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April 10, 2024 2:24 PM April 10, 2024 2:24 PM

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Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies at age of 94

Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs has died at the age of 94 after a short illness, University of Edinburgh in UK announced last night. He gave rise to the "God particle" that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang.   The physicist gained global recognition in 2012, when he ...

April 10, 2024 8:40 AM April 10, 2024 8:40 AM

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Polling underway in South Korea to elect new Parliament

Polling is underway in South Korea to elect a new Parliament. About 44 million people are eligible to vote for its 300-member National Assembly. The outcome of today's polls will also set the tone for the remaining years of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency. The election comes nearly two years after conser...

April 9, 2024 9:35 PM April 9, 2024 9:35 PM

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UNSC refers Palestinian application to become full UN member to committee

The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member.   Malta’s U.N. Ambassador Vanessa Frazier proposed to the committee that met yesterday to consider the ap...

April 9, 2024 8:01 PM April 9, 2024 8:01 PM

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Bangladesh hopes to rescue crew members of hijacked ship by this month

Bangladesh State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday expressed hope that the 23 crew members of hijacked Bangladeshi ship "MV Abdullah" could be rescued by this month. The state minister told journalists at his secretariat office in Dhaka today that the entire situation is now u...

April 9, 2024 7:21 PM April 9, 2024 7:21 PM

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Human rights violated by Switzerland inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in France delivered a landmark ruling and found Switzerland’s failure to adequately tackle the climate crisis is a violation of human rights. The court ruled in favour of a group of elderly women from Switzerland, who argued that the Swiss government's inade...

April 9, 2024 1:15 PM April 9, 2024 1:15 PM

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The demand for immediate ceasefire in Gaza a positive step: India

India has termed the UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan a positive step. It has asserted that the humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is unacceptable. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambass...

April 9, 2024 12:19 PM April 9, 2024 12:19 PM

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In Pakistan, three people were killed in two separate bomb blasts

In Pakistan, at least three people, including a policeman, were killed and 20 others injured in two separate bomb blasts in restive Balochistan province, police said. In the first incident, a policeman was killed and 15 others were injured when a blast occurred at a mosque in the Kuchlak area of the...

April 9, 2024 12:17 PM April 9, 2024 12:17 PM

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Japan PM to visit Washington today

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a much-anticipated visit to Washington today aiming to spotlight shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific. PM Kishida and his wife will stop by the White House tonight ahead of tomorrow's official visit and formal state din...