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Shinzo Abe – Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister
Tokyo, July 8 Meet Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan. Abe was born in 1954 and graduated from Seikei University in 1977. He worked in Japan's leading steel manufacturer Kobe Steel in 1979, Xinhua news agency reported. In 1982, Abe served as an assistant to the minister of ...World Athletics C’ship: Vetter pulls out with injury, no clash with Neeraj Chopra
Oregan (USA), July 7 The 2017 World Champion javelin thrower, Johannes Vetter of Germany has pulled out of the upcoming World Athletics Championship in Oregon due to an injury, which would mean that there will be no clash with Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. Vetter, who was in superb form ...Rishi Sunak third favourite to succeed Johnson, but there’s no sign he will run
London, July 7 Ben Wallace, who was the Secretary of State for Defence in underfire British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government and is still holding the portfolio as a caretaker, has emerged as a possible favourite in an opinion poll to succeed Johnson. Bowing to the inevitable after mass resignations ...UK to dispose of over 40 million expired Covid tests
London, July 6 The UK government is set to throw away more than 40 million rapid Covid tests in the national stockpile as they have expired, media reports said. The disposal of lateral flow devices (LFDs) comes at a time when infection rates are once again surging. Data obtained by ...Americans lost $185 mn to crypto romance scams in just 3 months
San Francisco, July 4 People lost crypto worth over $185 million in the US via romance scams in the first quarter this year, as fraudsters use new means to rob their victims, with romance scams featuring prominently. Nearly 46,000 Americans reported losing over $1 billion in crypto to scams since ...Minor boy from Hindu community abducted in Pakistan
Karachi, June 28 A minor boy of the Hindu community was kidnapped from outside his residence by unidentified men in Sindh's Ranipur town, Express Tribune reported. According to police and family members, the incident took place on Monday morning when the boy, Aadesh Kumar, was playing with his two neighbourhood ...Indian junior women’s hockey team set to go up against the Netherlands
Dublin, June 25 The Indian junior women's hockey team is all set to take on the Netherlands in the final of the Uniphar U-23 5 Nations Tournament on Sunday here, at the UCD. The Indian side was unbeaten during the group stage of the competition. They opened their campaign with ...