A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years struck the country on Wednesday after setting off landslides, sinking boats and knocking out power for least 1.7 million people. AFP Jump To Many were killed, many others are still missing Double whammy for Vietnam Many were killed, many others …
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Former Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has triggered a controversy by saying “Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past”. Commenting on the calls for Muslims to boycott French products in response to remarks on Islam made by French President Emmanuel Macron, the 95-year old said the French …
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Italian towns and cheap houses have a unique relationship. A small town in Sicily is offering abandoned houses at such a low price, that a cup of coffee is more expensive, as per a TNN report. Over the last few years, many small towns in Italy have been facing depopulation. As a result, they have been offering homes at extremely …
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U.S President Donald Trump‘s lawyer Rudy Giuliani fell for an embarrassing Sacha Baron Cohen prank in the soon-to-be-released sequel to hit movie “Borat.” Giuliani can be seen in a compromising position in a hotel room with a young woman acting as a television journalist in a scene in Cohen’s latest mockumentary. AP But first who is Baron Cohen? Baron Cohen …
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On 5 October, two boys were killed in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State, in crossfire between Myanmar’s military Tatmadaw and the separatist Arakan Army. Jump To Children used as human shields What are grave violations as per CTFMR? Backgrounder Children used as “human shields” This occurred after the children, as part of a group of 15 local farmers, were alleged to …
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Evidence of tiny particles from air pollution has been discovered in the brainstems of children and young adults. The Guardian has reported that these nanoparticles can cause damage that may lead to conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The research is published in the journal Environmental Research. AFP The Guardian was reported as saying, “If the groundbreaking discovery is confirmed …
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A 79-year-old man who went out for a pint despite being in self-isolation has been taken into custody and fined £5000 (Rs 4.74 lakh) in UK. Henry McCarthy was supposed to self-isolate for 2 weeks. But, when the cops went to check up, his car was missing, as per a TNN report. iStock (Representational) The car was then seen outside …
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A few weeks ago, crimson skies and bloody orange-coloured sun made headlines as a result of record-setting widlfires burning across Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington in the United States. Air pollution, the most dangerous element of huge fires The fires not only ejected smoke, but soot and ash into the air amid searing heat. This is because smoke from wood …
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What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia’s new COVID vaccine, and that too for free? UN staff in New York and around the world have that choice after the Russian president offered to provide them the Sputnik-V vaccine while speaking to this year’s General Assembly, as per a report in AP. Just results from small early studies …
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A Russian cult leader, who claims to be ‘Jesus Christ reincarnated’, has been arrested in military-style fashion after accusations he was using his followers’ money and causing harm to others through psychological violence, as per a TNN report. His name is Sergei Torop and he’s called the ‘Vissarion Christ the Teacher’. He’s actually a leader at a compound for the …
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