16-11-2024 MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr directed authorities on Friday to stock up on food and other supplies in advance as Typhoon Man-yi threatened to hit the capital region. Marcos warned of potential storm surges that meteorologist’s estimate could reach up to 3 meters (3.2 yards) and told residents …

16-11-2024 CAIRO/ OMDURMAN: More than 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan’s war, with evidence suggesting the toll from the devastating conflict is significantly higher than previously recorded, according to a new report by researchers in Britain and Sudan. The …

16-11-2024 LONDON: Britain’s economy contracted unexpectedly in September and growth slowed to a crawl over the third quarter, data showed on Friday, an early setback for finance minister Rachel Reeves’ ambitions to kick-start a sustained pickup. Gross domestic product slipped by 0.1% in monthly terms during September as the services …

16-11-2024 BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike flattened a building near one of Beirut’s busiest traffic junctions on Friday, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel kept up its intensified bombardment of Hezbollah-controlled areas of the city. One of several airstrikes on Friday morning, the attack struck near the Tayouneh junction in an …

16-11-2024 COLOMBO: The left-leaning alliance of Sri Lanka’s new leader has secured a landslide victory in the country’s snap parliamentary elections. Official results show President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) coalition scored a two-thirds majority in parliament, with 159 seats. Dissanayake, who was elected in September, needed a …

16-11-2024 NEW DELHI: Decades of caste discrimination have contributed to India having higher levels of child stunting rates than across Sub-Saharan Africa, new research has revealed. The two regions together are home to 44% of the world’s under-five population but account for about 70% of stunted children globally – a …

16-11-2024 BAKU: The United Nations’ COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should not host the talks if …

16-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has chosen vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as his new health secretary and said he will do “unbelievable things”. The news was announced by Donald Trump Jr on X, before the president-elect confirmed the appointment just moments later. Former Democrat RFK Jr, the nephew of …

Hyderabad, Nov.15 (PMI): Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will visit Warangal on November 19 as part of the Praja Palana Vijyotsavalu marking one year of the government in the State. He will inaugurate the Kaloji Kalakshetram and also inaugurate several development schemes during the visit. The Chief Minister will interact with …

Hyderabad, Nov.15 (PMI): The House Motion Petition filed in the High Court to keep former MLA of Kodangal Constituency Patnam Narender Reddy,  who is facing charges as accused A1 in the Lagacharla village Collector attack case, in a special barrack in Charlapalli Jail, has been rejected. As the court was on …