World
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Chinese tech firms pledge to ban NFTs, cryptocurrency marketplaces
Beijing: Chinese internet and tech giants on Monday signed an initiative to ban cryptocurrency and digital collectibles (NFTs), along with a promise not to establish secondary marketplaces. According to the South China…
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Indian diaspora groups in London protest against BJP, Modi
A massive protest was organised in London on Sunday against India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the Hindu right-wing, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Massive protest in London yesterday against India’s…
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Ukraine lost 5,500 troops in just 2 weeks including over 2,000 killed
Moscow: In just two weeks, Ukraine has lost almost 5,500 troops, including over 2,000 killed, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Monday while delivering an update on the conflict with Ukraine…
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Over 100 dead as flood continues in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The toll from Bangladesh’s unprecedented floods has risen to more than 100, the authorities said. According to a daily flood report of the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room on…
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Sri Lanka’s petrol stocks about to run dry: Minister
Colombo: Sri Lankan Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has issued a stark warning over the country’s fuel stocks as it faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. On Sunday, Wijesekera…
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Security guard commits suicide inside Indian Embassy in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: A security guard serving in the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu committed suicide inside the premises, the mission has confirmed. The guard, an Uttarakhand native, shot himself on Sunday night while on…
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Russia claims control on Lysychansk, Ukraine denies
Moscow [Kiev]: Russia on Sunday said that its troops along with separatist forces have taken “full control” of the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, a claim that has been refuted by the…
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Russia’s defence minister reports capture of last major Ukrainian city
Kyiv: Russia’s defence minister says Moscow’s forces have taken control of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine’s Luhansk province. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that as…
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Ukraine says Russia lost nearly 36,000 military personnel
Kiev: The Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed on Sunday that it “has killed about 35,970 Russian soldiers between February 24 and July 3, including 100 in the past day alone”. The claim was…
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Ukraine earns $22.2bn from grain, oilseeds exports in 2021-2022
Kiev: Ukraine has earned $22.2 billion from exporting grain and oilseeds in the 2021-2022 marketing year, the state-run Ukrinform news agency reported. The revenues were earned from the export of 61.52 million…
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Afghan Jirga calls for national support to administration, international recognition
Kabul: The Jirga, or grand assembly of religious scholars and elders, has urged for national support to the Taliban-run “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” and international recognition of the administration. “The establishment of…
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Donald Trump eyeing early announcement of 2024 White House run
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is understood to be preparing to make an unusually early announcement of his third consecutive run for the White House. The New York Times has reported…
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‘Biased and inaccurate’, India slams US religious panel report
New Delhi: India on Saturday termed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) comments expressing concern over the government’s action against critics and calling out the country for violations of religious…
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Joe Biden vows to protect women travelling for abortions
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that women travelling for abortions across the country will be protected by the federal government as millions of women have lost their constitutional reproductive right after…
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Ukrainian Prez, Norwegian PM discuss support for Kiev
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to discuss further support for Kiev, the presidential press service said. During the talks on Friday, Zelensky thanked…
