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Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, the power grid connecting Crimea and the main gas pipeline to the…
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Russia points to Ukraine’s ‘terrorist nature’ after Crimean bridge explosion
Moscow: Ukraine’s reaction to the explosion that damaged the Crimean bridge speaks to the ‘terrorist nature’ of its leadership, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The bridge was closed for…
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Iranian-American Baquer Namazi released after 6 years in detention
An 85-year-old American citizen of Iranian origin Mohammad Baquer Namazi, who was imprisoned in Iran for over six years was released on Wednesday for urgent medical treatment. Namazi’s lawyer, Jared Genser, confirmed…
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Crimean bridge explosion just the beginning: Ukraine
Kiev: An explosion on Saturday that rocked the crucial Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula, is just “the beginning”, President…
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UAE: 32-yr-old Pakistani mechanic wins Dh 10M in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 32-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Pakistani expatriate working as a mechanic won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,48,59,112) in the 96th Mahzooz weekly draw. The…
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Video: Crucial bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion
Kiev: The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula, was hit by a massive explosion on Saturday on the span that…
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Elon Musk’s revived Twitter bid is another twist in this tale, but may not be the last
Conventry (UK), Oct 8 (The Conversation) With only about two weeks to go before a court case over his attempts to withdraw his USD 44 billion (39 pound billion) offer to buy…
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Canada adds 21,000 jobs in Sep
Ottawa: Canada added 21,000 jobs in September with a high employment rate for core-aged parents, the national statistical agency said. Statistics Canada said on Friday that after dropping in August, employment was…
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Togo govt plans to sign MoU with Andhra University on IT, space
Visakhapatnam: Togo’s minister of education and research, Dr Wateba said that they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Andhra University and will work in various fields. While addressing the presser, Dr…