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Benidorm holidaymaker films crowd queuing for 90 minutes before sunbed surg...

Benidorm holidaymaker films crowd queuing for 90 minutes before sunbed surge ## Sunbed Scramble: Benidorm Resort Witnesses Early Morning Rush **Benidorm, Spain** – The perennial struggle for prime poolside real estate has once again come into sharp focus at a popular Benidorm resort, with one... read more »

Why tariffs are not the right tool to bo...

Why tariffs are not the right tool to bolster US production

Why tariffs are not the right tool to bolster US production ### Rethinking Trade Policy: The Effectiveness of Tariffs in Boosting Domestic Industry The imposition of tariffs has become a hallmark of recent U.S. trade policy, particularly during the second term of the Trump administration. While... read more »

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine po...

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors

Russian strike sparks fire at Ukraine port; Zelenskyy seeks interceptors **Ukrainian Port Engulfed in Flames Following Russian Assault; Kyiv Appeals for Air Defense Reinforcements** A significant fire erupted at a vital Ukrainian port facility on [Date of Incident], following a targeted Russian... read more »

In a move that is likely to have a spiralling impact on the cost of travel for the common man, public transport and other related areas, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Thursday announced a steep hike of Rs. 4.50 paise per Kg in the price of compressed natural gas (CNG), the second successive hike in three months. In a related move that could hurt the household budgets, IGL also hiked the price of cooking piped gas to kitchens by Rs. 5.15 per Kg with effect from Thursday midnight. Under the new pricing regime, CNG will cost Rs. 50.10 per Kg in Delhi and Rs. 56.70 per Kg in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, IGL said in a statement in New Delhi. The price of piped natural gas (PNG) to the households in Delhi is being revised from Rs. 27.50 per standard cubic metre to Rs. 29.50 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the applicable rate in Delhi would be Rs. 52 per scm. Due to differential tax structure in Uttar Pradesh, the applicable price of domestic PNG to households in Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad would be Rs. 31 per scm up to consumption of 30 scm in two months, which has been increased from existing Rs. 29 per scm. Beyond consumption of 30 scm in two months, the rate applicable in these cities would be Rs. 54 per scm. CNG price was last revised in September when it was hiked by a hefty Rs. 3.70 per kg. Price of CNG sold to automobiles in Delhi then increased from Rs. 41.90 to Rs. 45.60 per kg. Also at that time, the price of piped cooking gas, called PNG, for households has been hiked from Rs. 24.50 per scm to Rs. 27.50 per scm. The statement said the increase was primarily due to increase in input cost as a result of reallocation of domestically produced gas quantities by the government for all city gas distribution companies across the country. “There has been a reduction in allocation of APM gas to us, which is forcing us to source more quantity of market priced imported R-LNG, whose prices are currently on an upswing. This has affected our overall input cost by over 13 per cent. There has also been an increase in the operating expenses including increase in minimum wages announced by the government with effect from October 2013,” the statement added. Government reallocated domestic gas allocations to all city gas distribution companies across the country as a fall out of a recent court order. All the earlier gas allocations had been cancelled and the revised allocations now also include PMT gas, which is priced higher than APM gas. “In terms of volume, there has been nearly 5 per cent decrease in the overall quantity of domestic gas allocated to IGL for Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The reduction in allocation as well as increase in demand is forcing IGL to source much higher priced imported R-LNG. The prices of R-LNG have been on the rise recently and therefore, new R-LNG quantities are available in the market at much higher prices than the existing ones,” the company said. However, the company said the increase would not have a major impact on the per km running cost of vehicles. For autos, the increase would be 13 paise per km, for taxi it would be 22 paisa per Km and in case of buses, the increase would be Rs. 1.30 per km, which translates to just over two paisa per passenger-kilometre.

Nearly 4 million Afghan children acutely...

Nearly 4 million Afghan children acutely malnourished

Nearly 4 million Afghan children acutely malnourished ## Afghanistan Faces Escalating Child Malnutrition Crisis Amidst Funding Shortfalls **Kabul, Afghanistan –** A stark reality is unfolding across Afghanistan, where an alarming number of children are facing acute malnutrition, a situation... read more »

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Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in August, says ...

Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the carnage unfolded in Peshawar on 16... read more »

Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaig...

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban... read more »

Pakistan kills top al Qaeda leader in raid

Pakistan’s military said on Saturday it had killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted by the US over a 2009 plot to attack the New York subway... read more »

Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday (Dec 2) found an award-winning British journalist guilty of contempt for questioning the official death toll of three... 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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In pointed moves, Pope prays at Bethlehem wall, invites leaders t...

BETHLEHEM (West Bank): Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited presidents from both sides of the divide to the... read more »

One dead in Istanbul as anti-government protests f...

ISTANBUL: One person was dead and about 10 others were injured in Istanbul during violent clashes between police and protesters, officials said, in... read more »

25 killed in Yemen army clashes with Shia rebels

SANAA: Eleven Yemeni soldiers and 14 Shia Huthi rebels were killed on Tuesday during clashes in a stronghold of the insurgents in the north of the country,... read more »

Gunmen kill three policemen at Cairo’s Al-Azhar U...

CAIRO: Gunmen killed three policemen on Monday night at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, security sources said, a week before a presidential election former... read more »

Egypt courts convict 170 in mass trials

CAIRO: A pair of Egyptian courts on Sunday convicted 170 suspected supporters of toppled President Mohammed Morsi on charges over violent attacks last year,... read more »

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UN chief hails conclusion of Maldives presidential poll

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the conclusion of the Maldives presidential election run-off, hoping the new government will “engage the oppositio! n in a... read more »

Pakistan formally begins high treason trial of Mus...

Islamabad – Pakistan Sunday announced to have formally started high treason proceedings against the former president Pervez Musharraf and will... read more »

Khaleda Zia’s son acquitted of money laundering

Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court here Sunday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s elde! st son Tarique Rahman of money laundering charge while... read more »

20 held for showing ballot slip in Maldives

Male – More than 20 people were arrested Saturday in the Maldives for showing their ballot slips after casting their vote in the presidential run-off, a... read more »

Maldives election results Sunday

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldives Elections Commissioner Fuad Thoufeek has said the final results of the presidential run-off will be announced Sunday, a media report... read more »

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Germany makes third gender official

London – Parents in Germany will now have the choice to leave out the gender of their new baby on the registration form owing to a brand new ruling in the country. The ruling aims at relieving... read more »

Fatal shooting near Athens Golden Dawn office

At least two men have been shot dead in a drive-by shooting outside Greece’s Golden Dawn party office in Athens, police said. Two attackers on... read more »

Russia to help Greece tackle crisis: Lavrov

Athens – Russia has said it will support Greece’s efforts in overcoming the current economic crisis through further development of bilateral... read more »

Hollande most unpopular French president

Paris – A new opinion poll has revealed that Francois Hollande has become France’s most unpopular president on record, Press TV reported... read more »

Greece spied on US ambassadors, says ex-minister

Athens – Greece spied on at least two US ambassador, a former Greek foreign affairs minister Theodoros Pangalos revealed Tuesday, amid talks that the... read more »

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When Bill Clinton called Obama `luckier than dog with two d***s`!

New York – Bill Clinton had reportedly joked about President Barack Obama that “he’s luckier than a dog with two d***s” to describe his comeback in 2012 presidential election, a... read more »

Delta and JetBlue become first US airlines to allo...

Washington – Delta and JetBlue are reportedly the first US airlines to allow electronic device use throughout the flight after the FAA passed... read more »

Obama’s balancing act in Iraq

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday received Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House, as the latter is seeking U.S. arms... read more »

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go ‘...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came under... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in early July,... read more »

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