World
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$80mn US contribution to back agri projects in Afghanistan
Rome: A new $80 million grant from the US is an important step forward in the work of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to support farmers and agriculture in Afghanistan…
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A major US carrier “Aha Airlines” is going bust in post-pandemic situation
New York: Majority of airlines in the US are struggling in a post-pandemic inflationary economic climate, even though they gained an uptick in 2021, well into the coronavirus times. Countless flight delays and…
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to present interim budget on Aug 30
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is also the finance minister will present an interim budget on August 30, seeking enhanced expenditure and borrowing limits for his cash-strapped government. The interim…
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Pakistan has become a laughing stock due to terror case against me: Imran
Islamabad: Lashing out at the coalition government in Pakistan over lodging a terrorism case against him, PTI chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan has become a laughing stock all over the…
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Elon Musk hits back at Tesla customer over criticism of FSD beta
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not taken lightly the public criticism of the company’s full self-driving (FSD) beta software, clamping back at a user who raised complaints. Tesla owner James…
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China objects to US-India military drills; opposes third party intervention
Beijing: China’s defence ministry on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any third party “meddling” in the border issue and hoped India will abide by the bilateral agreements not to hold military…
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US forces carry out second airstrike on Syria in 24 hrs
Damascus: The US Air Force has bombed new positions manned by militias loyal to Iran in Syria for the second time in 24 hours, the American military Central Command and a monitoring…
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Pakistan calls India’s action over Brahmos missile incident ‘inadequate’
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected India’s action over the March 9 accidental firing of a supersonic Brahmos missile that landed in its territory as “totally unsatisfactory, deficient and inadequate” and reiterated its demand for…
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Forest fires in Russia burn over 100,000 hectares in 3 days
Moscow: Forest fires in Russia continued to spread and have consumed nearly 110,000 hectares of land in just three days up to Thursday. A report by the state-run TASS news agency said…
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Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
Dhaka: Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees on Thursday marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, while the United States, European Union and other Western nations pledged to continue…
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For first time, India votes against Russia in UNSC during procedural vote on Ukraine
Washington: India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a procedural vote at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
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Afghan refugees living in limbo protest against slow resettlement process in UAE
Kabul: Numerous Afghan refugees who have been awaiting resettlement in the US or other countries, have protested against the stagnant resettlement process, living in prison-like conditions at a facility in Abu Dhabi…
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Imran being told to stop confrontation with military
Islamabad: There are some renewed efforts being made from within the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and by the Punjab Chief Minister to stop party Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan from confronting…
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Qantas posts third major loss from COVID pandemic
Canberra: Australian flag carrier Qantas on Thursday reported its third consecutive loss of more than A$1 billion ($690 million), which it attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic, though it said its recovery was…
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Man arrested for ordering Mexican journo’s killing
Mexico City Mexican federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man accused of ordering the murder of Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel in January. David Lopez Jimenez, who goes by the nickname “Cabo…
