International
- Feb- 2023 -13 February
Rihanna pregnant again; flaunts baby bump during Super Bowl halftime performance | Watch
Washington: Grammy-winning pop star Rihanna had a very visible, special guest at her half-time show at Sunday’s Super Bowl-…
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Unfit playing conditions: India Vs Australia 3rd Test match shifted from Dharamsala to Indore
The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore due…
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Google’s search engine warns against pitfalls of artificial intelligence in chatbots
The head of Google’s search engine has issued a warning against the dangers of artificial intelligence in chatbots as the…
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Nikos Christodoulides wins presidential election in Cyprus, becomes youngest president of the country
Following a second and final round of voting, Nikos Christodoulides was proclaimed the winner on Sunday, February 12 in presidential…
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Slopes of Swiss mountains getting strangely colonised by invasive Cacti due to intensifying global warming
The residents of the Swiss canton of Valais are accustomed to seeing mountain sides covered in snow in the winter…
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Oxford University study finds alarming levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Norwegian Arctic ice
According to the Guardian, an Oxford University-led investigation has discovered dangerous concentrations of poisonous PFAS, popularly known as ‘forever chemicals,’…
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US gasoline demand increased 1.7% last week
According to data released on Sunday by GasBuddy.com, the nation’s demand for gasoline increased every day over the previous week,…
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Snowfall in Japan prompts authorities to close roads and postpone trains and flights
100 flights were cancelled, dozens of roads were blocked, and train services were disrupted on Friday due to heavy snowfall…
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Sources say Ford will announce a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan
According to Reuters, Ford Motor Company plans to announce a $3.5 billion lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Michigan as…
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UN condemns the failure to deliver urgently needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria and earthquake hit Turkey
While stating that the dead toll from the earthquake that also rocked Turkey, which has now reached more than 33,000,…
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Brazilian Amazon deforestation decreases in the first month under Lula
In the first monthly statistics under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, satellite data showed that deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon…
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Drug shortages in Europe likely to worsen
Ignasi Biosca-Reig immediately added shifts at his pharmaceutical company’s factories to increase production of the well-known antibiotic when he learned…
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48 people arrested in Turkey for looting and swindling earthquake survivors
48 people have been detained by Turkish authorities for attempting to rob or loot victims after a strong earthquake struck…
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This two-month-old survived under rubble for 128 hours after Turkey quake
Turkey has been dealing with the effects of Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which resulted in 28,000 fatalities, 6,000 building collapses,…
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Australia to distribute fifth COVID vaccine shot more widely
All Australians over the age of 18 who haven’t had the coronavirus or been vaccinated within the previous six months…
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Firefighters’ union in UK advises members to accept new pay offer
After postponing its planned strike so that its members could vote on the offer, the trade union for British firefighters…
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Welt am Sonntag reports NATO will extend Stoltenberg’s tenure until April 2024
As the alliance works to maintain stability throughout the conflict in Ukraine, Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday that NATO…
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Prigozhin says it could take Russia two years to annex regions of Ukraine
In a rare interview, the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said that it might take two years for Moscow…
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Teachers in Portugal take to the streets as the unrest wave grows
As the Socialist government deals with a wave of unhappiness over the cost of living crisis, tens of thousands of…
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German organisations halt Turkey earthquake rescue due to security concerns
On Saturday, two German aid organisations halted their rescue efforts in earthquake-stricken Turkey due to security concerns and reports of…
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Zelenskiy dismisses the top official in Ukraine, declares that the cleanup effort is ongoing.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a decree dismissing a senior security official and declared separately that his campaign…
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American fighter jet shoots down an elongated cylindrical object over Canada
The second such shootdown in as many days occurred on Saturday over Canada, as a U.S. F-22 fighter jet appeared…
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Head of google search issues ‘hallucinating’ AI chatbot warning: report
In a newspaper interview that was published on Saturday, the head of Google’s search engine cautioned against the dangers of…
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On the anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, Biden will visit NATO ally Poland.
The White House announced on Friday that President Joe Biden will travel to NATO partner Poland on the anniversary of…
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After failing a test, Sun Pharma has recalled over 34,000 bottles of generic medication in the US.
Due to failed dissolving testing, drug giant Sun Pharma is recalling over 34,000 bottles of a generic drug used to…
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Smriti Mandhana will not play in India’s opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan.
Smriti Mandhana won’t play in India’s Women’s T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan under Harmanpreet Kaur’s leadership, NDTV reported on…
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Toronto’s mayor resigned after acknowledging an affair with a younger employee.
On Friday, Toronto Mayor John Tory abruptly announced his resignation after the Toronto Star newspaper reported that he had an…
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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Kepulauan Talaud in Indonesia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
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Drone footage from the Turkey earthquake shows fissures slicing through the land
Drone footage from southern Turkey showed fissures slicing and cracking across fields, roads, streams, and hillsides, the result of a…
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Iran frees malnourished dissident following protracted hunger strike
According to the Iranian judiciary, Iran released hunger-striking prisoner Farhad Meysami on Friday, a week after his supporters had warned…
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Cyprus investigates washed-up dead whales; earthquake connection possible
Authorities said on Friday that a number of whales washed up dead on Cyprus’s northern shores, possibly as a result…
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With China on the horizon, the United States signs agreement with another Pacific island state
The United States announced on Friday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federated States of…
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South Korea relaxes visa requirements for Chinese visitors, Beijing to consider similar move
South Korean officials said on Friday that they plan to resume issuing short-term visas to Chinese visitors on Saturday, after…
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Shopkeeper in Barcelona fined for posting online advertisement for a ‘female assistant above the age of 40’
Javier Marcos, a business owner in Barcelona, Spain, was penalised $8,027 (about €7,501) for writing in an online job offering…
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United States shoots down unidentified vehicle-sized object over Alaska
Less than a week after the military brought down a Chinese balloon that had flown across the United States, a…
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