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Regional migration in Australia at 5-year high
Canberra, June 23 Regional migration in Australia is at a five-year high with younger people setting the trend, according to data released on Thursday from one of the nation's leading banks and a prominent think tank. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and the Regional Australia Institute (RAI)'s Regional Movers ...World Health Network declares monkeypox outbreak a pandemic
Washington, June 23 The current monkeypox outbreak, which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursday been declared a pandemic by World Health Network (WHN), a global collaboration of scientific and citizen teams. The declaration comes ahead of the World Health Organization's (WHO) meeting on Thursday, to decide ...Indian business community positive on Modi’s UAE visit on June 28 (Ld)
Abu Dhabi, June 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the UAE on June 28, India's Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday. PM Modi will be visiting the UAE after attending the G7 Summit, and will be travelling to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 28 to pay ...Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children
Toronto, June 22 Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children, says a new study. The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that the children born to mothers who had used the air cleaners ...Europe told to prepare immediately for Russia to turn off all gas exports
London, June 22 Europe needs to prepare "immediately" for Russia to turn off all gas exports to the region this winter, according to the head of the International Energy Agency, who has called on governments to work on reducing demand and keeping nuclear power plants open. Fatih Birol said that ...Death toll rises to 920 after major quake hits Afghanistan (2nd lead)
Kabul, June 22 The death toll from the earthquake that struck Afghanistan's two eastern provinces early on Wednesday jumped to 920, Afghan state-run media reported. Deputy State Minister for Natural Disaster Management in Taliban-led government, Mawlavi Sharfuddin, said in a press conference that 920 people were killed and 610 others ...Russia to temporarily suspend gas supply via Turkish Stream pipeline
Moscow, June 19 Russian gas giant Gazprom has announced that it will stop gas delivery via both strings of the Turkish Stream pipeline from June 21 to June 28 due to scheduled annual maintenance. The suspension was agreed in advance by all interested parties, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a ...Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave
Paris, June 19 As Europe is facing an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, governments of many countries have issued warnings and instructions to the public on how to "survive" it. In France, monthly heat records were recorded in several cities, Xinhua news agency quoted local media ...Biden falls down while getting off bike, says ‘am fine’
Washington, June 18 US President Joe Biden fell off his bike as he was trying to get off it near his beach home in Delaware, media reports said on Saturday. The 79-year-old got back to his feet and proceeded to talk with the members of the public following the incident ...Heatwave continues to fuel wildfires in Spain
Madrid, June 18 An early summer heatwave continues to fuel a series of wildfires in northern Spain as the mercury has touched 42 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country. Flames have destroyed almost 13,000 hectares of forests and scrubland over the past three days, including 9,000 hectares in ...