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Car crashes into restaurant in Japan
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Tokyo: A car crashed into a restaurant in Japan's prefecture of Okayama, leaving one dead and three more injured, Japanese media reported on Saturday.According to NHK broadcaster, the car rammed the first floor of one of the restaurants in...
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Trump organization fined $1.6mln for tax fraud – Reports
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Washington:A New York court sentenced the Trump Organization to the maximum possible fine of $1.6 million on Friday for a long-running tax fraud scheme, NBC reported.The scheme "awarded high-level executives with lavish perks and compensation while intentionally concealing the...
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Russia to launch three Glonass satellites in 2023 – Glavkosmos
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Moscow:Russia plans to add two Glonass-K satellites and one Glonass-K2 to the constellation this year, Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, informs.The exact dates of the launches have not been announced yet.According to Glavkosmos, Russia also...
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US, Japan sign agreement Bolstering space science cooperation
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Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Friday signed an agreement to promote further cooperation in outer space between the United States and Japan.“The Framework Agreement for Cooperation in the Exploration and...
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Over 300 people arrested in Peru since start of protests – Prosecutor’s Office
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Lima:Police have arrested over 300 people, including one minor, since the start of the anti-government protests in Peru in December 2022, the Peruvian Attorney General's Office said."The arrest of 329 people, including one minor, have taken place. Criminals cases...
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Brazil’s top court agrees to probe Bolsonaro – Reports
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Brasilia: Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to probe former president Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the incitement and organization of riots that led to the temporary seizure of government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia,...
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17 people killed, 7 injured by floods in Philippines
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Manila:At least 17 people have died and seven others were injured as a result of flooding in the Philippines, the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Friday.Two more people went missing, the report said....
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Black Lives Matter co-founder’s cousin dies after being tasered by LAP
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Washington: A cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has died in the US state of California after the local police used a Taser on him following a traffic incident, which he presumably had caused, a body-cam footage...
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Over 70K staff of UK’s universities to strike for 18 days in Feb, Mar: Union
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London:More than 70,000 employees at 150 universities in the United Kingdom will go on an 18-day strike over pay and attacks on pensions between February and March, University and College Union (UCU) announced on Thursday."UCU announced that more than...
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New York nurses end strike with tentative deals reached
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New York: Thousands of nurses from two hospitals in New York City returned to work on Thursday after tentative agreements were reached, according to a statement by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) which represents more than 42,000...
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Assam Rifles pays tribute to martyrs in Haflong
Assam: Assam Rifles conducted a solemn wreath laying ceremony in Haflong, Dima Hasao district, Assam, to honour the supreme...
