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Sikh professor deported in 2021 returns to Fiji
Suva, Feb 13 A Sikh professor, who was deported from Fiji in 2021 by the then government over his efforts to expose financial mismanagement in a top university, returned after two years to a warm welcome. Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Vice-Chancellor and president of the University of South Pacific (USP), and ...Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza military post in response to rocket fire
Gaza, Feb 13 Israeli fighter jets bombed a military post in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday. Sources with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) told Xinhua that several explosions were heard in separate areas of the coastal enclave, ...‘Russian casualties highest since first week of Ukraine war’
London, Feb 12 Russian soldiers are dying in "greater numbers in Ukraine this month than at any time" since the first week of the invasion, according to Ukrainian data. The Ukrainian data shows 824 Russian soldiers dying per day in February. The figures were highlighted by the UK's Ministry of ...Thousands of pregnant Russian women flying to Argentina for citizenship
London, Feb 12 More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, media reported. The latest arrivals were all in the final weeks of pregnancy, according to the national migration agency, BBC reported. It is believed the women want to make sure their babies are born in ...Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable
London, Feb 11 Turkey's most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions about whether such a large-scale tragedy could have been avoided and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government could have done more to save lives, the media reported. With elections on the horizon, his future is on the ...Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75% in US
Los Angeles, Feb 11 The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US this week, according to the estimates released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). XBB.1.5 is estimated to account for 74.7 per cent of ...Putin’s alleged ex-lover targeted by UK sanctions
Kiev, Feb 9 One of the Russians targeted by UK sanctions to mark Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiys visit to London is Vladimir Putins alleged former lover, Svetlana Krivonogikh, according to a media report. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced a new round of sanctions against Kremlin connected individuals and military ...Bill Gates ‘dating’ Paula Hurd, widow of late Oracle CEO
San Francisco, Feb 9 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer single, as widespread rumours suggest he has found a new girlfriend -- Paula Hurd, the widow of late Oracle CEO Mark Hurd. According to People magazine, Gates was seen last week with her, watching the men's singles final at ...Polish Parliament greenlights judicial reform to help access EU funds
Warsaw, Feb 9 The Polish Parliament has given the final approval to a key judicial reform bill intended to unblock billions of euros of European Union (EU) funds withheld due to a dispute over the country's rule of law. The Sejm or Lower House of Parliament, passed the bill in ...Gene-edited babies living happily with parents, says scientist who created them
Hong Kong, Feb 7 The controversial Chinese scientist, who created world's first gene-edited babies in 2018 and 2019 and was jailed for three years, has come out in the open, saying the genetically-edited children are living happily with their parents. In an interview with The South China Morning Post, He ...
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