to allow recruits from foreign nations

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will allow recruits from foreign countries, including the UK, to help grow its ranks. Australia…

byP C James04/06/2024
China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back
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China’s far-side Moon mission begins journey back

China says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey…

byP C James04/06/2024
Sheinbaum to be Mexico’s first woman president – exit poll
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Sheinbaum to be Mexico’s first woman president – exit poll

Claudia Sheinbaum is set to become Mexico’s first woman president in an historic win, exit polls suggest. The 61-year-old former…

byP C James03/06/202403/06/2024
Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

Maldivian Foreign Minister to visit Sri Lanka next week

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives, Moosa Zameer undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from June 03…

byP C James31/05/2024
What Trump’s conviction means for the election
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What Trump’s conviction means for the election

Donald Trump’s criminal conviction presents a remarkable collection of historic firsts. He’s the first former or serving US president to…

byP C James31/05/2024
Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’
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Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for ‘traumatic experience’

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong has offered his “deepest apologies to everyone affected” on a London to Singapore flight…

byP C James30/05/2024
Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport
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Person dies after being sucked into airplane engine in Amsterdam airport

A person has died after falling into a running aircraft engine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, police say. Dutch military police…

byP C James30/05/2024
Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Rafah
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Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Rafah

At least 45 people have been killed, including women and children, in an Israeli air strike on a camp for…

byP C James27/05/2024
What next for Iran after President Raisi’s death?
The WorldTOP STORYWORLD

What next for Iran after President Raisi’s death?

Ebrahim Raisi stood close to the pinnacle of power in the Islamic Republic and was widely tipped to rise to…

byP C James21/05/202421/05/2024

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