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July 3, 2024 11:19 AM

Soccer – Brazil into Copa quarters after 1-1 draw with Colombia

Brazil played out an action-packed 1-1 draw with Colombia in California on Tuesday to set up a mouth-watering Copa America quarter-final against Uruguay. Colombia, who finished top of Group D on seven points, will face Panama in the last eight. Dan...

July 3, 2024 10:34 AM

High-tech cash: Japan launches banknotes with hologram portraits

Japan began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions in an attempt to frustrate counterfeiters. The notes use printed patterns ...

July 1, 2024 3:24 PM

Japan imposes new fees on Mount Fuji climbers to limit tourists

Park rangers on Japan's sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year's climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and limiting hiker numbers to curb overcrowding. At 3 a.m., officials opened a newly installed...

July 1, 2024 2:10 PM

SERA names India as partner country for Blue Origin space flight

The U.S.-based Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) on Monday announced India as a partner country in its human spaceflight programme, which will see six citizen astronauts from across the world launched into space. The programme, being exec...

July 1, 2024 1:51 PM

India to host Global IndiaAI Summit 2024

India is set to host a global summit on artificial intelligence (AI). The Global IndiaAI Summit 2024, which will be held in the national capital from July 3-4, is expected to attract leading AI experts, industry representatives, international organiz...

July 1, 2024 10:33 AM

India joins UN led conference on Afghanistan in Doha

India has joined a UN-led conference on Afghanistan that began on Sunday in Doha. Representing India at the conference is J.P. Singh, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. India is one of 25 countries participating in this third confer...

 

Last updated on: 6th Aug 2025