Day: November 21, 2024

Is the decline of power about to begin?

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Crossfire / M.R Malik Is the game over? No, sir! The game has now begun. In any poor and backward country, the game of making and removing a king is played by only a few groups, because only these groups, individuals or families have the right to play with the fate of the people and the state, while the slogans of the people. In uplifting actor states, the poor people are treated like criminals who are not aware of their sin and crime but are constantly and regularly punished so…

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Indian magnate Gautam Adani charged in US over massive bribery scheme

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Billionaire Indian industrialist Gautam Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors, US prosecutors said on Wednesday, AFP reported. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, the chairman of Adani Group has been rocked in recent years by corporate fraud allegations and a stock crash. Adani, a close associate of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is alleged to have agreed to pay more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials for lucrative solar energy supply contracts.…

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Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia: media

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Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported on Wednesday, after being given the green light from London. Several missiles were launched against at least one Russian military target, the Financial Times said, citing an unnamed Western official. The Times said government sources had confirmed using the long-range missiles for the first time. The report, quoting Russian channels, said 12 of the missiles were fired into Kursk, a border region partially held by Ukrainian forces, on Wednesday afternoon. The Guardian said the UK…

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Trump considering Surgeon Martin Makary as FDA chief

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WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering Martin Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and vocal critic of COVID-19 mandates, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the discussions revealed to Reuters on Wednesday. Makary raised concerns about a number of public health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, touting the protection from natural immunity and opposing COVID vaccine mandates. The FDA is the world’s most influential drug regulator with a more than $7 billion budget. It is responsible for approving new treatments and assuring they are…

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