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Afghanistan's modest economic growth threatened by rising poverty, population, security threats, inadequate infrastructure, displacement: World Bank

Kabul, 8th October 2025     Afghanistan's economy has grown modestly in the past four years and continues to rise, though increasing poverty, lack of infrastructure, weak governance, persistent displacement, and persistent security threats continue to hamper this trend, reported the World...
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Senior Qatari, Turkish officials to join ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt

Cairo, 8th October 2025     Top diplomatic and intelligence officials from Qatar and Türkiye are set to join the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Egypt on Wednesday, as mediators push to end the devastating conflict. Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign...
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UN frees 410 children from armed groups in eastern DRC: Spokesman

United Nations, 8th October 2025     UN peacekeepers and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) worked together to free 410 children held by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.     Stephane Dujarric,...
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1 killed, 4 injured in boat collision on Tokyo's canal

Tokyo, 8th October 2025     One man was killed and four others were injured when two workboats collided on the Toyosu Canal in Tokyo's Koto Ward at around 6:40 a.m. local time Wednesday, local media reported. According to the Tokyo Coast...
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Ecuador reports assassination attempt on President Noboa

Quito, 8th October 2025     The Ecuadorian government said Tuesday it had filed a criminal complaint over an alleged assassination attempt on President Daniel Noboa during a visit to the southern province of Canar.  Environment and Energy Minister Ines Manzano said...
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Typhoon Matmo leaves 8 dead in Vietnam

Hanoi, 8th October 2025, Heavy rains and floods triggered by Typhoon Matmo have left eight people dead and five others injured in Vietnam, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority announced Wednesday. Over 15,700 houses were submerged and more than...
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Elon Musk announces early Beta version of rewritten Wikipedia to come out in two weeks

United States, 5th October 2025,  Elon Musk, a US billionaire entrepreneur and engineer, said today that an early beta version of "Grokipedia," an analogue to the Wikipedia online encyclopedia developed by his artificial intelligence company, xAI, will be released in...
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Nagpur hotelier Javed Akhtar, wife killed in Italy crash; 3 children critical

Nagpur, Oct 4 : Prominent city hotelier Javed Akhtar (57), proprietor of Gulshan Plaza at Sitabuldi, and his wife Nadira lost their lives in a road accident near Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy. Their three children Arzoo, Zezel and Shifa sustained...
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Editorial by Prof. Ujjwal A Chowdhury | From the Ashes of Protest, A New Nepal?

The fires that consumed Nepal’s Singha Durbar government complex in September 2025 did more than just gut a building; they incinerated a political order that had stood, precariously, for nearly two decades. What began as a youth-led outcry against a...
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Russia Launches Largest Attack on Ukraine!

Russia's Massive Assault on Ukraine: The war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified once again. Ukrainian officials have revealed shocking new information, stating that Russia has launched one of its biggest attacks on the capital city, Kyiv, using a massive...
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