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  • Russia’s rocket specialist becomes 4th key defence official to die in 3 weeks

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    London, Jan 10 Russia's leading rocket specialist Pavel Kamnev has died, becoming the fourth key defence official to perish in less than three weeks, a media outlet reported. Kamnev, 85, was the scientific director of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Concern and the expert who developed deadly Kalibr missiles deployed by ...
  • Indian among 4 expats killed in Kuwait road accident

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    Kuwait City, Jan 10 An Indian was among four expatriates who died when they were hit by a speeding car on Balajat Street in Kuwait's Salmiya city, a media report said. The victims were crossing the street when a car driven by a Kuwaiti citizen hit the four men before ...
  • 2 British men missing in Donetsk: Ukraine police

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    Kiev, Jan 10 Ukrainian police said that two British men, who were doing voluntary work, have gone missing in the eastern Donetsk region. According to the police, Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on January 6 heading to the town of Soledar where intense fighting is ...
  • People with perfectionist traits more prone to burnout: Study

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    London, Dec 30 People with perfectionist traits are more susceptible to burnout, and it is not only due to work-related stress, a new study has shown. According to mental health expert and lead author Professor Gordon Parker, some conventional tools used to diagnose burnout focus on work-related stress, however, the ...
  • 2 year-old dies in US crash, Indian-origin mother battles for life

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    New York, Dec 30 Police in US' Nevada are investigating a fatal Christmas day crash that left a two-year-old Indian-origin child dead and his mother battling for life in a hospital in the US. Shravya Muthyala, her husband Ravinder Muthyala, and son Aarav met with a deadly accident while returning ...
  • A local language is important when choosing international travel destination

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    New Delhi, Dec 30 The "Most 2022 Phrase" is "Please don't cancel my plans". Duolingo a leading online learning platform, selected this phrase, found in its English for Spanish speakers course, to reflect the tone and overall feeling of the year which saw record number of flight cancellations, natural disasters ...
  • Indian jailed in Dubai for not returning Rs 1.2 cr wrongly deposited in account

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    Dubai, Dec 29 A Dubai court has sentenced an Indian man to a month in prison for not returning Dh570,000 (Rs 1.2 crore) that was transferred to his bank account last October by mistake. The Dubai Criminal Court also asked the man to pay the same amount in fine and ...
  • 10 reasons you are unable to sleep

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    New Delhi, Dec 29 Over the past couple of years many of us have struggled with sleep due to stress and other challenges amid the Covid-19 pandemic. As per a study published in Sleep Medicine in November 2021 where 22,330 adults from 13 countries were surveyed, one in three participants ...
  • US winter storm death toll reaches 62

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    Washington, Dec 29 At least 62 people have died in the US due to the catastrophic winter storm that continues to wreak havoc across the country since it started on December 22, officials said. Erie County in New York has reported the 37 deaths, the highest in the country as ...
  • Indian-American convicted of making illicit profits worth $7.3mn

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    New York, Dec 29 An Indian-American former IT professional has been convicted of four counts of securities fraud in California for using a publicly traded company's confidential inside information about its financial performance to trade in the company's securities. Sivannarayana Barama, 48, and a co-defendant were charged with securities fraud ...