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June 7, 2024 1:53 PM

PM Modi to take oath as prime minister for third term on Sunday

Senior BJP and NDA leader Narendra Modi will be sworn in as Prime Minister for the third time on Sunday, June 9, at 6 PM. The announcement was made by BJP leader Prahlad Joshi during a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting. Newly elected MPs ga...

June 7, 2024 2:32 PM

Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, UN agency says

Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel erupted last October, the United Nations labour agency said on Friday, bringing the average unemployment rate across Palestinian territories to more than 50%. Unemploy...

June 7, 2024 2:08 PM

Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia’s window to Europe

Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2 trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan at its premier investment forum in St Petersburg, which was founded by the tsars as a wind...

June 7, 2024 2:04 PM

Omega-3 therapy reduces brain damage in newborn rodents: study

A study has revealed that an injectable emulsion containing two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil reduces brain damage in newborn rodents after a disturbance in the flow of oxygen to the brain near delivery. Brain damage as a result of inadequat...

June 7, 2024 2:06 PM

Prime Minister Modi attends meeting of NDA in Parliament

Days after Lok Sabha results were announced, a meeting of the newly elected MPs was held on Friday at Parliament, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present. The meeting held at the Samvidhan Sadan of the Parliament building, the Prime Minist...

June 7, 2024 12:39 PM

Migrants crossing Panama’s Darien Gap in increasing numbers

Just over 170,000 migrants crossed the perilous Darien Gap that connects Panama to Colombia over the first five months of this year, Panama's migration agency said on Thursday, suggesting 2024 could again break records. This is 2% higher than the ne...

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