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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits China’s Aral
Beijing: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Aral, a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
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US sanctions Chinese firm for helping Russian group Wagner in Ukraine
Washington: The United States imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for sending satellite imagery orders from locations in Ukraine to Russia’s Wagner Group, according to the statement released by the US Department…
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Imran Khan to contest by polls all 33 vacant parliamentary seats
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections to 33 National Assembly seats in March in all constituencies, The Express Tribune reported citing senior party leader Shah Mahmood…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken likely to travel to India
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to India in early March and the details of his visit are being worked out, sources familiar with the deliberations told ANI. An…
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Why Singapore Airlines is investing in Air India?
Singapore: When the Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) released its operating statistics for December 2022, it revealed that it carried almost 12 per cent more passengers compared with a month ago and four…
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Electricity crisis continues to undermine economic growth: S. Africa Prez
Johannesberg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the electricity crisis in the country continues to undermine economic growth and investment. “Load shedding damages businesses, disrupts households, compromises the provision of…
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Donald Trump kicks off first 2024 presidential campaign
Washington: Former United States President Donald Trump held his first political campaign since announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, NHK World reported. On Saturday, the former President held a rally…
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Indigenous children graves in Canada proof of ‘genocide’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the recent discovery of new mass graves of “innocent” indigenous children in Canada is evidence of a “major human tragedy” that…
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Diaspora groups in UK protest against BBC over controversial documentary
London: Hundreds representing different Indian diaspora organisations gathered outside the BBC headquarters in central London on Sunday to protest against what they branded as “fake news” behind the broadcaster’s controversial series on…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak sacks Tory party chief over tax penalty row
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday sacked one of his Cabinet ministers and Conservative Party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, after he was found to have been in serious breach of the…
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What Big Tech companies are saying to justify mass layoffs
New Delhi: As more and more Big Tech companies continue to sack employees, they have listed various reasons behind the move — over-hiring, uncertain global macroeconomic conditions, strong tailwinds from the Covid-19…
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Pak: 42 killed as bus falls into ravine, catches fire in Balochistan
Islamabad: At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed on Sunday after a speeding passenger bus crashed into a pillar of a bridge and fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s…
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Long queues at petrol pumps across Pakistan
Islamabad: Rumours of a massive hike in petrol prices resulted in long queues at petrol pumps in many parts of Pakistan, local media reported. According to reports being shared on social media,…
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H1B visa registrations for 2024 to open on March 1
New York: The initial registration period for the 2024 H1B visas for skilled professionals will open from March 1 to March 17, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced. Prospective petitioners…
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219 tech firms sack over 68K employees in January, deeper layoffs coming
New Delhi: The month of January started on a super bad note for employees in the tech world. With more Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google joining the ongoing layoff season,…
