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Train derails in Canada’s Ontario Province – Authorities

Ottawa: A train has derailed in the city of Port Colborne, located in the south of Canada’s Ontario Province, the city authorities inform."Main St will be closed this evening between King St and Canal Bank Rd/Weir Rd while crews...

Aeroflot cancels Sochi flights on Sunday, Monday

Moscow: Aeroflot (Russian Airlines) says flights to and from Sochi on March 19 and March 20 are being canceled because of unfavorable weather conditions."Due to adverse weather conditions at Sochi Airport and guided by the priority of flight safety,...

Ukrainian troops fire 15 rockets at Donetsk – DPR

Donetsk: Ukrainian troops have fired 15 rockets from a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at the Kirovskyi District in the city of Donetsk, the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of issues...

Ballistic missile launched by NKorea flew 800 kilometers – Reports

Seoul: The short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) launched by Pyongyang on Sunday flew some 800 kilometers (497 miles), the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports citing the South Korean military.The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected...

Ukraine slaps individual sanctions on Syrian President, PM

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday approved individual sanctions against Syrian President Bashar Assad and several other high-ranking officials of the Middle Eastern country.The sanctions include the blocking of assets, bans on the transfer of capital outside Ukraine,...

OIC members must strive collectively for solution to Rohingya crisis: B’Desh FM Dr Momen

Dhaka: The OIC member states must share collective responsibility to ensure safe and dignified return of the most persecuted community– the Rohingya to their homeland, Myanmar.This statement has been made by the Foreign Minister Dr. A.K.Abdul Momen during the...

French Govt faces no-confidence vote over pension reform

Paris: Two no-confidence motions had been filed by Friday afternoon against the French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who forced passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.The first multiparty motion...

Helicopter crash in Brazil kills 4

Sao Paulo: Four people were killed Friday after the helicopter they were aboard crashed on a street in Brazil's Sao Paulo, the largest metropolis in South America, the Fire Department said.The accident occurred at 2:35 p.m. local time in...

Tokyo sanctions 3 N Korean officials in response to ICBM launch

Tokyo: The Japanese government has sanctioned three North Korean officials involved in the development of nuclear and missile programs of North Korea in response to Pyongyang's launch of a Hwansong-17 ballistic missile on Thursday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu...

French PM deploys constitutional power to force passage of pension reform bill

Paris:French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday activated an article of the country's Constitution that allows the government to force passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote at the National Assembly."We cannot gamble on the future...

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Manipur launches first Yashoda AI initiative

Imphal: The Manipur State Commission for Women (MSCW), in collaboration with the National Commission for Women (NCW), organised a...