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New York’s $200 french fries offer ‘escape’ from reality
NEW YORK: Jerome Powell, this story’s for you.The Federal Reserve chair, always on the look-out for signs of inflation, might want to drop by Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where a $200 plate of french fries stretches the definition of haute cuisine.
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Hot air balloon crashes in New Zealand injuring 11 people
WELLINGTON: Two people were seriously injured while nine others suffered bruises after a hot air balloon crashed in a popular tourist town in the South Island of New Zealand on Friday. The crash occurred at about 10 a.m. local time near
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New Zealand PM Ardern gets ‘pain-free’ COVID vaccine shot
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its population. The Pacific island nation shut its borders and used tough lockdown measures to become one
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NATO adopts tough line on China at Biden’s debut summit with alliance
NATO leaders warned on Monday that China presents “systemic challenges,” taking a forceful stance towards Beijing in a communique at Joe Biden’s first summit with an alliance that Donald Trump openly disparaged. The new U.S. president has urged his fellow
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Palestinians see new Israeli govt as the same or worse than Netanyahu
GAZA: Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Sunday that it is not expecting any positive changes from Israel’s post-Netanyahu government, reported Anadolu Agency (AA). “We aren’t counting on any change in the occupation governments, since they are united on the policy of
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Aker Solutions manager charged in Malaysia over alleged false documentation
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian manager of Norway’s largest oil services provider Aker Solutions was charged on Friday over allegations he submitted false documents in dealings with state-owned energy firm Petronas, according to a court charge-sheet. Ahmad Hatta Kamaruzzaman, 49, pleaded not
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S. African woman gives birth to 10 babies
JOHANNESBURG: A South African woman gave birth to 10 babies at a local hospital on Monday night, reported Xinhua, quoting her family and the local government on Wednesday. “We received a call from the hospital informing us of the birth …
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A 23-year-old Italian woman received 6 times the recommended amount of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
A 23-year-old Italian woman received 6 times the recommended amount of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine A 23-year-old Italian woman received six doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Sunday, after a nurse at a hospital in Tuscany accidentally injected an entire vial.
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US Customs seizes Malaysia’s Top Glove shipment following forced labour finding
KUALA LUMPUR: The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of 3.97 million nitrile disposable gloves from Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp Bhd estimated to be worth $518,000, on indications they were made by forced labor, it said Wednesday. CBP
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Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases cross 800,000 mark
Islamabad: As COVID-19 cases are rapidly surging in Pakistan, the country’s total cases of COVID-19 infection crossed 800,000 mark on Monday. Citing National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, Geo News reported that at least 70 more people have succumbed
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