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Britain raises alarm over new Covid-19 variant found in South Africa which could beat vaccines
LONDON: Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus, variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic. The UK Health Security Agency said the variant, which...
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Solomon Islands: Rioting over China leaves Honiara in ruins
Honiara: More than 100 people have been arrested following days of rioting in the Solomon Islands. Police also found three bodies in a burned out building. Much of the violence has been in the Chinatown district of the capital. Tensions over links with...
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India, Maldives, Sri Lanka hold Colombo Security Conclave to enhance maritime security
NEW DELHI: India, Maldives, Sri Lanka hold Colombo Security Conclave to enhance maritime security The ships and aircraft of the Indian Navy participated in Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Focused Operation to enhance maritime security in the Indian Ocean...
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Israel discovers 2,150-year-old Hellenistic farm in central Tel Aviv!
Tel Aviv: Israeli archaeologists have unearthed the relics of a Hellenistic (Greek culture) farm in the heart of the coastal city of Tel Aviv, dated to about 2,150 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said. The farm was discovered at the...
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Minsk ready to deploy Russian nuclear weapons if NATO systems appear in Poland-Lukashenko!
MINSK: Minsk will propose to Moscow to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus if similar NATO systems appear in Poland , Belarus ian President Alexander Lukashenko told Sputnik. Earlier in November, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance...
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Inside Jeffery Epstein's mansion: Horror house filled with sex toys and photos of Pope: 'Lady of the house' Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YOK: On the fourth day of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, jurors heard testimony from Jeffery Epstein's former housekeeper Juan Alessi . Alessi managed Epstein's Palm Beach, Florida estate between 1990 and 2002, and revealed that there were plenty...
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Russia and Serbia sign agreement on construction of nuclear technology center!
BELGRADE: The Serbian government and Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom signed an agreement on the construction of a nuclear technology center in the republic, the press service of Serbian Innovation Minister Nenad Popovic announced on Thursday....
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European Union sanctions Russian private military entity
BERLIN: The European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions against the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, amid concerns of the alleged Russian military build-up along the eastern Ukraine borders. The sanctions will cover the Wagner group itself, three companies...
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Sailor Accused of Burning US Warship Faces Second Day in Court
San Diego: Navy prosecutors alleged that a sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was "disgruntled" after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, while his defense lawyers said there was no physical evidence...
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Sri Lanka to target 3 bln USD revenue from fintech industry
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will aim to scale up its Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Business Process Management (BPM) export industry to 3 billion U.S. dollars, state media quoting a government minister reported here Tuesday. Minister of Youth...
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Dominican Republic plane crash kills 9, airline says
Santo Domingo: All crew members and passengers aboard the aircraft died in the "tragic accident," according to the airplane's operator, Helidosa Aviation Group. Dominican Republic plane crash kills 9, airline says All crew members and passengers aboard...
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Japan: 27 feared dead as fire breaks out in commercial building in Osaka: 9 people died 18 people cardiopulmonary arrest Suspected of arson in Osaka Building fire
Osaka: Nine people were confirmed dead in a fire that broke out in the psychosomatic medicine department of a building in Kitashinchi, Osaka, where 27 people had cardiopulmonary arrest. At around 10:20 am on the 17th, there was a report that "the 4th...
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NATO ready for dialogue with Russia if Moscow takes de-escalation measures
BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Council confirmed it had received Russia’s proposals on European security and said it was ready to engage in confidence-building dialogue if Moscow takes measures to reduce tensions, the NATO Council said in a statement. "We...
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Briefing held in Hong Kong on white paper on HK's democratic progress!
HONG KONG: The democratic practice of China and the HKSAR has proved that there is no fixed one-size-fits-all model for democracy that is universally applicable, said Liu Guangyuan, commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry in the HKSAR. The Office...
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As Putin Hints At War In Ukraine, State TV Amplifies The Threat: Ukrainian government and pouring vitriol on its backers in the West
MOSCOW: When presenter Olga Skabeyeva entered the studio of the popular Russian talk show 60 Minutes this week, she began the program the way she usually does: by slamming the Ukrainian government and pouring vitriol on its backers in the West. This episode...
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US Prez Joe Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday to block imports from China's Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without forced labour, the latest in a series of intensifying US penalties against the Asian...
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New Covid cases more than triple in LA - Los Angeles
Los Angeles. The spike in single-day Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the most populous in the US, more than tripled that the past few days, according to data released by local public health authorities. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department...
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US plans to give Ukraine access to latest intelligence on Russian activities: Reports
Ukraine Army also move forces within its Border territory Washington: The US Department of Defence is working on a plan to provide real-time intelligence information to Ukraine so it could rapidly respond to potential actions by Russia , The New York...
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India: PM Modi Kanpur Visit LIVE: PM begins address at IIT Kanpur, to inaugurate Kanpur Metro Rail Project shortly
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (December 28) will inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project. The inauguration will take place at around 1.30 pm. PM Modi will also address the IIT Kanpur students. He will also...
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North Korea holds key meeting as Kim Jong-un marks 10 years in power
Seoul: North Korea opened a key political conference Monday to review past projects and discuss new policies amid the pandemic and a diplomatic deadlock with the United States. The official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong-un...
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Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on 5 of 6 charges in sex trafficking trial: Maxwell faces up to 65 years in prison as a result of her conviction!!
NEW YORK: Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite charged with recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by the financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted on five of six charges Wednesday. She was found guilty of sex trafficking of a minor,...
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OSCE confirms receiving letter from sanctioned Ukrainian media
Vienna:[Austria] The Representative on Freedom of the Media of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), Teresa Ribeiro, received the letter in which sanctioned Ukrainian outlets ask for assistance in the resolution of the freedom...
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How was 2021 for journalists? 45 media persons killed worldwide while doing their duty
BRUSSELS: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world’s largest journalist organization, said on Friday that a total of 45 correspondents and media persons were killed in the past one year across the world. The organization first began...
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Betty White, legendary TV actress and cultural icon, dies at 99
LOS ANGELES: Betty White, a legendary TV actress known for her iconic roles in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 99. A representative for White confirmed her death to the Associated Press, People Magazine and TMZ, which...
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Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor after ball drop
NEW YORK: Eric Adams is New York City's new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation's largest city rang in the new year Saturday. Adams, 61, faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out...