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Over 100 Japanese lawmakers visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo: More than 100 Japanese lawmakers visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday on the occasion of the shrine’s spring festival despite concerns from its neighbouring countries. The group comprised…
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PM Modi, Boris Johnson hold talks to further intensify ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting British counterpart Boris Johnson began talks on Friday to further intensify the multi-faceted ties between India and the UK. Before commencing the talks, Modi…
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Social media ‘designed’ to weaken democracies: Obama
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama has broken his silence after a long time, saying that social media platforms are well-designed to destroy democracies. Speaking at a Stanford University event late on…
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3,000-9,000 citizens may be buried in Mariupol mass grave: Authorities
Kiev: Ukrainian authorities said that between 3,000 to 9,000 citizens of Mariupol may have been buried in a mass grave in Manhush, a village occupied by Russian troops and located less than…
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Paid news streaming service CNN+ to shut down within a month
San Francisco: Paid news streaming service CNN Plus is shutting down within one month of its launch, as it did not generate enough demand in the news consuming world. The news streaming…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s govt passes orders to scrap China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority
Islamabad: Pakistan’s new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was a “redundant organisation” that wasted resources and thwarted speedy implementation…
- India
UK PM Boris Johnson’s silence on Jahangirpuri ‘defeaning’: Amnesty India
Amnesty India on Wednesday expressed concern as the United Kingdom’s (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson inaugurated a JCB factory in Gujarat during his two-day visit to India amidst the ongoing anti-encroachment drive…
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Global tourism industry to create nearly 126mn jobs in 10 yrs: Report
Manila: The global tourism industry is expected to create almost 126 million jobs worldwide within 10 years, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said in a report released on Thursday in…
- Pakistan
Pak lost $40 bn in foreign investment due to slow pace of CPEC
Islamabad: China had so many expectations from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), but it was perplexed after seeing the former PTI government’s attitude and policies, said Pakistan Minister for Planning and Development,…
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UK’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th birthday
London: The UK’s Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 96th birthday on Thursday in Sandringham, where she will be joined by her family and friends. On Twitter, The Royal Family account released…
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Swedish Prime Minister condemns unrest in wake of Quran burning: Reports
Stockholm: Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has condemned the unrest that has engulfed several cities across the country following anti-Muslim and anti-immigration rallies organized by Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan, Swedish media…
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Microplastics entering human food supplies in South Australian waters
Canberra: Microplastics are making their way into human food supplies in oceans around Australia, researchers have found. In a study published recently in Science of the Total Environment, a team from Flinders…
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Massive outages reported as snowstorm hits US
New York: Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported on Tuesday as a snowstorm lashed multiple states in the northeastern US. Power outages took place in New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, New…
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Global Covid caseload tops 505.8 mn
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 505.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.20 million and vaccinations to over 11.19 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
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North Korea’s massive military parade seems imminent, suggests satellite imagery
Seoul: North Korea appears to be making final-stage preparations for a military parade involving a large number of troops ahead of another key anniversary next week, according to satellite imagery reported by…
