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Rishi Sunak: Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections
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Rishi Sunak: Britain’s Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections

LONDON: British prime minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there’s always been a nagging…

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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK
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Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK

AMBLETEUSE: The rising tide crept above their waists, soaking the babies they hugged tight. Around a dozen Kurds refused to leave the cold waters of…

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‘Long-term visas win-win for travellers & consulates’: German embassy’s Georg Enzweiler
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‘Long-term visas win-win for travellers & consulates’: German embassy’s Georg Enzweiler

NEW DELHI: The European Union’s recent decision to issue multiple entry Schengen visas valid up to five years to Indians, has come as a relief…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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italy: Italy considers tougher penalties for AI-related crimes

Italy‘s government is mulling tougher penalties for crimes using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools including market rigging and money laundering, according to a draft law bill…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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rajeev chandrasekhar: Chips to Startup programme underway; electronics manufacturing to hit $300 billion by 2026: IT MoS

A Chips to Startup (C2S) programme has been initiated with an outlay of Rs 250 crore for a duration of five years, IT minister of…

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Greece: In disaster-hit central Greece, officials face investigation over claims flood defences were delayed
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Greece: In disaster-hit central Greece, officials face investigation over claims flood defences were delayed

ATHENS: A senior prosecutor on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations that officials in disaster-hit central Greece failed to complete flood defence projects on time….

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Retail Thefts: As retail thefts continues to surge, crime-fighting fog hits shoplifters
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Retail Thefts: As retail thefts continues to surge, crime-fighting fog hits shoplifters

According to Fox Business, as organized retail crime runs out of control, a disorienting and blinding fog linked to a store’s alarm is a relatively…

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Russia: Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was 'strategic mistake'
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Russia: Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’

LONDON: Armenia‘s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has…

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Airport: New airport sparks unlikely dreams in isolated north Cyprus
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Airport: New airport sparks unlikely dreams in isolated north Cyprus

NICOSIA: Isolated for almost half a century, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has just opened a half-billion-dollar airport terminal in the hope of…

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Bulgaria: Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws
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Bulgaria: Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws

BULGARIA: As a successful harvesting season yielding several hundred tonnes of lavender oil wraps up in Bulgaria — the world’s top producer — the industry’s…

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