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COVID-19: Italy reports 368 new deaths in 24 hours
Italy on Sunday reported 368 new deaths due to the novel Coronavirus as the country's death toll mounted to 1,809.
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Russia-backed Assad regime strikes kill 21 civilians in Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT — At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s...
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Sri Lanka reduces Easter blasts death toll from 359 to about 253
COLOMBO — The dramatic revision of the death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings, which has been cut by more than 100, is a grim...
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TikTok, video sharing app banned in India
NEW DELHI — Indian government has ordered Google and Apple to take down the Chinese-owned TikTok video app after a court expressed concerns over...
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At least 42 dead in floods in Indonesia’s Papua: Official
JAKARTA — At least 42 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an official said on Sunday.The floods in...
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NZ terror attack accused charged with murder
WELLINGTON — A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a shooting rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power gesture as he...
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Gunman fires indiscriminately inside New Zealand mosque, casualties feared
WILLINGTON — Armed police in New Zealand swarmed central Christchurch on Friday amid a shooting at a mosque in the South Island city."A serious...
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20 killed in triple car bomb attack in Iraqi town, officials say
Three car bomb blasts targeting key buildings in the Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town of Qara Tapah killed at least 20 people on Sunday, the mayor and security sources said.
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Darbar Move offices reopen in Jammu
J&K's Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices reopened in Jammu on Monday, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah receiving a ceremonial Guard of Honour.
Police register FIR, detain four after stone-pelting during prayers in Anantnag
Anantnag Police registered FIR 404/2026 and picked up four persons after stone-pelting during Isha prayers at Pehroo Sherbagh; the public is urged to avoid rumours.
Kashmir’s 2019 experience should be a warning for India: Mehbooba Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti urged Indians to defend constitutional rights, saying Jammu and Kashmir’s experience after the 2019 changes should serve as a warning.
Muslims should not have to prove their patriotism: Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP and RSS over questions about Muslim patriotism and alleged voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh at a New Delhi gathering.
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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para
Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.
When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure
We often treat accessibility as a feature of a building or website. But access is also a question of responsibility, in case of public service.