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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,…
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Trump-picked judge named special master in Mar-a-Lago raid case
Washington: US district judge Aileen Cannon has rejected the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to revive the criminal probe against Donald Trump in the classified documents case and instead appointed a judge…
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Massive wildfire explodes to become largest in California this year
California: A massive fast-moving wildfire, dubbed Mosquito Fire, has burned more than 64,000 acres of land since it erupted in California on September 6, becoming the largest wildfire so far this year…
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2 Texas buses of migrants arrive outside US VP’s residence in D.C.
Washington: Two buses of migrants from Texas has arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Confirming the development in a tweet on Thursday, Texas…
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South Korea’s unemployment rate hits all-time low
Seoul: South Korea’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low last month, but the pace of job growth slowed down for the third month in a row amid economic uncertainties, new data revealed…
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Italy can get through winter without Russian gas: Eni CEO
Rome: The head of Eni, Italy’s largest oil and gas company said he thought his country would be able to make it through the upcoming winter without major problems despite Russia’s decision…
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US railroads make tentative deal with unions ahead of potential strike
Washington: After a gruelling day of negotiations, US railroad firms and unions have reached a tentative deal, averting a potential rail strike that could be economically damaging. US Secretary of Labor Marty…
