World
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Pak rupee drops to new low owing to withdrawal of restrictions on imports
Pakistan’s rupee plunged to a record low on the interbank market on Tuesday, August 22 following the decision to ease in import restrictions that has lifted demand for the dollar, central bank…
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Canada considers limiting international students due to housing crisis
Toronto: The Canadian government is considering a cap on the number of international students to address the growing housing crisis, one of the main goals of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet.…
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Instagram introduces more transparency measures for European users
London: Meta-owned Instagram on Tuesday introduced additional transparency measures and user options for European users, as the Digital Services Act (DSA) comes into effect later this month. The users will now be…
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Meta introduces multilingual speech translation model for 100 languages
San Francisco: Heating up the artificial intelligence (AI) race, Meta on Tuesday launched a new all-in-one, multilingual multimodal AI translation and transcription model for up to 100 languages depending on the task.…
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US dentist gets life in jail for killing wife during African safari
Washington: A Pennsylvania-based dentist has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife while they were on an African safari in 2016, the media reported. Larry Rudolph was sentenced on Monday…
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Thai court rules to jail ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra for 8 years
Bangkok: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday was transported to prison soon after his return to the country after more than 15 years of self-exile as the Supreme Court issued…
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Imran Khan’s concerns on lack of privacy in Attock jail spark uproar
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a…
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Trump plans to turn himself in to face charges in Georgia election case
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump said that he plans to turn himself in on Thursday to face charges in the case of election interference in Georgia state. In a post on…
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Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after 15 yrs of self-exile
Bangkok: For the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, ousted former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country on Tuesday amidst an ongoing political turmoil. Thaksin,…
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Wagner chief seen in 1st video address after failed rebellion
Moscow: For the first time since the Wagner mercenaries’ failed rebellion against the Russian military in June, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared in a video address, suggesting that he was currently…
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Indian-American admits embezzling more than $2.7 mn from employer
Washington: A 41-year-old Indian-American former executive has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $2.7 million from his employer. Varun Aggarwal, who worked at a commercial real estate agency in California, pleaded guilty…
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US court stays extradition on Tahawwur Rana pending his appeal
Washington: Overriding the Biden administration’s appeal, a US court has ordered a stay on the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, to India where he is facing a trial for his…
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India-China agree not to build new posts along LAC
New Delhi: Mutually agreeing that no new posts are constructed in close proximity to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and identifying specific limits of patrolling, were some of…
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Bangladeshi claims man from Noida married her, then fled; cops start probe
Noida: A Bangladeshi woman on Monday accused a local man of marrying her while he was working in Dhaka and then fleeing after they had a child together, the Noida Police said.…
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Rival gangs clash during kabaddi match in UK; 3 injured
London: Three people were injured while a man was attacked with a sword following a brawl between two gangs during a kabaddi match in the UK. Frightened spectators were seen screaming and…
