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Imran invokes Mujibur Rahman’s struggle in Bangladesh
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has compared his struggle for “real freedom” with that of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the late founding Father of Bangladesh, and reminded that the country had…
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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland]: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations (IHR) criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee…
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Twitter will charge USD 8 a month for ‘blue tick’: Elon Musk
Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced a new version of “Twitter Blue” where he planned to charge USD 8 a month for Twitter’s subscription service with priority in replies, mentions,…
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Canada to welcome record 500,000 new immigrants
Toronto: In order to address acute labour shortage, Canada plans to welcome a record 500,000 new permanent residents till 2025, the government said while announcing the Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025 on…
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US Islamophobia Bill remains inactive; fails to curb anti-Muslim violence and hatred
Hyderabad: It is more than a year since the US House of Representatives passed a bill to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. But this piece of legislation appears to…
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AP Dhillon recovering after getting injured during US tour
New Delhi: Singer-rapper AP Dhillon on Tuesday said he has been hospitalised after suffering an injury during his ongoing US tour. The Indo-Canadian musician, whose full name is Amritpal Singh Dhillon, shared…
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Report says Canada exploiting Indian students for ‘cheap labour’
New Delhi: Some Indian students in Canada are accusing the country of using them as a cheap source of labour and discarding them once they’re no longer needed, a media report said…
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China rebooting Mao-era institution to prepare for decoupling from global economy
Beijing: China is rebooting a Mao Zedong-era institution that once functioned as a pillar of the Socialist command economy to prepare for future ‘decoupling’ from the global economy, analysts said, as per…
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Russia says ready to open ‘grain corridor’ only if Ukraine stops misusing it for military attacks
New Delhi: Alleging that Ukraine has resorted to using grain corridor for military purposes, Russia has suspended implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative indefinitely. The United Nations-backed agreement was signed by…
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Irresponsible stand of Pakistan’s veteran cricketers is destroying morale of players
Pakistan’s early setbacks in the ongoing T20 World Cup opened a can of worms in the nation’s cricket setup. The most respected veterans in Pakistan namely Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis unfortunately chose to heap…
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‘They tried to bury me and I am here’: Brazil’s new Prez Lula
From being imprisoned and banned from contesting elections in 2018 to winning over the far-right leader Jair Bolsanaro, Brazil’s new President-elect Lula da Silva on October 31 scripted a dramatic come back.…
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US Marine who entered to blow up Indiana mosque embraces Islam
Richard McKinney, a former US Marine who was raised to hate Islam during the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, was enraged on seeing Muslim localities in his hometown, when he returned to…
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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman under fire over migrant invasion’ claim
London: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire from the Opposition and refugee activists for classifying an increase in the number of refugees landing on the country’s shores seeking asylum as…
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Bangladesh needs up to $12.5 bn for climate action: World Bank
Dhaka: Bangladesh will need at least $12.5 billion, approximately 3 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP), in the medium term for climate action, according to a World Bank report. Financing…
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Australia lifts cash rate to 2.85% amid 32-yr-high inflation
Canberra: The Reserve Bank of Australia announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent in a bid to…
