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Moscow: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year’s summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand told Russian media on Thursday. “All these countries have shown their interest in joining (BRICS) and are preparing to apply for membership. […]
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Ankara: Turkey plans to have a total of 10 satellites in space by 2023 as part of its national space programme, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “This satellite marks another turning point in our space adventure. With the national space programme, it is our duty of honor to defend our country’s rights in space […]
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Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as “Türkiye,” the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the bird, turkey, and some negative […]
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India, over the Covid-19 situation in those nations, the media reported The General Directorate of Passports said that the list of countries comprised Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, […]
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Hyderabad: The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a shadow on coal production in Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) following the dip in supply of ammonium nitrate to India from the two countries in conflict besides Turkey and Bulgaria. Ammonium nitrate is used in manufacture of explosives that are deployed in coal mining activity, and local manufacturers […]
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New Delhi: According to Agoda’s recent ‘India-genous Travel’ survey, 39 percent of Indians anticipate travelling internationally in 2022, while its Return to Travel survey found that their biggest concern to travel internationally was understanding restrictions and vaccination or quarantine requirements. Countries are now taking tentative steps to reopen borders, easing their entry restrictions and opening […]
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Nicosia [Cyprus]: The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has been exercising almost complete control of the Turkish mass media for many years, but recently it has embarked on an attempt to control what foreign media report about developments in Turkey. Last week, the […]
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The bus was en route from Istanbul to Izmir when it collided with a truck near the city of Soma.
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The vehicle tumbled into a ditch while travelling overnight near Yumakli in Van province, which borders Iran.
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Switzerland recorded their first win in their Euro 2020 campaign and could advance from the third spot into the round of 16.
