20-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: Uber has agreed to pay AU$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class action on behalf of over 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers. …
Read More »Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari allays fears of drinking water shortage in State, city
HYDERABAD’19 March 2024: Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari said that there is no shortage of drinking water during the current summer season as there is enough water in the reservoirs of the state. During a review meeting held here on Tuesday with the officials on the situation of drinking water supply …
Read More »Israeli army attacks Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital again
19-03-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Once more, Israeli troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital early on Monday in an operation that Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings. The Israeli military said soldiers had conducted a “precise …
Read More »Chinese FM to meet ex-Australia PM Keating on visit
19-03-2024 SYDNEY BEIJING: Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, a prominent supporter of China who has criticized Australia’s AUKUS nuclear submarine deal with the US, said he would meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week in a bid to improve bilateral ties. Keating said in a statement e-mailed to …
Read More »Taliban, Pakistan go ‘MAD’ as Islamabad kills 8 Afghans
19-03-2024 By SJA Jafri KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Eight people, including five women and three children, have been killed in two airstrikes carried out by Pakistan Army in the border region of Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said. Retaliating the attack, Afghanistan security forces have launched heavy weapons at the Pakistani military. …
Read More »Rich Americans keep high-end RV Company rolling along
19-03-2024 OXNARD: Most US recreational vehicles those behemoths of the roadway often resembling box cars that accidentally wandered off the rails roll out of gritty factories in the gray environs of Elkhart, Indiana, and aim to satisfy the wanderlust of largely middle-income customers. Then there’s the Bowlus, a very expensive …
Read More »Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution
19-03-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: A powerful Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country plunges deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Regional leaders of …
Read More »European Union announces $8bn package for migrant flows
19-03-2024 BRUSSELS/ CAIRO: The European Union has announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8.06bn) aid package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a new deal to stem migrant flows to Europe that has been criticized by rights groups. The deal is scheduled to be signed during a visit on Sunday …
Read More »Over 13,000 children killed in Gaza: UNICEF
19-03-2024 NEW YORK/ GAZA CITY: Israel has killed more than 13,000 children in Gaza since October 7 while others are suffering from severe malnutrition and do not “even have the energy to cry”, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Thousands more have been injured or we can’t even determine …
Read More »Indian Navy captures ship from Somali pirates in Arabian Sea
19-03-2024 GULF OF ADEN/ NEW DELHI: Indian naval forces including special commandos have seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates and rescued 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said. In a post on the social media platform X on Saturday, the navy said that …
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