World
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4 killed, 13 hurt in suspected firecracker blast in Indonesia
Jakarta: A huge explosion at a village house in Blitar city of Indonesia’s East Java Province killed four and injured…
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9 killed in Houthi rebels’ overnight attack on govt forces in Yemen
Aden (Yemen): Nine people were killed in Yemen after Houthi rebel militants launched an overnight attack on sites of the…
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3 dead, over 600 injured after new quake hits Turkey
Ankara: Three people are now confirmed to have died after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey on Monday, weeks after…
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Infectious diseases a near-term concern in quake-hit Turkey, Syria: ECDC
Stockholm: The next two to four weeks may see the emergence and spread of infectious diseases in the quake-hit areas…
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Death toll from NZ’s cyclone Gabrielle increases to 11
Wellington: Eleven people have been reported dead, with more than 3,200 people still unaccounted for as serach and rescue operations continue…
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12 dead, 54 injured as bus falls into ditch in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least 12 passengers were killed and 54 others injured after a bus fell into a ditch in the Chakwal…
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19 killed in Brazil floods, landslides
Brasilia: At least 19 people were killed due to floods and landslides caused by heavy rain along the coast of Brazil’s…
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Syria urges UN to deter Israeli attacks after deadly missile strike
Damascus: Syria has urged the United Nations to take necessary measures to deter Israel’s attacks and hold it accountable after a…
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US proposes $175K fine on Musk’s SpaceX for failure to give launch data
Washington: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against Elon Musk-run SpaceX for failure to…
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In a racist tirade, Nikki Haley asked to go back to ‘her own country’
New York: Calling Indian-American Nikki Haley a ‘bimbo’ and ‘preposterous creature’, conservative pundit and author Ann Coutler asked the Republican…
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Pak Taliban claim responsibility for attack on Karachi police headquarters
Karachi: Armed terrorists have attacked the office of the Karachi police chief located on main Sharea Faisal with an operation…
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6 dead after shootings in US, suspect in custody
Washington: Six people were shot and killed in a rural town of the US state of Mississippi, authorities said. The…
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Karachi attack: Each suicide bomber’s vest carried 8 kg explosives
Karachi: An inquiry report prepared by the bomb disposal squad on the Karachi Police Office (KPO) attack revealed that each…
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7 killed in terror attack on police HQs in Karachi
Karachi: A total of seven people have died and 19 others were injured following a terror attack on the Karachi…
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.1 magnitude quake jolted 130 km SW of Tual, Indonesia on Friday, US Geological Survey said. The quake…
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Pakistan university bans mixed-gender gatherings
Peshawar: In a bid to avoid any “untoward incident”, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Gomal University has imposed a complete ban on mixed…
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China’s ‘panda papa’ Hu Jinchu dies at 94
Beijing: China’s pioneer in ecological and biological research of giant pandas, Professor Hu Jinchu, also known affectionately as the “panda…
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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts NW Syria
Damascus: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted the province of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Thursday night, the Syrian National Earthquake Center…
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Saudi Arabia announces world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has announced the launch of the New Murabba Development Company to…
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India-born Canadian MP flays temple defacing in Mississauga
Chandigarh: India-born Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Friday condemned the defacing of Ram Mandir in Mississauga, and asked authorities…
