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The pictures coming out of Derna are incomprehensible. The power of the water unleashed by the dams has changed the landscape – words like “wasteland” are being used because it’s simply carved the earth. The arrivals hall at Benghazi airport is echoing when it should have been bustling with aid arriving – but because of…
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New Delhi: In a scathing attack on the opposition INDIA alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that it wants to finish Sanatana Dharma and push the country back into slavery for 1,000 years. The statement, which was made by the Prime Minister at a rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, is his first…
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A UFO expert has presented two allegedly “non human” bodies with three fingered hands and feet and said to be 1,000 years old, at the Mexican Congress, the media reported. Jaime Maussan, who has led investigations into alien phenomena for decades, stood with scientists to unveil two corpses in a “watershed” event on Tuesday, reports…
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Google is laying off hundreds of employees from its recruiting team globally, as the new hiring has slowed down at the Alphabet company, the media reported. The tech giant said in a statement that the “volume of requests for our recruiters has gone down”. Google, however, declined to reveal the exact number of people being…
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A new Chinese ambassador presented his credentials to the Taliban’s prime minister in Kabul on Wednesday, Afghan officials said, adding it was the first appointment of a foreign envoy at the ambassadorial level since the Taliban took power in 2021. The Taliban have not been officially recognised by any foreign government. It was not immediately…
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A 12-hour drama unfolded in Delhi last Thursday after the security team at a five-star hotel – where the Chinese delegation for the G20 summit had checked in – noticed a member carrying a bag with “unusual dimensions”. The security personnel at the Taj Palace Hotel, however, allowed the bags in following the diplomatic protocols.…
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Derna, September 12 At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna. Over 2,200 people have died and 1,000 bodies have been recovered in Derna alone.…
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At least 177 environmental activists were killed across the world last year, a report by the non-governmental organisation Global Witness suggests. Sixty of the killings took place in Colombia, making it the deadliest country for environmental defenders. Global Witness says very few of the perpetrators of the killings are ever brought to justice. The pressure…
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September 11 is recognised in the US as ‘Patriot Day’ and National Day of Service and Remembrance to commemorate the terror attacks. The annual Tribute in Light illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Image Source: Getty…
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The death toll in the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,681, and the injuries to 2,501, according to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government. The rescue teams dispatched by Spain and the UK have arrived in the village of Amizmiz near the epicentre. Helicopters are seen shuttling back and forth between…