International

September 20, 2023 5:42 PM

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Hilsa fishing banned during breeding season in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, catching hilsa fish will be banned for 22 days from October 12 to November 2 as it is the main breeding season of this year. Hilsa is the National fish of Bangladesh and one of the geographical indication (GI) products in the country.  The decision was taken at a meeting of the N...

September 20, 2023 8:32 AM

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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the South Island of New Zealand at 0914 local time. The epicentre of the earthquake has been reported to be 11 kilometres below the Earth's surface, 124 kilometres west of Christchurch. According to the Geonet website, around 15,000 people reported ...

September 19, 2023 4:09 PM

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Emirati Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi Returns Home After Historic Space Mission

Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi returned to the UAE  after a historic six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Al Neyadi was greeted by a hero's welcome at Abu Dhabi International Airport, where he was met by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Pres...

September 18, 2023 6:44 PM

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WHO calls on China to offer transparency regarding COVID-19 origins

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of COVID-19 and expressed readiness to dispatch a second investigative team to examine the matter.   The genesis of the pandemic remains uncle...