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Russia-Ukraine war: 86 pc of schools in Kyiv now have bomb shelters

Kyiv: The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in almost 86 per cent of schools having bomb shelters, CNN reported citing the head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Oleksiy…
Russia downgrades diplomatic ties with Estonia

Moscow: Russia has decided to downgrade diplomatic relations with Estonia to the level of charge d’affaires in retaliation of Estonia’s move to reduce Russian embassy staff. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday…

Iran’s Parliament Speaker urges stronger cooperation with Russia

Tehran: The Iranian Parliament Speaker has called for expanding cooperation with Russia, as both countries face “cruel” US sanctions. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf made the remarks during a joint press conference in Tehran…
IMF urges Finland to boost sustainability of public finances

Helsinki: Finland has been urged to boost the sustainability of its public finances in a new report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF, in its annual assessment, also urged…
93 per cent of Pakistanis stand for ban on cigarette sale: Survey

Islamabad: The findings of a study have shown that 93 percent of Pakistanis agreed that the sale of cigarettes should be banned. A Gallup and Gilani Pakistan survey reported that a nationally…
Turkish Prez threatens no backing for Sweden’s NATO bid after Quran burning

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Sweden that it should not expect Turkey’s backing to join the NATO following the burning of the Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm.…
Techies earning up to USD 1 mn a year laid off at Big Tech firms

San Francisco: As Big Tech layoffs dominate headlines, more details have emerged on which verticals and senior executives earning up to $1 million annually bore the maximum brunt at Google, Microsoft, and…

Ukraine storing weapons at nuclear plants: Russia

Moscow: Ukrainian forces are storing Western-supplied missiles and artillery shells in nuclear power plants, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin said on Monday, reports said. He claimed that Kiev has been…
‘Sikh’ struck on head in hate-motivated assault in Canada

Toronto: A man, apparently a Sikh, was allegedly struck on the head, causing his turban to fall on the ground, by an unidentified man, who also made “derogatory comments” at a subway…
Jobless Indian IT professionals scramble for options to stay in US

Washington: Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to…
UK petition demands independent probe into BBC series on Modi

London: A new online petition has demanded an independent probe into a “serious breach” by the BBC in its duties as a public broadcaster in the UK over the controversial documentary series…
Freezing weather kills 104 people in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday confirmed that at least 104 people, including women and children, have died in the past two weeks amid the freezing weather and heavy snowfall.…
Japan braces for heavy snow, blizzard

Tokyo: Japanese weather officials warned on Monday that the coldest air mass of the season is likely to lead to heavy snow blanketing wide swathes of Japan from Tuesday. The Japan Meteorological…
Teenage pregnancy in Philippines declines in past 5 yrs

Manila: Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 percent in 2022 from 8.6 percent in 2017, according to official data. The data from the Philippine…
How Google’s layoff announcement different from other companies

Google’s parent company Alphabet recently announced layoffs of 12,000 employees, or about 6 percent of its workforce, globally. After the announcement, it joined the Big Tech league of Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft…