06-08-2023 BEIJING: As the flooding emergency in western Beijing turned deadlier at the beginning of this week, taking out bridges, washing away dozens of cars at a time, and wreaking havoc on the city, the decision was made to divert the raging waters. The effect was almost immediate. The pressure …
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05-08-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been given a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations. Khan was found guilty of not declaring money earned from selling gifts he received in office. He denies the charges and says he will appeal. After the verdict, …
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Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: “Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual this summer. By May, the tomatoes he had grown on 21 hectares (52 acres) after taking a loan of …
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05-08-2023 LONDON/ BRUSSELS: The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet’s health. The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus. It reached …
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05-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: Australia’s national gallery will return three 9th and 10th Century bronze sculptures to Cambodia, after they were found to be stolen. It follows a decade-long investigation carried out by the two countries to determine the origin of the works. Cambodia’s government welcomed the …
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05-08-2023 BEIJING: Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China have been threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of tens of thousands of people as storms continue to batter parts of East Asia. After wreaking havoc in the Philippines and Taiwan, the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri passed …
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05-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has suspended opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case, an order that will allow him to return to parliament and contest national elections due next year. Gandhi was convicted in March in a case …
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05-08-2023 WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. During a short arraignment, he spoke softly to confirm his not-guilty plea, name and age, and that he was not under the influence of any substances. …
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04-08-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: A day after Pakistan’s leader proposed “conditional” talks with archenemy India, the United States said it supports direct talks between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he was ready to resume bilateral dialogue with …
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04-08-2023 NEW YORK: In a recent update, X, formerly known as Twitter, now allows its verified users to conceal their blue check marks for a subscription fee of $8 per month. The move comes amidst growing criticism over the platform’s verification process, which was overhauled by X’s owner, tech entrepreneur …
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