17-11-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The first sign that something was amiss was in the bowl of rice. Residents in the town of Plachimada, in India’s state of Kerala, watched the grains swirl in gluey yellow water before taking a spoonful that left a metallic aftertaste. Soon, they noticed that …
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17-11-2022 MASQAT/ DUABI: An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman, an official has told the Associated Press. The attack happened on Tuesday night off the coast of Oman, the Middle East-based defence official said. The official spoke …
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17-11-2022 NUSA DUA: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine “in the strongest terms” on Wednesday and demanded its unconditional withdrawal in a declaration adopted at the end of a two-day summit. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine,” the declaration said, signaling …
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16-11-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ LONDON: The next round of talks between India and the UK on a proposed free trade agreement, which aims at boosting trade and investments between the two regions, is proposed to be held in the coming months, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. …
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16-11-2022 KUALA LUMPUR/ BEIJING: China may not be sending a side to Qatar, but Chinese businesses will have top billing as sponsors at the 2022 World Cup. Chinese brands are the biggest sponsors of this month’s tournament even outspending the slate of American companies that includes iconic names such as …
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16-11-2022 KYIV: Missile strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, plunging seven million homes into darkness just days after a humiliating Russian retreat, prompting a defiant response from President Volodymyr Zelensky. Seven million homes were without power following the latest attacks, the presidency said, dampening jubilation over the recapture of …
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16-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump is expected to launch another White House bid Tuesday, even as another one of his fellow election deniers lost a key race in last week’s midterms. The 76-year-old billionaire, whose 2016 win shocked America and the world, has summoned the press to his …
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16-11-2022 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: The family of Shireen Abu Akleh say they are “encouraged” by the United States announcing an investigation into the Palestinian American Al Jazeera correspondent’s killing in May. In a statement released on Tuesday, the family said the US decision, first reported on Monday, was necessary considering Abu …
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16-11-2022 UNITED NATIONS: The world’s population has reached eight billion people, the United Nations has said, warning of more hardship in store for regions already facing resource scarcity because of climate change. Reaching eight billion people is “a sign of human success, but it’s also a great risk for our …
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16-11-2022 BAGHDAD: As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artefacts like old warships, an ancient city and human remains have emerged. This story is part of “Climate artefacts”, a miniseries telling the stories behind the people, places and objects that have …
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