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Canada confirms 1,321 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed 1,321 cases of monkeypox including 37 hospitalisations in the country as of Friday. The health agency said that of the confirmed cases,…
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EU Ministers back 5-billion-euro loan to Ukraine
Prague: Finance and economy ministers of the European Union (EU) member states have agreed to support the swift adoption of additional financial assistance to Ukraine to the tune of 5 billion euros.…
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Mosquito Fire in California spreads to almost 30,000 acres
Los Angeles: The explosive Mosquito Fire burning in the foothills east of Sacramento, capital city of the western US’ California, grew to 29,585 acres (119.7 square km) on Friday noon, some 60…
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Is top Chinese official’s visit a push for Nepal’s communist forces’ unity?
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 9 (ANI): Chinese top official Li Zhanshu’s visit to Nepal is drawing speculations about Beijing seeking to encourage unity among the country’s communist forces, media reports said. This comes…
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Who will Kohinoor go to now?
London : The longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth-II died on Thursday aged 96 years, after her seven-decade-long reign and now the precious Kohinoor diamond studded crown will pass on to…
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US: Biden to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he would attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday at Balmoral…
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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
Washington: A US judge has dismissed former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, his rival during the 2016 presidential election. On Thursday night, the judge said the suit was not an…
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Will endeavour to serve all my people, says King Charles III
London: King Charles the IIIrd said on Friday that he will follow his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, in serving the people of the United Kingdom and its territories across the…
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Govt employees under Taliban must pass test to gauge knowledge of Islam
Kabul: The Taliban’s Finance Ministry in Afghanistan wants its employees to be more than number crunchers — it’s requiring that everyone in its ranks must pass a test of faith to stay…
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Pakistan floods caused USD 30 billion economic loss: Guterres
Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that floods are estimated to have caused about USD 30 billion in economic losses to Pakistan, which is facing its worst floods…
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Flood losses in Pakistan estimated up to $20bn
Islamabad: The latest information suggests that economic losses and damages caused by the flash floods in Pakistan could range between $15 billion to $20 billion, as the government fears up to 12…
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Death toll of 6.8-magnitude quake in China reaches 88
Beijing: A total of 88 people have been killed, and 35 remain missing after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding county in China’s Sichuan province earlier this week, local authorities said on Friday.…
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Hyderabad: New US Consulate General gets grand reception
Hyderabad: The NRI community from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday organised a reception for the newly appointed US Consulate General Jennifer Larson in Washington DC. Addressing the gathering Larson said, “Happy…
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California wildfire triples in size in just 24 hours
San Francisco: A deadly wildfire in Southern California that killed two people has tripled in size in just 24 hours, exploding from about 5,000 acres to over 18,600 acres, authorities said. The…
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Jordan detects first monkeypox case
Amman: Jordan’s Health Ministry has confirmed the first monkeypox case in the kingdom. The patient was a Jordanian citizen in his 30s who had recently traveled to several European countries and returned…
