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Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday while undergoing treatment after being shot at while delivering a speech in the Western city of Nara. He was 67. Abe delivered a…
- India
Shocked by attack on ‘dear friend’ Shinzo Abe: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was “deeply distressed” over the attack on his “dear friend”, former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot at earlier in the day.…
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George Floyd Murder: Ex-cop gets 21 years in prison
Washington: Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US’ Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin previously pleaded…
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Japan: Former PM Shinzo Abe reportedly shot at, suspect in custody
Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed as he was addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday after apparently being shot at, state broadcaster NHK said, adding that police has taken…
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US jobless claims rise to 235k, most in nearly six months
Washington: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six…
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British PM Johnson announces resignation; says he’s sad to give up world’s best job
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday announced his decision to step down as the Conservative Party leader, saying he was sad to give up the best job in the world.…
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Sri Lanka increases key rates to 21-yr high to fight inflation
Colombo: In an effort to fight inflation due to the ongoing economic crisis, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)…
- India
Boris Johnson agrees to resign, will stay UK PM until new leader elected
London: Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday finally agreed to step down as the Conservative Party leader, triggering a leadership election for a new Tory leader who will go on…
- World
COVID-19 cases surpass 45,000 in Japan, doubling from last week
Tokyo: Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid…
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan wants good relations with all nations: Taliban leader
Kabul: Supreme leader of the Taliban-run administration Haibatullah Akhundzada on Wednesday said that Afghanistan wants to have good relations with all countries. “We assure our neighbours, the region and the world that…
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Hot air is US military’s newest weapon against China and Russia
Washington: The Pentagon is working on a new plan to rise above competition from China and Russia: balloons, a report said. The high-altitude inflatables, flying at between 60,000 and 90,000 feet, would…
- India
India has taken right course on Ukraine: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday asserted that India has taken the “right course” on the Ukraine conflict, noting that it is a very complex matter where the most…
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Taliban dig-up their founder Mullah Omar’s vehicle buried 21 years ago
Kandahar: Mullah Omar, the elusive and reclusive one-eyed founder of the Taliban, once hid his personal vehicle by burying it when the US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in retaliation to the…
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SL to present debt restructuring programme to IMF by August: PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lanka will present a debt restructuring programme to the IMF by August to secure a bailout package, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday, but acknowledged that negotiations with…
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China denies ‘Moon takeover’ plans
Beijing: China has rejected claims by the US space chief that Beijing might be contemplating a “takeover” of the Moon as part of its military space program, and accused Washington of seeking…
