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Pak court grants Imran Khan Bail in 8 cases related to Judicial Complex violence
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Pak court grants Imran Khan Bail in 8 cases related to Judicial Complex

Islamabad, May 23: Former prime minister Imran Khan got a major relief on Tuesday when an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted him bail till June 8 in eight cases related to violence that erupted at the Judicial Complex here in March. The cases were registered in different police stations of...
Nepals Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt. Everest for record 28th time
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Nepal's Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt. Everest for record 28th time

Kathmandu, May 23: Setting another record, Nepal's legendary climber, Kami Rita Sherpa, summited Mt. Everest for an unprecedented 28th time on Tuesday, just a week after he scaled the world's tallest peak for the 27th time. The 53-year-old reached the summit of the 848.86-metre peak at 9.23 a.m.,...
Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa
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Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa

An 88-year-old Australian doctor held captive in West Africa for more than seven years has been released and safely returned to his family, the Australian government has announced. Kenneth Elliott, from the west coast city of Perth, is safe and well and has been reunited with his wife Jocelyn and...
Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami
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Pasang Dawa summits Mt. Everest for record 27 times, ties with Kami

Kathmandu, May 22: Pasang Dawa Sherpa on Monday scaled Mt. Everest for the 27th time, equalising a world record for the highest number of ascents set earlier by Kami Rita Sherpa. On Monday, the 46-year-old mountaineer stood atop Mt. Everest for the 27th time at 8.25 am today, Dawa Gyaljen Sherpa,...
UKs Coventry gets its 1st Indian-origin turban-wearing Lord Mayor
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UK's Coventry gets its 1st Indian-origin turban-wearing Lord Mayor

London, May 22: An Indian-origin Sikh councillor has made history after being appointed as the new Lord Mayor of Coventry, a city in the West Midlands, England. As a Lord Mayor, Punjab-born Jaswant Singh Birdi will be the Chairman of the City Council, and as Coventry's first citizen, he will be the...
Climate change to push 30 per cent species over tipping points: Study
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Climate change to push 30 per cent species over tipping points: Study

New Delhi, May 22: Climate change is likely to abruptly push up to 30 per cent species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, according to a study. The researchers found that if the planet warms by 1.5 degrees Celsius, 15 per cent of species they studied...
Mexico: 10 killed, 9 injured as gunmen open fire at car race participants
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Mexico: 10 killed, 9 injured as gunmen open fire at car race participants

Mexico City, May 21: At least ten people were killed and nine others injured in an armed attack targeting a group of amateur rally drivers in a car race in the Mexican state of Baja California, local media reported. A group of armed individuals got out of a vehicle and opened fire at the car race...
Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war By Adam Shreck, Foster Klug and Zeke Miller
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Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key...

Hiroshima, May 21: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country's war effort even as Russia claimed a symbolic victory on the battlefield. The Ukrainian leader's in-person appearance in his trademark...
UK extends Russian export ban to diamonds, metals over Ukraine
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UK extends Russian export ban to diamonds, metals over Ukraine

London, May 19: The UK on Friday extended its package of sanctions against Russia with a ban on Russian diamonds, an industry worth USD 4 billion in exports in 2021, as well as imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminium and nickel and sanctioned 86 more people and entities linked with the country...
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Imran's ex-wife complains about using her kids for 'political agenda in Pak'

London, May 19: Directly addressing outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, complained of fake accounts on the micro-blogging site pretending to be her sons, which she claimed were created by "imposters with a political...
Eight killed, thousands evacuated as floods batter Italy
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Eight killed, thousands evacuated as floods batter Italy

Guwhaati, May 18: At least eight people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering widespread floods, officials said on Wednesday. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said some areas had received half their...
Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase with paps in New York
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Prince Harry, Meghan involved in ‘near catastrophic’ car chase with paps in New...

New York, May 18: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a “near catastrophic car chase” involving “highly aggressive” paparazzi for over two hours in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said on Wednesday. The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards...
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