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Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill
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Ukraine mounts effort to rescue last fighters at steel mill

Kyiv, May 17: The Ukrainian fighters who doggedly defended a steel mill in the devastated port city of Mariupol have completed their mission, Ukrainian officials said, and efforts were underway to rescue the last of the defenders who remained inside. Ukraine's deputy defense minister said more...
Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world
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Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

Beijing, May 16: Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges, in what is the highest known imprisonment rate in the world, an Associated Press review of leaked data shows. A list obtained and partially verified by...
PM Modi lays foundation stone for India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in Nepals Lumbini
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PM Modi lays foundation stone for India International Centre for Buddhist...

Lumbini (Nepal), May 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday laid the foundation stone for the India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage in the Lumbini Monastic Zone here. Once completed, the Centre will be a world-class...
New York mass shooting gunman arraigned
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New York mass shooting gunman arraigned

New York, May 16: An 18-year-old white gunman was arraigned on Sunday hours after shocking the nation by live-streaming his mass shooting at a supermarket in the city of Buffalo, New York, which led to the deaths of 10 people, mostly African-Americans. The heavily armed shooter, identified as...
Ukraine
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Kyiv, May 15: Fresh off his country's Eurovision win, a defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed early Sunday to one day host the song contest in the embattled city of Mariupol, which is almost entirely in Russian hands aside from a stalwart group of a few hundred Ukrainian fighters who...
Five classic movies to watch with your family on OTT platforms
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Five classic movies to watch with your family on OTT platforms

Guwahati, May 15: Deciding on a film that everybody wants to watch isn't easy, courtesy, the sibling squabble. We have come up with a list of films that have something for the whole family, including comedy, adventure, drama and fantasy. Here, are five classic movies that all generations will love....
New Lankan PM invites Oppn leader to join hands to resolve country
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New Lankan PM invites Oppn leader to join hands to resolve country's worst...

Colombo, May 14: Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader to leave aside party politics and join hands with him to form a non-partisan government to resolve the burning issues and stabilise the country's economy, according...
Turkey not positive on letting Finland, Sweden join NATO: Erdogan
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Turkey not positive on letting Finland, Sweden join NATO: Erdogan

Istanbul, May 14: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not have a positive opinion on the idea of Finland and Sweden joining the NATO military alliance. "We are currently following the developments regarding Sweden and Finland, but we do not have a positive opinion," Erdogan...
Academy Awards announces date for 2023 ceremony
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Academy Awards announces date for 2023 ceremony

Los Angeles, May 14: The 95th edition of the Academy Awards will take place on March 13, 2023, the organisers have announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) shared the news in a statement, also revealing that the nominations for the awards will be unveiled on...
Untrained passenger lands plane safely after pilot falls ill
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Untrained passenger lands plane safely after pilot falls ill

West Palm Beach (US), May 13: A passenger in a small plane off Florida's Atlantic coast used the cockpit radio to make an urgent plea for help after he realized that the pilot was too sick to handle the controls. "I've got a serious situation here," the man said Tuesday. "My pilot has gone...
Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives & freezes hiring
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Parag Agrawal shakes up Twitter, fires key executives & freezes hiring

San Francisco, May 13: Parag Agrawal has shaken up Twitter, including firing consumer product leader Kayvon Beykpour and head of revenue product Bruce Falck, as the micro-blogging platform gets ready for Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition to close later this fall. In a memo sent to employees,...
India exploring ways to aid students affected by Ukraine war
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India exploring ways to aid students affected by Ukraine war

United Nations, May 13: India is exploring ways to help its students whose education in Ukraine has been interrupted by the war, according to India's Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra. "We are exploring options to minimise the impact on our students' education," he said on Thursday during...
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