Ukraine says Russian warship in Baltic Sea out of service after fire

KIEV, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Russian missile ship Serpukhov stationed in the Baltic Sea has been rendered out of service by fire, the Focus.ua media outlet reported Tuesday, citing a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence. ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Gunmen kill 6 policemen in southeast Iran, media reports say

tehran, iran — Gunmen ambushed a police convoy in Iran’s restive southeast on Tuesday, killing six police officers, media reports said. The attack on a road in Sistan and Baluchistan province also wounded two more police officers ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Explainer: How student loan debt turns into crushing crisis in U.S.

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday announced a new, sweeping student loan forgiveness plan to help "working- and middle-class folks to repay their student loans" that "has become so burdensome, (that) a ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
UAE: Muslim Council of Elders missions conclude revival of Ramadan rituals in several countries

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 9 (ANI/WAM): The missions of the Muslim Council of Elders to several countries around the world during the blessed month of Ramadan concluded with the end of the holy month. These missions received wide acc ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Iran frees 4 conservationists convicted of espionage

Tehran, Iran — Iran released four conservationists who had worked to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah before they were convicted on espionage charges and spent five years in prison, local media reported on Tuesday. The Tehran ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Vatican’s top diplomat visits Vietnam, looks to normalize relations

HANOI, Vietnam — The Vatican’s top diplomat began a six-day visit to Vietnam on Tuesday as a part of efforts to normalize relations with the communist nation. Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s foreign minister, met his Vietnamese ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Quality Council of India, Union Health Ministry join hands to improve CGHS healthcare experience

New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Quality Council of India and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have announced a collaboration to transform the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) ecosystem and improve the hea ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Pakistan: Former PM Shahid Abbasi approaches Election Commission to register new party

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has approached the country’s top poll body to register his political party, ARY News reported. Abbasi, who left the PML-N last year, filed t ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Exide stock surge post EV deal with Kia and Hyundai

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Exide industries share surged 52-week high on Monday after Exide Energy Solutions Ltd signed an MoU with Hyundai and Kia Motors for electric vehicle (EV) expansion plans. By the end of the Monday ...

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Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Trump rejects national abortion ban, says up to states to decide

Abortion rights should be left up to U.S. states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election’s mo ...

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Monday, 08 April 2024
World Bank asks Pakistan to adopt National Fiscal Policy amid bailout talks with IMF

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Amid the staggering economic crisis in Pakistan, the World Bank has asked Islamabad to adopt a national fiscal policy by aligning federal and provincial spending with constitutional mandates, mer ...

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Monday, 08 April 2024
Swapping of the Guard: French, British troops mark Entente Cordiale

Paris — French and British troops on Monday swapped roles to take part in the changing of the guard ceremonies outside the palaces of the other country’s head of state, in an unprecedented move to celebrate 120 years since the Enten ...

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