03-02-2024 NAIROBI: At least three people were killed and nearly 300 injured after a lorry carrying gas exploded in south-east Nairobi in Kenya. A government spokesperson said that a lorry exploded at around 11.30pm local time in Embakasi district, Nairobi “igniting a huge ball of fire”. The explosion resulted in …
Read More »Billionaire Musk’s humble rental apartment picture goes viral
03-02-2024 NEW YORK: Elon Musk announced in 2020 that he had decided to “sell almost all physical possessions” to concentrate on developing electric vehicles, creating rockets, and overseeing his other businesses, The Cool Down reported. Subsequently, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX liquidated all of his properties and relocated to …
Read More »Lord of the Rings is showing his wrath in Pakistan’s elections
03-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: First, the fundamentals: In Pakistan, the election cycle is not the only process to be watched when determining the future political direction of the country; the cycle of the appointments of, and extensions granted to, the army chief …
Read More »Turkey arrests 7 suspects of selling information to Mossad
03-02-2024 ANKARA: Police in Turkey have arrested seven people on suspicion of selling information to Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency related to tracking and monitoring local targets. The suspects were taken into custody in a joint operation of police and Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) following raids in Istanbul and the …
Read More »Hindus pray at historic mosque after India’s court nod
03-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ VARANASI: Hindu worshippers have begun praying inside a 17th-century mosque in the Indian city of Varanasi, hours after a court order gave them the go-ahead at the disputed site. The Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi is one of several Muslim places of worship that …
Read More »New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050: WHO
03-02-2024 UNITED NATIONS: The number of new cancer cases globally will reach 35 million in 2050, 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, according to predictions from the World Health Organization’s cancer agency. A survey conducted by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited tobacco, alcohol, …
Read More »Israel downplays settler violence in West Bank
03-01-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli officials dismiss concerns over settler violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank after US sanctions four Israeli settlers for their role in undermining ‘peace, security, and stability’. Qatar says Hamas has responded positively to receiving proposal to halt the war in Gaza, but that final deal is …
Read More »Farmers’ anger spreads in Europe, gov’ts promise help
02-02-2024 BRUSSELS: Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, started fires near the building and set off fireworks as they demanded EU leaders do more to help them with taxes and rising costs. With anger against green regulations and cheap imports shared among farmers …
Read More »Houthis claim hit on US container ship in Red Sea
02-02-2024 DAMASCUS/ SANA’A: The Houthi movement in Yemen says it has struck a US merchant ship it named as KOI in the Red Sea in a fresh attack targeting commercial shipping but two maritime sources told media that the Houthi claim was fake. USA and UK authorities are yet to …
Read More »India’s opposition leader arrested in a corruption case
02-02-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s financial crimes agency has arrested a top opposition leader, hours after he resigned from the position of the chief minister of Jharkhand state. Hemant Soren, of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party, has been accused of corruption. He denies the allegations. He …
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