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Russian, US Defence Chiefs Discuss Lowering Escalation Over Phone Call

July 13, 2024 admin

Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they discussed lowering the risk of “possible escalation”, the Russian defence ministry said on Friday. The call, which was initiated by Moscow, comes as tensions between the two sides flare over Washington’s plan to deploy long-range missiles in…

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US Woman, 22, Found Beaten To Death Days After Judge Released Ex-Boyfriend From Jail

July 12, 2024 admin

Bricen Rivers was arrested on July 4 following a six-hour manhunt. A 22-year-old university student in the United States was found beaten to death and wrapped in a sheet in the back seat of her car – days after her boyfriend was let out of jail. According to the New York Post, Lauren Johansen’s body…

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Why Are People Done With Their Governments?

July 8, 2024 admin

Politics around the world is evolving in ways that both leaders and analysts are finding difficult to assess and respond to. Politicians are scrambling to sustain support as new entrants make inroads into constituencies that have lost faith in the established order. It is in this melee of the old and the new that the…

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Boeing To Acquire Fuselage Maker Spirit Aerosystems For $4.7 Billion

July 1, 2024 admin

Both Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have faced intense scrutiny since the 737 MAX Crash (file) Washington: US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said Monday it had reached a “definitive deal” to buy its subcontractor Spirit, which has faced scrutiny over production quality control in recent months. “The merger is an all-stock transaction at an equity value of…

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India Received $120 Billion In Remittances In 2023: World Bank Report

June 26, 2024 admin

Washington: India received $120 billion in remittances in 2023, almost twice the $66 billion received by Mexico in the same period, the World Bank said in a report released on Wednesday. China ($50 billion), the Philippines ($39 billion), and Pakistan ($27 billion) figure among the top five nations in the list released by the World…

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US Woman, 18, Arrested For Calling 911 To Avoid Going On Date With Man She Met Online

June 26, 2024 admin

Ms Thomas was arrested on two false reporting charges. (Representative pic) An 18-year-old woman in the United States has been arrested for calling 911 to avoid going on a date with a man she met on a dating app. According to The Independent, the woman, identified as Sumaya Thomas, was arrested after cops said she…

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Julian Assange Walks Out Of US Court As “Free Man” After Plea Deal

June 26, 2024 admin

The Australian government has been advocating for his release with the United States several times. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed by a court on the US Pacific island territory of Saipan on Wednesday after pleading guilty to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will see him return home…

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This US State Will Display Ten Commandments From The Bible In Classrooms

June 20, 2024 admin

The First Amendment of the US Constitution forbids the establishment of a national religion (file). Houston: The governor of Louisiana signed a bill Wednesday requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in the conservative US state, reigniting the debate over separation of church and state. The legislation, the first of its…

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Families Of Boeing Crash Victims Seek $25 Billion Fine On Aviation Company

June 20, 2024 admin

The case relates to crashes in 2018 and 2019 in Indonesia and Ethiopia that together claimed 346 lives. Washington: Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims on Wednesday asked US authorities to impose a fine of up to $24.8 billion on the aviation giant and proceed with criminal prosecution. The move comes a day after…

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US Plastic Surgeon, 41, Arrested After Wife Dies During Surgery

June 18, 2024 admin

An autopsy into the death of Hillary Brown is pending. A 41-year-old plastic surgeon in the United States has been arrested over the death of his wife who went into cardiac arrest on his operating table in November last year. The doctor, identified as Benjamin Brown, was taken into custody on Monday and charged with…

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