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China’s real estate mess put global economy on crutches
Beijing: The deep recession in China’s real estate companies is becoming a major problem for the country as well as for the world’s economy. The property market was one of the few…
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UN says 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian aid in Somalia
Mogadishu: The overall number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in Somalia has risen to 7.7 million from 5.9 million in 2021, the United Nations relief agency said on…
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New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of new US COVID-19 cases
Los Angeles: A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 per cent of all new US cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the US Centers for Disease Control…
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New Australian government ministry sworn in
Canberra: The new Australian government’s ministry has officially been sworn in. The 30 members of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s frontbench, which includes a record-breaking 13 women, were sworn-in to their portfolios by Governor-General…
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Ukrainian, Slovak Presidents discuss defence support
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Caputova to discuss defence support for Kiev, Zelensky’s press service reported. During the talks on Tuesday, Zelensky said that Slovakia has made…
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Russia floats new foreign debt payment system
Moscow: Russia says it may use an arrangement similar to that used for payments for its gas supplies to pay its dollar-denominated foreign debts. The Vedomosti business daily on Monday quoted Finance…
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UK’s new ‘High Potential Individual’ student visa route to benefit Indians
London: Graduates from the world’s top 50 non-UK universities, including Indian students, can now come and work in Britain through a new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route launched in London on…
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Black box of crashed Tara Air aircraft recovered by mountain guides
Kathmandu: A team of experienced international and national mountain guides on Tuesday retrieved the black box of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal’s mountainous Mustang district on Sunday, killing 22…
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China claims it is still India’s top trade partner as per its data, not US
Beijing: China on Tuesday insisted that it is still India’s biggest trade partner in 2021-22 as per its figures and attributed the “disparity” to different methods of calculating the trade volume by…
- Science
COVID-19 caused collateral damage to global cardiac services: Study
London: Disruption to cardiac services during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a “global collateral damage” that may have lasting ramifications, according to a study published on Tuesday. In the paper published in…
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US not providing Ukraine with long-range rocket systems: Biden
Washington: The US will not provide Ukraine with long-range rocket systems capable of hitting targets inside Russia, President Joe Biden said, despite pleas from the war-torn nation for the supply of advanced…
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Too soon to tell whether monkeypox could become next pandemic: WHO
Geneva: It may be too early to say whether the recent monkeypox outbreak, which has spread to 24 nations with over 435 confirmed cases, could lead to a global pandemic, the World…
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Food, petrol price hikes push up Spain inflation
Madrid: Soaring food and petrol prices have pushed up inflation to 8.7 per cent in Spain in May, according to preliminary data published by the country’s Statistical Institute (INE). May’s increase follows…
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Democrats attacking me and sidelining Tesla, SpaceX: Musk
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Tuesday once again criticised US President Joe Biden, saying that he will vote for the Republican Party in midterm elections in November as Democrats are attacking him…
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Last body recovered from Tara Air plane crash site: Nepal Army
Kathmandu: Nepal Army on Tuesday said it has recovered the last body from the wreckage site of the Tara Air plane that crashed in Nepal’s mountainous Mustang district on Sunday with 22 people…
