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French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture

September 16, 2023 admin

A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants. (Representational) London: A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said. Hove Crown Court in southern England sentenced Junior Toussaint and Andrene Paul, both from near Paris,…

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Canada Is Postponing Planned Trade Mission To India Amid Strained Ties

September 15, 2023 admin

PM Modi had snubbed Justin Trudea over Khalistani issue in Canada on the sidelines of G20 Summit. Ottawa: Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng is postponing a trade mission to India planned for October, an official said on Friday, reflecting increasingly tense diplomatic relations just days after India’s prime minister scolded his Canadian counterpart at a…

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Hurricane Lee targets New England and eastern Canada with wind, roiling seas and rain

September 15, 2023 admin

Fishermen removed lobster traps from the water and residents hauled hundreds of boats ashore — leaving some harbors looking like ghost towns — while utility workers from as far away as Tennessee began taking up positions Friday ahead of Hurricane Lee’s heavy winds, high seas and rain spanning hundreds of miles (kilometers) of land and…

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Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce own bans on Ukraine grains

September 15, 2023 admin

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary announced their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after the European Commission decided not to extend its ban on imports into Ukraine’s five EU neighbours. Ukraine was one of the world’s top grain exporters before Russia’s 2022 invasion reduced its ability to ship agricultural produce to global markets. Ukrainian…

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Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut In Kerala’s Kozhikode Till September 24

September 15, 2023 admin

Nipah Virus: As of now, six positive cases of Nipah Virus have been reported in the state. Kozhikode: In the wake of the Nipah virus infection, all educational institutes in Kerala’s Kozhikode will remain shut for a week until next Sunday, September 24. This includes schools, professional colleges, and tuition centres. Meanwhile, online classes will…

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Raids At 34 Locations Across Tamil Nadu In Illegal Sand Mining Case

September 15, 2023 admin

Probe agency ED carried out searches at 34 locations including 8 sand mining yards. Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted extensive searches at 34 locations, which included eight sand mining yards, across six districts of Tamil Nadu on September 12 in an illegal sand mining case, said the agency on Friday. “ED carried out searches…

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Myanmar to offer visa on arrival to Chinese, Indian tourists

September 15, 2023 admin

Myanmar will offer visas on arrival to Chinese and Indian tourists, state media reported, as the ruling junta seeks to lure back foreign visitors and their cash. A start date for the one-year trial scheme “will be announced soon”, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported, citing the junta’s immigration ministry. Holders of the visas…

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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

September 15, 2023 admin

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing sanctioned Friday two U.S. defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden’s…

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BJP’s Manoj Tiwari Demands Probe Into Delhi Classroom Construction “Scam”

September 15, 2023 admin

Delhi classroom construction “scam” should be handed over to the probe agency, Manoj Tiwari said. New Delhi: Citing a vigilance directorate report, Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday demanded a CBI probe into an alleged “scam” in the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party alleged in a statement…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky to make second visit to U.S. White House to rally wartime support

September 15, 2023 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will pay his second wartime visit to Washington next week, the White House announced Friday, in a bid to solidify the support of his country’s crucial backer which has shipped billions of dollars in aid to fight Russian invaders. Zelensky will travel…

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