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UK: Calls for ‘Elizabeth the Faithful’ as ‘the Great’ linked with ‘despotic rulers’
London: A campaign has been launched to give the late Queen the title of ‘Elizabeth the Faithful’ because ‘the Great’ is rather common and has been used by despots and conquerors, local…
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Plane carrying Queen Elizabeth’s coffin becomes most tracked flight ever
London: The plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin has broken records to become the most-tracked flight ever, according to an aviation tracker website. The website, Flightradar 24, said that about five million…
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Girls worldwide lag behind boys in math: Unicef
New York: Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report published by Unicef. The report titled, ‘Solving the…
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Zimbabwe relocates 100 elephants due to drought
Harare: Amid an ongoing drought, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) said it has relocated 100 elephants since July and a significant number of other wild animals from the…
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Syria, Russia attack rebels training camps in Idlib
Damascus: Syrian missiles and Russian warplanes hit positions of ultra-radical rebel groups in the war-torn country’s northwestern province of Idlib, state media reported. A number of rebels, including their foreign coaches, were…
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Typhoon Muifa makes landfall twice in China
Beijing: Muifa, the 12th typhoon of this year, made the first landfall on the coast of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, and the second on Thursday in Shanghai’s Fengxian district, authorities have…
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Wildfires continue in France burning over 3,700 hectare land
Paris: Wildfires continue in France’s southwestern department of Gironde, with more than 3,700 hectare of land burnt since Monday, the Prefecture of Gironde announced in a statement. The Prefecture on Wednesday added…
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Putin will fail and Europe will prevail: EU chief
Brussels: The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has insisted “Putin will fail and Europe will prevail”, as she vowed to press on with Ukraines EU integration, media reports said. Addressing…
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House panel asks National Archives to determine if Trump retains sensitive govt records
Washington: The chair of a US House of Representatives committee has asked the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to determine whether former President Donald Trump still possesses sensitive government records. On…
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France to have 20,000 Indian students by 2025: French Foreign Minister
New Delhi : In order to boost the student exchange programme, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Wednesday said her country targets to enrol 20,000 Indian students in higher institutions by 2025.…
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Wildfires burns over 3,200 hectares of land in France
Paris: Wildfires have burned over 3,200 hectares of land in France’s southwestern department of Gironde, forcing 840 people to be evacuated, the local government announced in a statement. “More than 900 firefighters…
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Modi, Putin to discuss Russian-Indian cooperation in UN, G20 during SCO summit
Moscow : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Uzbekistan on September 15 and 16 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both…
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South Korean won dips to over 13-years low
Seoul: The South Korean currency, won, on Wednesday tumbled below the 1,390 mark against the greenback for the first time in over 13 years as the higher-than-expected inflation data in the US…
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Xi, Putin to discuss Ukraine war at SCO meet: Kremlin
Moscow: The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine war and other “current international problems” at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
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US added to WHO list of countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
Los Angeles: The US now joins a list of nearly 30 other countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) identified by the WHO, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.…
