29-03-2024 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis looked well as he began four intense days of events leading to Easter on Thursday, and renewed his own ordination vow on the day the Roman Catholic Church marks Jesus’s founding of the priesthood the night before the crucifixion. Francis, who recently curtailed his speaking …
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29-03-2024 SINGAPORE: Organized crime rings who fueled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said on Wednesday. “Driven by online anonymity, inspired by new business …
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29-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate accusations by six High Court judges of interference and intimidation by the country’s powerful intelligence agencies in judicial decisions, the law minister said on Thursday. Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar made the …
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29-03-2024 DUBAI/ NEW YORK: Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound 3% this year as easing inflation aids a demand recovery in emerging markets and the integration of generative AI attracts buyers to premium devices, a report by Counterpoint Research said on Thursday. Global shipments had declined more than 4% …
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29-03-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Palestinian fighters battled in close combat around Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital on Thursday, where the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they attacked Israeli soldiers and tanks with rockets and mortar fire The Israeli army said it continued to …
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29-03-2024 MOSCOW: Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic States or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin said late on Wednesday. Russia’s invasion of …
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28-03-2024 BEIJING: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its first electric vehicle (EV) and will begin taking orders. Its chief executive Lei Jun said this week that the Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) would be priced below 500,000 yuan ($69,186; £54,836). The move sees the technology giant taking on rivals like …
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28-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine. It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfil its legal responsibilities to protect Palestinian civilians, and to allow adequate supplies …
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28-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A court has extended Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal’s custody until Monday in a corruption case. The Delhi chief minister has denied allegations that he received kickbacks in a now-scrapped alcohol policy. The ruling comes a day after the US reiterated that it …
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28-03-2024 QUEENSLAND: An Australian state premier has backed a campaign to return an Instagram-famous magpie to its human careers after it was seized by wildlife authorities. The bird, dubbed Molly, was rescued as a chick by a Queensland couple and formed an unlikely bond with their bull terrier, Peggy. More …
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