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Kenya-China ties spark 200,000 Jobs, cultural boom

Kenya-China ties spark 200,000 Jobs, cultural boom

President William Ruto with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. April 24, 2025. [Courtesy, PCS] At least 200,000 jobs have been created through the bilateral cooperation between Kenya and China....

China to Make All Hospitals Offer Epidurals to Incentivize Childbirth

China to Make All Hospitals Offer Epidurals to Incentivize Childbirth

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a "friendly childbearing environment" for women. Tertiary hospitals - those with more than 500...

Bandhan Mutual Fund Returns with Second Installment of ‘Salary Wala Plan’ via Grey India

Bandhan Mutual Fund Returns with Second Installment of ‘Salary Wala Plan’ via Grey India

Bandhan Mutual Fund, in collaboration with Grey India, has launched the second phase of its campaign ‘Salary Wala Plan’. The campaign continues to simplify the concept of Systematic Withdrawal Plans (SWP) by reframing them as a salary from your...

Victor Wembanyama goes bald for a Shaolin monk retreat in China, sending NBA fans into a frenzy with the surprising new look

Victor Wembanyama goes bald for a Shaolin monk retreat in China, sending NBA fans into a frenzy with the surprising new look

Images via X and Getty Images Victor Wembanyama’s offseason doesn’t look anything like you’d expect from a rising NBA superstar. No flashy vacations or wild nightlife. Instead, the 7-foot-3 San Antonio Spurs phenom is finding peace and purpose in...

Harvard to UTokyo: Tracking China's Academic Infiltration

Harvard to UTokyo: Tracking China's Academic Infiltration

The ongoing clash between prestigious Harvard University and United States President Donald Trump has been making headlines daily. While protecting academic freedom is fundamental, it's also important to acknowledge one of the key reasons cited by...

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 15th Season on July 13

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 15th Season on July 13

Ever wonder what would happen if you took Sailor Moon, Kamen Rider, and Hades, threw them in a blender, and covered the result with hot neon paint? ― Ever wonder what would happen if you took Sailor Moon, Kamen Rider, and Hades, threw them in a...

India News | Union Home Minister Amit Shah Calls 11 Years of Modi Government a 'golden Era' of Public Service

India News | Union Home Minister Amit Shah Calls 11 Years of Modi Government a 'golden Era' of Public Service

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday described the last 11 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership as a "golden period" of dedicated public service, marked by significant strides in economic...

What happened to Finneas? Musician claims he was attacked by tear gas at an LA protest

What happened to Finneas? Musician claims he was attacked by tear gas at an LA protest

Finneas, the Grammy-winning singer and producer, claimed he was attacked by tear gas during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles. He posted multiple Instagram stories on Sunday, June 8, 2025, stating that the protest was "peaceful."...

India News | Rajnath Singh Hails 11 Years of Modi Government, Credits Defence Self-reliance for Economic Rise

India News | Rajnath Singh Hails 11 Years of Modi Government, Credits Defence Self-reliance for Economic Rise

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India's emergence as one of the world's top five economies is a result of strong strides made towards self-reliance in the defence sector, driven by Prime...

Changing face of Britain in unparalleled detail: The ethnic make-up of EVERY street - and how it has changed - revealed by our definitive interactive tool

Changing face of Britain in unparalleled detail: The ethnic make-up of EVERY street - and how it has changed - revealed by our definitive interactive tool

The ethnic make-up of England and Wales can be shown in unparalleled detail today through the lens of MailOnline's street-by-street breakdown. Using the most up-to-date ethnicity statistics derived from the Census, MailOnline analysed the rate of...

Ericsson to manage Bharti Airtel’s pan-India network under new multi-year contract

Ericsson to manage Bharti Airtel’s pan-India network under new multi-year contract

Bharti Airtel on Monday signed a multi-year Network Operations Center (NOC) Managed Services agreement with Ericsson. Under the deal, Ericsson will take charge of managing Airtel’s network operations across India, covering 4G, 5G NSA and SA, Fixed...

Japan's Princess Kako welcomed by Japanese descendants in Brazil's Maringa

Japan's Princess Kako welcomed by Japanese descendants in Brazil's Maringa

Japan's Princess Kako has been welcomed by people of Japanese ancestry in an inland city in southern Brazil. The second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino is on an official visit to Brazil. On Sunday, she flew to Maringa in the state...

India News | Severed Animal Head Found in Dustbin in Thane Locality; Cops Launch Probe

India News | Severed Animal Head Found in Dustbin in Thane Locality; Cops Launch Probe

Thane, Jun 9 (PTI) Tension prevailed at a locality in Maharashtra's Thane city after the severed head of an animal, suspected to be of a buffalo, was found in a dustbin, police said on Monday. The police later reached the Hajuri locality in Wagle...

India News | 11 Yrs of Modi Govt 'golden Period' of Resolve, Dedication Towards Public Service: Amit Shah

India News | 11 Yrs of Modi Govt 'golden Period' of Resolve, Dedication Towards Public Service: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the 11 years of Modi government was a "golden period" of resolve, endeavour and dedication towards public service. In Narendra Modi's third term as prime minister, Shah said this...

How Can Government Partner with Global Companies to Position India for an AI-Dominated Future?

How Can Government Partner with Global Companies to Position India for an AI-Dominated Future?

As AI rapidly becomes the default operating system for industries, nations, and societies, India's decisions today will define its global relevance tomorrow.As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the global economy, India is uniquely poised to...

‘HazleGod’ Takes Off In India As Josh Hazlewood Shines Ahead Of WTC Final At Lord’s

‘HazleGod’ Takes Off In India As Josh Hazlewood Shines Ahead Of WTC Final At Lord’s

Mitchell Starc was amused upon discovering that Josh Hazlewood had received a nickname of ‘HazleGod’. The new nickname comes from fans who watched the pacer’s performances. Australia is now setting its sights on the World Test Championship (WTC)...

Predictive Model for In-Hospital Death in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Southwest China

Predictive Model for In-Hospital Death in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Southwest China

Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a global health priority, with its prevalence rising rapidly worldwide.1–3 China faces particularly severe challenges, holding both the highest growth rate of DM cases and the largest diabetic...

India-Pakistan conflict claims an unlikely victim: Himalayan pink salt

India-Pakistan conflict claims an unlikely victim: Himalayan pink salt

For the past three decades, Vipan Kumar has been importing Himalayan pink salt from Pakistan to sell in India. However, New Delhi banned the import of all Pakistani goods, including those routed through third countries, after the killing of 26...

Editor’s choice: Live from BC salmon famers, US North Pacific council meetings; Last-minute Section 301 tariff extension

Editor’s choice: Live from BC salmon famers, US North Pacific council meetings; Last-minute Section 301 tariff extension

Editor-in-chief Tom Seaman brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week. Undercurrent News was reporting live from two events last week on the West Coast of North America, as Canadian salmon farmers met in British Columbia (BC)...

India likely to avoid trade ban on Turkey due to $2.73 bn surplus

India likely to avoid trade ban on Turkey due to $2.73 bn surplus

India is restricting Turkish involvement in key infrastructure projects over security concerns but is avoiding a full trade ban. Despite industry calls, the government is unlikely to impose a trade ban, due to $2.73 billion trade surplus. read...

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