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“A military camp in Mali’s restive north was attacked on September 8, a day after two separate assaults by al-Qaeda-linked insurgents killed 49 civilians and 15 government soldiers,” the military said. “Response and evaluation in progress,” the armed forces said in a brief statement about Friday’s attack on a Malian military camp in the Gao…
Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner. (File) New Delhi: Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to “health reasons”. Sources said former prime ministers and Chief ministers, including opposition-ruled states…
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Following the attack, Mr O’Leary appeared unfazed. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary was hit with a pie in the face by environmental protesters in Brussels on Thursday. According to the BBC, the airline chief was preparing to speak outside European Union headquarters when two female protesters dressed in black smeared him with two cream pies. …
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New Delhi: With just hours left for the G20 Summit to begin, climate change is already turning to be a contentious point among the leaders, sources said. The group has been divided on commitments to phasing down fossil-fuel use, increasing renewable energy targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China and Saudi Arabia are opposing drastic…
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Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of grain and seed oil New Delhi: Russia “must stop” its blockade of Ukrainian seaports after pulling out of a United Nations and Turkey-mediated deal to ensure grain shipments, the president of the European Council Charles Michel said Friday. “It’s frankly scandalous that Russia, after having terminated the Black…
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An aerial photo of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP “The first phase of releasing treated waste water from Fukushima that has angered China will end on September 11 as planned,” the stricken Japanese nuclear plant’s operator said. “TEPCO added that levels of radioactive tritium…
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An AeroGulf helicopter crashed into the sea on September 7 evening and a search is underway for its crew of two pilots, UAE’s General Aviation Authority said on September 8. The pilots of the Bell 212 helicopter are Egyptian and South African citizens, the aviation regulator said. “The search and rescue teams have recovered the…
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the media, ahead of the G-20 Summit in New Delhi, on September 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on September 8 she will work at the G-20 summit in India to build support to increase lending resources for the International Monetary Fund and…
The two leaders will have dinner together after bilateral talks. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host US President Joe Biden for a private dinner tonight at his residence in Delhi, a day before the mega G20 summit. President Biden, who left for India earlier today, is expected to drive straight to PM Modi’s…
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Visitor numbers more than doubled between 2012 and 2019 to 5.1 million Tokyo: With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan’s Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was. Now authorities have had enough, saying the number of hikers trekking up…
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