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Sri Lanka lifts 6-week virus lockdown amid economic worries

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Britain's crisis-hit PM faces tricky party conference

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Evoking Mao, China likens Taiwan foreign minister to a 'shrilling' fly

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"All forms of comments on Taiwan independence are but flies 'humming, with a burst of shrilling and a fit of sobbing,'" the Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office said. Taiwan's foreign ministry said the attack was "not worthy" of commenting on. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3zSrT1W

Myanmar coup: 'Over 15,000 people have crossed into India'

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More than 15,000 people from Myanmar are estimated to have crossed the border into India since the February 1 military coup there, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, telling the General Assembly in a report that armed clashes have erupted mostly in regions and states along the borders with Thailand, China and India and are raising concern about regional implications of the crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3CW7Jpy

Nobel prize season returns under pandemic spotlight

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Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong

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Woman who survived 1918 flu, world war succumbs to Covid

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She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini's fascists, ground steel for the US war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daughter said, someone who didn't make a habit of giving up. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3A9ybKV

California man gets life sentence for fatal synagogue attack

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North Korea fires anti-aircraft missile in latest test

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Police regain control of Ecuador prison after 118 die in rioting

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Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown

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British policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard

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US, Russia say held 'intensive and substantive' arms control talks in Geneva

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Attack on minorities: Sikh hakim shot inside his Peshawar shop

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Lava flowing into sea creates delta, expands Spanish island

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Several injured as tornado hits German port city

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China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties

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Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid by a Paris court on Thursday. The court was yet to say what sentence he would receive. Prosecutors were seeking a one-year prison sentence, half of it suspended, for the 66-year old former president. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3okICJh

Kim Yo Jong: North Korean leader's newly promoted sister

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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was educated in Switzerland alongside her brother and rose rapidly up the ranks once he inherited power after their father's death in 2011. She has long been among Kim Jong Un's closest lieutenants and one of the most influential women in the isolated regime. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kWAoVD

Malaysia makes Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for govt employees

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Malaysia said on Thursday it would now be mandatory for all federal government employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19, with exceptions only to be allowed on health grounds. The announcement comes as the country looks to boost vaccination rates with the aim of inoculating 80% of the population by the end of the year. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kUZnZg

Covid-19: China vaccine diplomacy wavers as nations seek western shots

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Many governments that once relied on vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd or Sinopharm Group Co Ltd are now turning to options from the US and Europe instead, as concerns mount about Chinese vaccines’ efficacy against the delta strain and the Western stranglehold on mRNA supplies grows looser. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y0eYhl

Turkey, Uzbekistan to resume flights to Kabul; India yet to decide

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North Korea's 'hypersonic' missile: What we know

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Hypersonics are defined as being able to travel at velocities of at least five times the speed of sound -- Mach 5, or more than 6,100 kilometres (3,800 miles) per hour. As well as their sheer speed, they can manoeuvre in mid-flight, making them much harder to track and intercept than traditional projectiles. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3kVsBaE

US 'lost' the 20-year war in Afghanistan: Top general

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"It is clear, it is obvious to all of us, that the war in Afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted, with the Taliban in power in Kabul," General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee. "It wasn't lost in the last 20 days or even 20 months," Milley said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uq9isP

Rohingya refugee leader shot dead in Bangladesh camp

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UN chief urges united action to prevent Myanmar catastrophe

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Efforts to continue former government of Afghanistan useless, says Taliban

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Biden's failed nominee on gun policy says he got death threats, no protection

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US general: Afghan collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban

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"The signing of the Doha agreement had a really pernicious effect on the government of Afghanistan and on its military - psychological more than anything else, but we set a date-certain for when we were going to leave and when they could expect all assistance to end," General Frank McKenzie, the head of Central Command, said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/39QzJys

North Korea's Kim Jong Un seeks better ties with South, but slams US

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Afghan collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban: US General

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Biden agenda at risk as Democrats squabble before shutdown deadline

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New York governor uses God unfairly in vaccine fight: Lawyer

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Republicans attack Joe Biden's defence of Afghan pullout

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NY attorney general blasts Cuomo's criticism of her report

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US CDC calls for more Covid jabs among pregnant women

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The CDC said its data showed only 31% of pregnant people have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Although more pregnant women are now vaccinated, the CDC said uptake of vaccines for pregnant women has been lower compared to the general population. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3oj00hx

Broken US prison security cameras targeted in senators' bill

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China plans to bring algorithms of its internet industry under state control

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Chinese switch to flashlights, generators amid power cuts

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Pakistan's campaign to support Taliban flops at UN

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Pakistan aggressively campaigned at the United Nations in support of the Afghan Taliban. It caused anger in the United States, revulsion in Europe and opposition at home for the Imran Khan government. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uohJ8k

Explainer: What is behind China's power crunch?

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China unveils 'loyal wingman' armed drone concept

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Japan's next PM Kishida vows to reshape ruling party

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Taliban: US drones must stop entering Afghanistan

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"The US has violated all international rights and laws as well as its commitments made to the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, with the operation of these drones in Afghanistan," the Taliban said in a statement on Twitter. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ih8W31

Fumio Kishida to become Japan's next PM after party vote

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China hopes Biden turns statement on no Cold War into action

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China's UN ambassador expressed hope on Tuesday that President Joe Biden will translate his statement that the US has no intention of starting a “new Cold War” with China into actions, saying he should avoid “a confrontational approach” and “provocative attacks against China." "I believe that if both sides walked towards each other, they will be able to see a healthy China-US relationship,” Zhang Jun said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3CTtw17

China seeks to calm power supply fears as crunch bites

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Prices soar at opium market in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

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CNN quits FB in Australia, citing defamation risk

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Japan ruling party votes on next prime minister

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