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17 dead, 5 missing in Nepal landslides
Kathmandu: At least 17 people were killed and five remain unaccounted for due to landslides in Nepal’s Achham district, a local official said on Saturday. Incessant rain since Friday morning triggered the…
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At UNGA, Biden to present ideas for expanding Security Council membership
United Nations: At next week’s high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) meeting, US President Joe Biden will present ideas for moving forward the Security Council reform process that includes expanding it, according to…
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Pakistan: 16 million children affected by floods
Islamabad: A Unicef representative in Pakistan said that an estimated 16 million children have been impacted by the “super floods” and at least 3.4 million girls and boys remain in need of…
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Pakistani rupee continues losing ground against USD
Islamabad: Devaluation of the Pakistani rupee (PKR) against the US dollar continued as the greenback traded at 236.84 rupees in the interbank, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The US…
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‘We want all of this to end’: Putin to Modi on Ukraine conflict
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he is aware of India’s concerns over his country’s conflict with Ukraine, and wanted the war to end.…
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EU ministers discuss food security, sustainable agriculture
Prague: The European Union (EU) must strengthen food security, improve the sustainability of agriculture and promote the use of modern techniques, the member states’ Agriculture Ministers agreed in Czech capital Prague. “Ministers…
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Russia ready to give fertilisers to poor nations for free: Putin
Samarkand: Russia is prepared to provide 300,000 tonnes of fertilisers currently amassed at EU ports due to Western sanctions to developing nations free of charge, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, media…
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral security to cost USD 7 million
London: More than USD 7 million (around INR 59 crores) will be shelled to beef up the security for the Queen’s funeral on September 19. According to New York Post, protecting Queen…
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Indonesia’s fuel price hike affects tourism sector
Jakarta: Higher costs are expected to hit Indonesia’s tourism sector after the government raised the price of subsidised fuel by about 30 per cent earlier this month. Tourism operators in the archipelago…
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Chinese national arrested for raping teenage girl for months in Islamabad
Islamabad: A Chinese national has been arrested by Islamabad Police on the charge of sexually assaulting a teenage girl for months, Dawn reported. A case was registered against the suspect at the…
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Elon Musk’s photo with ex-girlfriend auctioned at whopping price
Boston: Elon Musk’s college photos were auctioned recently and guess how much those pictures were sold for? Well, the pictures of Elon Musk with his ex-girlfriend from college Jennifer Gwynne were recently…
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‘Boil water’ notice lifted for US state capital
Washington: The ‘boil water’ notice for residents of Jackson, capital of the US state of Mississippi, had been lifted after the restoration of clean drinking water in the city, authorities announced. The…
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Shehbaz to meet Xi on SCO sidelines
Samarkand, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday in Uzbekistans historic city of Samakarkand on the sidelines of the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization…
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Asteroid larger than statue of unity in Gujarat heads to earth
A near earth object measuring 200 metres is heading to earth this week. The asteroid outguns the statue of unity in Gujarat, which is the largest statue in the world. This is…
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3 students arrested for making bomb threat at Arizona State University
Washington: Three Arizona State University (ASU) students were accused of making a bomb threat that cleared part of one campus earlier this week, local media reported. According to the report on Thursday,…
