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India Diwali 2024: Use of firecrackers renews debate on air pollution in Delhi

November 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI (AP) — As India prepares for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether to set off fireworks to celebrate, worsening the country's chronic air pollution. Diwali, celebrated on Thursday, is all about socializing and exchanging gifts with family and friends. Many Indians light earthen oil lamps or candles. But […]

India Diwali 2024: Firework smoke pushes air pollution in Delhi to dangerous levels

November 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog enveloped India's capital on Friday Smoke from fireworks used to celebrate Diwali Hindu festival of lights, Air pollution has reached dangerous levels. According to SAFAR, India's main environmental monitoring agency, New Delhi's air quality index fell into the “severe” category. In many areas, levels of […]

Ukraine prepares to fight North Korean troops in Kursk as war escalates | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 31, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Ukraine prepared to fight North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region on Wednesday, as the entry of a second nuclear power into Russia's war against Ukraine threatened to escalate and expand the conflict. The US Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that North Korean troops were in Kursk, where Ukraine launched a counter-invasion nearly three months ago. […]

The North Korean troops sent to Russia may be happy about their presence there, even if they face intense fighting

October 31, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The thousands of boys Soldiers that North Korea sent to RussiaThe soldiers reportedly slated to help in the fight against Ukraine include many elite special forces, but that hasn't stopped speculation that they are being slaughtered because they have no combat experience, unfamiliarity with the terrain and probably in the […]

Ukraine's Zelensky says war against Russia is being pushed 'beyond borders' | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the thousands of North Korean soldiers sent to reinforce Russian troops on the front lines in Ukraine would push the nearly three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders say North Korea has sent around 10,000 troops to support Russia's military operation and warn that its involvement […]

Pentagon says North Korea sent 10,000 troops to join Russia's war in Ukraine | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 29, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

The US is increasing the estimated number of North Korean troops sent to Russia, fearing an expansion of Moscow's war against Ukraine. The Pentagon announced that an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia to train and fight against Ukraine in “the next few weeks,” significantly increasing the estimated number of soldiers […]

Seoul calls for “immediate withdrawal” of North Korean troops from Russia | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 21, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

South Korea summons the Russian ambassador over Pyongyang's alleged sending of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine. South Korea has summoned Russia's ambassador to criticize Pyongyang's decision to send hundreds of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said, calling for their immediate withdrawal. In Pyongyang's first foreign deployment of its […]

South Korea on alert as North 'blows up border roads' in drone dispute | Military News

October 14, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Seoul says it is “fully ready” for any provocation as Pyongyang deploys eight artillery brigades on the border. The South Korean military has said it is “fully ready” to respond after reports that North Korean troops have been deployed to the border and are preparing to blow up roads connecting the two nations along the […]

Zelensky accuses North Korea of sending soldiers to help Russia in war | News about the Russia-Ukraine war

October 14, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Ukraine's president says his country and allies must evolve their response amid a deepening alliance with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused North Korea of sending not only weapons but also soldiers to support Russia in the war against Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea,” Zelensky said […]

Ratan Tata, former chairman of India's Tata Sons, dies at the age of 86

October 9, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died Wednesday evening in a Mumbai hospital. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death, describing him as his “friend, mentor and guide” in a statement. He did not give a cause of death. Tata was admitted this […]