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Lankan ex-prez to pay SLRs 100 million compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter attacks
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former president Maithripala Sirisena was on Thursday ordered by the apex court to pay SLRs 100 million as compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter attack for his negligence in…
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UAE: Filipino expats take home suitcases full of onions as prices hit Rs 737/kg
From salads to stews, onions are a staple in almost every Filipino dish, but now this vegetable costs nearly three times as much as chicken in the Philippines, expats in the UAE are taking…
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Turkey, Russia, Syria dialogue to facilitate refugees’ return: Erdogan
Ankara: The number of Syrian refugees returning to their homeland will increase as a result of new dialogues among Turkey, Russia and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. As the security…
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Pak denies uranium-tainted cargo found at Heathrow Airport came from Karachi
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected the reports in British media that a uranium-tainted cargo package that landed at London’s Heathrow Airport last month originated from Karachi, saying the news is “not factual”. The…
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Biden’s legal team finds fresh batch of classified documents
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s legal team has found a fresh batch of classified documents at a second location following the initial discovery of confidential material dating back from the time when…
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5 killed in suicide blast outside Afghan Foreign Ministry
Kabul: At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul, police said. The Islamic State terror group’s Khorasan unit (IS-K) has taken responsibility for…
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Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally: Study
Washington: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally, from 75.2 per cent in 2021 to 79.1 per cent in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries that represent more than 60 per…
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Putin, Raisi discuss bilateral cooperation, Syrian crisis in telephone call
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Syria in a phone call. The leaders stressed the need to further develop bilateral…
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Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
Washington: Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on…
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Originated from Pakistan, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport
London: Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London’s Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported. The undeclared nuclear…
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Pak rupees hit new low vs USD, slides to Rs 227.88 a dollar
Karachi: Amid the faltering economy and depreciating currency, the Pakistani rupee continued to lose its value against USD, falling to Rs 227.88 against the dollar in the interbank market, reported The Express…