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Zimbabwean Prez says power shortages to ease in 2023
Harare: Zimbabweans will see a vast improvement in electricity supplies in 2023 as the government removes barriers to power generation investments in the country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. The government would…
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Afghan police seize 30 assault rifles in Mazar-i-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif: The Afghan police have collected arms and ammunitions including 30 pieces of AK-47 assault rifles from individuals in the northern Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad…
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Sikh youth shot dead in latest homicide killing in Canada
Toronto: The death of 24 year-old Sanraj Singh due to gunshot wounds in Alberta province comes latest in the series of Sikhs killings in Canada. Police said they responded to reports of…
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Afghan forces fire rockets into Pakistan territory, 6 killed
Quetta: At least six civilians were killed while over two dozen sustained injuries when Afghan forces fired rockets into the Pakistani territory from across the Chaman border on Sunday evening, in a…
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Cyclone Mandous kills 3, affects over 21,000 in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that three people were killed and over 21,000 have been affected by the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Mandous. The DMC…
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B’desh asks banks to relax LC margin rate for essential food items
Dhaka: In the wake of soaring inflation, the central bank of Bangladesh has instructed all the commercial banks in the country to relax the opening margin rate for the settlement of Letters…
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Ukrainian Prez holds talks with French, Turkish leaders
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that he discussed with Macron…
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5 killed in flats explosion on Britain’s island of Jersey
London: Police has confirmed that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey on Saturday. “The number of Islanders…
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British-Indian cop ‘cooks-up’ story about transphobia for promotion
London: An Indian-origin policewoman in the UK has been found guilty of gross misconduct for fabricating a story about workplace transphobia during an appraisal interview for promotion. Sergeant Sarah Srivastava lied about…
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Russia reports 7,096 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS) Russia has registered 7,096 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,665,152, the official monitoring and response center said. The nationwide death…
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1 killed, 10 injured in van-trailer collision in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in a collision between a van and a trailer in Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, rescue workers reported.…
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2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia’s West Java
Jakarta: Two people died and one was seriously injured after being allegedly hit by a train in Cirebon Regency in West Java province, railway authorities said. A spokesperson for PT Kereta Api…