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Biden alleges Pakistan’s nuclear program lack cohesion

15-10-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: United States President Joe Biden has alleged that Pakistan’s nuclear program lacks “cohesion” while he was speaking about the aggressive attitude of Russia and China. The remark came during the US president’s address at a democratic congressional campaign committee …

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High stakes gamble: Putin’s tactical nuclear options

15-10-2022 MOSCOW: Since February’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have suffered setback after setback on the battlefield, leaving President Vladimir Putin fewer choices if Russia wants to extract itself from what increasingly looks like defeat. Every major Russian setback triggers heated global discussion on whether Putin will resort to using …

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London New Year fireworks to open to crowds again

15-10-2022 LONDON: Crowds can attend London’s New Year fireworks on December 31 for the first time since 2019, the mayor announced Friday, after Covid-19 restricted the spectacle to television for two years. More than 100,000 people will be able to watch the annual display in the British capital on the …

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Five shot dead in North Carolina capital

14-10-2022 RALEIGH-CAROLINA: Five people including an off-duty police officer were shot dead in the North Carolina capital of Raleigh on Thursday, triggering a massive manhunt that shut down part of city for hours and resulted in the arrest of a juvenile suspect, officials said. Two people were wounded: a police …

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Australia suffers flash floods in southeast

14-10-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Thousands of people across Australia’s southeast were asked to evacuate their homes on Friday, including some in a western suburb of Melbourne, after two days of incessant rains triggered flash flooding and fast-moving waters burst river banks. Large parts of Victoria State, southern New South …

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Iraq elects new president & premier, ending stalemate

14-10-2022 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote …

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Four in five of world’s cities at risk, study shows

14-10-2022 LONDON: Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Friday. CDP’s report “Protecting People and the Planet” surveyed 998 cities from across the globe and showed that in addition to …

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