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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes
Two people were killed and nine others were missing after heavy seasonal rain inundated parts of the southern region of Mindanao, the officials added.
The disaster dampened celebrations on the mainly Catholic nation’s most important…
Possible attack: US embassy bars Americans from visiting popular Islamabad hotel
The US government has obtained information that “unknown individuals are possibly plotting to attack Americans at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad sometime during the holidays”, the embassy said in a security alert on Sunday.
The advisory…
US wishes India, Pakistan to have constructive dialogue
During a regular press briefing, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price was asked to share his views about the heated argument in United Nations Security Council between Pakistan and India blaming each other to support terrorism.
“We…
Argentina beat France in dramatic penalty shootout to win World Cup title
France are bidding to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win the World Cup twice in a row. But formidable opponents stand in their way in the shape of Argentina, a team powered by the genius of Messi, determined to finally win a…
Twitter suspends accounts of journalists covering Musk
Silencing journalists at Twitter while claiming to be a free speech champion is the latest controversy provoked by Musk since he took over the company, which has seen staffing gutted and advertisers exit.
Some of the journalists had been…
Biden seeks principled Africa partnership as US businesses pour in
Addressing a summit that brought 49 African leaders to the Washington cold, Biden avoided uttering China’s name but made clear the United States would take a different approach.
At the first such gathering since Barack Obama invited…
China says tracking Covid cases now ‘impossible’ as infections soar
China last week loosened restrictions for mass testing and quarantine after nearly three years of attempting to stamp out the virus, prompting officially reported infections to fall quickly from the all-time highs recorded last month.…
Nuclear fusion: harnessing the power of the stars
The announcement has the scientific community abuzz, as nuclear fusion is considered by some to be the energy of the future, particularly as it produces no greenhouse gases, leaves little waste and has no risk of nuclear accidents.
Here…
Musk relaunches Twitter Blue after fake account fiasco
The first try last month came just 10 days after Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the platform and a mass round of layoffs that saw company staff levels halved, including teams of workers moderating content.
The relaunch of Twitter Blue in…
US to take strict action if terrorists regrouping in Afghanistan
During the regular State Department press briefing, Spokesperson Ned Price was asked about the rise of violence and the regrouping of terrorists in Afghanistan.
Ned Price said the Taliban were either unable or unwilling to live up to the…