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UN continues support for flood-hit Pakistan
United Nations:The UN has continued to support Pakistan’s response to devastating floods by providing food, clean water and other emergency relief supplies, a spokesperson said. UN team, along with humanitarian partners, have…
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Catastrophic floods affect 30 out of 34 provinces of Afghanistan: Report
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Flash floods in Afghanistan have affected more than 100,000 people this year, devastating 30 of the country’s 34 provinces, according to the UN Office for the Coordination…
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UK slips behind India to become world’s 6th biggest economy
London: Britain has dropped behind India to become the world’s sixth largest economy, according to Bloomberg. India toppled the UK from its position in the final three months of 2021 to become…
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Sri Lanka parliament passes 2022 interim budget amid economic crisis
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Parliament passed the interim budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for 2022 on Friday, a day after the IMF announced it will provide a loan of about USD 2.9…
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Canada: NCCM demands entry ban on 13 BJP leaders for anti-Muslim remarks
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) in a statement on Friday condemned the Islamophobic comments of several prominent leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demanded that they be…
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Voting closes in UK Prime Minister race between Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss
London: The race to replace Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and the British Prime Minister closed on Friday evening, the deadline for Tory members to register their choice between Indian-origin…
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Biden says Trump, MAGA Republicans represent extremism, are threat to democracy
Washington: US President Joe Biden went into a combative mood, dubbing his predecessor Donald Trump and the MAGA (Make America Great Again) Republicans as representing “extremism” that threatened the very foundations of…
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UK PM Race: Liz Truss widely expected to win
London: The Tory leadership ballot will close on Friday with Conservative members to choose between Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as the new UK Prime Minister, a media report said. The tea-time…
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Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay calls on SL President
Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay on Friday called on the country’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed with him the ways to further strengthen the bilateral ties in all…
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Twenty killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan’s Herat
Kabul: At least 20 people were killed in a blast that rocked a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, Afghan media reported. Guzargah mosque in the city of Herat was bombed…
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Pak may face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability…
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Google employee resigns, accuses company of silencing Palestinians
A Google employee Ariel Koren, who sought to thwart a deal between the company and Israel announced her resignation, accusing the company of aggressive practices against its employees who express their views…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to Sri Lanka on Saturday
Colombo: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former President who fled the country after anti-government protesters stormed his official residence on July 13, will return to the crisis-hit island nation on Saturday. Following months…
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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time
Bangkok: A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years’ imprisonment with labour after finding her guilty of election fraud, adding more jail time to…
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Student killed in US high school stabbing
Washington: One student was killed and another was injured during a stabbing incident at a high school in the US state of North Carolina, police said. A spokesperson for the Jacksonville Police…
