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US President-elect Donald Trump nominates Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary

Announcing the nomination on his site Truth Social, Trump on Nov 14 said prominent anti-vaccine activist would “end the chronic disease epidemic" and “Make America great and healthy Again!”

Sri Lankan president’s NPP wins parliamentary election

Man dead in explosions after failed attack on Brazil's Supreme Court

Cargo ship from Karachi arrives at Bangladesh port

British author Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital' wins 2024 Booker Prize Winner

‘Orbital’, the biggest-selling book on the shortlist in the UK, takes place over a single day in the life of six astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station who observe 16 sunrises and sunsets on Earth spinning past continents and cycling past seasons.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat and the first-ever Hindu elected to the US Congress

Trump appoints former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence

A four-term Congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate and NYT bestselling author, Gabbard is a veteran with three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa. She recently moved from being a Democrat to a Republican member.

University of Chicago researchers pioneering a new age of circular economy to combat waste and climate crisis

Argonne National Laboratory researchers are pioneering circular economy solutions to repurpose waste into valuable resources. By transforming materials like CO2, plastics, and sludge, they aim to reduce landfill waste and emissions. Argonne scientists are pushing for a regenerative future where waste fuels the creation of new products using innovative catalysts, sustainable water management, and new recycling technologies.

Biden and Xi to discuss bilateral relations during meet in Peru on Nov 16

The two leaders are scheduled to meet on November 16 at Lima, the capital of Peru, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. The meeting would come just over two months before Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Brampton Hindu Temple cancels consular event amid Khalistani protest threats in Canada

The Consulate General of India in Toronto had organized the Life Certificate event, which was scheduled for Nov 17 at the temple premises.

Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'government efficiency department'

Elon Musk had claimed during Trump’s presidential campaign that he could reduce the U.S. federal budget by at least $2 trillion—an amount that would exceed the annual spending Congress allocates to defense and other government agencies.