12-01-2024 LONDON: Following the broadcast of the TV docudrama “Mr Bates vs the Post Office,” the British government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, declared its intention to reverse the convictions of hundreds of postal workers wrongly accused due to a flawed computer system. The announcement aims to rectify what …
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12-01-2024 THE HAGUE: South Africa’s application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking to have the court declare Israel’s military assault on Gaza a genocide will be heard starting on Thursday in The Hague. Israel has called the allegations “baseless” and accused South Africa of “cooperating with a terrorist …
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12-01-2024 MOGADISHU: A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by al-Shabab after it landed in territory held by the armed group. Several passengers were reportedly seized in Galmudug state on Wednesday by the al-Qaeda-linked group which has wreaked violence in the Horn of Africa …
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12-01-2024 UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthis end attacks on ships in the Red Sea and free the Japanese-operated Galaxy Leader that was seized last year. Eleven members of the council voted on Wednesday for the measure calling on the Iran-aligned Houthis to …
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11-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MADINAH: In a rare diplomacy, a non-Muslim Indian delegation has been given access to the holy city of Madina Munawara in Saudi Arabia. The non-Muslim Indian delegation, led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani, reached Saudi Arabia …
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11-01-2024 LONDON/ WASHINGTON: The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it shot down 18 drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the southern Red Sea, the armed group’s 26th attack on international shipping lanes in the last seven weeks. Working with forces from the United Kingdom, CENTCOM said …
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11-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Do you want money in exchange for impregnating a woman? Who can decline this unique offer! In early December, Mangesh Kumar (name changed) was scrolling through Facebook when he came across a video from “All India Pregnant Job Service” and decided to watch …
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11-01-2024 WASHINGTON: The cost of war on Gaza’s civilians is “far too high”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Blinken said Israel needed to remove barriers so more essential aid could be allowed into Gaza but he said Israel faced a huge challenge in fighting an enemy in …
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11-01-2024 RICHLAND, WA: A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing. The findings were made by Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which is part of the US Department of Energy. Scientists say the material could …
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11-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK says it is interested in normalizing relations with Israel after the war in Gaza, but that any deal must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state. Prince Khalid bin Bandar told media a pact was “close” when the Kingdom paused …
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