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Chinese research ship Shiyan 6 is seen berthed at Colombo harbor, Sri Lanka, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese research vessel Shiyan 6, which arrived in Colombo last week amid concerns raised by India and the United States, is set to begin its two-day research off the Sri Lankan coast today, Sri…
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Depleted resources: A Palestinian man gestures at a closed petrol station in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: SAID KHATIB The Data point published on October 23, 2023, titled ‘Five wars in 15 years stifled Gaza’s growth’ described how…
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Moscow: Sixty people have been arrested after a mob looking for Israelis and Jews overran an airport in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan, the interior ministry said Monday. “More than 150 active participants in the unrest have been identified, 60 of them have been arrested,” the ministry said in a statement. (Except for the headline,…
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Matthew Perry died at the age of 54. Matthew Perry, known for his iconic character Chandler Bing in the superhit sitcom Friends, died at the age of 54 on October 28. The actor was found unresponsive in a hot tub. The first responders found Mr Perry unconscious and were unable to revive him. Mr Perry,…
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An expected meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden would not be smooth-sailing said China’s Foreign Minister. File | Photo Credit: AP China’s Foreign Minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing” and that both sides must work together to achieve…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the media personnel as Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, listens to him outside the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called on Nepal Prime…
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María Corina Machado speaks to the press in Caracas, Venezuela on October 24. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Maria Corina Machado has won a huge victory in the October 22 Venezuelan opposition primary. The Biden administration, just days earlier, had agreed to ease years-long brutal sanctions against the country’s oil, gas and…
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Librarian Alexandra Karaseva, 67, stands in the library named after English novelis George Orwell in Ivanovo, a city located some 250 km northeast of Moscow, on October 20, 2023. From the shelves of the library, the old lady grabs books whose place she naturally knows. Orwell, Sorokin, Dostoevsky. | Photo Credit: AFP The librarian scans…
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October 30, 2023 10:18 am | Updated October 31, 2023 12:13 am IST – Tashkent (Uzbekistan) Wall dedicated to Indian celebrities who visited Raaj Kapur restaurant in Tashkent. | Photo Credit: PTI In the heart of Tashkent, a city known for its rich history, stands an Indian restaurant celebrating the legacy of legendary Bollywood actor…
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Zhang Youxia did not name the nations “creating turmoil” Beijing: A top Chinese military official on Monday slammed certain countries for “deliberately creating turmoil”, opening an international defence conference in Beijing with a thinly veiled swipe at the United States. Beijing says representatives of 90 countries are taking part in this week’s Xiangshan Forum, a…
