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UKs Coventry gets its 1st Indian-origin turban-wearing Lord Mayor
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UK's Coventry gets its 1st Indian-origin turban-wearing Lord Mayor

London, May 22: An Indian-origin Sikh councillor has made history after being appointed as the new Lord Mayor of Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England. As a Lord Mayor, Punjab-born Jaswant Singh Birdi will be the Chairman of the City Council, and as Coventry's first citizen, he will be the...
Climate change to push 30 per cent species over tipping points: Study
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Climate change to push 30 per cent species over tipping points: Study

New Delhi, May 22: Climate change is likely to abruptly push up to 30 per cent species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, according to a study. The researchers found that if the planet warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius, 15 per cent of species they studied...
Mexico: 10 killed, 9 injured as gunmen open fire at car race participants
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Mexico: 10 killed, 9 injured as gunmen open fire at car race participants

Mexico City, May 21: At least ten people were killed and nine others injured in an armed attack targeting a group of amateur rally drivers in a car race in the Mexican state of Baja California, local media reported. A group of armed individuals got out of a vehicle and opened fire at the car race...
Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war By Adam Shreck, Foster Klug and Zeke Miller
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Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key...

Hiroshima, May 21: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a symbolic victory on the battlefield. The Ukrainian leader's in-person appearance in his trademark...
UK extends Russian export ban to diamonds, metals over Ukraine
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UK extends Russian export ban to diamonds, metals over Ukraine

London, May 19: The UK on Friday extended its package of sanctions against Russia with a ban on Russian diamonds, an industry worth USD 4 billion in exports in 2021, as well as imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel and sanctioned 86 more people and entities linked with the country...
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Imran's ex-wife complains about using her kids for 'political agenda in Pak'

London, May 19: Directly addressing outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, complained of fake accounts on the micro-blogging site pretending to be her sons, which she claimed were created by "imposters with a political...
Eight killed, thousands evacuated as floods batter Italy
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Eight killed, thousands evacuated as floods batter Italy

Guwhaati, May 18: At least eight people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering widespread floods, officials said on Wednesday. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said some areas had received half their...
Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase with paps in New York
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Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase with paps in New...

New York, May 18: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving “highly aggressive” paparazzi for over two hours in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said on Wednesday. The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards...
Deadly dengue reaches epidemic proportion in Sri Lanka
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Deadly dengue reaches epidemic proportion in Sri Lanka

Colombo, May 18: Deadly dengue disease has reached to an epidemic proportion in Sri Lanka with 22 deaths and more than 34,500 cases recorded so far for the year 2023. However medical experts have warned that with the monsoon rains, the worst is yet to come. National Dengue Control Programme...
Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time
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Famous Nepalese Sherpa guide sets world record, scales Mt Everest for 27th time

Kathmandu, May 17: World-renowned Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 27th time on Wednesday, beating his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world's highest peak. The 53-year-old record-holding mountain guide stood atop the 8,848.86 metres-high...
Indian-American woman from Texas found dead mysteriously in Oklahoma
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Indian-American woman from Texas found dead mysteriously in Oklahoma

Houston, May 17: A 25-year-old Indian-American woman, who went missing from the US state of Texas earlier this month, was found dead nearly 322 kilometres away in neighbouring Oklahoma state, a day after she disappeared on her way to work. Lahari Pathivada was last seen driving a black Toyota to...
Pakistan may turn to China for bailout as deadlock persists over IMF programme: Report
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Pakistan may turn to China for bailout as deadlock persists over IMF programme:...

Islamabad, May 16: Pakistan has no other option but to ask its all-weather ally China to bail out its ailing economy to avert full fledged eruption of the Balance of Payment (BoP) crisis if the IMF does not revive the USD 6.5 billion programme, according to a media report on Tuesday. The...
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