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Foxconn Founder Terry Gou Announces Independent Presidential Run in Taiwan

Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn Technology Group, has announced that he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate in 2024. Gou, who previously ran for...

August 29, 2023

France’s Ban on Abayas in State Schools

The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing abayas, the full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools has garnered both support and criticism. The...

August 29, 2023

Droughts Threaten Global Trade Routes and Supply Chains

Drought, exacerbated by fossil fuel consumption, is affecting ship traffic in the Panama Canal and threatening to dry out the Mississippi River, impacting American corn and wheat exports....

August 29, 2023

Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change

48 African countries have agreed to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the nexus between human mobility and climate change...

August 29, 2023

Global Warming and Pacific Decadal Oscillation Could Increase Frequency of Equatorial-Origin Cyclones

A recent study in Nature Communications suggests that global warming and a cyclical event known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) could increase the frequency of tropical cyclones...

August 29, 2023

Scientists Successfully Sequence the Y Chromosome

In a monumental achievement, scientists have successfully sequenced the Y chromosome, potentially revolutionizing the study of male infertility and various health disorders. Despite attempts to decipher human genetic...

August 29, 2023

Geetika Srivastava to be New Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad

Geetika Srivastava, a 2005 batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is appointed as the new Charge d’Affaires (CDA) in Islamabad, succeeding Dr M Suresh Kumar. Despite the downgraded status...

August 29, 2023

5th India-Bangladesh Annual Defence Dialogue

India and Bangladesh conducted their fifth Annual Defence Dialogue in Dhaka on August 28, 2023, with Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Bangladeshi counterpart Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman co-chairing...

August 29, 2023

Exercise Bright Star-23

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sent a contingent to participate in Exercise Bright Star-23, a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise held in Egypt, marking the first time IAF...

August 28, 2023

UAE’s Ministry of Health Launches Back-to-School Health Awareness Campaign

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has initiated a back-to-school health awareness campaign spanning from August 17 to 31. The campaign aims to educate parents and...

August 28, 2023

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