Month: June 2024

EU targets Russia’s ‘ghost fleet’, expresses concern over its ‘hybrid attacks’

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EU targets Russia’s ‘ghost fleet’, expresses concern over its ‘hybrid attacks’

Secret shipment: The EU estimates around 6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped via the bloc’s ports last year. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe. At…

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Hikes, nosy neighbours afflict Zimbabweans in quest for mobile connection

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Hikes, nosy neighbours afflict Zimbabweans in quest for mobile connection

As the sun sets over Zimbabwe’s Matobo Hills, boys throw stones to chase baboons away. Their goal isn’t to enjoy the view of dusk but to search for a mobile network without interference from wild animals. Silozwe, a village less than 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the southern city of Bulawayo, the southern African country’s…

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Virat Kohli Joins Ashish Nehra In Unwanted T20 World Cup List After Duck Against Australia

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Virat Kohli Joins Ashish Nehra In Unwanted T20 World Cup List After Duck Against Australia

Virat Kohli in action for the Indian cricket team© AFP It has been a dismal run for Virat Kohli in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 and it got worse for the Indian cricket team star batter as he was dismissed for a duck during the Super 8 match against Australia on Monday….

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Spotlight on sanctions in Iran presidential campaign

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Spotlight on sanctions in Iran presidential campaign

Massoud Pezeshkian. | Photo Credit: AFP Iranians broadly deplore Western sanctions that have battered the economy, but the country’s six presidential candidates offer differing solutions — assuming the winner gets a say on foreign policy. With the June 28 snap election fast approaching, debates between the candidates vying for Iran’s second-highest office have featured a…

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No Longer ‘Minnows’, Afghanistan Secure Historic T20 World Cup Semi-final Berth, Knock Out Australia

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No Longer ‘Minnows’, Afghanistan Secure Historic T20 World Cup Semi-final Berth, Knock Out Australia

Afghanistan qualified for T20 World Cup 2024 semis by beating Bangladesh© AFP No longer the ‘minnows’, Afghanistan proved once again why they belong to the cricketing elite as they defeated Australia in T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s to qualify for the semi-finals, for the first time in their history. Afghanistan first got…

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Woman Official Paraded With Garland Of Slippers For “Not Giving” Ration In Jharkhand

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Woman Official Paraded With Garland Of Slippers For “Not Giving” Ration In Jharkhand

Representational Image Dumka (Jharkhand): A woman Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer was paraded in a village with a garland of slippers around her neck by a mob in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, police said. The beneficiaries of subsidised ration alleged that she did not distribute PDS items for the past four months. The incident occurred on…

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Julian Assange Freed, But Why Is Wikileaks Founder Flying To Remote Pacific Island Of Saipan?

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Julian Assange Freed, But Why Is Wikileaks Founder Flying To Remote Pacific Island Of Saipan?

Julian Assange is en route to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan. SYDNEY: Julian Assange is en route to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan where he is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a single criminal charge in a plea deal that will see him walk free and return…

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Centre Begins Auction For Telecom Spectrum Worth Rs 96,238 Crore

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Centre Begins Auction For Telecom Spectrum Worth Rs 96,238 Crore

The total quantum of spectrum being auctioned is 10,522.35 MHz in various bands. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday announced it has begun the auction of spectrum worth Rs 96,238.45 crore for telecom services. The total quantum of spectrum being auctioned is 10,522.35 MHz in various bands, valuing Rs 96,238.45 crore at reserve prices, said…

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