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August 29, 2024 9:04 AM August 29, 2024 9:04 AM

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Nepal: Monsoon winds continue to affect weather conditions across country

In Nepal, the monsoon winds continue to affect the weather conditions across the country. The weather will be partly to generally cloudy throughout the country today. Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur in some places of the country in the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfa...

August 29, 2024 7:57 AM August 29, 2024 7:57 AM

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin set to launch 8th tourist to space

Jeff Bezos’ aerospace venture Blue Origin is set to launch its eighth tourist mission to suborbital space today. The flight will carry six people for an 11-minute ride above the Karman line, the internationally recognised boundary of space. The the New Shepard rocket will lift off from the Site One ...

August 29, 2024 7:36 AM August 29, 2024 7:36 AM

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CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov released from custody

Founder and CEO of messaging application Telegram, Pavel Durov was released after paying a five-million-euro bail, but he is required to report to the police twice a week.   Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said, Durov is officially placed under investigation on six charges and he has been...

August 28, 2024 9:49 PM August 28, 2024 9:49 PM

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Turkey Detains 20 Suspects in Nationwide Alleges Linked to 2016 Coup Attempt

The Turkiye police detained 20 suspects across the country over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, in a social media post today said the police carried out simultaneous raids across 11 provinces. According ...

August 28, 2024 8:51 PM August 28, 2024 8:51 PM

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Iran Appoints Fatemeh Mohajerani as First Female Government Spokesperson

In Iran, for the first time, a woman will be the government spokesperson. At the suggestion of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and with the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers, Fatemeh Mohajerani was appointed as the first female government spokesperson.    Mohajerani, 54, is a Doctor of B...

August 28, 2024 9:12 PM August 28, 2024 9:12 PM

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Renegotiation of IMF Deal ‘Very Unfortunate,’ Says Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister

Sri Lanka’s Minister for Foreign Affairs M.U.M Ali Sabry has said that the talk of renegotiation of the IMF deal is very unfortunate. While speaking to media persons in Colombo today, Mr Sabry said that the IMF deal was based on 5 important pillars of Debt Sustainability Analysis which included the ...

August 28, 2024 5:41 PM August 28, 2024 5:41 PM

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Qatar Hands Over Guru Granth Sahib Saroops to Indian Embassy

The External Affairs Ministry has said the Qatar authorities have handed over two saroops of Guru Granth Sahib to the Indian Embassy in Doha. The saroops were taken from an Indian national in a case related to running a religious establishment without approval. In a statement, the Ministry thanked t...

August 28, 2024 3:48 PM August 28, 2024 3:48 PM

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Bangladesh Lifts Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami & Islami Chhatra Shibir

In Bangladesh, the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. The home ministry issued a notification in this regard.   The gazette notification reads, "Since there is no concrete evidence of involveme...

August 28, 2024 3:40 PM August 28, 2024 3:40 PM

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Japan Issues Emergency Warnings for Storms & High Waves in Kagoshima

Japan's weather agency issued emergency warnings for storms and high waves in Kagoshima prefecture, as powerful typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that the maximum alert was issued due to unprecedented storms and expected record-breaking rainfall. It also n...