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Slavery ‘America’s original sin’, says Biden

Washington: Slavery is “America’s original sin,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement. “More than 400 years ago, twenty enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the shores of what would become the…
Sri Lanka reports nearly 50,000 dengue cases in 2022

Colombo: Sri Lanka reported nearly 50,000 cases of dengue in the first eight months of 2022, local media reported. According to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU), 49,941 people have been admitted to…

FIR lodged against Imran Khan over threats hurled at judiciary, bureaucracy

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been booked for openly hurling threats to senior most police officials, a female judge, the state institutions and bureaucracy during…
UN chief inspects Ukraine’s grain export in Istanbul

Istanbul: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in bringing Ukrainian grain to international markets. He visited the JCC teams on Saturday who…
Pakistan TV channels banned from live telecasting Imran Khan speeches

Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban with immediate effect on the live telecast of speeches of former Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan after he threatened state institutions…
Russian philosopher’s daughter killed in car explosion outside Moscow

Moscow: Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, died in a car explosion outside Moscow when she was travelling home from an event. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the car exploded…
India delivers 10th batch of medical aid to Afghanistan

New Delhi: India has delivered the 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance programme. The medical aid was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in…

16 killed in traffic accident in Turkey

Ankara: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip highway which took place on Saturday involved…
E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah lays off 870 people

New York: E-commerce company Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah has fired 870 people, or 5 per cent of the company’s global workforce, as the growth he anticipated has not materialised this year. In…
Trump ex-CFO pleads guilty to tax evasion, remains loyal former Prez

New York: Former US President Donald Trump’s most trusted top business executive Allen Weisselberg has to pay $2 million in taxes, penalties, and interest for tax evasion and fraud and spend the…
Putin, Macron discuss situation in Ukraine over phone

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin stressed that “the systematic…
Canada approves 1st Covid booster for kids aged 5-11

Ottawa: Canada’s drug regulator announced it has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in children aged 5 to 11 years. Health Canada said this booster dose provides…
Lankan min hopes visit by Chinese `spy ship’ not spoil relations with India

Ahmedabad: Amid concerns over a visit by the Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to his country, Sri Lanka’s tourism minister Harin Fernando said here on Saturday that he hoped it would not cause…
Writers, friends gather in support of Salman Rushdie, at NY Public Library

New York: A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbai-born author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read…
Mortgage boycotts by Chinese homebuyers spread to hundreds of locations

Dalian: The number of Chinese homebuyers boycotting their mortgage repayments in protest of unfinished buildings has spread to more than 300 locations across the country, according to a GitHub page documenting the…