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Shehbaz Sharif infected with Covid for 3rd time
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Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, through her official Twitter handle, stated that the premier had been unwell for two days and took the Covid-19 test today on a doctor's recommendation, reports The Express Tribune. The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had tested positive for the Covid-19 earlier this year in January and also in June of 2020.
PM Modi, President Biden meet in Bali, review ties
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They expressed satisfaction about close cooperation between India and US in new groupings such as Quad and I2U2, sources from the Ministry of External Affairs said. Both PM Modi and President Biden discussed topical global and regional developments, the sources added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with world leaders at Bali G20 summit, shares pics
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The Prime Minister's Office shared several photographs of his meetings with the world leaders.
'The Crown' relives King Charles III's breakdance moment with topless women in Brazil
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King Charles III, who was known as Prince Charles before he acceded to the throne upon the death of Queen Elizabeth in September, is played by Dominic West in Netflix hit 'The Crown' where he was depicted carrying out the street dance at a charity event in a new episode and Andrew has claimed he once took his talent abroad, reports aceshowbiz.com
Taliban leader orders Sharia law punishments
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According to the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, the "obligatory" order came after Akhundzada had a meeting with a group of judges on Sunday, the BBC reported.
Joe Biden admits not enough votes to codify abortion rights in next Congress
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"I don't think there's enough votes to codify, unless something happens unusual in the House," Biden told reporters in Bali on Monday on the sidelines of the G20 Summit which began in the Indonesian resort island on Tuesday.
New York prosecutor returns looted antiquities to India, Pakistan
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Bragg's office in Manhattan said that 235 antiquities from India, including many sacred images from temples, had been seized during investigations into the multinational predations of Kapoor across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other countries.
Time to confirm Ambassador to India, says Congressman Ro Khanna
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"The US needs a strong defence and strategic partnership with India especially in the face of escalating aggression from China," Khanna wrote in a tweet, which was in response to a Washington Post op-ed.
Three members of US varsity football team shot dead; shooter held
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Two others were injured in the shooting, University President Jim Ryan said, as per the BBC. The shooter, who has been identified as varsity student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, 22, was apprehended early on Monday, but it is not yet known what prompted him to commit the crime. The shooting reportedly took place at around 10.30 p.m. local time on Sunday at a garage on Culbreth Road, on the university's Charlottesville campus.
US media changes tune, hails Joe Biden's victory and derides Donald Trump
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The US Media, which predicted largely a 'Red Wave' under former President Donald Trump against inflation, is now changing its tune and calling Biden's retention of the Senate and narrowing losses in the House of Representatives, as a 'Blue Tsunami' that was not a referendum on the President's governance or economic policies, but more about Trump and his choice of "racist and extreme right wing" candidates.
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