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Gaza: The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday. The vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday, said Rik Peeperkorn, the World…
Carrying knives at festivals will be banned, German Interior Minister said. (File) Berlin: German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing. Three people were killed and eight others injured at a festival in the western city…
Legionnaires’ disease, a serious pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. A recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Milan, Italy, has killed at least four people and hospitalised several dozen more, according to The Metro. The health authorities say that at least 53 cases have been confirmed in two regions inside the Milan metropolitan area of…
The First ad in campaign shows images of Kamala Harris as a little girl following her progression (File) Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a $50 million advertising blitz on Tuesday, capitalizing on the momentum of a fledgling campaign against Republican rival Donald Trump with a one-minute spot titled “Fearless.” It was Harris’ first…
Sancho, a chef with his own YouTube channel, was also ordered to pay 4 million baht The son of a well-known Spanish actor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing and dismembering a man on the Thai island of Koh Phangan last year. Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of television star Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre,…
Mumbai saw an increase of 58 billionaire individuals, taking its total to 386 on the list (File) New Delhi: India’s financial capital Mumbai has emerged as the “billionaire capital of Asia,” having more billionaires than Beijing, the capital of China, according to the 2024 Hurun India Rich List. Mumbai saw an increase of 58 billionaire…
United States and China are planning a phone call between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping “in the coming weeks”, the White House said on Thursday. The call, likely to be held prior to the US presidential elections this November, was discussed between Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s Foreign…
Representational Image As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country and assess the feasibility of installing early warning sensors and other mitigation measures. The agency is conducting surveys…
OpenAI backer Microsoft is also expected to put in money. OpenAI, the startup behind the popular ChatGPT, is reportedly in discussions to raise billions of dollars in a new funding round that could see it valued at above $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The funding round is expected to be led…
During the meeting, female staff reacted with shock. A local Australian news channel has come under fire after a video of a dancing group of “sexy Santas” emerged from what has been described as a routine staff meeting. According to the New York Post, the meeting of Seven Network’s parent company Seven West Media in…