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      14 May

      Russia-Ukraine crisis: Indian Embassy to resume operations in Kyiv

      The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has announced that it will resume operations. In a tweet, the embassy said that it was glad to announce that it would begin operations from Tuesday, May 17. On March 13, the embassy had been temporarily moved to Warsaw, Poland. Harsh Kumar Jain was then appointed as the new envoy. Jain submitted his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Senik on May 2. The embassy, and previous ambassador Partha Satpathy played a crucial role in evacuating students from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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    • 14 May

      Know your new UAE President: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

      His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the third President of the UAE. The 61-year-old leader is also the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi – the largest of the seven emirates constituting the Federation. Sheikh Mohamed succeeds his brother, the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022. Since November 2004, Sheikh Mohamed has been the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. In January 2005, he was appointed the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Sheikh Mohamed was born on March 11, 1961, in Al Ain. He is the third son of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding Father of the nation and the first…

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    • 14 May

      Slain Palestinian journalist buried in Jerusalem

      Jerusalem: Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was killed while covering clashes in the West Bank, was buried in Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians attended the burial on Friday, which started with a church service in east Jerusalem in the morning, reports Xinhua news agency. According to her employer Al Jazeera TV, last respects were paid in the Old City, where she was laid to rest in a nearby cemetery. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Abu Akleh, 51, was shot by Israeli troops in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday morning while covering a raid, and she died shortly after. Officials from the Al Jazeera network also accused Israel of deliberately killing the veteran journalist, while Israeli authorities…

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    • 14 May

      Dim the lights for migratory birds tonight

      New Delhi: Light pollution and its impact on migratory birds is the focus of World Migratory Bird Day 2022, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness on migratory birds and the need for international cooperation to conserve them. Global activities to mark the day that falls twice — on May 14 and October 8 — is under the theme “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night”. Light pollution is increasing around the globe. More than 80 per cent of the world’s population is currently estimated to live under a “lit sky”, a figure closer to 99 per cent in Europe and North America. The amount of artificial light on the earth’s surface is increasing by at least 2 per cent…

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    • 14 May

      New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID-19

      Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Saturday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. “Despite best efforts, unfortunately, I’ve joined the rest of my family and tested positive for COVID-19,” Ardern posted on social media today morning, Xinhua news agency reported. Ardern has been isolated at home with her family since Sunday when her fiancee Clarke Gayford tested positive. “We’ve been isolating since Sunday when Clarke first tested positive. Neve (Ardern’s daughter) tested positive on Wednesday, and I returned a weak positive last night and a strong one this morning,” she said. Stating further, the Prime Minister said: “To anyone else out there, isolating or dealing with COVID, I hope you take good care of yourselves.” Meanwhile, New…

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    • 13 May

      First total lunar eclipse of 2022 to grace the skies on May 15

      New Delhi: Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are in for a treat as the first total lunar eclipse of 2022, also known as “supermoon”, “Blood Moon” or “Flower Moon” will shine bright on Saturday night. According to NASA, the eclipse will take place on the night of May 15, and will stretch into the early hours of May 16. The partial eclipse phase will begin over North America at 9.28 p.m. Central Daylight Time on May 15. Totality will begin at 10:29 p.m. CDT, concluding about midnight. After totality, the partial phase will end at 12:56 a.m. CDT on May 16. While it will not be visible in India, parts of South America, Europe, and middle-east nations will see a glimpse…

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    • 13 May

      Scientists grow plants in soil from Moon for first time

      Washington: Scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back to Earth by astronauts in the Apollo missions, a step towards producing food and oxygen on the Moon or during future space missions. The researchers at the University of Florida (UF) in the US showed that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil. Their study, published in the journal Communications Biology, also investigated how plants respond biologically to the Moon’s soil, also known as lunar regolith, which is very different from soil found on Earth. This research comes as NASA’s Artemis Program plans to return humans to the Moon. BIG NEWS: Researchers grew plants in lunar soil for the first time! 🌱🌖Congrats to @UF on…

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    • 11 May

      UAE: Teen jumps to death from building after argument with dad in Sharjah

      Sharjah Police is investigating the death of a 15- year-old Arab boy, who jumped from the 12th floor of a building in Al Tawoun area. The police received the incident report at 2am on Sunday, after which a team of CID, patrol and forensic experts rushed to the site, where they found the boy’s body. He had already succumbed to his injuries, including a severe skull fracture and internal bleeding. Doctors at Kuwaiti Hospital confirmed the boy’s death before transferring him to the forensic laboratory for autopsy. Officers at Al Buhairah Police station are interrogating the boy’s family. Initial investigation has revealed that the boy decided to end his life by jumping from a balcony after his father scolded him…

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    • 11 May

      Al-Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank

      Ramallah: Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera broadcaster, was killed in the West Bank on Wednesday amid an Israeli raid. Taking to Twitter, the broadcaster said: “Israeli forces have shot and killed veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.” The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that the reporter was shot while covering the Israeli military raid and died shortly after, reports Xinhua news agency. The Ministry also claimed that another Palestinian reporter was shot. In a statement, the Israeli Army said it has launched an investigation into the incident and was looking into the possibility that the journalists were hit by “armed Palestinians”. The raid triggered clashes with armed residents,…

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    • 9 May

      Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa steps down

      Colombo: Amid a nation-wide stir demanding his removal, Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday quit from his post, media reports said. The development came in the wake of island-wide curfew being slapped after clashes between pro and anti-government supporters in Colombo and elsewhere, the Daily Mirror reported. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who himself is facing calls to quit, had last week asked his brother and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down from the PM’s post to pave the way for an all-party government to resolve the ongoing political crisis. However, Mahinda Rajapaksa had been adamant that only he could head any government.

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