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At least 21 die in vehicles trapped by Pakistan snowstorm
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8, 2022 (NNB/AFP) – At least 21 people died in an enormous traffic jam caused by tens of…
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Omicron surge pushes US COVID hospitalisations toward record high
NEW YORK: COVID-19 hospitalisations in the United States are poised to hit a new high as early as Friday, according…
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Kazakhstan president vows to destroy ‘bandits and terrorists’ behind protests
The president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has promised an uncompromising crackdown on demonstrators in the country, telling security forces they should…
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Planned Auction Of Key To Nelson Mandela’s Prison Cell Halted
Johannesburg: The planned auction of the key to the prison cell that once held South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid…
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Taliban ban women from coffee shops
Women and girls without a close male relative accompanying them were banned from entering coffee shops in Afghanistan’s Herat province,…
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Watch: Handcuffed prisoner jumps off moving police van
BRAZIL: A handcuffed man managed to jump right off a moving police vehicle right under the eyes of cops in…
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Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir in hospital, second time in weeks
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to hospital on Friday (Jan 7), the medical facility said,…
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Dozens of Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party
Dozens of senior Hong Kong officials and lawmakers were ordered into quarantine on Friday after a coronavirus cluster widened at…
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Japanese billionaire shares his experience of going into space
Last month Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa traveled into space and concluded a 12-day fearless journey. He said that he found…
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History changes, UAE Works On Friday For First Time
Dubai: Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first ever working Friday in the United…
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