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Ukraine: Odesa college's fire toll rises to 16 |
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Others | December 12, 2019 1:11:31 PM IST |
| Odesa [Ukraine], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of casualties from a fire at a college in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa has increased to 16 people, the regional police administration said Thursday. ... read.. |
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Two dead in Taliban bombing near US airbase in Afghanistan |
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Kabul | Thursday, 2019 11:45:05 AM IST |
| A car bombing near a military base in Afghanistan killed two civilians, wounded over 70, including some soldiers, and badly damaged an under-construction hospital near the largest United States defense base in Bagram of the war-torn country, officials sai ... read.. |
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Algeria to hold presidential election today |
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Others | December 12, 2019 11:11:19 AM IST |
| Algiers [Algeria], Dec 12 (Sputnik/ANI): Algeria is set to open polling stations across the country on Thursday for its citizens to elect their new president amid a political crisis and ongoing anti-government protests demanding political reforms before a ... read.. |
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US reprimands Pak for misusing F-16 fighter jets |
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Washington | December 12, 2019 9:11:22 AM IST |
| The United States has reprimanded Pakistan for misusing US-supplied F-16 fighter jets and jeopardizing their shared security, U.S. News reported citing official documents. ... read.. |
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UN tribunal heads blast SA for inaction over genocide fugitive |
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United Nations | Thursday, 2019 7:15:05 AM IST |
| Both the president and the prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals blasted South Africa for its failure to arrest a fugitive wanted by the mechanism, which deals with cases left over by the UN tribunals for the former Yu ... read.. |
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Israel heads for third general election within a year |
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Tel Aviv | December 12, 2019 7:11:19 AM IST |
| Israelis will head back to polls for the third general election in less than a year after the two largest parties of the Jewish country failed to make a power-sharing deal before a Wednesday deadline. ... read.. |
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Suspects in New Jersey shootout targeted Jewish grocery |
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New York | Thursday, 2019 6:45:05 AM IST |
| The two suspects who died in a shootout after allegedly killing a police detective and three civilians in Jersey City, New Jersey, specifically targeted the Jewish supermarket where a long-running gun battle occurred, city authorities have said. ... read.. |
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73 nations to submit enhanced climate action plans |
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Madrid | Thursday, 2019 6:15:05 AM IST |
| Seventy-three nations on Wednesday signalled their intention to submit an enhanced climate action plan with UN climate change negotiation President and Chile Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt. ... read.. |
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US firm does Santa act, gives 200 staff 8m pounds X'mas bonus |
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Maryland (US) | Thursday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| It was a perfect shock-and-awe tactic, but not on some battlefield but at a company event. The owner of a Maryland-based company left his 200 employees shocked and overwhelmed by announcing eight million pounds Christmas bonus, a media report said. ... read.. |
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The world is watching: UN Chief at climate talks |
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Madrid | Wednesday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday in a stern warning called on the nations advocating for fossil fuels and creating roadblocks in carbon neutral transition asking them to end those activities soon. ... read.. |
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India, Germany agree to deepen cooperation in combating terrorism |
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New Delhi | December 11, 2019 10:11:30 PM IST |
| India and Germany on Wednesday agreed to further deepen cooperation in combating terrorism through the regular exchange of information, mutual capacity-building efforts, and sharing the best practices and mutual legal assistance with each other. ... read.. |
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Brazilian President calls Greta Thunberg a 'brat' |
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Brasilia | December 11, 2019 10:11:25 PM IST |
| Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has called Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg a "pirralha," -- a derogatory Portuguese word meaning brat -- after the latter denounced the killing of indigenous Brazilian people in the Amazon. ... read.. |
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Suu Kyi rejects Rohingya genocide charge in UN court |
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The Hague | Wednesday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected the genocide allegations against Myanmar's military amid accusations of mass killings, rape, and expulsion of the Rohingya Muslim minority. ... read.. |
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US returns 4 military bases to S.Korea |
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Seoul | Wednesday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The US on Wednesday returned to South Korea four of its military bases here, agreeing to launch consultation for the return of a garrison in central Seoul, South Korea's foreign ministry said. ... read.. |
