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United Airlines Briefly Halts Departures In US Due To Tech Glitch

September 5, 2023 admin

United Airlines briefly halted plane departures on Tuesday. (Representational) New York, United States: United Airlines briefly halted plane departures Tuesday due to a “systemwide technology issue” before fixing the problem and lifting the ground stop. The big US carrier told AFP in a 1730 GMT email that it was holding all aircraft at their departure…

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Burning Man revelers begin exodus after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert

September 5, 2023 admin

Hundreds of Burning Man attendees who planned to leave on buses wait for information about when they will be able to leave on Labor Day, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Muddy roads flooded by a summer storm that left tens of thousands of partygoers…

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North Korea To Pay Price If It Supplies Russia Arms, Warns US

September 5, 2023 admin

America’s warning to North Korea. Washington: North Korea will face consequences if it provides Russia with weaponry to fight its war against Ukraine, a top White House official warned Tuesday. “They will pay a price for this in the international community,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters. (Except for the headline, this story has…

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UK Minister For Local Government

September 5, 2023 admin

Lee Rowley was responding to a question by UK Member of Parliament Navendu Mishra. London : UK Minister for Local Government, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Lee Rowley on Monday said “anti-Hindu hatred is abhorrent and has no place in our communities”. He said the UK government is working with the police…

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Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank, a militant in an army raid and an alleged gunman

September 5, 2023 admin

Israeli soldiers stand guard near a shooting scene in the Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during an army raid in the West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, while elsewhere in the occupied territory a Palestinian gunman opened fire…

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Chinese School To Charge Students For Afternoon Naps On Desks, Mats Or Beds

September 5, 2023 admin

Sleeping at your desk would incur a charge of 200 yuan A primary school in China plans to charge students for taking afternoon naps on desks, mats or beds. The startling move has provoked widespread anger on social media. Jiesheng Primary School is planning to charge students in the new school year, South China Morning…

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Dozens Of Students Plunge Into Lake As Pier Collapses In US

September 5, 2023 admin

People who were present there said they were shocked to see what happened. Dozens of university students plunged into a lake near their campus in the United States when a pier collapsed beneath them. The dramatic footage of the incident on Labour Day Monday afternoon has gone viral on social media. According to ABC News,…

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Two held after smashing hole in Great Wall of China

September 5, 2023 admin

A section of the Great Wall is seen in Suizhong County in northeastern China’s Liaoning Province. | Photo Credit: AP Two people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, state broadcaster CCTV said. Police in Shanxi province followed tracks made by machinery used to dig…

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China sends ‘deliberate signals’ to India, West as Xi Jinping skips G-20

September 5, 2023 admin

File image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping a G-20 summit for the first time, Beijing is sending “deliberate signals” to India and the West by essentially downgrading its involvement in a key international forum, according to current and former officials and people familiar with Beijing’s thinking. Missing…

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