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UAE: Filipino petrol filler wins Rs 4 lakh in ‘Camp ka Champ’
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Filipino petrol filler won the grand prize of 20,000 Dirham (Rs 4,50,507) in the 16th edition of Western Union ‘Camp ka Champ’. Jerry Balbin…
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Former Britain PM David Cameron to teach at Abu Dhabi university
Abu Dhabi: Britain’s former prime minister, David Cameron, has accepted a teaching job at a university in Abu Dhabi. 56-year-old David Cameron will lecture students on “practising politics and government in the…
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Danish TV compares Moroccan footballers with monkeys, faces ire
A Danish television channel came under fire from netizens after its presenter compared the Moroccan players and their mothers at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with monkeys. Soren Lippert, presenter of…
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First attack by Islamic State on Chinese interests in Afghanistan
New Delhi: The assault on the Kabul Longan Hotel was the first major attack on Chinese interests in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year, media reports said. The attack has…
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IMF approves $3-bn loan to Egypt
Cairo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that its executive board had approved a loan to Egypt of about $3 billion over 46 months. The decision enables an immediate disbursement of…
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Death toll from Malaysian landslide climbs to 24
Kuala Lumpur: The death toll from the deadly landslide in Malaysia’s Selangor state has risen to 24, authorities have said as search and rescue efforts continued. The latest body to be recovered…
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16 killed by heavy rains in Johannesburg
Johannesburg: Heavy rains have killed 16 people in South Africa’s largest city Johannesburg in the last two weeks, an official has said. “Thus far, 23 people have been rescued by Joburg Emergency…
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YouTube bans Pornhub’s channel over rule breaches
San Francisco: Video-sharing platform YouTube has banned the adult website Pornhub’s channel due to multiple community guidelines violations. According to Google, Pornhub’s account violated YouTube’s external link policy, which forbids users from…
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Indian-origin Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin: Indian-origin Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland following a vote in the lower…
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Bangladeshi man held without passport in UP
Firozabad: The Firozabad police have arrested an 80-year-old Bangladeshi national, identified as Afsar Ali, who was living illegally in the city. Superintendent of Police (SP) city Sarvesh Kumar Mishra said the man,…
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US embassy in Saudi Arabia launches online passport renewal, payment
Riyadh: The US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has announced the launch of an online payment program for adult passport renewal for US citizens who reside in Saudi Arabia. The qualified applicants…
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UNGA postpones decision on Afghanistan, Myanmar assembly seat
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has postponed the decision on whether representatives of the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan and Myanmar’s military junta can take their countries’ seats in the 193-member world…
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Berlin: Huge aquarium with 1500 fish explodes; 2 injured
A huge aquarium in Berlin burst in the early hours of Friday, letting out huge pieces of debris, water and a large amount of fish. Two people have reportedly suffered minor injuries.…
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Najam Sethi likely to replace Ramiz Raja as Pak cricket board chief
Lahore: There may be a change of guard in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as the latest developments suggest that Ramiz Raja might be replaced as the board’s chairman, media reports said.…
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Global target for pesticide reduction unnecessary: India’s environment minister
Montreal: A numerical global target for pesticide reduction in the agriculture sector is unnecessary and must be left for countries to decide, India has said at the UN biodiversity conference here in…
