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May 08, 2025
Washington DC [US], May 8: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel in a conclave to elect a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church.
Wildfire destroys 12,500 acres of land on England's Dartmoor
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Ottawa [Canada], May 7: U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in the White House on Tuesday, disagreeing on the "51st...
2nd Amazon boycott happens May 6 to 12
New York [US], May 7: A second boycott against Amazon and its affiliated businesses will be held from May 6 through May 12 as some...
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes western Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 7: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck west of Tobelo, Indonesia, on Tuesday, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.
48 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in past 24 hours
Gaza [Palestine], May 7: A total of 48 Palestinians were martyred and 142 injured in Israeli airstrikes across various areas of the Gaza Strip over...
Saudi Crown Prince, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss enhancing bilateral relations
Riyadh [Saudi], May 7: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi...
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Khartoum [Sudan], May 7: Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's wartime capital, Port Sudan, on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that...
Cardinals enter seclusion ahead of secret conclave to elect new pope
Washington DC [US], May 7: Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican...
Israel hits Yemen's main airport in airstrike
Jerusalem [Israel], May 7: The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days...
Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each
Moscow [Russia], May 7: Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, both sides said on Tuesday.
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