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Weather tracker: early heatwave sweeps northern India

NEPS — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:35:17 +0000

Lauren Herdman and Daniel Harris for MetDesk

Temperatures exceeding 40C trigger deadly thunderstorms, as Mali agency issues hot weather warning

Northern India has been experiencing early extreme heat this week as temperatures topped 40C (104F), including in the capital, New Delhi.… Read the rest

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‘Shame’ on world leaders for neglect of displaced civilians in DRC, says aid chief

NEPS — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:22:55 +0000

US and Europe criticised by head of Norwegian Refugee Council for ‘neglect’ of people living ‘subhuman’ existence

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Gaza: Paramedic still missing after aid worker killings, Palestinian Red Crescent Society calls for answers

NEPS — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:55:57 +0000

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Friday called for urgent answers over the whereabouts of a missing paramedic, coupled with a full independent investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza on 23 March.

Last Sunday, a joint PRCS and UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA) mission uncovered a shallow grave in Rafah.

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Myanmar earthquake tragedy ‘compounds already dire crisis’

NEPS — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:51:27 +0000

Entire communities in central Myanmar have been devastated and the full scale of the earthquake disaster “remains unclear”, the UN’s top humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Monday.

Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator Marcoluigi Corsi expressed the UN’s profound sorry at the immense loss of life stemming from Friday’s 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes with the death toll rising to around 2,000, according to the country’s military junta.… Read the rest

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Canada to counter ‘unjustified’ US tariffs with 25% taxes on US cars, says Carney

NEPS — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:42:36 +0000

Canadian prime minister says country will impose taxes on US vehicles not compliant with continental free trade deal

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Canada will retaliate against “unjustified, unwarranted” tariffs imposed by the United States with a 25% tax on US vehicles, says Mark Carney.… Read the rest

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Donald Trump signs off UK’s handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

NEPS — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:35:27 +0000

No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony now being finalised after months of doubt

Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Donald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way for the UK to cede sovereignty over its last African colony after a six-month standoff.… Read the rest

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White House calls judge challenging Trump deportation order a ‘Democrat activist’

NEPS — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:44:11 +0000

Press secretary says judge who weighed legality of Trump deportation order ‘does not have that authority’

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Scientists Discover a 6,000-Year-Old Bridge Hidden Beneath the Sea

NEPS — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:05:59 +0000

A mysterious stone bridge, hidden beneath the waters of a Mallorca cave for 6,000 years, is rewriting history. Who built it, and what secrets does it hold?

Melissa Ait Lounis

A recently analyzed submerged stone bridge inside Genovesa Cave on the Spanish island of Mallorca suggests that humans settled on the island nearly 6,000 years ago—much earlier than previously believed.

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Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital

NEPS — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:59:15 +0000

Updated 10:28 AM GMT+5:30, March 18, 2025

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

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Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Tamil films dubbed in Hindi’ jab gets fiery DMK response

NEPS — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:12:25 +0000

Pawan Kalyan’s remarks come at a time when the BJP-led Centre and DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu are engaged in a bitter spat over the ‘three-language formula’ that is a part of the New Education Policy.

India Today News Desk

Chitrada,UPDATED: Mar 15, 2025 13:56 IST

Written By: Abhishek De

In Short

Kalyan says Tamil leaders want money from Bollywood but refuse to accept Hindi
Says state welcomes labourers from UP, Bihar but rejects the language
Remark comes amid raging language row between DMK and Centre

Wading into the language row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan accused Tamil Nadu of hypocrisy, saying its leaders allow Tamil movies to be dubbed into Hindi for financial gains but oppose the language.

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