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Suspect accused of fatally stabbing homeless man on Easter near Independence Heights, HPD says


April 1, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A suspect has been apprehended following allegations of fatally stabbing another man in north Houston on Easter Sunday, as reported by the Houston Police Department. The incident occurred prior to 5:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of N. Shepherd Drive in Independence Heights. According to Det. Finlay of the HPD, the two individuals involved, both believed …

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Penchant for Rolex watches lands Peruvian president in hot water


April 1, 2024

LIMA: Peru’s prosecutor’s office on Sunday ordered President Dina Boluarte to present any Rolex watches in her possession, after a raid on her home and office as part of a corruption probe. Boluarte, 61, is being investigated for illegal enrichment and failing to declare several luxury watches which she has been spotted wearing since coming to power in 2022, following …

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Crews work to lift first piece of collapsed US bridge


April 1, 2024

BALTIMORE: Salvage crews worked to lift the first piece of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water on Saturday to allow barges and tugboats to access the disaster site, Maryland and US officials said, the first step in a complex effort to reopen the city’s blocked port. The steel truss bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning, killing six …

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All eyes on Istanbul after Turkiye local polls


April 1, 2024

ISTANBUL: Turkiye awai­ted results from municipal elections on Sunday, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national “jewel” that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has aimed to pry away from the opposition. Ekrem Imamoglu, incumbent Istanbul mayor and the candidate from Turkiye’s main opposition secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), said on Sunday that he was “very happy” with the initial results of …

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Floods in Pakistan reflect security threats, warns US


April 1, 2024

WASHINGTON: The 2022 floods in Pakistan demonstrate how the changing global climate can destabilise a strategically important region, warns a new US State Department report on emerging security threats. The March 2024 report on “New Security Challenges,” released in Washington this week, delves into the ongoing conflict in Gaza, cautioning that the mere absence of war in a region should not be …

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The poor and the poorly paid


April 1, 2024

Pakistan has many economic strata — those who can afford six-figure Eid clothes without batting an eye and those who are among the least paid globally. A comparison in dollar terms of the average monthly salaries of different countries places Pakistan among the bottom three. The data, extracted from information provided by contributors to the numbeo.com website, is all the more …

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Cost of losing connectivity


April 1, 2024

“It feels stifling, knowing that someone can flip a switch, and all can just be taken away from you through no fault of your own,” says Akber Kazi, a content creator. Mr Kazi is part of the creator economy, which was globally valued at $250 billion in 2023 and is projected to nearly double to $480bn by 2027, according to …

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Two troops martyred in Gwadar gun attack


April 1, 2024

GWADAR: Two security personnel were martyred and four others injured in an attack at a bomb disposal squad of Pakistan Army in the Ankara Dam area on Sunday, officials said. The bomb disposal team of Pakistan Army was busy clearing landmines in the Ankara Dam area of Gwadar district when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on them. Two soldiers …

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