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NEW YORK: Shares of Twitter slid more than 6% before the opening bell Monday after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his 44 billion bid for the company and the social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court to…
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United Nations: India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach eight billion by…
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Agency Nara (Japan): Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech an attack that stunned the nation with some of…
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LONDON: Twitter and Facebook parent Meta said Friday they're deleting any videos of the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that break their rules on harmful content.Multiple videos of the attack showing a…
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Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met two key leaders of Singapore, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, here and exchanged views on the global economic and political situation,…
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ISLAMABAD: Taliban supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada said Wednesday that Afghan soil will not be used to launch attacks against other countries, and he asked the international community to not interfere in Afghanistan's…
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CHENNAI: ICMR's National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis has initiated a study to assess the efficacy of a four-month tuberculosis treatment regimen as compared to the existing six-month regimen.The trial study is being…
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WASHINGTON: Researchers have developed a new N95 face mask that can not only reduce COVID-19 spread but also kill the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon contact with it.The mask can potentially be worn longer, causing less plastic waste as it does…
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STATE TIMES NEWS KATHMANDU: India on Sunday gifted 75 ambulances and 17 school buses to Nepal as part of its ongoing efforts to build on the robust and longstanding partnership between the two countries and help the Himalayan nation…
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Agency KYIV: Russia's defence minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to its stated goal of seizing all of Ukraine's Donbas…
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