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November 15, 2024 5:45 PM November 15, 2024 5:45 PM

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Croatian PM sacks health minister amid corruption probe

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković sacked his health minister, Vili Beros today amid reports in local media that the minister had been arrested and his home raided during a corruption investigation. Several others were also detained on corruption charges by anti-graft authorities. Local media ...

November 15, 2024 2:36 PM November 15, 2024 2:36 PM

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Sri Lanka’s ruling NPP registers landslide victory in Parliamentary election

Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power has secured a landslide victory as it secured a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. The leftist coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member house. The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya led by Sajith Premadasa came a distant second securing 40 seats, w...

November 15, 2024 7:20 AM November 15, 2024 7:20 AM

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New Zealand: Maori lawmakers protest in parliament over controversial treaty bill

New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended yesterday after Maori lawmakers staged a ceremonial haka dance in protest of a vote on a controversial bill that would redefine the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Maori and the British Crown.   The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi granted M...

November 14, 2024 2:20 PM November 14, 2024 2:20 PM

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Rare dust storm sweeps through California’s central valley

In United States, a rare huge dust storm swept through California's Central Valley, causing a highway pileup and leaving thousands without power. The weather phenomenon, known as a haboob, caused near-zero visibility near Chowchilla, 400 km north of Los Angeles. About 20 vehicles, including a semi-t...

November 14, 2024 1:58 PM November 14, 2024 1:58 PM

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GABV Member Banks Endorse Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP29 in Baku

The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) at Baku in Azerbaijan today announced that 25 of its member banks have endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative, marking the first collective endorsement of the initia...

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