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October 7, 2025 7:29 AM
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The US government shutdown has dragged on for a week as the Senate failed to pass Funding Bills again. The US Senate voted on continuing resolutions and funding bills in a bid to end the government shutdown. However, both Democratic and Republican proposals failed to gather the 60 votes needed t...
October 7, 2025 7:09 AM
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US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the US from other countries starting on November 1. The US trucking industry is a cornerstone of the national economy, moving roughly 73 per cent of all...
October 7, 2025 6:37 AM
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Israeli and Hamas officials are holding indirect negotiations in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh to secure agreement on a US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza. Palestinian and Egyptian officials confirmed that the discussions are focused on creating the field conditions for an exchange deal ...
October 6, 2025 10:24 PM
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At least 15 million youths aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with teenagers up to nine times more likely to vape than adults, the World Health Organization reported today. This marks the WHO's first global estimate of vaping, showing over 100 million users worldwide, including 86 million adul...
October 6, 2025 9:57 PM
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Protesters returned to the streets of Madagascar today for a third consecutive week, demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. In the capital, Antananarivo, police fired teargas to disperse crowds, many of them university students voicing frustration over poverty, corruption, and faili...
October 6, 2025 9:38 PM
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Syria released preliminary results today from indirect parliamentary elections held yesterday, marking a key step in its post-Assad political transition. Around 6,000 regional representatives selected candidates from pre-approved lists to fill 119 of 210 seats, while President Ahmed al-Sharaa will a...
October 6, 2025 10:04 PM
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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Lulu Mall in Doha, marking a new milestone in digital and financial cooperation between India and Qatar. The launch symbolises growing trust across borders and aims to enhance ease of transa...
October 6, 2025 10:05 PM
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US scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, along with Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi, have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking discovery on peripheral immune tolerance. The scientists awarded the prize for discovering how the immune system protect...
October 6, 2025 6:46 PM
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The United Nations has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance for thousands of earthquake-affected people in Afghanistan’s Kunar province as winter nears. UN humanitarian coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte highlighted the critical need for shelter and clean drinking water. Initial assessments indica...
October 6, 2025 6:42 PM
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In Pakistan, four people were killed and 28 injured after heavy rains and storms caused widespread destruction across Punjab province in the past 24 hours. Rescue officials confirmed reports of Roof and wall collapses in multiple districts. Two children died in Tandlianwala, while fatalities wer...
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