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Police in uniform deployed in checkpoints in Afghanistan’s Herat city
Herat: Policemen in uniform have been deployed in checkpoints in Afghanistan’s Herat city, the capital of western Herat province, to ensure law and order, provincial police spokesman Mohmoud Shah Rasouli said Wednesday.…
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Pinterest appoints Bill Ready as new CEO
San Francisco: Photo-sharing social media platform Pinterest has announced that Ben Silbermann is stepping down as the current CEO and he will be replaced by Bill Ready. The company said that co-founder,…
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Anti-Asian hate crime events in California up 177.5 pct in 2021: Report
Los Angeles: Reported Anti-Asian hate crime events in California, the most populous state in the United States, increased by 177.5 per cent from 89 in 2020 to 247 in 2021, said a…
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Trump knew Jan 6 rioters were armed, tussled with bodyguard: Aide
Washington: A former White House aide has told a US Congressional Committee that on January 6, 2021 former President Donald Trump had sent a mob of armed supporters to the US Capitol…
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After Russian missile strike on mall, India says civilian deaths ‘deeply disturbing’
United Nations: In the aftermath of Russia’s missile attack on a crowded Ukrainian shopping mall, India has called the deaths of civilians “deeply disturbing”. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative R.Ravindra said on Tuesday:…
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Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the east
Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in…
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China provides USD 2.5 bn loan to Pakistan to boost its forex reserves
Beijing: China has again rushed to bail out Pakistan by providing USD 2.5 billion in assistance to prop up the fast-depleting foreign exchange reserves of its cash-strapped all-weather ally, months after it…
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Tesla stops India entry as strategy to negotiate well: Chinese state media
New Delhi: As Elon Musk, who turned 51 on Tuesday, decided to put Tesla’s entry into India on hold, Chinese state media has termed the move as a strategic one as the…
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UN cuts Yemen food rations due to funding gap, Ukraine crisis
The United Nations World Food Program on Sunday said that it has further cut the ration to Yemen due to a shortage of funding and the ongoing Ukraine crisis. This move by…
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G7 nations reach deal on Russian oil price cap
Moscow: The Group of Seven (G7) leading Western economies reached an agreement on Tuesday to set a price cap on Russian oil exports, Politico reported, citing unnamed officials. The details of the…
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US President announces USD 20 million additional assistance for SL
Colombo: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced an additional USD 20 million in assistance to feed over 800,000 children and 27,000 pregnant and lactating women over the next 15 months in…
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NATO to put 300,000 troops on high alert in response to Russia threat
Madrid: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this weeks Madrid summit will agree the alliances most significant transformation for a generation, putting 300,000 troops at high readiness in response to Russias invasion…
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Germany: 101-year old Former Nazi guard jailed for aiding murder
Berlin: A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on Tuesday for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. The Neuruppin Regional…
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Elon Musk crosses 100 mn followers on Twitter
San Francisco: As the tech billionaire Elon Musk celebrates his 51st birthday, his Twitter account has now crossed the mark of 100 million followers, which makes him one of only six people…
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Tragic quake in south-east Afghanistan kills 155 children: UN Report
Kabul: At least 155 children have died after a tragic earthquake hit south-east Afghanistan last week, stated a report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)…
