Japan's new PM announces snap polls on Oct 27
TOKYO, Sept 30 (BBC): A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan's ruling party, incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced plans for a snap election on 27 October.Ishiba, 67, replaced outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida, as chief of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on...
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Hezbollah ready for Israeli offensive
BEIRUT, Sept 30 (AFP/AP): Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem said Monday the Iran-backed group was ready to face any Israeli ground operation, warning that the battle could last a long time.In a televised address, Qassem also said Hezbollah would choose a new chief "at the earliest opportunity" after Israel killed...
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Rate of ocean warming has doubled since 2005
BREST, Sept 30 (AFP): The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change, a report from the EU monitor Copernicus said Monday.The findings by the Copernicus Marine Service underscore the consequences of a warming planet on oceans, which...
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News in Brief -2024-10-01
Far right wins Austria electionVIENNA, Sept 30: Austrian voters handed a first-ever general election victory to the far-right Freedom Party on Sunday, preliminary results showed, illustrating rising support for hard-right parties in Europe fuelled by concern over immigration levels. The Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO held a slim lead in opinion polls...
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