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177 companies pledge for climate actions |
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Madrid | Wednesday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| A group of 177 companies on Wednesday pledged to set highly ambitious emissions reduction targets to help limit the effects of climate change -- more than doubling in size since the first group of early movers was announced at the UN Climate Action Summit ... read.. |
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Greta Thunberg, 16, named Time's Person of the Year |
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Washington DC | December 11, 2019 7:41:34 PM IST |
| Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg was named Time Magazine's person of the year 2019 on Wednesday, becoming the youngest person ever to be the recipient of the title. ... read.. |
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Aung San Suu Kyi rejects genocide charges against Myanmar |
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The Hague | December 11, 2019 6:41:55 PM IST |
| Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday categorically rejected charges of the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority, which have been placed against Myanmar's military by West African nation of Gambia. ... read.. |
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Bougainville votes for independence from PNG |
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Bangkok | Wednesday, 2019 5:45:05 PM IST |
| The people of Bougainville, an island group in Papua New Guinea (PNG), have overwhelmingly voted for independence. The referendum was approved by the Papua New Guinea government, but the result is not binding. ... read.. |
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Trump warns Russia against election meddling |
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Washington | Wednesday, 2019 5:15:05 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump has warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia should not interfere in the US 2020 elections, the White House said, while Moscow has insisted that it never did so in the 2016 elections, despite the US intelligence ... read.. |
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CAB: UN chief wants laws to be non-discriminatory |
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United Nations | Wednesday, 2019 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants laws to be non-discriminatory, but will not comment on India's Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) while the legislative process is still underway, according to his spokesperson. ... read.. |
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NZ volcano: New volcanic activity hampers recovery efforts |
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Sydney | Wednesday, 2019 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Increased activity at New Zealand's Whakaari volcano, which erupted earlier this week leaving 14 people dead, blocked access of rescue teams Wednesday in their efforts to recover eight remaining bodies believed be covered in ashes. ... read.. |
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Former Pak President Asif Ali Zardari granted bail on medical grounds |
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Islamabad | December 11, 2019 3:11:37 PM IST |
| The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted bail to former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on medical grounds in connection with two money laundering cases filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), according to Pakistan me ... read.. |
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Pak court indicts Hafiz Saeed on terror funding charges |
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Lahore | December 11, 2019 3:11:28 PM IST |
| An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Wednesday indicted Mumbai attacks mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four other leaders of the proscribed outfit on offences of terror financing. ... read.. |
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New Jersey gunbattle leaves six dead |
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New York | Wednesday, 2019 2:45:11 PM IST |
| Six people - four of them civilians - died in a gunfight between police and suspects in Jersey City, New Jersey, authorities said. ... read.. |
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4 killed, 6 injured in Somali hotel attack |
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Others | December 11, 2019 1:11:20 PM IST |
| Mogadishu [Somali], Dec 11 (Sputnik/ANI): At least four people were killed and six others were injured in an attack by militants on a hotel in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu on Tuesday evening, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a police source. ... read.. |
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VoK hails U.S. decision to blacklist Pak police officer |
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Washington D.C. | December 11, 2019 12:11:34 PM IST |
| The US-based advocacy group, the Voice of Karachi (VoK) has welcomed the US Treasury Department's decision to blacklist Pakistan's "encounter specialist" Rao Anwar for his involvement in human rights abuses and has termed the decision a historic step in s ... read.. |
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US launches urgent operation for seven reefs in Florida Keys |
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Miami | Wednesday, 2019 11:15:05 AM IST |
| US environmental authorities have launched an "urgent" program to halt the destruction of seven coral reefs in the Florida Keys which have been damaged by hurricanes, global warming, new diseases affecting the coral and human overload. ... read.. |
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Bloomberg to fill gaps on US climate actions |
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Madrid | Wednesday, 2019 9:45:05 AM IST |
