21-09-2024 WASHINGTON: America’s Three Mile Island energy plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, is preparing to reopen as Microsoft looks for ways to satisfy its growing energy needs. The tech giant said it had signed a 20-year deal to purchase power from the Pennsylvania plant, …
Read More »Israeli soldiers push bodies from roof
21-09-2024 GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence says 12 Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli attacks on Gaza City after Israeli bombardment leaves at least 28 dead across the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Video captures Israeli soldiers pushing bodies off a roof as Israeli raid leaves five Palestinians dead in …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s tea estate workers courted by presidential candidates
21-09-2024 COLOMBO: Whoever Sri Lanka’s next president is, Muthuthevarkittan Manohari isn’t expecting much to change in her daily struggle to feed the four children and elderly mother with whom she lives in a dilapidated room in a tea estate. Both leading candidates in Saturday’s presidential election are promising to give …
Read More »Why are India’s biggest film stars silent?
21-09-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A recent report, which details poor working conditions and rampant sexual harassment faced by women in Malayalam-language cinema, is causing seismic upheavals in the entertainment industry in India but the messages of solidarity and support have come largely from women and critics say …
Read More »Brazil fines Musk’s X for site’s return after ban
21-09-2024 BRASILIA: Brazil has fined Elon Musk’s companies after some users in the country were able to briefly access the social media platform X, despite a ban imposed last month. Brazilian users swarmed the site on Wednesday after X updated how its servers within the country were accessed. The platform’s …
Read More »French dig team finds archaeologist’s 200-year-old note
21-09-2024 PARIS: A team of student volunteers on an archaeological dig in northern France has had a surprise communication from the past. Sifting through the remains of a Gaulish village on cliff-tops near Dieppe on Monday, they uncovered an earthenware pot containing a small glass flask. “It was the kind …
Read More »Surgeon ‘became robotic’ to treat sheer volume of wounded Lebanese
21-09-2024 (Warning: This report contains graphic details) BERUIT: A Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced him to act “robotic” just to be able to keep working. Surgeon Elias Jaradeh said he treated women and children but most …
Read More »Genetic ghosts suggest COVID’s market origins
21-09-2024 BEIJING/ WUHAN: A team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the COVID pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. They were analyzing hundreds of samples collected from Wuhan, China, in January 2020. The results identify a shortlist of animals including …
Read More »SHE teams nab 996 persons harassing women during Ganesh festivities in Hyderabad
Hyderabad’Sept 20 : As many as 996 persons were caught harassing women during the recent Ganesh festivities at the Khairatabad Bada Ganesh pandal and other crowded spots in the city. SHE Team officials said the suspects were caught when engaging in indecent behavior towards women in public places. Cases were booked …
Read More »CP C V Anand IPS clears air on lathicharge during Milad-un-Nabi celebrations
Hyderabad‘Sept 20 : City Police Commissioner Hyderabad CV Anand IPS on Friday denied rumours of a lathicharge by the police personnel during the Milad-un-Nabi celebrations which were held at Charminar. Clarifying on the news being circulated on various mediums, the Commissioner said that the chaos was caused by a fire from a short …
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