03-03-2024 WELLINGTON: A New Zealand court has ordered NZ$10m (£4.8m; $6m) in compensation to the victims of the White Island volcano disaster, where 22 people died. Some 47 people were touring the volcano when it erupted in December 2019. Many of the survivors were gravely injured. The firm that owns …
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03-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The head of a Gaza City hospital that treated some of the Palestinians injured in the bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy said more than 80 per cent had been struck by gunfire. At least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured …
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03-03-2024 ABUJA: The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance. It says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate-fixing, which have seen the naira lose nearly 70% of its value in recent months. Two Binance executives were arrested …
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03-03-2024 SYDNEY: Qantas has made a special tribute to flight attendant Luke Davies at Sydney’s 2024 ‘Mardi Gras Parade’, following his alleged murder at the hands of a serving police officer. NCA NewsWire understands Sandy Davies joined Qantas crew on board the float, which featured the nose of a plane …
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02-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies MUMBAI: India’s third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), which rose by a stronger-than-expected 8.4% compared to a year ago, may be overstating growth, economists said, pointing to a more modest increase in gross value added in the economy. Alongside GDP, the government’s statistical office releases data …
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02-03-2024 BEIRUT/ CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: The Iran-backed Hezbollah signaled on Thursday that it would halt its attacks on Israel from Lebanon when the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip stops, but that it was also ready to keep on fighting if Israel continued hostilities. Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been …
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02-03-2024 WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey, which President Joe Biden’s administration approved after Turkey approved Sweden’s joining the NATO alliance. The Senate voted 79 to 13 against a resolution of …
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02-03-2024 DHAKA: A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with children were dining has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, the health minister said on Friday. Fire authorities said a gas leak or a stove could have caused …
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02-03-2024 SYDNEY: Facebook parent company Meta has announced that it will no longer enter deals to pay news publishers in Australia, prompting condemnation from the government and the media industry. To ensure that Meta can “continue to invest in products and services that drive user engagement”, the company will not …
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02-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ MEXICO CITY: US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his likely Republican opponent in the November election, will make separate visits to the US-Mexico border on Thursday as immigration has become a key issue for voters. Biden, who has been on the defensive on the issue in recent …
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