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Japan logs record trade deficit
According to the Finance Ministry, the deficit stood at 11.01 trillion yen ($73 billion) in the first half of fiscal 2022 since April, marking the biggest for any fiscal half-year period since record keeping began, reports Xinhua news agency.
Indian-origin TV host says sorry to Conservative MP
During an off-air moment, Krishnan was caught on camera calling the Northern Ireland minister a "c***" outside 10 Downing Street. "After a robust interview with Steve Baker MP I used a very offensive word in an unguarded moment off air. While it was not broadcast that word in any context is beneath the standards I set myself and I apologise unreservedly.
Terror attacks in Pakistan jump by 51% after Taliban took over Afghanistan
As many as 433 people were killed and 719 injured in 250 attacks in Pakistan between August 15, 2021, and August 14, 2022, Dawn news reported citing the data released by Islamabad-based think tank, Pak Institute of Peace Studies (Pips). In comparison, Pips said, the country witnessed 165 attacks that killed 294 people and injured 598 others from August 2020 to August 14, 2021.
Labour party appoints its first turban-wearing Sikh to House of Lords
Sahota, 71, who has served as Councillor at Telford and Wrekin council since 2001 for 21 years, was nominated by Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and will thus be addressed as Lord Sahota. Sahota was on former UK PM Boris Johnson's resignation honours list for his public service. In the UK, peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister to serve for their life.
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began, Xinhua news agency reported. The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee said after its quarterly assessment meeting last week that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19, and the falling number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 nevertheless remain high compared with other respiratory viruses.
Sri Lankan will return to era of queues if tax hike fails: President
Making a special statement televised on Wednesday night, President Wickremesinghe said that it was not possible to strengthen the economy without increasing the revenue of the country, which will compel him to reluctantly make tough decisions in order to rebuild the nation.
Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for 'backing terrorism'
The ministry issued a statement on its website saying the move was made within the framework of the related legal regulations and sanction mechanisms as well as a "response in kind", Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian Embassy in Ukraine advises citizens to leave war-torn nation
The advisory, issued by the Indian Embassy, also warns citizens against travelling to the war-ravaged nation due to "escalation of hostilities across Ukraine".
'Concerned over govt's direction': Suella Braverman resigns as UK Home Secretary
In a letter to Prime Minister Liz Truss, Suella Braverman said that she had sent "an official document from my personal email to a trusted parliamentary colleague as part of policy engagement, and with the aim of garnering support for government policy on migration".
China sends six Tibetan writers, activists to prison on security charges
The six were sentenced in September in Sichuan's Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture after being held incommunicado for from one to two years following their arrests, a source living in exile said, RFA reported. "This was all done in complete secrecy," RFA's source, a former political prisoner living in Switzerland named Golog Jigme, said, citing contacts in the region.
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