02-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ AYODHYA: Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India’s northern town of Ayodhya is buzzing with activity as finishing touches are put on a project seen as the centrepiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign. Once a sleepy temple …
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02-01-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ BAMAKO: The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is poised to complete its withdrawal from the country on Sunday, the United Nations said in a statement. Security experts warn the area could now become the focus of a struggle in the north as rebel groups and the …
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02-01-2024 COPENHAGEN/ DUBAI/ CAIRO: US helicopters repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials on Sunday. The naval battle occurred around 0330 GMT on Sunday …
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02-01-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country’s military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation, state media reported on Monday. Kim said the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean …
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01-01-2024 AUCKLAND: New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on Monday. The fireworks illuminated the cloudy night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show. Here’s how some other places and people around …
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01-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Parts of Australia’s east face severe thunderstorms for the second straight day on Sunday, the weather bureau warned, with heavy rains raising the risk of dangerous flash flooding. In the last 24 hours, a wild weather system across the southeastern regions of Queensland and …
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01-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ A top wrestler in India has returned two of her medals to highlight alleged sexual harassment of female athletes. Vinesh Phogat, one of India’s most decorated women wrestlers, left the prestigious awards on a roadside kerb after she was refused permission to meet …
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01-01-2024 PYONGYANG/ SEOUL: North Korea vowed to launch three new spy satellites, build military drones, and boost its nuclear arsenal in 2024 as leader Kim Jong Un said US policy is making war inevitable, state media reported on Sunday. Kim lashed out at Washington in lengthy remarks wrapping up five …
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01-01-2024 NIAMEY: The Prime Ministers of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali affirmed their commitment to a shared future under an alliance that has seen the three junta-led countries distance themselves from the larger West African political bloc since their coups. The three neighboring states are all ruled by military officers …
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01-01-2024 CAROLINA/ GEORGIA: The legal landscape surrounding abortion has been roiled by uncertainty since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which had guaranteed abortion rights nationwide. Abortion providers and reproductive rights groups have brought a slew of lawsuits seeking to invalidate new …
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