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Bangladesh imposes curfew, deploys army as job quota protests continue

Bangladesh has announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after days of clashes at protests… Read More

July 20, 2024

At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico near Texas

Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter… Read More

July 20, 2024

Giant millipede lost to science rediscovered in Madagascar’s jungle

A giant dark-brown millipede, not documented for 126 years, has been recorded in Makira Natural Park, home to the largest… Read More

July 20, 2024

Mott MacDonald gets regional HQ licence in Saudi Arabia

Mott MacDonald, a leading global engineering, development, and management consultancy, has had its regional headquarters (RHQ) licence approved as it… Read More

July 20, 2024

Global IT outage grounds flights, hits key media, banking sectors

Major US airlines ordered ground stops on Friday citing communications issues, while other carriers, media companies, banks and telecoms firms… Read More

July 20, 2024

Man attempts suicide at Masjid Al Haram, jumps off upper floor

A man attempted to die by suicide by jumping from the upper floors of Makkah’s Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram. However,… Read More

April 9, 2024

Musk’s Tesla overtakes Mercedes-Benz as 2nd largest seller of imported cars in March

Elon Musk-run Tesla overtook Mercedes-Benz as the second-largest seller of imported vehicles in South Korea last month, industry data showed… Read More

April 3, 2024

Buddhist monk gets 4-year jail for insulting Muslims in Sri Lanka

An firebrand Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka was sentenced to four years in jail by a court on March 28… Read More

March 29, 2024

Video of Saudi policeman helps disabled pilgrim to see Kaaba

In an endearing gesture, a Saudi security official in the Grand Mosque in Makkah helped a pilgrim with disabilities to… Read More

March 29, 2024

Singapore makes Israeli embassy to remove FB post about Palestine, Quran

An “insensitive” post by the Embassy of Israel here that tried to make a political point citing the holy Quran… Read More

March 25, 2024