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$33mn pledged to tackle oil tanker threat off Yemen coast: UN
Sanaa: International donors have pledged $33 million to prevent a major oil spill from a decaying tanker anchored off Yemen’s western coast, the UN said. The commitments were announced at a pledging…
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Russia’s top commander ‘suspended’, other generals ‘sacked or arrested’
Kiev: A top Ukrainian adviser has claimed that Russia’s top commander General Valery Gerasimov has been suspended, while a bunch of other officers have been sacked or arrested amid a rumoured purge…
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Imran seeks review of SC decision on no-confidence voting
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the latter’s decision on April 7 in a suo moto notice on the ruling of…
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First image of supermassive black hole in centre of Milky Way revealed
New Delhi: A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Scientists had previously seen…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka PM
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he looks forward to closer ties with India during his term and thanked India for its economic assistance to the country as…
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Congressmen, Indian Americans launch ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at US Capitol
Washington: Over a dozen influential Congressmen attended the formal launch of the nationwide “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” event by Indian Americans to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, a remarkable achievement of…
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Finland joining NATO a threat to Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: Russia would see Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance as a threat and the move would not contribute to more security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, media reports…
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Over 40 injured after passenger plane catches fire on runway in China
Beijing: More than 40 people have been injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China‘s Chongqing on Thursday. The passenger…
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China’s security pact with Solomon Islands sends shivers down western nations’ spine
Beijing: China’s recent security pact with the Solomon Islands has left the western nations concerned just as it unravels its ambition to have a military foothold in the Pacific to challenge the…
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Malady of match fixing is spreading from cricket to tennis
The virus of match fixing seems to be spreading rapidly. In cricket this malady has surfaced from time to time and now in tennis too it is being witnessed with greater frequency. Last…
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In a major embarrassment, Google misrepresents Arabic script
In a harsh irony, Big Tech company Google on one of its public events that were also being streamed Live on YouTube from May 11-12, the team of Google Translate put its…
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At UNHRC, India flags deteriorating rights situation in Ukraine
Geneva: Expressing deep concern at the recent developments in Ukraine, India on Thursday again raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the country stemming from the Russian aggression and supported…
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N. Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
Seoul: North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, the South Korean military said, in its latest saber-rattling just two days after the inauguration of South Korean…
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Sri Lanka: Former PM and allies banned from traveling abroad
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country. It further asked the police to investigate the mob attack…
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22 people get 5-year jail term each for vandalising Hindu temple in Pakistan
Lahore: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday sentenced 22 people to five years in jail each for attacking a Hindu temple in Punjab province last year. In July 2021, hundreds of people…
