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1 Syrian soldier killed, 3 wounded in Israeli air attack!
Palmyra: One Syrian soldier was killed and three others wounded in an Israeli air attack on Syria's Palmyra area in the province of Homs on Wednesday evening, the Syrian defense ministry said. The attack took place at 23:34 local time (2034 GMT) and targeted...
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Over 50% of 236 million COVID-19 survivors worldwide will experience symptoms upto 6 months: Study
New York: Over 50% of the 236 million people who have recovered from Covid-19 worldwide since December 2019 will experience post-Covid symptoms - more commonly known as long Covid - up to six months after recovering, according to a large study. A research...
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Norway bow & arrow attack 'considered terror' man named & charged: Norway bow attack – Muslim convert, 37, charged after killing five & injuring 2 with bow & arrow in deadly terror attack
Oslo: Norwegian cops have charged a bow and arrow attacker who last night ruthlessly slaughtered four women and one man in a deadly terror attack. Muslim covert Espen Brathen, 37, unleashed a 35 minute killing spree in the town of Kongsberg as cops desperately...
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Bill Clinton to remain hospitalized until Sunday!
Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton will be staying at the hospital to receive further treatment for sepsis until Sunday, his spokesperson, Angel Urena, said. "President Clinton has continued to make excellent progress over the last 24 hours....
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Pakistan Blacklists Chinese Firm For 'Forged' Documents; Keeps Company's Name Undisclosed!
Islamabad: The Chinese firm was blacklisted by the Pakistan's National Transm ission and Despatch Company (NTDC) for submitting forged documents to the department concerned during the bidding of a project, the report said. Pakistan has blacklisted Chinese...
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Sri Lanka seeks USD 500 million loan from India for fuel purchase!
New Delhi: The country's GDP contracted by a record 3.6 per cent in 2020 and its foreign exchange reserves plunged by over a half in one year through July to just USD 2.8 billion. External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar with Foreign Minister...
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United States urges UK to rebuild relations with Paris after submarine contract row!
Washington: The US has urged Britain to follow its example and try to repair its relations with Paris in the wake of the row over France’s loss of its submarine contract with Australia. Australia pulled out of the $66bn (£48bn) contract for 12 diesel...
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Five people killed in Colombia's Northwestern Antioquia: Governor said
Bogotá: Three Venezuelan citizens and two Colombian citizens were killed in Colombia's northwestern department of Antioquia, governor Anibal Gaviria Correa said on Sunday. "In the last hours, multiple homicides took place in [the town of] Betania. At...
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Russian fighter escorts US bomber above Sea of Japan
Moscow: A Russian fighter jet escorted a .S strategic bomber over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, the DEfence Ministry in Moscow said. Russian radars on Sunday detected an air target approaching the Russian border over the Sea of Japan, and a...
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Biden signs Bill into law raising federal debt ceiling until December!
Washington: President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to temporarily increase the federal debt ceiling by USD 480 billion until early December, the White House said. "On Thursday, October 14, 2021, the President signed into law: S. 1301, which provides...
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Bhutan and China on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding: India cautious as Bhutan, China sign pact!
New Delhi: Bhutan and China on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a 'three-step roadmap' for expediting negotiations on their boundary dispute, prompting a cautious response from India against the backdrop of the standoff on the Line...
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California's Alisal Fire grows, prompts evacuations
California: A fast growing wildfire in Southern California named 'Alisal Fire' have swelled to more than 16,000 acres, with more evacuations ordered, according to authorities. The Alisal Fire is now 16,801 acres with only 5 per cent containment and a...
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Priti Patel orders an immediate review into the security of MPs
London: Tobias Ellwood (right) urged MPs to end surgeries but Speaker Lindsay Hoyle (right) held his last night amid widespread debate over MPs' security and how to better protect parliamentarians. It follows the murder of Sir David Amess (top inset)...
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US coast guard investigating container ship suspected in California oil spill!
California: The US Coast Guard says its representatives have boarded a ship that is suspected of causing a major pipeline oil spill off the coast of southern California. "U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty...
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Syria accuses Israel of killing Head of Cabinet's Golan Affairs Office!
Damascus: The Syrian government has accused the Israeli military of shooting dead Midhat Saleh al-Saleh, the Head of the office of the occupied Syrian Golan affairs at the Syrian cabinet, the state-run SANA news agency reported. "The cabinet offers its...
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Xi promotes 'dialogue, cooperation' at UNGA, says won't build coal plants abroad!
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday (local time) that disputes among countries "need to be handled through dialogue and cooperation." "One country's success does not have to mean another country's...
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UN Expert Releases Full Report on Impact of US-led Sanctions Against Venezuela!
Guayaquil, Ecuador: United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan presented a 19-page report detailing the negative consequences of US-led sanctions on the Venezuelan people. The document compiles Douhan’s complete assessment of her 12-day visit...
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SAARC meet cancelled after Pakistan insists on Taliban participation: Report!
New York: A meeting of Foreign Ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, slated to be held on Saturday in New York, has been cancelled, according to news agency ANI. It is learnt from reliable sources that Pakistan...
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635,000 people uprooted from their homes in Afghanistan this year, says UN
New York: UN humanitarians has said that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul, mainly from Panjshir Province. The world organisation and its partners...
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Gabby Petito-Brian Laundrie relationship: Couple met while studying in NY high school!
Moose: After weeks of desperate searching, 22-year-old Gabby Petito's body was found at a campsite in Wyoming by police officials. Meanwhile, her fiance Brian Laundrie, who was declared a 'person of interest' in the case, is still missing since his family...
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BioNTech founders win top German medicine award!
BERLIN: Millions of people around the world have received the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Now the team behind BioNTech is receiving Germany's biggest award for medicine.Three scientists from BioNTech, the German biotechnology company behind...
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Russia: Communist Party supporters rally in Moscow against State Duma election results!
Moscow: State Duma deputy and first secretary of the Moscow City Committee of the CPRF, Valery Rashkin, called the State Duma elections a "disgrace" and a "crime" at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow on Monday after the ruling United Russia party won a...
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NATO fighters escorted Russian bombers over Baltic Sea: Russian Defence Ministry
MOSCOW: Two Russian strategic bombers Tu-160 flew over the Baltic Sea, at some point they were escorted by NATO fighters, the Russian Defence Ministry told reporters on Tuesday. "Two strategic missile carriers Tu-160 of the Long-Range Aviation performed...
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Air Marshal VR Chaudhari to be new chief of Indian Air Force!
NEW DELHI: Air Marshal VR Chaudhari will be the new Chief of Indian Air Force succeeding Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, the Union Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria, the current Chief of Air Staff, is set to retire from service...
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President Joe Biden calls Australia most reliable ally of US!
New York: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) called Australia the most reliable ally of the United States and said that the partnership will advance on the vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. The United States has no closer or more reliable...