International

October 11, 2024 8:19 AM

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One dead, 12 others trapped 1,000 feet underground inside gold mine in Colorado 

In the USA, one person is dead and 12 others are trapped 1,000 feet underground inside a gold mine in the state of Colorado last night. The individuals were part of a tour group and became stuck near the bottom of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, around yester...

October 10, 2024 9:02 PM

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Nominations for Sri Lanka’s general election to close Friday

In Sri Lanka, nominations for the upcoming general election will close at noon on Friday. The Election Commission has issued guidelines to the parties submitting national list candidates.   The poll body has advised all political parties and independent groups contesting the election to submit ...

October 10, 2024 8:06 PM

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Nepal observes Phulpati ceremony, marking 7th day of Dashain festival

Marking the seventh day of the ongoing 10-day-long Dashain festival in Nepal, the Phulpati ceremony is observed today. Dashain is the biggest festival in Nepal where there are family gatherings and people celebrate it with tradition and great fervour, on the occasion of phulpati, people offer sacrif...

October 10, 2024 7:45 PM

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South Korean Author Han Kang awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang. She was honoured for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. The Nobel committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made this announcement today. Ms. Han ...

October 10, 2024 4:59 PM

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Hurricane Milton slams Florida as Category 3 storm

In the USA, more than three million homes and businesses are now without power in Florida after Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast last night as a Category 3 storm. The US National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Milton has completed its transit of Florida and has moved off t...

October 10, 2024 4:00 PM

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UNGA elects 18 members to Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly elected 18 members to the 47-member Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term. The 18 countries, including Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Qatar, and Thailand, were elected by a secret ballot yesterday. The elected members will serve three-year terms beginning on January ...

October 10, 2024 4:00 PM

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Sri Lanka EC releases postal voting schedule for General Election

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has released the schedule for postal voting in the upcoming General Election. Postal voting will take place on the 30th of October and on the 1st and 4th of November at all District Secretariats and election offices.   For those unable to vote on these dates...

October 10, 2024 3:39 PM

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Cameroon: 15 dead, 10 injured in bus-truck collision

At least 15 people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus carrying passengers and a truck in Cameroon's South region. According to media reports, the accident occurred when the bus collided head-on with the truck coming from the opposite direction in the Kombe locality of the...