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Man Utds Bruno Fernandes impossible to replace, says Amorim

Man Utds Bruno Fernandes impossible to replace, says Amorim ## Fernandes Absence Casts Shadow Over Manchester United’s Midfield Manchester, UK – Uncertainty surrounds the return of Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, leaving a significant void in the team’s midfield and... read more »

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UN experts condemn US naval blockade of Venezuela as illegal aggression

UN experts condemn US naval blockade of Venezuela as illegal aggression ## UN Experts Raise Concerns Over Impact of US Sanctions on Venezuela, Call for Inquiry **Geneva** – A panel of United Nations experts has voiced serious concerns regarding the impact of United States sanctions on Venezuela,... read more »

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'I saw exactly what happened to missing MH370 – I'm the for...

'I saw exactly what happened to missing MH370 – I'm the forgotten witness' ## Lingering Questions Surround MH370 Disappearance as Search Efforts Continue The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 remains one of the most enduring mysteries in aviation history. On March... read more »

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Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell planned fun for 'English gent called ...

Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell planned fun for 'English gent called A' **Maxwell Email Details Planned Excursion for Unidentified Individual in Peru** Newly released documents pertaining to the Jeffrey Epstein case have revealed an email penned by Ghislaine Maxwell detailing... read more »

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Mandela makes final journey home

Mandela makes final journey home

 On a final journey to his home village where he had wanted to spend his final days, the remains of Nelson Mandela were honored amid pomp and ceremony on Saturday at an air base in South Africa’s... read more »

10 killed in Central African Republic violence

10 killed in Central African Republic violence

Younde (Cameroon) –  At least 10 people were killed in fresh violence which broke out Thursday in Bangui, capital city of the Central African... read more »

Mandela’s statue to be erected at Presidency

Mandela's statue to be erected at Presidency

Johannesburg – A statue of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at his residence at the age of 95, will be erected at the... read more »

Mandela memorial translator branded `fake`

Mandela’s funeral begins with military procession

Johannesburg – South African Translators’ Institute (Sati) has claimed that the African National Congress (ANC) was aware about the “dodgy”... read more »

South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second...

South Africa mourns as Mandela lies in state for second day

Pretoria –  South Africans will get a second chance Thursday to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, a day after his distraught widow joined... read more »

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Macklemore’s Dubai Boycott Sparks Debate Over UAE’s R...

Dubai, UAE – September 2024: U.S. rapper Macklemore recently canceled a highly anticipated concert in Dubai, citing moral concerns over the UAE’s alleged involvement in Sudan’s ongoing... read more »

Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Gaza Hostage Deal i...

This past weekend, Israel has been shaken by some of the largest protests in its history, ignited by the government’s handling of a... read more »

UAE Announces Amnesty and Discounted Airfares for Visa ...

In a significant move to address the challenges faced by visa overstayers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new initiative offering amnesty and... read more »

Escalating Tensions: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Heav...

Date: August 25, 2024In a significant escalation of regional tensions, Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a fierce exchange of fire on Sunday, marking one of the... read more »

Explosion in Tel Aviv Declared a ‘Terror Attack’ by Isr...

On the evening of August 18, 2024, Tel Aviv was shaken by an explosion on Lehi Street, which Israeli authorities have now officially declared as a terrorist... read more »

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China to strengthen supervision of officials' assets reports

China sets five-year plan to check corruption

Beijing – The Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to fight corruption and maintain its “high-handed posture” in the next five years. The CPC Central Committee Wednesday issued... read more »

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China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials

Beijing – The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary... read more »

China launches communication satellite for Bolivia

China launches communication satellite for Bolivia

Beijing – China successfully sent a Bolivian communications satellite into orbit with its Long March-3B carrier rocket from southwest Xichang Satellite... read more »

China urges personnel’s safety in South Sudan

China urges personnel's safety in South Sudan

United Nations – China has called on all parties of South Sudan to take effective measures to stop violence, protect civilians, and ensure... read more »

China wants more US high-tech imports

China wants more US high-tech imports

Beijing – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged the US to relax limits on China’s high-tech imports. “We expect the US to relax restrictions... read more »

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Fukushima nuke disaster `warning to world`, Tepco head tells UK

Fukushima nuke disaster `warning to world`, Tepco head tells UK

London – The crippled Fukushima nuclear plant head has said that the catastrophic triple meltdown at the Daiichi nuclear plant in March 2011 was “a warning to the world” about the... read more »

Quake hits Japan

Quake hits Japan

Tokyo – A 5.5-magnitude quake hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture Sunday morning, according Japan’s Meteorological Agency. There were no... read more »

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Dangerous operation to remove fuel rods about to begin at Fukushima nuke plant

London – Engineers are preparing to extract the first of more than 1,000 nuclear fuel rods from one of the wrecked reactor buildings at Japan’s... read more »

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations

Seoul – Two South Korean companies in the Kaesong industrial complex have decided to close operations due to the unfavourable business conditions,... read more »

six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

six dead as tourist ferry sinks off Thai resort: Report

Bangkok – At least six passengers including three foreigners died after a tourist ferry sank on Sunday off the Thai resort of Pattaya, police... read more »

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US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it. For now, there are no... read more »

Car bomb kills 37 at Yemen police academy

SANAA: A car bomb tore through dozens of Yemenis lined up at a police academy in Sanaa Wednesday, leaving 37 dead in the latest attack to highlight... read more »

Syria conflict: 76,000 die in deadliest year – ac...

