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Masterchef Australia judge Jock Zonfrillo died at the age of 46. The news was confirmed by his family in an official statement, on May 1. Zonfrillo, a Scottish-Australian father of four who was a judge on the popular TV cooking competition, was found dead by police in Melbourne in the early hours of May 1. No cause of death was given and police spokesperson said death was not treated suspicious. 

A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker in Texas. This was the deadliest barn fire for cattle in Texas history and the investigation and cleanup may take some time," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said in a statement. Furthermore, The explosion and fire ripped through the Southfork Dairy Farms.

Sheikh Khaled's appointment was welcomed by other Gulf rulers including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. With this Sheikh Khaled has become the next leader of the Gulf monarch, fortifying his family's hold on power in the oil-rich country. Notably, UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan chose his son for the position which has been traditionally held by the leader-in-waiting.

The Taliban government has recommended its foreign ministry to attend an online course for a four days period conducted by IIM-Kozhikode as part of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme (ITEC). Notably, the Afghanistan government has themed the programme, “Immersing with India Thoughts”, which was sent to all internal and provincial offices of the Taliban foreign ministry. The memorandum which is on circulation, signed by… read-more

The death toll in the Syria-Turkey earthquake is constantly rising with deaths of over 21,000 people, confirmed local sources. Furthermore, rescue operations are underway in the quake-hit region. Several countries including India sent their forces and security help to the Turkey administration to find survivors, trapped under debris in the region. A deadly earthquake struck the country on February 6, leaving many killed and almost over 60,000… read-more