October2024
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North Korea blows up parts of roads connecting it to South: Yonhap
Oct 15, 2024Days after Pyongyang pledged to isolate its border and bolster security, Yonhap said Tuesday, citing Seoul’s military, that North Korea has detonated portions of the roadways that link it to the South. According to Yonhap, the... -
Cars, chlamydia threaten Australian koalas
Oct 15, 2024Orphaned koala joey Ajooni snuffled as she took milk from a tiny syringe, clinging to a fluffy toy twice her size. She was discovered near the side of a Sydney road where her mother had been... -
EU sanctions Iran over ballistic missiles for Russia
Oct 15, 2024On Monday, the European Union levied penalties against well-known Iranian officials and organisations, including aviation companies, on the grounds that they were involved in the sale of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to Russia for use... -
Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
Oct 15, 2024The Taliban morality ministry in Afghanistan promised on Monday to put into effect a regulation that forbids news organisations from using photographs of any living creature. Journalists are informed that the law will be gradually enforced.... -
French gvt wants new immigration law in 2025
Oct 15, 2024The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack down on immigration. “There will be a need for a new law,” government... -
Nepali teenager hailed as hero after climbing world’s 8,000 m peaks
Oct 15, 2024An 18-year-old mountain climber from Nepal was greeted with applause by onlookers as he returned home on Monday, having broken the record for the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. On... -
Global public debt expected to exceed $100 tn this year: IMF
Oct 15, 2024The IMF stated on Tuesday that it expects the world’s public debt to hit a record $100 trillion this year, but it also cautioned that the fiscal outlook for many nations may be much “worse than... -
Trial regarding genocide begins in ICT Thursday
Oct 15, 2024Thursday marks the start of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) trial concerning the genocide and crime against humanity that were committed in July and August in an effort to put an end to the Anti-Discrimination Students... -
Chief Adviser seeks more US investment in Bangladesh
Oct 15, 2024Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today welcomed increased US investment in Bangladesh and said his government has improved the business environment in the nation by luring FDI. When Steven Kobos, the CEO of Excelerate Energy, paid... -
Public hearings start into death of Brit by Russian nerve agent
Oct 15, 2024A British investigation into the 2018 death of a woman exposed to the nerve toxin Novichok used in an effort to assassinate a Russian double agent, which sent relations between London and the Kremlin to unprecedented...