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International students contribute 5 bn euros a year to French economy: Survey
Some 9,992 international students who had stayed in France in the past three years took part in the survey conducted by Campus France, a public institution that promotes French higher education abroad and welcomes foreign students and researchers to the country.
Outgoing Pakistan Army chief hands over command to successor
The change of command ceremony of the Pakistan Army currently underway at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune reported. Additionally, federal ministers, diplomats, dignitaries and journalists have also been invited to the ceremony. General Munir, the most senior ranking general after his predecessor, was appointed as the new army chief by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on November 24 after much speculation.
After Jayesh Patel's death, another Indian-origin retailer's store targeted in New Zealand
In a terrifying armed robbery, Sidhu Naresh, a vape store owner in Hamilton, said a staff worker was made to kneel on the ground "and a knife put to his neck", the NZ Herald reported on Monday. Naresh said his store was targeted last week in an armed attack by four young men, and this is not the first time that it had been zeroed-in by robbers.
Ex-ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hamid files request for early retirement
Gen Hamid, currently serving as the Corps Commander Bahawalpur and also one of the top military officers of Pakistan, was among the six senior army officers nominated by the General Headquarters (GHQ) for the army chief's post, for which the appointments were finalised last week, reports Geo News.
World's largest volcano in Hawaii erupts after nearly 4 decades
The eruption began at Moku'aweoweo, the volcano's summit caldera, at 11.30 p.m. on Sunday, the first since 1984, Xinhua news agency quoted the US National Park Service as saying in an update on Monday. The volcano's alert level has also been upgraded from an "advisory" to a "warning" -- the highest classification. The eruption continues at the summit and all vents to the summit area remain restricted.
Golden era of UK-China ties over: Sunak
He made the remarks while addressing Lord Mayor's Banquet in London on Monday. In his address, which was his first foreign policy speech, Sunak said: "Let's be clear, the so-called 'golden era' is over along with the naive idea that trade would automatically lead to social and political reform. But nor should we rely on simplistic Cold War rhetoric.
WHO renames monkeypox as 'mpox' to avoid stigma
Both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out, the WHO said in a statement on Monday. The change comes after a number of individuals and countries have raised concerns in several meetings and asked the WHO to propose a way forward to change the name.
Failing state of Pakistan a major concern for South Asia's stability
Arif Alvi said that Pakistan has been trying to come to solutions on all its fronts, and regretted that India has "not been able to strike a chord of friendship and cooperation with Pakistan". Nothing could be far from fact than Pak President's assertion. Margella Dialogue is a signature event organised by Islamabad Policy Research Institute hosting national and international scholars to discuss various contemporary issues.
Ahead of assuming UNSC chair, India's UN permanent representative meets General Assembly President
Kubiak said the meeting took place on Monday with India set to take the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of December on Thursday. Korosi tweeted, "Today's discussions focused on India's presidency of the Security Council." "I look forward to the month ahead," he added. New Delhi has advocated closer coordination between the Council dominated -- and often paralysed.
US Senator Ed Markey slams Elon Musk for failing to respond to his letter
In the letter to Musk, Markey (Democrat from Massachusetts) had warned Musk to "fix your companies, or Congress will". "@elonmusk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday's deadline and answer basic questions about Twitter verification," posted in a fresh tweet.
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