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Taliban expels schoolgirls who are 13, or have reached puberty
Kandahar: In recent weeks, the Taliban have carried out inspections of girls’ schools in the Kandahar province and expelled hundreds of pubescent female students, media reported. They have joined the estimated 3…
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Iranian-American Baquer Namazi released after 6 years in detention
An 85-year-old American citizen of Iranian origin Mohammad Baquer Namazi, who was imprisoned in Iran for over six years was released on Wednesday for urgent medical treatment. Namazi’s lawyer, Jared Genser, confirmed…
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Crimean bridge explosion just the beginning: Ukraine
Kiev: An explosion on Saturday that rocked the crucial Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula, is just “the beginning”, President…
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UAE: 32-yr-old Pakistani mechanic wins Dh 10M in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 32-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Pakistani expatriate working as a mechanic won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,48,59,112) in the 96th Mahzooz weekly draw. The…
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Video: Crucial bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion
Kiev: The Kerch bridge from Russia to Crimea, a hated symbol of the Kremlin’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian peninsula, was hit by a massive explosion on Saturday on the span that…
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No one asked India to stop buying oil from Russia, Puri says in US
Washington: India, the world’s third biggest oil importer and consumer, will continue to buy oil from any country that it has to, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said asserting that no country…
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American dream gone wrong, says family of Indian-origin murder victims
New York: “American dream gone wrong”, says the family of the Punjab-origin Sikh family of four, including an eight-month-old infant, who were murdered in California Their immigrant dream ended when eight-month-old Aroohi…
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Elon Musk’s revived Twitter bid is another twist in this tale, but may not be the last
Conventry (UK), Oct 8 (The Conversation) With only about two weeks to go before a court case over his attempts to withdraw his USD 44 billion (39 pound billion) offer to buy…
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Canada adds 21,000 jobs in Sep
Ottawa: Canada added 21,000 jobs in September with a high employment rate for core-aged parents, the national statistical agency said. Statistics Canada said on Friday that after dropping in August, employment was…
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Elon Musk calls Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ app a ‘Trumpet’ and ‘right-wing echo chamber’
Washington: Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk called former US President Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” app as a “Trumpet” of “right-wing echo chamber”. The world’s richest man with a net worth of…
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Togo govt plans to sign MoU with Andhra University on IT, space
Visakhapatnam: Togo’s minister of education and research, Dr Wateba said that they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Andhra University and will work in various fields. While addressing the presser, Dr…
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Russians preparing society for possible use of nukes: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Russian officials have started “preparing the society” for the possible use of nuclear weapons, but also added that “they are not ready to do it”.…
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Indian students to benefit the most as Canada allows more than 20-hour work
Toronto: Since Indian students make up more than a third of all international students studying in Canada, they will be the biggest beneficiaries of the Canadian governments decision on Friday to allow…
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Idol destroyed at colonial-era Hindu temple in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Unidentified persons destroyed the idol of a deity at a colonial-era Hindu temple in western Bangladesh, prompting police to launch a massive manhunt, officials said on Friday. Authorities of the Kali…
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US asks its citizens to exercise ‘increased caution’ while visiting India
Washington: The US on Friday asked its citizens to exercise “increased caution” while travelling to India due to “crime and terrorism” and advised them not to travel to the union territory of Jammu…
