Longest ICBM test ‘appropriate military action’ against enemies
SEOUL/TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters/AFP): North Korea said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, upgrading what it called the "world's most powerful strategic weapon", as Seoul warned Pyongyang could get missile technology from Russia for helping with the war in Ukraine.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the test...
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Harris, Trump head west in US election race countdown
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (AFP): Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take their nail-biting White House race west on Thursday, seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters days ahead of the US election.Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will bring her star power to the stage for Harris in...
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30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes
CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters/AFP): At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, the enclave's health officials said.Israel's military has accused the Palestinian militant group Hamas of...
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US reports first bird flu case detected in pig
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (AFP): A pig at a backyard farm in the US state of Oregon tested positive for H5N1 avian flu, the first such case in the United States, officials said Wednesday.The US Department of Agriculture said that the pig was found to be infected on Tuesday, four days...
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News in Brief -2024-11-01
COP29 at risk from graft, fossil fuel interestsPARIS, Oct 31: UN climate summits risk "being undermined by undue corporate influence and fossil fuel industry capture", two corruption watchdogs said Thursday as oil-and-gas producer Azerbaijan prepares the next global meeting. Azerbaijan's hosting of the COP29 talks in November is the second...
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