09-03-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The families of seven Israeli hostages being held in Gaza have called for their release and safe return, at a press conference in London. The father of a 19-year-old being held said “all suffering” would end “on both sides” if the hostages came home. The families …
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09-03-2024 OTTAWA: Canadian police are describing the deaths of members of a Sri Lankan family, including four young children, in Ottawa as a “mass killing”. Police say the six victims were newcomers to Canada, and the youngest was less than three months old. A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka who …
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09-03-2024 ABUJA: More than 280 Nigerian school pupils have been abducted in the north-western town of Kuriga, officials say. The pupils were in the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT) when dozens of gunmen on motorcycles rode through the school, one witness said. The students, between the ages of eight …
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09-03-2024 SYDNEY: It would take a remarkable acting performance to rival Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett on screen but that’s exactly what untried child prodigy Aswan Reid has done in her latest movie, critics say. Barely 11 years old when The New Boy was shot in the dusty South Australian …
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09-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haiti’s main port says it is suspending operations due to sabotage and vandalism as the capital city descends further into violence and chaos. Local media report that armed men broke into the port in capital Port-au-Prince, looting containers. It follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations …
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08-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first official visit to the main city of Indian-administrated Kashmir since New Delhi scrapped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Addressing a crowd in a football stadium in Srinagar, Modi on Thursday announced development …
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08-03-2024 WASHINGTON/ SANA’A/ DUBAI: A Houthi missile attack on a Red Sea merchant ship left several people dead, the US military said. These are the first fatalities reported since the Houthis began strikes against shipping in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in November. Three crew members have been …
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08-03-2024 MINNESOTA/ OKLAHOMA: Donald Trump vowed to cheering supporters that he would “take back our country” after dominating the Super Tuesday primary contests. Hours later he became the lone Republican White House contender after rival Nikki Haley dropped out. President Joe Biden who largely sailed through the Democratic nominating contests …
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08-03-2024 LOS ANGELES: A former Google software engineer has been charged in the US with stealing trade secrets about artificial intelligence (AI) while secretly working for two Chinese companies. Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, was indicted in the state of California on four charges and arrested on Wednesday. …
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08-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The World Food Program (WFP) says its first attempt in two weeks to bring food aid to northern Gaza was blocked by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The UN agency says the convoy of 14 Lorries was “turned back” at a checkpoint and was later …
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