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Shanghai records rare high temperatures amid rainy season
Shanghai: Shanghai has so far issued four yellow alerts for abnormally high temperatures this year, though it has entered the annual rainy season, known as “plum rain season” in China. On Thursday…
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17 dead amid heat wave in southern US
Houston: At least 17 people have died from heat-related illnesses as a severe heat wave continued in Texas while spreading into other parts of the southern US. In Webb County, southern Texas,…
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Want good political, economic relations with world: Taliban
Kabul: Taliban leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada in a message on the arrival of Eid-al Adha, said the Taliban wants good political and economic relations with the world, “especially with Islamic countries, and…
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7 fatalities, 42 injured in bus collision in Pakistan’s Sindh
Islamabad: At least seven people were killed and 42 others injured in a collision between two passenger buses in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. Benazirabad Deputy Inspector General…
- Business
Crypto exchange Binance ordered to halt services in Belgium
San Francisco: Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance has been ordered by Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) to cease immediately all offers of virtual currency services in the country. The…
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Expired carbon fiber likely used for Titanic submersible’s hull: Report
San Francisco: A travel writer, who was set to travel on the Titan submersible that imploded and killed all five people on board, has claimed that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once told…
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US backs India’s rise as great power: senior State Department official
Washington: The US supports India’s rise as a great power, and this will be central to ensuring American interests in the years ahead, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday, on…
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PCB’s likely chairman Zaka Ashraf rejects Asia Cup’s hybrid model
Islamabad: The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicised “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held…
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Elon Musk optimistic about India’s potential after meeting PM Modi
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met prominent US personalities from different walks of life, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who asserted that India has more promise than any other…
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Prime Minister Modi arrives in US on his maiden state visit
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Tuesday on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the US during which he will lead the celebrations of the International…
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Pak court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan over May 9 violence
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in two cases related to arson attacks during the May 9 violence which erupted…
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Medics fear COVID vaccine link to Shane Warne’s sudden death
London: A leading UK-based Indian-origin consultant cardiologist and an Australian medic said on Tuesday that they fear the sudden death last year of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne may have been precipitated…
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Adipurush row: Nepal bans hindi movie screenings in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The screening of all Hindi movies will be banned in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu from Monday over the “objectionable” words and depiction of Sita in the mythological epic film Adipurush, a top…
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Blinken holds high-stake talks with Chinese FM Qing in Beijing
Beijing: On a mission to cool soaring bilateral tensions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday held extensive talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on a range of issues, including…
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PML-N will win upcoming elections with thumping majority: Maryam
Lahore: The ruling Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will win the upcoming general elections with a thumping majority and emerge as an effective parliamentary force, party Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said. Maryam’s assertion…
