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China fires missiles near Taiwan as PLA encircles island
Taipei: China fired multiple missiles toward water near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island’s Defence Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for…
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Nepal to hold elections on November 20
Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Thursday announced its decision to hold the federal and provincial polls on November 20. A meeting of the Cabinet took the decision earlier in the day based on…
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Severe drought displaces 918,000 people in Somalia: UN
United Nations: Severe drought in Somalia, with malnutrition and disease outbreaks surging, has displaced 918,000 people from their homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. Currently, more than…
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Azerbaijan, Armenia trade blame of violating ceasefire agreement
Baku: Azerbaijan and Armenia have blamed each other of violating their ceasefire agreement and launching provocation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. “The illegal Armenian detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the…
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Speculation on Pakistan’s role in Zawahiri drone attack
Islamabad: The American drone that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul was possibly launched from an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, some US media reports claimed. The reports claimed that the attack…
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China labels Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip as ‘extremely dangerous’
Beijing: China has branded the landmark visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “extremely dangerous”, media reports said. China accused Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years…
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Defying Beijing’s warnings, US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, despite stern warnings from Beijing, making her the highest-level US official to visit the island in 25 years. Pelosi’s US Air…
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Pakistan: Death toll from rain, floods reaches 478
Islamabad: The incessant monsoon rain and subsequent floods reported across Pakistan for the past seven weeks has so far killed 478 people, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday. Rain-related incidents…
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How algorithms are fuelling anti-Muslim hate globally
Most of the anti-Muslim hate generated online is amplified through fake or algorithm-generated accounts, a study has revealed. Such tweets were found to often target Muslim public figures Lawrance Pintak, a former…
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Overlapping crises accelerating health inequality: WHO
Montreal: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that overlapping crises of Covid-19, inflation and cuts to foreign aid by wealthy countries are accelerating health inequality and disrupting health services.…
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Sri Lanka to take action against violators of forex laws
Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned that companies and individuals that do not comply with all regulations on foreign exchange transactions will be punished sternly, local media reported on…
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Afghanistan: Floods kill 120 people over past 1 month
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan confirmed that at least 120 people died and 152 other injured due to floods in the past one month, which also caused heavy financial damage by affecting…
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France: Four firefighters injured while battling wildfires
Paris: Four firefighters were injured while battling the raging wildfires in the city of Aubais, located in the French department of Gard, which have so far burnt 200 hectares of land and forced…
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US: Late night shooting in Orlando leaves seven injured
Washington: Seven persons were injured after a mass shooting in downtown Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said. Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith told reporters that the shooting followed a fight in the…
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US: Nancy Pelosi begins Asia trip, no mention of Taiwan
Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has embarked on a trip to Asia which will take her to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, her office said in a…
