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Sweden on Thursday (August 15, 2024) announced the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of Mpox, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency. The country’s public health agency confirmed that it was the same strain of the virus that has surged in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September 2023, known as the Clade 1b subclade.

Ford Motor Company is recalling approximately 85,000 Explorer SUVs equipped with the Police Interceptor Utility package due to a potential risk of engine fires, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Talks aimed at ending Sudan's shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland although the absence of the military dampened hopes for imminent steps to alleviate the country's humanitarian crisis.

The infamous and deadly asteroid that slammed into Earth some 66 million years ago and wiped out an entire species of dinosaurs has its origin in our solar system, beyond Jupiter to be precise.

Ahead of the announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (Aug 16) about the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the central and state governments have announced transfers of over 200 officers in the Union Territory.

An American citizen posted a picture of a book which he received from his Indian maths teacher and asked the "fine people from India" to explain the inscription written.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for legislative assembly elections for Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana. The voting for the legislative assembly in Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be held in three phases, while Haryana will vote in a single phase. Watch in for more details!

South cinema shined the brightest at the 70th National Film Awards. The winners of the coveted awards were announced on Friday in New Delhi and Rishabh Shetty won the Best Actor award for Kantara while the hugely popular KGF2 won the Best Kannada Feature Film award.

A premium Saudi number plate with a single letter and digit was offered for nearly $800,000 (around SAR 3 million) at a government auction. A report by Gulf News on Thursday (Aug 15) said that the auction was conducted by the Saudi General Directorate of Traffic.

La Liga 2024-25: The 94th season of La Liga commenced on 15 August with Athletic Club taking over Gefate in the opening match. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will lock horns with each other for the biggest football title after a pre-season campaign.

SSLV-D3/EOS-08 Mission: The launch of the third developmental flight of SSLV is scheduled for August 16, 2024, in a launch window of one hour.

Ola Electric Mobility, the country's top e-scooter manufacturer, has experienced a remarkable 20% surge in its market valuation, reaching 586.64 billion rupees (USD 6.

German luxury automaker BMW and its Chinese joint venture have announced a recall of 1.36 million vehicles in China. The recall, which took effect immediately, was announced by China's State Administration for Market Regulation on Friday and targets both locally produced and imported BMW models manufactured between 2003 and 2017.

Former advisor of Israeli PM, Ruthie Blum speaks to WION. Watch our exclusive interview.

Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer Polestar has taken a significant step towards circumventing substantial tariffs on Chinese-made automobiles by commencing production of its Polestar 3 SUV in the United States.

An Orangutan in the Dublin Zoo gave birth to a healthy baby on 31 July but has not been feeding her kid. Therefore, to teach her the process of maternal care, the Dublin Zoo has arranged a group of 30 lactating women from Dublin and its surroundings for mother orangutan as a part of its lactation learning process, where they would breastfeed their babies in front of the mother orangutan, to teach her the process.

The SSLV-D3 in its third and final development flight lifted off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9.17 am. Watch this exclusive interview with ISRO chairman DR S Somnath.

On the eve of India's 78th Independence Day, thousands took to the streets in various Indian cities to protest against the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. The movement, aptly called 'Reclaim the night' began in the Indian city of Kolkata. People of all age groups gathered at important landmarks of the east Indian city to demand justice for the victim.

Researchers have decoded the largest animal genome, and it doesn't belong to giants like whales or elephants, but to a humble but strange-looking fish. The lungfish genome was found to be 30 times the size of the human genome.