26-01-2024 ROI-NAMUR, MARSHAL ISLAND: A clean-up operation is underway after giant waves Saturday flooded a United States military base in the Marshall Islands, in the South Pacific damaging infrastructure and forcing dozens of people to evacuate last weekend. “On the night of January 20, 2024, a series of weather-driven waves …
Read More »Saudi Arabia to open its first alcohol store in Riyadh
25-01-2024 RIYADH: In a significant move towards expanding its appeal for tourism and business, Saudi Arabia is set to open its inaugural alcohol store in Riyadh, exclusively catering to non-Muslim diplomats, NDTV reported. Spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, this initiative is aligned with the broader Vision 2030 plan …
Read More »Indian court to rule on who cooked up butter chicken first
25-01-2024 NEW DELHI: One of India’s most well-known meals outside of the country is butter chicken, which is both tasty and controversial, with two Indian restaurant groups battling it out in court over who invented it. The Gujral family, owners of a famed Delhi restaurant brand, Moti Mahal, filed a …
Read More »Mali gold mine collapse kills 73 miners
25-01-2024 BAMAKO: Over 70 individuals lost their lives in a tunnel collapse at a gold mining site in Mali last week, as confirmed by a local gold mining group leader and a regional official on Wednesday, Times of India reported. The incident occurred in the southwestern town of Kangaba, where …
Read More »Ethiopian regional conflict dims celebration of Orthodox epiphany
25-01-2024 ADDIS ABABA: Festivities for the Orthodox Christian celebration of epiphany have been muted this year in Gondar, in the northwest Ethiopian region of Amhara where conflict has raged for months. “How can you celebrate when many people are dying?” said an auto rickshaw driver, who wished to remain anonymous. …
Read More »North Korea fires cruise missiles at Yellow Sea
25-01-2024 PYANGYONG: South Korean media reported Wednesday that North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea, days after conducting two separate weapons testing. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the launches took place at around 7am, without giving further details, Yonhap reported. “While strengthening …
Read More »UN blasts Israel’s ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians in Gaza
25-01-2024 UNITED NATIONS: UN’s Antonio Guterres tells UN Security Council: “Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people”. At least 14 people were killed in Israeli attacks on two residential homes in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, the Wafa news agency reports. Medical sources have told …
Read More »Biden wins Democrat primary in New Hampshire
25-01-2024 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Joe Biden has won New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary, even though the incumbent refused to campaign in the state and had to rely on a write-in campaign powered by his allies and surrogates to secure a victory. Leading up to Election Day in New Hampshire, much more …
Read More »‘Deadliest day for Israeli forces during ground operation’
24-01-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Israeli army says 24 of its soldiers have been killed in Gaza, the deadliest day for Israeli forces since the start of their ground operation. Twenty-four (24) Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Gaza on Monday, the military said, in the biggest single …
Read More »7 people found shot to death at 2 locations near Chicago
24-01-2024 JOLIET, CHICAGO: Seven people were found shot and killed in two different homes in Joliet Monday afternoon, and a manhunt has been launched for a suspect, police said. Police also believe a fatal shooting on Sunday is connected with the mass-casualty incident. At a news conference, Joliet police Chief …
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