World
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Kim Cotton becomes first female on-field umpire in men’s international cricket
Dunedin: Kim Cotton of New Zealand made history on Wednesday, becoming the first female on-field umpire to stand in a men’s international match between two ICC full-member countries. Cotton officiated the second…
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Johnson & Johnson willing to pay $9bn to settle talc claims: Report
London: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has proposed to pay almost $9 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits the company faces in North America over claims that its baby…
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Trump’s next in-person hearing in hush money case set for Dec 4
New York: The next in-person hearing in a criminal case against former president Donald Trump in New York City has been set for December 4, roughly two months before the official start…
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Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza post raid on Al-Aqsa
Jerusalem: Israel on Wednesday carried out intensive airstrikes on military facilities in the Gaza Strip. Security sources in Gaza said that the airstrikes targeted two military posts of Hamas in the southwest…
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Want to work, settle in Europe? Germany, other countries offer job seeker visas
Are you looking to work and settle in Europe? While most people explore student or visit visas as their primary option, there is another way to work and settle in Europe –…
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Christina Hammock Koch to be first woman to go around the moon
US astronaut Christina Hammock Koch will be the envy of all women in the world as she becomes the first woman to go around the moon. While men have journeyed to moon…
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Invites issued for King Charles’ coronation on May 6
London: Invites for the May 6 coronation of the UK’s King Charles III have been issued by the Buckingham Palace. Along with the ornately illustrated invitation from “King Charles III and Queen…
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UN seeks clarity over Taliban ban on female staff
United Nations: The UN is seeking clarity after the Taliban regime in Afghanistan banned female staff of the world body from working in the war-torn country, said a spokesman. “Our colleagues on…
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Resolution introduced in US House of Representatives to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day
Washington: A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day in a bid to honour and celebrate the…
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UK watchdog fines TikTok millions for misuse of children’s data
London: The UK on Tuesday imposed a 12.7-million pound fine on Chinese video app TikTok for a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to use children’s personal data lawfully.…
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US becoming ‘Marxist Third World’ country, Trump says in email before his surrender
Washington: Hours before his arraignment, former president Donald Trump sent an email to his supporters, which he claimed was the last one before his arrest, saying that the United States is becoming…