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Denmark now has a new KING King Frederik X has now taken the throne after the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II. For many in Denmark, his mother Margrethe was the only monarch they had ever known. But her ...

Schools closed, residents warned to stay indoors in Mauritius The nearby French island of Réunion was on Monday placed on the highest cyclone alert level after it was hit by the powerful Tropical Cyclone Belal. Authorities have warned residents to stay ...

The World Health Organisation, has warned that the coronavirus disease is still a major threat despite partially passing under the radar. The United Nations agency noted that almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, saying data from various sources ...

  The most expensive piece of seafood at Tokyo’s largest fish market sold for a ton-a money at auction on the opening day of business. The mammoth bluefin tuna weighing nearly 525 pounds was purchased by seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and a sushi chain for ...

More than 10 children on average have lost one or both of their legs every day in Gaza since October 7, with many amputations performed without anesthesia, a charity said Sunday   Underscoring the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian ...

US news organisation the New York Times is suing ChatGPT-owner OpenAI over claims its copyright was infringed to train the system   The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, says the firms should be held responsible for “billions ...

Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo (MASI.O), after U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration declined to veto a government tribunal   The tech giant ...

At least 118 people have been killed and hundreds injured after an earthquake hit northwestern China in a remote and mountainous region while many were asleep at home The authorities quickly mobilised several emergency responses, but their work was complicated ...

The Canadian Government has raised its “cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants,” basically for international students, to $20,000 from $10,000 starting from January 1, 2024 This was made known by the country’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc ...

Three people are dead and one critically injured after a gunman reportedly in his 60s opened fire at the University of Nevada’s campus, Las Vegas police confirmed Three sources told NBC News that the gunman – who is also dead ...

The World Health Organisation has called for increased taxes on alcohol and Sugary-Sweetened Beverages to reduce deaths from drinking alcohol and unhealthy behaviours The WHO who made this known in a press statement on Tuesday, noted that globally, 2.6 million people die ...

UK announces limits on regular migration Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it ...

Prince Harry challenges decision to strip him of security in Britain Prince Harry through his lawyer on Tuesday challenged the U.K. government’s decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of ...

Mauritania’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering and “illicit enrichment” Abdel Aziz led the country for a decade after coming to power in a 2008 coup and was an ...

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un cried as he called on women to have more children, saying that it was their duty to halt the country’s declining birth rate in order to strengthen national power In his seemingly highly choreographed ...

A court in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz had been on trial ...

  Three people have been killed and nine wounded in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines. According to the BBC, the incident occurred in a gymnasium at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi on Sunday morning. ...

Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty, on Thursday, the city’s emergencies department said in a statement Eleven victims were Kazakhs, one person was from Russia and one from Uzbekistan, local news website ...

Israel and Hamas extend temporary cease-fire another day in 11th-hour agreement Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the temporary cease-fire between them another day in an eleventh-hour agreement minutes before the truce was set to expire, Qatari mediators said. The parties came to ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is requesting more data from China amid an outbreak of pneumonia in children Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, said the agency was ‘following up with China’ as hospitals across the country continue to ...

This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake. The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation warned that 2023 had shattered ...

Missing WWII fighter plane is FOUND after 80 years A fighter plane that vanished in a daring raid on Italy – just days before the allies invaded – has been found, solving a mystery that’s endured since the Second World ...

Indian workers were greeted with wild cheers and flower garlands as rescuers safely brought out all 41 from the collapsed Himalayan road tunnel where they were trapped after a marathon 17-day engineering operation. With beaming smiles, the rescued men were ...

Frail former President Jimmy Carter has joined thousands of people to bid his wife of over 70 years goodbye Though not in the best mood, Carter didn’t miss his late wife Rosalynn’s memorial service on Tuesday — despite being confined ...

The wife of Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has been hospitalized after being poisoned with heavy metals that may have been slipped into her food, according to officials. Marianna Budanova, the university professor wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanova who leads Ukraine’s Main ...