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US Woman Fatally Shoots 4-Year-Old Girl While Trying To Demonstrate Gun Safety

September 2, 2023 admin

Ms Runions is in custody on a $1.5 million bond. (Representative pic) A 25-year-old woman in the United States is under arrest for fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl on Sunday while demonstrating gun safety. According to a press release by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the woman, identified as Breanna Runions, was charged with…

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Pakistan shopkeepers strike nationwide over inflation

September 2, 2023 admin

Pakistani shopkeepers close their businesses during strike against inflation in Lahore, Pakistan, on September 02, 2023. They protested the soaring cost of living, including higher fuel and utility bills and record depreciation of the rupee against the dollar. | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of Pakistan traders shuttered their shops on Saturday, striking over soaring energy…

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Nobel Foundation cancels Russian ambassador invite to prize ceremony

September 2, 2023 admin

The Nobel Foundation has withdrawn its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the decision to invite them “provoked strong reactions.” File | Photo Credit: AP The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it was reversing its decision to invite Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus to…

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Australia sending delegation to China to ‘stabilise’ ties

September 2, 2023 admin

Australia will send a delegation of industry, government, academic, media and arts representatives to Beijing for a dialogue with their Chinese counterparts next week to stabilise its relationship with China, Canberra’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Trade, investment, people-to-people links as well as regional and international security are among the issues up for discussion in…

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Thailand’s king approves a new Cabinet more than 3 months after elections

September 2, 2023 admin

Thailand’s king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by PM Srettha Thavisin, in picture, to take office more than three months after the general election. File | Photo Credit: AP Thailand’s King has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government…

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Rival Eritrean groups clash in Israel, leaving dozens hurt in worst confrontation in recent memory

September 2, 2023 admin

Eritrean asylum seekers hold sticks and Israeli flags during violent demonstrations by both supporters and opponents of the Eritrean government, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 02, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds of Eritrean government supporters and opponents clashed with each other and with Israeli police Saturday, leaving dozens injured in one of the…

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U.K. orders review into police ‘political activism’

September 2, 2023 admin

U.K. interior minister Suella Braverman ordered a watchdog to review “political activism and impartiality” in the police after an independent review found the force racist, sexist and homophobic. File | Photo Credit: AFP U.K. interior minister Suella Braverman said Saturday she has ordered a watchdog to review “political activism and impartiality” in the police after…

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Thousands rally in Niger seeking withdrawal of French troops

September 2, 2023 admin

A supporter holds a t-shirt reading “France Must Go” as supporters of Niger’s National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland protest outside the Niger and French airbase in Niamey on September 02, 2023 to demand the departure of the French army from Niger. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands rallied Saturday in the Niger capital Niamey…

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Terry Gou, Seeking Taiwan Presidency, Resigns As Foxconn Board Member

September 2, 2023 admin

Terry Gou stepped down as Foxconn’s chairman in 2019 (File) Taipei: Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, resigned as a company board member, the Taiwanese firm said on Saturday. After months of speculation, Gou, who stepped down as Foxconn’s chairman in 2019, announced on Monday he would contest as an independent candidate…

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Five women terrorists arrested in Pakistan’s Punjab province

September 2, 2023 admin

The flag of Islamic State. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS In a first, police in Pakistan’s Punjab province arrested five women terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group, authorities said on Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said it arrested the five women from Lahore and Sheikhupura after receiving a…

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