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July 31, 2024 7:53 PM

Over 970 Native American children died at federal boarding schools

At least 973 Native American children died at Indian Boarding Schools from 1819 to 1969, according to a federal report that calls on the U.S. government to apologize for the 150-year-long forced assimilation policy used to separate children from fami...

July 31, 2024 7:18 PM

Benefit of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug increases over time, studies suggest

The benefit of Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer's drug Leqembi in patients with early-stage Alzheimer's appears to increase with continued use with no new safety issues, according to three-year data presented at an Alzheimer's meeting on Tuesday. In the...

July 31, 2024 6:24 PM

It was like a terrorist attack to topple the govt: Bangladesh PM Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the anarchists had tried to create Sri Lanka type mayhem in the country during the recent quota reform movement and they planned to topple the government. "Actually, they (the anarchists) pla...

July 31, 2024 6:16 PM

China’s manufacturing sector continues to struggle despite effort to revive economy

China's manufacturing sector has recorded its third consecutive month of decline in July, signaling persistent economic challenges despite recent government efforts to stimulate growth in the world's second-largest economy. The National Bureau of St...

July 31, 2024 5:30 PM

Germany accuses China of conducting 2021 cyberattack on cartography agency

Germany accused China on Wednesday of having been behind a 2021 cyberattack on the federal cartography agency for espionage purposes and summoned Beijing's ambaassador to Berlin to lodge a complaint. China's foreign ministry did not immediately resp...

July 31, 2024 6:51 PM

Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas

Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group's international diplomacy as war raged back in Gaza, where three of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike. But despite the rhetoric, ...

July 31, 2024 4:11 PM

Paris Olympics 2024: What you need to know right now

After days of suspense, the Paris Games' triathlon got underway in the French capital's scenic Seine river. Here's what else you need to know about the Olympics on Wednesday, when a total of 18 gold medals are up for grabs: TAKING THE PLUNGE Athle...

July 31, 2024 3:25 PM

China to abolish temporary export control of certain consumer drones

China will adjust drone export controls from Sept. 1, including abolishing temporary export control measures of certain consumer drones, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said it would also adjust the control stan...

July 31, 2024 3:21 PM

Bangladesh set to ban top Islamic party after deadly jobs protests

Bangladesh is set to ban on Wednesday the main Islamic party and its student wing, which the government blames for violence this month that killed 150 people during student-led protests against reservations in government jobs. The move, decried as "...

July 31, 2024 2:49 PM

NASA images unlock complex history of two near-Earth asteroids

In the moments before NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a landmark planetary defense test in 2022, it took high-resolution images of this small celestial object and its larger companion Didymos. These images have enabled ...

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