World
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20
Yangon: Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud in 2020, increasing her total prison term to 20…
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Gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely halted
Berlin: The supply of Russian gas to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been halted for an indefinite period, due to problems in a key piece of equipment, Russia’s largest…
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Macron calls for independent foreign policy, more balanced partnerships
Paris: France must stick to an independent foreign policy and build more balanced partnerships for multi-lateralism, President Emmanuel Macron said during an ambassadors’ conference. In recent years, there were many unpredictable incidents…
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Pilot threatens to crash plane into a Walmart store in US city; store evacuated
Washington: A pilot, flying in circles for over an hour, has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, a city in the state of Mississippi in the US, as…
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See you Monday: Rishi Sunak signs off campaign for UK PM
London: Rishi Sunak, who has made history as the first Indian-origin member of Parliament to compete for the post of British Prime Minister, on Saturday signed off his Ready for Rishi campaign…
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Pakistan owes 30% of its foreign debt to China
Islamabad: Pakistan owes 30 per cent of its foreign debt to China, the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, which includes state-owned commercial banks, local media reported. Bloomberg, citing…
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S.Korean govt’s YouTube channel hacked to stream Elon Musk video
Seoul: The South Korean government’s YouTube channel was hacked on Saturday, apparently to broadcast a cryptocurrency-related video including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but has been restored, according to sources. At 3.30 a.m.,…
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White House rejects linking Iran nuke deal, IAEA investigations
Washington: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that there should not be any conditionality between a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the conclusion of watchdog probes. Addressing the…
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China dismisses growing calls to implement damning UN rights report on Xinjiang
Beijing: China on Friday brushed aside calls, including from UN chief Antonio Guterres, to implement the UN report accusing Beijing of “serious human rights violations” against Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang province, terming…
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Death toll in devastating Pakistan flooding reaches 1,265
Islamabad: The death toll in Pakistan’s devastating flooding has increased to 1,265 as the cash-strapped country struggles to rescue and care for millions of people displaced by the record deluges. In its…
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‘Determined’ to enforce price cap on Russian oil: US
Washington: The US has said it is “determined” to enforce a price cap on Russian oil announced by the G7 countries, terming it a powerful tool that will significantly reduce Moscow’s main source…
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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…
