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Indian-origin investor livid after losing $2 million in FTX crash
New York: An Indian-origin entrepreneur, who lost $2 million after FTX went kaput last month, is taking legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, according to a report. Delhi-born Evan Singh Luthra,…
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Bank of Canada hikes policy interest rate by 50 basis points
Ottawa: The Bank of Canada has increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 per cent. The bank’s governing council will be considering whether the policy interest rate needs…
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Biden attends gun violence vigil
Washington: Just a week before the 10th anniversary of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting that claimed the lives of 20 children and six teachers, US President Joe Biden attended a national…
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Russian, UAE presidents discuss bilateral cooperation over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone conversation to discuss the strengthening of cooperation between the two…
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Bombs, firearms recovered from Bangladesh Nationalist Party office
Dhaka: A huge number of bombs and firearms have been recovered from the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s central office at Naya Paltan area in the capital Dhaka, and three persons, including…
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1 killed in BNP-police clash at Naya Paltan, BNP leaders held
Dhaka: A man was killed and nearly 100 people were injured reportedly during a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists and the police at Naya Paltan area in capital city Dhaka…
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Peru gets 1st female President after dramatic impeachment
Lima: Peru’s Vice President Dina Boluarte has become the country’s first female President after she was sworn in following the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo for alleged “permanent moral incapacity”. Boluarte…
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Musk briefly loses world’s richest man’s title to Bernard Arnault
San Francisco: Twitter owner Elon Musk briefly lost his position as the world’s richest man to Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH on Wednesday. According…
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Nearly 300 shops gutted after massive fire in Pakistan’s Islamabad
Islamabad: A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a popular Sunday Bazaar in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, burning nearly 300 shops and stalls. The blaze started near Gate No 7 of the Bazaar…
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China President Xi Jinping arrives in Saudi on 3-day official visit
Riyadh: China’s President Xi Jinping arrived on Wednesday, in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on an official visit that will last until Friday, December 9, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This was…
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500,000 Australians infected with Covid, predicts expert
Canberra: A leading infectious diseases expert on Wednesday predicted that up to 500,000 Australians are currently infected with Covid-19. Peter Collignon, an infectious diseases physician and microbiologist from Australian National University (ANU)…
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Pak to become sixth largest economy in the world by 2075: Goldman Sachs
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) A research paper published by Goldman Sachs projected Pakistan to be the sixth largest economy in the world by 2075 given that “appropriate policies and institutions” are in…
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Germany: 120 hate crimes against Muslims recorded in 3 months
In the third quarter of 2022, Germany recorded 120 anti-Muslim atrocities, which resulted in 10 injuries and damage to many mosques. The number of offences was 83 in the first quarter and…
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Sweden: Destroyed Quran left near entrance of Stockholm mosque
A mosque in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, was subjected to an Islamophobic attack where a copy of the Quran was destroyed and hung with chains near the entrance of a mosque. The…
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Ukraine warns Iran of ‘consequences’ over arms supplies to Russia
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned Iran of “consequences” over supplying arms to Russia. “Our signal to them (the Iranian side) was very clear: first, either you stop or you…
