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UN Appeals for Urgent Aid as Earthquake Devastates Afghanistan’s Kunar Province
The United Nations has appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance for thousands of earthquake-affected people in Afghanistan’s Kunar province as winter nears.
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US and Japanese Scientists Win 2025 Nobel Prize for Breakthrough in Immune Tolerance
US scientists Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell, along with Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi, have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking discovery on peripheral immune tolerance.
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launches UPI in Qatar, Boosting India-Qatar Digital Ties
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal launched India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Lulu Mall in Doha, marking a new milestone in digital and financial cooperation between India and Qatar.
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WHO Reports 15 Million Teens Globally Use E-Cigarettes, Teens Vape 9x More Than Adults
At least 15 million youths aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with teenagers up to nine times more likely to vape than adults, the World Health Organization reported.
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US President Trump Announces 25% Tariff on All Imported Medium and Heavy-Duty Trucks
US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all medium and heavy-duty trucks coming into the US from other countries starting on November 1.
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U.S. Government Shutdown Enters 7th Day as Senate Fails to Pass Funding Bills
The US government shutdown has dragged on for a week as the Senate failed to pass Funding Bills again. The US Senate voted on continuing resolutions and funding bills in a bid to end the government shutdown.
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US President Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act Amid Clashes in Chicago and Portland
US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which allows a president to deploy military troops inside the country.
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Death Toll Rises to 60 as Landslides and Floods Ravage Nepal
In Nepal, the death toll has reached 60, with eight more people killed yesterday, due to landslides and floods in the last three days.
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UN Chief Guterres Decries Lack of Progress on Women, Peace and Security Agenda
United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, regretted the lack of progress in the women, peace and security agenda.
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UK PM Keir Starmer to Begin First Official Visit to India
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer will be on a two-day visit to India . This will be Prime Minister Starmer’s first official visit to India.