20-09-2022 MEXICO CITY: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety. Two died in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, authorities said, one …
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20-09-2022 TEHRAN/ DUBAI: Two men were killed among dozens hurt in Iran on Monday during protests over the death of a young woman while she was in the custody of the morality police, a Kurdish rights group said, as demonstrations ignited by the incident went on for the third day. …
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20-09-2022 MARYLAND: A Maryland judge has vacated the 2000 murder conviction of Adnan Syed after prosecutors said there were two other possible suspects in the killing of his former girlfriend who were never disclosed to the defence at trial. The case gained national attention when the podcast “Serial” raised doubts …
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20-09-2022 MOSCOW/ BEIJING: A top Russian security official has declared on a visit to China that the Kremlin considers beefing up ties with Beijing as a top policy goal. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the national Security Council chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, described the “strengthening of comprehensive partnership and …
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20-09-2022 LONDON: Since the cricket match between India and Pakistan on Aug 28, two communities have been involved in violent clashes in England’s Leicester. Police had to be deployed after the latest conflicts between the two parties caused “serious disorder”. Andalou Agency reported that some people in the mob threw …
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19-09-2022 LONDON: In an unprecedented show of power, more than 110,000 Canadian Sikhs took part in voting for the Khalistan Referendum in Brampton, Ontario, to demand an independent state of Khalistan with Shimla as its capital. Organized by the pro-Khalistani advocacy group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), the voting started with …
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19-09-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: A court in Pakistan has ordered that terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan be dropped, his lawyer says. The court on Monday said Khan’s alleged offence did not attract terrorism charges, defence lawyer Faisal Chaudhry said. Khan, aged 69, …
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19-09-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani’s overseas shopping spree is so far more splash than cash. The Indian tycoon has failed in his pursuit of big flashy targets that tripped up compatriots over a decade ago. His quieter penchant for snapping up foreign technology is a smarter strategy …
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19-09-2022 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on Sunday whether US forces would defend the democratically governed island claimed by China, …
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19-09-2022 TOKYO: Typhoon Nanmadol brought ferocious winds and record rainfall to parts of Japan on Monday, as one of the biggest storms to hit the country in years killed and injured dozens persons, disrupted transport and forced some manufacturers to suspend operations. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delayed his departure to …
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