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UAE: Newspaper Al Roeya’s report on price hike results in its closure
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have arbitrarily closed a local newspaper ‘Al Roeya’ and dismissed dozens of its employees due to a report on high fuel prices, local media…
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Zimbabwe relocates 100 elephants due to drought
Harare: Amid an ongoing drought, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) said it has relocated 100 elephants since July and a significant number of other wild animals from the…
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Hyderabad: Two minor girls allegedly raped in different cases in Old City
Hyderabad: Two minor girls were allegedly raped in different cases in the Old City after their kidnap. In Dabeerpura, a minor girl aged around 15 years, who dropped out of class ninth,…
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Syria, Russia attack rebels training camps in Idlib
Damascus: Syrian missiles and Russian warplanes hit positions of ultra-radical rebel groups in the war-torn country’s northwestern province of Idlib, state media reported. A number of rebels, including their foreign coaches, were…
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Typhoon Muifa makes landfall twice in China
Beijing: Muifa, the 12th typhoon of this year, made the first landfall on the coast of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, and the second on Thursday in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, authorities have…
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Hyderabad: Cancer survivor’s daughter wins silver in powerlifting championship
Hyderabad: Overcoming all odds, a 22-year-old girl from Hyderabad, Bhagyalakshmi Vaishnav, has won silver in the international world classic powerlifting championship being held in Turkey. Bhagyalakshmi comes from a poor family where…
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Maharashtra loses bulk drugs park project to Gujarat, Andhra, Himachal
Mumbai: In another shocker, the Shiv Sena said on Wednesday that Maharashtra has lost out the mega project of Bulk Drugs Park to adjoining Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh this month.…
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Wildfires continue in France burning over 3,700 hectare land
Paris: Wildfires continue in France’s southwestern department of Gironde, with more than 3,700 hectare of land burnt since Monday, the Prefecture of Gironde announced in a statement. The Prefecture on Wednesday added…
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Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims face discrimination in accessing jobs: Oxfam India
New Delhi: People not belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Schedules Tribes (STs) earn Rs 5,000 per month more than those from the two communities, while non-Muslims earn Rs 7,000 per…
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5 killed in floods in Pakistan in 24 hrs
Islamabad: At least five people were killed and one was injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. Two…













