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  • Ukraine claims of making advances against Russian troops in Bakhmut

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    Kiev, July 7 The Ukrainian military on Friday claimed that troops were making advances against Russian positions around the eastern city of Bakhmut amid fierce fighting. The battle for the city in the Donetsk region has been the longest and bloodiest since the war began in February 2022. It has ...
  • Dubai’s highest court rejects appeal of Pak man convicted of killing Indian couple

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    Dubai, July 5 A Pakistani man convicted of murdering an Indian couple in Dubai during a break-in and robbery attempt in 2020, has lost appeal against his death sentence at the city's highest court, a media report said. The 28-year-old construction worker was found guilty of murdering businessman Hiren Adhiya ...
  • NASA seals 4 volunteers on isolated Mars-like habitat for a year

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    Washington, July 4 NASA has sealed four participants to embark on the agency’s first one-year analogue mission in a habitat to simulate living on Mars. CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is a ground-based mission at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The mission is the first ...
  • Man sentenced for stalking Indian-American Congresswoman Jayapal

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    New York, July 4 A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to 364 days in Seattle's King County Jail after he admitted to stalking Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal last year, according to media reports. Brett Forsell pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor stalking rather than the felony stalking charge prosecutors originally ...
  • Indian-American urologist accused of performing vasectomy on wrong side

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    New York, July 3 A 72-year-old Indian-origin urologist from Florida has been accused of incorrectly performing the vasectomy procedure on his 51-year-old patient. According to a complaint by the Florida Department of Health, Dilipkumar Patel performed the procedure on the right side of the patient instead of the left side, ...
  • 471 arrested in France as violence continued for 4th night

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    Paris, July 1 At least 471 people were arrested overnight across France as violent protests against the police killing of a teenager continued for a fourth straight night, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced. In a statement, he said a "downturn" was witnessed in the unrest on Friday, with 471 arrests ...
  • Vitamin D supplements may prevent heart attacks in people over 60s: Study

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    New York, June 30 Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a study. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels and is one of the main causes of ...
  • China should show sincerity towards having workable relationship: Jaishankar

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    Kolkata, June 30 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that while India is keen on having a workable relationship with China, the neighbouring country too should display similar sincerity. “It always takes two hands to clap. China must also have that belief in a workable relationship,” Jaishankar said ...
  • Over 400 arrested in France as violent protests continue

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    Paris, June 30 More than 400 people have been arrested in France amid violent protests that continued across the country over the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old driver by the police at a traffic stop, authorities said on Friday.At least 421 people were arrested in the protests from Thursday night ...
  • Rumours over whereabouts of top Russian General Sergei Surovikin

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    London, June 29 General Sergei Surovikin, the commander of the Russian air force, has not been seen in public since overnight on Friday when he issued a video appeal to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to cease his rebellion, as per a media report.Rumours about his whereabouts -- and his potential ...