10-07-2024 SYDENY/ MUDGEE: The Mount Piper coal-fired power station sits just 25km (15 miles) to the west of one of Australia’s most scenic natural landscapes, Blue Mountains National Park, known for its spectacular eucalyptus-covered canyons, sandstone cliffs and waterfalls. The facility, set in hilly, drought-prone grazing country, is one of …
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10-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Over a year after protests against sexual harassment allegations shook Indian wrestling, female athletes are gearing up for major events, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. The BBC spoke to young wrestlers about their journey. Reetika Hooda almost didn’t make it. The 23-year-old is …
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10-07-2024 WASHINGTON: White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden has seen a neurologist three times as president as part of his annual physical exams, and is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, as reporters push for more information about the president’s cognitive health. In a letter to congressional Democrats, Biden …
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09-07-2024 NIAMEY: The US military withdrew its personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major drone base near the desert city of Agadez in the coming weeks. Niger’s ruling junta in April ordered the US to …
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09-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian lawyers and activists are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to put on hold three sets of new criminal laws, arguing they will increase litigation in an already overburdened justice system and give excessive powers to police. India this month replaced its …
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09-07-2024 GAZA CITY: A senior Hamas administration official was among four people killed in an Israeli air strike at a school in Gaza City, Palestinian sources say. A local official told media that Ehab Al-Ghussein was appointed to manage the affairs of the Hamas government in Gaza City and northern …
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09-07-2024 FONTAINEBLEAU. FRANCE: Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m (£1.4m). The weapons, which were created by the Paris gunmaker Louis-Marin Gosset, had been expected to fetch between €1.2m and €1.5m. They were …
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09-07-2024 GAZA CITY: Palestinians in Gaza City say they have experienced one of the most intense Israeli bombardments since Israel launched its war on Hamas after the group’s unprecedented 7 October attack. Columns of Israeli tanks are reported to be closing in on the centre of the city from several …
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09-07-2024 NEW YORK: Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after the US found the company violated a deal meant to reform it after two fatal crashes by its 737 Max planes that killed 346 passengers and crew. The Department of Justice (DoJ) said the …
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08-07-2024 KYIV: A children’s hospital has been seriously damaged in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv by Russian strikes, as 33 people were killed across the country in an early morning barrage. At least 19 people were killed in Kyiv by the rare daytime attack, including two who died at the Ohmatdyt …
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