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Queen Cleopatra: Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix for portraying Cleopatra as a black woman, accusations of historical distortion levelled
An Egyptian lawyer sued streaming giant Netflix for depicting Cleopatra as a black woman in its 'Queen Cleopatra' documentary.
US bans use of ‘monovalent’ Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines. Here is what it means
FDA has authorised 'bivalent' vaccines to be used for all doses given to individuals 6 months of age and older.
US: Fox News settles defamation lawsuit for $787 million after accusing voting machine company of ‘stealing’ the 2020 Presidential election
The trial in Delaware against Fox News was meant to decide whether it committed 'actual malice' while accusing Dominion of rigging the election.
England: Islamists attack Birmingham Police during a crackdown on illegal stalls in Ramzan
Bottles were reportedly thrown at police in Small Heath, Birmingham, during an operation to crack down on illegal street market stalls during Ramzan.
Ration supplies, don’t venture out: Indian Embassy in Sudan issues advisory as clashes intensify, 180 civilians including one Indian dead
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On Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs, in view of the current clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), set up a Control Room to provide information and assistance to Indians.
Italy: Over 2 tons of cocaine with a market value of more than 400 million euros found floating in the sea
The narcotics were allegedly dropped at sea by a cargo ship, to be picked up by traffickers and transported to the mainland, where they might be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. According to authorities, the signalling gadget was probably used to monitor the packages.
Former Pakistani cricketer, who was banned for spot-fixing, charged for inciting people to murder a Dutch MP
Former Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif has been accused of inciting people to murder Dutch MP Greet Wilders
Elon Musk to launch TruthGPT, a rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT, says hyper-intelligent, unregulated AI could end civilisations
According to a state document, Musk registered a company called X.AI Corp, which was incorporated in Nevada, last month. The company listed Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk's family office, as a secretary and Musk as the only director
Pakistani mob chants ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’, demands beheading of Chinese national accused of ‘blasphemy’
In a video shared by the popular Twitter handle 'Frontal Force,' the Islamists were heard saying, "Gustaak-e-Rasool ki ek hi saza, sarr tann see juda"
Elon vs CBC: Read how Canadian public broadcaster got labelled ‘69% govt funded’ and stopped Twitter operations
Canadian public broadcaster CBC stopped Twitter activity after it got labelled as '69% govt funded media'.
