Thousands have been evacuated in the Philippines as the nation braces for a super typhoon that has been described by regional authorities as potentially “catastrophic”.
Super typhoon Ragasa, packing 230km/h (143mph) wind gusts, is forecast to make…
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‘Restart from scratch’: Flood-hit Indian farmers look at swelling losses | Agriculture
After taking multiple economic hits in his household, Gurvinder Singh, a 47-year-old farmer in Gurdaspur, in India’s Punjab state, took a million-rupee loan ($11,000) from a private lender to marry off his eldest daughter. He saved a portion of…
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‘Delhi is a great museum of history — full of monuments with great architectural, artistic value,’ says Iran ambassador – The Indian Express
‘Delhi is a great museum of history — full of monuments with great architectural, artistic value,’ says Iran ambassador The Indian Express
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North Korea’s Kim says open to US talks if denuclearisation demands dropped | Nuclear Weapons News
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested that he is open to talks with the US if Washington stops insisting that his country give up its nuclear weapons.
“If the United States drops the absurd obsession with denuclearising us and accepts…
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Anger in Australia after telecom outage linked to deaths
Australian officials have promised telecommunications giant Optus will face “significant consequences” over a systems outage linked to multiple deaths.
The incident last week left hundreds of people across more than half of the country unable to…
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New crystal camera lets doctors see inside the body like never before
Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, like SPECT scans, to watch the heart pump, track blood flow and detect diseases hidden deep inside the body. But today’s scanners depend on expensive detectors that are difficult to make.
Now, scientists…
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Fiji defies global shift, opens embassy in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – In a move that has sparked international debate, the Republic of Fiji has officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem, aligning itself with Israel’s long-standing claim to the city as its exclusive and eternal capital. The opening on…
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Trump hails Charlie Kirk as ‘American hero’ as thousands fill memorial service
Robin Levinson-King and
Sarah SmithNorth America editor in Arizona
Watch: Key moments from Charlie Kirk’s memorial service US President Donald Trump has hailed the conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” during a…
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Is America divided? Charlie Kirk supporters weigh in
Tens of thousands of Americans gathered at State Farm Stadium in Arizona to attend the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The event was expected to draw over 100,000 attendees and was held under heightened security measures…
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Global conflicts drive demand for war risk insurance
Padraig BeltonBusiness reporter
Alina KalchevaNatalia Grishko’s balcony, top right, was badly damaged by the blast from a Russian missile With conflict continuing in Ukraine and the Middle East, a little-explored global industry has never been more…
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