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Month: October 2024

Police detain climate activist Greta Thunberg at climate protest

BRUSSELS: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained on Saturday during a protest in Brussels against fossil fuel subsidies.

Around 150 demonstrators, responding to calls from environmental groups, gathered to demand the EU end subsidies fo…

Lightning strikes kill 297 people in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Nearly 300 people, mostly rural farmers, have been killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh this year.

A total of 297 people — 242 men and 55 women — died due to lightning strikes during the period from February to September this year.

Sav…

Thousands rally across Europe as Gaza war nears 1-year mark

ISTANBUL: As Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza approaches the grim one-year mark, thousands of protesters took to the streets across major European cities on Saturday.

Demonstrators called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to arms sales to Israel…

Nearly P2-trillion projects line up in green lane

Manila: Over 90 projects worth about PHP2 trillion are queuing up in the One-Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments (OSAC-SI) at the Board of Investments (BOI) to acquire green lane certificates.

Most of the projects are in the Renewable Energy…

Social media X pays $5.23-M fine in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Social media X, formerly known as Twitter, has paid 28.6 million reais (about USD5.23 million) in fines to the Brazilian government to seek the resumption of its operations in the country, local media reported Friday.

The social media gian…

Cultural Festival for Peace kicks off in Hanoi

The “Cultural Festival for Peace” program kicked off on October 6 at Hoan Kiem Lake, the cultural and historical symbol of the capital, to honour Hanoi’s historical traditions and promote the image of a peace-loving capital to all people and tourists…