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SL: President Wickremesinghe invites parties to form national govt
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has written to members of Parliament, inviting them to form an all-party national government to help the bankrupt country to recover from the worst economic crisis. “The…
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Taliban supreme leader calls for Sharia law in Afghanistan
Kabul: The leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada held a gathering with the provincial governors in Kandahar, stressing the need for preserving the Islamic values, Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah…
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Russia to pull out of ISS after 2024, to build its own space station
Moscow: Russia on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024 and is building its own space station in the meantime. According to Yuri Borisov, the new…
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Two Indian peacekeepers killed in Congo during violent protests
United Nations: Two Border Security Force personnel, who were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, were killed on Tuesday during violent protests in the Central African…
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Bangladesh requests loan from IMF; economists say reforms in financial sector needed
Dhaka: Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender IMF to combat the ongoing financial crisis in the country, according to a media report. The…
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Liz Truss beats Sunak in TV debate in poll of electoral college
London: Liz Truss, the incumbent caretaker Foreign Secretary in deposed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnsons government, beat her rival Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin former Chancellor, according to a survey of ruling Conservative party…
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US: President Biden may retrun to work by weekend
Washington: In a virtual address to reporters, US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21, said that he is anticipating returning to work in person by the end of…
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Woman shot by police after opening fire at Dallas airport
Houston: A woman opened fire inside a teminal of the Dallas Love Field Airport in the US state of Texas before a responding police officer shot her, authorities said. No one else was…
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Tashkent conference on Afghanistan to begin today
Kabul: An international conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will now begin on Tuesday after a day’s delay, a spokesman of the Taliban-led government in Kabul has said. The development was confirmed by…
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Fast-moving wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in California
Los Angeles: Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate after a fast-moving wildfire exploded to over 14,200 acres (57.5 square km) near the Yosemite National Park in California. The wildfire, dubbed the…
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Biden mulls announcing climate emergency: John Kerry
Washington: US Climate Envoy John Kerry said President Joe Biden was considering announcing a climate emergency, a move that would give the latter additional powers to push his renewable energy agenda, which has…
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The Marburg virus: urgent need to contain this close cousin of Ebola
Lagos: In July 2022 Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola. The Conversation Africa’s…
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China launches space station’s first lab module
Beijing: China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. The new module will function both as a backup of the core module and as a powerful scientific…
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UK: PM candidates Sunak, Truss vow crackdown on migration
London: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, the two final candidates in the UK’s Prime Ministerial race, have vowed to toughen measures against migration, the media reported on Sunday. In an interview with the…
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Afghanistan-Iran ink deal to import 350,000 tonnes of oil
Tehran: A delegation of the Taliban-led Afghan government, currently on a visit to Tehran, has signed a deal with Iran to import 350,000 tonnes of oil, according to media reports. The delegation included…
