65+ age group to outnumber under-15s in Europe by 2024

BRUSSELS (AFP): People aged 65 and older will outnumber under-15s in Europe by 2024, the World Health Organization said Wednesday,…

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India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory

NEW DELHI (Reuters): India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh has permitted the resumption of most production at a factory owned…

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Vienna drugstores offer free period products for women in need

VIENNA (AFP): Austria's capital Vienna on Wednesday rolled out a programme to combat "period poverty" with drugstores offering free sanitary…

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NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon

FLORIDA (AFP): A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering…

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EU tech chief warns Meta’s Zuckerberg over disinfo

BRUSSELS (AFP): The EU's top tech regulator on Wednesday warned Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg about a surge of online disinformation,…

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Consortium runs world’s first hydrogen-powered gas turbine

BRUSSELS (AFP): A European consortium on Wednesday said it had in a world first successfully tested a gas turbine fully…

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Seven and hell: Pakistan’s losing World Cup record against India

KARACHI (AFP): It is cricket's fiercest rivalry, watched by millions, sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat,…

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Mum first priority before Pakistan, says India’s Bumrah

AHMEDABAD (AFP): India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah says seeing his mother again takes priority over Saturday's blockbuster World Cup clash…

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Indonesia in talks with Australia for 2034 World Cup bid: FA chief

JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesia is in talks with Australia for a possible joint 2034 World Cup bid, its football chief has…

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Who said what at the Cricket World Cup

HYDERABAD (AFP): Who said what at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday, the seventh day of the 2023 tournament: "Both…

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