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US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

U.S. Catholic bishops began their fall meeting Monday, with an agenda that includes the election of new leaders — a…

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World population to cross 8-billion mark today; India to emerge as most populous country next year

The global population is projected to reach eight billion on Tuesday, according to the ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report that…

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PM Narendra Modi calls for ceasefire in Ukraine, stresses India’s energy security needs at G20 summit

Prime Miner Narendra Modi Tuesday called for ceasefire and diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine war and said that the onus of…

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Australians rescued from rooftops as torrential rain ravages New South Wales towns

Hundreds of residents in flood-ravaged Australia’s southeast were rescued helicopter and boat after rivers rose rapidly Tuesday, cutting off entire…

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Need trillions of dollars to meet net-zero target 2070: India at COP27

INDIA WOULD need “tens of trillions of dollars 2050” to transition to a low-carbon development path that would take it…

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Don’t ask developing nations to act, let developed ones reach net zero 2030: India at COP27

India on Monday said developing countries must not be asked to continuously upgrade their climate actions, and any further measures…

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To mask or not to mask? G20 gathers nations with divergent COVID rules

Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali…

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Indian-origin minor girl abducted in S Africa’s Cape Town, triggers protests residents

The abduction of an eight-year-old Indian-origin girl in South Africa’s Cape Town and the alleged inaction of the police in…

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Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week: report

Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this…

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What winter means for Ukraine-Russia war: Fewer offensives, shorter ‘golden hour’ to save injured soldiers

As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hails the Russian withdrawal from Kherson as the “beginning of the end of the war”,…

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