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May 26, 2024 9:07 PM

About 670 people buried alive under massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

About 670 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says. The disaster hit the remote village of Kaokalam in Enga province, about 600 kilometers northwest of the capital Port Moresby, at approximately 3 a.m. local time on Friday, when people were ...

May 26, 2024 3:26 PM

Jeddah-Makkah High-Speed Rail Debuts for Indian Pilgrims

In a historic first, around 32,000 Indian Hajis will travel by high-speed train directly from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport to the holy city of Makkah this year. Traditionally, pilgrims arriving in Jeddah have taken buses provided by Saudi authorities to reach Makkah. However, the Co...

May 26, 2024 2:06 PM

G7 finance meeting concludes in Italy’s Stresa

Group of seven (G-7) finance meeting has concluded, touching upon global economic trends, financial support for Ukraine and multilateral development banking. After three three-day meetings in Italy's Stresa yesterday, G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors noted that the global economy sho...

May 26, 2024 12:47 PM

Indian High Commissioner Inaugurates New Indian Investment in Bangladesh

High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Pranay Verma and Investment Adviser of Bangladesh Prime Minister Salman Fazlur Rahman on Saturday jointly inaugurated a new plant of India’s leading pharmaceutical company, Sun Pharma, near Dhaka. This is the company’s second investment in Bangladesh with...

May 25, 2024 7:28 PM

Death toll in fresh rainstorms, floods rises to 17 in Afghanistan

Death toll due to fresh rounds of rainstorms and flooding in the Faryab and the neighbouring Sari Pul province over the past two days mounted to 17. According to the  Afghanistan officials, 12 people have lost their lives, and 11 others sustained injuries in the Lawlash district of the Faryab pro...

May 25, 2024 3:40 PM

Maldives set to introduce India’s RuPay service

Maldives is set to introduce India's RuPay service. The move is being seen to bolster the Maldivian Rufiyaa. Meanwhile, there has not been any announcement of timeline for the launch. Local news reports quote Maldives’ Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed who highlighted how...

May 25, 2024 3:36 PM

Sharjah art therapy event brings together artists and divyang students

In a heartwarming display of inclusivity and artistic expression, the Manzil Centre in Sharjah, in collaboration with the Funun Arts Group, recently hosted a unique live art session aimed at Divvying students under the theme "One Earth." Organized at the Novotel Sharjah, the event titled "Joining Ha...

May 25, 2024 1:42 PM

Death toll reaches over 300 in massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, over three hundred people are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled a remote village in northern part of the country. More than 1,100 houses were also buried in the landslide that hit Kaokalam village in Enga Province, about 600 km northwest of capital Port Moresby yest...

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