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Burkina Faso Rights Defender Abducted

ABUJA, NIGERIA - A prominent human rights defender in Burkina Faso has been abducted by unknown individuals, rights groups have ...

Pakistan reports another Polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], December 2 (ANI): Pakistan has reported another case of Polio after a nine-month-old child in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's ...

Exports of Russian grain to EU surge data

Deliveries have spiked tenfold since last year, according to EurostatThe EU has significantly increased imports of Russian grain despite the ...

"He will enjoy the South African wickets": ABD on Samson's inclusion in India's ODI squad vs Proteas

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Cricket legend AB de Villiers opened up on Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson's inclusion in ...

Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto to pay State visit to India from December 4-6

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto will pay a State visit to India from December ...

Golden Mole Presumed Extinct Found Again in South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent ...

Taijul Islam's 10-wicket haul guides Bangladesh's historic Test win over New Zealand

Sylhet [Bangladesh], December 2 (ANI): Bangladesh made history on Saturday, with a ten-wicket haul by Taijul Islam, including six wickets ...

UN Security Council Lifts Arms Embargo on Somalia Government

united nations - The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to ...

India register most wins in T20I format

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 2 (ANI): Men in Blue became the team with the most wins in the T20I format ...

Harbhajan Singh questions Yuzvendra Chahal's ODI selection for SA tour, calls it a 'lollypop'

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): A day after India announced their squad for the all-important tour of South Africa, ...

PM Modi arrives in Delhi after attending COP28 Summit in Dubai

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at Delhi airport on Friday late night after a ...

Argentina Not Joining BRICS Despite Xi's Personal Letter to Milei

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei's foreign minister-designee has announced that Argentina will not be joining BRICS, an international grouping of countries ...

COP-28 Summit: After engagements with world leaders, climate action initiatives, PM Modi wraps up UAE visit

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrapped up his day-long visit to the UAE after ...

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries ...

'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past

Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of ...

COP-28 Summit: Sadhguru says soil is ultimate unifier, stresses on revitalisation policies

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Advocating soil revitalization policies, founder of the Isha Foundation Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said on Friday ...

Chad's Opposition, Civil Society Ask French Troops to Leave

Yaounde, Cameroon - Chad's opposition and civil society groups are asking France to immediately withdraw troops who arrived in Chad ...

COP-28: UN Secretary General meets PM Modi in Dubai, welcomes his Green Credit Initiative

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Appreciating India's efforts in the areas of sustainable development and climate action under its G20 ...

China, WHO work hand in hand on global malaria control, says WHO official

© Provided by Xinhua China achieved an exceptional status by being declared malaria-free in June 2021 by the WHO, becoming ...

"Green Credits initiative is promising additional tool to enhance climate action:" Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Sweden Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has said that the Green Credits initiative is a promising ...

Need to add positive points to earth's 'health card', says PM Modi; web portal of Green Credits Programme launched at COP-28

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Noting that the purview of carbon credit is very limited which could be marked by ...

Somalia receives free wheat from Moscow

The food aid was handed over to the African country by Russia's ambassador, Mikhail GolovanovSomalia has taken delivery of 25,000 ...

China helps BRICS partner solve power outages media

South Africa has received the first batch of Chinese generatorsSouth Africa has received a shipment of 450 gasoline generators donated ...

"Rohit, Kohli are integral part of Indian cricket": Sourav Ganguly on both batters' future in T20Is

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 1 (ANI): Former India captain and former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ...

"India fulfilling commitments made in Paris" says Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev ahead of COP28 Summit

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI): Ahead of the COP28 Summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru ...

Carbon capture and storage technology is crucial to reduce carbon emissions: CCS Institute

Dubai [UAE], December 1 (ANI/WAM): Dr Mohammad Abu Zahra, Head of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region at the ...

North Africa Braces for a Dangerously Dry Future

Tunis, Tunisia - At his farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Karim Daoud is taking steps to accommodate a climate-changed ...

New Anti-HIV Injection Could Be Gamechanger for South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa - There is potential good news this World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), with a new injection that ...

"History created": Jay Shah congratulates Uganda team for qualifying for T20 World Cup

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah extended wishes to ...

Experience makes way for emerging talents and known faces for India's Test series against South Africa

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India's squad for the ...

"He gives us freedom": Ravi Bishnoi shares his experience of playing under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 30 (ANI): Lebgreak spinner Ravi Bishnoi talked about his experience under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy during India's ...

Rohit, Virat to return in Test, Suryakumar, Rahul to assume captaincy mantle in T20Is, ODIs for South Africa tour

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Skipper Rohit Sharma and stalwart batter Virat Kohli are set to return to the ...

Rohit, Virat to retrurn in Test, Suryakumar, Rahul to assume captaincy mantle in T20Is, ODIs for South Africa tour

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Skipper Rohit Sharma and stalwart batter Virat Kohli are set to return to the ...

Humanity experiencing climate collapse UN

Record high temperatures should serve as a wake-up call for world leaders, Antonio Guterres said ahead of the COP28 climate ...

British Army says troops cant be tried in Kenyan court

The African country's high court commenced hearings into a murder case against UK soldiers on WednesdayThe British Army Training Unit ...

"I haven't signed anything yet": Head coach Rahul Dravid on contract duration with Team India

By Vipul KashyapNew Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI): Head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday stated that he hasn't signed any ...

PM Modi created ecosystem that supports innovation: Commonwealth Secy-General Patricia Scotland

Dubai [UAE], November 30 (ANI): Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland has said that he ...

Uganda create history, seal spot in ICC T20 World Cup 2024; Zimbabwe fail to qualify

Windhoek [Namibia], November 30 (ANI): Team Uganda on Thursday created history as they qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup ...

Henry Kissinger, Former Top US Diplomat Under Nixon, Dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at the age of 100, personified U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations, ...

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav advocates 'Climate Justice' ahead of COP28 Summit

By Shailesh YadavDubai (UAE), November 30 (ANI): Ahead of COP28 in the UAE, Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, ...

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On eve of COP28 to debate climate change, US begins oil, gas auctions

CHEYENNE, Wyoming: This week, the Biden administration raised US$3.4 million from a sale of oil and gas drilling rights in ...

Across-the-board rally on U.S. stock markets Friday

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks extended their rally on Friday despite remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ...

Currency issues affect Russia's oil trade with Asia

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia's trade in oil with India, one of the most lucrative oil trade routes since the imposition of ...

Experts decry New Zealand government move to lift tobacco ban

LONDON - Health experts and tobacco campaigners have strongly criticized New Zealand's decision to repeal laws that aimed to ban ...

Tech stocks slide while Dow Jones hits high for 2023

NEW YORK, New York - The Dow Jones index was the standout on U.S. financial markets on Thursday with a ...

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