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Monkeypox a global emergency amid surge in cases: WHO

24-07-2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries an “emergency of international concern”. The WHO label, a “public health emergency of international concern” is designed to sound an alarm that a coordinated international response is needed and could unlock funding and global …

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Military raids anti-gov’t protest camp in Colombo

23-07-2022 COLOMBO: The military in Sri Lanka has taken control of the presidential secretariat in Colombo, after what members of the country’s months-long protest movement described as a “brutal assault”. Soldiers overnight also destroyed tents at the adjacent GotaGoGama protest site, arrested several protest leaders and cordoned off the area …

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Tribal candidate wins Indian presidential election

22-07-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A woman from India’s tribal minority, Droupadi Murmu, was elected as the country’s president Thursday with the backing of the ruling party, making her the first person from the marginalised community to occupy the top post. Murmu, who is from the Santhal tribe, secured the …

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Luxury Pak-Afghan bus service to launch next month

22-07-2022 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan Thursday agreed to make all-out efforts to launch a luxury bus service between Peshawar and Jalalabad and Quetta and Kandahar by end of August this year. During the three-day bilateral talks between the two sides, which concluded on Wednesday, it was also …

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America approves $2 bln in arms sales to four countries

22-07-2022 WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $2 billion worth of arms and equipment, including Patriot missiles for the Netherlands, cruise missiles for Australia, and oceanographic observation equipment for the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The sale comes as governments …

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