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Singapore ex-deputy PM Shanmugaratnam elected president: official results

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September 01, 2023 10:31 pm | Updated September 02, 2023 01:33 am IST – Singapore According to official results, Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as the President of Singapore, on September 1, 2023. Here he is seen meeting his supporters. | Photo Credit: Reuters Singapore’s former deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, earning…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid: ministry

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September 01, 2023 10:29 pm | Updated 10:29 pm IST – Al Aqaba, Palestinian Territories Palestinian gunmen wait to escort the body of Abdulrahim Ghannam, 36, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Aqaba, near Tubas, on September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli forces on Friday killed a Palestinian in the…

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Denmark demands Russia limit embassy staff

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Denmark said Friday that it had told Russia to reduce the number of staff at its Copenhagen embassy following Russian requests for visas for “intelligence officers”. Denmark’s ministry of foreign affairs said the Russian mission would need to reduce its staff to match the level of the Danish embassy in Moscow, and that it had…

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Singapore’s Former Indian-Origin Minister Wins Presidential Election

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Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president. (File) Singapore: Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to official results, in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade. The Elections Department declared the 66-year-old economist as the winner over two…

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Sri Lanka ends fuel rationing imposed at height of economic crisis

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People queue up to buy kerosene for domestic use at a supply station in Colombo on May 26, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka has formally announced an end to the fuel rationing scheme imposed one year ago during the height of the unprecedented economic crisis, a senior minister said on Friday, hinting at…

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Former Nazi Camp Guard, 98, Charged For Complicity In Over 3300 Killings

September 1, 2023 admin

The German man was an adolescent when he worked as a SS watchman at the camp (Representational) Berlin: German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a former SS guard, now 98 years old, for complicity in the killings of over 3,300 people at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. The German man, unnamed…

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Thai king cuts ex-PM Thaksin’s jail term to one year

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Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Thailand’s jailed former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the King on Friday, just days after he returned from a decade and a half in exile….

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | China map moves | What India should watch out for

September 1, 2023 admin

China’s map triggers strong reactions from India and other Chinese neighbours, how much is this a part of a larger strategy for land-grab and what it does it mean for ties- and will the map, coming days after a Modi-Xi meeting and days before the G-20 summit mean more trouble for the India-China relationship ahead? …

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India to increases grants by 50% for community development projects in Sri Lanka: Official

September 1, 2023 admin

India will increase up to 50% of the financial grant for nine ongoing high-impact community projects in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said here on Friday. With the increase in the financial allocation for the projects under the India-Sri Lanka High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) framework, the current grant for the initiative stands…

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Russian Ambassador’s Invite To Nobel Prize Ceremony Draws Criticism

September 1, 2023 admin

Sweden’s prime minister said Friday he disagreed with the Nobel Foundation. (Representational) Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden’s prime minister said Friday he disagreed with the Nobel Foundation inviting the Russian ambassador to this year’s Nobel banquet, adding to growing criticism of the decision. “The Nobel Foundation of course decides who they want to invite. But like many…

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