World
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32 dead, over 80 injured in Greece train collision
Athens: At least 32 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a horrific head-on collision between two trains…
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Robbers target Indian dairy shop owner in NZ, steal cash
Wellington: A dairy shop owner of Indian descent and his family were left traumatised after robbers stormed his shop in West…
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Iran to probe ‘revenge’ poisoning of schoolgirls over hijab protests
Tehran: Iranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls were poisoned as “revenge” for the role the young…
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B’desh Cabinet agrees to allow dual citizenship of 44 more countries
Dhaka: A Cabinet meeting chaired by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday passed a proposal that paved the way for…
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WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen
Sanaa: The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for $392 million in donation to provide essential health support to 12.9 million…
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5.6-magnitude earthquake in Turkey kills 1, injures 69
Ankara: One person was killed, while 69 others were injured after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey, three weeks after…
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Hong Kong drops mask mandate after 959 days
Hong Kong: After it was first imposed on July 15, 2020, in the wake of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Hong Kong…
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Now Canada bans TikTok on govt-issued mobile devices
Toronto: Canada has become the latest country to ban Chinese short-video-making app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. The country joins the…
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Indian-American named associate justice of California 3rd District Court of Appeal
New York: In a first, Indian-American Democrat Shama Hakim Mesiwala has been unanimously confirmed as associate justice of the Third District…
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Knife-wielding man shot dead inside Sydney police station
Sydney: The police force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has launched a “critical incident investigation”, after a…
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Palestinian PM slams Israel’s initial approval of death penalty bill
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has condemned an Israeli committee’s vote to advance a death penalty law for Palestinians carrying…
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More than 100 people feared dead in Italy migrant boat wreck
Rome: There are fears that more than 100 people, including children, have died after their boat sank in rough seas off…
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Women in Iran flaunting their hair as acts of defiance
New York: Women are suddenly flaunting their hair: left long and flowing in the malls; tied in a bun on the…
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First Israeli flight flies over Saudi-Omani airspace
Jerusalem: Israel’s national air carrier El Al began operating a new time-saving route via the airspace of Oman and Saudi Arabia,…
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Death toll from Brazil landslides increases to 65
Brasilia: The death toll after last week’s heavy rains that triggered deadly floods and landslides along the coast of Brazil’s southeastern…
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28 Pakistanis die after migrant ship capsizes off Italy
Islamabad: Of the 59 migrants who died after their overloaded boat capsized in stormy seas off Italys southern Calabria region, 28…
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Global indignation over Saudi development plans (Opinion)
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a large cube-shaped structure as part of a re-development project in the capital,…
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US reports over 100 pediatric flu deaths this season
Los Angeles: A total of 115 pediatric flu deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to…
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12 US states sue to expand access to abortion pill
Washington: A total of 12 states in the US have launched a lawsuit saying that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Death toll rises to 54 from landslides on Brazil’s coast
Brasilia: The death toll from landslides caused by heavy rains on the coast of Brazil’s Sao Paulo state has increased to…
