World
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Russia takes full control of key Ukrainian city: Official
Kiev: The Mayor of Severodonetsk has confirmed that Russian forces have taken full control of the key Ukrainian city located in the separatist Luhansk region. “The Russians have fully occupied Severodonetsk, our military…
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Indo-Canadian right-wing activist draws flak over call for violence
In an interview with a YouTube channel, the Executive Director of the Hindu Conference of Canada, a Hindu supremacist, openly called for violence against minorities in India. He was speaking on the…
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Tesla Enhanced Autopilot now available in US, China
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot is available in the US and China. According to Teslarati, in the US, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, it costs…
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Sri Lanka reduces amount of holding foreign currency
Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that the amount of foreign currency an individual can hold has been reduced from $15,000 to $10,000. The central bank said the…
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Biden signs landmark gun-control law, says ‘lives will be saved’
Washington: President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of…
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Job vacancies in Canada reached 1 million in April
Ottawa: Employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about one million vacant positions at the beginning of April, up 44.4 per cent from the same period of the previous year. Statistics…
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PM Hasina opens Bangladesh’s longest bridge, calls it symbol of country’s pride
Dhaka: The landmark Padma Bridge is not a pile of brick and cement but a symbol of Bangladesh’s pride, capacity and dignity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday as she inaugurated…
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Top US delegation to visit Sri Lanka to help avert crisis
Colombo: In an effort to help avert the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a top delegation from the US comprising officials from the Departments of State and Treasury will embark on…
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US West Coast states launch joint commitment to protect abortion rights
Los Angeles: The three states of California, Oregon and Washington in the US West Coast announced that they will continue protecting abortion access despite the Supreme Court overturning its 50-year-old landmark Roe…
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Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
Washington: The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and…
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US Supreme Court allows states to ban abortion; reverses landmark decision
Washington: The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome…
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Ukrainian forces asked to retreat from key eastern city
Kiev: Amid escalating Russian advances, Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk have been asked to retreat from the key city in the eastern Luhansk region where fierce battles are currently raging, a top leader…
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Putin blames West for creating hysteria over Ukrainian grain exports
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of deliberately creating “hysteria” over Ukrainian grain exports amidst the conflict and said Moscow was ready to honour its obligations to provide…
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Japanese man on a night out loses USB stick with entire city’s personal details
Osaka: A worker in Japan could be nursing a protracted hangover after he lost a USB memory stick following a night out with colleagues as it contained the personal details of nearly…
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Electricity used to mine bitcoin decreased sharply as crypto crisis widens
London: The amount of electricity consumed by the largest cryptocurrency networks has decreased by up to 50 percent as the “crypto winter” continues to eat at the incomes of “miners” and financial…
