World
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Chinese hackers attack govt ministries, military plants globally
New Delhi: China-based hackers attacked military industrial plants, research institutes, government agencies and ministries in several countries and were able to even hijack the IT infrastructure of some, taking control of systems…
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Taiwan says China preparing for invasion
Taipei: China is using its large-scale military exercises around Taiwan to prepare for an invasion of the self-governed island, Taipeis Foreign Minister Joseph Wu claimed on Tuesday “China has used the drills…
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Ukraine proposes new sanctions on Russia
Kiev: The Ukrainian Parliament has unveiled a draft law to impose new sanctions on Russia. The bill, which was submitted by President Volodymyr Zelensky, envisages 10 new restrictive measures to be introduced against…
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Joe Biden authorises largest weapons assistance to Ukraine
Washington: The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced that the US will provide Ukraine with $1 billion worth of additional security assistance, the largest one-time weapons package since the beginning…
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US: Three charged with federal hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery murder
Washington: Three US white men were sentenced for federal hate crimes over the murder of African-American man Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. While Travis McMichael and his father Greg McMichael were sentenced to life…
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Google search service restored after facing outage
Google search service was down in many countries on Tuesday. Searchers were seeing an error message for a brief period. The error message, ‘The server encountered an error and could not complete…
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Vienna talks on Iran nuke deal end, with text ready for approval
Vienna: Talks in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal have ended with diplomats from the countries involved returning to their capitals with a provisional text for a new agreement that it is…
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FBI raids Donald Trump’s home in Florida
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has said that his residence in Florida has been “raided” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is…
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Truss, Sunak clash over cost-of-living crisis
London: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two contenders vying to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have clashed over the cost-of-living crisis. Truss or Sunak will be elected as Conservative Party…
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First ship carrying maize from Ukraine reaches final destination
Ankara: A freighter carrying maize from Ukraine on Monday reached Turkey, becoming the first vessel to reach its final destination since a deal was made to release stores of food that have…
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TTP commander Omar Khalid Khorasani, 3 others killed in Afghanistan: Report
Islamabad: A top commander of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Omar Khalid Khorasani and three other top militant leaders have been killed in a mysterious blast in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province, a…
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Indian Oil Company to expand operations in Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will expand its operations in Sri Lanka by opening 50 fuelling stations, A top official of the LIOC said on Monday, amidst the worst economic as well…
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Russian optimism about reaching agreement with Iran in Vienna
Vienna: Talks to restore the nuclear agreement between Iran and six other states are going in the right direction, according to Russian negotiator Mikhail Ulyanov. “Looks like we are making progress. Let’s…
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Sri Lanka: Over 5.5 mn vehicles registered in fuel quota system
Colombo: Over 5.5 million vehicles have been registered with Sri Lanka’s national fuel pass or QR code system, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Monday. A total of 1,246 gas…
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Chinese oil giant Sinopec likely to enter Lankan fuel market
Beijing: As Sri Lanka continues to remain in the Chinese debt trap, the biggest petrochemical company in China, Sinopec, is likely to start retail operations in the Lankan fuel market, local media…
