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WHO Says Partners Can Start Talks To Buy Mpox Vaccines Before Their Approval

WHO Says Partners Can Start Talks To Buy Mpox Vaccines Before Their Approval

Reuters | Friday August 23, 2024, London

The World Health Organization said on Friday its partners like Gavi and Unicef can start buying mpox vaccines before they are approved in a bid to get inoculations to Africa faster as the continent battles an escalating outbreak of the virus.

Prisoners Take Hostages In Russian Jail, Second Incident Since June

Prisoners Take Hostages In Russian Jail, Second Incident Since June

Agence France-Presse | Friday August 23, 2024, Moscow

Russian inmates on Friday took staff hostage at a prison colony in the southern Volgograd region, officials said, the second such incident in a Russian jail since June.

Worst Volcanic Activity In 50 Years In Iceland After Major Volcano Eruption

Worst Volcanic Activity In 50 Years In Iceland After Major Volcano Eruption

Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Bloomberg | Friday August 23, 2024

A volcanic eruption has begun again on a peninsula adjacent to Iceland's capital Reykjavik, the sixth time lava has emerged in the area in the space of a year. The Lava burst to the surface at 9:26 p.m. local time on Thursday.

Explained: Why Andrew Tate Has Been Placed Under House Arrest

Explained: Why Andrew Tate Has Been Placed Under House Arrest

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Friday August 23, 2024

Andrew Tate, who has often courted criticism for his misogynistic views, appeared in court alongside his brother Tristan, who, too, was placed under special judicial control.

Ukrainian Refugees Forced Onto Streets After Hungarian Asylum Rule Change

Ukrainian Refugees Forced Onto Streets After Hungarian Asylum Rule Change

Edited by Nikhil Pandey | Thursday August 22, 2024

The move has already led to evictions from private shelters, with around 2,000-3,000 refugees potentially losing their housing.

Opinion | Modi In Ukraine: Playing 'Mediator' May Not Be Feasible For India

Opinion | Modi In Ukraine: Playing 'Mediator' May Not Be Feasible For India

Kanwal Sibal | Thursday August 22, 2024

The issue is whether it is opportune to reach out to Central and East European countries at this moment when both Ukraine and Poland are locked up in a military confrontation with Russia as front-line states with US and NATO support.

PM Modi Meets Polish Counterpart Donald Tusk, Discusses Bilateral Ties

PM Modi Meets Polish Counterpart Donald Tusk, Discusses Bilateral Ties

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 22, 2024, Warsaw, Poland

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties.

5 Bodies Recovered In UK Tycoon Shipwreck, Divers Seek Last Missing Person

5 Bodies Recovered In UK Tycoon Shipwreck, Divers Seek Last Missing Person

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2024, Porticello, Italy

Searches resumed Thursday for the last person missing after a superyacht carrying UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch sank off Sicily, with divers recovering a fifth body from the wreck.

Taylor Swift Filled With "Fear, Guilt" After Vienna Concert Terror Threat

Taylor Swift Filled With "Fear, Guilt" After Vienna Concert Terror Threat

Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 22, 2024, Washington

Pop megastar Taylor Swift on Wednesday broke her silence about the cancellation of three Vienna concerts over an alleged suicide attack plot, saying the incident filled her with "fear" and "guilt."

Opinion | Modi's Ukraine Trip Is Why The World Shouldn't Compare India And China

Opinion | Modi's Ukraine Trip Is Why The World Shouldn't Compare India And China

Harsh V. Pant | Wednesday August 21, 2024

New Delhi has continued to maintain its ties with both Moscow and Kyiv throughout the course of the war, remaining steadfast in its belief that both sides should be engaged if a lasting solution is to be found.

Russia Stops Ukrainian Drones Fired At Moscow During Massive Attack

Russia Stops Ukrainian Drones Fired At Moscow During Massive Attack

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Moscow

Ukraine fired 11 drones Wednesday at Moscow that Russia said were shot down during one of the largest strikes against the capital, while Ukrainian defences reported stopping 50 Russian drones and missiles.

How A Waterspout May Have Sunk UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch's Yacht

How A Waterspout May Have Sunk UK Tech Tycoon Mike Lynch's Yacht

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Porticello,Italy

The marine weather phenomenon blamed for sinking a British tech tycoon's yacht off Sicily, known as a waterspout, may have been strengthened by unusually warm waters in the Mediterranean, experts said.

Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate's Romania House Raided Over Rape Charges

Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate's Romania House Raided Over Rape Charges

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Bucharest

Romanian authorities on Wednesday searched the home of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial over human trafficking and rape charges, as part of a new investigation, officials said.

World's Oldest Person Dies At 117 In Spain: "She Never Went To Hospital"

World's Oldest Person Dies At 117 In Spain: "She Never Went To Hospital"

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 21, 2024, Madrid

The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said.

Search On To Find UK Tech Tycoon, Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks

Search On To Find UK Tech Tycoon, Morgan Stanley Chief After Yacht Sinks

Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2024

Divers scoured the wreck of a luxury yacht off Sicily's coast on Tuesday to find six missing people, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and a Morgan Stanley executive, following an intense storm that sank the vessel on Monday.

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