March2024
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Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP
Mar 6, 2024The World Food Programme of the United Nations said on Wednesday that Sudan’s nearly 11-month-long conflict between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”. Tens of thousands of people have died, infrastructure has been... -
Australian economic growth slows to 0.2 pct in Q4
Mar 6, 2024According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, Australia’s economic growth decreased to 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 0.3 percent in the preceding three months. According to... -
Diplomatic push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire intensifies
Mar 6, 2024In order to discuss a ceasefire that would end nearly five months of violence in Gaza before to the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan early next week, international mediators met with Hamas negotiators... -
Israel says to allow worshippers access to Al-Aqsa in Ramadan as in ‘previous years’
Mar 6, 2024The prime minister’s office announced on Tuesday that Israel will permit the same number of Muslim worshippers to enter Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque during the first week of Ramadan as it has in the past. “In the first... -
100-Test milestone is ‘just a number’, says India’s Ashwin
Mar 5, 2024The 100th Test match was not as exciting for India’s spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as it was for his family, and he added that a series-ending victory over England was more significant to him than “just a... -
Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world’s richest man
Mar 5, 2024On Monday, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, overthrew Elon Musk to reclaim the title of richest man in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The tracker estimates that Bezos is worth $200 billion,... -
Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail
Mar 5, 2024According to a regional official on Tuesday, hikers who use the most popular path to ascend Mount Fuji in Japan will start paying $13 per hike starting in July. The price will be capped to reduce... -
Biman to operate 40 extra flights on Eid-ul-Fitr
Mar 5, 2024To meet demand from travelers, Biman Bangladesh Airlines would run 40 additional domestic flights around the impending Eid-ul-Fitr. Additionally, the national flag carrier has made the decision to grant base-fare discounts ranging from 15 to 25... -
India’s Modi congratulates new Pakistan PM Sharif
Mar 5, 2024In a rare show of goodwill between the leaders of the two nuclear-armed adversaries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif on taking back the top job on Tuesday. On Monday, Sharif... -
Iran executed 834 people last year, highest since 2015: rights groups
Mar 5, 2024According to two rights groups on Tuesday, Iran carried out a “staggering” total of at least 834 executions last year—the highest number since 2015—as the death penalty increased in the Islamic republic. Iran has executed more...