International
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China grappling with Covid surge, Japan logs highest single-day Covid deaths amid 8th wave, 371 deaths
Tokyo, Dec 24 : As Japan is grappling with an ongoing eighth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country registered 371…
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Indian-American lawyer named Immigrant Rights Commissioner
New York, Dec 24: Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first immigrant of Indian-origin to take oath as…
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Recklessly drove, killed, Dubai court orders Indian-origin man to pay 80,000 dirhams ‘blood money’
Dubai, Dec 23 : A court in Dubai has ordered an Indian-origin man to pay 80,000 dirhams in blood money to…
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Bikini killer Charles Sobhraj freed from Nepal prison
Kathmandu, Dec 23 : Charles Sobhraj, 77, who is popularly known as “serpent killer” and “bikini killer” was freed from the…
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Indian-American wins Okawa Prize for innovative imaging techniques
New York, Dec 23: An Indian-origin Columbia University professor has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Okawa Prize for his seminal work…
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Halt and reverse nature loss: Historic UN biodiversity pact text with 2030 vision released
Montreal, Dec 23 : After two days of agreeing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework by 196 parties at the 15th meeting…
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Cause for worry: Covid-19, drug overdose deaths push US life expectancy to lowest since 1996
Los Angeles, Dec 23 : The increase in Covid-19 and drug overdose deaths have pushed US life expectancy to the…
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Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air
Dhaka, Dec 22: Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality, the…
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Aus state to confront decade-high bushfire risk
Canberra, Dec 22: The local fire department in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) said on Thursday that it is exhausting all…
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S.Korea, US mulling live-fire drills to mark 70th yr of alliancev
Seoul, Dec 22: South Korea and the US are considering staging their first large-scale combined live-fire demonstration in six years in…
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