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China launches emergency response as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China has activated a level-IV emergency response as Muifa, the 12th typhoon this year, is moving closer to the country’s eastern coastal areas and is forecast to move into the East…
- India
Film maker Leena Manimekalai gets alleged death threat from RSS
Film maker Leena Manimekalai said she received death threats from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) regarding the poster of her latest film ‘Kaali’. Leena took to twitter in the early hours of…
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1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting in Germany
Frankfurt One man was killed and another one was seriously injured in a shooting incident in Offenbach am Main in western Germany on Sunday evening, according to the regional police headquarters. The…
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Zelensky blames Russian attacks for blackouts in Ukraine
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has blamed Russia of “depriving people of light and heat” by causing power cuts across the eastern part of the war-torn nation to seek revenge for a…
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Ukraine forces tricked Russia with disinformation campaign
Kiev: The much-publicised Ukrainian southern offensive was a disinformation campaign to distract Russia from the real one being prepared in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine’s special forces have said, the media reported. Ukrainian…
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Over 200,000 Sri Lankans leave for foreign jobs in 2022
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara said that more than 200,000 Sri Lankans have left for foreign jobs in 2022 so far. He said that these are…
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Taliban crashes US-made Black Hawk chopper during training, 3 killed
Kabul: Taliban crashed a Blackhawk chopper in Afghanistan’s Kabul on Saturday afternoon during a training exercise, leaving three people dead, said the Taliban’s Ministry of Defence in a statement. The Blackhawk chopper…
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to attend Queen’s funeral
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Britain, his office announced on Sunday. Wickremesinghe visited the British High Commission in Colombo on Sunday morning…
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China’s Communist Party Congress to confer more power to President Xi
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is all set to amend its constitution at the next month’s key once-in-a-five-year Congress to grant more powers to President Xi Jinping besides endorsing a record third…
- Pakistan
Never seen climate carnage like floods in Pakistan: UN chief
Karachi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the international community that all countries would suffer damages “beyond their capacity to adapt” if the world failed to respond to the challenge of climate…
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Pakistan PM to attend the UNGA in New York on Sep 19
Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with other senior officials is expected to arrive in New York on September 19 to attend the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, UN…
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7.6 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kainantu town in the eastern New Guinea region of the country at 23:46:55 GMT on Saturday, the…
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BBC suffers embarrassing subtitle blunder during royal coverage
London: During its rolling royal coverage since Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, the BBC made an embarrassing blunder in its audio subtitles which misheard a keyword. The British Broadcasting Corporation uses…
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2 dead, 3 missing from boat-whale collision in New Zealand
Wellington: A charter fishing boat with 11 people on board reportedly capsized on Saturday after colliding with a whale off the Goose Bay in Kaikoura, New Zealand. Two people are confirmed dead…
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Ogilvy appoints Devika Bulchandani as global CEO
New York: Ogilvy has announced the appointment of Devika Bulchandanias the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this role, she will be responsible for all aspects of the creative network’s business across…
