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WorldApr 05, 2024

Earthquake shakes New York City area

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt in New York City on Friday morning. The earth shook with a magnitude of 5.8 in Myanmar as well. The New York Fire Department said there were no reports of damage. City Governor Kathy Hochul said in a social media post that tremors were felt across the state. It is to be noted that on April 3, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 occurred in Taiwan. More than 100 buildings, many roads, bridges and tunnels have been damaged in this. More than 50 people are still reported missing. Among them are two Indians, who were last seen in Taroko National Park. Th
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WorldApr 04, 2024

Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake

Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan'sstrongest earthquakein a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and killed nine people. In the eastern coastal city of Hualien near the epicenter, workers used an excavator to put construction materials around the base of a damaged building to stabilize it and prevent a collapse. Mayor Hsu Chen-wei previously said 48 residential buildings were damaged. Some of the damaged buildings tilted at precarious angles with their ground floors crushed. More than 1,000 people were injured inthe quake
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WorldApr 03, 2024

Judges in Pakistan also face death threats, 8 received threats

The country's intelligence agency ISI in the cases related to the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. There are accusations of putting pressure on the judges. In a letter written by six High Court judges to the Supreme Court, the judges have accused the judges of abducting their family members, installing cameras in their bedrooms and using the ISI. Allegations of receiving threats from In one case, the judges said they were forced to hear an appeal against Imran Khan, even though the judges had decided by a majority that it was not meritorious. It has been alleged that a judge's b
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WorldApr 03, 2024

A strong earthquake hits near Taiwan, tsunami alert issued

A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off Taiwan, and Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. Japan's meteorological agency forecast a tsunami of up to 3 meters (9.8 feet). It wasn't yet clear if there was any damage from the quake Wednesday morning.
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WorldApr 02, 2024

Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi's life is in danger, an attempt was made to poison her food

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan says that an attempt has been made to poison his wife Bushra Bibi in Bani Gala Sub Jail. He informed the judge about this during the hearing of the corruption case against him from Adiala Jail. Imran Khan said that he knows who is behind this conspiracy. He said that if there is any harm to Bushra then the army chief should be held responsible because members of the intelligence agency are controlling everything in Bani Gala and Adiala Jail. Imran Khan also urged the court to investigate the case of poisoning Bushra. Meanwhile, the court directed
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WorldApr 02, 2024

Fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations leaves 15 dead and several badly hurt

A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday left 15 people dead and several badly hurt, officials and reports said. At least eight people were injured, seven of them hospitalized in serious condition, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The nightclub, which was closed for the renovations, was on the ground floor of a 16-story residential building in the Besiktas district on the European side of the city bisected by the Bosphorus. The fire was brought under control. Gov. Davut Gul told reporters at the scene that the cause of the fire was under investigation, and the victim
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WorldApr 02, 2024

Aid group says Israeli strike kills 7 of its workers in Gaza, including foreigners

An aid group says an Israeli that hit its workers in Gaza killed at least seven people, including several foreigners. The World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, said early Tuesday that the seven killed include citizens of Australia, Poland, the United Kingdom and a U.S.-Canada dual citizen. It did not provide a breakdown and said at least one Palestinian was also killed. It said the workers were in the process of delivering desperately needed food aid that had arrived by sea on Monday when they were struck late that evening. Israel has said it is inves
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WorldApr 02, 2024

Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid

Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital aftera two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of people returned to Shifa Hospital and the surrounding area after the withdrawal early Monday, where they found bodies inside and outside of the facility. The military has described the raid as one of the most successful operations of the nearly six-month war, saying it killed scores of Hamas and other militants, as well as seizing valuable intelligence. Mohammed Mahdi, who was among those who returned, described a scene of “tot
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WorldMar 27, 2024

America spoke on Kejriwal's arrest, said- We hope for a fair legal process

A day after the statement made by the US on the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has on Wednesday summoned American diplomat Gloria Barbena and expressed strong objection. Foreign Ministry had a meeting with Barbena for about 40 minutes. India said that the US should respect each other's internal affairs and the Indian judiciary should not be questioned. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller had said that our government is monitoring the case of Kejriwal's arrest and we hope that the legal process in this case will be fair and transparent

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CanadaAug 05, 2025

Carney announces support measures for softwood lumber industry

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will grant a series of financial aid measures to Canada's forestry sector. The move comes as the U.S. ratchets up duties on Canadian softwood lumber as bilateral trade tensions rise.
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CanadaAug 05, 2025

Trump threatens India with higher tariffs for buying oil from Russia

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened India with higher tariffs for buying oil from Russia, to which India responded late at night by directly naming the US. Trump had said on Truth Social, "India does not care how many people are being killed in Ukraine due to Russian attacks. That is why I am going to increase tariffs on India." In response, India called Trump's threat unreasonable and irrational. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the US itself imports uranium hexafluoride from Russia for its nuclear industry, palladium for the electric vehicle industry, fertiliz
IndiaAug 05, 2025

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passes away

Known for speaking out in favour of Punjab farmers, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passed away today at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after a long illness. He had been suffering from kidney disease for a long time. Malik belonged to the Kirsani community of Hiswara village in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. He had been speaking out on the farmers' issue for a long time and had even offered to mediate between the farmers and the government. Malik, who belonged to the Jat community of Uttar Pradesh, became a crisis solution for the BJP when the Modi government rev
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BCAug 05, 2025

Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash

Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 1 on Saturday evening. Langley RCMP say emergency responders were called to the scene of a serious crash that happened between 264th and 248th Street just before 8:30 p.m. Police say BC Emergency Health Services and firefighters from the Township of Langley arrived quickly to help, but the motorcyclist died at the scene. Mounties say collision analysts, BC Highway Patrol and Langley RCMP are now investigating. They say westbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours. Police say anyone who saw the crash o
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CanadaAug 05, 2025

Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney's visit

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne are in Mexico to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum to talk economic growth, trade and security. Their trip is happening ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned visit to Mexico to meet with Sheinbaum. The U.S. hit Canada on Friday with a 35 per cent tariff on goods not compliant with the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, while Mexico received a 90-day reprieve from threatened higher levies. CUSMA is scheduled for a mandatory review next year. Ontario Premier Doug Ford c