25-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/WELLINGTON: Australia has suspended a travel bubble with New Zealand after its first COVID case in months was confirmed to be the South African variant. The infected patient had served 14-days in quarantine and tested negative twice before developing symptoms later. Travellers coming from New …
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25-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies BEIJING/ NEW DELHI: The stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops seems far from over as troops from both countries once again clashed at the Naku La area in northern Sikkim, as soldiers from both sides sustained injuries. The confrontation, according to Indian media reports, took …
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Hyderabad, Jan.25 (PMI): Hyderabad has the second-highest CCTV Surveillance in the world: Mr VC Sajjanar Cyberabad Police has got another feather in its crown. It has got 2058 CCTVs unveiled by Dr M. Mahendar Reddy, DGP, and Telangana here in the City today at a function held at Gachibowli Police Station. …
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25-01-2021 ANKARA/ JERUSALEM/ RIYADH: Two years ago, relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia stood at one of the lowest points in the history of the two regional powers following the murder in Istanbul of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His killing in October 2018 at the hands of Saudi agents in the …
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25-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ DUBAI/ JERUSALEM: In December last year, following Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he said the Emirati leadership apprised him of their position during his visit. He said he in turn apprised the Emirati …
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24-01-2021 Bureau Report + BBC AMSTERDAM/ MELBOURNE: Police in the Netherlands have arrested the alleged head of one of the world’s biggest drugs gangs, on a warrant issued by Australia. Tse Chi Lop – a Chinese-born Canadian national – is said to be the head of The Company, which dominates …
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24-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: In continuation of negotiations, talks and meetings as well as pacts, ‘orders’ and actions against innocent Afghan people (not Taliban) particularly Shia Afghani Muslims belonging to Hazara Community and hypocritically agreements, deals and hidden conspiracies with Taliban and …
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24-01-2021 MOSCOW: Russian police have arrested more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies around the country, a monitoring group said, as tens of thousands of protesters demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, whose wife was among those detained. Navalny had called on his supporters …
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23-01-2021 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Larry King, giant of American broadcasting, has died at the age of 87 in Los Angeles. He died on Saturday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Ora Media, a production company he co-founded. During his six-decade career, which included 25 years hosting his own CNN …
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23-01-2021 PENTAGON/ WASHINGTON: The former Army general Lloyd Austin made history when he was confirmed by the US Senate as America’s first Black Defence Secretary. The development came a day after Congress handed over Austin a special waiver to hold the post, which is required for any Defence Secretary who …
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