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World Bank sees global growth slowing for 3rd straight year in 2024
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World Bank sees global growth slowing for 3rd straight year in 2024

Washington, Jan 9: The World Bank has forecast a bleak outlook for the global economy with growth expected to slow down for a third year in a row in 2024, according to its Global Economic Prospects report released on Tuesday. The report projects the world economic growth to come down further to...
NASA delays mission to take humans back to Moon until 2025
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NASA delays mission to take humans back to Moon until 2025

Washington, Jan 10: The US space agency has pushed back its manned Artemis mission to the Moon to 2025 that will send the first woman and first person of colour on the lunar surface. NASA will now target September 2025 for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, and...
3-meter tsunami reached Japan nuke plant after powerful Jan 1 quake
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3-meter tsunami reached Japan nuke plant after powerful Jan 1 quake

Tokyo, Jan 10: A tsunami measuring about 3 meters high had reached the Shika nuclear power plant in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture after it was hit by a powerful earthquake measuring 7.6-magnitude on January 1, according to the plant's operator. The tsunami reached the facility at about 5.45 p.m. on...
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy renamed country representative on WHO board
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US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy renamed country representative on WHO board

Washington, Jan 10: Indian-American Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has been named again to serve as the US's representative on the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) by President Joe Biden. The 46-year-old's nomination was re-sent as his confirmation to the position had been...
Amsterdam’s Top Must-Do Experiences: Unveiling the Best of the Dutch Capital
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Amsterdam’s Top Must-Do Experiences: Unveiling the Best of the Dutch Capital

Amsterdam is renowned for its museums, art galleries, cutting-edge culinary scene, and well-known attractions. Amsterdam has a thriving nightlife scene and is one of Europe's most historically significant towns. Whether for fun or learning, there are many things you really must do in...
Record British ethnic minority MPs to sit in Commons after elections: Think-tank
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Record British ethnic minority MPs to sit in Commons after elections: Think-tank

London, Jan 8: A record number of female and ethnic minority MPs in Britain are expected to sit in the House of Commons, following the much-anticipated general elections in the next half of this year, according to a report. Whatever the actual outcome of the election, the number of ethnic...
Awami League
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Awami League's win in B'desh parliamentary poll is people's victory: Sheikh...

Dhaka, Jan 9: Awami League (AL) President and newly-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described her party's win in the country's parliamentary election as the "people's victory" and said that Bangladesh has been able to set an example of "holding free, fair and neutral polls". In the 12th...
PM Modi congratulates Bangladesh
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PM Modi congratulates Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina on poll victory

New Delhi, Jan 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her for securing a historic fourth consecutive term in Sunday's general elections and reiterated India's commitment to further strengthen the "enduring and people-centric partnership"...
Bhutan votes in final round of parliamentary polls
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Bhutan votes in final round of parliamentary polls

Thimphu, Jan 9: Voting is currently underway for Bhutan's final round of parliamentary elections, with people queuing up outside polling stations across the Himalayan country on Tuesday. At one polling station in the quiet town of Damphu, capital of Tsirang District, many vehicles and voters were...
7.1-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
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7.1-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

Manila, Jan 9: An offshore earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked Davao Occidental province in southern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said. Accoding to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake, which occurred at 4.48 a.m., hit at a depth of 76 km,...
US says Bangladesh elections not free or fair; UN also voices concern
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US says Bangladesh elections not free or fair; UN also voices concern

Washington, Jan 9: A day after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party emerged victorious at the polls, the US and UN voiced concern over violence and reports of irregularities on the day of elections, with Washington noting that the polls were not free or fair and regretted that not...
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's ruling Awami League wins over 50% of seats in Parliament: Election...

Dhaka, Jan 8: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has gained more than half of seats in Parliament in the country's general elections, according to initial results released by the Election Commission (EC) officials from different parts of the country on Sunday evening. ...
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