World
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531Diplomat Mustapha Adib on course to be designated new Lebanon PM
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is on course to become the country’s next prime minister after securing major political backing. Mr....
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493Global death toll from COVID19 surpass 840,000
Global Covid-19 deaths surpassed 8 lakh 40,000 yesterday, according to Johns Hopkins University. With total Covid-19 cases around the world reaching 2...
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436Shinzo Abe resigns on health grounds; PM Modi wishes him speedy recovery
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is pained to hear about the ill health of his dear friend Shinzo Abe....
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532Venezuela asks for volunteers to test Russian Covid-19 vaccine
Caracas: “In the coming days, we’ll be asking for volunteers to get vaccinated,” the BBC quoted as saying on Sunday. He also that...
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456Spain wildfire forces 3,000 residents to evacuate
Madrid: Twenty-five aircraft and helicopters are helping to combat the blaze, that first erupted on August 27, along with 250 firemen, supported by...
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579Ex-defence minister Ishiba is people’s choice for next Japan PM: polls
Tokyo: Shigeru Ishiba, a vocal Abe critic, could face an uphill battle if he does declare his candidacy, with local media reporting...
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858US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus
(Agence France-Presse) Washington: The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet’s total, as nations...
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383What’s next as Japan PM Abe quits, potential successors
The abrupt resignation of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, triggered an election in his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to replace him...
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448Female Pakistani lawyer tortured for giving speech against Army
A Pakistani female advocate, who recently delivered a speech critical of the country’s armed forces, was abducted and tortured for days, before...
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509President Donald Trump pays Japan’s Shinzo Abe ‘highest respect,’ plans to call him
President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision...
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