International
- May- 2022 -14 May
COVID-19 virus can survive longer on ‘credit cards’ than on cash; Study
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which produces COVID-19, becomes essentially nonviable when put on a cash banknote, according to a study published…
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Russia cuts off Finland’s ‘electricity supply’ at the weekend over its membership in NATO
Finland’s decision to join NATO has enraged Russia, which has announced that all electrical supplies would be suspended this weekend,…
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Dragon’s fangs burn out! China hesitant to help ‘friends’ Pakistan, Sri Lanka
The tremendous economic catastrophe in both Sri Lanka and Pakistan has revealed China’s ruthless ‘debt diplomacy’. Beijing has been accused…
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‘A very Kiwi experience’: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern tests Covid positive
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has overseen her country’s world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic, has…
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India observes one-day of mourning on the loss of UAE President ; PM Modi extends condolences
India has announced Saturday a day of mourning in tribute to UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who…
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Indian Army seeks high-mobility vehicles for difficult terrain; Read on…
The Indian Army will soon get 500 customised high-mobility vehicles that will be beneficial for fast troop deployment in a…
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Calling men ‘bald’ is a form of sexual harassment, as is mentioning women’s breasts; British court
It is now considered sexual harassment to refer to a guy as ‘bald’. A British employment tribunal made this decision.…
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Spotted; Chinese spy ship near secret naval facility off Australia’s west coast
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has been following a Chinese surveillance ship off the coast of Western Australia since last…
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11 dead as boat capsizes
San Juan: At least 11 people lost their lives as the boat they were travelling overturned off the coast of…
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Xinjiang jails over 10,000 Uyghurs; leaked list from China’s previously ‘unknown database’
According to a leaked list from China’s previously unreported database obtained by the news agency AFP, more than 10,000 Uyghurs…
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‘Thanks to the Taliban’; Men and women now can’t dine out & visit parks in Afghanistan
In yet another extreme action, Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s Herat city forbade men and women from dining out and visiting…
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‘Next stop, the moon’; Scientists grow plants in lunar soil!
For the first time, scientists have grown plants on dirt recovered from the moon by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. Researchers had…
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal freezes hiring; 2 top executives fired
San Francisco: Micro blogging platform Twitter confirmed on Thursday that two senior executives are heading for the exit and…
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Here is the reason why International Nurses Day commemorated on Florence Nightingale’s birthday
Every year on May 12th, International Nurses Day is commemorated to honour nurses’ critical and life-saving contributions around the world.…
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7 years later, rebuilding resilience; A disaster-proof Nepal is a priority after the ‘2015 earthquake’
Commemorating a national disaster, such as the 2015 earthquakes, is an opportunity to mourn the deaths of fellow citizens while…
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Google Translate now supports 24 languages, including ‘Sanskrit and Bhojpuri’!
Google has introduced 24 more languages to its Google Translate language translation service. Translate presently supports a total of 133…
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The immersive view feature has been added to Google Maps; Get the details here…
Google Maps has developed an immersive view feature that will allow users to get a sense of the location they…
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Ruble remains world’s ‘top performing currency’ in 2022 despite sanctions!
The ruble has regained the majority of its losses, and Russia’s capital controls have made it the best-performing currency in…
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A step closer to joining NATO for Finland; Russia calls it a ‘threat’!
In response to Finland’s vote to join NATO, the Kremlin issued a warning on Thursday that their neighbor’s choice to…
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United Nations recieve $33 million for strategy to prevent tanker oil disaster in Yemen
On Wednesday, the United Nations received $33 million in new contributions toward a $144 million operation to prevent an oil…
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Deepika Padukone joins Louis Vuitton, as the ‘first Indian brand ambassador’
Deepika Padukone is having a fantastic year! Padukone has reached yet another new milestone after being named to the Cannes…
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‘Country confirms Covid-19 outbreak’; Lockdown imposed to inspect Omicron’s spread
According to media sources, North Korea officially admitted the Covid outbreak for the first time in almost two years on…
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As anniversary of US handover approaches, Japan’s Okinawa may find itself on the front lines once more
Seihan Nakazato wants the missile trucks on the base next to his melon farm to depart, but he laments that…
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Shanghai’s locked-down creates frustrations in residential committees
For the first time in over a month, Elizabeth Liu and her husband were looking forward to leaving their Shanghai…
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Historic Pak bridge swept away by glacial lake water amid heatwave
Flood water from a glacier lake wrecked the ancient Hassanabad Bridge in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region on Saturday. The bridge that…
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Saudi Aramco surpasses Apple; becomes world’s most valued company
Saudi Aramco has eclipsed Apple as the world’s most valuable corporation, despite a larger tech market sell-off, as skyrocketing oil…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping suffering from ‘cerebral aneurysm’: Report
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has been reportedly suffering from ‘cerebral aneurysm’ and had to be hospitalized at the…
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Qatar’s emir to visit Tehran on Thursday, IRNA says
The emir of Qatar will visit Tehran on Thursday, according to Iran’s official IRNA news agency. According to Reuters, Qatar’s…
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Foreign food delivery drivers go on strike for the first time in Dubai
In an unusual act of industrial action in the Gulf state, foreign food delivery employees staged a mass walkout on…
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‘Do expats get coverage?’ UAE plans to introduce unemployment insurance soon; Read on…
The United Arab Emirates will shortly introduce a sort of unemployment insurance. The cabinet made the crucial announcement on Monday.…
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Iran not transparent about prior nuclear activity, IAEA warns
Iran is dragging its feet on information about uranium particles found at old undeclared facilities in the country, according to…
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Millions will mysteriously disappear by the year 2022; ‘Time traveller’
Future predictions have always been made for wonderful online material. Served by many in the past on various plates, these…
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One million cannabis plants will be distributed to promote it as a ‘household crop’
In order to commemorate the new regulation that permits individuals to cultivate cannabis at home, the Thai government has decided…
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Al Jazeera reporter murdered during an Israeli operation in the West Bank
On Wednesday, an Al Jazeera reporter was killed in an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, with Palestinians and…
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China accuses WHO Director-General of being ‘irresponsible’ for calling zero-COVID strategy ‘unsustainable’
China retaliated on Wednesday over ‘irresponsible’ comments by the World Health Organization’s director-general, who branded China’s rigorous and increasingly harsh…
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