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2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA
Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022…
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Goldman Sachs lays off 3,000 staff after calling them for ‘7.30 a.m. business meetings’
Delhi: Global investment firm Goldman Sachs sacked more than 3,000 employees in disguise of business meetings as early as 7.30 a.m. and the meetings with senior managers were put on Google calendar…
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China’s population dips for 1st time in 6 decades, India to take top spot
Hong Kong: China’s population has declined for the first time since 1961 as the national birth rate fell to a record low of 6.77 births for every 1,000 people last year, media…
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Ukraine cargo ship refloated after running aground in Bosphorus Strait
The Turkish authorities on Monday succeeded in refloated a stranded cargo ship in the Bosphorus Strait, Istanbul after tugboats towed the stranded ship in the strait until it returned it to its…
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Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 70
Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed after Yeti Airlines’ aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in a river gorge in…
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Love trashing accounts that you hate? You will see those more: Musk
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that if you like trashing accounts that you hate, you will now be shown more of those accounts on Twitter. Musk said that…
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Indian Americans celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King
Washington: Indian Americans, including Vice President Kamala Harris, on Monday celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, asserting that the country must continue to fight for the freedom to…
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6 killed as ambulance crashes into truck in Bangladesh
Dhaka: In a tragic accident, an ambulance with six people on board crashed into a truck in the Shariatpur district, some 101 km south of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, early on Tuesday. The…
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Sri Lanka to ban massage by opposite gender at spas, parlours
Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to introduce gender restrictions to spas and massage parlours, aiming to control prostitution conduct under the guise of spas and prevent the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
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Six killed in shooting in California
Los Angeles: Six people were killed in a shooting in central California in the US, local media reported. Two of the victims of the shooting in Goshen, Tulare County, are a 17-year-old…
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Ukraine sets to get 3 bn euros from EU this week: PM
Kiev: Ukraine is set to receive 3 billion euros (about $3.25 billion) from the European Union (EU) this week as a part of fresh financial aid, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has…
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Global recession likely in 2023: WEF survey
Davos-Klosters: About two-thirds of private and public sector chief economists in a World Economic Forum survey have said a global recession is likely in 2023 with almost 18 per cent saying it…
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Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways hiring across the world in January
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Monday announced that it is continuing its major recruitment drive for 2023 in search of new cabin crew. The airline will recruit candidates from all over the…
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Iranian American detainee Siamak Namazi begins hunger strike; writes to Biden
An American citizen of Iranian origin, Siamak Namazi, who has been held in Iran for seven years, on Monday began a seven-day hunger strike in Evin prison and appealed to US President…
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Nepal crash co-pilot lost husband in a crash, met same fate 17 yrs later
Kathmandu: She lost her pilot husband in a 2006 plane crash and now she has also met the same fate. This tragic coincidence happened to Manju Khatiwada, 44, the co-pilot of the…
