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Biden’s legal team finds fresh batch of classified documents
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s legal team has found a fresh batch of classified documents at a second location following the initial discovery of confidential material dating back from the time when…
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5 killed in suicide blast outside Afghan Foreign Ministry
Kabul: At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack outside Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry in Kabul, police said. The Islamic State terror group’s Khorasan unit (IS-K) has taken responsibility for…
- Middle East
Putin, Raisi discuss bilateral cooperation, Syrian crisis in telephone call
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Syria in a phone call. The leaders stressed the need to further develop bilateral…
- World
Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
Washington: Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realize she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on…
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Originated from Pakistan, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport
London: Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London’s Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported. The undeclared nuclear…
- Pakistan
Pak rupees hit new low vs USD, slides to Rs 227.88 a dollar
Karachi: Amid the faltering economy and depreciating currency, the Pakistani rupee continued to lose its value against USD, falling to Rs 227.88 against the dollar in the interbank market, reported The Express…
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Hundreds of flights across US grounded after technical failure at FAA
Washington: Hundreds of flights across the US were grounded on Wednesday morning following a technical failure in the system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The extent of the delays was not…
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Global oil inventories expected to grow, prices to drop in next 2 yrs: EIA
Houston: Global oil inventories will increase over the next two years with more global oil production than consumption, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has forecast. Partly as the result, crude oil…
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1 child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021: UN report
United Nations: More than 5.0 million children under age 5, including 2.3 million newborns, along with 2.1 million children and youth aged 5 to 24 years 43 per cent of whom are…
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Asia Cup hosting: PCB chief Sethi ‘wants to discuss’ issue with Jay Shah
New Delhi Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi intends to have a chat with Jay Shah regarding his country’s Asia Cup hosting rights if the BCCI secretary decides to attend the opening ceremony…
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Severe winter storms in California leave 16 dead
San Francisco: At least 16 people have died in a barrage of severe winter storms in California as the most populous state in the US braces for more floods and mudslides. The…
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Australian Cardinal convicted of child abuse dies
Canberra: Cardinal George Pell, whose conviction on child abuse charges shocked the Catholic Church before being quashed, has died of heart complications after hip surgery, officials said on Wednesday. He was 81.…
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Buildings damaged after earthquake in Indonesia
Jakarta: More than 100 houses and other buildings were destroyed after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku, an official and weather agency said. Most of the damages occurred in…
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IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Kiev: The IAEA will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior official. “In the near future, these missions will…
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Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Harare: Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonne in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments, and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from…
