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Indian-origin man among 9 victims of mass shooting in California
Taptejdeep Singh, 36, was shot on Wednesday at a railway yard in the city in California's Silicon Valley, by a fellow worker, according to the local Sheriff's Office. Singh was a train operator for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, a local light rail system.
Sri Lanka fears oil spill from burning container ship
The fire, which broke out on May 20 on the MV X-Press Pearl, was beyond control and spreading inside the vessel anchored 10 nautical miles off the main Colombo port, reports dpa news agency. Firefighters are trying to control the fire around the engine room and prevent an oil spill, as the vessel has nearly 300 tonnes of fuel in its tank, navy spokesman Indika Silva said.
Will work to resolve Sino-Tibet conflict, says new Tibetan political head
In a message after taking oath of office here, which was virtually attended by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Tsering, who holds a long and distinguished career in public service and a deep understanding on the changing dynamics of situation in Tibet and China, said the main responsibility of his Cabinet is to seek relief from the critical challenges
EU takes AstraZeneca to court for alleged contract breach
The EU seeks big fines issued to AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of a contract concluded last summer, in which supplies of Covid-19 vaccines that were promised to all 27 member states failed to deliver, reports Xinhua news agency. During an emergency hearing on Wednesday, the EU accused AstraZeneca of postponing deliveries so the company could service the UK and other countries.
Stranded Indian frontline workers request entry into UAE
Currently, a number of UAE residents hailing from the Indian subcontinent are stranded in their home countries due to flight bans while they were on vacations, said The Khaleej Times report. Residents, including healthcare workers, were on vacations in their home country when the UAE announced a travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Belarusian President defends forced landing of Ryanair flight
The forced landing on Sunday has been sharply condemned by members of NATO as well as the UN Security Council, reports dpa news agency. "I acted lawfully by protecting people, according to all international rules," Lukashenko told Parliament in Minsk on Wednesday. Authorities used Sunday's landing to have dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich arrested at the airport in Minsk.
DRC city partially evacuated over volcano eruption threat
Lieutenant General Kongba Constant, military governor of the North Kivu region, announced on the official TV broadcaster RTNC that 10 districts would be evacuated, reports dpa news agency. Authorities would organise transport, he said, and residents should take along only the bare necessities. Residents had fled their homes in panic, some even to neighbouring Rwanda, after the Nyiragongo volcano erupted on May 22.
Deporting Choksi to India directly may not be easy
While Choksi's lawyer Vijay Agarwal says that the moment the businessman, who is also the chairman of the Gitanjali group, acquired the citizenship of Antigua he ceased to be a citizen of India and hence legally as per Immigration and Passport Act Section 17 and 23, he can only be deported to Antigua.
European Commission steps up action against disinformation
The Commission's guidance unveiled on Wednesday urges online advertising platforms and actors to block accounts that share disinformation and ban those that regularly post debunked content, reports Xinhua news agency.
Joe Biden asks US intelligence to submit report on Covid-19 origins within 90 days
The move from the US president came after several reports suggested that Covid-19 did not originate from a bat as reported by China but was instead made in a lab in Wuhan as a biochemical weapon. In the wake of these reports, Joe Biden has asked his countries’ intelligence agencies to collect and analyse information within 90 days to reach closer to a definitive answer.
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