China has urged the United States to stop expanding its military capabilities in outer space, warning that the deployment of weapons in orbit could contribute to a wider global arms race. The
Paying a ransom of $6 billion for 5 hostages held by Iran is a disgrace. Shame on America. Now Iran will grab some more Americans and try and extort more money. There
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by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng (Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) celebrated its founding anniversary Saturday, marking its creation in 1999. This year, the joy was doubled as the AU became a
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On September 6, 2023, at least 12 terrorists and four soldiers were killed along the Afghanistan- Pakistan border in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Seven soldiers and over 40 terrorists
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On August 31, U.S.-based airline JetBlue announced that it has decided to suspend all flights to Cuba, effective September 17. In 2016, when U.S.-Cuba relations began to thaw, JetBlue flew the first
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As a new virus variant has been detected in many countries, Cuban resident Raymond Perez has fortified himself with more robust COVID-19 preventive measures. “Hygiene is essential to reduce the risk of
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Is NATO learning about its future in Ukraine? If so, it could be a bleak one. While the causes for war vary, inevitably wars become a testing ground for technology, battlefield tactics,
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by Fabio Massimo Parenti After two years of pandemic, just as the world was starting to see the light, the Russia-Ukraine conflict once again plunged it into the darkness of a polycrisis
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The tunnel is a traffic masterpiece. Get ready for a new level of comfort, agility and speed. The journey beyond the world we have known. The first ever tunnel that allows us
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by Saurav Sarkar The Associated Press (AP) reports that Saudi Arabia’s authoritarian government has sentenced to death retired schoolteacher Mohammed bin Nasser al-Ghamdi. The brother of a UK-based dissident is facing execution for his
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by Saurav Sarkar Ahead of the 2024 national parliamentary elections, the government of West Bengal said in February 2023 that it would distribute about 584 acres of land to tea estate workers.
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by Saurav Sarkar Voters in Australia will decide through a referendum on October 14, 2023, whether or not to create a representative body for Indigenous peoples of Australia, reported Reuters. The new body
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Sadiq Dar, 68, is surprised how the heavy siltation of Wular Lake has turned many of its areas into land masses. “When we were growing up, we would only see water in
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Emigrating from Cuba was an agonizing decision for Ana Iraida. She left behind family and friends; in her backpack, she carried many hopes, but also the fear of facing dangers on the
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According to a family planning brief, more than 370 million women in middle- and low-income countries were finally embracing modern contraception to help curb unintended pregnancies. This statistic suggests that one in every
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A Kenyan assessment mission arrived in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on August 20 to evaluate the security situation in the Caribbean country. The 10-member Kenyan mission met with senior officials of the de
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