Month: March 2023

Taiwan: 'We are all Chinese', former Taiwan president says while visiting China
Posted in China News

Taiwan: ‘We are all Chinese’, former Taiwan president says while visiting China

NANJING, China: People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on…

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Posted in Business

From Apr 1, these 10 big income tax rule changes to be effective. Details

The new financial year (FY) 2023-24 will begin on April 1 and the announcements made by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the annual Feb…

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Australian soldier charged over Afghan killing freed on bail
Posted in Rest of World News

Australian soldier charged over Afghan killing freed on bail

SYDNEY: A former elite soldier charged with murder for allegedly killing an unarmed man in Afghanistan was released on bail Tuesday by a magistrate who…

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Mexico: Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise
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Mexico: Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise

Geneva: Mexico was sanctioned on Monday by an international wildlife body for not doing enough to protect the vaquita porpoise, the world’s most endangered marine…

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Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 'hostage'
Posted in Europe News

Zelenskyy: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘hostage’

KYIV: Ukraine‘s president said Russian troops were holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant “hostage” and its safety could not be guaranteed until they left it, while…

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New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
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New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence

PARIS: France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country’s worst street violence in years marred rallies…

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Zelensky Accused Russia Of Holding Nuclear Plant: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant 'hostage'
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Zelensky Accused Russia Of Holding Nuclear Plant: Zelenskyy accuses Russia of holding Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘hostage’

KYIV – Ukraine’s president said Russian troops were holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant “hostage” and its safety could not be guaranteed until they left it,…

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Yousaf: Scots parliament poised to confirm Yousaf as first minister
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Yousaf: Scots parliament poised to confirm Yousaf as first minister

Edinburgh-Scotland’s devolved lawmakers are set to confirm Humza Yousaf as the new first minister on Tuesday, after he narrowly won the contest to succeed Nicola…

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Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs
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Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on…

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. (HT photo)
Posted in Business

Google asks judge to dismiss antitrust lawsuit over online ads

Google parent Alphabet asked a U.S. federal judge on Monday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the search giant illegally abused its dominance…

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