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Taliban officials call for urgent help as rescuers try to save people trapped in debris in the wake of magnitude 6.3 earthquake… The post Death toll rises to 2,000 in Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban officials appeared first on DailyNews.

The 6.3 magnitude quake struck about 40km from the western city of Herat at around 11:00 local time (06:30 GMT). Many buildings… The post At least 120 killed and 1,000 injured from Earthquake in Afghanistan appeared first on DailyNews.

Tensions had recently risen in the Gaza Strip, but the conventional wisdom was that neither Hamas, the Islamist group which governs there,… The post Hamas attack shocks Israel appeared first on DailyNews.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Narges Mohammadi, also recognises the hundreds of thousands of people who, in the preceding year,… The post Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Narges Mohammadi appeared first on DailyNews.

The Swedish Academy said on Thursday it was for his “innovative plays and prose which gives voice to the unsayable”. As well… The post Norwegian writer Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature appeared first on DailyNews.

The explosive-laden drones targeted a graduation ceremony attended by cadets’ families, and women and children were among the dead. The army blamed… The post At least 100 reported dead in drone attack on military academy appeared first on…

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry yesterday (04) for their work on quantum dots — tiny particles that can release very… The post Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced appeared first on DailyNews.

Ten have already been confirmed dead in Sikkim after a cloud burst triggered massive flash floods. The burst occurred in the upstream… The post At least 22 Indian troops missing after flash floods appeared first on DailyNews.

In a first in the history of the US Congress, Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted from… The post US Speaker Kevin McCarthy impeached appeared first on DailyNews.

Three scientists won the Nobel Price in Chemistry yesterday (4) for their work on quantum dots – tiny particles that can release… The post Three scientists win Nobel Prize for Chemistry appeared first on DailyNews.