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Modi urges G20 foreign ministers to overcome differences

Shawdesh dEsk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged G20 foreign ministers to overcome their divisions and focus on the needs of the developing world. “We are meeting at a

Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens

Shawdesh Desk: The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year – the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country’s authorities have

US drugmaker Eli Lilly says slashing insulin prices

Shawdesh Desk: US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it would cut the cost of its insulin by 70 percent, with President Joe Biden calling on others to follow suit

Earthquake death toll in Turkey rises above 45,000

Shawdesh Desk: The death toll in Turkey from last month’s devastating earthquake has risen to 45,089, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Wednesday, bringing the total toll

Train accident in Greece kills at least 29

Shawdesh Desk: At least 29 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa late Tuesday night,

Damaged buildings collapse after fresh quake in eastern Turkey

Shawdesh desk: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Monday, causing some buildings already damaged by a powerful tremor earlier this month to collapse, the government’s disaster agency said.

Zelensky says plans to meet China’s president Xi Jinping

Shawdesh Desk: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he was planning to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping after Beijing called for urgent peace talks to end the war in

Pope renews calls for Ukraine ceasefire, one year on

Shawdesh desk: Pope Francis on Wednesday renewed calls for a ceasefire in the “absurd and cruel” war in Ukraine shortly before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.