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United Sikhs rushes relief supplies for Pakistan flood victims
New Delhi: UN-affiliated NGO United Sikhs has rushed relief supplies for flood victims in Pakistan’s Charsadda district where thousands of people and the livestock were badly hit, besides unprecedented damage to the…
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Pakistan: 5 mn feared sick in flooded areas due to disease outbreak
Islamabad: Health experts in Pakistan have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks.…
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Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail
Ahmedabad: An Indian man arrested by the Pakistani agencies in 1994 and awarded a life term by a court for espionage, returned and reunited with his family 28 years later. Kuldeep Yadav…
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650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has painted a bleak picture of women affected by the unprecedented floods in Pakistan as it said that at least 650,000 pregnant women, of whom 73,000…
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12 members of SLPP join opposition in Sri Lankan Parliament
Colombo: A group of 12 members of parliament from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) coalition, including former minister GL Peiris who had broken from the party in April, on Wednesday officially…
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NYC to put up ‘gun free zone’ signs throughout Times Square
New York: The New York City Police Department (NYPD) are copying signs declaring Times Squares gun-free status. Robert Barrows, the NYPD’s executive director of legal operations, held up one of the signs…
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Zelensky may attend UNGA debate in person: Official
New York: Diplomats are laying the groundwork for a potential visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the General Debate at the UN General Assembly, it what would be his first trip…
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Biden calls Mikhail Gorbachev ‘man of remarkable vision’
Washington: US President Joe Biden has praised the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in Moscow at age 91, as a “man of remarkable vision.” Gorbachev had worked to bring about…
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Food aid ship leaves Ukrainian port for Yemen: UN agency
Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
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Israeli court sentences Palestinian aid worker to 12 yrs in jail
Tel Aviv: An Israeli court has sentenced a Palestinian employee of the World Vision aid organization to 12 years in prison. Time already served should be deducted, the district court in Beersheva…
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Putin expresses deepest sympathy at the death of Mikhail Gorbachev
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his deepest sympathy upon hearing of the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Also ReadUS announces USD 30 million…
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US announces USD 30 million in support for Pakistan to deal with floods
Islamabad: The US on Tuesday announced USD 30 million to help cash-starved Pakistan and people affected following severe rains and flooding in the country. The devastating floods caused by record monsoon rains…
- Afghanistan
Six million Afghans at risk of famine: UN official
Kabul: A top UN official has warned that 6 million Afghans are at risk of famine as the war-torn country continues to face extreme hardship and uncertainty under the Taliban regime. UN…
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Lahore traders seek permission for vegetable import from India
Islamabad: In view of the skyrocketing prices of vegetables amid the ongoing floods and relentless monsoon rain across Pakistan, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday demanded the government…
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SL President Ranil Wickremesinghe to present interim budget
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will present an interim budget on Tuesday with major relief measures aimed at the poor who has been among the worst-hit due to the ongoing economic…
