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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...