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To avoid mob beating, thief in B
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To avoid mob beating, thief in B'desh calls police for help in getting out of...

Dhaka, Oct 21: A thief in Bangladesh sought police help to save him from possible mob beating as he got stranded inside a shop in Barishal district after committing theft, officials said on Friday. The 40-year-old thief who broke into a grocery shop at AR Market in Bandar area on Thursday night...
Diwali to be public school holiday in NYC starting 2023
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Diwali to be public school holiday in NYC starting 2023

New York, Oct 21: Diwali will be a public school holiday in New York City starting next year, Mayor Eric Adams announced at a press conference on Thursday with state assembly woman Jenifer Rajkumar. They were joined by Department of Education chancellor David Banks. The announcement comes two...
Indonesia bans all syrup and liquid medicines after death of 99 children
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Indonesia bans all syrup and liquid medicines after death of 99 children

Jakarta, Oct 20: The deaths of nearly 100 children in Indonesia have prompted the country to suspend sales of all syrup and liquid medication, the media reported. It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in The Gambia was linked to the deaths of nearly 70 children, the BBC reported. Indonesia...
Bodies of 26 Ethiopians found in mass grave in Malawi
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Bodies of 26 Ethiopians found in mass grave in Malawi

Blantyre (Malawi), Oct 20: Officials in Malawi have exhumed the bodies of 26 suspected Ethiopian migrants from a mass grave 255 kilometres (155 miles) north of the capital city, Lilongwe. Villagers found the bodies in a forest located near the main road that connects Malawi and Tanzania, which...
Hacker holds Australian health insurer
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Hacker holds Australian health insurer's data for ransom

Canberra, Oct 20: A cybercriminal was holding for ransom an Australian health insurer's customer data including diagnoses and treatments, in the nation's second major privacy breach in a month, officials said on Thursday. Trade in Medibank shares has been halted on the Australian Securities...
5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal
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5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal

Kathmandu, Oct 19: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal's capital Kathmandu and adjoining areas on Wednesday, forcing many people to rush out of their homes for safety, local media reports said. The epicentre of the quake was on the Nepal-China border in Sindhupalchowk district, My Republica...
North fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone
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North fires more shells toward inter-Korean sea buffer zone

Seoul, Oct 19: North Korea fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea Wednesday in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula with weapons tests. The drills conducted by both sides come amid...
Indian-origin expert Sushil Wadhwani on UK Chancellor
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Indian-origin expert Sushil Wadhwani on UK Chancellor's new Economic Advisory...

London, Oct 18: Sushil Wadhwani, an Indian-origin investment expert is among four financial specialists appointed to a new Economic Advisory Council by UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to meet regularly and act as a consultative forum to offer independent advice to the government. Wadhwani, who heads up...
Conservatives to discuss replacing Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt
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Conservatives to discuss replacing Truss with a joint ticket of Rishi Sunak and...

London, Oct 16: Senior Conservatives will this week hold talks on a "rescue mission" that would see the swift removal of Liz Truss as leader, after the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt dramatically tore up her economic package and signalled a new era of austerity, local media reported. A group of...
British Sikh Polar Preet to trek 1,100 miles across Antarctica
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British Sikh 'Polar Preet' to trek 1,100 miles across Antarctica

London, Oct 15: Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer Preet Chandi, who made history by trekking to the South Pole, is now going for a record-breaking 1,100 miles trek across Antarctica -- solo and unaided! Captain Chandi, also known as "Polar Preet", became the first woman of colour in January...
Pakistan with N-weapons without cohesion is
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Pakistan with N-weapons without cohesion is 'one of the most dangerous nations...

Washington, Oct 15: US President Joe Biden has said Pakistan is "one of the most dangerous nations in the world" as it has "nuclear weapons without cohesion". He made the remarks while addressing a Democratic Party congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday. "… And what I think is...
Wildlife population decline by 69% globally since 1970: WWF report
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Wildlife population decline by 69% globally since 1970: WWF report

Guwahati, Oct 14: In a recent report, Living Planet Report (LPR), released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in collaboration with the Zoological Society London (ZSL) shows that world's wildlife populations have suffered a "devastating" decline in the past 50 years as humans have cleared forests and...
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