Women in Tech Global and UN Women launch “Beyond Ceilings” campaign on women’s empowerment
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Kuwait City is the Middle East’s most polluted, Baghdad is next
Dubai, UAE - As New Delhi once again topped the list of the world’s most polluted cities, across the Middle...
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- New Delhi again topped a real-time list of the world's most polluted cities
Rescue efforts begin as at least 132 die, hundreds injured in Nepal quake
The quake was felt as far away as India's capital New Delhi, nearly 500 km from the epicentre, 42 km...
- The 5.6-magnitude quake hit the far west of the Himalayan country late Friday and was measured by the US Geological Survey at just 18 kilometres (11 miles) deep
- Videos and photos posted on social media showed locals digging through rubble in the dark to pull survivors from the wreckage of collapsed homes and buildings
100 killed in fire during wedding at Iraq event hall
At the main hospital in Hamdaniyah -- a predominantly Christian town east of Mosul that is also known as Qaraqosh...
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- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani called on the ministers of health and the interior to "mobilise all rescue efforts" to help the victims of the fire
Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave
The 40-year-old explorer developed stomach problems while examining the depths of the Morca Cave, a remote complex of twisting underground...
- Dickey fell ill at a depth of 1,120 meters, sparking what organizers said was one of the most complicated underground rescue operations ever mounted
- An international team of 200 rescuers, fellow explorers and medics began to cautiously pull Dickey to safety after first giving him infusions of blood
Saudi national stopped at Delhi hotel lobby while trying to meet UAE President
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- Upon questioning by security officials, the man explained that his motivation for being at the hotel was a heartfelt plea for assistance
- Details emerged indicating that the Saudi national had checked into a prominent hotel in Aerocity earlier on the same day
Sad day for America, says Trump after court appearance
Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results...
- Trump says he was a victim of "persecution of a political opponent" after pleading not guilty.
- The former president faces four federal charges stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into 2020 election and the Capitol Hill riots.
OceanGate co-founder hits back at James Cameron over Titanic sub
Soehnlein stressed it was too soon to say what happened to the Titan and that it was "tricky to navigate"...
- Guillermo Soehnlein, who started OceanGate with Rush in 2009 before leaving the company in 2013, denied his late friend was reckless
- Soehnlein noted that Cameron himself had conducted many submersible descents, including more than 30 to the Titanic site, and to the Earth's deepest point in the Pacific Mariana
Biden demands assault-weapons ban after 8 killed in Texas mall rampage
Responders, distressed witnesses and police described scenes of panic and horror in Allen, where video footage shared online showed the...
- Joe Biden ordered US flags lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims and repeated his call for lawmakers to take action against a gun epidemic
- The gunfire at Allen Premium Outlets, 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Dallas, erupted Saturday afternoon when it was busy with weekend shoppers, police said
Egypt ex-graft chief freed from prison, charged again: activist
A military court had found Geneina guilty in 2018 of "spreading information to harm the military", after he had said...
- Ahead of his release, Geneina was transferred to civilian state security prosecution, where he was "charged in a new case and released without bail
- Geneina was head of Egypt's Central Auditing Organization until he was sacked by President al-Sisi in 2016 for allegedly exaggerating the cost of corruption
UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000
Supplies have been slow to arrive in Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged the healthcare system, and parts of...
- A UN convoy with supplies for northwest Syria arrived via Turkey, but the agency's relief chief Martin Griffiths said much more was needed for millions whose homes were destroyed
- Bab al-Hawa is the only point for aid to reach people in rebel-held areas of Syria after nearly 12 years of civil war, after other crossings were closed under pressure
Women in Tech Global and UN Women launch “Beyond Ceilings” campaign on women’s empowerment
The "Beyond Ceilings" campaign urges people to confront and challenge the glass ceiling, and reminds the audience of the vast possibilities that await women once they overcome...
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Women in Tech Global and UN Women launch “Beyond Ceilings” campaign on women’s empowerment
The "Beyond Ceilings" campaign urges people to confront and challenge the glass ceiling, and reminds the audience of the vast possibilities that await women once they overcome...
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Heavy storms soak Gulf as Oman toll rises to 18
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Number of journalists killed on job in 2023 declines despite Gaza: RSF
In the first 11 months of 2023, 45 journalists were killed carrying out their work, down from 61 last year,...
2 crew members killed as Saudi fighter jet crashes
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100 killed in fire during wedding at Iraq event hall
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Ailing US explorer rescued after nine days in Turkish cave
The 40-year-old explorer developed stomach problems while examining the depths of the Morca Cave, a remote complex of twisting underground...
Saudi national stopped at Delhi hotel lobby while trying to meet UAE President
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OceanGate co-founder hits back at James Cameron over Titanic sub
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- Guillermo Soehnlein, who started OceanGate with Rush in 2009 before leaving the company in 2013, denied his late friend was reckless
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- Joe Biden ordered US flags lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims and repeated his call for lawmakers to take action against a gun epidemic
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Egypt ex-graft chief freed from prison, charged again: activist
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- Ahead of his release, Geneina was transferred to civilian state security prosecution, where he was "charged in a new case and released without bail
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