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US health agency recommends updated COVID boosters
Washington: The US health agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday authorized, approved, and recommended everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 booster. Following the decision taken…
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Russia shows interest to develop maritime route between Russia’s far east and Chennai
Vladivostok: Russia has shown keenness to send a business delegation to Chennai to explore business oportunities, including developing an alternative maritime route between Vladivostok and the southern metropolis. This was conveyed to…
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American caver trapped over 3,300 feet underground in Turkey rescued
American explorer was safely rescued on Monday night, September 11, nine days after being trapped more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) underground in a cave in southeastern Turkey. “Mark Dickey was removed…
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Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on October 21: Shehbaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on October 21 to lead the party’s political campaign in the upcoming elections, his younger brother and former…
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Ahmadiyya’s 28 places of worship razed in Pakistan this year: Report
Lahore: At least 28 places of worship of the Ahmadi minority community have either been attacked by radical Islamists or partially demolished by police in different parts of Pakistan so far in…
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Direct train from India to UAE? New Mideast Corridor Connectivity unveiled
In a significant move, a connectivity corridor through India and the Middle East will include direct train links to India, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Monday, September 11, revealing further…
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22 years on, over 1,000 victims of 9/11 attacks remain unidentified
New York: Over 1,000 victims remain unidentified as the US marked the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks. A commemoration ceremony was held on Monday at the National September 11 Memorial &…
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2 Canadian Sikhs sentenced for role in murder of man over drug debt
Toronto: Two 24-year-old Indo-Canadian Sikhs have been sentenced for their roles in the 2019 targeted killing of a man in British Columbia over a drug debt, a media report said. Andrew Baldwin,…
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Indian-origin cop dismissed for use of unreasonable force’ during arrest in UK
London: An Indian-origin police officer has been dismissed from Scotland Yard after a misconduct hearing found she had used “unreasonable force” on duty while arresting a man in north London two years…
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s substitute plane to India diverted to London
New Delhi: A substitute plane dispatched from Canada to fly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been stranded in New Delhi since September 10 due to a technical snag in his aircraft,…
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US welcomes India’s move of reducing tariffs on agricultural products
Washington: The United States has welcomed the recent Indian move to reduce tariffs on several American agricultural products. Last week, India agreed to reduce tariffs on certain US products, including frozen turkey,…
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Afghanistan headed to a civil war with Taliban splitting into various factions, says former Afghan commander
Washington: Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddled with factionalism, and the country is fast becoming a safe…
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Bill Gates hails PM Modi’s leadership as G20 reaches groundbreaking consensus
Washington: Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Monday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and praised the G20 grouping for reaching the “groundbreaking” consensus on the role of digital public infrastructure as a critical…
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Trump demands recusal of US judge in 2020 election subversion case
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has demanded the recusal of the federal judge in his 2020 presidential election subversion case. Trump’s attorneys on Monday argued that US District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s…
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Biden defends Delhi’s G20 declaration amid criticism for not condemning Russian invasion
Washington: US President Joe Biden went on the defend the G20 joint declaration in Delhi as most Republicans called it a “slap” in the face of Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy thus putting…
