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Russian philosopher’s daughter killed in car explosion outside Moscow
Moscow: Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, died in a car explosion outside Moscow when she was travelling home from an event. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the car exploded…
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India delivers 10th batch of medical aid to Afghanistan
New Delhi: India has delivered the 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance programme. The medical aid was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in…
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16 killed in traffic accident in Turkey
Ankara: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip highway which took place on Saturday involved…
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E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah lays off 870 people
New York: E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah has fired 870 people, or 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce, as the growth he anticipated has not materialised this year. In…
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Trump ex-CFO pleads guilty to tax evasion, remains loyal former Prez
New York: Former US President Donald Trump’s most trusted top business executive Allen Weisselberg has to pay $2 million in taxes, penalties, and interest for tax evasion and fraud and spend the…
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Putin, Macron discuss situation in Ukraine over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin stressed that “the systematic…
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Canada approves 1st Covid booster for kids aged 5-11
Ottawa: Canada’s drug regulator announced it has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in children aged 5 to 11 years. Health Canada said this booster dose provides…
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Lankan min hopes visit by Chinese `spy ship’ not spoil relations with India
Ahmedabad: Amid concerns over a visit by the Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to his country, Sri Lanka’s tourism minister Harin Fernando said here on Saturday that he hoped it would not cause…
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Writers, friends gather in support of Salman Rushdie, at NY Public Library
New York: A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbai-born author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read…
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Mortgage boycotts by Chinese homebuyers spread to hundreds of locations
Dalian: The number of Chinese homebuyers boycotting their mortgage repayments in protest of unfinished buildings has spread to more than 300 locations across the country, according to a GitHub page documenting the…
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Finland to host trilateral talks with Sweden, Turkey this month
Helsinki: Representatives of Finland, Sweden and Turkey plan to meet this month to discuss the enlargement of NATO to the north, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told reporters here. The discussions in…
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Imran Khan may be held in prohibited funding case, says report
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan could be arrested by the country’s top investigating agency for failing to appear before it and snubbing its notices in the prohibited funding case, according to…
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Afghanistan to rebuild 2,200 houses in quake-hit areas
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan said it will rebuild 2,200 houses which were partially or fully damaged in the devastating June 22 earthquake which affected the provinces of Paktika and Khost.…
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Pakistan, India can’t afford another war: Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his country’s strong resolve to maintain peace in the region but added that sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of…
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China ramps up Russian energy imports
Beijing: While many European countries are trying to wean themselves off Russian gas, China is importing an increasing amount of energy from its neighbour. Data from Beijing’s Customs Office on Saturday showed…
