World
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Japan earthquake toll hits 100, number of missing reaches 211
Tokyo: At least 100 people have died and 211 others remain missing since a series of powerful earthquakes struck Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture on New Year’s Day, with authorities fearing more casualties as…
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Watch: Boeing aircraft door blows away right after take-off
Moments after takeoff, one of the doors of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX broke open, resulting in an emergency. Passenger-shot videos to show how the mid-cabin emergency evacuation door had totally…
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Hamas leader Haniyeh urges Blinken to end Israel’s war on Gaza
Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to put the focus of his tour in the Middle East on ending Israel’s “aggression” on the Gaza Strip.…
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2024 Presidential poll a battle for democracy, Trump the main threat: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday set up the Presidential election later in the year as a battle to save democracy in the US and portrayed former President Donald Trump, who…
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USTR Tai to travel to Delhi for US-India trade policy forum meeting
New York: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is scheduled to travel to New Delhi next week and will co-chair the ministerial-level meeting of the United States-India Trade Policy Forum with Commerce and…
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US SC agrees to review Trump’s Colorado ballot eligibility
Washington: The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from appearing on Colorado’s primary ballot, setting up a historic case ahead of the…
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3 EC members from India reach Dhaka to observe Jan 7 Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: More than 100 foreign observers, including three from India, reached Dhaka on Friday to monitor Sunday’s general election in Bangladesh, boycotted by the main Opposition party, which has called for a…
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Japan earthquake toll spikes to 94, with 250 missing persons
Tokyo: The death toll has risen to 94, with the number of people unaccounted for reaching nearly 250 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa earlier this week after a series of…
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T20 WC 2024: India to face Pakistan on June 9 in New York
New Delhi: The riveting cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan will reach the planet’s biggest show city New York on June 9 when the arch-rivals go against each other there in a…
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Pakistan: Writing from jail, Imran Khan raises doubts over Feb 8 polls
London: Raising serious doubts over whether the scheduled February 8 polls in Pakistan will be held, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has reiterated his “engineered” removal from power in 2022 by…
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Indian-American medical biller arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million
New York: A 61-year-old Indian-origin medical biller has been arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million from doctors who provided medical care to injured workers in New York, according to the…
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Fear of retaliation among Muslims working in tech sector: OpenAI CEO
The ongoing Gaza war, which has been going on for nearly three months, reported to have significant impacts on the technology sector. In a reference to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the…
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Anti-India activity will not be tolerated: Bangladesh home min
Kolkata: Ahead of Sunday’s general elections in Bangladesh, the country’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan asserted that Dhaka will never permit its territory to be used for any anti-India activity or terrorism, as…
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McDonald’s feels impact of boycotts in Middle East countries amid conflict
McDonald’s is experiencing the impact of boycott campaigns that were run over the presumed pro-Israeli stance of the fast food. The campaigns are also run over the company’s alleged financial ties to…
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Voters from Illnois, Massachusetts file motions to remove Trump from 2024 ballot
Washington: Groups of voters from Illinois and Massachusetts filed motions on Thursday to remove former US President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, CNN reported. The two states have been added to…
