The mass executions represent one of the most brutal and opaque crackdowns by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. International rights groups say they amount to crimes against humanity. Written […]
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Trump pressed Justice Department to declare election results corrupt, notes show
The exchange unfolded during a phone call on Dec. 27 in which Trump pressed the acting attorney general at the time, Jeffrey Rosen, and his deputy, Richard Donoghue, on voter […]
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Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil’s national film institute
The warehouse is owned by the national film institute, Cinemateca, and houses South America’s largest collection of films. A government warehouse storing movies, documents and antique projectors from Brazil’s film […]
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US to conduct rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants
The move by the USCIS to conduct the second lottery will provide another chance to several applicants, including hundreds of Indian IT professionals, who could not make it in the […]
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China slams Blinken for Delhi meet with Dalai Lama’s representative
The U.S. Secretary of State had met with the Director of the Bureau of the Dalai Lama in Delhi, Ngodup Dongchung, on Wednesday morning. China on Thursday accused the United […]
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Pakistan to ban public sector, education, malls, air travel for unvaccinated
From August 1, unvaccinated people will no longer be allowed to enter government offices, schools, restaurants and shopping malls, said Asad Umar, who heads National Command and Operations Centre, Pakistan. […]
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Pakistan govt is not spokesperson for Taliban, says Imran Khan
"What the Taliban are doing or aren't doing has nothing to do with us. We are not responsible, neither are we spokespersons for the Taliban," Khan was quoted as saying […]
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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to end programme allowing foreign students to stay after studies
If this bill is passed into law, it can affect tens and thousands of Indians studying in this country A group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced a legislation in the […]
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Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths reach record high for third time
Russia has reported a total of 6,218,502 cases since the pandemic began. Russia reported 799 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, an all-time high it has reached three times in the last […]
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Monsanto told to pay teachers $185 million over chemical exposure
Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018, said the company disagreed with the verdict and may appeal. Three schoolteachers in Washington state who sued chemical company Monsanto over exposure to materials […]
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