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16 killed after building collapses in Syria
Damascus: A total of 16 civilians were killed, and four others wounded when their residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The five-storey building, which the Interior Ministry said…
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5 killed in airstrike on IS militants in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: The death toll from Saturday’s airstrike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Salahudin province rose to five, the Iraqi military said. Soldiers found the bodies of two IS militants and…
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Macron calls on France, Germany to become pioneers of Europe refoundation
Paris: France and Germany should together become “pioneers” in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Paris during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of France-Germany reconciliation. Macron on…
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China’s northernmost city records lowest ever temperature
Harbin: The minimum temperature in Mohe, China’s northernmost city, fell to minus 53 degrees Celsius on Sunday, marking the lowest temperature ever recorded, according to the local weather bureau. The figure broke…
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Deliveries of weapons to Ukraine will lead to ‘global catastrophe’: Russian official
Moscow: Deliveries of “offensive” weapons to Ukraine will lead to a “global catastrophe”, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian State Duma, has said. “If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will…
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Israeli PM dismisses key minister, ally after court order
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a senior cabinet ally to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving. Netanyahu on Sunday announced he is firing…
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Pfizer CEO avoids question on ineffectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine
The chief executive officer (CEO) of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Albert Bourla ignored questions regarding the ineffectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine when confronted by Rebel News at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos…
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Boris Johnson visits Ukraine, meets Zelensky
Kyiv: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday reached the Ukrainian capital and visited its outskirts before meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky, reports said. The Conservative MP said it was a “privilege”…
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Hyderabad: Fire at a welding shop in Hakimpet, no casualties
Hyderabad: Panic prevailed at Hakeempet road in Tolichowki when a fire broke out in a welding shop on Sunday. No casualties were reported. Fire officials from Punjagutta fire station rushed to the…
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We will win 14 out of 14 seats in Palamuru: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy said that the Congress party will win 14 out of 14 seats in Palamuru. Addressing the Dalita Girijana Atmagaurava Sabha held at Bijinepally…
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India issues visa to 249 Pakistani pilgrims to visit Ajmer Sharif
Islamabad: India has issued visas to 249 Pakistani pilgrims to visit the tomb of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan, an official said on Sunday. Citing a spokesperson of the Ministry…
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DGPs meet: PM Modi calls for exchange of data across agencies
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasised the importance of the National Data Governance Framework for smoothening the process of data exchange across agencies. Addressing the all India DGPs conference…
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Amid BBC documentary row, Twitter handle narendramodi_in’s 2013 tweet goes viral
New Delhi: Amid row over the BBC documentary “India: The Modi Question”, an old tweet from the Twitter handle narendramodi_in went viral on social media. In the tweet, it was written, “Till…
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Abolishing cow slaughter is the cure for climate change, says Gujarat judge
A Gujarat district court said that abolishing cow slaughter is the ‘cure for all problems, including climate change. “All the problems of the earth will be solved if cow slaughter is stopped,”…
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SC to hear plea of journalist Rana Ayyub against summons in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a…
