August2024
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Interim govt: Portfolios of advisers reshuffled
Aug 17, 2024The portfolios of the four recently sworn-in advisers were revealed on Friday, along with the reallocation of duties to the current advisers to the temporary government. A handout from the Chief Adviser’s Office states that Ali... -
Pakistan logs first mpox case as fears grow of global spread
Aug 17, 2024A day after Sweden reported the first case of mpox outside of Africa containing a new, more severe strain of the virus that has killed hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan announced on... -
Five charged over ketamine death of ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry
Aug 17, 2024Five individuals have been charged in connection with the overdose death of ‘Friends’ actor Matthew Perry, who was allegedly fed ketamine by someone hoping to benefit from his drug addiction, US officials announced on Thursday. Last... -
It’s Taylor Swift’s first time back on stage since the foiled terror plan
Aug 17, 2024Thursday marked the start of Taylor Swift’s first of five sold-out performances in London. A week earlier, concerts in Vienna were postponed owing to a failed suicide attack plot. The record-breaking “Eras” tour of the American... -
Hamas rejects ‘new’ Gaza truce conditions
Aug 17, 2024Following two days of talks with Israeli negotiators in Qatar, the United States proposed a plan for a Gaza truce; however, Hamas announced on Friday that the Palestinian organization rejected the “new conditions” in the plan.... -
Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 34
Aug 17, 2024The number of fatalities has now reached 34 after four more bodies were found at the scene of a significant garbage avalanche in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, police reported on Friday. During the weekend, a... -
Indian doctor strikes, protests grow after colleague’s murder
Aug 17, 2024Following the terrible murder and rape of a colleague, which has brought attention to the pervasive problem of violence against women, Indian physicians announced on Friday that they would step up nationwide protests and strikes. Nationwide... -
US renews support for Myanmar opposition as China meets junta
Aug 17, 2024On Friday, following China’s endorsement of the transition plans of the ruling military junta, the United States pledged to continue backing the democratic opposition in Myanmar. Key ethnic rebel organizations, such as the Karen National Union,... -
UN chief calls for banning nuclear testing “for good”
Aug 17, 2024In a statement for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which is commemorated every year on August 29, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for the “forever” prohibition of nuclear testing on Thursday. More than 2,000 nuclear... -
Harris aims to bring the joy at the Democratic convention
Aug 17, 2024After one of the most astonishing comebacks in US political history, Kamala Harris will be honored by euphoric Democrats in Chicago this week as the party’s standard-bearer against Donald Trump. With President Joe Biden reduced to...
