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EXPLAINER: Why are oil prices high, and any relief in sight?
New York: Anyone who’s bought food, paid rent or looked for a used car recently has come up against the billowing inflation that has engulfed the U.S. economy. And, with surging oil…
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Huge Ukrainian military build-up visible on line of contact in Donbas, says Kremlin
Moscow: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday said that a huge build-up of Ukrainian forces on the Donbas line of contact indicates Kiev is preparing for an attack. Peskov also pointed out…
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Assange granted appeal in UK to fight extradition to US
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the US will go to Britain’s Supreme Court after he was granted the right on Monday to appeal a lower court ruling.…
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WHO chief warns against talk of endgame in pandemic
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or…
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Germany: 4 wounded in university shooting; gunman dead
Berlin: A lone gunman wounded four people, some of them seriously, during a lecture at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday, police said. Police said that the perpetrator was dead, but…
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Israel-India close cooperation will grow further: Israeli envoy
New Delhi: The 30th anniversary of India-Israel diplomatic ties is a good opportunity to look ahead and shape the next 30 years of relations, the Israeli envoy here said on Monday and…
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5.3magnitude quake hits Philippines
Manila: An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit Davao Oriental province in the Philippines on Sunday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which occurred at 2.23…
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5.8 magnitude quake hits China
Beijing: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Delingha in China’s Qinghai province on Sunday, according to authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) the epicentre of the quake that occurred at 10.21…
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Chile President elect chooses women, student leaders in Cabinet
Santiago: Chile’s president-elect, Gabriel Boric on January 21 announced his first cabinet consisting a majority of female ministers and former student leaders Elected at the age of 35 years, Boric will be…
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Turkish journalist arrested for insulting Erdogan on live TV
Ankara: A Turkish court ordered to arrest prominent journalist Sedef Kabas for making offensive remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on live television, CNN Turk reported on Saturday. During the program,…
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Omicron surge: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country. “My wedding won’t be going ahead…
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Global COVID caseload reaches 348.5 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 348.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.59 million and vaccinations to over 9.77 billion, according…
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Fijian soldiers fly to Aus for co-deployment mission to Tonga
Suva: Fifty-one Fijian military personnel flew out to Australia’s Brisbane on Saturday for a co-deployment mission to Tonga which was hit by the massive volcanic eruptions and a subsequent tsunami last weekend.Fijian military…
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UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States,…
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Biden administration unveils changes to attract foreign STEM students
Washington: The Biden administration on Friday announced policy changes to attract international students specialising in science, technology, engineering and math part of the broader effort to make the US economy more competitive.…
