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Saudi hosts vaccinated pilgrims for second downsized hajj

Published by Al-Araby Saudi Arabia will host another downsized hajj from Saturday, with only residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus permitted and overseas Muslim pilgrims barred for a second year. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year’s success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day Muslim pilgrimage. It isallowing 60,000 residents of Saudi Arabia […]

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China’s economic recovery loses some steam, investors eye more policy easing

Published by Reuters By Kevin Yao and Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s economy grew slightly more slowly than expected in the second quarter, weighed down by higher raw material costs and new COVID-19 outbreaks, as expectations build that policymakers may have to do more to support the recovery. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.9% in

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Afghan neighbours wary of new refugee crisis as violence surges

Published by Reuters By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets regional leaders for talks in Uzbekistan on Thursday as deteriorating security in his country raises fears of a new Afghan refugee crisis with neighbouring Pakistan already ruling out taking any more. Several million Afghans have been displaced within their country over

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Thirty people missing as deadly floods hit Germany, collapsing houses

Published by DPA Six houses collapsed in western Germany due to flooding and ongoing rain overnight, leaving about 30 people missing Thursday morning, police said. The catastrophe was unfolding in the rural Eifel region of Rhineland-Palatinate state, where police said four people had been found dead in the district of Ahrweiler. The entire district was

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India tells China continuing border tensions not in either side’s interests

Published by Reuters MUMBAI (Reuters) – The failure of China and India to resolve the standoff over their disputed border in the western Himalayas, despite an agreement last year, is not in the interest of either side, India’s foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday. In accordance with last year’s pact, military commanders on

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5 people wounded in road mishap, man drowns in Bandipora

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, At least five persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Zamboorpatan village of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. As per reports the vehicle – Expresso – bearing registration number JK-05J 3012, carrying passengers was

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