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Modi meets industry leaders in Japan, invites them to invest in India
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Modi meets industry leaders in Japan, invites them to invest in India

New Delhi, May 23: Visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Monday on a two-day visit, met three important business leaders of Japan and invited them to invest in India. Shortly after his arrival, Modi first met Nobuhiro Endo, the Chairman of NEC Corporation. The Prime...
Covid, monkeypox poses formidable challenge to world: WHO
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Covid, monkeypox poses formidable challenge to world: WHO

Geneva, May 23: Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is facing a significant and formidable challenge of the monkeypox outbreak that has so far infected over 100 people in about 15 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Addressing the UN's World Health Assembly in...
Sri Lankan police arrest 1,500 people in connection with May 9 violence
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Sri Lankan police arrest 1,500 people in connection with May 9 violence

Colombo, May 23: Sri Lankan police have arrested at least 1,500 people so far in connection with the violent clashes between anti- and pro-government protesters in the country earlier this month that killed at least 10 people and injured over 200 others, according to a media report on Monday. ...
2-day old infant dies in SL as father couldn
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2-day old infant dies in SL as father couldn't find petrol

Colombo, May 23: As the fuel crisis is worsening in Sri Lanka, tragedy struck a family after a two-day-old infant died as her father could not find petrol for his tuk-tuk to take her to the hospital in the island nation's Central Highlands region.Shanaka Roshan Pathirana, the Judicial Medical...
California church leaders, shooting survivors join in prayer
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California church leaders, shooting survivors join in prayer

Laguna Woods (US), May 22: When a gunman began shooting at a Taiwanese American church luncheon, Shoei Su said he froze. The retired appraiser uses a walker and said he and many of the elderly congregants didn't immediately know what was happening. He said the shooter said nothing before...
Imran again praises India for buying discounted oil from Russia
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Imran again praises India for buying discounted oil from Russia

Islamabad, May 22: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan once again praised India for buying discounted oil from Russia despite being a key member of a US-led Quad alliance. "Despite being part of the Quad, India sustained pressure from the US and bought discounted Russian oil to provide...
Russian forces completely liberate Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
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Russian forces 'completely liberate' Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol

Moscow, May 21: Russian forces have "completely liberated" the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the Russian Defence Ministry said. "The underground facilities of the enterprise, in which the militants were hiding, are in complete control of the Russian armed forces," the Ministry added on Friday...
Dwindling bee population threat to ecosystem
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Dwindling bee population threat to ecosystem

Guwahati, May 20: The humble honey bee is a small creature, but they play a very important role in managing the globe's ecosystems. As pollinators, they are crucial within the life cycle of plants, providing a vital environmental service for human life. As per the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Troops who defended Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs
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Troops who defended Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs

Kyiv, May 20: Amid fear of Russian reprisals, hundreds of Ukrainian fighters who surrendered after enduring the merciless assault on Mariupol's steel factory were registered as prisoners of war, and the Ukrainian president vowed to seek international help to save them. The International Committee...
Sweden signs NATO request, Finns to formally endorse move
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Sweden signs NATO request, Finns to formally endorse move

Stockholm, May 17: Sweden on Tuesday signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance. In neighbouring Finland, lawmakers are expected later in the day to formally endorse Finnish leaders' decision to join. The...
Luxembourg: Turkey likely to let 2 join NATO
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Luxembourg: Turkey likely to let 2 join NATO

Berlin, May 17: Luxembourg's foreign minister says he doesn't believe Turkey will prevent Sweden and Finland from joining NATO, despite the Turkish president's stated objections. All 30 current NATO members, among them Turkey, must agree to let the Nordic neighbours join. But Turkish President...
US has made Pakistan a slave without invading it, says former PM Imran Khan
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US has made Pakistan "a slave" without invading it, says former PM Imran Khan

Lahore, May 17: The US has made Pakistan "a slave" without having to invading it, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed, asserting that the people will never accept an "imported government." Khan, the 69-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, was voted out of power last month through a...
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