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New York, Jan 29 (UNI) U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, as investors pivoted back to technology stocks following a steep sell-off triggered by fears of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) competition. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 136.77 points, or 0.31 percent, to 44,850.35. The S&P 500 added 55.42 points, or 0.92 percent, to 6,067.7. The…

Dhaka, Jan 28 (UNI) The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced its intention to repatriate former prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina to face corruption charges. During a press briefing at the Commission’s headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the development. Addressing questions from journalists, Akhtar Hossain…

Lusaka, Jan. 28 (UNI) Zambia has recorded eight new mpox cases, bringing the cumulative total to 15, state media reported on Tuesday. The eight new cases were reported in Lusaka, the country’s capital, according to the Zambia Daily Mail, which quoted Paul Zulu, the mpox incident manager at the Zambia National Public Health Institute, a…

Seoul, Jan 28 (UNI) A passenger airplane caught on fire at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, forcing the passengers and crew members to evacuate, Yonhap reported, citing local fire authorities. Fire authorities said an Air Busan plane bound for China’s Hong Kong from the airport…

Washington, Jan 28 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a “bidding war” over the sale of the social media app. When asked by reporters whether the US tech giant was preparing a bid, Trump replied: “I would say yes”…

Gaza, Jan 28 (UNI) Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes in Gaza City and the northern parts of the coastal enclave on Monday after 15 months of forced displacement. The return follows an announcement by Qatar on Sunday evening that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement to release Israeli hostage…

Tripoli, Jan 28 (UNI) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that 1,313 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya in the past week. “From January 19 to 25, 1,313 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. The migrants include more than 160 women and over 60…

Jakarta, Jan 28 (UNI) At least four people died, and four others were severely injured in a landslide in Mamuju regency, Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province, according to the country’s disaster authority on Monday. Head of the Mamuju regional disaster mitigation agency, Taslim Sukirno, said the landslide occurred in Mamunyu village at around 11:15 p.m. local…

Doha, Jan 27 (UNI) Israeli authorities will allow displaced Palestinians to begin returning from the southern Gaza Strip to their residential areas in the northern enclave starting Monday morning in exchange for an agreement to release three Israeli hostages by Friday and another three on Saturday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said. “In…

Beirut, Jan 27 (UNI) The death toll from Israeli attacks on crowds of Lebanese trying to return to their homes in southern Lebanon has risen to 22, including six women, with 124 others injured, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Sunday. The injured included 12 women and a paramedic from the Islamic Scout Association, who was…