Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns.

Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced he is stepping down, sparking a potential power shift among the communist-ruled country's leaders. The move had been widely rumoured and follows the departure of two deputy prime ministers who served under him. Mr Phu…

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Britain's Tim Peake retires from European astronaut corps.

UK spaceman Tim Peake is stepping down permanently from his role as a European astronaut. He's going to take up a full-time ambassadorial position for science and space instead - work he's been doing since 2019. The former British Army Air Corps helicopter pilot was s…

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Japan inflation jumps to new 41-year high.

Japan's inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers. Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) target level. It puts further pressure on the central …

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Global Fire Power Index - 2023.

Ranking the nations of the world based on current available firepower. The Global Firepower Index ranks the countries based on their potential military strength. The Global Firepower Index ranked 145 countries. The countries were evaluated based on prolonged offensive and de…

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Maria Branyas Morera (115y) became the world's oldest person.

American-born Spaniard Maria Branyas Morera is now 115 years and 320 days old and has been alive longer than any other living individual, according to the Gerontology Research Group's World Supercentenarian Rankings List. Branyas became the world's oldest person afte…

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Australia's 'Toadzilla': Record-breaking cane toad found in Queensland.

A cane toad so giant wildlife officers thought it was fake has been found in a north Australian rainforest. The "monster" specimen is six times bigger than the average toad, weighs 2.7kg, and could break a world record. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the animal was q…

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International Tourism Fair FITUR 2023.

FITUR is the global meeting point for tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound markets in Latin America. FITUR is the second most important tourism fair in the world. Around 10,000 national and international companies take part in each editi…

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Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand PM next month.

Jacinda Ardern is quitting as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year's election saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead. The shock announcement comes as polling indicates her Labour Party party faces a difficult path to re-election on 14 Oc…

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SL President appoints three members for Constitutional Council.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed three representatives for the Constitutional Council for a period of three years, the President’s Media Division said. Accordingly, Dr. Prathap Ramanujam, Dr. (Mrs) Dilkushi Anula Wijesundere and Dr. (Mrs) Weligama Vidana Arachchi…

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President Ranil and Indian EAM virtually declare open Academy for Kandyan dancing.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar have virtually declared open the Academy for Kandyan dancing in close proximity to the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy today (Jan. 20).  Indian PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation st…

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UK Treasury considers plan for digital pound.

The government is considering introducing a "digital pound", the economic secretary to the Treasury has told MPs. The UK was committed to becoming a world of crypto hub, Andrew Griffith said. Stablecoins are designed to have a predictable value linked to traditional…

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Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby dies.

David Crosby, the legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, a source close to the musician confirmed Thursday. He was 81. Crosby, a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, died after a long illness, h…

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Hashim Amla: Former South Africa batter retires.

Hashim Amla, South Africa's second highest Test run-scorer of all time, has retired at the age of 39. Amla scored 9,282 runs - second only to Jacques Kallis' 13,206 - at an average of 46.64 in 124 Tests. He amassed 18,672 in all formats for the Proteas from 2004 to 20…

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Scientists in Canada detected an 8 billion-year-old radio signal in a distant galaxy.

Scientists have detected a record-breaking radio signal from atomic hydrogen in a very distant galaxy. The galaxy that the signal originated from is believed to have come from a galaxy at redshift z=1.29. Because of the galaxy’s immense distance, the emission line had shift…

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MSN launched the of world’s first branded generic Palbociclib Tablets.

MSN Group, one of the fastest-growing, research-based fully integrated pharmaceutical companies based out of Hyderabad, India, has announced the launch of the world’s first generic Palbociclib Tablets, 75mg, 100mg and 125mg for Advanced Breast Cancer Therapy under the brand…

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Pakistan is South Asia’s Weakest Economy.

World Bank forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two percent during the current year. This will mark a drop of two percentage points from its June 2022 estimates, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects report. The report said that Pakistan’…

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Amazon back as world's most valued brand.

Amazon has reclaimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand despite its brand value falling 15 per cent this year from $350.3 billion to $299.3 billion, said a new report. According to brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance’s report, “Global 500 2023” , while Amaz…

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Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, has died.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, one of the biggest stars of European cinema in the 1950s and '60s, has died at the age of 95. Often described as "the most beautiful woman in the world", her films included Beat the Devil, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Cross…

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet.

It might be 41 light years away, but NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a exoplanet that is 99 per cent of Earth's diameter, further opening the door for the discovery of a planet like our own. Key points: Exoplanet LHS 475 b is 41 light years awa…

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Argentine farmer grows 124-acre image of Lionel Messi visible from space.

An Argentine farmer has grown an enormous 124-acre image of Lionel Messi visible from space after planting a specially designed corn field to celebrate the star's World Cup heroics. Maximiliano Spinazze used an algorithm that calculated where seeds would need to be plant…

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