05-04-2024 GAZA CITY: World Central Kitchen (WCK) founder Jose Andres has accused Israeli forces in Gaza of targeting his aid workers “systematically, car by car”. Monday’s strike which killed seven members of his staff was not a mistake, he said, repeating that Israeli forces had been told of their movements. …
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05-04-2024 TAIPEI CITY: The people of Taiwan have woken up to the aftermath of its worst earthquake in a quarter of a century. Rescue efforts continued on Thursday after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s eastern coast on Wednesday at 07:58 local time 23:58 (GMT). At least nine people …
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05-04-2024 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA: Google, the search engine used by more than a billion people around the world, is reported to be considering charging for premium content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The company, owned by Alphabet Inc, is said to be revamping its business model and looking at putting …
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04-04-2024 GAZA CITY: There is growing outrage around the world after Israeli air strikes killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity, as the country faces increased scrutiny over its conduct in the war on Gaza. WCK, one of two NGOs spearheading efforts to distribute aid brought …
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04-04-2024 BEIJING/ SHANGHAI: A Chinese drug-maker has developed a biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab popular diabetes drug Ozempic and applied for its approval. Hangzhou Jiuyuan Gene Engineering said on Wednesday in a post, opens new tab on its official social media account that the application for …
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04-04-2024 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian soldier who died in the war against Russia. Seven people working for the aid charity World Central …
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04-04-2024 LOS ANGELES: Residents throughout Southern California were fascinated by a mysterious spectacle as numerous streaking objects illuminated the sky overnight. The bright streaks were observed around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with reports flooding in from various areas including Temecula, Orange County, Los Angeles, and beyond. Many people turned to …
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04-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s top court on Tuesday warned the nation’s most popular yoga guru and his company of stern legal action for not complying with its directive to stop advertisements saying traditional ayurvedic medicines can fully cure some diseases. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, dressed in …
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04-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ BEIJING: US President Joe Biden sought to manage tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan’s May presidential inauguration in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, their first direct talks since meeting in November. Biden used the call to emphasize “the importance of maintaining peace …
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04-04-2024 MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s third-largest oil refinery on Tuesday about 1,300 km (800 miles) from the front lines, hitting a unit that processes about 155,000 barrels of crude per day, though an industry source said strike caused no critical damage. A Ukrainian intelligence source said Ukraine hit …
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