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Pakistani origin Spanish sisters murdered by uncle for failure to take husbands to Spain
Islamabad: Two Pakistani-origin Spanish sisters have been murdered by their paternal uncle in Pakistan’s Punjab province for allegedly failing to take their husbands to Spain, according to a media report on Saturday.…
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India supplies another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo: India on Saturday provided another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka under the credit line facility to the island nation which is grappling with its worst economic crisis. Last…
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Imran praises India for buying discounted oil from Russia
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan once again praised India for buying discounted oil from Russia despite being a key member of a US-led Quad alliance. “Despite being part of…
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France: Tourist plane crash leaves Five dead
Paris: A tourist plane crashed near the town of Les Adrets in southeast France, officials said. Five dead bodies, including a child, were discovered at the site of the crash on Saturday afternoon,…
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Ukraine gets $634 million financial aid from European Union
Kiev: Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros ($634 million) of the European Union’s (EU’s) emergency macro-financial assistance program, the Finance Ministry in Kiev announced. “The funds will be used…
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Israeli authorities force Palestinian to demolish his home
Jerusalem: The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday forced a Palestinian to self-demolish his home in occupied Jerusalem. The occupation authorities forced Muhannad Abu Kaf to demolish his house in the town of…
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Kannada speech by Canadian parliamentarian goes viral
Bengaluru: The video of a speech in Kannada by Canadian parliamentarian Chandra Arya in the Canada parliament has gone viral on the social media. The gesture of love for the mother-tongue is being…
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Russia to stop gas supply to Finland after electricity cut
Helsinki: Finland’s state-owned gas company Gasum has announced that imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Finland from Russia’s Gazprom Export would end on Saturday morning. Gazprom Export has informed Gasum that natural…
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Zelensky accuses Moscow of ‘attempting to kill as many Ukrainians as possible’
Kiev: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces have ‘completely destroyed’ Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region and accused Moscow of trying to ‘increase pressure’ with ‘brutal’ and ‘senseless’ bombardments, the media reported. The…
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UK: Digital trucks used to highlight Hindutva aggression on Indian minorities
At a time when minorities in India are under serious threat from the right-wing extremists, digital trucks across the United Kingdom (UK) displayed messages creating awareness of a predicted genocide of minorities…
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Attacks against me should be viewed through political lens: Musk
San Francisco: After Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he will now vote for Republicans, the tech billionaire on Friday shared a cryptic tweet and said the attacks against him “should be…
- Pakistan
‘Tarbooz politics’ in Pakistan: Politician distributes watermelons with his name carved on them
Lahore: As people across Pakistan are reeling under sweltering heat, a Lahore-based politician came up with a novel and cheap idea to help them in their efforts to stay cool. In a…
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BRICS foreign ministers support talks between Russia & Ukraine
New Delhi: The sharp increases in costs of energy, food and commodities due to the “knock-on” effects of the Ukraine conflict must be mitigated to help the developing countries, External Affairs Minister…
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Sri Lanka decreases limit of foreign currency people can hold to USD 10,000
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Thursday decided to substantially decrease the limit of foreign currency a person can hold in his possession to USD 10,000 from USD 15,000 as the forex…
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Pakistan registers nearly 6% growth in 2021-22, economy rises to USD 383 billion: report
Islamabad: Fuelled by imports and consumption, Pakistan’s growth rate accelerated to nearly 6 per cent during the last year of Imran Khan’s government, the highest pace in four years, helping to increase…
