Friday, July 5, 2024

Americas

Elon Musk successfully launches world’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket

It is designed to deliver a maximum payload to low-Earth orbit of 64 tonne United States's popular entrepreneur and CEO Tesla Inc. Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A heavy-duty...

Tsunami warning lifted after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

People were alerted by text messages and those in affected areas have been urged to seek high ground A powerful earthquake having magnitude 8.2 struck about 250 kilometres southeast of Chiniak, Alaska, early today. Authorities prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down...

Muslim schoolgirl attacked in Canada for wearing Hijab

PM Justin Trudeau has condemned an attack on an 11-year-old Khawlah Noman An 11-year-old Muslim schoolgirl has been assaulted by a man who twice tried to cut off her hijab with scissors she was walking to school with her younger brother...

Southern California mudslides, flooding leave at least 13 dead

About 5.5 inches of rain had fallen in parts of Ventura County over two days in southern California At least 13 people have been died after a powerful winter storm drenching Southern California sent mud, rocks and debris plummeting down...

Pakistan Police receives $23 million worth protective gear by US embassy

The state-of-the-art, lightweight protective gear would protect police officers as they fight terrorism and crime The U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Section provided nine Pakistani police organizations more than $23 million worth of protective gear between June...

No one has lost more troops and lives to terrorism than Pakistanis: Pentagon

"They've lost thousands of troops, and they've lost thousands of innocents as well" Chief Spokesperson of Pentagon, US Department of Defense Dana W. White has yet again acknowledged Pakistan’s sacrifices against the ongoing war on terror in the region. Dana W....

New York terror attack: Eight dead as truck rams cyclists in Manhattan

The suspect identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov an immigrant from Uzbekistan Eight people have been killed and a dozen injured in the worst terror attack in New York. The local media has termed it a worst terror attack in New York...

Earthquake killed more than 200 people in Mexico

Around 20 school kids had been found dead and more than 30 children are missing A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City and surrounding states killed at least 200 people and left many trapped under collapsed buildings. According to the official of...

Hurricane Irma: 160mph superstorm winds and heavy rain hit Florida

Around 5.6 million people have been told to leave as the storm approaches Superstorm wind and heavy rain from Hurricane Irma's outer bands began lashing Florida's southern tip Saturday morning. Irma hit the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago late on Friday, threatening nearby coastal...

Floods ravage Quebec, thousands forced to evacuate in Canada

Three persons including man with his child swept away into the floodwater The devastating flood in the Canadian province of Quebec has forced nearly 1,900 people to evacuate their homes in 126 municipalities. The province is suffering from its highest floodwaters...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.