For the past several years, Manpreet Singh has been dreaming of going abroad for higher studies.The 22-year-old Sikh, a resident of Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh state, chose Canada as his…
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South Africa: Volunteers enter abandoned gold mine to rescue trapped miners
Dozens of volunteers have entered an abandoned gold mine in South Africa to help what could be thousands of illegal miners who have been underground for a month. Because the…
Peru: China megaport opens up Latin America as wary US looks on
As the world waits to see how the return of Donald Trump will reshape relations between Washington and Beijing, China has just taken decisive action to entrench its position in…
USA: Amazon launches Haul, Temu and Shein rival with very low prices
Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in an effort to take on low-cost retailers Temu and Shein.…
USA: Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X
Social media platform Bluesky has gained more than one million new users since the US presidential election, benefitting from an exodus of people unhappy with the direction of X under billionaire…
Belgium: Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules
The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads…
Brazil: One dead after attack on Supreme Court
A man who tried to attack Brazil’s Supreme Court in the capital Brasilia on Wednesday evening is believed to have been killed by his own explosives. He was found dead…
Germany: VW launches $5.8bn joint venture with Tesla rival Rivian
Volkswagen Group (VW) and Tesla rival Rivian have launched a joint venture, with the German car giant increasing its investment in the partnership. The two companies say the deal is…
Azerbaijan: COP29 host President Ilham Aliyev brands oil and gas ‘gift from God’
Azerbaijan’s president has branded oil and gas a “gift from God” as he welcomed delegates to the COP29 climate summit. President Ilham Aliyev praised the use of natural resources, including fossil…
Netherlands: Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal
Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%. The Hague court of appeal…