World
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Burkini creates a new controversy in France
The French mayor of Grenoble’s decision to allow Muslim women to wear the burkini in public pools is facing strong opposition from the government, with the Minister of the Interior calling for…
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Chinese hackers target Russian defence research institutes
New Delhi: China’s cyber criminals are targeting Russian defence research institutes, according to a report released by cybersecurity firm CheckPoint Research (CPR) on Friday. The report attributed the cyber espionage operation to Chinese…
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UK: Digital trucks used to highlight Hindutva aggression on Indian minorities
At a time when minorities in India are under serious threat from the right-wing extremists, digital trucks across the United Kingdom (UK) displayed messages creating awareness of a predicted genocide of minorities…
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After US, Canada bans China’s Huawei, ZTE from 5G networks
Toronto: After the US, Canada has now moved to ban Chinese telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks in order to ensure the “long term safety of our telecommunications infrastructure”.…
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Musk sees net worth shrink by $12 bn amid ESG fiasco
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently saw over $12 billion wiped off his net worth following Tesla stock’s recent drop and the S&P Global Ratings’ decision to boot Tesla from its…
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Nepal, India sign six MoUs during PM Modi’s Lumbini visit
Kathmandu: Nepal and India signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on Monday during the day-long visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. One of the…
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US offers strong support to rebuild Pakistan’s economy
New York: Hours after Pakistan Foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in New York for a series of meetings with the US Secretary of state Antony Blinken, a State Department spokesperson assured Islamabad…
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30 militants released as Pak-TTP talks resume: Sources
The Pakistan government has released 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants as talks between the two sides have resumed, sources said. However, no high-profile TTP inmate has been released, Geo News quoted the…
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Attacks against me should be viewed through political lens: Musk
San Francisco: After Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he will now vote for Republicans, the tech billionaire on Friday shared a cryptic tweet and said the attacks against him “should be…
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SpaceX paid $250K to worker to hush up Musk’s sexual misconduct: Report
San Francisco: Amid the bitter $44 billion takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself in another controversy as a media report claimed on Friday that his spacecraft company SpaceX paid a…
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Sri Lanka defaults on debt for first time in its history
Colombo: Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in its history as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, BBC reported. It…
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‘Tarbooz politics’ in Pakistan: Politician distributes watermelons with his name carved on them
Lahore: As people across Pakistan are reeling under sweltering heat, a Lahore-based politician came up with a novel and cheap idea to help them in their efforts to stay cool. In a…
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BRICS foreign ministers support talks between Russia & Ukraine
New Delhi: The sharp increases in costs of energy, food and commodities due to the “knock-on” effects of the Ukraine conflict must be mitigated to help the developing countries, External Affairs Minister…
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US offers ‘full, total, complete’ support for Sweden, Finland’s NATO applications
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday offered “full, total, complete” support for Sweden and Finlands applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sweden and Finland had applied for membership…
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Sri Lanka decreases limit of foreign currency people can hold to USD 10,000
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Thursday decided to substantially decrease the limit of foreign currency a person can hold in his possession to USD 10,000 from USD 15,000 as the forex…
