US & Canada
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Canada adds 150,000 jobs in January
Ottawa: Canada’s employment increased by 150,000 in January and the unemployment rate held steady at 5 per cent, Statistics Canada said.…
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Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75% in US
Los Angeles: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US…
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US unemployment claims grow
Washington: The number of individuals in the US who applied for unemployment benefits early this month climbed to 196,000, an…
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2 kids dead after bus crashes into daycare centre in Canada
Montreal: Two children are killed and several others injured after a bus crashed into a daycare centre in Laval, north of…
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Telangana student killed in US as gun goes off accidentally
Hyderabad: A student from Telangana was killed in the US when a gun he was holding went off accidentally, as per…
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Chhatrapati Shivaji statue goes missing from California park
New York: A statue of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been reported missing from a park in San Jose,…
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Indian-American Ro Khanna elected co-chair of India caucus
New York: Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna will be the co-chairman of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans in the 118th…
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US teams deploying quickly to support Turkish rescue efforts: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed the US’ readiness to provide “any…
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‘Find it difficult to write’: Salman Rushdie speaks out after attack
London: Months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Sir Salman Rushdie says that…
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Technology sector cuts most jobs in January in US: Report
San Francisco: Led by the technology sector, US-based employers announced 102,943 cuts in January, a massive 136 per cent increase from…
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In a first, Indian-American named President of Harvard Law Review
New York: The Harvard Law Review has elected Apsara Iyer as its 137th president, making her the first Indian-American woman to…
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Indian-American Ami Bera named to House Intelligence Committee
New York: Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been named to serve on the influential House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for…
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Cap reached for additional H-2B Visas for first half of FY-2023
New York: The US has received sufficient number of applications to reach the cap for additional 18,216 H-2B visas made available…
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Ten wounded in Florida mass shooting
Tallahassee: At least ten people were wounded in a “targetted” drive-by shooting in Lakeland, Florida, police said. Two of the…
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Canada’s job vacancies declined in Nov 2022
Ottawa: The number of job vacancies across all sectors in Canada decreased by 20,700 to 850,300 in November 2022, down…
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Padma awards for 2 Indian mathematicians from US, Canada
New Delhi: Two India-born mathematicians in the US and Canada are among the 106 recipients of the prestigious Padma Awards, one…
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Shooting at Washington state convenience store kills 3
San Francisco: Three people were killed in a shooting at a convenience store in Yakima of the US’ Washington state. The…
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Indian man shot dead in US by 3 masked men
New York: A 52-year-old Indian man died in the US after three masked men opened fire at him, leaving his wife…
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Telugu student shot dead, another injured in US
Hyderabad: A student from Andhra Pradesh was killed and another from Telangana was injured when robbers opened fire on them in…
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2 students dead, adult hurt in US school shooting
Des Moines: Two students were killed and an adult employee was injured in a “targeted shooting” at a Des Moines school…
