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Over 400 private schools close in Afghanistan: Report
Kabul: More than 400 private schools across Afghanistan have closed their doors due to various reasons, including economic problems, a local news outlet said in a report on Thursday. The TOLO News report…
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Heatwave in Britain leads increased demand for ice cream makers
London: Ice cream makers have seen their sales double this week as the heatwave sweeping across Britain has fuelled a surge in demand. With the Meteorological Office issuing an extreme weather warning from…
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Argentine rear admiral appointed head of UN Kashmir observer group
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Argentine Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios as the head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) which is charged with monitoring…
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China to provide Rs 15 bn assistance to Nepal to invest in projects
Kathmandu: China has pledged Rs 15 billion in grant assistance to Nepal to invest in various projects this year in the landlocked Himalayan nation after visiting foreign minister Narayan Khadka held wide-ranging talks…
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Biden calls on Syria to help bring detained US reporter home
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that Washington knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for…
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UNSC: India slams China, Pakistan for ‘double standards’ on terror
United Nations: Taking a dig at China, India has told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Beijing that it was “most regrettable” that genuine and evidence-based proposals to blacklist some of…
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Imran’s arrest may trigger ‘bloody politics’, says ex-minister
Islamabad: Reacting to the Pakistan governments move to file references against the PTI chairman in prohibited funding and Toshakhana cases, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has warned that attempts to arrest Imran…
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1,500 kids in Afghanistan infected with diarrhea
Kabul: As many as 1,500 Afghan children have been infected with diarrhea over the past week in the northern Takhar province, a local health official said on Wednesday. “The infected children have been…
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China again threatens to take Taiwan by force if necessary
Beijing: Amid the continuing tensions over Taiwan, China on Wednesday again threatened to take the democratic self-governing island by military means if necessary. “We will work with the greatest sincerity and exert…
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Sri Lanka’s anti-govt protest ends after 123 days of uprising
Colombo: After 123 days of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw the ouster of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the agitation over the country’s worst economic crisis formally ended on Tuesday, even as…
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EU ban on Russian coal imports to take effect after transition ends
Brussels: European Union (EU) member states will not be allowed to import any more coal from Russia after the transitional period for the bloc’s embargo ends at midnight on Wednesday. The embargo…
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Missile attack near Ukrainian nuke plant kills 11
Kiev: At least 11 people were killed in missile attacks overnight in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region not far from the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the local military said on Wednesday. “A tragic night…