Cops arrest Sangli man with abortion pills worth ₹4.4 lakh Kolhapur police arrest man in Sangli with 946 kits of abortion pills worth ₹4.4 lakh. Investigation ongoing to uncover illegal sex determination racket. 05/24/2024 - 12:37 pm | View Link
The federal public service is broken. Is it too late to try to fix it? Justin Trudeau came into office promising to restore the bureaucracy to its rightful place in policy making. Instead, the PMO has further eroded its decision-making abilities ... 05/23/2024 - 9:02 pm | View Link
Private equity group proposes 'green iron' site in Australia's Queensland The proposal, announced at a ceremony attended by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, will mine magnetite iron in Queensland and then refine it into "green iron," so-called because the steel precursor is ... 05/19/2024 - 9:13 pm | View Link
Asian aircraft carrier race: Which are the others after India and China? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently said India would soon begin building its third aircraft carrier, even as China's third and latest carrier completed its maiden test voyage ... 05/17/2024 - 3:58 am | View Link
Australian Budget 2024 walks a fine line, and steps over details for multinationals and foreign investors For the second year in a row, the Australian Government has delivered a surplus which this year is projected to be $9.3b. As with last year's Budget, the 2024 Budget was delivered against a continued ... 05/14/2024 - 1:24 pm | View Link
Geneva — A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.
After COVID-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World Health Organization and worldwide vowed to do better in the future.
The U. K. is headed for a general election on July 4, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak requested that King Charles III dissolve parliament earlier this week, sooner than many analysts expected. While the U. K. has transitioned to a parliamentary democracy over the last few centuries, the monarchy still plays a symbolic role in many aspects of the U.
A British-born teenager who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006 is set to be recognized as the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, the Vatican announced Thursday.
Nicknamed “God’s Influencer,” Carlo Acutis was known for his computer prowess and spreading Roman Catholic teachings online. Acutis was born in London in 1991, before his Italian parents Andrea Acutis and Antonia Salzano relocated to Milan.
LONDON — A British neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal.
Lucy Letby, 34, had asked for permission to challenge the verdict after she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison last year. A three-judge panel of Britain’s Court of Appeal heard the case in April and released its decision on Friday.
“Having heard her application, we have decided to refuse leave to appeal on all grounds and refuse all associated applications,″ Judge Victoria Sharp said.
TEL AVIV, Israel — The bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct 7. were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel’s army said Friday, as the top United Nations court prepares to rule on whether Israel must halt its military operations and withdraw from the enclave.
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The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez Radoux were found and their families have been notified.
Kabosu, the Japanese shiba inu that became famous as the face of the ‘doge’ meme and inspired one of the largest cryptocurrencies, has died at 18 years old. She “passed away quietly” while being stroked by her owner, Atsuko Sato, who shared the news in a blog post on Friday.