World
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Security Council extends mandate of UN mission for Iraq
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for another year until May 31, 2024, while retaining…
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Don’t rule out Covid lab leak theory: Top Chinese scientist
London: The theory that Covid-19 is the result of a lab leak should not be discounted, a top Chinese scientist has said. “You can always suspect anything. That’s science. Don’t rule out…
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India to extend Sri Lanka’s 1 bn dollar credit line by a year
Colombo: India on Tuesday extended its under-utilised USD 1 billion credit line to Sri Lanka for another year to help the island nation hit hard by an unprecedented economic crisis procure much-needed…
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‘Shocked’ UK PM Rishi Sunak clamps down on free vapes for children
London: “My daughters are 10 and 12, and I don’t want the way vapes are marketed, promoted and sold to be attractive to them,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday…
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Yunnan: Worshippers surround 13th-century mosque to prevent demolition
Thousands of people in a Muslim-majority town in Yunnan, China surrounded a mosque in a last attempt to prevent authorities from removing the dome and minarets of a local mosque, as part…
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Kuwait open to negotiate on Philippines visa ban if demands met
Kuwait: Kuwait is open to negotiations with the Philippines on the visa ban for Filipino citizens if Manila accepts its demands, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mansour al-Otaibi said. Earlier this…
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Inflation rate in India lesser than US, UK, Germany: Kishan Reddy
Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the NDA has provided a corruption-free government to the nation in the last nine years, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday claimed that the inflation rate in India…
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Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s capital Kiev: Report
Kiev: Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, following two nights of heavy drone strikes, the media reported. They were all reportedly shot down and there are no reports of casualties, the…
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2,500 graduates left stunned after getting USD 1,000 each from US billionaire
San Francisco: Around 2,500 graduates at University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) were in for a surprise when they came to know that each one of them will receive two envelopes containing…
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Imran Khan lashes out at PML-N-led govt for trashing rule of law and destroying economy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday lashed out at the PML-N-led coalition government for trashing the rule of law and destroying the economy under the watch of the powerful…
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Supplements have no health benefits, eat real food: Top UK scientist
London: Ditch those health supplements as they have no health benefits, and are simply a money-making scheme by drug companies, according to a top UK scientist. Professor Tim Spector, a genetic epidemiology…
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‘Sniffing’: Social media trend takes life of Australian teen
New Delhi: A new social media trend of sniffing deodorant has claimed the life of an Australian teenager after the act left her brain damaged “beyond repair”, media reports said. Chroming —…
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UN refugee chief visits Egypt-Sudan border crossing
Cairo: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi visited the border crossing between Egypt and Sudan and checked relief efforts being provided to the thousands of people who have fled…