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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 ...

An 18-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her own family after being sentenced to death by village elders for dancing with a boy in a viral social media video in Pakistan The killing on Sunday, in the village of Barsharyal ...

Lagos state as topped the list of cities with worst traffic in the world! This is according to the Global Traffic Congestion Rankings 2023 by Traffic Index. Lagos State has the worst road traffic among all cities, with at least ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, touring a kibbutz targeted by Palestinian gunmen during an October 7 attack and expressing support for Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The visit comes amid a ...

Prince Harry got the cold shoulder from Prince William in the hours before the death of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, a new book claims According to journalist Omid Scobie’s bombshell tell-all, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s ...

UK Health officials are investigating the first confirmed case of a new strain of swine flu The A(H1N2)v infection was detected in a routine flu screening test at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ...

King Charles III has been accused of using ancient feudal laws to nab tens of millions of dollars intended for charity from the deaths of thousands of Brits to upgrade his real estate empire ‘ The king has reportedly been ...