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People with temporary status can’t apply for citizenship, rules US court
WASHINGTON: A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Monday that thousands of people living in the US for humanitarian reasons are…
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N-arms spending swelled by $1.4bn amid pandemic: report
GENEVA: Even as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on…
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Over 800 suspects detained as hi-tech sting leads to global crackdown on organised crime
Global law enforcement agencies hacked into an app used by criminals and read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds…
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labelled as a “terrorist attack” the killing of four members of a Muslim…
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Pope voices ‘pain’ over deaths in Canada, but doesn’t apologise
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis expressed his “pain” on Sunday over the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a…
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India to Twitter: Comply with IT rules or face ‘unintended consequences’
India has told Twitter Inc it has one last chance to comply with new IT rules, or face “unintended consequences”…
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Indian states begin easing Covid lockdowns as case numbers decline
Some of India’s states are easing lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections subside, with the world’s second-most-populous nation on Saturday logging…
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Malaysia scrambles jets to intercept Chinese planes
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia scrambled jets to intercept 16 Chinese military aircraft off the country’s coast in the South China Sea,…
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Covid-19 Delta variant, first detected in India, threatens to rapidly spread in Asia Pacific region: UNHCR
The highly infectious Covid-19 variant first detected in India threatens to rapidly spread in the Asia Pacific region, including areas…
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China confirms first human case of bird flu strain, says risk of spreading is low
China reported the world’s first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but said the risk of…
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