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Valery Polyakov, the man who took longest single trip to space, dies
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Valery Polyakov, the man who took longest single trip to space, dies

Moscow, Sep 19: Valery Polyakov, the Soviet cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single stay in space, has died at age 80, Russia's space agency announced Monday. Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began January 8, 1994, when he and two others blasted off on a two-day flight to the...
Biden claims
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Biden claims 'pandemic is over' as WHO advises vigilance

Washington, Sep 19: US President Joe Biden has claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic is over, as millions suffer from long Covid and several countries still bear the brunt of the global health crisis. On the CBS '60 Minutes' TV show on Sunday, Biden said: "The pandemic is over. We still have a...
Over 2,000 guests to join Queen Elizabeths funeral today
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Over 2,000 guests to join Queen Elizabeth's funeral today

London, Sep 19: More than 2,000 guests will gather in London's Westminster Abbey on Monday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96. Before the service commences at 11 a.m. (about 4 p.m. IST), a bell will toll for 96 consecutive minutes, marking the...
Sri Lanka seeks details on medical students Zelensky claimed to rescue from Russian captivity
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Sri Lanka seeks details on medical students Zelensky claimed to rescue from...

Colombo, Sep 18: Sri Lanka has sought more information from the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian embassy in New Delhi on the news of the rescue of seven Sri Lankan students from Kupyansk Medical College in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine. Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said that it has requested...
Over 1,500 killed, 12,000 injured in Pakistan
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Over 1,500 killed, 12,000 injured in Pakistan's monsoon rains, floods

Islamabad, Sep 18: The total death toll in Pakistan from this season's monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,545, along with 12,860 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to a report released by the NDMA on Saturday evening, 552 children...
President Murmu in UK to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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President Murmu in UK to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

London, Sep 18: President Droupadi Murmu has arrived here on a three-day visit to attend the state funeral of British Queen Elizabeth II, scheduled at Westminster Abbey on Monday, and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government. The Indian head of state, who arrived on Saturday...
World Bank warns of rising global recession risk amid simultaneous rate hikes
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World Bank warns of rising global recession risk amid simultaneous rate hikes

Washington, Sep 16: As central banks across the world are simultaneously hiking interest rates in response to inflation, the world may be edging toward a global recession in 2023, the World Bank warned. Central banks around the world have been raising interest rates this year with a degree of...
Putin, Zelenskyy court major allies as Ukraine makes gains
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Putin, Zelenskyy court major allies as Ukraine makes gains

Kyiv, Sep 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy are each courting major allies on Thursday, seeking to prop up their efforts in a war whose fortunes have tilted toward Ukraine in recent days. In Uzbekistan's ancient Samarkand, Putin was hoping to...
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
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NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era

Washington, Sep 15: The US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and policy issues associated with space sustainability. Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and...
Spokesman: Zelenskyy in car accident, no serious injuries
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Spokesman: Zelenskyy in car accident, no serious injuries

Kyiv, Sept 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's car collided with another vehicle early Thursday after a battlefield visit, but he was not seriously injured, his spokesman said. Zelenskyy was returning to Kyiv from the Kharkiv region, where he visited troops in the recaptured city of...
Indian-origin Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel appointed S Africa
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Indian-origin Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel appointed S Africa's Inspector-General of...

Johannesburg, Sept 15: Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel, an Indian-origin intelligence service officer, has been appointed as the Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI) of South Africa by the country's Parliament. The IGI has the legislated power to investigate allegations of abuse in South Africa's three main...
Missiles hit reservoir dam in Ukraine, prompts evacuation
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Missiles hit reservoir dam in Ukraine, prompts evacuation

Kiev, Sep 15: Residents of Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih have been asked to evacuate after missiles hit a major reservoir dam in the city, which is President Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown, the media reported on Thursday. According to Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city's military administration, as many as...
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