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Drought, heatwaves trigger bushfires in China’s Chongqing
Beijing: Continued drought and heatwaves have triggered multiple bushfires in the mountainous areas of China’s Chongqing Municipality, authorities said on Monday. Over 5,000 rescue personnel, including firefighters, armed forces, and professional rescue…
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Probe launched against Imran for threatening police, judiciary
Islamabad: Pakistan police have launched a probe against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he made threats against the police and judiciary while addressing a political rally over the weekend, media reports…
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Liz Cheney vows to keep battling Trump
Washington: US Representative Liz Cheney has vowed to keep up her fight against Donald Trump and his supporters despite her resounding loss at the polls to a diehard supporter the former President.…
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21 people killed in Somalian hotel attack, says Minister
Mogadishu: Somali government has confirmed that 21 people were killed in the terrorist attack on a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The terror attack took place on Friday evening, Xinhua…
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India in advanced stage of talks with US for procuring MQ-9B drones
New Delhi: India is in an “advanced stage” of negotiations with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B Predator armed drones for over USD 3 billion to crank up its surveillance apparatus along…
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India’s abstinence from voting on Russian invasion due to various considerations: Singapore PM Lee
Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that India abstained from voting on the United Nations resolution deploring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the country buys military equipment from…
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Slavery ‘America’s original sin’, says Biden
Washington: Slavery is “America’s original sin,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement. “More than 400 years ago, twenty enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the shores of what would become the…
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Sri Lanka reports nearly 50,000 dengue cases in 2022
Colombo: Sri Lanka reported nearly 50,000 cases of dengue in the first eight months of 2022, local media reported. According to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU), 49,941 people have been admitted to…
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FIR lodged against Imran Khan over threats hurled at judiciary, bureaucracy
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has been booked for openly hurling threats to senior most police officials, a female judge, the state institutions and bureaucracy during…
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UN chief inspects Ukraine’s grain export in Istanbul
Istanbul: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Istanbul and inspected the efforts of the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) in bringing Ukrainian grain to international markets. He visited the JCC teams on Saturday who…
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Pakistan TV channels banned from live telecasting Imran Khan speeches
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban with immediate effect on the live telecast of speeches of former Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan after he threatened state institutions…
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Russian philosopher’s daughter killed in car explosion outside Moscow
Moscow: Darya Dugina, daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, died in a car explosion outside Moscow when she was travelling home from an event. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, the car exploded…
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16 killed in traffic accident in Turkey
Ankara: Sixteen people were killed and 21 others injured in a traffic accident on a highway in Turkey’s southeastern Gaziantep province. The accident on the Gaziantep-Nizip highway which took place on Saturday involved…
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Putin, Macron discuss situation in Ukraine over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin stressed that “the systematic…
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Canada approves 1st Covid booster for kids aged 5-11
Ottawa: Canada’s drug regulator announced it has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in children aged 5 to 11 years. Health Canada said this booster dose provides…
