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Elon Musk’s SpaceX in talks with airlines to provide in-flight Wi-Fi via Starlink

Faster and reliable internet on aeroplanes is long overdue and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is working towards it. If reports are to be believed,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says relations with US at lowest point in years

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with NBC News ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden next week, said US-Russia relations...

G7 to distribute 1 billion COVID jabs globally by 2023 – UK Prime Minister

G7 leaders will agree to expand global COVID vaccine manufacturing to provide at least one billion doses to the world through sharing and financing...

US Senate confirms first Muslim-American as federal judge

The US Senate has approved the historic nomination of Pakistani-American Zahid Quraishi to the District Court in New Jersey, making him the first Muslim...

With focus on reasserting fight against climate change, G7 leaders to meet in Cornwall

The Group of Seven (G7) richest democracies are set to meet at Carbis Bay Hotel, a seaside resort in Cornwall, UK between June 11-13....

South African woman gives birth to 10 babies, breaks Guinness World Record

Awoman from South Africa’s Gauteng has broken a Guinness World Record as she gave birth to 10 babies at once. The record was previously...

UN Security Council backs Antonio Guterres for second term

The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for...

French President slapped in the face during walkabout

A man slapped President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France, an incident which his prime minister denounced...

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter jailed for 7 years in six-million rand fraud case in South Africa

Ashish Lata Ramgobin, the 56-year-old great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, has been jailed for seven years in a six-million rand (Rs 3.22 crore) fraud and...

Major media websites go down worldwide

Multiple websites operated by news outlets including the Financial Times, The New York Times and Bloomberg News were down across the globe on Tuesday. CNN...

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