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Two Trump lawyers highlighted in FBI probe

Washington: Two lawyers for Donald Trump "could become witnesses or targets" in the criminal probe of the former US president’s unauthorized retention of highly-sensitive government documents at his Florida resort, according to legal experts.The lawyers – Christina Bobb...

Prostate cancer linked to ethnicity: Scientists

Sydney: Australian scientists have identified "genetic signatures" they believe can help explain why men from certain ethnic backgrounds are more prone to suffer from severe forms of prostate cancer.The findings were published Thursday simultaneously in "Nature" and "Genome Medicine"...

Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader passes away at 91

Moscow: One of the most influential politicians of the 20th Century and former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev has passed away. He was 91.The former president who opened up the USSR and brought the Cold War to a...

Japan to raise daily arrivals’ entry cap to 50,000

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the daily cap on arrivals to the country will be raised from 20,000 to 50,000 on September 7.Kishida told a press conference that tourists coming to Japan will no longer...

Trump may have hidden classified papers: Official

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump may have concealed documents during an FBI search of his property in June, Department of Justice officials say.In a court filing, the department said: "efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government's investigation"....

Afghanistan receives $40 mn in cash humanitarian aid

Kabul: Afghanistan received another fresh batch of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid, the country's central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), said in a statement released here on Tuesday."As part of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, 40...

Baghdad tense, 30 dead in fighting

Baghdad: The Iraqi capital remained "extremely tense" on Tuesday after a night of armed clashes between rival Shia forces left some 30 people dead and several hundred wounded.“We have been hearing sounds of gunfire overnight, medium and light...

High prevalence of workplace bullying in NZ

Wellington: A new research revealed that Maori, Pacific, Asian as well as disabled, and bisexual workers are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in New Zealand's workplace.These findings were published on Monday in the report "Experiences of Workplace Bullying...

Aus PM vows cultural shift for women workers

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a "cultural change" to improve conditions for women in the workplace.In a speech on Monday marking 100 days since Labor came to power in May's election, Albanese flagged a shift...

Mass shooting in US store

Bend(US): At least two people were killed in the US state of Oregon after a gunman opened fire in a Safeway grocery store in Bend, police said.Officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the store in northeast...

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Kakching conducts SIR 2026 training for BLOs and BLAs

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