20-04-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to proceed with a planned launch, according to state media. Kim, who was visiting the country’s National Aerospace Development Administration, said developing reconnaissance capabilities was …
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20-04-2023 PARIS: Pakistani cinema is returning to the French Riviera for a second consecutive year. Canadian Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s debut feature film, In Flames, is set to have its world premiere next month at Quinzaine des Cineastes (Directors’ Fortnight), an independent selection that runs parallel to Festival de Cannes …
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20-04-2023 LONDON: The London Metropolitan Police have been condemned by writers, journalist unions and activists for questioning and detaining a French publisher under the United Kingdom’s Terrorism Act. Ernest Moret, foreign rights manager for popular science fiction author Alain Damasio as well as Editions La Fabrique, was on his way …
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20-04-2023 WASHINGTON/ MISSOURI: An 84-year-old man from Missouri has surrendered to authorities following accusations that he shot a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell. Andrew Lester was arrested on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he allegedly shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl once in the head and …
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19-04-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Apple has opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch that highlights the company’s growing aspirations to expand in the country it also hopes to turn into a potential manufacturing hub. The company’s CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday posed …
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19-04-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Weak signs of recovery in Afghanistan’s economy are at risk of being undone by Taliban restrictions on women working for NGOs, the UN says. Donations to the UN are under threat of falling sharply because of the ban on Afghan women working …
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19-04-2023 SANTIAGO: Police in Latin America have seized cocaine and other drugs worth $5bn (£4bn) in an operation lasting three weeks and spanning 15 countries. They also seized more than 8,000 illicit firearms and carried out almost 15,000 arrests. Police forces from Mexico in the north to Argentina in the …
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19-04-2023 DOHA: Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will restore diplomatic ties and reopen embassies soon, more than two years since the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt lifted a blockade on Qatar, ending a rift in diplomatic relations that began in 2017, according to Qatar’s International Media Office …
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19-04-2023 TOKYO: The foreign ministers of G7 have pledged to intensify sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine and criticized China for its actions in the Taiwan Strait and disputed South China Sea, urging Beijing “to act as a responsible member of the international community”. The comments, issued on …
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19-04-2023 DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in the most significant step yet towards ending Syria’s decade-long regional isolation. Prince Faisal landed in Damascus on Tuesday, Syrian state media reported, a week after his Syrian counterpart visited Saudi Arabia. …
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