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5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.0 magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Sunday. The temblor was epicentred at 7.30 degrees south latitude and 129.27 degrees east longitude, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.…
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Xi Jinping greets new Pak Prez; says close China-Pak ties ‘choice of history’
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that the “iron-clad friendship” between the two countries is a “choice of history”…
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New Zealand Foreign Minister to visit India
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to India, Indonesia and Singapore next week to continue the reinvigoration of New Zealand’s relations with South and South East Asia. “The Coalition Government…
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Maldives purchases drones from Turkey for patrolling the country’s maritime area
Male: Within days of the Maldives inking a defence deal to obtain non-lethal weapons from China, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean has acquired drones from Turkey for patrolling its vast…
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Election of Prez ‘unconstitutional’ Imran calls for nation-wide protest
Lahore: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called Saturday’s election of the President of Pakistan “unconstitutional and unacceptable” and urged the people to hold peaceful protests across the country against poll…
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Voting begins in Pakistan’s presidential election: Asif Ali Zardari set to win
Islamabad: Voting began on Saturday in the Presidential elections in Pakistan in which Asif Ali Zardari is set to be elected for a second time. Asif Ali Zardari, the 68-year-old joint candidate…
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US records over 100 pediatric deaths from flu this season
Los Angeles: More than 100 flu-associated pediatric deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).…
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IMF refuses to get involved in Pak’s domestic politics after Imran’s plea
Islamabad: The IMF on Friday rejected a request by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s bid to link its economic assistance to cash-strapped Pakistan with an audit by the global lender on…
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Matter under investigation, several people arrested: MEA on Spanish tourist case
New Delhi: Days after a woman from Spain was allegedly gang raped in Jharkhand, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said the matter is “under investigation” and several people have been…
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US-based Baron Capital ups Swiggy’s valuation to $12.16 bn
New Delhi: US-based Baron Capital has increased IPO-bound online food delivery platform Swiggy’s valuation to $12.16 billion, higher than the $10.7 billion post-money valuation at which the company secured funding in early…
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Trump slams Biden, calls him ‘angry, mentally disturbed’
Washington: Donald Trump on Friday blasted Joe Biden and his State of the Union address, saying that the US President was “angry and mentally disturbed” and suffers from a terminal case of…
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London: Muslim activists put up bill boards with Quranic verses
In a significant move, a group of Muslim activists in London, United Kingdom (UK) have launched a campaign, dubbed ‘DiscoverTheQuran,’ to introduce Islam and the teachings of the Holy Quran to the…
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UK to fund new World Wars Muslim Memorial to honour sacrifice
London: The UK government has sanctioned one million pounds towards a new World Wars Muslim Memorial to honour the sacrifice of Muslim soldiers who fought in the British armed forces in the two…
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Suspension of X platform enters fourth week in Pakistan
Lahore: Suspension of popular microblogging platform X in Pakistan entered the fourth week on Friday after it was enforced apparently to forestall the “propaganda” of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party…
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China: ‘Sinicisation of Islam inevitable’, says Xinjiang official
Xinjiang’s top Communist Party official has stated that the “sinicisation” of Islam in the Muslim-majority region in China is “inevitable”. “Everyone knows that Islam in Xinjiang needs to be sinicised, this is…