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No obligation to defend Taiwan with US: Australia

20-03-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Australia “absolutely” did not promise to support the US in any military conflict over Taiwan in return for a deal to acquire US nuclear-powered attack submarines, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Australia, the US and Britain unveiled the multi-decade AUKUS project …

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Cyclone Freddy death toll in Africa surpasses 500

20-03-2023 OUAGADOUGOU/ BAMAKO/ NIAMEY: The death toll in southeast Africa due to the exceptionally long-lasting Tropical Cyclone Freddy has risen to 522, according to authorities in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. Disaster management authorities in Malawi, which has been hit the hardest by the cyclone, reported on Saturday that the death …

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Canada eases immigration for quake-hit Syrians & Turks

20-03-2023 OTTAWA: Amid calls to help people affected by the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, Canada took steps to ease procedures for migrants from those countries. On Saturday, officials announced that they would ease immigration procedures for Turkish and Syrian citizens already in the country, a month after an earthquake …

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Thousands vote for Khalistan Referendum in Brisbane

20-03-2023 Bureau Report BRISBANE/ MELBOURNE: More than 11,000 Sikhs took part in the second phase of Khalistan Referendum voting at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre amid a massive wave of Indian cyber security mercenary attacks on the electronic voting machines. There was a disruption in the voting thrice as …

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Israel & Palestine meet for talks in Egypt

20-03-2023 CAIRO: Israeli and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials are meeting in Egypt for talks amid criticism and calls for a boycott by Palestinian political parties. The one-day meeting, which is also being attended by Egyptian, US and Jordanian officials, began on Sunday in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. …

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Indians are braving war to study in Ukraine

19-03-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI/ KYIV: Rishi Dwivedi is one of thousands of Indian students evacuated from Ukraine a year ago but he’s now back studying in Lviv, despite the threat the war poses to his safety. “Air raid sirens alerting us about incoming missile or drone attacks …

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UN extends Afghanistan mission by another year

19-03-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: The United Nations Security Council has renewed the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for another year while also asking for recommendations on the best way for the international community to continue its work in the Taliban-ruled country. The 15-member council on Thursday unanimously adopted two resolutions, …

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