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October 4, 2024 6:45 PM

EU votes for higher tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China

The European Union voted to pave the way for tariffs of up to 35.3 percent on electric vehicles imported from China. According to media reports, the vote comes after a year-long anti-subsidy investigation by the European Commission. The investigation proposed the tariffs to counter what it sees as u...

October 4, 2024 9:11 AM

87 Dead as Overcrowded Boat Capsizes in Congo’s lake Kivu

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least 87 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the eastern part of the country yesterday. The provincial government reported that 78 people are still missing. The exact number of passengers aboard the boat remains unknown.  ...

October 3, 2024 10:03 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal & US Commerce Secretary Co-Chair India-US CEO Forum

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, and US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo today jointly chaired the India-U.S. CEO Forum held in Washington D.C., USA. The India-U.S. CEO Forum convened as a platform to allow private sector members to develop and provide recommendations to the...

October 3, 2024 8:36 PM

Taiwan: 8 Killed in Hospital Fire

In Taiwan, eight people were killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in Pingtung this morning. The Pingtung County government said that eight people rescued from the fire site were declared dead. According to a news agency, the local fire department received a report of thick smoke emanating f...

October 3, 2024 7:48 PM

Dozens of Tigers & Other Animals Die in Vietnam Zoos

Dozens of tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in southern Vietnam, with subsequent tests detecting cases of bird flu. The country’s Ministry of Health in a statement said today that two samples taken from dead tigers at Mango Garden Resort in Dong Nai province tested positive for t...

October 3, 2024 7:07 PM

India Rejects USCIRF Report as Malicious

India has rejected the report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom report, terming it as malicious. In response to media queries regarding Country Update on India in the USCIRF report, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called USCIRF a biased organization with ...

October 3, 2024 6:53 PM

UNRWA Chief Warns of Spreading Hunger Crisis in Gaza

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) cautioned that hunger is spreading in Gaza amid the continuous Israeli offensive. Over 1 million people in Gaza did not receive food rations in August, and that numb...

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