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US reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases
Los Angeles: The US has confirmed over 15,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 15,433 known monkeypox cases…
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Must establish ‘writ of law’ against ‘power hungry’ Imran: Zardari
Karachi: Former President and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the government and other institutions must establish writ of law otherwise Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran…
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Northern part of Beirut’s iconic grain silos fully collapses
Beirut: The northern part of Beirut’s iconic grain silos fully collapsed on Tuesday, sending a dense cloud of white smoke into the air and surrounding areas. Parts of the northern section of…
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Pakistan Met Dept warns of more rain, floods
Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned against heavy rain set to lash parts of the Sindh province on Tuesday and Wednesday which could result in urban flooding in its lowland…
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American city unfurls Indian national flag to celebrate independence day
Washington: In a sign of increasing popularity of India in the United States, a small little city in California has celebrated India’s Independence Day by unfurling the national flag for the first time.…
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EAM Jaishankar inaugurates Indian Embassy in Paraguay
Asuncion (Paraguay): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar jointly inaugurated the new Indian Embassy here in Paraguay with his counterpart Julio Cesar Arriola, expressing confidence that this new resident mission will take the bilateral…
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South Korea population falls for second year in a row
Seoul: South Korea’s population declined for the second consecutive year in 2021, while the number of single-person households continued to increase, government data revealed on Tuesday. As of the end of 2021,…
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British Airways to cancel around 10,000 Heathrow flights
London: British Airways said that it will axe around 10,000 short-haul flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport between October 2022 and March 2023. Some long-haul flights will also be affected, the…
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Trump asks court for review of Mar-a-Lago material taken by FBI
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s attorneys have filed a lawsuit in court calling for the appointment of an independent party to review the documents retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago estate by FBI agents…
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Russia blames Ukraine for murder of Putin ally’s daughter
Kiev: Russia has blamed Ukraine for the murder of political scientist Darya Dugina, the daughter of a major ally of President Vladimir Putin, the domestic intelligence agency FSB says. “The crime was prepared…
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Fauci, top infectious disease expert, to retire in December
Washington: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, who became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced on Monday that he will step down in December for…
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Pakistan worried about a volatile Afghanistan after Zawahiri’s killing
Islamabad: Pakistani officials have admitted that the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri in Kabul was a serious setback to the Afghan Taliban’s efforts to seek legitimacy, according to sources. The…
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Court grants Imran protective bail till Thursday in terror case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terror case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police…
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: 8 members reach Indian coast, rescued
Chennai: Amid looming economic crisis and political instability in the island nation, eight more people from Sri Lanka reached the Indian shores at Arichalmunai, Rameswaram, sources said on Monday. The eight members of…
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ISIS suicide bomber plotting attack in India detained in Russia
Moscow: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack…
