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Kuwait F-18 fighter jet crashes during training mission, pilot killed

09 Oct 2024 | 8:49 PM

Kuwait City, Oct 9 (UNI) A Kuwaiti Air Force F-18 fighter jet crashed and its pilot was killed "while conducting a training flight mission in the north of the country," the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry announced Wednesday.

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Hezbollah fires rockets into N Israel, killing 2

Hezbollah fires rockets into N Israel, killing 2

09 Oct 2024 | 7:24 PM

Jerusalem, Oct 9 (UNI) A rocket fired by Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon killed two Israeli civilians - a woman and a man - in northern Israel on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said.

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Japan PM dissolves lower house, vows to gain public trust

09 Oct 2024 | 6:56 PM

Tokyo, Oct 9 (UNI) The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Wednesday, setting the stage for the general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to secure his party's lower house majority and gain public trust.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins

09 Oct 2024 | 6:55 PM

Stockholm, Oct 9 (UNI) The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker for computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for protein structure prediction, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday.

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Australian PM apologises for Tourette Syndrome taunt

Australian PM apologises for Tourette Syndrome taunt

09 Oct 2024 | 5:08 PM

Sydney, Oct 9 (UNI) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for making a "hurtful" comment in parliament after he mocked opposition lawmakers by asking them if they had Tourette Syndrome, media reports said.

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Chinese killed in Karachi were in talks with govt on power contracts: FM

Chinese killed in Karachi were in talks with govt on power contracts: FM

09 Oct 2024 | 4:55 PM

Islamabad, Oct 9 (UNI) Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the two Chinese citizens who lost their lives in a terrorist attack near the Karachi airport on Sunday night were in talks with senior government ministers regarding the renegotiation of terms for Independent Power Producers (IPPs), the Dawn reported on Wednesday.

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Nepali 18-year-old becomes youngest to scale 14 peaks

Nepali 18-year-old becomes youngest to scale 14 peaks

09 Oct 2024 | 4:20 PM

Kathmandu, Oct 9 (UNI) A Nepali teenaged climber has scripted history by becoming the world's youngest to join the coveted club of those who have summited all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, media reports said.

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US promises to maintain engagement with Bangladesh

US promises to maintain engagement with Bangladesh

09 Oct 2024 | 3:08 PM

Washington, Oct 9 (UNI) The United States (US) has expressed its commitment to maintain ongoing dialogue with Bangladesh to enhance economic stability, democracy, security, and address the Rohingya refugee crisis, media reports said on Wednesday.

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Japan: PM dissolves lower house of parliament for general election

09 Oct 2024 | 1:43 PM

Tokyo, Oct 9 (UNI) The lower house of Japan's parliament was officially dissolved on Wednesday, setting the stage for the general election as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to secure his party's lower house majority.

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US Attorneys general suing TikTok for alleged harm to children: Reports

09 Oct 2024 | 1:27 PM

Washington, Oct 9 (UNI) Fourteen US attorneys general have filed lawsuits against the TikTok video-sharing app, accusing it of harming children's mental health, NBC News reported.

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Bangladesh ex-MP Manik arrested

Bangladesh ex-MP Manik arrested

09 Oct 2024 | 11:40 AM

Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNI) Bangladesh Ex-MP Mohibur Rahman Manik has been apprehended by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in connection with an attack on participants in the anti-quota student movement that shook the country in July-August, an official said.

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Bangladesh: Five abducted by Arakan Army from Naf River

09 Oct 2024 | 11:40 AM

Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNI) Five fishermen have been reportedly abducted by suspected members of the Arakan Army of Myanmar while fishing in the Naf River near Teknaf town in Southern Bangladesh, media reports said.

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Brazil lifts ban on X after fines paid, court orders complied

Brazil lifts ban on X after fines paid, court orders complied

09 Oct 2024 | 10:11 AM

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 9 (UNI) Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized the social media platform X to resume operations in the country after being banned for over a month due to non-compliance with court rulings.

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Separatist commander killed in Cameroon restive Anglophone region

09 Oct 2024 | 8:52 AM

Yaounde, Oct 9 (UNI) A separatist commander was killed in a dawn raid by the army in Cameroon's war-torn English-speaking Northwest region, local sources said on Tuesday.

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Israeli PM confirms senior Hezbollah leader dead

Israeli PM confirms senior Hezbollah leader dead

09 Oct 2024 | 8:32 AM

Jerusalem, Oct 9 (UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel has killed "thousands" of Hezbollah members, including Hashem Safieddine, the expected successor to the group's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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