November 21, 2024
International

Disney outperforms Netflix in terms of streaming subscribers while raising rates

LOS ANGELES : Walt Disney surpassed Netflix with 221 million streaming customers and announced that fees for customers who wish to watch Disney+ or Hulu without advertisements will rise. In December, it will hike the monthly cost of Disney+ without advertising by 38% to $10.99 when it launches a new option that includes advertisements for […]

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends quarantining students who have been exposed to COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer suggest quarantines or test-to-stay programmes in schools or daycare centres for people who have been exposed to COVID-19, according to amended guidelines released on Thursday. The government also stated that it no longer recommends quarantining unvaccinated people after exposure because around 95% of the […]

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India at 75: Hindu nationalism keeps minorities awake at night

VARANASI: The Hindu priest on the banks of the holy Ganges talked quietly, but he had a threatening message 75 years after India became independent: his religion must be at the centre of Indian identity. “We must evolve with the times,” Jairam Mishra stated. “We must now slash every hand raised against Hinduism.”Although Hindus constitute […]

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The UN recommends a demilitarised zone near Ukraine’s nuclear power plant

KYIV: On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine accused one other of new shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, ahead of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss security concerns about the facility. Both Moscow and Kyiv reported five rocket hits near a hazardous material storage area at the plant, Europe’s largest nuclear complex, which has […]

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A new study warns that the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet

PARIS: According to new research published on Thursday, the Arctic has warmed roughly four times faster than the rest of the world during the last 40 years, indicating that climate models are underestimating the rate of polar warming. In a special report issued in 2019, the United Nations’ climate science panel stated that the Arctic […]

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Rahimullah Haqqani, a senior Taliban cleric, and his brother were killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul

KABUL: On Thursday, a suicide bomber killed a prominent Taliban preacher known for his fiery sermons against the extremist Islamic State (IS) group and support for female education at his madressah in Kabul. Rahimullah Haqqani, who has recently openly advocated for girls’ schooling, had escaped at least two earlier assassination attempts, including one in Pakistan […]

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Pro-Khalistan protests outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco

WASHINGTON: Just days before India’s 76th Independence Day, the walls of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, USA, were discovered to be daubed with “Khalistan Zindabad” slogans. The move, which appears to have been carried out by unknown individuals, is sure to irritate Indian authorities and missions abroad, which are facing an intensive anti-India campaign […]

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The school uses a photo of a ‘Breaking Bad’ actor, mistaking him for scientist Werner Heisenberg

A school in India’s Punjab province has made waves after a video of its corridor went viral, featuring a photo of Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston and other scientists. Several photographs of famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, are shown in the video.However, instead of Werner Heisenberg’s portrait – the discoverer of the […]

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Trump makes it clear that he will participate in the New York business practises investigation

The former US president, who is now dealing with a number of legal issues, said he would testify on Wednesday in a New York probe into the financial dealings of his family by the state’s attorney general. Letitia James, the attorney general for the state of New York, is looking into potential civil fraud by […]

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Sources predict that the former president of Sri Lanka will travel to Thailand

After fleeing his island homeland last month amid widespread protests, the deposed president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is anticipated to land in Thailand on Thursday, according to two sources. Rajapaksa is looking for temporary asylum in a second Southeast Asian nation. Following tremendous turmoil brought on by Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in seven […]

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