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Mortar mine blast leaves 2 children dead in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two children were killed as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan’s eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Yusuf Israr said Sunday. The incident took place…
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China’s loans to Africa worries World Bank President
London: World Bank President David Malpass has said he is concerned about some of the loans China has been making to developing economies in Africa, according to a media report. David Malpass…
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21 killed, over 130 injured after tornadoes, storms hit multiple US states
Washington: At least 21 people have been killed and more than 130 others injured after strong tornadoes and deadly storms struck multiple midwestern and southern US states Friday into early Saturday, authorities…
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General Bajwa put pressure on me to restore ties with India: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had pressurised him to restore friendship with India, the media reported. Bajwa wanted friendship with India…
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3 killed, 3 wounded in bar shooting in US state of Oklahoma
Washington: Three people were killed on the scene and three others wounded at a bar shooting on in Oklahoma City, the capital city of midwestern US state Oklahoma, authorities said. Police responded…
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China granted visas to over 18,000 Indians since January: Diplomat
Kolkata: China has issued visas to over 18,000 Indians in the last three months, a Chinese diplomat said. Interacting with a group of journalists in Kolkata, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy…
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Four Pak soldiers killed in terror attack along Iran border
Karachi: At least four Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Saturday in a terror attack along the Pakistan-Iran border in Balochistan’s Kech district, according to the military’s media wing. “On April 1,…
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Border trade between Pakistan & China to resume next week after 3 years
Islamabad: After a three-year hiatus, Pakistan and China are set to resume trade from Monday through the Khunjerab Pass – the only land route between the two all-weather allies, a media report said…
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Pakistanis drown under cost of living as inflation hits all-time high
Islamabad: Pakistans monthly inflation blew past forecasts in March and soared to a nearly all-time high level — 35.4 per cent — from a year earlier, with people feeling more pain from…
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Indian-origin man jailed in UK for harassing parents for money
London: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man from the West Midlands region of England, who had earlier been handed restraining orders, has now been sentenced to two years imprisonment for harassing his parents for…
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US Vice President Kamala Harris visits her Indian grandfather’s house in Zambia
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris remembered her maternal grandfather P V Gopalan and visited his family house in Zambia’s capital Lusaka where he lived as an Indian Foreign Service official in…
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Georgia condemns Hinduphobia; first US state to pass resolution
New York: Georgia’s legislature has taken aim at the attacks on Hinduism emanating from academia and condemned “Hinduphobia, anti-Hindu bigotry and intolerance”. The resolution adopted unanimously by the State House of Representatives,…
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Italy orders OpenAI to stop processing users’ data else face fine
New Delhi: Italian regulators have ordered Microsoft-owned OpenAI to immediately stop the processing of Italian users’ data to general AI models. The Italian regulator Garante said it’s concerned that the ChatGPT maker…