Published by DPA The UN General Assembly’s annual debate is set to kick off with Joe Biden’s first speech as president of the United States. Tuesday’s session will also include speeches by leaders from Brazil, Iran, Turkey, France and Switzerland, among others. Unlike last year, when many of the contributions to the general debate took […]
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Published by Reuters By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday acknowledged he will need to work with other parties after he fell short of winning a majority in parliamentary elections, leaving him once more dependent on opposition legislators to govern. Trudeau, 49, was re-elected to a
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Published by Reuters (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers announced several senior appointments on Tuesday, naming two veteran battlefield commanders from the movement’s southern heartlands as deputies in important ministries. Main Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir will be deputy defence minister, while Sadr Ibrahim was named deputy minister for the interior. Both
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Published by Philippine Star Joey Villar – Philstar.com September 21, 2021 | 3:24pm MANILA, Philippines – Joshua Pacio will try to keep his status as the lone Filipino champion in the ONE Championship as he defends his strawweight title against Japanese Yosuke Saruta in ONE: Revolution on Friday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It will
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Published by Reuters By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s plan to tighten rules on its fast-growing e-commerce market has run into internal government dissent, memos reviewed by Reuters show, with the Ministry of Finance describing some proposals as “excessive” and “without economic rationale”. The memos offer a rare glimpse of high-stakes policy-making governing
Staff Report Srinagar: Top Bollywood stars like Naseer-ud-Din Shah, Paresh Rawal and Urvashi Rutela are expected to arrive in Kashmir to act in a web series on Kashmir. The shooting for the web-series titled “Kashmir-Enigma of Paradise” has begun in Srinagar. The series is directed by filmmaker Atul Agarrwal and it has an interesting line of star cast
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Published by Reuters By Andrew Osborn and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, retained its parliamentary majority after an election and a sweeping crackdown on its critics, despite losing over a tenth of its support, partial results on Monday showed. With nearly 74% of ballots counted, the
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Published by The Bangkok Post LOS ANGELES: Here is a list of the winners in key categories for the 73rd Emmy Awards, which were handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. Netflix had a stellar night, winning its first awards for top series with British royals saga “The Crown” (best drama) and “The Queen’s Gambit”
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Published by Reuters By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday departed for Washington to meet with leaders of the Quad grouping amid criticism over his government’s decision to abandon a $40 billion submarine deal with France. Australia last week said it would scrap a deal with France’s Naval Group
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Published by Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of a deal with Washington and London, two sources familiar with the matter said. Parly personally took the decision to
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