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Death toll from gold mine collapse in western Mali rises to 50
BAMAKO: The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali on Saturday...
Chinese scientists develop genetically edited rice to boost heart health
KATHMANDU: Chinese scientists have developed a new type of rice using gene editing technology...
Earthquake strikes New Delhi, PM Modi urges caution
KATHMANDU: A 4.0-magnitude earthquake jolted New Delhi on Monday at 5:36 AM, according to...
Maldives aims to plant 2 million trees in 2025
COLOMBO: The Maldivian government is aiming to plant 2 million trees before the end...
UK’s Starmer says Europe ‘must take on a greater role in NATO’
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that Europe “must take on a...
Navalny supporters risk reprisals with memorial events a year after death
MOSCOW: A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters...
Shipment of ‘heavy’ US bombs arrives in Israel: defence ministry
JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence ministry said Sunday that a shipment of “heavy” US-made bombs arrived...
Mauritius ex-PM arrested in money-laundering probe: police
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: Police in Mauritius arrested the island’s former prime minister Pravind Jugnauth...
Friedrich Merz: conservative on verge of German chancellery
BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany’s next chancellor, has vowed to...
17 Afghan prisoners set free from African countries
KABUL: A total of 17 Afghan inmates imprisoned in African countries have been set...