International

May 25, 2024 7:28 PM May 25, 2024 7:28 PM

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Death toll in fresh rainstorms, floods rises to 17 in Afghanistan

Death toll due to fresh rounds of rainstorms and flooding in the Faryab and the neighbouring Sari Pul province over the past two days mounted to 17. According to the  Afghanistan officials, 12 people have lost their lives, and 11 others sustained injuries in the Lawlash district of the Faryab provin...

May 25, 2024 3:40 PM May 25, 2024 3:40 PM

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Maldives set to introduce India’s RuPay service

Maldives is set to introduce India's RuPay service. The move is being seen to bolster the Maldivian Rufiyaa. Meanwhile, there has not been any announcement of timeline for the launch. Local news reports quote Maldives’ Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed who highlighted how both...

May 25, 2024 3:36 PM May 25, 2024 3:36 PM

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Sharjah art therapy event brings together artists and divyang students

In a heartwarming display of inclusivity and artistic expression, the Manzil Centre in Sharjah, in collaboration with the Funun Arts Group, recently hosted a unique live art session aimed at Divvying students under the theme "One Earth." Organized at the Novotel Sharjah, the event titled "Joining Ha...

May 25, 2024 1:42 PM May 25, 2024 1:42 PM

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Death toll reaches over 300 in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, over three hundred people are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled a remote village in northern part of the country. More than 1,100 houses were also buried in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km northwest of capital Port Moresby yest...

May 25, 2024 11:49 AM May 25, 2024 11:49 AM

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Important Buddhist sites in Nepal for Middle path followers

Anchor link- As the world celebrates the 2568th Buddha Jayanti, we bring our viewers to notice important Buddhist places in Nepal that Buddhist followers like to visit.   As 8.21% of Nepal's population comprises Buddhist followers, Boudha Stupa, Swayambhunath Stupa followed by Namo Buddha Monastery ...

May 24, 2024 4:31 PM May 24, 2024 4:31 PM

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Eight killed in a knife attack in central China

Eight people were killed and another injured in a knife attack in Hubei Province, central China, authorities said on Friday. The attacker, a 53-year-old man surnamed Lu, fatally stabbed eight people and injured another on Thursday morning in Xiaowu Township in the city of Xiaogan. According to Xinhu...

May 24, 2024 2:05 PM May 24, 2024 2:05 PM

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Good Governance Necessary for Restoring Public Trust in Bangladesh’s Banks: CPD

Public trust in the banking sector of Bangladesh has been eroded due to the continuous deterioration in its health and inadequate measures by policymakers, said Dr Fahmida Khatun, executive director of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD). She pinpointed a lack of accountability and transparency in oper...

May 24, 2024 1:35 PM May 24, 2024 1:35 PM

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At least 100 killed in landslide in remote part of Papua New Guinea

At least 100 people have been reportedly killed in a landslide in remote part of Papua New Guinea today. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the landslide hit Kaokalam Village in Enga Province of the Island nation. Although authorities have not confirmed the figure, the number of th...