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Zimbabwean Prez says power shortages to ease in 2023
Harare: Zimbabweans will see a vast improvement in electricity supplies in 2023 as the government removes barriers to power generation investments in the country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. The government would…
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Sikh youth shot dead in latest homicide killing in Canada
Toronto: The death of 24 year-old Sanraj Singh due to gunshot wounds in Alberta province comes latest in the series of Sikhs killings in Canada. Police said they responded to reports of…
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Afghan forces fire rockets into Pakistan territory, 6 killed
Quetta: At least six civilians were killed while over two dozen sustained injuries when Afghan forces fired rockets into the Pakistani territory from across the Chaman border on Sunday evening, in a…
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Cyclone Mandous kills 3, affects over 21,000 in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Monday that three people were killed and over 21,000 have been affected by the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Mandous. The DMC…
- Middle East
Ukrainian Prez holds talks with French, Turkish leaders
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that he discussed with Macron…
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5 killed in flats explosion on Britain’s island of Jersey
London: Police has confirmed that five people were killed following an explosion and fire at a block of flats on the British Channel island of Jersey on Saturday. “The number of Islanders…
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British-Indian cop ‘cooks-up’ story about transphobia for promotion
London: An Indian-origin policewoman in the UK has been found guilty of gross misconduct for fabricating a story about workplace transphobia during an appraisal interview for promotion. Sergeant Sarah Srivastava lied about…
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Turkish, Ukrainian Presidents discuss expanding scope of grain deal
Ankara: Presidents of Turkey and Ukraine have discussed expanding the scope of the grain deal and the Ukraine-Russia conflict over the phone, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. Turkish President Recep…
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Russia reports 7,096 new Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Dec 12 (IANS) Russia has registered 7,096 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 21,665,152, the official monitoring and response center said. The nationwide death…
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2 killed after hit by train in Indonesia’s West Java
Jakarta: Two people died and one was seriously injured after being allegedly hit by a train in Cirebon Regency in West Java province, railway authorities said. A spokesperson for PT Kereta Api…
- Business
China’s PC shipments fall 13% over weakening commercial demand
Bengaluru: The shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations in China fell by 13 per cent in Q3 2022, while tablets were down 3 per cent (year-on-year), a new report has shown. According…
- Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman returns to Pakistan after four years of self-exile
Lahore: Suleman Shehbaz, the absconding son of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, returned to the country in the early hours of Sunday after four years of self-exile in London, according to the…
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Huge human toll is feared as zero-Covid controls dismantled in China
London: Beijing’s abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed by economists, even as the country braces itself for the human impact of letting the disease spread through a vulnerable population, media…
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Five killed as Afghan forces fire on Pakistani civilians near Chaman border
Balochistan: At least five people were killed and 16 people were left injured on Sunday after the Afghan security forces opened fire on the Pakistani civilians near Pak-Afghan Border in Chaman, Balochistan,…
- India
Indian ‘plogger’ on mission to clean 30 UK cities
London: An Indian environmentalist, who founded the world’s first community-led plogging campaign — an eco-movement where people pick up street litter as they jog — is on a mission to clean up…
