World
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Zuckerberg bets big on short-video app Reels, metaverse
San Francisco: Betting big on metaverse and its short-video platform Reels, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Founder and CEO, has taken a deep dive into his next investment priorities that will drive the growth…
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‘Snake-like’ queues at railway counters in Dhaka ahead of Eid
Dhaka: In a desperate bid to get advance tickets ahead of Eid on May 3, thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing massive “snake-like” queues at railway ticket counters in the capital Dhaka.…
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South Korea to divert gas supplies to Europe over Ukraine crisis
Seoul: South Korea plans to send part of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Europe to help ease an energy crisis over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, officials said on Thursday. Concerns have…
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Canada faces record wave of looming retirements: Statistics
Ottawa: In the middle of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada is facing record retirements from an aging labour force with the number of seniors citizens aged 65 years and…
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Why do you contract Omicron even after full vaccination
New York: If you’re wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the Omicron strain of Covid-19, one possible answer may be that antibodies fighting…
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Stripe and brown rust resistant wheat variety developed
New Delhi: A wheat variety, with excellent baking quality that yields soft and sweet chapati at the same time, and free from stripe and brown rust, has been developed by Indian researchers,…
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Ethiopia: 21 Muslims killed in “planned massacre” in Gonder
At least twenty one people were killed after a group of people attacked mourners at the funeral of Sheik Kamal Legas, a prominent local Sheik in the city who passed away on…
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Russia will be unable to fight another war for years: Experts
London: Russia will be unable to fight another war for years because of catastrophic kit losses in Ukraine, defence experts said, Daily Mail reported. “It will take years for Russia to rebuild…
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India offers additional $500 million after China’s muted response to Sri Lanka’s request
Colombo/New Delhi: “A friend in need is a friend indeed” is the saying as it goes. The dictum is in full play as India has offered Sri Lanka an additional $500 million…
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Over 12000 demand removal of Sonal Shah from Dept of Homeland Security
Washington: Sonal Shah who has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US is facing controversy. Over 12000 have signed the petition demanding her removal from…
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Musk supports Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ app on Twitter
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday supported former US President Donald Trump’s social network app ‘Truth Social’ by sharing its App Store ranking on his microblogging handle. Musk shared a…
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Nawaz Sharif likely to return after Eid to face court
Islamabad: A day after the issuance of a 10-year valid passport for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif disclosed that Nawaz was returning after Eid to face…
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Covid-19 pandemic not over yet: WHO
Geneva: Even though the number of globally reported Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation…
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China reports first human case of bird flu
Beijing: China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of Bird Flu in the country’s Henan province, media reports said on Tuesday. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced the…
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COVID-19 pandemic not over yet: WHO
Geneva: Even though the number of globally reported Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation…
