‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and compared...
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Several nations eager to join Charter of Cooperation, says OPEC Secretary-General
ABU DHABI, UAE - Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Haitham Al Ghais said that OPEC is in...
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All cabs running in Dubai to be fully electric or hybrid by 2027
Special incentives to be given to cabbies to convert their cabs into either of the two variants
OECD sees higher world GDP growth but fears ‘headwinds’
World economy will expand by 5.8 percent this year OECD chief describes the shortage of vaccines in low-income economies 'very...
Smokers are up to 50 percent more likely to die from Covid: WHO
The UN health agency’s 'Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to more...
UNHCR asks countries to share refugee burden, not externalize it
On the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, UNHCR has urged bigger economies against passing the refugee burden down...
Antarctica gives birth to world’s largest iceberg
The 1,668-square-mile berg named A-76 is larger than the Spanish tourist island of Majorca Another massive iceberg that had threatened...
Timeline; recent plane crashes involving Iran
Tehran-based Aseman Airlines flight, from Tehran to Yasuj, crashed on Sunday morning killing all 66 passengers on board. Following is...
Passenger plane crashes in Iran: 66 people on board dead
Scores of people are feared dead after an Iranian commercial aircraft crashed into a mountain in southern Iran valley on...
MEA IoT spending to grow manifold as investments ramp up
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) Internet of Things (IoT) market is set to grow 15 percent year on year...
US Vice President’s Middle East visit evokes mixed reactions
US Vice President Mike Pence started his three-nation Middle East visit on Saturday amidst a lot of dilemmas and confusions...
Is it a do-or-die battle for media and telecom companies?
Historically, the advances in technology have affected all business sectors. The Industrial Revolution disrupted manufacturing sector in the 20th century...
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‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of committing "genocide" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and compared...
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Russian defense officials meet Saudi Arabian, Iranian counterparts
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The 11th Moscow Conference on International Security, held at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center here, saw...
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Russia open to defense cooperation with several countries, says Putin
Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations seeking to protect their interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said...
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International Military Forum Army-2023 opens in Moscow
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The international military-technical forum Army-2023 opens at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center here. About 1,500 prominent...
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WHO’s first global summit on traditional medicine begins Aug 17
Geneva, Switzerland -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17-18 Aug 2023 in...
- Co-hosted by the Government of India, the Summit will explore the role of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in addressing pressing health challenges.
- Scientists and other experts will lead technical discussions on research, evidence and learning; policy, data and regulation;
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US to invest $1.2 bn on facilities to pull carbon from air
The two projects -- in Texas and Louisiana -- each aim to eliminate one million tons of carbon dioxide per...
- Direct Air Capture (DAC) techniques focus on that CO2 emitted into the air, which is helping to fuel climate change and extreme weather.
- Each of the projects will remove 250 times more CO2 from the air than the largest carbon capture site currently in operation, the Energy Department said.
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Covid cases up 80 percent globally as new subvariant rises
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported worldwide rose by 80 percent in the last month, the World Health Organization...
- The UN agency said that nations reported nearly 1.5 million new cases from July 10 to August 6.
- Many of the new cases came in the Western Pacific region, which saw infections jump by 137 percent.