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Venice ,Lagoon Spared ‘Heritage Sites in Danger’ Listing by UNESCO once more

16 Sep 2023 09:32 AM IST

Venice on Thursday again escaped the tarnish of UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in danger, drawing a victory cheer from the mayor but scorn from environmentalists and scientists alarmed by the impact of mass tourism and climate change on the storied lagoon city. At a meeting in Saudi Arabia,

Earth Heats Up, Activists rise up: Global calls intensify for an end to Fossil fuels

16 Sep 2023 09:31 AM IST

Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world are set to march, chant and protest Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dramatic weather extremes and record-breaking heat. The strike — driven by several mostly youth-led, local and global

Donald Trump’s last-minute legal challenge could disrupt New York fraud trial

16 Sep 2023 09:29 AM IST

A last-minute legal challenge by Donald Trump’s lawyers could disrupt a trial scheduled for next month in the New York attorney general’s business fraud lawsuit against the former president and his company. A state appeals court judge on Thursday ordered a potential postponement of the non-jury trial, scheduled to start

It’s too early to comment on Prigozhin plane crash: Kremlin

16 Sep 2023 09:28 AM IST

The Kremlin said that it is too early to comment on the death of Wagner Private Military Company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash as investigations are still going on, CNN reported on Friday. “An investigation is ongoing, so it would be premature to give any comments now,” Kremlin

Tragic toll rises to 11,300 dead, 10,100 missing in Flood-hit Libyan city

16 Sep 2023 09:27 AM IST

Libyan authorities blocked civilians from entering the flood-stricken eastern city of Derna on Friday so search teams could look through the mud and wrecked buildings for 10,100 people still missing after the known toll rose to 11,300 dead. The disaster after two dams collapsed in heavy rains and sent a

Zelenskyy’s Washington DC trip aligns with USD 24B Ukraine aid debate in congress

16 Sep 2023 09:26 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the US during the United Nations General Assembly. Zelenskyy’s trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden’s request to provide as much as USD 24 billion in military and humanitarian

GOP lawmakers begin impeachment inquiry against President Biden

16 Sep 2023 08:06 AM IST

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s unexpected announcement of an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden has sent shock waves through the political landscape. Surprisingly, even hesitant Republicans have rallied behind this move, signaling a significant shift in party dynamics. Several GOP lawmakers are advocating for a swift impeachment process, preferring not

Russia expels 2 US diplomats, Washington vows to ‘respond appropriately’

15 Sep 2023 12:59 PM IST

The Russian government has expelled two US diplomats for allegedly keeping in touch with a Russian national who worked for the US Mission and is accused by Moscow of being a “informant,” CNN said. Jeffrey Sillin and David Bernstein, two diplomats, have been designated “persona non grata,” which means they

Why Bangladesh’s democracy is on life support?

15 Sep 2023 09:48 AM IST

A potentially long political crisis is looming over Bangladesh before a date is even set for next year’s elections. Since its birth as an independent country in 1971, Bangladesh has had a troubled relationship with democracy and the rule of law, undergoing the assassination of its founding president and a

Gaza blast kills 5 Palestinians; Israel blames mishandled bomb

15 Sep 2023 09:46 AM IST

At least five Palestinians were killed and over 20 others were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion next to the separation fence along the Israeli frontier with Gaza, Palestinian health officials said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. The explosion took place during a demonstration along the

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

15 Sep 2023 09:45 AM IST

Sydney was blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day on Thursday due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season. Australia’s most populous city after Melbourne has recorded some of the world’s worst air quality readings since the controlled burning of fuel loads in the

Pakistani Punjab CM announces restoring 9 of 22 burnt churches post Mob violence

15 Sep 2023 09:43 AM IST

Pakistani authorities have so far been able to restore nine churches out of 22 burnt down by a violent mob over blasphemy allegations last moth in the country’s Punjab province, the state’s caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday. Over 6,000 people burned down 22 churches and 86 homes