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Countdown for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration begins
Washington: The celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, which is set to commence on Thursday have kick-started. The Royal Family’s official social media accounts have already started sharing a sneak peek…
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Tobacco industry worsening global pollution, deforestation: Expert
Mexico City: The tobacco industry and tobacco consumption are exacerbating soil, air and water pollution, along with deforestation, according to one expert. “The tobacco industry is one of the main causes of…
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US: Over 110k child Covid-19 cases reported in past week
Los Angeles: More than 112,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US during the past week, a doubling of case counts from the four weeks prior, according to the latest report by…
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Australia’s economy grows 0.8% despite floods, Covid surge
Canberra: Australia’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022, beating economists’ expectations. According to figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday, gross domestic…
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Pakistani singer Shae Gill responds to trolls over condolence post for Sidhu Moose Wala
Islamabad: Pakistani Singer Shae Gill who came under severe criticism for condoling the death of ‘non-Muslim’ singer Sidhu Moose Wala has hit back at online trolls stating that she was clarified that…
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China’s real estate mess put global economy on crutches
Beijing: The deep recession in China’s real estate companies is becoming a major problem for the country as well as for the world’s economy. The property market was one of the few…
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UN says 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Somalia
Mogadishu: The overall number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Somalia has risen to 7.7 million from 5.9 million in 2021, the United Nations relief agency said on…
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BTS visits White House, says ‘devastated’ by anti-Asian hate crimes
Washington: Popular South Korean Grammy-nominated band BTS visited the White House on Tuesday (local time) and said that they are devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes. “Equality begins when we…
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New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of new US COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles: A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 per cent of all new US cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the US Centers for Disease Control…
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New Australian government ministry sworn in
Canberra: The new Australian government’s ministry has officially been sworn in. The 30 members of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s frontbench, which includes a record-breaking 13 women, were sworn-in to their portfolios by Governor-General…
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Ukrainian, Slovak Presidents discuss defence support
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova to discuss defence support for Kiev, Zelensky’s press service reported. During the talks on Tuesday, Zelensky said that Slovakia has made…
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Russia to halt gas supplies to companies of Denmark, Germany
Moscow: Russian energy giant Gazprom has said it would no longer supply gas to Denmark’s largest energy company Orsted and will halt deliveries to Germany under the Shell Energy Europe contract. Orsted…
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WHO warns of further transmission of monkeypox
Copenhagen: The WHO has said that it aimed to contain the monkeypox outbreak by stopping human transmission to the maximum extent possible, warning that the potential for further transmission in Europe and…
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Russia floats new foreign debt payment system
Moscow: Russia says it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts. The Vedomosti business daily on Monday quoted Finance…
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UK’s new ‘High Potential Individual’ student visa route to benefit Indians
London: Graduates from the world’s top 50 non-UK universities, including Indian students, can now come and work in Britain through a new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route launched in London on…
