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150 migrants rescued from overloaded sailboats off Greece

01 Sep 2023 11:11 AM IST

About 150 migrants were rescued from overloaded sailboats provided by smugglers in two separate incidents far off a western Greek island and off a Cycladic Island near the Greek capital, the coast guard said. In the first case, a group of 76 people was rescued from a yacht in distress

Top prosecutors back compensation for nuclear test victims

01 Sep 2023 11:10 AM IST

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the US are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing. The Democratic officials sent a letter Wednesday to congressional leaders, saying “it’s time for the federal government

Analysts: Gabon’s leader’s ouster a ‘smokescreen’ for troops to seize power

01 Sep 2023 11:09 AM IST

Gabonese awoke on Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than five decades. The new leader is Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head of the elite republican guard unit, soldiers announced on state TV

High fire risk in Hawaii as gusty winds, low humidity threaten rapid spread

01 Sep 2023 11:08 AM IST

The National Weather Service warned gusty winds and low humidity have increased the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of each Hawaiian island, three weeks after a deadly blaze tore through a coastal Maui town during a similar alert. But the agency said winds would not

Massive fire in Johannesburg building kills at least 73

01 Sep 2023 11:07 AM IST

At least 73 people were killed and 52 others injured after a massive fire broke out on Thursday in a multi-storey building occupied by migrants in the central business district here in South Africa’s biggest city, emergency services said. Authorities said it was unclear what sparked the blaze at the

Pakistan’s poll body pledges to hold general elections by mid-February

01 Sep 2023 11:04 AM IST

Pakistan’s election commission has assured the political parties that the general elections would be held by January end or mid-February, allaying fears about the fate of the polls in the cash-strapped nation. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) gave assurance to the Awami National Party (ANP) when the party leaders

North Korea simulates Nuclear strikes, rehearses occupation of South Korea

01 Sep 2023 11:03 AM IST

North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated “scorched earth” nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it’s also been rehearsing an occupation of its rivals’ territory in the event of conflict. Pyongyang has previously tested nuclear-capable missiles and described how it would use them in potential wars with

Japan’s Prime Minister promises assistance to fisheries amid China’s ban

01 Sep 2023 11:03 AM IST

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on Thursday to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi plant to the sea.The release of the treated

China’s Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie Bot publicly available

01 Sep 2023 11:02 AM IST

Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model fully available to the public Thursday, raising the company’s stock price by over 3 per cent following the announcement. Beijing sees artificial intelligence as a key industry to rival the United States and aims to become a

Trump dismisses NY Fraud case, highlights Nuclear War prevention in testimony

01 Sep 2023 11:01 AM IST

Donald Trump defended his real estate empire and his presidency in a face-to-face clash with the New York attorney general suing him for fraud, testifying at a closed-door grilling in April that his company is flush with cash — and claiming he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war

Typhoon Saola Alert : Trains suspended, people warned away from the coastline

01 Sep 2023 10:59 AM IST

Chinese state media report at least 121 passenger trains are suspending service in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Saola, while people in coastal areas of southern China were being warned to stay away from the coastline.The suspensions on key lines running from north to south as well as on

Russia, North Korea “actively advancing” in arms deal: US

01 Sep 2023 10:58 AM IST

Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their talks regarding a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for various weapons systems, including artillery. This is the latest sign that the Kremlin is desperate to acquire more supplies for its faltering invasion of Ukraine, CNN reported citing a recently