31-10-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: The death toll from the collapse of a colonial-era suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 132, according to officials, as rescue workers worked through the night, combing the Machhu River for survivors. Harsh Sanghavi, Gujarat’s home minister, told reporters that …
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31-10-2022 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has vacated the presidential palace with no successor in line to replace him as the divided country struggles to recover from a years-long financial crisis. Addressing his supporters outside the Baabda presidential palace in Beirut on Sunday, the 89-year-old Christian leader, who took office …
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31-10-2022 CALIFORNIA: The man who clubbed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in the head with a hammer, shouting “Where is Nancy?” after forcing his way into the couple’s San Francisco home, faced charges of attempted murder and other felonies a day later. Police have not offered a motive for …
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31-10-2022 MOGADISHU: Hundreds (100s) Shia Muslims were martyred and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country’s president said in a statement early on Sunday. “Our people who were massacred … included mothers with their children in their …
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31-10-2022 JERUSALEM: Israelis go to the polls on Nov 1 for their fifth election in less than four years. The country has been caught in an election cycle since 2019, amid persistent deadlock between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rivals on the left, right and centre. December 2018 …
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30-10-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: The latest survey by India’s National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) found that nearly 150 million Indians are in need of mental health care services, but fewer than 30 million are seeking care. “Over 10% of the population has diagnosable mental health or …
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30-10-2022 CALIFORNIA: An intruder attacked the husband of the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer after breaking into their California home Friday, police said, leaving him needing hospital treatment. US media reported that the intruder shouted “Where’s Nancy?” during the attack suggesting that his motivation was political but …
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30-10-2022 PRETORIA/ BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa’s new Zulu king, Misuzulu kaZwelithini, has been officially recognized as the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the first Zulu coronation since 1971. The ceremony recognizing the new king, who has promised to unite his nation and protect …
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30-10-2022 NEW YORK: An old interview with the richest man in the world Elon Musk provides insight into the billionaire’s approach and motivation. Now the chief of multiple tech ventures like Tesla and SpaceX, 23 years ago Musk is seen being interviewed as a young millionaire. Standing with his then-fiance …
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30-10-2022 DOHA: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told media. They said more than a dozen buildings had …
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