World
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How China promotes inter-ethnic marriages between Uyghur women and Han ‘suitors’
Washington: China is mixing financial, educational and career incentives with coercive measures to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between majority Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs in the restive Xinjiang…
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Avoid buying big TV, car, refrigerator: Bezos warns of recession
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has warned consumers and businesses to postpone large purchases during the holiday season in anticipation of an economic recession. In an interview with CNN, he advised…
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US: 5 killed, 18 injured in gay nightclub shooting in Colorado
Washington: In another case of a mass shooting in the United States, five people were killed and another 18 were injured in a shooting incident at a gay nightclub “Club Q”, in…
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Sri Lanka mulls repealing controversial anti-terror law
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is drafting a new counter-terrorism law to replace the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said on Sunday. The PTA was introduced as…
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Here’s the cost of hosting the FIFA World Cup
The World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in the history of football and the tournament that we eagerly await every 4 years. Finally, here we are just a few hours closer…
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Rajnath to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus meeting at Cambodia
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be on a two-day visit to Cambodia, beginning November 23, to attend the ninth ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus (ADMM Plus) meeting and hold bilateral talks.…
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Imran’s ‘tamasha’ will be over on Nov 26: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said that November 26 is the date of end of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s “tamasha” (gimmickry). She was referring to Khan’s date of…
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Uncertainties hang over McCarthy replacing Pelosi as US House Speaker
Washington: The Republicans might have nominated Kevin McCarthy for the post of Speaker of the House but it’s still not certain if he will make it to the goal post, and there…
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COP27 ends with historic decision on damage fund, little progress on other issues
.New Delhi: While the UN climate summit in Egypt concluded with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss and damage, the outcome on other crucial issues like phaseout of…
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Student killed in shooting at US university campus
Washington: A student was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a university in Albuquerque, the largest city in the US state of New Mexico, said authorities. The incident took…
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In a first, Pakistan govt reaches out to Imran’s PTI
Islamabad: For the first time since coming to power in April this year, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government has initiated a dialogue with Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), sources said. The development comes…
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Nepal votes in general elections
Kathmandu: People across Nepal went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new 275-seat House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies. About 17.988 million voters are eligible…
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New Zealand Defence Minister visits Ukraine, Poland
Auckland: Defence Minister Peeni Henare has visited Ukraine and Poland, holding talks with his Ministerial counterparts. During the talks minister Henare reaffirmed New Zealand’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian defence against Russia’s…