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10 Jan 2024

Cancer

New DNA test likely to detect 18 early-stage cancers

Researchers at US biotech company Novelna have created a groundbreaking DNA test capable of detecting 18 early-stage cancers across all major human organs.

10 Jan 2024

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

26/11 mastermind Saeed serving 78-year jail term in Pakistan: UN

Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader, is serving a 78-year prison sentence in Pakistan, the United Nations (UN) has said.

Unacceptable: India strongly condemns Israel-Hamas war at UNGA

India strongly condemned the loss of lives in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting on Wednesday.

09 Jan 2024

South Korea

South Korea passes bill to ban consumption of dog meat

South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat in the country. The bill now awaits President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval.

09 Jan 2024

Ecuador

Ecuador declares state of emergency after drug lord's prison escape

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an "extremely dangerous" druglord, Jose Adolfo Macias, aka "Fito," escaped from a maximum-security prison.

Epstein had 'sex tapes' of Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew: Witness

The fresh tranche of unsealed court documents in a defamation lawsuit case involving late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed he recorded "sex tapes" involving prominent people.

09 Jan 2024

France

Gabriel Attal becomes France's youngest, first gay prime minister

Gabriel Attal has become France's youngest and first openly gay prime minister.

09 Jan 2024

Japan

Powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan again, no tsunami warning yet

A major earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck central Japan on Tuesday (local time) causing strong tremors.

09 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Maldives tourism body condemns anti-Modi comments amid India diplomatic row

The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) on Tuesday condemned the derogatory remarks by some now-suspended Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India.

09 Jan 2024

Emmanuel Macron

French PM Elisabeth Borne resigns amid political tensions over immigration

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has stepped down following recent political tensions over contentious reforms in immigration laws and the pension system, reports said.

09 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Maldives leader calls for President Muizzu's removal amid India row

Maldivian Parliamentary Minority leader Ali Azim has demanded the removal of President Mohamed Muizzu and called for a vote of no confidence against him.

08 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Stay open-minded: China on ties with Maldives amid India row

China's state-run media has urged India to adopt an "open-minded" approach to South Asian affairs as Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu began a five-day state visit on Monday.

08 Jan 2024

Harvard

Celebrity professor Neri Oxman, billionaire investor's wife, accused of plagiarism

Neri Oxman—American-Israeli designer, architect, and wife of billionaire investor Bill Ackman—plagiarized parts of her 2010 doctoral dissertation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), per Business Insider.

08 Jan 2024

Greece

Alexander the Great's 2400-year-old palace reopens after restoration 

Greece welcomes the world to witness a grand historical setting as the ancient Palace of Aigai, where Alexander the Great was crowned, reopens after 16 years of restoration.

08 Jan 2024

Nigeria

Megachurch pastor TB Joshua raped, tortured former members: Report

TB Joshua, the late Nigerian televangelist, pastor, and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), allegedly raped and tortured numerous worshippers, revealed BBC's two-year investigation.

08 Jan 2024

India

Rising sugar prices amid climate crisis impact cookies and chocolates

The world is experiencing a sweet upheaval as the climate crisis takes its toll on sugar production.

07 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Maldives suspends 3 ministers over remarks 'insulting' PM Modi, India

The Maldives government has suspended three of its ministers for their derogatory remarks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

07 Jan 2024

Harvey Weinstein

Latest Epstein documents mention call from sex offender Harvey Weinstein

Over 130 court files were made public on Saturday in a lawsuit involving sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The latest court documents include a handwritten note dated 2005 that mentions the name of disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.

07 Jan 2024

Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh votes today amid opposition boycott, fears of violence

Polling for the general election in Bangladesh began on Sunday amid fears of sporadic violence as the country's main opposition parties announced a boycott.

07 Jan 2024

Israel

'Dismantled' Hamas military framework in north Gaza, claims Israel

The Israeli military on Saturday announced that it had "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's military framework in the northern Gaza Strip.

06 Jan 2024

Boeing

After mid-air blowout, Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737-9 Max fleet

American carrier Alaska Airlines has halted flights on all its 65 Boeing 737-9 Max planes.

