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Poland building wall along border with Russia
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Poland building wall along border with Russia's Kaliningrad

Warsaw, Nov 2: Poland's defence minister said Wednesday that he has ordered the construction of a temporary barrier along the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The move comes as Warsaw suspects that Russia plans to facilitate illegal border crossings by Asian and African migrants. ...
Indian Railways, Bhutan discuss trade collaboration
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Indian Railways, Bhutan discuss trade collaboration

Guwahati, Nov 2: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and Bhutan have discussed undertaking trade collaborations between the NFR and the neighbouring country, supporting the logistics avenues for future linkages, officials said on Tuesday. NFR's Chief Public Relations Officer Sabyasachi De said...
Indian-origin Malaysian in Singapore acquitted of drug trafficking, saved from the gallows
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Indian-origin Malaysian in Singapore acquitted of drug trafficking, saved from...

Singapore, Oct 31: A 39-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian who was sentenced to death via Zoom for drug trafficking in May 2020 was on Monday acquitted by Singapore's Court of Appeal, saying the prosecution did not prove its case. Singapore's highest court of appeals acquitted Punithan Genasan of...
Barrage of Russian strikes hits key Ukrainian infrastructure
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Barrage of Russian strikes hits key Ukrainian infrastructure

Kyiv, Oct 31 (AP) A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Loud explosions were heard across the Ukrainian...
Inflation hits new record in Europe, slowing economy
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Inflation hits new record in Europe, slowing economy

Frankfurt, Oct 31: Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fuelled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to Russia's war in Ukraine. Economic growth also slowed ahead of what economists fear is a looming recession, largely as a result of...
South Korea probes Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns
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South Korea probes Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns

Seoul, Oct 31: South Korean police are investigating what caused a crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul last weekend in the country's worst disasters in years, as President Yoon Suk Yeol and other residents paid respects to the dead at temporary mourning...
Labour puts pressure on Rishi Sunak over Suella Braverman reappointment
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Labour puts pressure on Rishi Sunak over Suella Braverman reappointment

London, Oct 30: Labour is urging the government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman's security breach following her controversial reappointment as UK home secretary just six days after she was forced out, local media reported. New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under growing pressure...
151 killed, 82 injured in Halloween stampede in Seouls Itaewon
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151 killed, 82 injured in Halloween stampede in Seoul's Itaewon

Seoul, Oct 30: At least 151 people have been killed while 82 others were injured in a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district as huge crowds of partygoers, many in their late teens and 20s, converged in the entertainment district for late-night Halloween celebrations. The deadliest stampede...
Anne Franks friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
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Anne Frank's friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93

The Hague, Oct 29: Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank's best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said. The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar, who is mentioned in Anne's world-famous diary about her life in hiding from...
Gateway Tower of largest Hindu temple in North Carolina unveiled
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Gateway Tower of largest Hindu temple in North Carolina unveiled

New York, Oct 28: Adding on to the Diwali cheer among Hindu-Americans, a new 87-foot tower at the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Cary was inaugurated by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in presence of hundreds of devotees. The completion of the tower, which is named "Tower of Unity and Prosperity",...
Rohingya extremists should be held accountable for massacre of Hindus: UN expert
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Rohingya extremists should be held accountable for massacre of Hindus: UN expert

United Nations, Oct 27: The UN human rights expert on Myanmar has said that the extremist Rohingya organisation that has been involved in the massacre of Hindus in Myanmar should be apprehended and held accountable. Asked at a news conference on Wednesday, about the attacks on Hindus by the...
Murderer of Indian-American sheriffs deputy sentenced to death
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Murderer of Indian-American sheriff's deputy sentenced to death

New York, Oct 27: The man who murdered an Indian-American Sikh sheriffs deputy in Texas has been sentenced to death, according to officials. The verdict was handed down on Wednesday by the jury, a panel made up of citizens, which had earlier found Robert Solis guilty of murdering Sandeep Dhaliwal...
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