World
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Russia bans 77 more US citizens from entry
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned an additional 77 US citizens from entering the country in a retaliatory move. The citizens include heads of government agencies, federal departments and companies involved…
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Indian student in US battling for life after car accident
New York: An Indian student is battling for life after a car in which she was travelling went out of control and flipped due to sleet on the road near the US…
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Azerbaijan offers its hospitals for treating survivors of Turkey-Syria quake
Baku: Hospitals in Azerbaijan are ready to receive those injured in the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week, President Ilham Aliyev announced here. “Our hospitals have all the conditions…
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NZ minister Radhakrishnan to attend forum tackling people smuggling, trafficking
Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Priyanca Radhakrishnan will lead the New Zealand delegation at the Eighth Bali Process Ministerial Conference tomorrow. Minister Radhakrishnan will join other Ministers and business leaders…
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Disney to lay off 7K employees to cut costs: CEO
San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney is laying off 7,000 employees to cut costs, its CEO Bob Iger has announced. During the company’s earnings call for its December quarter, he said the move…
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Russia sends 2nd rescue team to Turkey
Moscow: Russia has sent a second rescue team with medical specialists and rescuers to earthquake-hit Turkey, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said. In a Telegram post, the Ministry on Wednesday said that an…
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‘My parents didn’t pressure me’ says Indian-American prodigy named in ‘world’s brightest’ students list
New York: Natasha Perianayagam, a 13-year-old Indian-American prodigy named in the “world’s brightest” students list, has said that her parents gave her the “best support” by not putting pressure on her to…
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US ‘will act’ to protect if China threatens its sovereignty, warns Biden
Washington: Amidst growing US-China tension over a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, President Joe Biden has asserted that America “will act” to protect if Beijing threatens its sovereignty. The US military downed a…
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Saudi diplomats’ exit from Kabul sparks fears of exodus
Kabul: Saudi diplomats departure from Kabul amid security concerns has sparked fears that at least three other countries were also planning to close their embassies in the war-torn nation, though the Taliban…
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Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt express grief over Turkey-Syria earthquake
New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities have expressed grief at the loss of life and devastation caused by an earthquake in Tukey and Syria. Actors Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Priyanka Chopra…