World
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India to take over UNSC presidency at time of acute crisis
United Nations: India will take over the presidency of the Security Council on Thursday at a time of an acute international crisis that will call upon its diplomatic skills in the UN’s…
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New Zealand Prime Minister concludes bilateral talks with Finnish PM
Auckland: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin have concluded their first in person bilateral meeting in Auckland this morning. The Prime Ministers reiterated how their respective countries shared…
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10 terrorists killed in Pakistan military operation
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement issued by the army’s media wing…
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Ex-Australian PM censured in Parliament over secret portfolios
Canberra: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on Wednesday officially censured by Parliament for secretly appointing himself to five ministerial portfolios while in office. Censure motions are Parliament’s way of formally…
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Ukraine’s ‘surrender hotline’ for Russian soldiers gets 100 enquiries a day
Kiev: A scheme set up by the Ukraine government which under which Russian soldiers can call a hotline or enter details through messenger apps if they want to surrender, is getting about…
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Putin is failing in his brutal war of aggression: NATO chief
Bucharest: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “failing in his brutal war of aggression” in Ukraine and is “responding with more brutality”. He made the statement…
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‘US working to improve early warning system against N.Korean missile launches’
Washington: The US is working to further improve its missile warning system, the commander of US Space Command has said, following a barrage of North Korean missile tests that included multiple intercontinental…
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UN welcomes first shipment of blocked Russian fertiliser
United Nations: The United Nations welcomes the first shipment of Russian-made fertiliser previously stranded in European ports and warehouses, said a UN spokesman on Tuesday. The first shipment of 20,000 tons of…
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3.6 bn people face inadequate access to water: WMO
Geneva: Around 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report.…
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China’s security forces mobilise, intensify patrolling to put end to Covid protests
Beijing: After ongoing protests in China against the zero COVID policy have grabbed global attention, the security forces in the country have started to mobilise to call off the demonstrations by strict…
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Christian population falls below 50 per cent as Muslims and Hindus rise in England
London: The number of people living in England and Wales identifying as Christian has fallen below half the population for the first time, while those identifying as Muslim or Hindu have registered…
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China hints at relaxing zero-COVID policy amid global outcry over crackdown on protests
Beijing: China on Tuesday said it will take steps to “minimise” the impact of its draconian coronavirus lockdowns, amidst the unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping’s stringent zero-COVID policy that evoked…
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China successfully launches three astronauts for its space station
Beijing: China on Tuesday successfully launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its under-construction space station where they would meet with their colleagues and conduct more than 40 experiments in the fields…
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More young people died of COVID-19 in 2021 compared to 2020: Study
New York: In the pandemic’s early phases, most deaths were among older adults, but in 2021, deaths in younger persons increased while deaths in older persons decreased, a new study has found.…
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares UK’s ‘golden era’ with China is over
London: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a clear break with the past on UK-China relations as he declared that the so-called “golden era” of bilateral ties is over due to the…
