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US judge orders release of redacted Mar-a-Lago affidavit
Washington: A US judge has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to seek the search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate…
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Texas Gun Law: Judge strikes down ban on adults below 21
Texas [US]: A Texas Judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying a handgun outside the home, on the grounds that the…
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Spain passes law against sexual violence
Madrid: People in Spain will have to explicitly voice their consent to sexual acts in the future to ensure that they are not criminal, under a legislation passed by Parliament. The conservative…
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Major US carrier Aha Airlines 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…
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Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to ‘go back to India’
Washington: Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the US state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are “ruining” America and…
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Newly reported monkeypox cases dip worldwide: WHO
Geneva: The number of newly reported monkeypox cases has decreased worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In the week from August 15-21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in…
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Mexico’s central bank warns of rocky economic recovery
Mexico City, Aug 26 (IANS) Mexico’s economic recovery faced an uncertain environment, coupled with weakening global productive activity in the second quarter, the central bank of Mexico (Banxico) has warned. According to…
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Russia to enlarge armed forces by 137,000 soldiers
Moscow, Aug 26 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to increase the size of the country’s armed forces by 137,000. The amount of military staff will be increased to 1,150,628…
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‘Didn’t have any advance notice’: Biden breaks silence on FBI’s Trump raid
Washington: US President Joe Biden claimed on Wednesday that he had no advance notice on the FBI raid on his predecessor Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago (Florida) residence that led to the seizure of…
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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…