| After Trump announced he would withdraw the US from the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, former New York City Mayor and co-chair of Americas Pledge Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday announced here to step in to fill the leadership gap and ensure that US cl ... read.. |
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'US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's move mere optics, lacks support' |
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Washington D.C. | December 11, 2019 8:11:28 AM IST |
| India is hopeful to move in its favour the recent bipartisan resolution on Kashmir tabled in the US Congress by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. Sources said that the resolution has limited resonance considering the resolution is mere optics ... read.. |
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UN refuses to comment on India's Citizenship Bill |
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Washington D.C. | December 11, 2019 6:11:17 AM IST |
| The United Nations on Tuesday (local time) refused to comment on the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that the only concern of the watchdog is to ensure that all governments peruse non-discriminatory laws. ... read.. |
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New Jersey shooting: 6 killed, including police officer |
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Washington D. C. | December 11, 2019 5:41:19 AM IST |
| At least six people, including one police officer were killed in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Tuesday in a series of gunfights that turned a kosher market place into a battleground and placed a nearby Catholic school into lockdown. ... read.. |
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Activists protest in Busan against Pak atrocities in Balochistan |
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Busan | December 11, 2019 1:41:17 AM IST |
| Members of Baloch Republican Party (BRP) and Baloch Republican Students Organization (BRSO) held a protest in the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday against the gross human rights violations committed by the Pakistani Army in Balochistan. ... read.. |
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India reduced emission intensity of GDP by 21 pc: Prakash Javadekar |
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Madrid | December 10, 2019 11:41:25 PM IST |
| India has reduced the emissions intensity of its GDP (emissions per unit of GDP) by 21 per cent and is on the track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emissions reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climat ... read.. |
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Arms control on Agenda as Lavrov meets Pompeo in Washington |
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US | December 10, 2019 11:11:17 PM IST |
| Washington [US], Dec 10 (ANI) - A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has kicked off at the State Department on Tuesday and both the leaders are likely to discuss Ukraine, Syria, arms control and ot ... read.. |
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Global investors urge climate action |
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Madrid | Tuesday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| A total of 631 institutional investors managing more than $37 trillion in assets have urged governments to step up efforts to tackle the global climate crisis and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement by phasing out thermal coal power and price on carb ... read.. |
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US Democrats unveil two formal charges against Trump |
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Washington DC | December 10, 2019 9:11:20 PM IST |
| In a key development in the impeachment inquiry, Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday announced two charges against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing power and obstructing Congress. ... read.. |
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Hong Kong court lifts ban on face masks |
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Hong Kong | Tuesday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| A Hong Kong court on Tuesday lifted a ban on face masks by refusing the governments request to suspend an earlier ruling that found it unconstitutional. ... read.. |
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6 killed in Czech hospital shooting |
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Prague | Tuesday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| At least six people were killed on Tuesday in a shooting at a teaching hospital in the Czech Republic, police said, adding that two suspected gunman were still at large. ... read.. |
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Iran fully ready for more prisoner exchange: Zarif |
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Tehran | Tuesday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the country was "fully ready" to exchange more prisoners with the US after Washington freed an Iranian stem cell scientist, who returned home after over one year of imprisonment, it was reported o ... read.. |
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IIT Kharagpur offers scholarships for Australian students |
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Kolkata | Tuesday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| In a significant boost to its ongoing academic exchange programmes with Australian institutions, IIT Kharagpur has instituted competitive high-value scholarships for students from the University of Melbourne enrolled under the Dual Doctoral Programme (DDP ... read.. |
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Young voters quiz UK politicians in TV debate |
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London | Tuesday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Senior UK politicians were quizzed on housing, climate change and Brexit by an audience of young British voters in an election special debate that aired on the BBC. ... read.. |
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