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September 11, 2024 7:45 PM

Dubai AI and Web3 Festival Kicks Off, Showcasing City’s Digital Leadership

The Dubai Artificial Intelligence and Web3 Festival kicked off today at Madinat Jumeirah, attracting an impressive crowd of 6,000 participants from 100 countries. The event, which also features representation from 20 ministries and government agencie...

September 11, 2024 7:06 PM

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said. The influx of refugees fro...

September 11, 2024 4:58 PM

Nepal: PM KP Sharma submits National Security Council annual reports to President Paudel

Prime Minister K P Sharma of Nepal presented the annual reports of the National Security Council (NSC) to President Ramchandra Paudel during an official function at the Office of Sheetal Niwas on Tuesday. The reports, covering fiscal years 2079-80 B...

September 11, 2024 4:40 PM

Novo Nordisk experimental obesity pill has mild-to-moderate side effects in early trial

Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday that its highly anticipated experimental weight-loss pill amycretin was safe and tolerable for patients in an early-stage trial, with mild-to-moderate side effects. The maker of blockbuster drugs Wegovy and Ozempic sai...

September 11, 2024 3:39 PM

Iranian president visits Iraq on his first foreign trip

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment's intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of both Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, ...

September 11, 2024 2:46 PM

“Historic moment”: Palestine takes seat among UN member states at 79th General Assembly Session

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly commenced in New York on Tuesday, with Palestine, although not a full UN member, being allocated a seat alongside the member states in the General Assembly Hall. Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour took his pla...

September 11, 2024 1:43 PM

Lawmakers review plan to raise retirement age in fast-greying China

China's top legislative body this week assessed an official plan to delay the country's retirement age, among the world's lowest, taking a key step towards changing decades-old labour laws and easing economic pressures stemming from a shrinking workf...

September 11, 2024 12:17 PM

Sri Lanka’s presidential election: Where are the women?

Not one of the 38 contenders in Sri Lanka's presidential election this month is a woman, a stark contrast in the Indian Ocean island where women make up more than half the voters and the workforce. Well before more familiar figures such as Britain...

September 11, 2024 11:34 AM

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for President after debate ends

Pop megastar Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris on Tuesday after her debate against Republican rival Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a "steady-handed, gifted leader" who could lead the country with calm rather than chaos. In a ...

September 11, 2024 11:17 AM

US presidential debate: Harris pledges to lead “all Americans”, Trump labels her “worst vice president in history”

US presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered strong and contrasting remarks in their closing statements during the presidential debate in Philadelphia, hosted by ABC News. Kamala Harr...

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