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Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since war began
Kiev: Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of the ongoing war on February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Kiev’s Defence Ministry said in a statement.…
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Pakistan rejects reports linking Udaipur murder
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected Indian media reports insinuating that the murder of a Hindu tailor in Udaipur city was somehow linked to Islamabad. The Foreign Office (FO) here issued a statement in…
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Leaked documents show China’s plan of Uyghur repression
Beijing: The leaked document, known as Xinjiang Police Files, from the internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), shows the Chinese government’s plan of genocide and crimes against Uyghurs. The…
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China to subsidise refiners if global oil prices surpass 130 USD
Beijing: China, the world’s largest importer of oil, announced on Wednesday that it will subsidise its oil refiners and suspend the raising of domestic fuel prices if global oil prices surpass 130…
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NATO summit opens amid controversy, internal discord
Madrid: The 2022 Summit of the NATO opened in Madrid amid mounting criticism of the military alliance’s aggressive security policy and lingering conflicts among its members. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told…
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Guterres calls for respecting all religions in aftermath of Udaipur killing
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for “full respect for all religions” in the aftermath of the killing of a Hindu man in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. “We call for the…
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COVID cases on rise in 110 countries, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO
United Nations: The COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, cautioning that the cases are on the rise in 110 countries…
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UK announces 75 fully-funded scholarships for Indian students
New Delhi: The UK government has partnered with leading businesses in India to offer 75 fully-funded scholarships for Indian students to study in the UK from September, the British High Commission (BHC)…
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Biden says Putin is getting ‘exactly what he didn’t want’
Madrid: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting ‘exactly what he didn’t want’ — the NATO-zation of Europe, the media reported. Biden praised the diplomatic breakthrough…
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CZN Burak suffering from brain tumour? Chef reacts
Hyderabad: Celebrity chef Ozdemir Burak, who is popularly known as CZN Burak worldwide, left his fans worried after his pictures from hospital went viral on internet a month ago. The photos were…
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Bangladesh to vaccinate kids aged 5-12 amid fresh surge in COVID-19 cases
Dhaka: Bangladesh has decided to start administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 5-12 amid a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases. Bangladeshi Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque made the announcement on…
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US to distribute monkeypox vaccines nationwide to curb outbreak
Washington: The White House said it will start distributing the monkeypox vaccines across the country to address the spread of the virus, focusing on people most at risk and communities with the…
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Sri Lankan Tamil parties seek India’s intervention to conduct provincial elections
Colombo: A group of Tamil minority political parties in Sri Lanka has urged India to intervene and put pressure on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to hold long-pending elections in nine provinces. The provincial…
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US FCC chief asks Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app stores
San Francisco: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google requesting them to remove Chinese short-video making platform TikTok from their respective app stores for…
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India slams UN Human Rights for comments on action against Setalvad
New Delhi: India on Wednesday dismissed as “completely unwarranted” the remarks by the UN Human Rights office over the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and said these comments “constitute an interference”…
