World
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5.8 magnitude quake hits China
Beijing: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Delingha in China’s Qinghai province on Sunday, according to authorities. The China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) the epicentre of the quake that occurred at 10.21…
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Crypto.com users not able to access accounts after $34 mn hack
San Francisco: After several users complained about issues with logging back to their accounts on Crypto.com after the platform was hit by a $34 million hack, its CEO Kris Marszalek has been…
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Jair Bolsonaro’s administration is hurting the lives of LGBTQ+ sex workers in Brazil
By Alberto C B de Souza, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, Carleton University Ottawa: (The Conversation) Brazil has achieved accomplishments related to the rights and visibility of marginalized communities in the last two…
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Turkish journalist arrested for insulting Erdogan on live TV
Ankara: A Turkish court ordered to arrest prominent journalist Sedef Kabas for making offensive remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on live television, CNN Turk reported on Saturday. During the program,…
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Omicron surge: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country. “My wedding won’t be going ahead…
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Global COVID caseload reaches 348.5 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 348.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.59 million and vaccinations to over 9.77 billion, according…
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Fijian soldiers fly to Aus for co-deployment mission to Tonga
Suva: Fifty-one Fijian military personnel flew out to Australia’s Brisbane on Saturday for a co-deployment mission to Tonga which was hit by the massive volcanic eruptions and a subsequent tsunami last weekend.Fijian military…
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US, Russia to try more diplomacy amid tensions over Ukraine
Moscow: With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the US and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge…
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6.4-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Oita Prefecture on Saturday, authorities said, adding no tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the temblor…
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Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s benchmark inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 14 per cent in December 2021, up from 11.1 per cent, the government statistics office said on…
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UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States,…
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WHO: COVID-19 boosters should start with most vulnerable
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters…