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Overall the bloc has so far blacklisted 12 individuals linked to operatives. (Representational) Brussels: The European Union on Friday imposed asset freezes and visa bans on several firms and individuals accused of helping to finance Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Brussels said. The sanctions were the second round to be imposed by the EU on the…
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The first presidential debate of the 2024 election, in Atlanta, Georgia | Photo Credit: AFP In this year of successive world-wide elections, the issues in the United States presidential election, to be held in November, have not yet aroused considerable scrutiny. Yet, 1892 was the last time an immediately former President was contesting with his…
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Gaza is suffering through a war which broke out after Hamas’s unprecedented October 7. (File) Washington: A temporary US aid pier has again been removed from the Gaza coast due to high seas and will be towed to an Israeli port, the Pentagon said on Friday. It is the third time the pier has been…
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Putin said Russia had pledged not to deploy such missiles but US had resumed their production (File) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should resume production of intermediate and shorter-range nuclear-capable missiles and then consider where to deploy them after the United States brought similar missiles to Europe and Asia. Putin’s…
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Former Air Force Commander Marcelo Zegarra is escorted by police in handcuffs in La Paz, Bolivia, on June 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bolivian officials announced on June 28 that they had arrested four more military officers in connection with Wednesday’s thwarted coup against the government of President Luis Arce, raising to 21 the…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech at a conference marking the 70th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Underlining the importance of the “Global South”, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said that the Global South should actively…
A woman shops in a supermarket in Los Angeles, California, U.S. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. monthly inflation was unchanged in May as a modest increase in the cost of services was offset by the largest drop in goods prices in six months, drawing the Federal Reserve closer to start cutting interest rates later…
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The MTG-S1 satellite had been planned to be the third launch on an Ariane 6 rocket. (Representational) Paris: Europe’s weather satellite operator has cancelled plans to use the European rocket Ariane 6 less than two weeks before its first-ever launch, opting to go with US firm SpaceX instead, the French newspaper Le Monde has reported….
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The scam was uncovered by an airline. A 42-year-old man from Western Australia has been charged by Australian police for allegedly setting up fraudulent Wi-Fi networks at airports and on domestic flights. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims that these fraudulent networks pretended to be real ones in order to obtain personal information from unwary…
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The company called for Unite to withdraw its industrial action and join Community and GMB unions in giving consideration to the company’s proposed Memorandum of Understanding, which puts forward a wide-ranging proposal, including generous employee support packages, training, and skills development. File | Photo Credit: AFP Tata Steel Ltd. on Friday said it may go…
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