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Category: The World

Singapore to hold final horse race after more than 180 years
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Singapore to hold final horse race after more than 180 years

The more than 180-year-long history of horse racing in Singapore is set to draw to a close. It has been…

byCeylon Independent06/06/2023
Solar panels – an eco-disaster waiting to happen?
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Solar panels – an eco-disaster waiting to happen?

While they are being promoted around the world as a crucial weapon in reducing carbon emissions, solar panels only have…

byCeylon Independent05/06/2023
Odisha train accident: Indian Railways seek police probe into deadly crash
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Odisha train accident: Indian Railways seek police probe into deadly crash

India’s railway ministry has recommended that the country’s top detective agency should investigate the deadly crash that killed 275 people.…

byCeylon Independent05/06/2023
War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister
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War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister

China’s defence minister has said war with the US would be an “unbearable disaster” for the world in his first…

byCeylon Independent05/06/2023
India train disaster: Signal fault the likely cause, minister says
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India train disaster: Signal fault the likely cause, minister says

India’s railway minister has suggested a signal fault led to the Odisha rail disaster, with a “change in electronic interlocking”…

byCeylon Independent04/06/2023
India train crash: At least 280 killed and hundreds injured in Odisha’s Balasore district
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India train crash: At least 280 killed and hundreds injured in Odisha’s Balasore district

At least 280 people have been killed after at least two trains were involved in a crash in eastern India.…

byCeylon Independent03/06/2023
South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant
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South Africa plans law change over Putin ICC arrest warrant

South Africa plans to change its law so that it has the power to decide whether or not to arrest…

byCeylon Independent31/05/2023
Delhi murder: Indian man held after brutally murdering girl in public
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Delhi murder: Indian man held after brutally murdering girl in public

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have arrested a 20-year-old man for brutally stabbing and murdering a 16-year-old female friend…

byCeylon Independent29/05/2023
MBS cannot buy his way out of murder most foul | Long Live Jamal Kashoggi
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MBS cannot buy his way out of murder most foul | Long Live Jamal Kashoggi

The Los Angeles City Council voted to rename the street outside the Saudi consulate as “Jamal Khashoggi Way”. The vote…

byCeylon Independent29/05/2023
Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack
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Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack

Russia has carried out a new massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Kyiv’s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man…

byCeylon Independent28/05/2023

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