World
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Sudan-based hackers shut down X for hours, asks Musk for Starlink
London: Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) went down for hours for thousands of users after Sudan-based hackers hit the platform in a bid to put pressure on Musk into launching his cheaper…
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Pakistan’s biz community on strike over inflated power bills
Islamabad: Pakistan’s business community on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike across the country to protest against the inflated electricity bills and rising inflation. Rightwing Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and traders’ groups gave the call…
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins growing list of Indian-origin leaders dominating world politics
Singapore: With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore’s presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. Shanmugaratnam, 66, received 70.4 per cent of the…
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Vladimir Putin to meet Erdogan on September 4
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in Sochi, Al Jazeera reported, quoting Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Their talks come a week before Turkey…
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North Korea fires several cruise missiles into Yellow Sea: Seoul
Seoul: North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, Seoul’s military said, days after South Korea and the US wrapped up their major joint military drills. The Joint…
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US economy added jobs at robust pace last month
Minneapolis: The US economy added 187,000 jobs in August, slightly more than expected, according to data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a media report said. The monthly job…
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G20 consensus on all issues except Ukraine: Russian envoy
New Delhi: There is consensus among the G20 nations on all issues except the Ukraine conflict and the contentious matter should be removed from the draft of the leaders’ communique to pave…
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Amid China map row, Nepal says ‘neighbours must respect’ the Himalayan nation’s map
Kathmandu: Days after China released a ‘standard map’ showing its extended territory, Nepal government said on Friday that neighbours and the international community must respect the Himalayan nation’s latest map, which was…
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5 Philippine militiamen dead, 3 wounded in ambush by rebels
Manila: Five Philippine government militiamen were killed and three others wounded in an ambush on Friday by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Quezon province, southeast of Manila, a military spokesperson…
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Ecuador rocked by gang-related violence as law enforcement officers taken hostage in prisons
Quito: The fragile security situation in Ecuador was underscored by a series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of more than 50 law enforcement officers inside various prisons, just weeks after the…
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Indians top growing foreign STEM professionals in Germany: Report
New Delhi: The number of foreign STEM professionals in Germany increased significantly over the last decade with Indians forming the largest cohort from non-EU countries, according to a new study. With over…
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US: Republican Prez candidate Vivek Ramaswamy gets praise from Trump
New York: Former US president Donald Trump has lavished praises on Indian-American presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy, calling him a “smart, young guy” days after he caught the attention of the American media…
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Covid hospitalisations rise in US amid calls to make masks mandatory
Washington: The nationwide Covid hospitalisations in the US have increased by nearly 19 per cent in a single week and deaths by more than 21 per cent, as the country goes through…