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US finally bids farewell to 3G technology
San Francisco: It is curtains for 3G mobile services in the US, with the last telecommunication provider Verizon winding the old network on its customers’ devices. AT&T turned off its 3G service…
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Alibaba Founder Jack Ma resurfaces, cites ‘difficult’ year to rural teachers
Hong Kong: Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma, who has gone into hiding after regulatory crackdown in China amid the massive Covid surge in the country, resurfaced in a short video on the…
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Tesla told workers not to discuss pay, working conditions: US labour board
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla has been accused of violating labour laws in the US, allegedly directing employees not to talk about pay and working conditions. In a complaint, the National Labor…
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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI passed away at his residence in the Vatican on Saturday. He was 95, according to an official announcement. In a statement, The Vatican said: “With sorrow…
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UK’s problems won’t go away in 2023, warns PM Rishi Sunak in New Year message
London: Rishi Sunak struck a cautious note with his first New Year message as British Prime Minister on Saturday as he warned that the UK’s problems won’t go away in 2023, at the…
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7 killed in restaurant explosion in Turkey
Ankara: At least seven people were killed and five others injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Turkey’s western province of Aydin, the provincial governor said. Initial findings show the blast…
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Pakistan has a lot to learn from China: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan should learn from China about economic and technological development, says Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. To ensure economic development, the country should have a peaceful environment, he said, adding that “we…
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Russia attacks Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones: Kiev officials
Kiev: Officials in Kiev have claimed that Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 Iran-made drones just a day after Moscow struck cities across the war-torn nation with the latest barrage of missile deemed…
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North Korea fires 3 short-range ballistic missiles: Seoul military
Seoul: North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, a day after South Korea conducted a test flight of a homegrown solid-propellant space rocket, Seoul’s military said.…
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Over 30 British-Indians in King’s New Year Honours List
London: Cambridge professor Partha Sarathi Dasgupta and COP26 President Alok Sharma are among the more than 30 people of Indian-origin who have been honoured by King Charles III in his first New…
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S.Korea to resume bell-tolling event on NYE after 2 yrs
Seoul: South Korea will resume its annual bell-tolling ceremony to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Saturday after two years of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony hosted by the Seoul…
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US House panel releases redacted version of Trump’s tax returns
Washington: The US House Ways and Means Committee has released a redacted version of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. The documents include six years of tax information for the time Trump,…
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Turkish central bank aims to increase lira share in bank deposits
Ankara: Turkey’s central bank announced its plan to increase the share of the Turkish lira in the country’s bank deposits to 60 per cent by the middle of 2023. “Policies to be…
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Donald Trump may not have a cakewalk in 2024 Republican nomination
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump may be the de-facto leader of the Republican Party since 2016, but he is now shell-shocked as his endorsement in the primaries in the 2024 Presidential…
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BNP-Jamaat procession in Dhaka, violence feared
Dhaka: Residents of Dhaka fear bloody clashes as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami staged a mass procession in the capital city on Friday. Activists of the ruling Awami League…
