World
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France to boost military presence in Romania
Bucharest: France will deploy armoured personnel carriers and tanks in central Romania by the end of October to strengthen the NATO battle group stationed there, the Defence Ministry in Bucharest said in…
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Iran confirms uranium enrichment
Tehran: The Iranian nuclear chief has confirmed media reports that Iran has begun enriching uranium with the third cascade of new centrifuges at its Natanz underground facility. All of Iran’s nuclear activities…
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OPEC plus oil production cuts: US will take action against Saudi Arabia, says Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his administration will take action against Saudi Arabia after the Riyadh-led OPEC+ alliance announced plans to cut oil production, a move that America said…
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Indian High Commissioner promises to ramp up visa capacity in UK
London: Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami took to Twitter on Wednesday to lay out the steps being taken to ramp up capacity and address the difficulty in getting an…
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Visa issues will be solved by year-end, Aus tells India
New Delhi: In his address to the Indian community in Australia, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that he has been assured that the problem of visa backlog, particularly in respect to…
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Russia ready to resume gas supplies to EU via Nord Stream 2: Putin
Moscow: In his address to the Russian Energy Week International Forum, President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to resume gas supplies via one link of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that…
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CPC Congress: Xi Jinping all set to rewind China’s clock back to ‘one leader rule’ of Mao era
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is set to slide back to its founder Mao Zedong’s era soon as President Xi Jinping is set to break the decades-old 10-year term rule to cling…
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New Zealand: Key visa categories reopened to support businesses attract top talent
Auckland: The Government has announced the next steps in our plan to reconnect New Zealanders to the world and fill workforce shortages, with the resuming of selections for two residence visa categories…
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Twitter asks for birthdate from users to watch sensitive content
San Francisco: With an aim to prevent minors from viewing inappropriate material, Twitter is asking users to verify their birthdates for viewing sensitive content. According to TechCrunch, the micro-blogging site is gradually…
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G7 warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses nuclear weapons on Ukraine
Washington: A day after Russia’s large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, Group of Seven (G7) nations condemned the attacks and warned that the use of nuclear weapons on Ukraine will have severe…