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      10 April

      Strong quake shakes Taiwan, no damage reported

      he Central Weather Administration measured the quake at 5.8 magnitude. The shaking in Taipei lasted only a few seconds Taipei: An earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning, setting off alarms in the capital, but no damage was immediately reported. The Central Weather Administration measured the quake at 5.8 magnitude. The shaking in Taipei lasted only a few seconds. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.0 quake was about 21 kilometres south-southeast of Yilan on the northeast coast. It was centered 69 kilometers (43 miles) below the Earth’s surface. Deeper quakes can be widely felt while generally causing less damage than shallow quakes. Taiwan lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean from…

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    • 10 April

      President Donald Trump’s new tariffs go into effect

      Trump’s higher import tax rates on dozens of countries and territories took hold at midnight Washington: President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs went into full effect just after midnight on Wednesday. When Trump announced the latest round of tariffs on April 2, he declared that the US would now tax nearly all of America’s trading partners at a minimum of 10% — and impose steeper rates for countries that he says run trade surpluses with the US. The 10% baseline already went into effect on Saturday. Trump’s higher import tax rates on dozens of countries and territories took hold at midnight. The steeper levies run as high as 50% — with that biggest rate landing on small economies that trade little…

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    • 10 April

      Tahawwur Rana’s extradition will expose Pakistani’s role in 26/11 attacks: Sources

      Rana has exhausted all his legal options available to such subjects in the US and would be brought back to India very soon New Delhi: Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, who is expected to be extradited to India from the US very soon, would help probe agencies expose the role of Pakistani State actors behind the dastardly act that claimed 166 lives, sources said on Wednesday. Rana has exhausted all his legal options available to such subjects in the US and would be brought back to India very soon, they said, adding a multi-agency team is in the United States to bring the Pakistan-origin Canadian national to India. The significant development comes days after Rana’s last-ditch effort to stop his…

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    • 10 April

      Opinion: India must rebuild trust with Bangladesh

      By inviting China to view Bangladesh as an extension of the Chinese economy, Yunus signalled a willingness to align more closely with Beijing By Geetartha Pathak Bangladesh’s interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ four-day visit to China during the last week of March drew significant attention due to its geopolitical implications, particularly his remarks on Northeast India. Yunus had said that the geographical disadvantage of Northeast India is a “huge opportunity” for China to extend its economic reach into India’s Northeast, Nepal and Bhutan via Bangladesh’s ports, such as Chattogram, Mongla, Payra and the under-construction Matabari. His statements underscored Bangladesh’s shifting foreign policy dynamics and raised concerns in India about regional security and strategic vulnerabilities. Chicken’s Neck The Siliguri Corridor,…

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    • 9 April

      Fannie Mae layoffs hit Telugu expatriates in US hard; several jobless after non-profit organisations come under scanner

      While Fannie Mae sacked about 700 employees in the last two days, about 200 of them, including several Telugus, were said to have lost their jobs due to alleged ethical violations in connection with misuse of corporate grant programmes. Hyderabad: Layoffs over the last few days at US federal mortgage company, Fannie Mae, has once again brought Telugu non-profit organisations in the US under the scanner. While Fannie Mae sacked about 700 employees in the last two days, about 200 of them, including several Telugus, were said to have lost their jobs due to alleged ethical violations in connection with misuse of corporate grant programmes. Many of them allegedly colluded with non-profit organisations, reportedly including the Telugu Association of North America (TANA),…

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    • 9 April

      Donald Trump threatens China with 50 per cent additional tariff

      Trump wrote on Truth Social that “if China does not withdraw its 34 per cent increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the US will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50 per cent, effective April 9th”. New York: President Donald Trump has threatened China with an additional 50 per cent tariff that would take the total levies to more than the value of products while doubling down on the global reciprocal tariffs. He wrote on Truth Social on Monday that “if China does not withdraw its 34 per cent increase above their already long-term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the US will impose ADDITIONAL Tariffs on China of 50 per cent, effective April…

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    • 9 April

      US-Russian crew of 3 launches to International Space Station

      A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit Moscow: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station on Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the trio in orbit. They are set to dock at the station just over three hours later. Kim and Russia’s Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky are scheduled to spend about eight months at the space outpost. NASA said Kim will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare the…

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    • 9 April

      Scientists genetically engineer extinct dire wolf

      Dire wolves went extinct more than 10,000 years old and are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives today Washington: Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US, according to the company that aims to bring back lost species. The wolf pups, which range in age from three to six months old, have long white hair, muscular jaws and already weigh in at around 80 pounds — on track to reach 140 pounds at maturity, researchers at Colossal Biosciences reported. Dire wolves, which went extinct more than 10,000 years old, are much larger than gray wolves, their closest living relatives today. Independent scientists said…

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    • 9 April

      Editorial: Prime Minister Modi’s Sri Lanka visit goes beyond optics

      The Prime Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka provided an opportunity to clear the air regarding India’s apprehensions over Dissanayake regime’s possible shift in foreign policy priorities Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone in the bilateral relations for reasons that went beyond optics. Several agreements, including a key defence deal, were signed as the two countries reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation. The three-day visit, the first by any foreign dignitary since the left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake took over as the President of the island nation in September last year, provided an opportunity to clear the air regarding India’s apprehensions over the new regime’s possible shift in foreign policy priorities, given the political background of Dissanayake…

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    • 8 April

      Formula One: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reigns supreme in Japanese Grand Prix

      Fourth straight victory for the Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, in Japan Suzuka (Japan): Max Verstappen won Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to break a “mini-slump” of two wins from 16 races but needed a drive that his Red Bull team engineer called “perfection” to get it done. It was Verstappen’s fourth straight victory on the Suzuka circuit in central Japan and breaks the momentum of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who won the season’s first two races in Australia and China. “We still have work to do,” Verstappen said. “But it does show if we nail everything, we can be up there.”He did just that. The four-time defending Formula 1 champion, Verstappen, started from pole position after setting…

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