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Mumbai has overtaken Beijing and is now the Asian capital with the most number of billionaires, according to Hurun Research Institute’s global rich list. This is the first time that India’s most populous city has taken the top spot in…
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SINGAPORE: Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said.…
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While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away. The UN Environment…
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DUBLIN: Ireland will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin's concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since October 7. Announcing the move, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin…
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GENEVA: A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said she had received threats throughout her mandate.…
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NEW YORK: Former US senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family said. "His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of…
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COLOMBO: McDonald's has ended an agreement with its local partner in Sri Lanka and all 12 outlets in the country have been closed. "The parent company decided to terminate the agreement with the franchisee due to standard issues," said…
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GAZA: Israeli air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip overnight, hitting the area around Al Shifa hospital in the north and Rafah on the southern edge where more than a million people have sought…
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Baltimore's 1.6-mile (2.57 km) Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and vehicles plunged into the river early on Tuesday after a ship collided into a support pylon, officials said, and rescuers were searching the water for survivors. A…
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KADUNA: Wrapped in orange headscarves and blue school uniforms, over 100 Nigerian students and staff who were kidnapped this month arrived at the local government building in the country's north on Monday, a day after they were freed by the…
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NEW YORK: United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after the United States abstained from the vote, sparking a spat with its ally Israel. The remaining 14 council…
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MOSCOW: Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court on Sunday showing signs of severe beatings as they faced formal terrorism charges. A court statement said…
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CAIRO: The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said Israel had informed the UN that it will no longer approve UNRWA food convoys to the north of Gaza. "This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct lifesaving…
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NEW DELHI: A billionaire industrialist and a former Indian Air Force chief became the latest prominent figures, including a judge and an ambassador, to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in recent weeks as it seeks to widen its lead…
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LONDON: Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, and her husband Prince William have been "enormously touched" by the messages of support received since she announced her cancer diagnosis, a Kensington Palace spokesperson. Kate said on Friday…
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