06 Jan 2024

Canada

Canada: Hindu community to hold public forum amid extortion threats

Leaders of the Hindu community in Canada's Surrey will be holding a public forum on Saturday over the "current law and order situation" in the Lower Mainland, reported Global News.

06 Jan 2024

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton's name emerges in latest Jeffrey Epstein documents

The name of former United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has surfaced in newly released court documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

06 Jan 2024

Donald Trump

US: SC to decide Trump's eligibility for 2024 presidential ballots

The United States (US) Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Donald Trump's appeal against a decision by Colorado's top court that would keep him off the state's presidential primary ballot.

05 Jan 2024

Israel

Hamas terrorists laughed as they raped corpse: October-7 attack witness

More disturbing details from the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas have emerged. A survivor of the attack claimed that terrorists of the Palestinian group raped and killed a woman, then raped her dead body.

05 Jan 2024

New Mexico

How did sex offender Epstein make his $560 million fortune?

The release of documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday and Thursday exposed the vast network of elites connected to the late infamous American financier and convicted sex offender.

05 Jan 2024

Murder

Oscar Pistorius, jailed for murdering girlfriend, released on parole

South African Paralympics champion Oscar Pistorius, jailed for murdering his girlfriend and model Reeva Steenkamp, was officially released from prison on parole on Friday.

05 Jan 2024

Israel

Israeli defense minister outlines postwar plan for Gaza

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has announced a postwar plan for Gaza following the defeat of the Palestinian terror group Hamas.

Iowa shooting: Sixth-grader killed, several injured on first day back 

In yet another mass shooting incident in the United States (US), a 17-year-old student at an Iowa high school opened fire on the campus just minutes before classes resumed after the winter break.

05 Jan 2024

United Kingdom

Mathematicians discover guaranteed lottery win strategy; suggest buying 27 tickets

British mathematicians David Stewart and David Cushing have developed a strategy to increase the odds of winning the UK national lottery by purchasing only 27 tickets out of over 45 million possible combinations.

05 Jan 2024

Indian Navy

Cargo ship with 15 Indians hijacked off Somalia coast

A cargo ship, MV LILA NORFOLK, with 15 Indian crew members on board, has been hijacked near Somalia's coast, ANI reported.

05 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

US: Hindu temple defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti—2nd in 2 weeks

A Hindu temple, Vijay's Sherawali Temple, in Hayward, California, United States (US), has been defaced with anti-India graffiti and controversial slogans, triggering angry reactions from the Indian diaspora.

Stop attacks on ships or face consequences: US to Houthis

The United States (US) and 12 allies issued an ultimatum to Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday to cease their ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or potentially face targeted military action.

04 Jan 2024

Yemen

What is the Red Sea crisis? Does it affect India?

Major shipping companies like Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have temporarily halted their Red Sea routes due to increased Houthi rebel attacks in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.

04 Jan 2024

Sweden

Sweden hits -43.6°C; experiences coldest January in 25 years

Sweden recently faced its chilliest January night in 25 years, with temperatures dropping to a frigid -43.6°C in the far north.

Epstein documents unsealed: Clinton, Stephen Hawking, Prince Andrew appear 

Almost 200 names, previously redacted from court documents in a case against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's former lover Ghislaine Maxwell, are now being made public. A New York judge ordered the public disclosure in December.

03 Jan 2024

Iran

Iran: Twin blasts near General Qasem Soleimani's memorial kill 100

Over 100 people were killed and nearly 200 others were injured during a procession commemorating the fourth anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani's assassination in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday.

US pastor arrested after trying to deep-fry wife's co-worker's head

In a shocking development from the United States (US), a Christian pastor in North Carolina was arrested for allegedly attacking his wife's co-worker and threatening to put his head in a deep fryer.

Cause of Indian-origin family's death in US revealed

A murder-suicide involving an Indian-origin affluent family in Massachusetts has been confirmed after examining autopsy results.

03 Jan 2024

Japan

Death toll nears 70 in Japan earthquake, search operations continue

At least 64 people lost their lives in Monday's devastating earthquake of 7.5 magnitude that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in Japan, reported Kyodo News.