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March warmer than in any previous year
Berlin [Germany], April 10: March became the 10th month in a row to set record-high global temperatures, EU scientists said.

Ecuador's former VP hospitalised after arrest in Mexican...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 10: Ecuador's imprisoned former vice president Jorge Glas has been taken to hospital due to health...

Four die in explosion at reservoir in Italy
Rome [Italy], April 10: At least four workers were killed in an explosion at a hydroelectric power plant on...

Billionaire Elon Musk predicts that super AI will...
California [US], April 10: Mr. Elon Musk believes that unless the demand for electricity and computing power for artificial intelligence...

The turning point election in Korea today
Seoul [South Korea], April 10: On April 10, South Korea began the official election of the 22nd National Assembly, an...

Hamas reviews Israeli proposal
Gaza [Palestine], April 10: Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza...

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuates 100,000+ in historic floods
Moscow [Russia], April 10: Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty...

Niger coup risks jump in EU immigration, commissioner...
Brussels [Belgium], April 10: Last year's coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European...

Newshub to close - website to shut down,...
Wellington [New Zealand], April 10: Newshub's closure and other production cuts at Three have been confirmed, with the loss of...

Ireland: Simon Harris elected new prime minister
Dublin [Ireland], April 10: Simon Harris has become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister, or taoiseach, after being elected to succeed...

WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 10: The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, has revealed that the...

UAE President exchanges Eid Al-Fitr greetings with Emir...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 10: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged Eid Al-Fitr greetings today...

ERC distributes Zakat Al Fitr to 1,270 families...
Mukalla [Yemen], April 10: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has started the distribution of Zakat Al Fitr in Mukalla, Hadramaut...

WTO forecasts rebound in global trade but warns...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 10: Global goods trade is expected to pick up gradually this year following a contraction in 2023...

WHO donates supply kits to Malawi amid food...
Lilongwe [Malawi], April 9: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday donated pediatric severe acute malnutrition (PEDSAM) kits to the...

Egypt, Jordan, France urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], April 9: Egypt, Jordan, and France on Monday urged an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has...

Russia requests emergency IAEA board meeting over Zaporizhzhia...
Vienna [Austria], April 9: Russia has requested an extraordinary session of the 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic...

Israel's Netanyahu says date for ground attack on...
Jerusalem [Israel], April 9: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel has set the date for a...

6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 9: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday,...

More than 90 people killed as boat sinks...
Nairobi [Kenya], April 9: More than 90 people have died after a boat capsized off Mozambique's northern coast on Sunday,...

Zelensky calls for air defences amid Kharkiv bombardment
Kiev [Ukraine], April 9: In light of the constant barrage of Russian airstrikes hitting the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian...

Palestine's UN membership application referred for deliberation: UNSC
Washington [US], April 9: Palestine's application to join the United Nations as a full member was referred to the Committee...

NATO would defend eastern flank with 'enormous' air,...
Washington [US], April 9: A senior NATO defence official said on Monday that the military alliance would defend its eastern...

Suspected Islamic State member arrested at Rome Airport
Rome [Italy], April 9: Italian police have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State terrorist group at Rome's Fiumicino...

Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for...
Moscow [Russia], April 9: The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen...

Second S Korea spy satellite placed in orbit
Seoul [South Korea], April 9: South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defense ministry said...

French, UK troops mark Entente Cordiale
Paris [France], April 9: French and British troops on Monday swapped roles to take part in the changing of the...