World
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Streaming services are nightmare, says Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday shared a hilarious meme comparing The Pirate Bay with other OTT platforms on Twitter. Musk shared the famous “distracted boyfriend” meme to…
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Indian students in tight spot amid Ukraine-Russia tensions
New Delhi: Indian students pursuing higher education in Ukraine have been caught in an uncertain and difficult situation amid the eastern European country’s growing tensions with neighbouring Russia. While parents are worried…
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Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after recognising rebel regions
Kiev/Moscow: After signing a decree to recognise Ukraine’s rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more troops to perform “peacekeeping functions” in the conflict-hit eastern…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 425.7 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.89 million and vaccinations to over 10.38 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Suisse Secrets shows how international financial industry enables theft, corruption
New Delhi: The ‘Suisse Secrets’ project investigates bank account information leaked from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-largest lender. The leak included more than 18,000 accounts that held in excess of $100 billion at…
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New Chinese regulation hits online food delivery giants
Beijing: The new regulation on online food delivery platforms in China has hit the industry hard, eroding over $25 billion in the stock value of the Meituan food delivery app being run…
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Trump launches his Twitter-alike app Truth Social on iOS
San Francisco: Banned from all top social media platforms including Twitter, former US President Donald Trump on Monday launched his own social media app called Truth Social on President’s Day that is…
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Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO
Moscow: If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does…
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Russian battleplans call for ‘overwhelming intensity of fire’ on Ukraine
New Delhi: Russian battleplans have called for an “overwhelming intensity of fire” on Ukraine that could kill “tens of thousands” within the opening days of a conflict, as President Vladimir Putin moved…
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Seoul city to provide healthcare, education support to N.Korean defectors
Seoul: The Seoul city government will provide North Korean defectors with free health checkups, online tutoring services for students and other support measures to help them better settle in their new homeland,…
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1 killed, 2 injured in police helicopter crash in Philippines
Manila: A police officer was killed and two others were injured after a national police helicopter crashed in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Monday, a national police spokesperson said. Brigadier General…
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Japanese PM to join online G7 summit over Ukraine tensions
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in an online meeting of the G7 countries this week and the talks will be aimed at measures to de-escalate tensions between Russia…
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India, France to enhance cooperation on marine science, technology
New Delhi: India and France will enhance scientific cooperation in marine science and technology and also exchanges of students and researchers with aims to monitor, protect and sustainably use marine living and…
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Biden accepts ‘in principle’ meeting with Putin: White House
Washington: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that President Joe Biden has “accepted in principle” a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Psaki’s confirmation late Sunday night of a potential Biden-Putin…
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World’s richest man Musk ‘dating’ Australian actress Natasha Bassett
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who ended 2021 as the richest person in the world, is now reportedly dating 27-year-old Australian actress Natasha Bassett. According to Bassett, she has…
