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Kuala Lumpur, 30 September 2024 — ETHKL, Malaysia’s premier Ethereum and blockchain community-building initiative, is excited to announce ETHKL 2024, set to take place from October 4-6 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The event will unite a diverse mix of regulators, government representatives, Web3 startups, international and local enterprises, and blockchain enthusiasts to explore the future of blockchain in Malaysia and strengthen the country’s role as a global Web3 player.

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The union representing U.S. dockworkers has signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts

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The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June are welcoming their new ride home

Hampshire is set to become the first English county cricket club to be owned by an overseas franchise after entering into a “phased acquisition” with the part-owner of Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals

Antoine Griezmann, a key player for France over the past decade, announced on Monday that he is ending his international career with the French national team. The 33-year-old forward from Atletico Madrid, known as «Grizou» by fans, has played 137 matches for France and scored 44 goals in his 10-year career with the team.

Miss Universe Korea pageant, making headlines globally. Choi Soon-hwa, standing alongside much younger contestants, is determined to challenge societal perceptions of age. Her participation highlights a significant shift in the pageant world.

Edmonton city hall shooting.“While some extremists are assessed to have a primary motivation, others are influenced by a combination of beliefs,” said the Strategic Threat Assessment.“This phenomenon is occurring in Canada,” according to the June 4, 2024, report by the government’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC).Also called composite extremism, it is “driven by a myriad of messaging within mainstream social discourse as well as extremist propaganda that is internalized by an individual,” it said.“Variations of this phenomena have been referred to as composite violent extremism, salad bar extremism, or mixed, unstable, or unclear (MUU) extremism,” the ITAC report said.The Canadian Security Intelligence Service released a redacted version of the document to Global News under the Access to Information Act.The report partly focused on a Jan. 23 attack at Edmonton city hall.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As I leave from New York after a week full of conversations and action points around climate change, I feel a deep sense of urgency. For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5° Celsius—not just for a week or month, but for an entire year! And 22 July 2024 went down in history as the hottest day since humans started recording temperatures 175 years ago.

Life insurance policies that also promise guaranteed income entice people with claims such as: «Pay ₹1 lakh for 10 years and get ₹22 lakh lump sum after 20 years», or “pay ₹1 lakh for 12 years and start getting ₹2 lakh from the 14th year onwards for the following 12 years".

Seyed Abbas Araghchi has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in response to recent Israeli attacks. According to a statement released by Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday, Araghchi made the appeal during a meeting with OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha in New York on Saturday. As per the official statement, Araghchi emphasised the responsibility of Muslim nations to respond to what he described as the «inhumane crimes» committed by Israel in Palestine and Lebanon. He condemned the recent Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, particularly those targeting densely populated areas with large bunker buster bombs, labelling them as crimes against humanity. He also criticised the inaction of international bodies like the UN Security Council and highlighted the political and military support Israel receives from the United States.

Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan express interest to join International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to trade with India as the viable route to the Indian Ocean Region ahead of the BRICS Summit in Kazan that would among other matters lay emphasis on inclusive connectivity corridors. Uzbekistan in particular is keen to harness the full potential of INSTC as well as the Chabahar Port in the backdrop of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed in Tashkent on Friday during the visit of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Uzbekistan has sent its first cargo to India via INSTC recently. “The BIT between India and Uzbekistan assures appropriate protection to Uzbekistan investors in India and Indian investors in Uzbekistan, in light of relevant international precedents and practices. It will increase the comfort level and boost the confidence of investors by assuring a minimum standard of treatment and non-discrimination, while providing for an independent forum for dispute settlement through arbitration,” according to a statement issued by the Indian government.

silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 91,569/kg, up by 0.19% or Rs 171. On Friday, gold and silver settled on a weaker note in the domestic as well as the international markets. Gold December futures contract settled at Rs 75,718 per 10 grams with a loss of 0.70% and silver December futures contract settled at Rs 91,398 per kilogram with a loss of 1.37%.

Devara has secured the second spot among the highest-grossing films worldwide over the weekend. The film grossed an impressive $32.93 millionin its opening weekend globally, making it a standout performer on the international stage, beating Hollywood releases like Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which earned $29 million, and Transformers One, which collected $25 million. Devara ranks just behind The Wild Robot, which dominated the global box office with $44 million over the same weekend. Telugu cinema superstar Jr. NTR's latest release Devara: Part 1 has stormed the box office, earning a whopping $5.12 million in its opening weekend in North America. The film's impressive performance has catapulted it into the top five at the North American box office, a feat celebrated by the film’s producers on social media. Fans of Jr. NTR expressed their excitement and pride on social media, with one fan sharing, “Proud moment for the Telugu audience.” The film also stars Bollywood actors Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, both of whom make their Telugu cinema debut in Devara. Directed by Koratala Siva, the action-packed film is set in the forgotten coastal lands of India, and its intense storyline has drawn praise from both audiences and critics alike.

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The CEO of activism organization Global Citizen says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world

Policy push by various countries and stricter emission norms are fuelling electric vehicle sales every year across key global markets, shows data from the International Energy Agency. However, penetration of hybrids (including strong hybrids and plug-in hybrids), driven purely by consumer choice, are climbing up at a faster pace. Since 2021, hybrid vehicle sales have been rising steadily in China, Japan, Korea, UK, France, and US, underscoring growing consumer preference for this technology, shows data collated by Nomura Research Institute. China leads the trend with a nearly fourfold surge in hybrid penetration levels to 19.9% in the first half of 2024 from 5.3% in 2021. Korea too has seen a big jump — to 25.2% from 11.8% in the same period. Other markets have shown a similar growth trajectory.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., says possible port strikes across America could really 'exacerbate' supply chain problems on 'The Evening Edit.'