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Biden, Trump sweep Super Tuesday primaries, rematch is on

United States President Joe Biden from the Democratic party and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump have swept in their parties' presidential nomination primaries held in 15 states across the......

Guess Their Ages Folks!

There's much talk in the United States about how the main contenders in November's presidential election are old and have dodgy memories. But as The Wall Street Journal newspaper pointed out on......

46 killed in Chile forest fires, toll likely to rise, says Prez Boric

As many as 46 people have been killed in forest fires raging in Chile, President Gabriel Boric said on Saturday. IMAGE: Houses burn amid the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile February 3,......

Donald Trump indicted for 4th time in election fraud case

United States Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury for racketeering and other charges related to efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state of Georgia, the fourth set of......

Trump pleads not guilty in historic court appearance

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he broke the law dozens of times by hiding classified documents in his Florida home as he was formally arraigned at a Miami court, becoming the......

Bharti to move Nigerian SC against lower court order

Bharti Airtel, which operates in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Thursday said it would move the Supreme Court of Nigeria against a February 14 judgment of the Court of Appeals, Lagos,......

Air India, others plan direct flights to top global destinations

Airlines are in talks with DIAL over connectivity on 7 routes. These are some of the hottest international destinations and 2.42 million people visit these from India every year. But passengers......

Bharti Airtel to invest $600 mn in Nigeria

India's largest cellular service company Bharti Airtel will invest $600 million in Nigeria's mobile market following its take over of Zain Telecom's African business for around SUD 10.7 billion.......

Obama greets PM warmly

US President Barack Obama is looking forward to the state visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington in November. Singh, who will be paying the first state visit of the Obama......

Narendra Modi named fDi Personality of the Year

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, 58, has been chosen The Asian Winner of the fDi Personality of the Year awards for 2009 by fDi Magazine, a Financial Times group publication. In 2007, India's......

Subhash Ghai's Whistling Woods to down shutters?

In the next few weeks, the Bombay High Court will hear Whistling Wood's petition to review its 2011 directive to vacate the land it occupies in Film City, Mumbai.Ketan Rana's first film, Dekh Le, a......

Asian Games: Harmeet Desai claims non-selection 'unfair'

IMAGE: Left out of the singles squad for the Asian Games, Harmeet Desai feels it was unfair. Photograph: Jeremy Lee/Reuters India's leading table tennis player Harmeet Desai feels he has been......

Argentina, Dutch qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup

Dutch qualify for World Cup as Bergwijn, Depay grab late goals IMAGE: Netherlands players celebrate qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Photograph: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters Netherlands......

La Liga: Bale to stay at Madrid, says Zidane

IMAGE: RC Celta's David Costas and Real Madrid's Gareth Bale vie for possession during their Liga match at Abanca-Balaídos in Vigo, Spain, on Sunday. Photograph: Octavio Passos/Getty Images......

Williams sisters urge African women to play tennis

For many African-American celebrities, visiting Africa satisfies a yearning to return to their distant ancestral homeland. Not so for tennis player Serena Williams. -I deserve top ranking, says......

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