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Olympic flame arrives in Beijing despite calls for boycott
The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Feb. 4-20 ...
EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: The European Union’s top official on Wednesday exhorted the 27 member nations to wean themselves off ...
Protesters in Bangladesh demand law to protect minorities as they condemn violence against Hindus-
By PTI DHAKA: Demanding that the Bangladesh government should enact a new law to ensure religious freedom for everyone, protesters ...
Germany seeks to curb migrant crossings from Poland-
By Associated Press BERLIN: Germany’s top security official plans to announce new measures Wednesday to clamp down on migrants illegally ...
Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals-
By Associated Press LONDON: The world needs to cut by more than half its production of coal, oil and gas ...
Flooding in Venice worsens off-season amid climate change-
By Associated Press VENICE: After Venice suffered the second-worst flood in its history in November 2019, it was inundated with ...
New airstrike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region-
By Associated Press NAIROBI: A new airstrike has hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, residents said Wednesday, while the ...
Jaishankar calls on Israeli Prez, PM; discusses bilateral relations-
By PTI JERUSALEM: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Naftali ...
Beirut clash fires up sectarian anger in echo of civil war-
By PTI BEIRUT: He was only a year old when his panicked father picked him up and they fled with his ...
