20-07-2024 DHAKA: Authorities in Bangladesh have imposed a nationwide curfew, after further rioting in the capital Dhaka left an additional 35 people dead. Days of violence have been sparked by students’ calls for the government to axe a rule reserving scores of public jobs for the families of veterans of …
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20-07-2024 TEL AVIV: A long-range Iranian-made drone hit the centre of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday in an attack claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi militia that killed one man and wounded four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said. The explosion, which footage shared on social …
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20-07-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Wipro, opens new tab, India’s fourth-largest IT services player, missed quarterly revenue expectations on Friday due to prolonged softness in key geographies such as Europe, and Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa (APMEA). The company’s consolidated revenue fell 3.8% to 219.64 …
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20-07-2024 WASHINGTON: Edna Wales, a Republican delegate from Florida, does not support abortion. As a Roman Catholic, the procedure goes against her moral values but her policy position, she told media at a street fair at the Republican National Convention, was that it should be left to the states. “I …
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20-07-2024 WEST PRECINCT, VIRGINIA: A US police officer has been fired for saying that an Indian student’s life was of “limited value” after she died last year. The Seattle Police Department said that officer Daniel Auderer’s comments about Jaahnavi Kandula’s death were “vile” and callous”, The Seattle Times reported. Kandula, …
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20-07-2024 LONDON: A massive technology outage has disrupted businesses and institutions in multiple countries, throwing airports, airlines, rail companies, government services, banks, stock exchanges, supermarkets, telecoms, health systems and media outlets into chaos. The disruption was caused by an update to a product offered by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which had …
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20-07-2024 THE HAGUE: The UN’s top court is set to issue a landmark opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), based at The Hague in the Netherlands, has been examining the issue since the beginning of last year, at …
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20-07-2024 TASMANIA: A collection of 3,404 eggs have been seized in Australia after a European operation into the illegal bird trade. Investigators discovered the haul believed to be worth $400,000 to $500,000 (£207,000-£259,000) at a property in Granton, Tasmania on 9 July. The eggs had been blown or hollowed out …
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19-07-2024 BEIRUT: Hezbollah will hit new Israeli targets if Israel keeps targeting civilians in Lebanon, the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday, saying there had been a spike in the number of non-combatants killed in Lebanon in recent days. Five civilians, all Syrians and including three children, were …
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19-07-2024 DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse students protesting against the government’s job quota system on Wednesday, a day after violent clashes left six people dead and scores injured. Authorities also announced the indefinite closure of all public and private universities from Wednesday following …
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