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EU Parliament decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Azeri sappers inspect a village outside the city of Stepanakert, known as Khankendi in Azerbaijani, in Azerbaijan’s controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh on October 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP EU lawmakers on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against the Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged the bloc to impose sanctions on Baku….

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Imran Khan Planned Attacks On Military Installations, Says Aide: Report

October 5, 2023 admin

Imran Khan, who turned 71 on Thursday, is currently jailed in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan masterminded the May 9 violence and planned the attacks on sensitive military installations with an aim to remove Army Chief General Asim Munir, his close aide Usman Dar has said. Dar, regarded as…

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India looking to engage with the new Maldives govt. on all issues, says MEA

October 5, 2023 admin

“The people have decided and don’t want Indian troops to stay in the Maldives. Therefore, foreign soldiers cannot be here against our sentiments, against our will,’’ the President-elect said. | Photo Credit: AFP India looks forward to engaging the new Maldives government on “all issues”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, responding to…

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At Least 49 Killed In Russian Rocket Strike On Grocery Store In Ukraine

October 5, 2023 admin

The Ukrainian prosecutor general said at least 49 people were killed. Kyiv: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that a Russian strike on a grocery store and cafe in the eastern region of Kharkiv had killed dozens of people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike had slammed into the Kupiansk district of the war-battered region bordering…

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1 dead, over 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

October 5, 2023 admin

A man looks on while standing near a damaged food cart after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan, in Kenting, Taiwan on October 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on October 5, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds…

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World’s Largest Climate Fund Seeks Cash For Developing Nations

October 5, 2023 admin

The Green Climate Fund was set up to funnel grants and loans to developing countries Paris: The world’s largest climate fund was seeking fresh cash at a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations impacted by climate change. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set…

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Norwegian author Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature

October 5, 2023 admin

Literature laureate Jon Fosse’s magnum opus in prose is ‘Septology’ which he completed in 2021. | Photo Credit: X/@NobelPrize The 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature is being awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”, the Royal Swedish Academy announced on October 5, 2023. Literature…

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Founder Of China’s Tesla Rival BYD Once Drank Battery Fluid To Impress Warren Buffet Aide: Report

October 5, 2023 admin

Wang Chuanfu launched BYD as a battery maker but then pivoted to automobile sector. Wang Chuanfu, the founder of Chinese automaker BYD, has become a big name in the automobile industry. BYD is quickly gaining on Elon Musk’s Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) space to be the number 1. But now, a report in…

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U.S. waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

October 5, 2023 admin

File picture of a border wall section near La Grulla, Texas, USA. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Department of Homeland…

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Chinese Nuclear Submarine Suffers Catastrophic Failure: What We Know

October 5, 2023 admin

The Chinese nuclear submarine disappeared on August 21. (File Photo/Reuters) The alleged “catastrophic failure” of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine caused the death of 55 sailors, The Times said. The news report was based on leaked British intelligence that said the incident took place in Yellow Sea on August 21. The submarine was identified as 093-417,…

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