November 21, 2024
International

The supporters of Sadr secure a permanent residence in the Iraqi parliament

BAGHDAD: For a second day on Sunday, hundreds of supporters of prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr occupied the country’s parliament to demonstrate political corruption. They rushed the complex on Saturday despite tear gas, water cannons, and sweltering temperatures that reached 47 degrees Celsius after knocking down sizable concrete barricades on motorways leading to Baghdad’s […]

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For those receiving the COVID-19 booster shot, this Indian seller provides free chhole bhature

CHANDIGARH: Those who take a COVID-19 booster dose are eligible to receive free Chhole Bhature from a vendor in Chandigarh, India. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Sanjay Rana, 45, last year for taking a similar action in which he required people to present proof of immunization in exchange for a complimentary plate of Chhole […]

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Fidel Ramos, a former Philippine president, passes away

Fidel Ramos, a former president of the Philippines who presided over a rare era of steady growth and peace and was widely regarded as one of the nation’s most successful presidents ever, passed away on Sunday at the age of 94, his family announced. He earned the nickname “Steady Eddie” for his unflappable demeanour during […]

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Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House, starts her closely-followed Asia tour in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, was scheduled to begin a tour of four Asian nations on Monday in Singapore amid heated rumors that she would incur the wrath of Beijing by also travelling to Taiwan, the self-ruled island claimed by China. Pelosi will be leading a congressional delegation to the […]

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New Zealand’s borders are fully reopened following a protracted pandemic closure

WELLINGTON: For the first time since the COVID-19 epidemic closed them in March 2020, New Zealand’s borders fully reopened to tourists from around the world on Monday. For citizens of New Zealand, borders started to reopen in February, and restrictions have progressively been relaxed. Last night, the process of reopening the borders came to a […]

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India’s Savitri Jindal is now the richest lady in Asia

Yang Huiyan is no longer Asia’s richest lady as China’s real estate crisis has taken a toll on the nation’s developers, including her Country Garden Holdings Co.Savitri Jindal of India has surpassed Yang. She is the creator of the diversified multinational Jindal Group and is worth $11.3 billion. The only other Chinese tycoon ahead of […]

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Sri Lanka’s bankruptcy is refused further finance by the World Bank

COLOMBO: On Friday, the World Bank announced that it would not provide Sri Lanka with new funds unless the island nation implemented “deep structural reforms” to stabilize its collapsing economy. With its 22 million residents experiencing months of food and fuel shortages, rolling blackouts, and escalating prices, Sri Lanka has experienced a historic collapse. Large-scale […]

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By 2025, India will stop using MiG-21 fighter planes

Following the death of two officers in a crash, the most recent in a string of fatalities related to the single-engine jet’s failure, India will ground all of its Soviet-era Russian fighter jets, the MiG-21, by 2025. The MiG-21 need to be replaced before being grounded even though they are well past their retirement age. […]

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Dozens of deaths in the destruction of the Donetsk prison are attributed to Russia and Ukraine

ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV: A jail structure looked to have been demolished by a missile strike or explosion, killing dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war, and Moscow and Kyiv each claimed blame for the incident on Friday.In their first phone conversation since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of its neighbour on February 24, the senior officials of […]

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US House passes assault weapon ban; Senate will probably kill it

WASHINGTON: Following a string of tragic mass shootings, the US House of Representatives on Friday advanced a bill that would outlaw assault weapons for the first time in decades.The Democratic-majority House passed the bill 217 to 213; it will now go before the Senate, where it is almost certainly bound to fail. Despite the terrible […]

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