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IMF managing director to attend G20 summit in Delhi after trips to China and Indonesia

August 29, 2023 admin

File picture of International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva | Photo Credit: Reuters International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit China from Wednesday to meet with top leaders, before travelling to Indonesia and India for ASEAN and Group of 20 summits, an IMF spokesperson said on Tuesday. “During August 30 to September…

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Rare Corpse Flower Blooms In California

August 29, 2023 admin

Visitors on Monday flocked to see the corpse flower in all its pungent splendor. San Marino: A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but with a corpse flower — well, tinkering around the edges isn’t going to help. A giant Amorphophallus Titanium opened its less-than-delicate petals this week at the Huntingdon Library…

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Powerful quake and aftershocks rock Indonesia’s Bali and Java islands; no casualties reported

August 29, 2023 admin

A powerful earthquake and two strong aftershocks rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and other parts of the country early Tuesday, causing panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 and was centered in the Bali Sea 181 kilometers (112 miles)…

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U.S. accuses Russia of intimidation after ex-consulate worker charged with spying

August 29, 2023 admin

Men walk in front of the headquarters of Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) in central Moscow on August 28, 2023. Russia on August 28, 2023 accused a former U.S. consulate employee in the Far East of illegally passing data about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats, activities Washington earlier said were routine. | Photo Credit:…

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Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

August 29, 2023 admin

An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to…

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Rapper Eminem Tells Vivek Ramaswamy To Stop Using His Music For Campaign

August 29, 2023 admin

Rap star Eminem has asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music. Washington: Rap star Eminem has formally asked Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music on the campaign trail, according to a letter made public on Monday. A video of Ramaswamy, who is enjoying a surge in the…

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US University Of North Carolina Shot Dead On Campus, Suspect In Custody: Cops

August 29, 2023 admin

The incident caused people to seek shelter for several hours while police investigated. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: A faculty member of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was shot dead on campus on Monday afternoon, and a suspect has been taken into custody, according to a school spokesman, CNN reported. The incident caused…

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Earthquake of magnitude 7.0 strikes Bali Sea, Indonesia –EMSC

August 28, 2023 admin

A strong earthquake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia early on August 29, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running out of buildings. The quake’s epicentre was 203 km (126 miles) north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516 km below the…

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Russia Says It Intercepted Two US Drones Near Crimea

August 28, 2023 admin

Incidents involving Russian aircraft and US drones have increased in recent months. (Representational) Moscow: Moscow said Monday that it had scrambled two fighter jets to intercept two US reconnaissance drones near Crimea. The Russian defence ministry said on Telegram that it mobilised the two jets after it “detected a flight in the direction of the…

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White supremacy ‘has no place in America,’ White House says after Florida shooting

August 28, 2023 admin

Mourners attend a prayer vigil a day after a white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. on August 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters White…

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