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Amazon opens its first physical clothing store in US
San Francisco: Amazon has opened its first physical clothing retail store in the US, as the e-commerce giant in March announced to shut down more than 60 of its retail stores, including…
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Pakistan condemns sentencing of Yasin Malik by Indian court in terror funding case
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court in a terror funding case, saying Islamabad will continue to provide all possible support to…
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25 killed in Rio de Janeiro police operation
Rio de Janeiro: Twenty-five people were killed in a police operation conducted in a favela, or marginal neighbourhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian authorities said. The operation by the Federal Police, the…
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Victims of Texas school shooting identified
Houston: The 19 children and two teachers killed earlier this week during the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have been identified, authorities said. On Tuesday, they were…
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Texas school shooting: Gunman warned on Facebook minutes before attack
Uvalde: The governor of Texas says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to…
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Ukraine foreign minister urges global leaders to “kill Russian exports”
Davos: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday rejected the idea that Ukraine should give up territory for Russian President Vladimir Putin to save face and urged the global leaders to “kill…
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Sri Lanka Cricket to donate 2 mn USD to country’s hospitals
Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will donate 2 million US dollars to support the country’s health sector in purchasing essential medicines amid the crippling economic crisis in the island nation. As per…
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Monkeypox doesn’t spread easily by air like COVID-19: US CDC
Washington: Amid the recent scare of monkeypox spreading rapidly to over a dozen countries, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dispelled fears saying that the virus doesn’ spread…
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Mohinder K Midha becomes UK’s first female Dalit mayor
London: An Indian-origin politician from the UK’s Opposition Labour Party, Councillor Mohinder K Midha, has been elected mayor of Ealing Council in west London, becoming the first female mayor of a local…
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Pakistan: Government cracks down on PTI supporters; block roads
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities blocked roads and arrested several supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-I Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday in a bid to derail the protest march called by ousted prime minister Imran Khan, a…
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Tesla sexual harassment suit to proceed in court, rules US judge
San Francisco: A US judge has denied Tesla’s motion for arbitration in a sexual harassment case, directing that the lawsuit accusing Elon Musk-run electric car company fostering a workplace with “rampant” sexual…
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Report says Gates ‘poured’ millions into attacking Musk, Tesla CEO fires back
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday slammed billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates after a report claimed that the Microsoft co-founder poured millions into attacking Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Far-right…
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US: 18 children, 3 adults killed in Texas school shooting
Houston: In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 18 children, and rendered several other grievously injured at an elementary school in…
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Monkeypox primarily spread via sexual contact, but containable: WHO
New Delhi: The current outbreak of the monkeypox virus is primarily spreading through sex among men, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, adding that the virus is “containable”. First reported on…
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Quad summit: Divergent views on Ukraine crisis visible
Tokyo: Divergent views among the Quad leaders over the Ukraine crisis were visible at a summit of the grouping on Tuesday even as US President Joe Biden said Russia’s “brutal and unprovoked”…
