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KABUL: Officials say the dead toll from Wednesday’s earthquake in Afghanistan has reached 1,000, with more than 600 injuries and the number anticipated to rise as information from isolated mountain settlements trickles in. After the magnitude 6.1 earthquake, photos in Afghan media showed houses reduced to rubble and people covered in blankets lying on the ground. Rescue efforts were complicated …

UAE: Transboundary issues are becoming more common as the globe becomes more interconnected. These have an influence on a wide range of nations, regions, and economic sectors at the same time.  An example is the COVID-19 epidemic, which started with health difficulties and spread through the economy, state and society. As a result of its broad impact, it has prompted …

NEW YORK: On Monday, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian daily Novaya Gazeta, auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the Ukraine crisis. The medal was sold to an undisclosed phone bidder at Heritage Auctions in New York. The auction was lively, with much applause and bidders encouraging one …

AUSTRALIA: One of Australia’s least-visited and least-understood places is located in the country’s far north. However, thanks to indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai, change will be coming. The Torres Strait is a group of 247 islands off the coast of Queensland, close to Papua New Guinea. There are Aboriginal, Melanesian, and Australian Torres Strait Islanders living there. Patty Mills, who …

MALDIVES: A city is rising from the Indian Ocean’s depths. A floating metropolis, large enough to house 20,000 people, is being built in a beautiful lagoon approximately 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital. The city will be built in the shape of brain coral, with 5,000 floating units including housing, restaurants, businesses, and schools, connected by canals. …

US: A drive-by shooting on a family BBQ late Saturday left at least two people dead and five others injured, according to authorities in San Antonio, Texas. The family was grilling in front of the residence, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus said at an early Sunday press conference. A car passed by and unloaded around 20 to 30 …

US: Remi Bader, a TikTok personality known for her realistic clothes haul videos, claimed that on a recent trip with other influencers, a ranch refused to let her ride their horses owing to her weight. Bader, who has over 2 million TikTok followers, was turned away from a trip arranged by Hampton Water Wine in Montauk, New York, over the …

MEXICO: After the vehicle they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula, two actors from the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured. The accident happened on Thursday, according to local media, when the van flipped after veering off the road in a desert location. At …

US: Selena Gomez is still buzzing from being invited to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s wedding, and while she’s generally keeping mum about the event, she did take a time this week to gush about the pop star’s nuptials. On Thursday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with her “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin, Gomez …

US: Republican senators questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Friday about accusations that the social media network permitted Russian state-approved media content but blocked other videos. According to recent reports, TikTok has allowed Russian state media to saturate the platform with dangerous pro-war propaganda. The letter, sponsored by Steve Daines and signed by John Cornyn, Roger Wicker, John Barrasso, …