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Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
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Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks

Dubai, May 16: The 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip''s militant Hamas rulers, the first major move among Mideast nations still grappling with how to address the conflict.While the Arab League...
UN head deeply disturbed by Israeli airstrike
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UN head ''deeply disturbed'' by Israeli airstrike

United Nations, May 16: A UN spokesman says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply disturbed" by the Israeli airstrike that destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City housing offices of several international media organisations and residential apartments, and is "dismayed" by the increasing...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 162.1 million
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 162.1 million

Washington, May 16: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 162.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.36 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...
Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23
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Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23

West Palm Beach (US), May 15: The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says.Damon Weaver was 23 when he died May 1, his sister, Candace Hardy, told the Palm Beach Post....
First repatriation flight from India arrives in Australia following end of COVID-19 travel ban
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First repatriation flight from India arrives in Australia following end of...

Melbourne, May 15: The first repatriation flight carrying Australians stranded in India landed in Darwin on Saturday following the end of the federal government's controversial ban on them from returning home. The repatriation flights facilitated by the Australian government for its stranded...
China lands spacecraft on Mars
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China lands spacecraft on Mars

Beijing, May 15: A Chinese spacecraft carrying the country's first Mars rover has touched down on the red planet, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) confirmed on Saturday morning. The Tianwen-1, which consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, was launched on July 23, 2020, it...
1,600 rockets fired from Gaza, 7 Israeli deaths: Military
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1,600 rockets fired from Gaza, 7 Israeli deaths: Military

Tel Aviv, May 13: Palestinian militants have now fired more than 1,600 rockets from Gaza at Israel since the latest flare-up of fighting began earlier this week, Israel's military said on Thursday.Around 400 went down over Gaza, dpa news agency quoted military spokesman Jonathan Conricus as...
Burmese beauty queen turns rebel to bring down Myanmars military junta
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Burmese beauty queen turns rebel to bring down Myanmar's military junta

Kolkata, May 13: Burmese beauty queen Htar Htet Htet has turned rebel, promising to bring down the brutal military junta in Myanmar or die fighting it.Htet Htet represented Myanmar in the first Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Thailand in 2013.Eight years later, the 32-year-old fitness...
American India Foundation raises USD 25 million for COVID-19 assistance to India
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American India Foundation raises USD 25 million for COVID-19 assistance to India

Washington, May 13: An Indian-American non-profit body has raised USD25 million for COVID-19 assistance to India as the country battles a severe outbreak of the viral disease, its functionaries said. "So far, we have ordered and have commitments for 5,500 oxygen concentrators, 2,300 hospital...
India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of 2027: Report
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India may overtake China as most populous country sooner than UN projections of...

Beijing, May 12: Chinese demographers say India will become the world''s most populous country earlier than the United Nations'' projection of 2027, surpassing China where a steady drop in the birth rate has been recorded in the last few years.India is expected to add nearly 273 million people to...
Thermo Fisher Scientific pledges USD 10 million to support Indias fight against COVID-19
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Thermo Fisher Scientific pledges USD 10 million to support India's fight against ...

New Delhi, May 12: Thermo Fisher Scientific on Wednesday said it has pledged USD 10 million (around Rs 73 crore) as its contribution to India''s fight against COVID-19.As COVID-19 cases continue to escalate in India, this support aims to offer cash and urgently needed products to help the country in...
China gives 500K vaccine doses to Bangladesh
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China gives 500K vaccine doses to Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 12: China delivered 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine as a gift to Bangladesh on Wednesday to help it cope with a shortage.Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is in desperate need after India banned exports of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines produced by the Serum Institute of India...
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