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Musks dad confirms secret second child with his stepdaughter
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Musk's dad confirms secret second child with his stepdaughter

San Francisco, July 16: Tech billionaire Elon Musk's father, Errol Musk, has claimed he's had a second unplanned child with his 35-year-old stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout. In an interview with The Sun, Errol, 76, said he welcomed a daughter with 35-year-old Bezuidenhout three years ago. It...
Pakistan blocks India
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Pakistan blocks India's attempt for UNSC membership

Islamabad, July 15: Pakistan has again blocked India's attempt to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which it is showcasing as its diplomatic success against New Delhi. India lacked minimum support from other member states of the UNSC's global forum to become...
Sri Lankan Parliament to meet Saturday; new Prez to be elected within seven days: Speaker
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Sri Lankan Parliament to meet Saturday; new Prez to be elected within seven...

Colombo, Jul 15: Sri Lanka's Parliament will meet on Saturday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigned, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has announced. President Rajapaksa officially resigned on Friday, two days after the embattled leader fled the country in the face of massive...
Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka
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Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn-in as interim President of Sri Lanka

Colombo, July 15: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn-in as the interim President of the island nation on Friday. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was sworn-in before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. Earlier in the day, Sri Lankan Speaker Mahinda...
Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
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Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting

London, July 15: A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist's paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self-portrait was found on the back of Van Gogh's "Head of a Peasant Woman" when experts at the...
Man acquitted in 1985 Air India plane bombing shot dead in Canada
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Man acquitted in 1985 Air India plane bombing shot dead in Canada

New York, July 15: Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted on charges of bombing an Air India plane killing 329 people on board, has been shot dead in British Columbia, according to media reports. Malik was killed as he sat inside his car in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey on Thursday, the...
AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines saved over 1.2 crore lives in first year: Study
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AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines saved over 1.2 crore lives in first year: Study

London, Jul 14: The AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines saved over 1.2 crores lives, while India's indigenous Covaxin averted over 3.7 lakh deaths in the first year of the global immunisation campaign, according to a modelling study. Researchers at UK-based life-sciences data firm,...
Sri Lanka reimposes curfew in Western Province, no signs of Rajapaksa
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Sri Lanka reimposes curfew in Western Province, no signs of Rajapaksa's...

Colombo, Jul 14: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday reimposed curfew in the Western Province as confusion sparked over President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation after he fled the country amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised to...
As Sri Lanka crisis deepens, UN chief calls for addressing root casuses of conflict
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As Sri Lanka crisis deepens, UN chief calls for addressing root casuses of...

New York, July 14: As the Sri Lanka crisis deepened, UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said it is important to address root causes of the conflict and protesters' grievances. Taking to twitter, the UN chief said, "I continue to follow the situation in Sri Lanka very closely. It is important...
Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis
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Sri Lankan president flees the country amid economic crisis

Colombo, Jul 13: The president of Sri Lanka fled the country early Wednesday, days after protesters stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis that triggered severe shortages of food and fuel. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his...
Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
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Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter

Colombo, July 12: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter, dated for July 13 and the Speaker of Parliament will publicly announce it to the nation on Wednesday, the Daily Mirror reported. The resignation letter of the President was signed and handed over to a...
India becoming worlds most populous country may strengthen its claim for permanent UNSC membership: UN official
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India becoming world's most populous country may strengthen its claim for...

United Nations, Jul 12: India's claim for permanent membership in the UN Security Council may get strengthened if it surpasses China and becomes the world's most populous nation in 2023, according to a top UN population official. The World Population Prospects 2022 report released on Monday said...
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