April 8, 2025
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April 8, 2025
Global clean energy hits 40% milestone but emissio…
Solar panels and a wind turbine seen in this undated image.— Reuters/File According to new data from climate think tank Ember, clean energy comprised over 40% of the world’s electricity in 2024 — the
April 8, 2025
Executions reach highest level in a decade, report…
The death chamber and the steel bars of the viewing room are seen at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, US on September 29, 2010. — Reuters State executions around the world reached their
April 8, 2025
Iran says deal can be reached if US shows goodwill
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi looks on as he speaks to the media, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. — Reuters Iran’s principal aim remained lifting of sweeping US sanctions: FM. Trump says talks
April 8, 2025
Nightclub roof collapse in Dominican Republic kill…
Rescuers work at the site of the collapsed Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, April 8, 2025. —Reuters At least 27 people were killed, including a provincial governor, and 134 more were
April 8, 2025
Pakistani students among foreign nationals facing …
Visas of six UCLA students and six recent graduates cancelled. University of California offering legal, institutional support to those affected. Cancellations discovered during routine checks of SEVIS system. TEXAS: Reports of sudden visa cancellations
April 8, 2025
UAE residents to get four Eid ul Adha holidays lik…
Muslims greet each other after offering Eid ul Adha prayers. – Reuters/File Eid ul Adha, one of the most auspicious festivals in the Islamic calendar, is anticipated to fall on Friday, June 6 in
April 8, 2025
US Supreme Court upholds deportations under Alien …
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can continue to deport Venezuelan migrants under an 18th-century wartime law, but ordered that they be granted “reasonable time” to
April 8, 2025
China warns of strong retaliation over possible US…
US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. — Reuters China will resolutely take countermeasures to safeguard its
April 8, 2025