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Kabul dismisses reports on IS presence in Afghanistan as groundless
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has termed the reports on the presence of the Daesh or Islamic State (IS) outfit in the country as baseless and utterly rebuffed them, according to…
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Explained: Why is Europe so hot and how long will it last?
Athens: Europe has been dealing with the effects of extreme weather, from record-breaking heatwaves to disastrous wildfires, reported Al Jazeera. This month, the World Meteorological Organisation reported that the first week of…
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Video: Gym trainer tries to lift 210 Kg barbell, dies after it falls on neck
Bali: A 33-year-old Indonesian fitness influencer, Justyn Vicky died after a barbell he was trying to lift broke his neck. He was working out at a gym in Indonesia’s Bali when the…
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Once China divided India & US, now it brings the two nations closer
New York: The US expectations of the relations with India – that it would become a bulwark against China and Russia – have come a full circle from 1947 to 2023 with…
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Despite visa issues, layoffs, US still a magnet for students, techies
New Delhi: The massive green card backlog leading to longer wait for permanent residency, limited availability of non-immigrant H-1B visas and threat of layoffs by top tech giants — the tide seems…
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Rice export ban leads to panic buying among Telangana, Andhra NRIs in US
The Indian government’s decision to prohibit the export of non-basmati white rice on Thursday has triggered panic buying in the United States with many NRIs from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh cleaning up…
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Quran desecration: Iran refuses to receive new Swedish envoy
Baghdad: Iran announced on Friday that it would not allow the new Swedish ambassador, due to the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, Fars News Agency reported. Iranian Foreign Minister…
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Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry
By Weiwei Wang and Hsiao-chun Hung, Australian National University Canberra: It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of…
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7 top tech companies sign deal with US govt on AI guardrails
Washington: Seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) tech companies like Google, OpenAI and Meta have reached a deal with the Joe Biden administration to roll out fresh guardrails to manage risks associated with…
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After Sweden, extremist group desecrates Quran in Denmark
Copenhagen: A Danish far-right anti-Islam group desecrated a copy of the Quran in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen, under police protection on Friday. The extremist group called “Danske Patrioter” burned the holy book in…
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Sweden temporarily moves Iraq embassy staff to Stockholm
Stockholm: The Swedish embassy staff in Iraq has been temporarily relocated from Baghdad to Stockholm, Swedish authorities said. “Seconded personnel have arrived in Sweden by regular flight,” the Swedish Ministry for Foreign…
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Erdogan to plans talks with Putin for extension of Black Sea grain deal
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin soon for the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, media reported. “The termination of the…
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Pak’s Imran Khan urges judiciary to take stand against victimisation of party members
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the judiciary to take a stand and stop the violation of fundamental rights of members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He said that…
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Russia’s external debt-to-GDP ratio falls to historic low
Moscow: Russian’s external debt-to-GDP ratio plummeted to a historic low of 15 per cent by the end of the first quarter, local media said on Friday. Data from Russia’s Central Bank reveal…
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Countries summon Sweden envoys to protest Quran desecration
Sweden’s ambassadors have been summoned by several Islamic countries to denounce the issuance of permits for protests where copies of the Quran were desecration in Stockholm. The summons came in the wake…
