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Exodus of diplomats from Sudan
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Exodus of diplomats from Sudan

KHARTOUM: The US military evacuated American embassy officials from Sudan’s capital early on Sunday, starting an exodus of foreign diplomats amid continuing violence as rival…

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Union Budget 2023: Are you richer or poorer? Here's the bottomline
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Rbi Gives Hdfc Bank Leeway In Loan Norms For Smooth Merger

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 22, 2023) MUMBAI: The RBI has paved the way for the country’s largest banking merger by allowing some…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter drops media labels funded by govts
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Elon Musk’s Twitter drops media labels funded by govts

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Muskowned platform started stripping blue verification…

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Union Budget 2023: Are you richer or poorer? Here's the bottomline
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Home loan demand dips in December qtr as rate hikes pinch

(This story originally appeared in on Apr 20, 2023) MUMBAI: Consumers have begun to feel the pinch of rising interest rates with home loan disbursals…

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EU adopts ban on imports that speed up deforestation

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament adopted a new EU law on Wednesday that will ban imports deemed to be driving deforestation, throwing the bloc’s trade muscle…

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NYC parking garage partially collapses; no word on injuries

NEW YORK: A parking garage at least partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, according to city officials and bystander video showing cars hanging…

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Canadian trade minister condemns hate crime at mosque
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Canadian trade minister condemns hate crime at mosque

Canada’s trade minister Mary Ng condemned on Saturday a hate crime at mosque saying the incident, which an Islamic society said had apparently involved an…

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Ukraine: US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked
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Ukraine: US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

WASHINGTON: The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear…

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Truck crashes into pedestrians in Kenya, killing 10

NAIROBI: A truck crashed into pedestrians and motorcycle taxis near western Kenya’s border with Tanzania, killing at least 10 people and injuring 10 others Saturday,…

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World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on the World Health Organization's 75th anniversary in Geneva, on April 6, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRIN
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China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief

The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses…

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