World
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Monkeypox vaccination available to eligible people from next week in New Zealand
Auckland: A vaccine for people at risk of mpox (Monkeypox) will be available if prescribed by a medical practitioner to people who meet eligibility criteria from Monday 16 January, says Associate Minister…
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Indian-origin woman gets 14-yr jail for fatally torturing domestic help in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin woman, who joined her daughter in assaulting a domestic help until she died of a brain injury last year, was sentenced to 14 years’ jail on Monday in Singapore.…
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Russian claim of killing 600 Ukrainian soldiers rejected by Kiev as ‘propaganda’
Kiev : Russia’s claim of killing more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers in an attack in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has been rejected by authorities in Kiev and labelled it as “propaganda”.…
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Iran, Pakistan call for setting up joint military task force
Tehran: Top Iranian and Pakistani military commanders have called for establishing a joint military working group, the official IRNA news agency reported. The remarks were made in a phone conversation on Sunday…
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Brazilian Prez condemns Bolsonaro supporters’ invasion of Brazil seats of power
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned the invasion of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro into the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. They would be…
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19 killed, 20 injured as truck hits funeral procession in China
Beijing: At least 19 people were killed, and 20 others injured on Sunday when a truck hit a funeral procession in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, authorities said. A brief report carried by…
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India provides 75 buses to Sri Lanka to support public transport system
Colombo: India has handed 75 passenger buses to Sri Lanka as part of its assistance towards strengthening public transport infrastructure in the cash-strapped country. As part of its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India…
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Rishi Sunak refuses to say whether he uses private healthcare
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday refused three times to reveal whether he uses private healthcare or not. When asked during an interview with BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme…
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Prince Harry killed 25 people during military service in Afghanistan
In a shocking and controversial move, British Prince Harry revealed that he killed 25 people during his military service in Afghanistan on a helicopter, describing the targets as “chess pieces excluded from…
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US approves first-ever vaccine for honeybees
San Francisco: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first vaccine for honeybees, which will prevent American foulbrood disease, a fatal bacterial disease that destroys honeybee colonies. According to CNN,…
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China takes down social media accounts of Covid policy critics
London: China has taken down more than 1,000 social media accounts – some with millions of followers – that criticised the government’s Covid policies. Social media platform Weibo said it had suspended…
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Surrey proclaims day in memory of Sikh victim of racist attack
Surrey: On the 25th anniversary of the brutal killing of Nirmal Singh Gill by the white supremacists, one of the fastest growing municipalities of Canada made a proclamation to recognize the incident.…