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12-08-2023 ATLANTA, GEORGIA: The United States recorded its highest number of suicides last year, with more than 49,000 people taking their own lives in 2022, according to newly released government data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted new data on Thursday suggesting suicides were becoming more common …

12-08-2023 DAMASCUS: Gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 28 and wounding others, opposition activists have said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that 23 Syrian soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded in the attack on a …

12-08-2023 MOSCOW: Russia has launched its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years, pitting it in a space race with India, which is also aiming to land a lunar craft this month. The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon on Friday was Russia’s first since 1976 …

12-08-2023 HAWAII: Death toll from Hawaii wildfire in Maui’s Lahaina town killed at least 55 people leaving 80% of the town decimated 55 Thursday, according to Governor Josh Green, making it the deadliest wildfire in US history in which hundreds of firefighters are on the ground to contain the fire. …

11-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A much-praised Oscar-winning Indian documentary is at the centre of a row over allegations that its makers did not keep promises of financial help made to an indigenous couple who starred in it. The Elephant Whisperers made history earlier this year when it …

11-08-2023 JERUSALEM: Israel has warned that if war were to break out with Hezbollah it would result in Lebanon returning “to the stone age”. The threat issued by Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday comes after weeks of repeated skirmishes with the armed Iran-backed group on the border area …

11-08-2023 ANKARA: Five Turkish soldiers have been killed in a clash with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq, Turkey’s defence ministry has said. The conflict took place in Zap, a region where Turkey has been carrying out a cross-border operation called “Claw-Lock” since April 2022. Ankara says the …

11-08-2023 NAYPYIDAW/ AVA: In yet another unfortunate maritime tragedy, as many as 17 people drowned after a boat carrying more than 50 Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state sank soon after sailing off, rescue officials said Thursday. Every year, thousands of Rohingya residents put their lives in danger and try …

11-08-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korean media reported Wednesday that Pyongyang is all set to launch its first satellite without indicating type, after a failed attempt to put its spy military spacecraft into Earth’s orbit in May. It remains to be seen what kind of satellite North Korea intends to launch but …

11-08-2023 MAUI/ HAWAII: Officials in Hawaii’s Maui County said Thursday at least 36 lives have been claimed as deadly wildfires sweep across the area, forcing authorities to start evacuating people. “As the firefighting efforts continue, 36 total fatalities have been discovered today amid the active Lahaina fire,” the Maui county …