18-09-2022 TOKYO: Nearly two million people in Japan have been asked to seek shelter before Typhoon Nanmadol, national broadcaster NHK said, as the weather agency issued a rare “special warning” about the powerful storm, which is expected to make landfall on Sunday. NHK, which compiles alerts issued by local authorities, …
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17-09-2022 SHANGHAI/ TEHRAN: The 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on Friday officially declared Iran’s admission to the regional international organization’s permanent membership. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, whose country is hosting the 22nd SCO summit, officially recognized Islamic Republic of Iran’s status as a permanent member of the organization, …
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17-09-2022 DUBAI: Two men who showed shocking courage and rescued a four-year-old child hanging from the 13th floor of a residential building in Sharjah, UAE, were honoured for their bravery by Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police. One man was an Arab resident while another …
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17-09-2022 NEW YORK: US parents have reported receiving an inappropriate image after the school messaging application that has 10 million users nationwide was hacked. The Seesaw app is used by teachers, students, and family members in the US. Many teachers and parents were shocked to receive a notorious explicit picture …
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17-09-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies SAMARKAND/ NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told India’s Narendra Modi that he understood New Delhi’s concerns about the conflict in Ukraine and wanted it to end “as soon as possible”, according to a readout of a bilateral meeting published by the Kremlin. The …
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17-09-2022 DAMASCUS: Israel has carried out an air strike on Syria’s Damascus International Airport and other positions south of the capital, killing five soldiers and causing material damages, the ministry of defence said. Syrian air defences intercepted the attack and managed to down most of the missiles, the ministry said …
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16-09-2022 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Human-caused climate change likely contributed to the deadly floods in Pakistan recently, experts say in a new scientific analysis that looked at how much global warming was to blame. The World Weather Attribution, a collection of mostly volunteer scientists from around the world who …
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16-09-2022 SAMARKAND-UZBEKISTAN: Few recent meetings had been as highly anticipated as the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The Russian and Chinese leaders met on Thursday as Putin’s relations with the West continued …
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16-09-2022 SEOUL/ BEIJING: South Korea has repatriated the remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed during the Korean War, the first such ceremony since South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May. Wooden caskets containing the remains of the Chinese soldiers were handed over to a Chinese military honour guard …
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16-09-2022 By Syed Najaf Ali Shoukat + Bureau Report + Agencies BAGHDAD/ NAJAF/ KARBALA/ KARACHI: Iraqi authorities have increased security nationwide in anticipation of the annual Shi’a Arba’een pilgrimage Sept. 16-17, when millions of pilgrims will converge on the holy city of Karbala. Attendance at this year’s event is expected …
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