06-09-2023 SEOL: About 50,000 South Korean teachers rallied in Seoul on Monday to demand better protection of their rights and spotlight after a young teacher was found dead in an apparent suicide over harassment by a student’s parents. Complaints by public school teachers have grown sharply over mistreatment by parents …
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06-09-2023 WASHINGTON: As tensions between North Korea and the US and its regional allies continue to spiral with both sides conducting military drills to keep the war at bay, Washington said Monday that Kim Jong Un is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to “advance arms negotiations”. A National …
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06-09-2023 BOGOTA: Despite the progressive peace talks between two guerilla groups to end the decades-long fighting in the country, as many as nine people were dead leaving five others injured after deadly fighting erupted in Colombia, officials said Monday. The fighting took place between the dissidents of the disarmed FARC …
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05-09-2023 HOBART: Australia has successfully evacuated a sick Antarctic researcher from a remote outpost on the icy continent. An urgent rescue operation was launched last week to reach the man, who has an undisclosed “developing medical condition”. The mission required a medical retrieval team, a massive icebreaker ship and two …
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05-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India has stepped up the use of coal to generate electricity in a bid to stop outages caused by lower hydroelectricity output, as an increase in renewables is struggling to keep pace with record power demand. It is unusual for India’s electricity use …
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05-09-2023 BEIJING: Pope Francis has told Catholics in China to be “good Christians and good citizens”, reaching out to Beijing during his visit to neighboring Mongolia. Relations between the Vatican and Beijing, which have not had official diplomatic relations for more than 70 years, have been tense over the governance …
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05-09-2023 SOCHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed during a meeting on August 5 to boost cooperation in the transport, agriculture, and construction industries. “Despite the current regional and global challenges, the leaders reaffirmed their common will to further develop Russian-Turkish relations,” the Kremlin said …
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05-09-2023 STOCKHOLM: A violent riot erupted in Sweden after the desecration of the Holy Quran leading to the arrest of two individuals and the detention of approximately ten others. The rally, organised by Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, has further fueled a series of protests that have ignited anger across the …
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05-09-2023 OTTAWA: Ottawa police are investigating a Saturday night shooting at a wedding reception that left two Toronto men dead and injured six others. Acting Duty Insp. Amy Bond said police responded to reports of gunfire at about 10:21 p.m. Saturday in the city’s south end. The victims were attending …
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04-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: More than two dozen opposition parties in India have decided to jointly contest the 2024 national elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they aim to prevent the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) third straight victory. The 28-party bloc, called the …
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