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September 15, 2024 9:30 PM

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Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate

Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village on Sunday urging residents to leave. It was the first time Israelis had instructed south Lebanon citizens to evacuate during the 11-month cross-border conflict between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war. According to the official National New...

September 15, 2024 7:25 PM

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SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew Returns to Earth After Historic Commercial Spacewalk

A SpaceX Crew Polaris Dawn returned to Earth successfully on Sunday after five days in orbit bringing four astronauts home after a groundbreaking mission featuring the world's first commercial spacewalk. The Dragon capsule made splashdown off the coast of Florida. The crew aboard the International S...

September 15, 2024 9:32 PM

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China prepares for heavy rain as typhoon Bebinca nears Shanghai

In China, authorities are preparing for heavy rain as a strong typhoon approached the country's heavily populated eastern seaboard. According to Beijing's emergency management ministry, typhoon Bebinca is expected to make landfall along a swath of coastline including the megacity of Shanghai sometim...

September 15, 2024 5:52 PM

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Storm Boris wreaks havoc across eastern and central Europe

Torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe. Rivers were overflowing from Poland to Romania. Some parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in almost three decades. In the Czech Republic, two and a half lakh homes were withou...

September 15, 2024 2:02 PM

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Members of Indian Diaspora in Sri Lanka celebrate Thiru Onam

Members of the Indian Diaspora in Sri Lanka are celebrating Thiru Onam today. The celebration of the harvest festival of Kerala, which symbolises prosperity, secularism and harmony was marked by traditional Pookkalam and Onam Sadya at several homes. In addition, the traditional Kasavu sarees and Mun...

September 15, 2024 1:23 PM

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Egypt: 3 people killed in collision of two trains in Sharqia Governorate

In Egypt, at least three people were killed and 49 others injured in a collision of two trains yesterday in Sharqia Governorate, just north of the capital Cairo. According to Egypt's Ministry of Health, five persons are seriously injured. The governor of Sharqiya said all passengers were evacuated f...

September 15, 2024 1:17 PM

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16 people killed, 40 others injured after fuel tanker exploded in Haiti

At least 16 people were killed and 40 others injured after a fuel tanker exploded in Haiti. Regional civil protection authorities said the explosion occurred yesterday when people were attempting to illegally collect fuel from the tanker following an accident in the Calbassier area of the Nippes dep...