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Golan Heights will always remain Arab Syrian territory
United Nations: A Syrian envoy on Friday said that the Syrian Golan will always remain an Arab Syrian territory, reacting to US President Donald Trump’s surprise tweet that the US would recognise…
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Twin cyclones batter Australia
Cairns: A “very destructive” category 4 cyclone slammed into Australia’s remote northern coast on Saturday, while a second, equally powerful storm bore down on the country’s west. Cyclone Trevor, pushing a big…
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China: 26 killed, 28 injured in Hunan bus accident
Hunan Province: A tourist bus suddenly caught fire on a highway in Hunan Province of Central China, late on Friday, killing 26 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said. Xinhua news…
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Subsuming South-South cooperation into int’l aid architecture not helpful: India
Buenos Aires: Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin while talking at the Second High-Level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation at Buenos Aires said that attempts to subsume…
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Operation Sahayata: India extends aid to Mozambique following Cyclone Idai
Maputo [Mozambique]: India has extended support in helping Mozambique deal with the aftermath of the high-end, Category -2 storm Cyclone Idai which has destroyed multiple villages and left hundreds dead. Being considered…
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Barr must not give Trump a ‘preview’ of Mueller’s findings, says Pelosi
Washington: Attorney General William Barr must not give US President Donald Trump any ‘sneak preview’ of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings or evidence, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday (local time).…
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China: 26 killed, 28 injured in Hunan bus accident
Hunan Province: A tourist bus suddenly caught fire on a highway in Hunan Province of Central China, late on Friday, killing 26 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said. Xinhua news…
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Russia, China await ‘immediate success’ of US talks with Taliban on the Afghan peace process
Washington: China and Russia are awaiting the ‘immediate success’ of the talks between the United States and Taliban, which are aimed at achieving peace in war-torn Afghanistan. “Both we and the Chinese…
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Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own Treasury Department to tighten international pressure on North Korea. “It was announced today by the U.S.…
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Pyongyang removes staff from inter-Korean liaison office
Seoul: Pyongyang removed staff from an inter-Korean liaison office just weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s summit with US President Donald Trump ended abruptly without an agreement. South Korean Unification…
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Baselworld 2019: Casio announces new G-SHOCK watches
Tokyo: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. has announced the displaying of new G-SHOCK watches in the 2019 edition of the Baselworld, the world’s biggest annual watch and jewellery fair. “Now, at Baselworld 2019,…
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50 dead in Ghana bus collision
Kintampo: At least 50 people were burned to death on Friday after two buses collided near Kintampo town of Ghana. One bus caught fire while the other was mangled, said Ghana Police…
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Kiwi women don headscarves in solidarity with Muslim victims, video goes viral
Christchurch: Women across New Zealand wore makeshift hijabs as a statement of peace and solidarity on Friday, a week after a white supremacist killed 50 Muslims at two mosques in the southern…
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“Next it’s you”: NZ PM Ardern receives death threats on social media
CHRISTCHURCH: The New Zealand Police said on Friday that it was probing death threats sent to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on social media. A Twitter post containing a photo of a gun…
