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Former aerospace outsourcing executive of Indian-origin charged for anti-trust conspiracy-
By PTI NEW YORK: The US Department of Justice has charged a former aerospace outsourcing executive of Indian-origin for conspiring ...

Finance Minister-
By PTI COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will not default on its debt repayments in 2022 despite being faced with a severe ...

China on Biden’s summit-
By PTI BEIJING: China on Saturday, December 11, 2021, accused the US of using democracy as a “weapon of mass destruction” to ...

India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation Council-
By PTI LONDON: India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council after elections were held at its ...

US sanctions 2 Lankan military officers over human rights violations against Tamils-
By PTI COLOMBO: The US has imposed sanctions on two Sri Lankan military officers, including a murder convict pardoned by ...

US hits Chinese, North Korean firms with sanctions-
By AFP WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled a raft of new rights-abuse sanctions Friday, December 10, 2021, on senior officials ...

Omicron milder than delta? South African doctors see signs-
By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: As the omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr. Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick ...

Panel investigation January 6 US Capitol riots subpoenas six who helped plan Trump rallies-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection issued more subpoenas Tuesday, this time ...

Islamic State figure pleads guilty to aiding terrorist group-
By Associated Press ALEXANDRIA: A Canadian citizen who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group nearly a decade ...

Pentagon considering COVID-19 booster mandate for troops-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said Friday that there are “active discussions” within the department about making the COVID-19 ...