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Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery
September 10, 2024 06:13 IST
Weinstein, 72, is due in court this week where prosecutors had been presenting evidence to a New York grand jury as they work to secure a new indictment against him on sex crimes charges.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is re-elected in a landslide in gas-rich Algeria
September 9, 2024 02:06 IST
Final figures showing low voter turnout, however, would mark a failure for the political establishment and a triumph for abstentionists as 4 out of 5 Algerian voters stayed home, according to Sunday's figures.
48 killed in fuel tanker collision in Nigeria Abuja
September 9, 2024 01:37 IST
With the absence of an efficient railway system to transport cargo, fatal truck accidents are common along most of the major roads in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.
Prince Hisahito becomes the first royal male in Japan to reach adulthood in 4 decades
September 9, 2024 15:34 IST
Hisahito is the youngest of the 17-member all-adult imperial family, which currently has only four men.
Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of diplomatic mission that’s housing 6 Maduro opponents
September 8, 2024 04:28 IST
In retaliation, Maduro broke off diplomatic relations with Argentine President Javier Milei's right-wing government, which tapped neighbour Brazil to represent its interests and safeguard the asylum seekers.
Algeria’s 78-year-old president is expected to breeze to a second term in election
September 8, 2024 03:13 IST
Tebboune's backers and challengers have all urged voters to come out to cast their ballots after boycotts and high abstention rates in previous elections marred the government's ability to claim popular support.
Israeli strike kills three Lebanese medics, Hezbollah retaliates
September 8, 2024 02:11 IST
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the Israeli attack as a violation of international law and announced an emergency meeting on Monday.
US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine’s ‘audacious’ Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire
September 8, 2024 00:05 IST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly pressed allies to let Kyiv use Western-supplied missiles to strike deep inside Russia and hit sites from which Moscow launches aerial attacks.
Protesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
September 8, 2024 00:25 IST
The protests directly challenged President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass a prime minister from the far-left bloc following a deeply dividing —and divided — legislative election result in July. Authorities did not record a huge turnout nationwide.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours as UN pursues vaccinations
September 7, 2024 22:12 IST
Eleven months into the war, numerous rounds of diplomacy have so far failed to clinch a ceasefire deal to end the conflict and bring the release of Israeli and foreign hostages held in Gaza as well as many Palestinians jailed in Israel.
Republican former VP Dick Cheney says he will vote for Kamala Harris
September 7, 2024 05:31 IST
Republican former congresswoman Liz Cheney, the former vice president's daughter, has also been a vocal critic of the current Republican presidential candidate, including over the January 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol by Trump supporters.
Teen suspected in Georgia school shooting, his father appear in court
September 6, 2024 23:59 IST
Suspected Georgia high-school shooter Colt Gray, 14, made his first appearance in state court, where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday's rampage, which killed four people and wounded nine others.
Nepal PM Oli to visit USA on his first foreign trip
September 6, 2024 21:45 IST
A cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Oli on Thursday endorsed his visit to the USA, government-run Gorkhapatra daily reported quoting a senior cabinet minister.
US-Turkish dual citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank
September 6, 2024 21:44 IST
Both the US State Department and Turkey's Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Yunus calls for resolving issues over Teesta water-sharing treaty with India
September 6, 2024 20:05 IST
India and Bangladesh were set to sign a deal on Teesta water sharing during then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in 2011, but West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declined to endorse it, citing a scarcity of water in her state.
Man jailed for 9 years for arson at asylum seekers’ hotel in UK riots
September 7, 2024 00:04 IST
Thomas Birley, 27, pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life after stoking a fire in a bin by an entranceway to a hotel near Rotherham in northern England on Aug. 4.
With Musk’s X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
September 6, 2024 10:25 IST
Everyone hadn't been on X; Brazil’s social masses are primarily on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. But X had outsize influence in terms of newsmakers, agenda setting and thought leaders.
Harvey Weinstein indecent assault case ended by UK prosecutors
September 6, 2024 01:47 IST
When it authorised charges against Weinstein two years ago, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said the alleged assault had taken place in August 1996 in London, with police adding the accusation had involved a woman now aged in her 50s.
From Sundar Pichai to Nandan Nilekani: 15 Indians feature in ‘TIME100 AI’ list
October 25, 2024 21:24 IST
The list also includes India's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, UN Secretary General's Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, actor Anil Kapoor and Indian-American businessman Vinod Khosla.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar meets Mauritius President, PM, talks of drug-free country
September 5, 2024 16:16 IST
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will also be signed to continue the Art of Living’s Prison Programs in Mauritius, owing to their proven effectiveness.
150 older workers can sue X for age discrimination over mass layoff: US judge
September 4, 2024 23:47 IST
US District Judge Susan Illston in a decision released late Tuesday said the case presented a common question over the impact that a 2022 mass layoff at the company had on workers 50 and older.
China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate
September 4, 2024 01:52 IST
Known to online researchers for several years, Spamouflage earned its moniker through its habit of spreading large amounts of seemingly unrelated content alongside disinformation.
Virginia mother charged with cruelty, neglect after kids found chained in apartment
September 4, 2024 01:29 IST
The 9-year-old used the phone to send a photo of his chained foot to an older sister, who called 911. Police said when they knocked on the apartment door they could hear chains rattling in the apartment.
Elderly British Indian man dies after assault, 5 children arrested
September 3, 2024 22:22 IST
The victim, named locally as Bhim Sen Kohli, was walking his dog at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town when he was attacked on Sunday and died in hospital on Monday night.
Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome
September 3, 2024 19:42 IST
The trip is Putin’s first to a member nation of the International Criminal Court since it issued the warrant in March 2023.
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