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UNSC extends mandate of team monitoring sanctions against Taliban-linked entities
United Nations: The UN Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against Taliban-linked entities in Afghanistan. Unanimously adopting Resolution 2665, the council decided to extend for…
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Search underway for medical transport plane that crashed off Hawaii coast
Los Angeles: A search is underway for a medical transport plane that crashed into the sea near Hawaii with three people onboard, authorities have said. The Hawaii Life Flight aircraft was reported…
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Biden signs short-term funding bill
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The continuing resolution provided appropriations to federal agencies through December 23, for continuing projects and activities, Xinhua…
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Death toll in Malaysia landslide rises to 21
Kuala Lumpur: The death toll of a landslide in Malaysia’s Selangor state has risen to 21 with another 12 still missing, a Malaysian official has said. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi…
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Bangladesh Prez, PM attend Victory Day parade
Dhaka: Bangladesh President M. Abdul Hamid, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday attended the Victory Day parade at the National Parade Ground here. The President, also supreme commander of the armed…
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Indian war veterans join Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka
Dhaka: Indian war veterans, participating in Victory Day celebrations, paid tribute to the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices during the Liberation War of 1971 by laying a…
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Russia begins mass air attacks to destroy Ukraine’s power grid
Kyiv: The second mass air attack in days has been launched by Russia across Ukraine, with a barrage of rockets fired at several regions across thecountry, media reports said on Friday. The…
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Musk defends his decision after suspending accounts of prominent journalists
San Francisco: Twitter boss Elon Musk has defended his decision after suspending accounts on the micro-blogging platform of more than half a dozen journalists from outlets including CNN, the New York Times…
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Bangladesh’s 1st-ever metro to operate from Dec 28
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s first-ever metro will begin commercial operations from December 28, an official announced here. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Line)-6 of the metro rail…
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Ukraine calls for EU assistance in purchasing gas, electricity
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the European Union (EU) to assist Kiev in purchasing gas and electricity needed to run through the cold season, the presidential press service reported. “I urge…
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Indian-origin man gets jail for attacking Singapore official
Singapore: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 11 years and nine months’ in prison in Singapore with nine strokes of the cane for attacking an enforcement officer with a sickle two…
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SL police to question cricket commentator over mysterious death of ex-administrator
Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lankan police has taken over a probe into the mysterious violent attack on former national cricket administrator and businessman Dinesh Schaffter who died…
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Austria’s economy expected to face stagnation in 2023
Vienna: The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) said that it expects the country’s economy to stagnate next year amid the ongoing energy crisis and the global economic downturn. Austria’s gross domestic…
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Indian-American surgeon gets 5-years jail for accepting bribes
New York: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries. Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego,…
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COP15: Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50 per cent of world’s biodiversity
Montreal: As countries iron out a deal to protect nature at the COP15 biodiversity conference here, a petition backed by 3.2 million citizens worldwide has called for a more ambitious target of at…
