World
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Fuel prices in Germany hit record high
Berlin, The price of standard fuel in Germany broke its old record set in 2012 as the nationwide average price per…
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France bans travellers from entering if they were double-jabbed 9 months ago or more
New Delhi, Holidaymakers were dealt another blow as France has banned travellers from entering if they were double-jabbed against Covid-19 nine…
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Natural gas, nuke energy included in EU’s taxonomy
Brussels, Natural gas and nuclear energy are included in the European Union’s (EU) taxonomy as sustainable investments for the private sector,…
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Australian secondary school graduations fall to 4-yr low
Canberra, The Australian government;s review agency, the Productivity Commission on Thursday published a new report which found that the number of…
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Tourism recovers in Spain but still below pre-Covid levels
Madrid, The number of tourists visiting Spain in 2021 and the amount of money they spent there during their stay were…
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10 Syrian civilians killed amid renewed Kurdish-Turkish tension
Damascus, Ten civilians were killed in crossfire in northern Syria amid renewed tension between Turkey and Kurdish militia. The heavy shelling…
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US testing robot patrol dogs on its borders
San Francisco, The US is testing quadrupedal robot dogs on its southern border to offer US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
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Taliban open public universities
Kabul, For the first time since it took over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban has opened some public universities, a…
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Over a million Afghans flee to Iran as economy collapses
New Delhi, From October 2021 through the end of January 2022, more than a million Afghans have fled to Iran as…
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Child abuse cases in Japan hit new record in 2021
Tokyo, Japan witnessed a record 2,170 child abuse cases in 2021, with the figure rising 1.7 per cent from a year…
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B’desh educational institutions to remain shut for 2 more weeks
Dhaka, The Bangladesh government has announced to extend the closure of the educational institutions till February 20 in an effort to…
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Historic Rotterdam Bridge to be dismantled to let Bezos’ $485 mn Superyacht pass through
New Delhi: A historic bridge in Rotterdam will be temporarily dismantled to enable a $485 million superyacht built for US…
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S. Africa committed to transition from coal to clean energy
Pretoria, South Africa is committed to a transition to cleaner energy, but coal will for some time be vital for the…
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Turkish President, Lebanese PM vow to enhance cooperation
Istanbul, Feb 2 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country intends to strengthen cooperation and solidarity with…
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Inflation at its highest in 2 years in Pakistan
New Delhi, Pakistan continues to reel under high inflation. The country’s general inflation measured by Consumer Price Index (CPI) clocked in…
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6.2-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert
Jakarta, A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku early Wednesday, but it was not potential for a tsunami. The…
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5.2-magnitude quake hits Auckland Islands in NZ
Hong Kong, An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 on richter scale jolted Auckland Islands, New Zealand region at 04:24…
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Cardiac surgical unit opens in key children’s hospital in Afghan capital
Kabul, The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Public Health has inaugurated a cardiac surgical unit in a key children’s hospital in…
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Australia’s Covid-19 cases, death count continue to rise
Canberra, Australia reported more than 40,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered…
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Gunshots reported near Guinea-Bissau gov’t palace, president safe
Bissau, Several automatic weapons shots were reported near the Palace of the Government of Guinea-Bissau where an extraordinary meeting of the…
