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US woman loses all 4 limbs due to bacterial infection from fish
New York: In a terrifying case, a US woman lost all her four limbs after suffering a bacterial infection from eating contaminated fish, according to media reports. Laura Barajas, 40, from San…
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New Zealand: Indian-origin candidate for Mt Roskill Rahul Chopra to hold public meeting
Auckland: On Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, at 7:00 PM, the Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall is hosting a public meeting that promises to provide a keen insight into Mt Roskill and New…
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Video: Former PM Nawaz Sharif’s driver spits on face of woman
London: The driver of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif purportedly spat on a woman who had stopped his car here and made an unflattering comment, according to a video going viral…
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‘People annoyed by my rise’, says Indian-American presidential aspirant Ramaswamy
Washington: Responding to polls that show his unfavourability rising, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that people are annoyed by a 38-year-old’s rise, believing that he is too young to…
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Priyanka Chopra condemns ‘appalling’ death of Indian student in US
Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra has responded to the tragic death of an Indian student named Jaahnavi Kandula in the US, calling it “appalling”. She also fumed at the fact that the…
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Musk was ‘lonely and sad’ as he struggled to make friends: New book
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was “lonely and sad” as a child as he struggled to make friends in school, his new biography by American author-journalist Walter Isaacson has…
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Indian-origin lawyer charged in Singapore for slapping woman in temple
Singapore: A 54-year-old suspended Indian-origin lawyer has been charged after he allegedly slapped a woman on her cheek and shouted vulgarities at a Hindu temple in Singapore’s South Bridge Road. Ravi Madasamy…
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US polls: Vivek Ramaswamy vows to end H-1B visa he used 29 times
Washington: Calling the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude”, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “gut” the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission if he wins the race…
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Masks, limited lockdowns to return if COVID cases shoot up this winter
New Delhi: More than three years after the pandemic, as the northern hemisphere moves towards winter and new variants of COVID continue to rise, talks about the return of masks, maintaining personal…
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Earthquake jolts off Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua on Sunday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred at 4:17 a.m. Jakarta time on Sunday…
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Turkey may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may “part ways with the EU,” suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc. “The European Union…
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UK visa fee hike for visitors, students to be effective from Oct 4
London: The British government has announced that a proposed hike in visa fees will become effective from October 4, when a visit visa for under six months will cost GBP 15 more…
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Pak court raises objection on reopening case of Bhagat Singh’s sentencing
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Saturday raised an objection on a plea to reopen the case of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh’s sentencing in 1931 and to set it aside by exercising…
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Facebook failed to control Covid misinformation due to its design, reveals study
Washington: The Covid-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, were not effective in combating misinformation and its overall design is more to blame for this rather than…
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Mahsa Amini death anniversary: US, UK impose sanctions on Iran officials
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced the imposition of sanctions on Iranian officials to mark the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini in police custody. US Treasury…
