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Iraq displays returned 2,800-year-old stone tablet

19-06-2023 BAGHDAD: A 2,800-year-old stone tablet has gone on display in Iraq after being returned by Italy following nearly four decades. The artefact is inscribed with complete cuneiform text – a system of writing on clay in an ancient Babylonian alphabet. Italian authorities handed it over to Iraq’s President Abdul …

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US envoy hails candid talks on high stakes China trip

19-06-2023 BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held “candid” and “constructive” talks with China’s Foreign Minister in Beijing at the start of two days of meetings with Chinese officials, the US State Department has said. Blinken emphasised the need for diplomacy and keeping “open channels of communication” US …

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Indian temple feeds 100,000 people a day

18-06-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AMRITSAR: Amritsar, a north Indian city of two million people, is famous for many things: delectable cuisine, its historical old town and the spectacular Golden Temple, the most significant shrine of the Sikh religion. Yet, what stands out everywhere, from the temple to the people …

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Shooting outside Lincoln Park Zoo hurts dozens

18-06-2023 CHICAGO: A shooting near Lincoln Park Zoo wounded five people with four of the victims critical in a hospital, as authorities continue to investigate into the incident, Police said. The shooting occurred around 5 am in the 1900 block of North Stockton Drive, where police blocked the area. Police …

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Ceasefire agreed as air strikes pummel Sudanese capital

18-06-2023 KHARTOUM/ CAIRO: Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to another ceasefire in a series that has failed to stop the violence as the residents said civilians were killed amid air strikes pummeling multiple parts of the capital city on Saturday. Fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …

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