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US Announces $250 Million Military Package For Ukraine

August 29, 2023 admin

The package includes additional mine clearing equipment and missiles for air defense (Representational) Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced a new package of military assistance valued at $250 million to aid Ukraine. The package includes additional mine clearing equipment, missiles for air defense, ammunition for artillery and high bar systems, and over…

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Dissecting Pakistan’s cypher saga – The Hindu

August 29, 2023 admin

The setting up of a special court in Pakistan to look into the cases filed against former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his senior cabinet Ministers, including former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) is sharpening the spotlight over the mysterious diplomatic “cypher” that has held Pakistani polity in thrall…

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US Woman, 33, Loses Leg After Getting Flesh-Eating Bacteria In Bahamas

August 29, 2023 admin

Ms Barlow said the limb was like a giant’s leg and so swollen and hot to touch. An Atlanta woman named Jennifer Barlow spent the last five months in the hospital after she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while in the Bahamas and now has had her leg amputated. According to Ms Barlow’s GoFundMe page, it…

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A memorial service for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been held, his spokespeople say

August 29, 2023 admin

August 29, 2023 08:53 pm | Updated 08:53 pm IST – ST. PETERSBURG A memorial service has taken place for mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, his spokespeople said on August 29 in a terse statement on social media. | Photo Credit: AP A memorial service has taken…

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Businesswoman Martha Stewart Slammed For Using Iceberg As Cocktail Garnish

August 29, 2023 admin

The 82-year-old shared pictures of her getaway with her Instagram followers Globally renowned businesswoman-author Martha Stewart is getting backlash on the internet after she used a ‘small iceberg’ to chill her cocktail during a luxe cruise travelling to Greenland from Iceland. The 82-year-old shared pictures of her getaway with her Instagram followers, and said that…

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Glitch halts Toyota factories in Japan

August 29, 2023 admin

This aerial photo shows Toyota’s Motomachi plant in central Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP Toyota said Tuesday it has been hit by a technical glitch that forced it to suspend production at all of its 14 factories in Japan. The world’s top-selling automaker said the “malfunction in the production order system” occurred during the…

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US Wants To Work With China, Says Joe Biden Official Gina Raimondo

August 29, 2023 admin

US firms have reported growing challenges with operating in China (Representational) Washington: The United States wants to work with China to solve problems such as climate change and artificial intelligence, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told China’s Premier Li Qiang at a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. Gina Raimondo is the latest US President Joe…

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Chinese Man Ruptures Eardrum After Kissing His Girlfriend For 10 Minutes: Report

August 29, 2023 admin

Doctors said that passionate kissing can lead to a rapid change in air pressure A Chinese man was reportedly rushed to hospital after kissing his girlfriend for 10 minutes, South China Morning Post reported. The report said that the man suffered loss of hearing after locking lips with his girlfriend. The media outlet reported that…

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Pakistan’s ex-PM Shehbaz slams suspension of Imran Khan’s sentence in Toshakhana case, calls it ‘dark chapter’

August 29, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 29 slammed Supreme Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for “favouring” Imran Khan, saying his messages to the lower courts led to the suspension of the sentence of the former Premier and called the verdict a “dark chapter” in the country’s history. The Islamabad High Court (IHC)…

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Toshakhana corruption case | Islamabad High Court suspends Imran Khan’s three-year sentence

August 29, 2023 admin

The Islamabad High Court on August 29 suspended Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case and ordered his release from jail, in a major relief to Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister ahead of the upcoming general elections. A Division Bench comprising Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood…

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