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New Zealand’s filled jobs up 1.1%: Statistics
Wellington: Filled jobs in New Zealand increased 1.1 per cent, or 24,946 jobs, for the quarter ending in June 2023, the statistics department said on Thursday. Stats NZ said the increase follows…
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Australian government declares war on feral cats
Canberra: Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek on Thursday declared war on feral cats in a bid to protect iconic native species from extinction. Plibersek on Thursday launched a…
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Typhoon Yun-yeung approaches Japan
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Thursday said that typhoon Yun-yeung formed over the seas south of the country is likely to hit the eastern Pacific Ocean side and make landfall…
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Indian-origin man sentenced for causing workplace death in Singapore
Singapore: An Indian-origin forklift operator was sentenced to 18 weeks in jail in Singapore for his negligence, which led to a workplace fatality, the city-state’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said, releasing a…
- Technology
Netflix techie who went missing after taking Uber ride in San Francisco found dead
San Francisco: A Netflix software engineer, who mysteriously disappeared after taking an Uber ride in the US, has died by suicide at the San Francisco Bay last week, media reports said. According…
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US NSA seeks more info about chip in new Huawei smartphones
Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has revealed that the Joe Biden government seeks to know more about the new, ‘made in China’ Huawei chipset used in the Mate 60 Pro…
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2 new studies suggest BA.2.86 less immune-evasive than feared
New York: Amid fresh concerns of Covid-19 due to the new highly mutant Omicron sub variant BA.2.86, two new studies from the US have confirmed that it is less contagious as well…
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China bans some govt officials from using iPhones: Report
Hong Kong: Amid the escalating rivalry between the US and China, the Xi Jinping government has reportedly barred officials from using Apple iPhones at work, the media reported on Wednesday. Beijing has…
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Will only agree India trade deal approach that works for UK, says Rishi Sunak
London: The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are “progressing” and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Rishi…
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Independent probe found no South African arms supplied to Russia: President Ramaphosa
Johannesburg: South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that an independent probe has found no evidence that the country supplied arms to Russia amid its ongoing conflict with Ukraine and these allegations…
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Australia’s household spending falls for 1st time in over 2 years
Canberra: Australia’s household spending has fallen for the first time since February 2021 as consumers made adjustments amid higher interest rates and inflation, according to official figures released on Monday. Australian Bureau…
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Fresh Covid wave in US worse than what official data suggests: Report
New York: Rates of severe Covid disease may be staying at relatively low levels in the US, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can…
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Indian-origin ex-minister wins Singapore presidential election
Singapore: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin Singapore-born economist, registered a landslide victory in Singapore’s presidential election on Friday, winning over 70 per cent of votes in the country’s first contested presidential polls since…
- Business
US economy added jobs at robust pace last month
Minneapolis: The US economy added 187,000 jobs in August, slightly more than expected, according to data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a media report said. The monthly job…
- Delhi
G20 consensus on all issues except Ukraine: Russian envoy
New Delhi: There is consensus among the G20 nations on all issues except the Ukraine conflict and the contentious matter should be removed from the draft of the leaders’ communique to pave…
