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Five dead in Louisiana shootings
Louisiana: Five people have been confirmed dead in a succession of shootings in Louisiana on Saturday (local time), law enforcement authorities confirmed. According to CNN, two shootings took place in Louisiana- in…
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Supporters, conservatives slam Trump for caving in on govt shutdown
Washington: US President Donald Trump has drawn the ire of supporters and Republicans alike after he ended his demand for Congress to fund the proposed wall along the Mexican border. Trump demanded…
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Banksy mural at Paris’ Bataclan theater stolen
Paris [France]:A painting belonging to renowned street artist Banksy has been stolen from Bataclan theater in Paris. According to a tweet posted by the theater, the Banksy mural was painted on a…
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Embrace life offline, pope tells World Youth Day crowd in Panama
Panama City: Pope Francis called on hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims in Panama on Saturday to reject the temptation to live their lives online, and get involved in their communities. Life…
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US Senate passes bill to reopen government
Washington: The United States Senate has passed the short-term spending bill to fund the government until February 15, inching a step closer to reopening the government which has been partially shut since…
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China condoles death of 9 in Brazil dam collapse
Belo Horizonte [Brazil]: China on Saturday extended condolences to the families of the deceased and of those who went missing due to the collapse of a dam at an iron ore mine…
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UK daily apologises to Melania Trump
London: The UK’s Daily Telegraph on Saturday apologized “unreservedly” to US First Lady Melania Trump and agreed to pay her “substantial damages” for an article it published last week. The paper said…
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China confident it can keep growth in ‘appropriate range’ in 2019: Li Keqiang
Beijing : China is confident it can keep the economic growth rate within an “appropriate range” in 2019 despite multiple challenges, Premier Li Keqiang has said. “China’s economy has enough resilience, potential…
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Man’s quick reflexes save the baby as woman drops him while escaping burning building
A video going viral on social media shows a baby falling from his mother’s arms as she was trying to escape a burning building. Fortunately, a man’s quick reflexes helped him save…
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Indian Muslim teen wins £76,000 Eton Scholarship, called “traitor” by trolls
LONDON: Hasan Patel, an Indian origin British Muslim has won a coveted £76,000 scholarship to study at pretigious Eton College. Eton is one of the prestigious and reputed schools of UK attended…
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Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history, while dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding for wall construction along the Mexican…
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At least 7 killed, 150 missing in dam collapse in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro: At least seven people were killed, and around 150 others went missing, after a dam burst at an iron ore mine in southeast Brazil near the city of Belo…
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‘We have reached deal to reopen govt’: Donald Trump
US: US President Donald Trump announced that lawmakers have reached a deal to reopen the US government, which has been partially shut down since December 22 last year. “We have reached a…
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Democrats declare victory in shutdown battle with Trump
WASHINGTON: Democratic leaders in Congress declared victory Friday in a successful negotiation to reopen the US government after a record five-week closure — and took the opportunity to chide President Donald Trump…
