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Thusands rally in Germany over cost-of-living crisis

Berlin: Close to 7,000 demonstrators took to the streets in more than 15 cities in Germany's Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state on October 10, demanding that the government ensure affordable cost of living and end arms supplies to Ukraine, German news agency...

‘North Korea’s missie launches were nuclear attack drills’

Pyongyang: North Korea on Monday said its recent barrage of missile launches were actually nuclear attack simulation on the South.It comes as intelligence suggests North Korea is preparing to hold its first nuclear weapon test in five years, the...

CPC Steers China toward Prosperity

BEIJING, Oct. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Science and Technology Daily:China is the second-largest economy of the world, however the country was not as advanced as it is now when the Communist Party of China (CPC)...

Trump calls for Russia-Ukraine. peace negotiations to prieven WW-III

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump said it is necessary for Russia and Ukraine to start immediate negotiations, otherwise the crisis may turn into World War III and cause global destruction."And now we have a war between Russia and...

Putin orders intensified measures to protect Crimea-related facilities

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, the power grid connecting Crimea and the main gas pipeline to the peninsula.Putin on Saturday authorized the Russian Federal Security...

Beijing slams new US export controls on Chinese tech firms

Beijing: The United States abuses export control measures to target Chinese companies, while preserving its own technological hegemony, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a briefing on Saturday, commenting on Washington's new restrictions on China's access to US...

Russia eliminates over 220 Ukrainian soldiers

Moscow: The Russian troops have successfully repelled all attacks in the Kupyansk combat direction in the Kharkiv region and eliminated a total of over 220 Ukrainian fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday."The enemy, using the forces of...

EU adopts 8th package of sanctions against Russia

Brussels:  The European Union (EU) adopted a new package of sanctions aimed at stepping up and reinforcing restrictive measures against Russia, the Council of the EU said in a statement.The eighth round of EU sanctions came in response to...

82 Jaffna students get Chinese scholarship

Colombo: China has given away scholarships amounting to Rs 4.3 million to 82 students of Jaffna University.The Island newspaper reported on Friday that Chinese ambassador Qi Zhenhong handed over the money to University Vice Chancellor Professor S Srisatkunarajah in...

Nuclear risk highest since 1962: Biden

Washington: The risk of a nuclear "Armageddon" is at its highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, US President Joe Biden has said.Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was "not joking" when he spoke of using tactical nuclear...

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CM honours meritorious government school students

Imphal: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh attended the Awards Ceremony of the “Incentive to Government School Students Who Excel...