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‘80% ladies & gents lie on dating apps’

18-09-2022 LONDON: A recent study published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin has shown that around 80% of people lie about themselves on online dating applications. Needless to say, a small profile picture does not give away much information about a person and hiding the truth is quite easy on …

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Iran’s permanent membership in SCO becomes official

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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Putin tells Modi he wants Ukraine war to end soon

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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Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed

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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Man-made factors worsened Pakistan floods

  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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