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Protesters rally seeking better conditions in Romanian Health care

10 Jun 2023 00:33 AM IST

Thousands of health care workers held a protest in Romania’s capital on Thursday, demanding higher wages, more staff, and better working conditions amid what they say are shortfalls that will lead to declining medical service standards.Medical workers from across the country converged on central Bucharest, where they blew whistles, honked

Imran says stage set for his ‘court martial’

10 Jun 2023 00:27 AM IST

Pakistan’s former Prime minister Imran Khan has said the stage has been set for his “court martial” after the country’s all-powerful army vowed to try the “masterminds and planners” of 9 May violence in military courts. His remarks came a day after Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah accused Khan of planning

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Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award to $1M

10 Jun 2023 00:24 AM IST

The $5 million awarded to a columnist by a jury that concluded she was sexually abused in the 1990s by Donald Trump in a New York luxury department store should be reduced to less than $1 million, the former president’s lawyers told a judge Thursday, saying the award was grossly

French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill despite massive bid

10 Jun 2023 00:23 AM IST

Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform failed on Thursday to pass a repeal bill, in their latest effort to maintain the retirement age at 62. Centrist opposition group LIOT decided to withdraw its bill a couple of hours after the heated debate started because the text had been

Clean energy and AI take center stage in Biden-Sunak meet

10 Jun 2023 00:21 AM IST

President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday reiterated their commitment to help Ukraine repel Russia’s ongoing invasion, while agreeing to step up cooperation on challenges their economies face with artificial intelligence, clean energy, and critical minerals. The leaders said the “first of its kind” agreement—what they

21 injured in elevated walkway collapse at Beach Park in Texas

10 Jun 2023 00:19 AM IST

In Surfside Beach, Texas, an elevated walkway collapse occurred on Thursday afternoon, resulting in several injuries. At least five individuals were flown by helicopters to hospitals for medical treatment, and the total number of injured was estimated to be around 10. The condition of the injured individuals and their ages

Nuclear tensions escalate in Russia-Ukraine conflict amidst global concerns

10 Jun 2023 00:18 AM IST

This week ended on the note of nuke alert again in Ukraine-Russia war. On one hand, the leaders keep vouching by the global agenda of disarmament at various international platforms, while on the other hand, they keep flexing their nuclear weapons and capabilities. Discussing nuclear disarmament is one pandora box.

Over 100 vocational training centres closed amid lack of funds

10 Jun 2023 00:17 AM IST

More than 100 technical and vocational training centres are feared to be closed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to lack of funds. The employees of technical and vocational centres have reportedly not received their salaries for over four months due to the “non-availability” of funds. The Technical Education and Vocational Training

Five African migrants dead, dozens missing as three boats collide

10 Jun 2023 00:15 AM IST

At least five Africans are dead and dozens believed missing after three boats attempting to carry migrants across the Mediterranean Sea sank off the coast of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the Tunisian coast guard said Thursday. Bodies of five people, including one child, were recovered in the area, Sfax

Pakistan in tight sport amid IMF demands, upcoming polls

10 Jun 2023 00:14 AM IST

Pakistan, which is undergoing an economic crisis and political instability, has found itself in a tight spot as it attempts to revive its stalled $6 billion loan programme. Sources say the crisis-hit country was eyeing a fiscal deficit of 7.7 per cent of its GDP for 2023-24, ahead of the

Maiden India-France-UAE maritime drill concludes

10 Jun 2023 00:13 AM IST

T he navies of India, France and the United Arab Emirates carried out a two-day trilateral maritime exercise in the Gulf of Oman reflecting their growing cooperation to deal with challenges in the maritime sphere. The first edition of this mega wargame that ended on Friday witnessed a range of

More than 30 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan’s air defence zone

09 Jun 2023 12:45 PM IST

According to Taiwan’s defence ministry, more than 30 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone during the course of nearly six hours. This is a notable increase in the number of military incursions by China in a single day. 37 Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence zone, some of