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Sweden reports first case of contagious mpox strain outside Africa

Stockholm , August 15 (ANI): Sweden confirmed on Thursday the first case of mpox Clade I, a viral infection that spreads through close contact...

World leaders including Macron, Putin, Meloni greet India on its Independence Day

New Delhi , August 15 (ANI): As India celebrated its 78th Independence Day on Thursday, leaders from across the globe wished India on the...

Colombia government says it will not unilaterally end ELN peace talks

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government will not unilaterally break peace talks with rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), its peace delegation said on Thursday. Vera Grabe, head of the

Iraq says announcement on date for end to US-led coalition mission postponed

CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an announcement on an end date for the U.S.-led coalition's mission has been postponed due to the "latest developments." It did not

Belarus’ Lukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continues

By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine should negotiate an end to their conflict to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Vladimir

Biden says he supports new election in Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he backed a new election in Venezuela. Biden was speaking to reporters in the wake of Brazil urging a new vote two weeks after leader

Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two

Colombia government says will not unilaterally end ELN peace talks

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government will not unilaterally break peace talks with rebels from the National Liberation Army (ELN), its peace delegation said on Thursday. Vera Grabe, head of the

Sweden confirms first case of mpox, also first outside Africa

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public

Exclusive-Vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million in funds for mpox shots

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The global vaccine group Gavi has up to $500 million to spend on getting shots to countries affected by an escalating mpox outbreak in Africa, its chief executive

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Why Modi-Shah have failed to develop mass leaders in states the way Vajpayee-Advani did

BJP had leaders like Modi, Chouhan, Raje, Raman Singh, BSY, and Dhumal who kept the party’s flame burning. Those promoted by Modi-Shah in the last 10 years fail to inspire confidence.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?