World
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Who is Al Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Washington: Ayman al-Zawahiri succeeded as the leader of the global terror group Al Qaeda after former US President Barack Obama took out the dreaded Osama Bin Laden in a planned attack in…
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Overlapping crises accelerating health inequality: WHO
Montreal: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that overlapping crises of Covid-19, inflation and cuts to foreign aid by wealthy countries are accelerating health inequality and disrupting health services.…
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1st ship with grain leaves Ukraine’s Odesa port
Kiev: The first cargo ship carrying grain has left Ukraine’s Odesa port in line with a grain exports deal signed between Kiev and Moscow last month in Istanbul, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov…
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Putin about to be getting a new palace on Black Sea in Georgia
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin may be about to get another seafront pleasure palace as the Kremlin reportedly tries to take hold of a huge parcel of land in Georgia, the media…
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Sri Lanka to take action against violators of forex laws
Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned that companies and individuals that do not comply with all regulations on foreign exchange transactions will be punished sternly, local media reported on…
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SL: Tamil party supports President’s call to form national government
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil minority party TNA on Monday announced that it will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover…
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Afghanistan: Floods kill 120 people over past 1 month
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan confirmed that at least 120 people died and 152 other injured due to floods in the past one month, which also caused heavy financial damage by affecting…
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France: Four firefighters injured while battling wildfires
Paris: Four firefighters were injured while battling the raging wildfires in the city of Aubais, located in the French department of Gard, which have so far burnt 200 hectares of land and forced…
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US: Late night shooting in Orlando leaves seven injured
Washington: Seven persons were injured after a mass shooting in downtown Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith told reporters that the shooting followed a fight in the…
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US: Nancy Pelosi begins Asia trip, no mention of Taiwan
Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has embarked on a trip to Asia which will take her to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office said in a…
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China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
New Delhi: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of…
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Biden’s approval rate dips to new low: Poll
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen to 38 percent, the first time his rating has dropped below 40 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll. The survey revealed…