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Pak Dy PM slams IMF over delay in funds

09 Sep 2024 | 1:10 PM

Islamabad, Sep 9 (UNI) Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar questioned International Monetary Fund's (IMF) intentions and criticised the organisation for deliberately delaying the release of funds after the Pakistan Democratic Movement came to power, media reports said.

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Xi greets North Korea on its founding anniversary

Xi greets North Korea on its founding anniversary

09 Sep 2024 | 12:02 PM

Beijing, Sep 9 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on the DPRK's 76th founding anniversary.

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Musk could become first trillionaire by 2027

09 Sep 2024 | 11:57 AM

Washington, Sep 9 (UNI) US entrepreneur Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire by 2027, the Guardian newspaper reported citing a paper by Informa Connect Academy, a company that tracks the financial status of wealthy people.

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Musk mocks Biden ahead of US polls

09 Sep 2024 | 11:36 AM

Washington, Sep 9 (UNI) US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that he kept forgetting that the country was still technically run by President Joe Biden.

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Heavy rains, floods kill at least 11 in S. Morocco

Heavy rains, floods kill at least 11 in S. Morocco

09 Sep 2024 | 11:02 AM

Rabat, Sep 9 (UNI) At least 11 people have been killed and nine others went missing after torrential rains battered southern Morocco, the Interior Ministry said in a provisional report on Sunday.

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Serbian Dy PM Vulin to attend BRICS+ security meeting in St. Petersburg

09 Sep 2024 | 10:19 AM

Belgrade, Sep 9 (UNI) Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin will attend a meeting of high security representatives in the BRICS+ format in St. Petersburg, Vulin’s press service said.

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3 children hospitalised with injuries after Melbourne house fire

3 children hospitalised with injuries after Melbourne house fire

09 Sep 2024 | 10:12 AM

Sydney, Sep 9 (UNI) Three children have been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries following a house fire in the suburbs of Melbourne on Sunday night, police said on Monday.

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Kuwaiti Emir dismisses Oil Minister Imad Ateeqi- State media

Kuwaiti Emir dismisses Oil Minister Imad Ateeqi- State media

09 Sep 2024 | 9:54 AM

Doha, Sep 9 (UNI) Kuwaiti Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has dismissed Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister Imad Ateeqi, the state-run Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Sunday, citing the emir’s decree.

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UAE vaccinated 460,000 children in Gaza against polio: Reports

UAE vaccinated 460,000 children in Gaza against polio: Reports

09 Sep 2024 | 9:34 AM

Dubai, Sep 9 (UNI) UAE authorities have announced the completion of polio vaccination of 460,000 children in the Gaza Strip in the first eight days since the start of the vaccination campaign, the Emirati state-run news agency WAM reported on Sunday.

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4 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military sites

4 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military sites

09 Sep 2024 | 8:31 AM

Damascus, Sep 9 (UNI) At least four people were killed and 15 others injured late Sunday after Israel launched airstrikes on multiple military installations in the central region of the country, according to the Syrian Ministry of Defence and medical officials.

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Nepal Police bars its officials from meeting politicians

09 Sep 2024 | 12:42 AM

Kathmandu, Sep 8 (UNI) The Nepal Police on Sunday barred its officials and personnel from meeting political figures and individuals from various power centres without prior approval from their higher office or authority.

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Indian businessman arrested with gold biscuits

Indian businessman arrested with gold biscuits

08 Sep 2024 | 11:44 PM

Colombo, Sep 8 (UNI) A 29-year-old Indian national was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Katunayake Airport while attempting to smuggle gold biscuits worth approximately Rs. 30 million, media reports said.

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SL tourism revenue tops US$2 bln in first 8 months

08 Sep 2024 | 11:09 PM

Colombo, Sep 8 (UNI) Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange revenue from tourism rose to $2.17 billion in the first eight months of 2024 with a 66.1 percent jump from the same period last year while the arrivals also gained 50.7 percent, the central bank said here on Sunday.

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Senior Palestinian civil defense official killed in Israeli airstrike on home in N Gaza

08 Sep 2024 | 10:29 PM

Gaza, Sep 8 (UNI) Deputy Director of the Palestinian Civil Defense Mohammed Morsi and his four family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources on Sunday.

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1 killed, 4 injured in blast in NW Pakistan

08 Sep 2024 | 10:29 PM

Islamabad, Sep 8 (UNI) At least one person was killed and four others were injured when a blast went off in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officials said on Sunday.

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