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Joe Jonas apologised to Frankie Jonas for ‘hurtful’ nickname


April 23, 2021

Singer Joe Jonas said that Frankie Jonas has “done a lot of healing” since his family ditched calling him “Bonus Jonas”. Frankie had recently laid his feelings bare to Bustle about growing up in the shadows of his famous brothers saying how it had affected him. In the same interview, Joe spoke about how the family acknowledged the damaging nickname and apologised …

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Prototype of first US dollar coins go up for auction today


April 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: A piece of copper that was struck by the US Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nations money will go up for auction on Friday. Businessman and Texas Rangers co-chairman Bob Simpson owns the item, which is known as the No Stars Flowing Hair Dollar. While it closely resembles silver dollars that were …

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Russia orders end to huge military drills near Ukraine


April 23, 2021

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister on Friday ordered an end to military drills near Ukraine involving tens of thousands of troops and dozens of warships that had exacerbated tensions with the West. The announcement came as President Vladimir Putin invited Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Moscow following weeks of renewed fighting in the east of Ukraine between government troops …

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Britain apologises for racism in memorials to WWI dead


April 23, 2021

LONDON: British authorities apologised on Thursday after an investigation found that at least 161,000 mostly African and Indian military service personnel who died during World War I weren’t properly honored due to pervasive racism. It said that number could possibly range up to 350,000. The investigation found that those service members were either not commemorated by name or weren’t commemorated …

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Coronavirus reaches Everest as climber tests positive


April 23, 2021

KATHMANDU: A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, in a blow to Nepal’s hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the world’s highest peak. The pandemic wiped out last year’s season but Nepal has eased quarantine rules in an effort to attract more climbers despite the difficulties of treating them …

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China warns of ‘serious harm’ as Australia scraps BRI deal


April 23, 2021

BEIJING: China on Thursday said Australia’s sudden scrapping of a Belt and Road Initiative deal risked “serious harm” to relations and warned of retaliatory actions, but Canberra insisted it would not be bullied. The federal government pulled the deal with Victoria state late on Wednesday in a move justified by the defence minister as necessary to prevent Australia hosting a …

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In letter to Modi, Faisal Edhi offers help in tackling India’s Covid-19 crisis


April 23, 2021

Faisal Edhi, son of renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in which he expressed his concern on the Covid-19 crisis underway in India and offered his help in confronting the epidemic. “We, at the Edhi Foundation, have been closely following the current impact that the Covid-19 crisis …

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Pakistan will shift to 60pc clean energy by 2030, world assured


April 23, 2021

WASHINGTON: Pakistan assured the international community on Thursday that it would shift to 60 per cent clean energy and 30pc electric vehicle use by 2030. Addressing the US-initiated Leaders Summit in Washington, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam also urged developed nations to fulfil their commitment to help others make this transition from carbon-based …

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FM Qureshi arrives in Istanbul on two-day official visit


April 23, 2021

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Istanbul for a two-day official visit on Friday on the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, reported Radio Pakistan. Taking to Twitter shortly after arriving, Qureshi said: “Great to land in Turkey on the auspicious occasion of Turkish Sovereignty and Children’s Day, commemorating the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, connecting …

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