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Seoul city to provide healthcare, education support to N.Korean defectors
Seoul: The Seoul city government will provide North Korean defectors with free health checkups, online tutoring services for students and other support measures to help them better settle in their new homeland,…
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1 killed, 2 injured in police helicopter crash in Philippines
Manila: A police officer was killed and two others were injured after a national police helicopter crashed in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Monday, a national police spokesperson said. Brigadier General…
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Japanese PM to join online G7 summit over Ukraine tensions
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in an online meeting of the G7 countries this week and the talks will be aimed at measures to de-escalate tensions between Russia…
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India, France to enhance cooperation on marine science, technology
New Delhi: India and France will enhance scientific cooperation in marine science and technology and also exchanges of students and researchers with aims to monitor, protect and sustainably use marine living and…
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Biden accepts ‘in principle’ meeting with Putin: White House
Washington: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that President Joe Biden has “accepted in principle” a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Psaki’s confirmation late Sunday night of a potential Biden-Putin…
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World’s richest man Musk ‘dating’ Australian actress Natasha Bassett
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who ended 2021 as the richest person in the world, is now reportedly dating 27-year-old Australian actress Natasha Bassett. According to Bassett, she has…
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‘Joy Bangla’ to be national slogan of Bangladesh
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has decided to make “Joy Bangla” the national slogan of the country. The decision was taken on Sunday during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.…
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Unicef mulls payment for nearly 200k Afghan teachers: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has announced that the Unicef is considering paying an amount of $100 per month for nearly 200,000 public school teachers. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 424.1 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 424.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.88 million and vaccinations to over 10.35 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Indian embassy in Ukraine advises Indians to leave if stay not essential
New Delhi: India on Sunday asked the family members of its embassy staff in Ukraine to return home and advised its citizens to leave that country temporarily in view of “high levels” of…
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Ukraine reports further ceasefire violations
New Delhi: The Ukrainian defence ministry has reported further ceasefire violations in the east, after a day of heavy weapons fire Saturday, CNN reported. The ministry said that in the first 11…
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Putin could annex former Soviet states after Ukraine
New Delhi: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will keep waging war on neighbouring countries if he is allowed to invade Ukraine, the Daily Mail reported. As…