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How important is Wisconsin? Trump’s now visited 4 times in 8 days
October 7, 2024 06:20 IST
Voters in Wisconsin are already casting absentee ballots and in-person early voting begins Oct. 22.
Walz says he’ll ‘own up’ when he misspeaks as the Democratic ticket steps up media interviews
October 7, 2024 01:15 IST
The interview on “Fox News Sunday” reflected a broader media blitz by presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate as the Democrats seek to garner public attention in the final 30 days of the campaign.
Kazakhstan votes on whether to build first nuclear plant
October 6, 2024 22:49 IST
Almost 64% of registered voters cast their ballots by 8 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) when the polling stations closed, the Central Election Commission said, making the vote valid. It will announce the preliminary results on Monday.
Bangladesh restricts tourism in southeastern hills amid unease calmness
October 7, 2024 00:30 IST
The deputy commissioners or administrative chiefs of the three districts, bordering India and Myanmar, in separate but similar statements, requested tourists not to visit the region, called Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), from Oct 8-31.
China and North Korea mark 75th anniversary of ties with vows of cooperation
October 6, 2024 06:28 IST
China is by far North Korea's largest trading partner, and the two share a history going back to Beijing's support of Pyongyang during the 1950-1953 Korean War.
Health workers in Lebanon describe deadly Israeli attacks on colleagues and fear more
October 6, 2024 06:14 IST
Friday's airstrikes blew hospital doors off their hinges and shattered windows, marking the latest in a series of attacks that Lebanon's health ministry says have killed dozens of healthcare workers.
Attempts to cross the English Channel on small boats leave 4 migrants, including a child, dead
October 6, 2024 04:51 IST
Europe’s increasingly strict asylum rules, growing xenophobia and hostile treatment of migrants have been pushing them north. Before
Harris is heading to North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath one day after Trump visited
October 5, 2024 23:03 IST
Trump has falsely claimed the Biden administration isn't doing enough to help impacted people in Republican areas and has harshly criticized the response.
Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign
October 5, 2024 22:39 IST
The Health Ministry warned on Friday that the campaign's scope would be small due to limited resources. At the moment, 265,000 vaccine doses are available, though more are in the pipeline.
US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories
October 5, 2024 20:00 IST
One of the more far-fetched rumors is that Helene was an engineered storm to allow corporations to mine regional lithium deposits.
Dubai’s Emirates Airlines bans pagers, walkie-talkies after Lebanon attacks
October 5, 2024 18:58 IST
"All passengers traveling to, from, or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or cabin baggage," the airline said in a statement on its website on Friday.
12 people killed in coordinated violent attacks in Mexican city
October 5, 2024 02:48 IST
The massacre is the latest in a wave of violence in Salamanca, Guanajuato, where gunmen killed four and wounded two at a drug rehabilitation center on Tuesday.
Death toll in worst Bosnian floods in years rises to 16, officials say
October 5, 2024 01:22 IST
Some houses had been reduced to rubble by landslides, in what appeared to be Bosnia's worst flooding since at least 2014, when more than 20 died in floods.
Elon Musk to join Trump at rally at site of first assassination attempt
October 4, 2024 23:45 IST
The event will mark the first time that the billionaire businessman appears publicly at a campaign event for the former president since endorsing him.
Biden student debt relief plan blocked again by different judge
October 4, 2024 22:35 IST
The ruling by St. Louis-based US District Judge Matthew Schelp handed a victory to six Republican state attorneys general who challenged Biden's plan.
North Korea’s Kim threatens to destroy South Korea with nuclear strikes if provoked
October 4, 2024 15:37 IST
Kim's statement was a response to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's speech at his country's Armed Forces Day on Tuesday.
Helene’s death toll reaches 200 as crews try to reach remote areas hit by storm
October 4, 2024 03:46 IST
As government planes delivered aid and rescue crews searched for survivors, storm survivors relied on each other for support.
What are countries doing to get nationals out of Lebanon?
October 4, 2024 01:37 IST
No country has launched a large-scale military evacuation yet, though some are chartering aircraft as Beirut airport stays open.
Ghana reports first mpox case but no clarity on variant
October 3, 2024 23:57 IST
The statement described the patient as a young male, with a fever, rash and body pains. It said 25 contacts have been identified and are being monitored.
Yazidi woman freed from Gaza after decade in captivity
October 3, 2024 23:49 IST
The woman is a member of the ancient Yazidi religious minority mostly found in Iraq and Syria which saw more than 5,000 members killed and thousands more kidnapped in an IS campaign in 2014 that the UN has said constituted genocide.
More than 50 dead after boat capsizes in Congo’s Lake Kivu
October 3, 2024 21:11 IST
It was not immediately clear exactly how many people were on board or how many perished but witnesses said they saw rescue services recover at least 50 bodies from the water.
Nepal, India, Bangladesh sign tripartite agreement to facilitate cross-border electricity trade
October 3, 2024 19:58 IST
As per the agreement, Nepal will export its surplus electricity to Bangladesh via India from June 15 to November 15 every year.
Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain
October 3, 2024 12:05 IST
China's weather agency said some eastern and southern parts of Taiwan are set to see extremely heavy rains of up to 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) over the next 24 hours.
Singapore court jails ex-minister Iswaran for 12 months in landmark ruling
October 3, 2024 08:44 IST
Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade, communications and transport portfolios, had pleaded guilty to the charges.
Solar eclipse shines a ‘ring of fire’ over Easter Island and Patagonia
October 3, 2024 04:50 IST
Only Easter Island and a small area near the southern tip of Chile and Argentina witnessed an annular eclipse, lasting just a few minutes.
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