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Nepal: A plane carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal, killing at least 40 people. Rescuers and crowds gathered around the aircraft wreckage as thick black smoke billowed from the crash site. In social media footage, the plane flew low before beginning to spin. A spokesman for the airline cited that, it was carrying four crew members and 68 passengers, including two infants. According to a spokesman for the Nepal aviation authority, at least 40 bodies have been removed from the accident site near Pokhara International Airport. “We expect to recover more bodies, The plane has broken into pieces.” army spokesperson…
Israel: Over 80,000 Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv against the new right-wing coalition government’s plans to restructure the judiciary. The reforms would make it easier for parliament to overturn Supreme Court rulings, among other things. The protest is the biggest since Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government took power in late December 2022 in Israel, a country of just over nine million. “The situation is worrying and scary,” stated 22-year-old protester Ms. Aya Tal, who works in the high-tech industry. Other rallies were held in Jerusalem, outside the prime minister’s and the president’s residences, and in the northern city of…
Tanzania: The opposition leader and former presidential candidate of Tanzania, Mr. Tundu Lissu, has stated that he will return home soon from exile in Europe to “write a new chapter” after the government’s decision to lift a ban on political rallies. Recently, President Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted the six-and-a-half-year ban on political rallies as part of her reconciliation strategy after taking over the presidency following the death of her predecessor, Mr. John Magufuli. The ban, imposed by Magufuli in 2016, allowed elected politicians to conduct rallies in their constituencies but barred other political rallies and protests. “With the lifting…
Brazil: The Supreme Court of Brazil has announced that the country’s former President Mr. Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated as part of an inquiry into the alleged attempt to topple the new government. The ex-president will have to face an investigation for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in the capital, Brasilia. In the wake of those attacks in Brasilia, Mr. Bolsonaro shared a video on social media that used false information to question the victory of leftist politician, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the statement from the…
Duabi, UAE: The second edition of the World Police Summit (WPS), hosted by Dubai Police, will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE, from March 7 to 9, 2023. The WPS is expected to feature multiple conferences and a comprehensive international exhibition that displays ground-breaking technologies as well as discuss the crucial challenges faced by the police forces and the latest technological advancements in the field. The conference will bring together experts from around the world and channel insights from more than 230 leading speakers. The three-day summit of 2023 will host six conferences covering the most innovative…
Unites States: A new study has found that the irresistible melt-in-the-mouth sensation of chocolate comes down to the way it lubricates the tongue and that the process focuses on texture rather than taste. The findings are published in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. The study investigated the physical process by which a solid square of chocolate morphs into a smooth emulsion and found that chocolate releases a fatty film that coats the tongue, giving a smooth sensation for the entire time it is in the mouth. Dr. Siavash Soltanahmadi, researcher at the University of Leeds, led the research…
Africa: Five United Nations (UN) agencies demanded immediate action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 nations most seriously affected by the unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Acute malnutrition, also known as wasting, affects more than 30 million children under the age of five. This condition is a result of conflict, climate shocks, persisting COVID-19 pandemic effects, and rising living expenses. Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases. Eight million are severely wasted the deadliest form of undernutrition – meaning they are 12 times more likely…
Japan: A top government spokesperson has announced that Japan intends to begin discharging more than a million tonnes of treated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean this year. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has approved the proposal, but the government will hold off on publicising it until it has received “a comprehensive report” from the UN watchdog, according to chief cabinet secretary Mr. Hirokazu Matsuno. Cooling systems at the plant were overwhelmed when a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami in 2011, causing the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, as per the report. Work…
Sweden: Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has announced that it has discovered Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements, which are essential for making electric cars and wind turbines. The term “rare earth” refers to a group of 17 elements that are used to make a range of products and infrastructure that are increasingly important to everyday life. The new discovery could have major implications for the European Union’s clean energy transition, which can help Europe become less dependent on China. In addition, the discovery is widely considered “decisive” for the green transition, given the expected rise in demand for…
London: Prince Harry’s memoir sold 1,430,000 copies on its first day of sale in the US, Canada, and the UK combined. The book’s publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has stated that the book sold more copies on its first day than any other nonfiction book from the publishing house, even after selling more than a million English language copies globally. A Promised Land by Barack Obama, which sold more than 887,000 copies in the US and Canada in November 2020, held the previous record. Spare broke the record for the fastest-selling nonfiction book in the country after selling 400,000 copies…