World
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Italy’s FM meets with Egyptian officials on migration, Libya
Cairo: Italy’s chief diplomat held talks Sunday with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo that focused on regional security and the conflict in neighboring Libya, as well as sensitive bilateral issues.…
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Pregnant woman credits Apple Watch for saving her life
San Francisco: A US-based pregnant woman has credited Apple Watch for saving her and her unborn baby’s lives following an abnormally high heart rate warning. With a few weeks left until her…
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Turkey cancels visit of Swedish minister over burning of Holy Quran
Ankara: Turkey has cancelled the upcoming visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Johnson to the country, in response to Stockholm police giving permission to burn a copy of the Holy Quran during…
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Pak: Married Hindu girl raped after refusing to convert to Islam
Karachi: A married Hindu girl abducted from Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has said she was threatened by her kidnappers to convert to Islam and raped after she refused to change her religion,…
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US: Multiple casualties reported after shooting in California
Washington: Police were responding to reports of a shooting that resulted in multiple casualties in California’s Monterey Park on Saturday night, Los Angeles Times reported citing a law enforcement source. The shooting…
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16 years at Google, this employee was sacked at 3 am
New Delhi: As Google announced job cuts of 12,000 workers, one of its employees, who worked at the company for 16 years, was fired at 3 a.m. following an automated account deactivation.…
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Pakistan condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden
Islamabad: Pakistan has strongly condemned the “abhorrent” act of the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden, stressing that the move hurt the sentiments of the 1.5 billion-strong Muslim community across the…
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Rishi Sunak scores as UK vote winner over Boris Johnson in new survey
London: British Prime Minster Rishi Sunak is seen as more trustworthy, more economically competent and more likely to win votes than his former boss, Boris Johnson, in a new survey of voting…
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I had major side effects from 2nd Covid booster shot: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday joined the growing debate on the serious side-effects of Covid-19 vaccines, saying he had “major side effects from my second booster shot”. In a…
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Over 17,000 weapons surrendered under Australian gun amnesty
Canberra: More than 17,000 weapons were surrendered in the first year of Australia’s permanent national firearms amnesty, the government revealed on Saturday. The government released the first annual report on the amnesty…
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Sweden allows burning of Quran in front of Turkish embassy; envoy summoned
Turkish government summoned the Swedish ambassador to Ankara on Saturday asking for an explanation of the burning of the Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. According to a report…
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Significant lapse in judgment: UN apologises for photo of its personnel in front of Taliban flag
United Nations: The UN has apologized for “a significant lapse in judgment” after photographs surfaced of some of its personnel in front of a Taliban flag in Afghanistan during a visit by Deputy…
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Reverse decrees limiting women’s rights, UN urges Taliban
Kabul: A high-level UN delegation led by the Deputy Secretary-General called on the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan to reverse the course on recent decrees limiting women’s and girls’ rights, saying Afghans must…
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Petrol stocks may dry up in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Petroleum Division has warned the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that the stocks of petroleum products may dry up as banks are refusing to open and confirm Letters of Credit…
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Indian-American councillor faces heat from anti-drag protesters
New York: Indian-American New York City Councillor Shekar Krishnan is facing the ire of protesters for supporting drag queens reading out to children in public libraries. Krishnan, who is the Council Member…