The year 2014 was the deadliest year yet in Syria’s four-year conflict, with over 76,000 killed, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human... read more »

Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release

AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh,... read more »

IS stones to death two alleged gay men in Syria

DAMASCUS: Islamic State (IS) militants stoned to death two young men in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on charges of having... read more »

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'Pyar kiya to darna kya': Karzai on ties with India!

‘Pyar kiya to darna kya’: Karzai on ties with India!

Pune – Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acknowledging the “love affair” between India and Afghanistan, has said if India continues with its current levels of support to his government for the... read more »

Pakistan, Sri Lanka discuss naval cooperation

Pakistan, Sri Lanka discuss naval cooperation

Colombo – Visiting Pakistani Naval Chief Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila discussed ways to boost military cooperation with Sri Lanka, the... read more »

Court reserves judgment on Musharraf travel ban

Court reserves judgment on Musharraf travel ban

Islamabad – The Sindh High Court Monday reserved its judgment on former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf’s plea for removing his name from the... read more »

Former president Hassan returns to Maldives

Former president Hassan returns to Maldives

Male – Former Maldives president Mohamed Waheed Hassan, who left for Hong Kong on the eve of the Nov 16 presidential elections, returned to the Maldives,... read more »

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Nepal's Maoist party not to join government

Kathmandu – The Communist Party of Nepal, Maoist (CPN-Maoist), which boycotted the Nov 19 national elections, has reiterated its demand for holding a... read more »

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New York - Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga bunga bombshell, Nicole Minetti, was seen sunning herself, in pink thong bikini, over Christmas on a Miami beach, despite her 5-year sentence behind bars. The 28-year-old had been convicted in July for supplying prostitutes for the Berlusconi’s notorious bunga bunga orgies. Currently, she remains free while she appeals her sentence. The former dental hygienist had once served as a regional councilor for the disgraced former Italian leader’s People of Freedom party. She was accused of getting the Moroccan-born exotic dancer known as Ruby the Heart Stealer for Berluscone, at the time, Ruby was just 17.

Berlusconi’s `Bunga Bunga` bombshell suns in Miami despite 5-yr-s...

New York – Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga bunga bombshell, Nicole Minetti, was seen sunning herself, in pink thong bikini, over Christmas on a Miami beach, despite her 5-year sentence behind... read more »

Freed Pussy Riot members still gunning for Putin’s head

Freed Pussy Riot members still gunning for Putin’s...

London – Russian punk band Pussy Riot’s members, who spent nearly two years in prison for their irreverent protest in Moscow’s main... read more »

Russian forensic probe concludes Arafat died of natural...

Russian forensic probe concludes Arafat died of natural causes

Johannesburg – Russian forensic investigation has concluded that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, and not radiation... read more »

‘Britain to become largest European economy in 20...

'Britain to become largest European economy in 2030'

London – Britain is expected to become the largest European economy in 2030 by overtaking Germany, said a research report by the Centre for Economics and... read more »

UN condemns UK immigration bill for creating ‘cli...

UN condemns UK immigration bill for creating 'climate of ethnic profiling'

London – The United Nations refugee agency has condemned British Prime Minister David Cameron’s proposed immigration laws. There are fears the laws... read more »

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California lightning strikes 14 people in one day

A 20-year-old man died after lightning struck 14 people at a popular Los Angeles beach and a golf course, a coroner’s official said on Sunday. Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Larry Dietz said... read more »

US disappointed over Shinzo Abe's visit to war shrine

US disappointed over Shinzo Abe’s visit to w...

Washington – The US is disappointed at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a controversial war shrine, the State Department... read more »

Legal adviser says Snowden would love to be back in US ...

Legal adviser says Snowden would love to be back in US under `right conditions`

Washington – A top legal adviser to whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly said that the former NSA contractor would love to be back in the US if... read more »

Okinawa Governer approves on relocation of U.S. milita...

Okinawa Governer approves on relocation of U.S. military base

 The governor of Okinawa signed off Friday on the long-awaited relocation of a U.S. military base, a major step toward allowing the U.S. to move forward with... read more »

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence ...

Barack Obama signed bipartisan budget deal and defence authorisation bill

 U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bipartisan budget deal easing spending cuts and a defence authorisation bill that takes a step towards... read more »

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