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Pakistan likely to exit FATF’s grey list this week
Islamabad: After almost 52 months, Pakistan is expected to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list during a plenary slated to take place this week, the Paris-based global terror financing…
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UAE woman chosen among world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford
Abu Dhabi: The prestigious American University of Stanford has chosen the Emirati academic Professor Badria Al-Junaibi, among the 2 per cent of the list of best scientists in the world. In the…
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Will Musk make Vaibhav Balghare next Twitter celebrity from India?
New Delhi: Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who made Pune-based student Pranay Pathole a Twitter celebrity, is now looking to make more Indian followers famous among his over 108 million fans…
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Jeremy Hunt says Liz Truss is still in charge
London: Jeremy Hunt has insisted that Liz Truss is still in charge despite her premiership looking increasingly in peril, as he warned of further public spending cuts and failed to rule out…
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China rolls out 5G base stations in Xinjiang to ‘boost surveillance’?
Washington: China recently launched thousands of 5G base stations throughout its Xinjiang region, raising concerns the technology will be for greater digital surveillance of Uyghurs rather than the state use of economic…
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Bookie odds favour Rishi Sunak comeback amid turbulence for UK PM Liz Truss
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss, just over a month into the job, is already seen as increasingly unlikely to ride out the turbulence within her own Conservative Party and the financial…
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12 killed in mass shooting in bar in Mexico
Mexico City: At least 12 people were killed and three others injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in Mexico’s Irapuato city in Guanajuato state, local media reported. Around six men…
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Stage set for dramatic showdown as Jan 6 panel summons Trump
Washington: The stage for a dramatic showdown has been set between ex-President Donald Trump and the Jan 6 Congressional panel probing the capital hills insurrection of 2021 which led to nine deaths…
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Pakistan at critical moment of recovery following floods: PM
Islamabad: Pakistan currently stands at a critical moment as it is embarking on a road to recovery in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastating floods, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on…
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Will not abandon use of force to unify Taiwan: Xi Jinping
Beijing: As he is all set for a record third five-year term in power and perhaps for life, President Xi Jinping on Sunday warned that China will not renounce the use of force…
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Musk says he will keep funding Ukraine Starlink Internet
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk says his rocket firm SpaceX will continue funding its Starlink Internet service in Ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. On…
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Inflation ‘manageable’ at 7.4 percent, love to see it down to 4 percent: Sitharaman
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated that the inflation rate, which is hovering over 7 percent in India, is “at a manageable level” compared to where some other countries are at…
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Ukraine war casts shadow over Goa’s tourism season
Panaji: Facing uncertainty over charter flights coming to Goa due to the Russia-Ukraine war and visa issues, the tourism sector in Goa has focused on domestic tourists, with the hope of a…
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Purdue Univ student charged with murder for stabbing Indian-origin roommate
New York: A Purdue University student, who was accused of fatally stabbing his Indian-origin roommate with a knife, has been charged with murder by the prosecutors. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity…
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Video: For the first time, Germany’s largest mosque raises call to prayer over loudspeakers
Berlin: For the first time, after a long wait, the Central Mosque of Cologne in Germany, raised the call to prayer over loudspeakers on Friday, October 14, 2022. The German city of…
