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Lula Expresses Support To Indigenous In Brazil’s Amazon, Pledges Lands

15 Mar 2023 01:10 AM IST

On his first trip to Indigenous land in the Amazon rainforest since taking office, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed support for creating new territories for those communities, but stopped short of announcing any demarcations. Wearing white cap and dark shirt in the heat, Lula addressed some 2,000

COPS fatally shoot man

15 Mar 2023 01:09 AM IST

A 58-year-old man in Washington state was shot by police during a standoff and died, investigators said on Monday. The Skagit-Island Multiple Agency Response Team said Everett police went to a residence late on Friday for a domestic violence call in which a victim had visible injuries, The Seattle Times

Dutch to participate in local elections with national implications

15 Mar 2023 01:09 AM IST

Dutch voters go to the polls Wednesday in local elections with a national impact, with campaign themes ranging from local bugbears like dwindling public transport in remote villages to global issues such as migration and the environment. It is also a test of strength for Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s four-party

Objects of war become the ‘new normal’ in Ukrainian capital

15 Mar 2023 01:08 AM IST

There are sandbags around the statues and anti-tank obstacles by the side of the streets, trenches in the nearby forests and land mine warnings in the woods. Signs painted on walls point to the nearest shelter, while air raid sirens occasionally wail across the city, which still sometimes comes under

IMF is treating Pak like a colony, says Nawaz Sharif’s daughter

15 Mar 2023 01:07 AM IST

Pakistan is a “hostage” to the IMF which is treating the cash-strapped country like a “colony”, senior leader of PML-N Maryam Nawaz has said while lambasting former prime minister Imran Khan for flouting the previous agreements with the global lender. Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits. The country is awaiting

Trump’s Former Lawyer Cohen testifies before grand jury

15 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made on the former president’s behalf. A Trump loyalist turned adversary, Cohen spent around three hours answering questions in the secret proceeding. He is scheduled to return again for more testimony

Migrant boats sink off Turkish coast; at least four people dead

15 Mar 2023 00:55 AM IST

Two boats carrying dozens of migrants sank off Turkiye’s Aegean coast on Tuesday, drowning at least four people, Turkish media reports said. The Turkish coast guard rescued 38 people and recovered the four bodies, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. It was not clear how many people were on the boats

Chinese sars whistleblower Doctor Jiang Yanyong dies at 91

15 Mar 2023 00:54 AM IST

Jiang Yanyong, a Chinese military doctor who revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness, has died, a long-time acquaintance and a Hong Kong newspaper said Tuesday. Jiang was 91 and died of pneumonia on saturday, but is

Failure of Silicon Valley Bank upends tech disruptors

15 Mar 2023 00:53 AM IST

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club of innovation. “They were the gold standard, it almost seemed

Army, resistance trade charges over Myanmar mass killings

15 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

Myanmar’s military government has denied reports of a new mass killing of civilians by its troops, instead blaming pro-democracy resistance groups for the deaths of more than 20 people, including three Buddhist monks and a woman. Members of armed resistance groups opposed to the military government have said the bodies

North Korea launches Two Ballistic Missiles as allies hold drills

15 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles in another show of force on Tuesday, a day after the United States and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal. The missiles launched from the southwestern coastal town of Jangyon flew across North Korea before landing in

US, UK, Australia announce n-powered submarine project

15 Mar 2023 00:51 AM IST

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have announced a nuclear-powered submarine deal, a step aimed at countering the Chinese aggressive behaviour in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region and ensuring that the region remains “free and open.”Under the Aukus agreement, Australia will first receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines from