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A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday (December 26, 2024) targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured. “The air traffic control tower, the…
A majority of South Korea’s parliament voted on Friday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo. Prime Minister Han has been acting president since President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on December 14 over his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec 3, and his presidential powers were suspended. After Han’s impeachment, Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok…
DEM Party expected to hold face-to-face meeting with Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in prison for 25 years. Turkiye will allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to visit the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on his island prison, setting up the first such visit in nearly a decade. The Justice Ministry approved a request…
An 18-year-old girl hailing from Mangalagiri was successfully treated for a rare form of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, at American Oncology Institute (AOI), Mangalagiri. A statement released on Thursday (December 26) said the girl approached the hospital with swelling and discharging sinus in the left gluteal region (buttock), which was diagnosed as extraosseous…
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94. He died on Christmas Day of lymphoma, said the company, which he steered ambitiously, during his time as either chief executive or chairman,…
Barcelona midfielder left in limbo with exit looming after Spanish court rejects player’s registration. A Spanish court has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Dani Olmo beyond the year’s end, potentially pushing the star closer to leaving the Catalan giants for free. The Spain playmaker, who has six goals in 15 appearances for the Bernabeu-based club…
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos under a new proposed federal rule. The proposal from the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday (December 27, 2024) and mandated by Congress is intended to reassure consumers about…
New Delhi: Sharmistha Mukherjee, the daughter of former President late Pranab Mukherjee, has criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a separate memorial for former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Dr Manmohan Singh died of age-related illnesses at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday night. He…
The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after an independent review brought attention to his failure to report to the authorities the barrister John Smyth, a prolific abuser of children. Smyth is found to have physically, sexually and…
Schematic design of the shock syringe. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a welcome move for many patients who have a fear of needles, latest research by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) promises a painless syringe experience for all kinds of medical treatments. The research, led by Viren Menezes from the Department…
