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Iran: Enforced hijab sparks online debate; feminists calls for action
London: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately.…
- World
Super typhoon Noru to affect China’s Hainan
Beijing: Noru, the 16th storm of the 2022 Pacific typhoon season, intensified into a super typhoon again on Tuesday as it moves closer to China’s Hainan province, local authorities said. The centre…
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5 killed in Rio favela shootout
Rio de Janeiro: At least five people were killed and three others injured in an intense shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers in a favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro.…
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France to continue energy tariff shield in 2023 budget bill
Paris: France will continue its energy tariff shield costing 16 billion euros ($15 billion) in the country’s 2023 budget bill, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Minister Delegate for Public Accounts Gabriel…
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Bank of England ‘will not hesitate’ to raise rates as pound falls
London: The Bank of England (BoE) said that it “will not hesitate to change interest rates as necessary” after the British pound plunged to its lowest level against the US dollar since…
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Ukraine to adopt laws for membership talks with EU by mid-Nov
Kiev: Ukraine plans to adopt the legislations needed to launch the membership talks with the European Union(EU) by mid-November, a top official said here. In a televised address on local media, Oleksandr…
- World
5 killed, 13 injured in clashes in Libya
Tripoli: Five people were killed and 13 others injured in a fresh wave of violent clashes in the western Libyan city of Zawiya, nearly 45 km west of the capital Tripoli, medics…
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Russia expels Japanese consul for espionage
Moscow: A Japanese diplomat based in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok is being expelled after being detained for espionage, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced. A consul of the Consulate…
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Italy’s right-wing coalition scores broad victory in parliamentary elections
Rome: A right-wing coalition scored a broad victory in Italy’s general election to form a new parliament, official results showed. As vote counting concluded in 99 per cent of polling stations across…
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UN General Assembly concludes general debate
United Nations: This year’s general debate of the UN General Assembly concluded, after representatives of 190 member states spoke around the theme of “A watershed moment: transformative solutions to interlocking challenges”. Csaba…
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51 people confirmed dead after boat capsizes in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 51 people have died after a boat capsized in a northern Bangladesh district, a senior police officer said. S.M. Sirajul Huda, Superintendent of Panchagarh District Police, told Xinhua that…
- Pakistan
Will IMF continue its loan programme under Pakistan’s new finance minister?
New Delhi: As Pakistan is now set to get a new finance minister – senior member of Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) Ishaq Dar will soon assume charge, the moot question…
- Business
Markets warn pound slump could lead UK interest rates to triple by next year
London: The plummeting value of the pound has sent the interest rate on government debts to a 12-year high, with money markets now predicting the Bank of England base rate could almost…
- World
China adopts draconian measures to enforce Covid policy: Tibetan administration
Dharamsala: In the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in Tibet, China proceeds to adopt draconian measures to enforce its zero-Covid policy, which is evidently causing more harm than good, the Central Tibetan…
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Death toll in Bangladesh boat capsize reaches 32, over 30 still missing
Dhaka: The number of deaths due to a boat capsize in Bangladesh’s Karatoya river has increased to 32 on Monday, with more than 30 people still unaccounted for, a senior police official…
