World
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Adidas faces backlash over Israeli soldier in one-shoe campaign
German sportswear giant Adidas is facing backlash after featuring Israeli soldier Shalev Biton in a campaign for its One Shoe Service, an initiative allowing customers who need only one shoe to purchase…
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Two workers rescued alive from tunnel in Nepal 10 days after flash floods
Kathmandu: Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project 10 days after the Bhotekohi flash floods disaster. They have been identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45,…
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Trump says Iran war will end soon, claims US has already ‘won’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran would end soon, asserting that American forces had crippled Tehran’s military capabilities, were monitoring its nuclear sites and controlled the Strait…
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US rejects ‘war’ label as Iran conflict weighs on midterms
Washington: Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the US fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would…
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Indian origin man lands up on FBI list for SNAP scam in US
Washington: The FBI has added India-born Manjit Singh Bedi to its list of most wanted fraudsters for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the US government’s benefits scheme. According to the FBI,…
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Dutch bank moves billions in gold as global unrest grows
The Hague: The Dutch central bank announced on Wednesday, September 2,that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as…
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Netanyahu says toppling Iran’s government is ‘within reach’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, September 3, said Iran’s government was weaker than ever and fighting for its survival, expressing confidence that toppling it was “within reach” as the United…
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Smriti Mandhana swings into history as leading run scorer
Dubai: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana hit a stroke-filled 124 off 64 balls, which also helped her become the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket, as she guided India to post 193/5 against…
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ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude face widespread outages; AWS also hit
New Delhi: Major artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude, experienced significant service disruptions on Thursday, September 3, affecting thousands of users globally, according to outage tracking…
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Over 100 Nepalese stranded in China return home, says Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Over 100 Nepalese nationals, who were stranded in China following the massive flash floods, returned to their home country on Thursday, according to an official statement. The flash floods, triggered by…
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New York City bans generative AI in schools through Class 8
New York: New York City will ban students from using generative AI in class from 2-K, a programme for two-year-olds, through Class 8 for the 2026-27 school year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and…
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Nepal-Tibet Flood: China warns of more glacier collapses
Beijing: Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters similar to last week’s deadly flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border,…
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Iran claims missile, drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait, UAE
Iran’s Army said it launched missile and drone strikes on military bases used by US forces in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) early on Thursday, September 3, marking a fresh…
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Iran tells Trump his fate in Hormuz is to ‘drown in fury’
Tehran: Iran has hit back at US President Donald Trump over his proposal to rename the Strait of Hormuz the ‘Trump Strait’, dismissing his claims of US control over the strategic waterway.…
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Study finds shared root of chronic fatigue across 5 illnesses
New Delhi: A new study has uncovered a shared biological process that may help explain chronic exhaustion across five conditions—post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), long Covid, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple…
