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The body of 32-year-old Rahanuma Sarah, who worked as the newsroom editor at private television channel GTV, was recovered from Hatirjheel Lake on Tuesday. Sarah jumped into the lake, her husband said, citing witnesses.

Thinkers and tech experts join hands to launch a new phone that aims to beat smartphone addiction - a very pink Barbie phone. The Barbie-branded phone has been launched in the UK and Europe with the aim of helping young people to break away from their smartphones.

Kolkata protests: Buses and other transportation services came to a standstill in the east Indian state of West Bengal after opposition BJP called a 'Bengal Bandh' in the wake of a rape-murder. Watch WION for more details.

As the 2024 United States presidential election is getting closer, the focus is on a select group of so-called 'swing states' that will likely determine the outcome of the race.

As the cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox surge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), children in the nation account for over 80 per cent of mpox deaths, however the first vaccination shots to be given in the country would not be for these children and most vulnerable patients, BBC reported.

It's less than 70 days to go for the US Presidential Elections and the focus is more and more on the swing states. After successful Democratic National Convention nominee Kamala Harris is going to resume her campaign from Georgia a state that has had a history of being crucial to whoever wins the race to the White House. Watch in for more details!

The Biden administration has announced a significant investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, allocating USD 521 million in grants to expand the nation's EV charging network.

Heavy flooding caused by torrential rains in Yemen overnight has destroyed homes and left at least 24 people missing, authorities said on Wednesday. The floods in Al-Mahwit, a province west of the capital Sanaa controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, triggered landslides that swept through several homes, police said in a statement carried by rebel media.

A recent incident involving a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle (EV) in South Korea has sparked concerns about EV safety and could potentially impact the nation's ambitious push towards electric transportation.

Hyundai Motor Company, one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers, has unveiled an ambitious strategy for the coming years, outlining its plans for growth and adaptation to evolving market trends.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday (August 28) slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party's 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' or shutdown protest organised in response to the violence during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally when the police fired tear gas on protesters.

Astronomers have made a record-breaking, shining discovery with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) by spotting the brightest quasar ever found, which is now being called the most luminous cosmic object in space.

An invasive South American piranha, which had "sharp human teeth" was caught by a Texas angler at a local lake on Sunday (Aug 25). The fish, which has been dubbed a pacu, was found at Lake Meredith in Sanford and currently has been kept at the Lake Meredith Aquatic & Wildlife Museum.

Marathon Digital Holdings is expanding the horizons of cryptocurrency investments, exploring altcoins alongside its well-established bitcoin mining operations. In a recent discussion, Roundtable anchor, Rob Nelson, was joined by Sam Price, host of CryptoLifer, and Salman Khan, CFO at Marathon Digital Holdings.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to present a victory plan to US president Joe Biden. He said the war with Russia will eventually end with dialogue - but Ukraine's Kursk incursion is so Kyiv can be in a strong position. Dr. Sergej Sumlenny, Defense Expert and Director, Director of the European Resilience Initiative Center and Former Director at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Bureau in Kyiv, joins us to discuss.    

The Earth started rotating at a dramatically slow speed twice in the last hundreds of millions of years and one of those times was when the biggest mass extinction took place, as per the latest study.

Russia's recent move to set up its own cryptocurrency exchanges is making waves in the financial sector. George Tung, Host of CryptosRUs, explains that this decision, driven by Russia's leadership among sanctioned nations, reflects a broader strategy to distance itself from the US dollar.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has recruited veteran power banker Tyler Miller from rival Citigroup Inc. as a partner in its natural resources division. At Goldman Sachs, Miller will serve as global co-head of power, utilities, and infrastructure, according to a memo reviewed by Bloomberg News.

The deep seafloor - 12,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean - is covered by ancient rocks known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). Although these rocks appear devoid of life, they may actually be hiding different kinds of tiny sea creatures and microbes, some of which may have adapted to survive in the dark.