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1 of 3 Palestinian students shot at Vermont paralyzed
Hisham Awartani, one of the three Palestinian students who were shot on November 25 night in Burlington, Vermont, is paralyzed from the chest down. 20-year-old Hisham of Brown University, along with his two friends—…
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Saudi Arabia: Haj 2024 registration opens for America, Australia, Europe
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, December 4, opened online registrations for pilgrims from America, Europe and Australia for Haj 1445 AH/2024 season. Taking to X, the Saudi Ministry…
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Indian-origin Dave Sharma officially sworn in as senator in Australia
Canberra: Indian-origin former MP Dave Sharma was officially sworn in on Monday as a senator for New South Wales (NSW) in the Australian Parliament. Sharma, 47, defeated former state treasurer Andrew Constance…
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UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Tel Aviv: The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence. The…
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Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ as word of the year
London: After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is “rizz” — an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another…
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5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
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‘Toughen up’: Indian-origin billionaire backs Narayana Murthy’s 70-hr work week advice
New Delhi: Indian-American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla has backed Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that India’s youth must work 70 hours every week to improve the country’s…
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Japan confirms season’s 4th bird flu outbreak
Tokyo: Japan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local media reported. The Kagoshima prefectural government said that work to…
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Grand Imam, Pope call for robust climate action at COP28
Dubai: His Holiness Pope Francis and the the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb have signed a declaration of support for urgent climate action, giving video addresses to the UN Climate Change…
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10 killed as passenger bus in Pakistan comes under gunfire
At least 10 people were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus came under gunfire by unidentified assailants on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, the media reported on…
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Earthquake of magnitude 7.4 jolts Mindanao, Philippines
Manila: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale jolted Mindanao, Philippines on Saturday, reported the National Centre for Seismology. The quake took place 893 km SE of Manila, Philippines at…
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Inspired by Palestinian resilience, American comic artist accepts Islam
American web comic artist and independent fashion designer Nefertari Moonn converted to Islam after she was inspired by the ‘resilience of Palestinians’ during the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza Strip. 35-year-old Tampa…
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COP28: Initiative to speed up energy transition, reduce emissions
Dubai: At the World Climate Action Summit, COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber on Saturday unveiled the Global Decarbonization Accelerator (GDA) — a series of landmark initiatives designed to speed up the energy…
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Pakistan: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan elected as new PTI chairman
Peshawar: Lawyer Gohar Ali Khan was on Saturday was elected unopposed as the new chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after its intra-party elections were held earlier in the day. PTI chief Imran…
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With record 70 elections due, 2024 will shape a new world order
New Delhi: As 2023 draws to a close, the world is gearing up to the host of elections that are slated to be held in various countries in the coming year. As…
