World
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IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: official
Islamabad: An international Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Pakistan next week to discuss the ninth review of the USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility, Dawn reported citing the official. According to…
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11 people killed in Russian missile strike in Ukraine, US condemns
Kyiv: At least 11 people have died in the Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine on Thursday, CNN reported citing the Ukrainian State Emergency Services. The strike also left 11 people injured.…
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5 police officers charged over African-American man’s death
Washington: Five police officers in the US city of Memphis have been charged with second-degree murder after an African-American man died on January 10 of unspecified injuries just three days after he…
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California relieves much from drought conditions
Los Angeles: The latest data released by the US Drought Monitor showed that California has relieved much from drought conditions with no region of D3 (Extreme Drought) or D4 (Exceptional Drought) on…
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Senior ISIS leader Bilal-al-Sudani killed in US military operation
Washington: A US counter-terrorism operation in northern Somalia killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure Bilal-al-Sudani, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed in a statement on Thursday. No civilians were harmed as…
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Pakistan rupee reaches all-time low after devaluation
Karachi: Following the rupee’s devaluation in the open and interbank markets, the benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rallied and gained by more than 1,000 points, as per media reports.…
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NATO dialogue with Sweden, Finland ‘meaningless’: Turkey
Ankara: It is “meaningless” to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO accession process after recent protests in Stockholm, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “In…
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Canada to send 4 tanks to Ukraine: Report
Ottawa: Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand is set to announce that his country will be sending four battle tanks to Ukraine. In addition to the initial four Leopard 2 tanks, Canada is…
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Austrian President sworn in for 2nd term
Vienna: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen was sworn in, inaugurating his second six-year term. Van der Bellen won the presidential election in October 2022 with 56.7 per cent of the vote.…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets India on Republic Day
New Delhi: India is making a “substantial” contribution towards global stability and security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday while extending his greetings to the country on the occasion of its…
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India a bright spot in world economy right now: top UN economist
United Nations: India is a “bright spot” in the world economy currently and is on a “strong footing”, projected to grow at 6.7 per cent next year, a very high growth rate…
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Indian-origin professor to lead ‘best and brightest’ scientists and researchers in Texas
Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor in the US, has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organisation that brings the…
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Meta to restore Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
San Francisco: Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it will be reinstating former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks. The announcement was made…
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Enterprise application software major SAP slashes 3,000 jobs
London: Enterprise application software provider SAP on Thursday revealed it will lay off around 2.5 per cent of its global workforce, or 3,000 employees, amid the rough global macroeconomic conditions. The Germany-headquartered…
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Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country. Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no immediate reports of…
