World
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Russia announces sweeping naval drills amid Ukraine tensions
Moscow: Russia on Thursday announced sweeping naval drills in several parts of the world this month, and claimed the West is plotting provocations in neighbouring Ukraine where the Kremlin has been accused…
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US: Swift, severe response if Russia sends troops to Ukraine
Berlin: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that there would be a swift, severe response from the United States and its allies if Russia sends any military forces into Ukraine.…
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Netherlands: Museums, orchestras turned into salons to protest against COVID-19 restrictions
Museums and concert halls were turned into salons in the Netherlands on Wednesday in protest against the COVID-19 restrictions passed by the Dutch government. According to the government’s restrictions, museums, bars, cafes,…
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan may visit Ukraine on February 3
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may visit Ukraine on February 3, Turkish TV Channel CNN Turk said. Earlier Erdogan’s Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin had said the Turkish leader’s visitto Ukraine was being…
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Canada’s inflation rose to highest in 30 yrs
Ottawa: Canada’s annual rate of inflation rose to 4.8 per cent in December 2021, the highest since 1991 due to higher prices for food, passenger vehicles and housing, according to Statistics Canada.…
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Bangladesh brightened its image by curbing terrorism: Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the image of the nation has brightened by its success in curbing terrorism and militancy. The Prime Minister was addressing the graduation…
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Biden pledges to ‘get inflation under control’
Washington: US President Joe Biden has pledged to “get inflation under control” as American voters were increasingly “pessimistic” about the economy and “doubted his ability” to fix supply chain issues and tackle…
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Turkey, Serbia agree to solve Bosnian crisis through cooperation
Ankara: Turkey and Serbia have agreed to bring together leaders of Bosnians, Croats, and Serbs in a bid to solve the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.“Let’s…
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Tonga volcano relief efforts face challenges: United Nations
United Nations: Relief efforts following the Tonga volcano eruption face the challenge of severed communications, falling ash closing the major airport and strict anti-Covid measures, UN officials said. They said the casualty toll…
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Spaniard recognized as world’s oldest man dies at 112
Madrid: Santiago de la Fuente, a 112-year-old Spanish man, who was recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in September last year, has died at his home in…
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Facebook killed me, tweets Taslima Nasreen after her profile memorialized
New Delhi: Controversial writer Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday got surprised after Facebook ‘memorialized’ her account on social media. Apparently, Facebook has made her account memorialized believing that she is no more. Taking…
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Indonesian parliament passes law to relocate capital to Nusantara
Jakarta: Indonesian lawmakers passed a law on the relocation of the nation’s capital to the island of Kalimantan, which shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. The…
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Elon Musk slams UN, warns about population collapse
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed the United Nations (UN) once again, saying that there are “not enough people” in the world and one should be more worried…
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Indian-origin CEO who fired 900 staffers over Zoom call back at work
San Francisco: Indian-origin Better.com CEO Vishal Garg, who was massively trolled for laying off 900 employees over a Zoom meeting call, is back at the helm as employees are reportedly not at…