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28-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ NOIDA: Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris on Sunday near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds. Crowds watching the collapse from rooftops on nearby …

27-08-2022 Bureau Report SYDNEY: Australian police said on Friday it had seized some A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of crystal meth, also known as “ice”, concealed within marble stones in several sea freight containers, in what it said was the biggest ever haul of the drug in the country. More …

26-08-2022 JERUSALEM/ RAHAT: Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 1,200-year-old mansion on Tuesday, broadening knowledge of the southern desert region where a mosque was recently discovered. Described as a “luxurious rural estate” by the Israel Antiquities Authority, the home boasted a marble-paved hallway and walls decorated with frescoes. The first building of …

26-08-2022 BEIJING: A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China (country’s 50%) and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday. The world’s second-largest economy has experienced over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods, …

26-08-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United …

26-08-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: An Australian woman got arrested on her 100th birthday to make her dream come true, according to The Victoria Police. Jean Bicketon always wanted to get arrested. On her 100th birthday, it was finally crossed off her bucket list. The Victoria Police fulfilled her wish and …

26-08-2022 TOKYO: Japan will spend $1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on Friday, despite growing opposition from a public angered by revelations of the ruling party’s ties to the Unification Church. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving but divisive premier, was shot and killed …

26-08-2022 HELSINKI: Three journalists from Finland’s largest daily went on trial on Thursday charged with publishing classified defence intelligence, with the prosecutor demanding at least 18-month suspended sentences if found guilty. In an unprecedented case in a country renowned for its press freedom, the prosecutor claims the two Helsingin Sanomat …

25-08-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) on Thursday sought to block Gautam Adani’s attempt to acquire a majority stake in the news network, saying regulatory restrictions meant the bid from the billionaire tycoon’s group could not proceed. NDTV is regarded by some as one …

25-08-2022 VIENNA: Oil prices rose on Thursday on mounting supply tightness concerns amid disruptions to Russian exports, the potential for major producers to cut output, and the partial shutdown of a US refinery. Brent crude rose 45 cents, or 0.4%, to $101.67 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while US West …