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Japanese researchers find diabetes drugs’ potential to protect kidneys

NEW DELHI: A team of Japanese researchers has found a class of diabetes drugs that help the kidneys to flush out glucose and maintain...

Russian lawmaker says Joe Biden is risking World War 3 with missile decision

MOSCOW: Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Monday that the administration of President Joe Biden was risking World War Three if it had allowed...

India asks rich nations to remove tech transfer restrictions, unilateral trade measures

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): India on Monday called on developed countries to remove barriers to technology transfer, increase public climate finance, and avoid unfair trade measures...

Bangladesh extends army’s magistracy power by 2 months

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi interim government has extended the magistracy power given to commissioned army officers for another two months. An official notification published by the...

US confirms first case of clade I mpox in California

WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed its first case of clade I mpox, a more aggressive strain, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Russia launched 120 missiles, 90 drones targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

KYIV: Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting...

World looks to G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro for breakthrough in climate talks

G20 countries account for 85% of world's economy and are largest contributors to multilateral development banks helping to steer climate finance RIO DE JANEIRO: Diplomatic...

Nigeria honors PM Modi with Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger during historic visit

Only second foreign leader after Queen Elizabeth to receive honour NEW DELHI: Nigeria on Sunday conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order...

UN report describes Israel’s conduct in Gaza as ‘consistent with characteristics of genocide’

DOHA: Anew United Nations Special Committee report described Israel’s conduct in Gaza as “consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and...

132 nations call to halt military operations during month of Baku climate summit

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): At Peace, Relief, and Recovery Day at the 2024 UN Climate Conference (COP29), the Presidency on Friday announced that 132 countries, comprising...

UN climate chief expects bolder climate action from G20 leaders

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): Terming bolder climate action as “self-preservation for every G20 economy,” UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Saturday urged the grouping's leaders headed...

Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform

BAKU, (AZERBAIJAN): Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming...

North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack drones: State media

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for accelerating the mass production of attack drones, according to state media, as international concerns...

India, South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’: Oxford report

NEW DELHI: Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by...

Signs You May Be Prediabetic

Key signs of prediabetes and how lifestyle changes can help manage it before diabetes sets in NEW DELHI: According to the WHO, the number of...

South African govt says won’t help 4,000 illegal miners inside closed mine

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government says it will not help about 4,000 illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country's North West province as...

World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands

WASHINGTON DC: Scientists have found the largest coral in the world near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic organism that...

EAM Jaishankar calls for Gaza ceasefire, says S Arabia crucial for regional stability

NEW DELHI: Describing Saudi Arabia as an important factor of stability in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep concern...

British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize for space tale ‘Orbital’

LONDON: British author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her ambitious and beautiful ‘Orbital’, which becomes the first novel set in...

Climate leaders reach milestone on Article 6 amidst controversy at COP29

After years of negotiation, the UN climate conference in Baku finalises carbon credit trading guidelines, sparking debate over environmental justice and effectiveness of carbon...

Developing countries must not leave Baku empty-handed: UN chief

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday urged world leaders to ensure that COP29 must tear down the walls of climate finance, warning that...

Former Russian Prez says Europe trying to escalate Ukraine conflict after Trump win

MOSCOW: Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused European leaders on Tuesday of seeking to dangerously escalate the Ukraine conflict following the re-election of former...

Saudi Arabia’s MBS demands immediate end to Israel’s war in Gaza, Lebanon

Saudi Crown Prince condemns ‘massacre’ committed against Palestinian and Lebanese people at the Arab-Islamic summit RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has demanded...

India-Russia partnership will serve the world well: EAM Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said a partnership between an India that has an 8 per cent growth rate for...

ChatGPT says it rejected over quarter-million photo generations of politicians

NEW DELHI: ChatGPT refused 250,000 requests to create AI photos of politicians in the month running up to the Election Day in the US...

US: President Biden, Donald Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump for a traditional post-election meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said...

China to display new fighter jet drone ship at its airshow

BEIJING: The Chinese military will unveil some of its latest warplanes, including a new fighter jet and a large drone ship known as the...

Bangladesh govt to seek Interpol’s help to repatriate Sheikh Hasina from India

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government has said it will seek Interpol's help to repatriate exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India, to face trial...

‘Trump’s priorities include border, hostages, ending wars’

WASHINGTON: The priorities of President-elect Donald Trump are border, terrorists, bringing home hostages, and ending the forever wars, said Kash Patel, an Indian-American lawyer...

US charges Iranian man for plotting to kill Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: The United States charged an Iranian man on Friday in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to...

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