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Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries-
By AFP BAMAKO: Mali’s government has denied any deployment of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group following charges by a ...
Typhoon misery in Philippines, pandemic dampen joy in Asia-
By Associated Press MANILA: Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, marked Christmas on Saturday ...
Gorbachev’s resignation 30 years ago marked the end of USSR-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: People strolling across Moscow’s snowy Red Square on the evening of Dec. 25, 1991, were surprised ...
Russia court slaps record fine of USD 125 million on Google, Meta over banned content-
By AFP MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with an unprecedented fine of nearly USD 100 million, while Meta ...
‘Border fencing row with Afghanistan has been resolved’, says Pakistani official-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have resolved the recent row over border fencing by agreeing that ...
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy
ROME — Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, going ...
Indian-origin judge Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen appointed to South Africa’s highest judicial bench-
By PTI JOHANNESBURG: Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen, who is Indian origin, has been appointed to South Africa’s highest judicial bench, the ...
Trump-supporter taunts US President Joe Biden on call at White House Christmas event-
By AFP WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden was trolled by a caller on Friday who said “Let’s Go Brandon” — ...
UK records 122,186 COVID cases amid ‘glimmer of Christmas hope’-
By PTI LONDON: The UK on Friday recorded another daily COVID-19 infection high at 122,186, up from 119,789 cases the ...
Many US churches cancelling in-person Christmas services-
By PTI NEW YORK: Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have cancelled in-person Christmas services, ...
