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France: Four firefighters injured while battling wildfires
Paris: Four firefighters were injured while battling the raging wildfires in the city of Aubais, located in the French department of Gard, which have so far burnt 200 hectares of land and forced…
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US: Late night shooting in Orlando leaves seven injured
Washington: Seven persons were injured after a mass shooting in downtown Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith told reporters that the shooting followed a fight in the…
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US: Nancy Pelosi begins Asia trip, no mention of Taiwan
Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has embarked on a trip to Asia which will take her to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office said in a…
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China’s uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean
New Delhi: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of…
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Biden’s approval rate dips to new low: Poll
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen to 38 percent, the first time his rating has dropped below 40 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll. The survey revealed…
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Musk may build his own airport outside of Austin
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may get to build his own airport outside of Austin, Texas, media reports say. According to sources, Musk is developing plans for a new…
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Iran arrests Swedish citizen over ‘espionage’ charges
Tehran: The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that it recently arrested a Swedish citizen over “espionage” charges. The detainee had some “suspicious behaviour and communication during his previous multiple trips to Iran”, Xinhua news…
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SL police arrest 13 for unruly behaviour at fuel stations
Colombo: Sri Lankan police said that they have arrested 13 people for unruly behaviour at fuel stations. Police said that most of the arrested were under the influence of alcohol, and some had…
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How chickenpox virus is linked to onset of Alzheimer’s disease
New York: An international team of researchers has found that varicella zoster virus (VZV), which commonly causes chickenpox and shingles, may activate herpes simplex (HSV), another common virus, to set in motion the…
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Indonesia blocks Yahoo, PayPal, Dota for failing to register for licensing
Jakarta: The Indonesian government has blocked the access to eight major online platforms, including Yahoo, PayPal and Dota, as they have failed to register for licensing, an official said. Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan,…
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Ukraine: Zelensky asks civilians to leave Donetsk
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked civilians remaining in parts of eastern Donetsk, which is still under Kiev’s control, to evacuate as Russia has intensified fighting in the region. In his nightly…
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Biden tests positive for Covid-19 in ‘rebound’ case: Physician
Washington: US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 in a “rebound” case, days after ending isolation and treatment, according to his doctor. White House physician Kevin O’Connor wrote in a memo on…
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Sergey Brin’s wife should sue WSJ over our false affair story: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested that Nicole Shanahan, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, should sue The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for falsely reporting that she had a brief…