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New York:  The White House has released its first-ever national strategy to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities. Senior Biden-Harris administration…
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Wellington:  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that she will step down next month after being in power for six years, saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead. "I had hoped that I would find…
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Manila: An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted the southern Philippines on Wednesday, authorities said, adding there were no reports of damages or casualties yet. The authorities said the quake, which occurred…
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Kathmandu:  A team of experts from the France-based ATR aerospace company has launched a probe to find out the reasons behind the plane crash in Nepal's Pokahara. A team of experts from France has reached the crash site and started an…
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Hong Kong: China may see nearly a staggering 36,000 deaths a day during Lunar New Year holidays, data analytics company Airfinity has forecast. The Lunar New Year festival began on January 7 and the holidays are set to begin on January…
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A resident of the United Arab Emirates is accused of defrauding the Leela Palace Hotel in New Delhi of over Rs 24 lakh and stealing silverware and a mother-of-pearl tray from the hotel room. As per reports, the accommodation and other…
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Kathmandu:  With the second body recovered at the crash site of a Nepali passenger plane in central Nepal on Tuesday, 71 bodies had been found with the last missing victim remains to be confirmed, an official said. "We have found one…
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Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed the Parliament on Tuesday that much awaited debt re-structuring talks with India and China have been successful. "I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful," he said…
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Melbourne: A 21 year-old student, who had moved to Australia eight months back from Punjab's Ferozepur, died on the spot after his car collided with a truck in Canberra, a media report said. Kunal Chopra was returning from work when his…
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London: A three-story office building in the UK, could soon be transformed into a Sikh temple if plans are approved. An application has been filed by a Sikh community member with Telford & Wrekin Council to move the current gurdwara…
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