24-08-2024 GABORONE: A 2,492-carat diamond, the second largest in the world has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in a statement on Thursday. Lucara did …
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24-08-2024 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukrainian forces have tried to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Station in an overnight raid. The Russian leader did not offer evidence for the claim but said on Thursday that Moscow has informed the United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency …
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24-08-2024 TEHRAN: In the shadowy corridors of Tehran’s power, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the end of July widely believed to have been carried out by Israel shattered a fragile equilibrium. The timing of this escalation in the longstanding conflict between Iran and Israel could not have …
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24-08-2024 CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: Israeli negotiators have reportedly arrived for the next round of ceasefire talks in Cairo, where the issue of the Egypt-Gaza border is expected to be discussed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports suggesting Israel is considering agreeing to an international force being deployed along the Philadelphi …
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24-08-2024 SANA’A: Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers. The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas under control of the Houthis, a rebel group backed by Iran and proscribed as terrorists …
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24-08-2024 CHICAGO: Donald Trump isn’t in Chicago but his presence hangs over everything and he is clearly following events here. A couple of aides told me, a little implausibly, that the former president is not tuning into the Democratic National Convention because he has no interest in watching a Democratic …
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24-08-2024 CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: A transgender woman from Australia has won a discrimination case against a women-only social media app, after she was denied access on the basis of being male. The Federal Court found that although Roxanne Tickle had not been directly discriminated against, she was a victim of indirect …
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24-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Ukraine on Friday, just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visit is significant because Kyiv and some Western capitals had reacted sharply to Modi’s visit to the Russian capital in July. …
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Harris to make pitch to ‘all Americans’ in biggest speech of career 23-08-2024 CHICAGO: Kamala Harris will soon deliver the biggest speech of her life on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. You can watch live at the top of this page. Harris will formally accept …
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23-08-2024 SYDNEY: Google opens new tab and Australia’s national science agency said they will work together to develop software that automatically detects and fixes network vulnerabilities for operators of critical infrastructure, seeking to contend with a surge in cyberattacks. The software for organizations such as hospitals, defence bodies and energy …
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