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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...
History: Thousands come for last glimpse of queen
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'History': Thousands come for last glimpse of queen

London, Sep 14: When Rachel Brading was a child she waited hours to see Queen Elizabeth II pass by her hometown in the midlands of England. Forty years later she was waiting again, one among a crowd of thousands hoping to catch one last glimpse of the late monarch's coffin before her burial. ...
Massive queues form as Queens coffin to travel from Edinburgh to London
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Massive queues form as Queen's coffin to travel from Edinburgh to London

London, Sep 13: Tens of thousands of people are queuing to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as her coffin makes its journey from Edinburgh in Scotland to London later on Tuesday. Thousands filed past the coffin at St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh as the Queen's four children – King...
Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship
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Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship

Dubai, Sep 13: The story about high fuel prices was safe, editors agreed, even under the strict press laws of the United Arab Emirates. Instead, it unleashed a firestorm at Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai. Within days, top editors were interrogated. Within weeks, dozens of employees were fired and the...
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery: ILO
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50 million people worldwide in modern slavery: ILO

Geneva, Sep 13: In its latest report, the Geneva-based International Labour Organization (ILO) said that 50 million people were living in modern slavery in 2021. According to the latest report by the UN agency titled, 'Global Estimates of Modern Slavery', 28 million of these people were in forced...
Major breakthrough at PP-15 in Gogra-Hotsprings as India-China disengagement completed
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Major breakthrough at PP-15 in Gogra-Hotsprings as India-China disengagement...

New Delhi, Sep 13: In a major breakthrough in the fractious world of Sino-India military diplomacy, both sides took a step back on Monday. Patrolling Point (PP)-15's stand-off saw the ice broken. Both sides on Monday moved back their frontline troops to the rear from the face-off site of PP-15 in...
India has powerful case to be permanent member of UN Security Council: EAM Jaishankar
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India has powerful case to be permanent member of UN Security Council: EAM...

Riyadh, Sept 12: India has a powerful case to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the principal UN organ must adapt to the evolving global conditions, not only to fulfill its objectives of maintaining international security but also to remain relevant, said External Affairs Minister...
NASA remembers 9/11 attacks in iconic images taken from ISS
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NASA remembers 9/11 attacks in iconic images taken from ISS

Washington, Sep 12: The US space agency has shared images of the 9/11 terrorist attack in 2001 taken from the International Space Station (ISS), along with the historic image that shows a smoke plume rising from the Manhattan area after two planes crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center...
Indian-Americans protest against hate crimes, vandalism of Gandhi statue
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Indian-Americans protest against hate crimes, vandalism of Gandhi statue

Washington, Sept 12: Indian-Americans held a peaceful protest at the Time Square against the recent spurt in hate crimes and instances of vandalism of Gandhi statue in the city.The protest was organised in association with the influential Federation of Indian Americans (FIA) along with other...
Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Zelensky
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Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Zelensky

Kiev, Sep 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed that it remains impossible to negotiate the end of the war with Russia because it has failed to formulate any adequate positions, Zelensky said at the panel discussion during the annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy. "We...
Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Zelensky
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Negotiations with Russia currently impossible: Zelensky

Kiev, Sept 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed that it remains impossible to negotiate the end of the war with Russia because it has failed to formulate any adequate positions, Zelensky said at the panel discussion during the annual meeting of the Yalta European Strategy. "We...
Hindu temple draws on age-old tradition to help flood-stricken people in Pakistan
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Hindu temple draws on age-old tradition to help flood-stricken people in...

Karachi, Sept 11: As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan has shone a light in the darkness by providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit people, mostly Muslims. ...
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