World
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UK reaffirms support for India as permanent member in UNSC
New Delhi: The UK has reaffirmed its support for a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council (UNSC). It has called for an expansion of the UNSC in both permanent…
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US grants Saudi crown prince immunity in Jamal Khashoggi murder
Washington: The administration of US President Joe Biden revealed that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has legal immunity from prosecution, in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside his…
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Chaos continues at Twitter as several employees depart, company closes office buildings
New York: Twitter fell into a pitless chaos under its new owner Elon Musk after several employees appeared to have quit following a deadline by the billionaire entrepreneur and the company sent…
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Sri Lanka to conduct elephant census in 2023
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry has decided to conduct a new countrywide census on the elephant population in 2023, Parliament’s media unit said in a statement on Friday.…
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Nancy Pelosi ends historic term as first woman US speaker
Washington: Nancy Pelosi, the first and so far only woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives ended her historic term Thursday and announced she will stay on as just…
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Canada widens NOC list for PR visa under Express Entry route
Canada which is struggling to address acute labour shortage has widened National Occupational Classification (NOC) list for Permanent Resident (PR) Visa under the Express Entry route as it prepares to welcome a…
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Sri Lanka probes ‘auction of women’ as sex workers in Oman
Colombo: Following an alleged incident where a group of Sri Lankan women who were taken to Oman promising jobs but auctioned off as sex workers, a Minister on Friday said that a…
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FBI concerned over China-linked ‘police stations’ in US
Washington: The FBI is “concerned” over reports that secret “police stations” linked to China have been set up across the US, a report said. A September report issued by the NGO Safeguard…
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Many H1B Visa holders seek grace period extension – Here’s why
Amid huge layoffs across the United States, many H1B Visa holders who were sacked recently are seeking an extension of the grace period. Seeking an extension of 60 days, they said that…
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Ukrainian experts to participate in probe into missile strike in Poland
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that experts from his country will participate in a probe into an incident involving a missile that hit Poland earlier this week resulting in the deaths…
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UN chief welcomes renewal of Black Sea grain export deal
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, stressing the deal’s significance in avoiding “a global food crisis”. Russia and Ukraine agreed on Thursday…
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Pelosi ends historic term as first woman US speaker
Washington: Nancy Pelosi, the first and so far only woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives, ended her historic term Thursday and announced she will stay on as just…
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Indian-American named president of Tufts University
New York: Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University — the first person of colour to occupy the position. Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President…
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Amazon CEO confirms more layoffs coming in early 2023
San Francisco: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has warned employees that there will be more layoffs at the company in early 2023 “as leaders continue to make adjustments”. The e-commerce giant publicly confirmed…
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Finland needs over 50000 immigrants per year for next 28 years
Helsinki: Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising due to an ageing population, according to the country’s tech industry. Technology Finland said…
