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Mercedes-Benz, ChargePoint partner to install fast EV chargers in US
San Francisco: Luxury German automaker Mercedes-Benz, renewable energy company MN8 and electric vehicle infrastructure company ChargePoint have partnered to install 400 fast electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs across the US. The aim…
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Russia to refrain from UNSC discussions over Syrian chemical weapons issue
United Nations: Russia will refrain from the monthly UN Security Council discussions over the chemical weapons issue of Syria due to the “lack of substance” in the topic, said an envoy. “It…
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Taliban signs 1st agreement with Chinese firm to drill for oil
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan is to sign a contract with a Chinese firm to drill for oil in the war-torn country’s north. It would be first major energy extraction agreement…
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Pakistan rejects reports of carrying out airstrikes against TTP in Afghanistan
Islamabad: The Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad has categorically rejected reports claiming that Pakistan had carried out airstrikes against the terror outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in eastern Afghanistan, terming such claims “utterly…
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Neighbours call Indian-American who drove Tesla off cliff ‘great guy’
New York: Neighbours of the Indian-American, who ‘intentionally’ drove a sedan off a California cliff with his wife and children inside, have expressed their shock at the unfortunate incident, calling it a…
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US House adjourns with no Speaker elected for 1st time in 164 years
Washington: The US House of Representatives has again adjourned for a third day without electing a new Speaker even after 11 votes, becoming the longest contest to select a person to take…
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Ukraine rejects Russia’s ‘trivial’ ceasefire offer
Kiev: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia’s “trivial” Christmas ceasefire offer, saying it was a cover for Moscow to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more…
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Pakistan planning major US-backed counter-offensive against TTP
Islamabad: With the Pakistan Army and the renegade Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) now eyeballing each other, the country’s military is now planning a massive counter-offensive against the TTP. A report in South China…
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Man fatally shoots 7 family members before suicide in US
Los Angeles: A 42-year-old man fatally shot seven other family members, including his wife and their five children, inside their home in the US’ Utah state before taking his own life, authorities…
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5 dead in road accident due to heavy rain in Indonesia
Jakarta: A car crashed into a river due to severe weather conditions in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi’s Pangkep Regency, killing five people. The car carrying six people was running through heavy rain at…
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Nearly 8 mn Pakistanis still displaced after summer floods: Diplomat
Geneva: Some 8 million people remain “acutely displaced” after last summer’s floods in Pakistan, since waters still have not receded in some areas, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva…
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Cases surge in China after govt abandons Zero-COVID policy: Report
Beijing: COVID cases have surged in China after the government abandoned its Zero-COVID policy, according to CNN. Chinese authorities are finding it difficult to track the number of COVID infections in the…
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Pakistan to seek over USD 16 bn for flood rehabilitation at UN conference
Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastated by last year’s catastrophic floods which caused…
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Race to overthrow Putin has begun, claims Russian war analyst
London: The race to overthrow Vladimir Putin and grab his crown is underway, said Russian war analyst and former loyalist Igor Strelkov, according to a media report. “The fight for the political…
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Russian companies barred from displaying tech products at CES 2023
Las Vegas: At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 being held here from January 5-8, Russian companies are not allowed to display their technology products because the country’s invasion of Ukraine, media…
