EU wants fishing pact with Morocco over Western Sahara to be annulled

LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg: This week, Advocate-General Tamara Capeta, legal adviser to the European Union’s (EU) top court, said an agreement with Morocco which would have allowed European boats to fish off the disputed Western Sa ...

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Monday, 25 March 2024
Delhi may receive light rainfall on Sunday evening, says IMD

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday afternoon that Delhi and the National Capital Region may receive light rainfall during the next two-three hours. "Clouds are entering Del ...

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Sunday, 24 March 2024
US strongly condemns Moscow terror attack, says ISIS needs to be defeated ‘everywhere’

Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): United States has strongly condemned the "heinous" terrorist attack carried out by the ISIS at Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. White ...

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Sunday, 24 March 2024
Pakistan: Opposition holds protest against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt for refusing to hold assembly session

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): Opposition members on Friday held a protest against the government for refusing to hold a sitting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. The opposition and government ...

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Saturday, 23 March 2024
Ignoring Syrian Crisis Risks Destabilizing Region, Experts Say

GENEVA — More than 13 years after Syria erupted into civil war, the United Nations says the country has become a more dangerous place for civilians, noting that the oppressive government of President Bashir al-Assad that sparked the ...

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Saturday, 23 March 2024
Greece Slams Turkish President’s Provocative Remarks on Cyprus

ATHENS — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Cyprus should be a Turkish state. Erdogan defended his country’s 1974 invasion of Cyprus, saying there would be no "Cyprus problem" had Turkish forces gone farth ...

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Saturday, 23 March 2024
California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients

SACRAMENTO, California: When Hunter Morgan acquired an optometry practice in Southern California, he aimed to serve all patients, including Medicaid beneficiaries. However, just months later, he had to halt Medicaid services due ...

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Saturday, 23 March 2024
Hong Kong’s New National Security Law Comes Into Force

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s new national security law came into force on Saturday, putting into immediate effect tough penalties of up to life imprisonment for crimes including treason and insurrection. The law -- commonly referred t ...

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Saturday, 23 March 2024
Iran Among Countries Facing High Water Scarcity

The United Nations said in its yearly report on water access that the world is "facing a water crisis" and listed Iran as one of the countries experiencing "extremely high water stress." The U.N. World Water Development Report is ...

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Friday, 22 March 2024
Dow Jones breaks ranks on Wall Street, drops 305 points

NEW YORK, New York — U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones taking a hit, while the Nasdaq Composite and Standard and Poor’s 500 traded modestly higher and lower respectively. "It’s been a busy week and it’s one of ...

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Friday, 22 March 2024
NIA arrests two more key operatives in Attari drug haul case

New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two more key operatives in the over 102 kg Attari drug seizure case in Punjab’s Amritsar district last year, the agency said on Friday. The c ...

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Friday, 22 March 2024
UN to Vote on Resolution Calling for Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that ‘an immediate and sustained cease-fire’ in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is ‘imperative’ to protect civilians ...

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Friday, 22 March 2024