World
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Chechnya says leader Ramzan Kadyrov is in Mariupol
Kiev: Two top officials in Chechnya have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has promoted Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to the rank of a Lieutenant General and he is currently in the…
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China imposes two-phase COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai
Beijing: Amid the new COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Chinese city of Shanghai is going into a two-phase lockdown starting on Monday. This comes after Shanghai has seen a surge in…
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US: Minneapolis city legalises Azaan on speaker
Minneapolis: The Muslim call to prayer, known as Azaan has now been legalized in one of the major cities in the United States of America (USA). Minneapolis city in Minnesota state has…
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Ukraine ‘exposes’ 620 Russian spies operating in Europe
Kiev: The Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence in Ukraine has obtained a list of Russian FSB officers involved in what it called criminal activities on behalf of Russia in…
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Death toll of Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria rises to 123
Abuja: The death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria this year has risen to 123 amid ongoing measures by the government to reduce infections across the country, the Nigeria Center for Disease…
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The Rock, the largest white diamond ever to appear at auction
New Delhi: Christie’s announces The Rock, a 228.31 carat pear-shaped diamond that will lead the Geneva Magnificent Jewelssale on May 11, 2022, as part of Christie’s Luxury Week. This extremely rare gemstone…
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Seoul on alert over North Korea’s additional provocations
Seoul: South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Monday expressed concerns about the possibility of an accidental clash with North Korea along the countries’ border, as Pyongyang is ratcheting up tensions with a series…
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We can’t let Putin take over Ukraine: Elon Musk
San Francisco: As Moscow’s invasion of Kiev has entered its second month, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot let Russian President Vladimir Putin win in Ukraine because if…
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Death would come as a relief to me: Elon Musk
New Delhi: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he is not afraid of dying and death would actually bring relief to him. In an interview with Mathias Dopfner, the…
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Blinken, Arab FMs arrive in Israel for Negev summit
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and four top Arab diplomats from Bahrain, UAE, Morocco, and Egypt arrived on Sunday in Israel for a landmark regional summit in the southern Negev Desert, where…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 480.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.87 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
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Imran Khan claims foreign powers behind ‘conspiracy’ to overthrow govt
Islamabad: In a massive show of strength ahead of a crucial no-confidence motion against his government, Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday addressed a mammoth rally in the national capital where…