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May 22, 2024 1:37 PM
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Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asked Israel to lift blockade on medical supplies into Gaza, saying nearly 700 seriously ill patients are stuck in a war zone. Addressing a press briefing in Geneva, Mr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said crossings from Egy...
May 22, 2024 1:56 PM
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Vietnam's National Assembly today approved To Lam, the Minister of Public Security, as the country's next President following a vote at its headquarters in Hanoi. The appointment comes nearly two months after Vietnam's former President Vo Van Thuong resigned amid a corruption crackdown. Lam has be...
May 21, 2024 9:12 PM
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In Pakistan, the authorities ordered school closures, postponed exams, and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave swept the country, with daytime temperatures likely to exceed 50 degrees Celsius in some areas. Local media reported that temperatures rising to 8 degrees Celsius above normal level...
May 21, 2024 5:44 PM
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European Union ministers have unanimously given their final approval to the Artificial Intelligence Act. It is a major new law that regulates the use of transformative technology in "high-risk" situations, such as law enforcement and employment. According to media reports, the European Union hopes t...
May 21, 2024 5:43 PM
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One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence. The plane made an emergency landing in Bangkok today. The Airline in a statement said that the flight was carrying a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew. However, it ...
May 21, 2024 1:43 PM
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The Presidential election will be held in Iran on June 28. IRNA reported that the election date was determined in a meeting attended by Iran's interim President Mohammad Mokhber, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, as well as Vice-President for L...
May 21, 2024 1:17 PM
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As the southwest monsoon establishes its presence over Sri Lanka, the island nation is experiencing intensified showery and windy conditions. Meteorological officials have issued warnings of heavy rainfall, forecasting showers exceeding 100mm in several regions. The Western, Sabaragamuwa, and...
May 21, 2024 11:53 AM
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The national flag is flying half-mast throughout the country as one-day state mourning is being observed today as a mark of respect on the demise of Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The President of Iran and Foreign Minister were killed in a he...
May 21, 2024 9:27 AM
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A three day long Indo-Bangla music festival began in Sherpur, Bangladesh on Monday to celebrate the 250th birth anniversary of the mystic saint and humanist bard Fakir Lalan Shah. The Lalon Biswasangha organised the event in collaboration with the High Commission of India in Bangladesh and the Mini...
May 21, 2024 9:11 AM
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised for the infection of around 30,000 people with contaminated blood products, and the failure to address the problem. Addressing the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Sunak apologised on behalf of successive governments and declared it was a day of national sh...
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